FURTHER WAR NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 808, 21 August 1877, Page 2

FURTHER WAR NEWS.

[Via Suez.] The necessity for establishing further depots retards the advauoo of the Uuasians in Bulgaria. Tue iurka have evacuated T herno. vada, aud fallen bact oa Selistra, virtually withdrawing from Trajan's Wall, aad leaving the road open out of the Dourudsoha. A severe conaorship has been established by the Russians aad Turks on ail the private telegrams and epeoial correspondenoe. The ;' Daily Telegraphic correspondent visiting the Oauoasu3, says hundreds of families are starving Ail there pro* visions being carriod of by the Russians In ha Zarnu district, fifteen hundred families whose hornet h tvo b^^n burnt by tne rtu*9mns, died of -starvation iinforn pi'ovisi int could bo aont, by the n.-w Turkish C3- .veruor, Ou the 29hi of June, 15,00 Ru 3'\ni atttuked tno Turws near Souk"iim Kaiob Aft-ir an obatm-ite fi^bt ni«y ■'■■*•* re|>uls«d, with the io*s of 2000 men. T:ie Turkj being in renoli-d. vri<y •<jdb *>out 00. In A./menia furthei- h^litiog took place between the il'isaivus !e:t »a.( lurki-h ngh r i wm^ an>» »hj two c-mtrvs, ivi dually on the 3_)tu June and the Ist 7«lj» Qi prolonged ea^«u*en{ came vff

at Kara>Kali3Ba, when under cover of a heavy artillery fire the entire Turkish force' attacked the JEtunaiuna, and drove them before them into the p ains of Kara. TUe Kusaians admit that 740 were killed and wounded. The Turkish .accounts say that the Russian loaa waV> 3000 killed, and an enormous^- number wounded. ' A telegram from the correspondent of the' Daily Telegraph' at Ezoroum^ iayß the Russians aro completely demoralised. A Sfc Petersburg letter says the collapse of the campaign in Asia is to be attributed to the foroes and attacking too many places at once,, also to insurrection in the Cuuoasus, and disagreement between the Grand Duke Michael and General Milakoff. TJiese statements are believed to be reliable. It is asserted the i Russians have" lost ib" Asia, sinoe the commencement of the oampaign, 10,000 in billed. An official intimation his been given to the Hungarian Chamber that Austria has made no engagement, with Russia, and that she will neither tolerate any change in respect to the possession of Turkey, nor any : territorial transformation of that country, and that she reserves full liberty of action for the preservation of . the. interest of that country. . ■■' : • : | The Austrian papers warmly support an entente cordiale with Great -Britain. Thu Audtraiu Crovernmeut is understood to disapprove of the terms of the Czar's procuimutiou to the Bulgarians, as Si dowmg forth the foundatim of an independent dfcate uuder Russian protootion. The Berlin ' Post' of July 3rd says a liipubiic for .France meaus peace for Wurope. A monarchy, supporced by the Uitram 'iit+uea, means war, Bombay, August 18, 10.10 a.m. The Uuvaiau Imperial Guard is called iuto active service, and all persons capable in beariug arms hitherto exempt. General Grourka, who had commaad of the troops that forcad their way south of the Balkans, but were driven back, has goue to St. Petersburg to bring the Guards to the seat of war. Colonel Wellealey has returned to Bulgaria. Indecisive fighting occurred at Batoum