SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

Australia.. R.M.s.s., Cargill, from San jjran- JaSSS^ser, from Gi^orne and

Amaranthe, schooner, tor \N anganui uiom Jlanufeau).

DEPARTURES.

Australia, R.M. s.s Csw - H« *? ™cs. H«wea. p. 9.. Kennedy, for the Sont.li. Southern Cross, s.s.. Carey, i or Napier. Roderick Dim, brigantine. for ]Newca3Ue. Sriemkilda, sshooner, for Wangaroa.

IMPORTS.

Per s.s. Australia from San Frano sco_ - 6 cases hardware, 1 package li1""";^ -™.® salmon; I do. oiled clothing, aad 100 do. cannea goods.—Owen.and Gralia_m. ,™ !,„„. n ,i-, .(sn "Per Helena from LyttcV.cn :03 ass o«te. bass potatoes, 10 tons Wood's lloui.-- -u. Eaton.

EXPORTS.

Per p.& Biuraki: p* c ,\ o -Hoi'-cs Bros., agents.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL.

'^m ntc-vas'crosseds-tmitTas'at of. hitter rtate Equate. iV-v,;,v -\t^oci-at.- but uijc-fcaclr winds w i ht icraSSiof S provjx il& up to the fn^- o: ihc9th to a strong-e ; ale, witb. severe squal •tie cifftaecr deemed It prudent t« ko mite - For Lv-teltW; Mr.tf.'d Mrs Henry. Owen, an< fcrteSeptesensora: with 20 sVioon aTjd « .;«for Australian porte.-Ow^ & Grakaa agents.

Thes.s. H.awce left Onehnnga lor.tho South at eleven, ocloffL yesterday worning, The SpportunLuTivaloEthe^^ Tinrtn coivev tbt- Southern portion ot tfce Mng sh mail which by smart handling was token fromtheb g boat, and put oq board the train-in the "ho % spa cc- af 25 minutes. Passengers :Mi and Mrs A Ferguson Mrs Janies audf&rnily |5k Mrs Hoiuri Xahe, and daughter. Mrs Cherry. Mrs Lynch, Mrs Snodgrass. Mrs Smith: Ke\. f) Bruce- Captain Pallant: Messrs Havrcs, rvnr°-e West Lovinsohn. Hadlana Dowxej, Shrrmpton. Harne. Reynolds, Young. Thompson, Hnr™ TaiWi. Tahemana, Rollinson.. Maria, Mrth/CaWkwell. (Phillips. Fow, Cimninffham, Stuart, Carrion, Pipcr.-Hcndersou and Maefar laTheas!rl3ustralia left for Sydney last night at o ,>i^-irpk Pas3ensers: Saloon, booked at Auckland-Mr and !fe QaWloy, a^cl family W, i Mr and Mrs Winter.! children and 2 servants, Mr aSd Mrs Thomas Morrin, Mr and Mrs W. J. Kisses Samuel aadAUcn;D^fewarte andf cteldren, Mr Harris Mr■ Harker. Sfr'.erage: Mri Fitzgerald and family (3), Mr and Mrs J. Carey and family (3): Messrs W. and Master Cook 3ohn W«st, William Stewart James Vaoob / Reeves, J. Alexander: with 101 in transit tor Australian ports.-Owen &• Graham, aSln n rrferenco to the parasraph wluoli appeared in our issue of Saturday, relative to the mad s?ea-ner3 having received orders to burn no morc%oal thanfg required to brin« fern into port or, contract date, we are informed by Cap t-iiv Car-ill that such an ordcf may nave been given uf the captaing of the American boats, but that he and the captain of the asalandia lnvp had no instructions ot the Kind. The ss. Southern Cross left for Napier on Saturday evening Th, English mfal tor that nort will be taken on by the RoiOi na. The s.s. Rotorua is due in this r.ort from Qt-rinr-v to-morrow morning. The Is Steffaleavesthisevening far Tauraiiga anTli?p°s t. llHam-aki arrived at Onehucga yester day from Waitara. 4.__Jow «s<rlit the Jane Dou-las arrived on Saturday mjrno from the Kast Coast. The pilot boat tore down upon her in the darkness outside the reef, those on board beine under the impression that she was the 'Frisco mail boat. We understand that Captain Fraser wears an extra trill in coase nnpnrp. of the mistake. _~ , qTteß.s.Taranaki is due in the Mannkau on Wednesday mid-day, and will sail again for the South on Friday, being detained a day tor the ponvenience of the Dunedin foofepall team. We understand that the iron clipper Halcione will la the next ship to load for this port atter 1 Tl^brteantino Augusta, afrer discharging her cargo at Levuka this trip, will be fated up as a labour vessel, and be placed in that trade among thThe sdwoner Active is expected back from War^anui with 40,000 ft. sawntimber. &he is to sail this afternoon, if possible. The schooner Ephcrny entered out toe oumoa today. J..UU.I.-

CHIEF POST-OFFICE, AUCKLAND.

Mails wilt. Close as under: Far Thames, this day,at<lp.m.ands.3G p.m.; ana to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. For Coromandel, per Argyle, on Friday next,

at i) m For Russell, Wansraroa, and Mongcnui, per lona, this day, atl p.m. For Waiheke, per Spcy, this day, at > p.m. ForWaiwera. Kawau. Omaha, ana .liatakana, Tier Anne Milbank, to-morrow, at 10 a.m. For Levuka (Fiii), per Mazeppa, to-morrow,

wor Napier, Wellington, and Southern pro " vinoes per Rotorua, to-morrow, at Spm. For Wangarei Heads. Waipu, Wai«arci, and Man^apai, per Argyle. to-morrow, ax 4 p.m. For Taranaki. and Southern Provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Taranaki, on ihurs dav next, at 10 a.m. For Gisborne, per Jane Douglas, to-morrow, at For P Whitiangi. Tauranga. and Opotlki, per Rowena, on Wednesd ay next, at I-p.m. Per s.s. Wanaka, on Wednesday, 22nd mst,, as f°For'fiidia, China, Mediterranean Ports, and Continent of Kurope. at 5 a.m. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, Au^ua lian Colonies, and United Kingdom, via Suez and Southampton (for letters specially addres- SCFor aUnitedkinp:dom viaßrindisi. ato.2oa.m For newspapers, at 5 a.m. **„„_ For money ordo-s and registered letters, the previous evening, at 4 p.m. mepiovwuoti BFRB. Ohiftf PnHtmn.st-.nr.

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News, and "The Echo."

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1877.

for the cause that lacks assistance. For the wrong that needs lesistance. For the future in the distance, Ajid the jjood that we can do

In order to make room lor mail news *v have held over leading articles, letters to the editor, and othur matter.

The Grand Secretary of the order of Good Templars publishes in our advertising columns telegraphic correspondence which has passed between, the Hon. Mr Fox, the Good Templars, and Dr. Wallis. Mr Ellis, on behalf of the Good Templars, has telegraphed to Dr. Wallis : " The Executive of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand North consider that you, in oppos ing the Local Option Bill, have deceived the Good Templars and violated your written declarations." [n support of this assertion the Grand Lodge publishes the replies given by Dr Wallis to certain questions submitted during his candidatme. If the Executive of the Grand Lodge rely upon such expressions of opinion as these, to exer cise a system of terrorism over the con sciences of members favourable to the gene ral principle of permissive legislation, they will probably discover their error. Question 3rd, to which Dr Wallis answered '; Yes," provides that a "two thirds" majority should have the power of suppressing the traffic- Mr Fox's Bill proposes a bare majority. There was, we believe, another question, submitted by the Grand Lodge to Dr Wallis, from which that gentleman positively dissented. The Grand Secretary has not been ingenuous enough to publish that, but would lead the public to believe that Dr Wallis gave an unconditional support to the Good Templar ticket, and should be prepared to support any Bill, even to the extent of beheading all publicans, if that had formed part of Mr Fox's proposals. It will be seen by our telegrams that Mr Lusk is likely to take the same course as that adopted by Dr Wallis. The Grand Lodge will discover that many even of the staunchest adherents to their cause will hesitate before deliberately pledging them selves to an act of legalized robbery. Amongst the passengers to Sydney by the Australia, last night, weie Mr and Mrs T. Morrin, of this city. We understand the masons and men employed by the contractors of the dock were discharged to-day at nooii through some misunderstanding between the Harbour Board and the contractors. It is to be regretted that these men should be unemployed during such fine weather. Mr Alfred Buckland held an unreserved sale of valuable suburban and country properties at the Haymavket to-day, in the estate of the late Mr W. T. Buckland, Lot 1, district of Manukau, consisting of 22 acres, realised £44 per acre. Lot 2, being the residence and grounds ef the late proprietor at Rerauera, £1800 ; and lot 3, viz , 669 acres, parish of Otau, near the Wairoa River, 3s per acre.

A sprint footrace has been arranged to come off at Ellerslie Gta-deas next Saturday week between those two sterling per formers Messrs Mettam and Diekenson, for £40.

Now the City Council sees the rteefissity and utility of planting trees along the sides of streets,' it may be hoped that they will not forget before the season passes away to plant along the city side of Ponsonby KofcfJ to the corner of Franklyn Koad. TliSa . expense wouldjreaUy beautify that suburban \ prominade, and greatly enhance the { City Endownment properties, f

next

The ti jutulcr storm which occurred a few days a.' « W as not altogether harmless. The electr' /C .-Unid struck "Mr Popploton's store at and its course anious the go< fe was distinctly marked. A tin of 0 <»5.».mu*3 nuistard has been left at our .'Sec for public inspection, which bears /liKe liyhtodng'K brand in a very singular ' -shank The fluid has struck the case on the Tlat top, tvhichit has perforated luce:a bullet, making «, small circular hole, lhe clcctriK spark then penetrated, the mustard issuing at the side of tkc tin abovJt three quarters o£ the way down, where there is iiow a narrow jagged rent about f men leag. Tlwse who take an interest m tke singular gropcrties of. electrical discharges •are invited to inspect the tin. The Saturday night entertainment was largely patronised. " Mr James Cox «ccu nied tir.e chair, m?c introduced the folifiwmg perfozmera, whs did their parts m\i very CTodilable maiUOC -.—Piano solo, Mr Eiitsch kov: ; Mr Sooaihi, " Good-bye at thcDoor^ ; Mr-J Metfcam, "Known to the Volice ; Ml McGuire, "Rocked in the Cradle ot the Deep"; % Smith, " Oh, Givesto.me Tiiose EaiW Flowers" and " Military £tvle"; Mv'Sceats, "Before I Cease to Love" ; Mr Hoyle, " Molly Barling and I " Mother tviss me in my BroJiras ; Mr 1 Mettam -'Out in the Green Fields ; Mi Mc( i Hire," 1 'nil, Pull Toget&or, Boys. A seamau iang two ocean sang*, and the whole eaueluded with the farce ot A Ltuvyeifor a Day.' Anw'usv the passengers to Sydney by the mail Steamer Australia was Mr b. J^. i±. Joy L L.15.. who has succe-sstuUy practised as a solicitor and barrister tor soiue years in this city. \ fair audence was in attendance at the iUbert Hall, on Saturday evening, but not so lar-e as was anticipated. The per f.icraanccs consisted of comic songs, a horn pipe, and gymnastic exercises. Lousider *l»le disappointment was felt, by many m attondaneo at the melancholy announco mont " there will be no dance to-night, as the funds are not suilicient to pay the

s>iper." A cab accident occurreil yesterday at the corner of Queen and Wellealcy-strcets, but fortunately without serious conse quences. The cab belonged to Mr ()uick, and v,as driven by William Culbert, and in turning into (^ueen-street the fore-wheel came oil", and the driver whs precipitated to the ground. He immediately rose, with the exclamation, " All right, my boys." Owing to the paucity of attendance at St Paul's Cathedral Church and the unfavourable state of the weather, Rev. C M Nelson deferred giving his discourse on education, with special reference to the new Education Bill, until .Sunday evening

The Hofoson company of Volunteers held their annual meeting on Friday evening m the Catholic Institute, Captain Dignan in the chair. The report and balance sheet were presented, shewing that the income <»t last year, including a balance irom the previous year of £49 8s 7<l and, a capitation allowance of .'JS;;,. was £102 S* 7d ; expen diture £-21 5s «il ; leavin- a credit balance of £75 :5s Id. . (V number of members of the Victoria Commny assembled on Saturday afternoon at the Mount Eden Range, under command of Captain Dcrruin, and fired for the Com pany's silver medal. The competition was very close, and resulted in favour of \ oliui tecr IJowden, who made 1(J points, being the best score at the longest distance*. Messrs 11. LJowden, Lleuderson, Leign, and Taylor, scored 44. The ranges were : 2(X>, 400 and 500, ; 5 shots each. It, was arranged to hold the inspection parade ot Company to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at the usual hour, and at its close, to consider and decide upon the proposals in respect of the challenge of the Thames Scottish Company. . \ religious native service was held yes terday, by a number of natives, sojourning in Auckland, in the large room of the Governor Brown Hotel. The preacher was Kaiewine, who expounded in Maori, ;;■ por tion of the 22nd chapter of St Paul s epistle Corinthians, The deer shot by Mr V. Edwards at Motatapu about a fortnight ago has been stalled, and is now on view at the AN aite mata Hotel, where it has attracted a large number of spectators. The preservation of the natural aspect of the animal has been attended witn great success, and one would imagine that the slightest noise would send the animal bounding ovoc the ground in the graceful manner of the race. The work of stuffing was entrusted to Mr (Iriucn, of Freeman's Hay, who has given great satis faction by tlic way he has executed his

We learn on good authority that the Pacitio Mail Company intend if possible to withdraw another boat from the San Francisco and Australasian service. It is to be hoped that a dctormiiidcd stand will be made against, their doing anything of the kind, for, if the service were run with only three beats, in the event of one of them breaking down there would he a serious stoppage in the line; while it. is obvious that the chance of an accident would be greatly increased by the ceaseless work they would have to do. Herr Hchott's first musical matinee on .Saturday last was attended by ;v fairly numeri.tiß audience, who enjoyed the pro gramme prepared for them. The absence of Mr Harding, through indisiiositor, was much to be regretted, as it robbed the matinee of .some of its most interesting features. The songs of Mrs.Mitchell, Miss Edger, and Miss Leaf were everything that could be desired, while the pianoforte solo by Miss James, and the oboe solo by Herr Schott pleasantly varied the pro-

ramine.

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before K. C. Barstow, Esq., R.M.) DRUNKENNESS.— WiIIiam Reid, Thomas Jones, James Coleman, Frederick Win. Jones, and Hugh Jones were punished ior over-indulgence in spirituous liquors. Who Stole the Pickles ?—Archibald Campbell—no relation to Archbishop Ta.it, or the Duke of Argyle—was charged with purloining, taking, and stealing feloniously, and of malace aforethought, four bottles of pickles, with a view to defrauding the owner, Mr Thos. McEwen, of the City Buffet. George Hcsford was placed along side of Campbell in the dock, charged with participating in the robbery, and an old lady of Chancery Lane, or one nf the other unfashionable thoroughfares of the city, was accused of receiving the said pickles, well knowing them to have been unlawfully acquired. All the prisoners pleaded not guilty. In regard to Hesford and Camp bell a clear case was made out against them. Although Campbell strongly maintained that he found the bottles in the gutter, a witness was found,—Mr Darrell, the tailor, who deposed, on oath, to having seen Hes ford, who was employed by McEwen, passing up the bottles to the other prisoner through the grating at half past ten o'clock yesterday morning.— The Benchconvietcd and inflicted a sentence of three months each.—The charge against the woman Townsend was allowed to be withdrawn, there being some small amount of doubt on the question of the prisoner's <ntilt. The good lady received a wholesome lecture from the Ber»ch as to the necessity of more caution as to her dealings in future. iixi) Cask. —A line strong young fellow, well known to our Auckland athletes was certified to be insane on (the testimony of Dra. Hartmaun and Bayatun, and was sent to £;he Asylum.

This PickLk Mekcha^t Again.— Archibald Campbell, already convicted of apj)ropriatiag alien pickles, was also charged with taking to himself a pail" o( boots the property of William Holdsworth. Prisoner pleadofi not guilty. He would jusi, as soon wtaiul in hi* own >;hoes ns in anybody else's. Scrwal wifcuftftfie* proved tha.t Canifibell BiHloubtedly stole the boots. Hi.s Wot &hi]> deflbrod sent«Hce until to'inorrow, Thi« was all the business.

OPENING OF THE LINE FROM MERCER TO NEWCASTLE.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.!

To-day having been fixed for the formal opening of the section of 37 miles of line which connects Mercer and Newcastle, a train was advertised to leave Auckland t at 7 nan., and a special train from New- , castic to Auckland at 3 p. m., thus allow- | ing the public a stay of about two hours. Tke ordinary time-table, which spccilics two ■ trains per day from each end of the line, will be adhered to on and after tu-morvow. There was no charge made to-day for travelling along the newly -constructed portion of the line, although this was not known to the general public of Auckland, who were under the impression that they would have to take tickets from Mercer. At 7 o'clock there -were about a hundred gentlemen ancJ a number of ladies at tke Auckland station. The train consisted. ~oi about twenty carriages and three engines, John Hargraves' " Ivanhoe " is the leading engine, and is decorated with Hags and llowers. As the engine can work up to a total of 650 h'orsv.-bower, averaging six hor.sc-power to each passenger, there was no fc&r of the party being stuck up before reach ing Newcastle. Several reserved special carriages are next the engines, appropriated to the use of clerks and others of some department, but ■were not so labelled, and any passengers ■who got in there were politely turned out. On Saturday, a special left Auckland foi Ngarnawhia, at 6.30., with the General Manager, District Engineer, and the con tractor, to arrange the working of the_ new section of the 1 inc. Everything was satisfac torily arranged during the day. The trail returned at 10.30.'

(From Our Own Correspondent)

MERCER, this day. At each station, after leaving Auckland, large numbers got into the train. Many carriages are now crowded. Altogether several hundreds are on board. Near Puke kohe the train was challenged by a mad Pllkckohc bull. The infuriated animal was about to gore a first-class carriage, but seeing Mr Buckland therein instinct sug gested the possibility of his being sold. So lie turned tail and ran. Largo numbers of Maoris are going from Mercer.

NEWCASTLE, 1.20 p.m

At 1 o'clock tho train arrived at Hamil ton, crossing tho line bridge amid a great display of bunting and evergreen arches. Entering the village, it was loudly cheered by the people. Everything proved satis factory. The line was substantial. The train travelled with ease, reflecting the greatest credit on Mr Fallon, contractor, who had a special carriage for friend*. Messrs Stewart, Macdonald, Clark, and Elliott, the heads of various departments, are thoroughly satisfied. The j assengers arc much gmtincd"witli Mr jjMucdonald's excellent arrangements.

CABLEGRAMS.

THE WAR.

(I'UKKS A(iKNCY)

Defeat of Russians- at Lcvats

Turkish Successes South of tho

Balkans

Roumanians Crossing the

Danube.

Sorvia Thraateniag.

The Agent-General's telegram, dated London, August 11th, states that the Russians wore defeated with great loss at Lovatz, a town of 7;",00 inhabitants, south nf Plevna. It is reported that the Russians were driven from the smith of the Balkans, and are now holding only Khibka and Bo*teingioo Passes. The Russians are in great force before Plevna, and Roumanian troops are crossing the Danube to attack the 'Turks' left—it required. The Emperor has inspected the army of the Czarevitch. Tlio Servians are reported as preparing (<■> renew oll'ensive operations against Turkey* An envoy will visit, London and Vienna on behalf of the Porte. • It is said that Austria objects to any new order of things being created without her co-operation.

RUSSIAN REPULSE AT LOVATZ.

ADMIRAL HORNSBY INSPECTED

CALUPOLI

LONDON, August.). The motions on the Eastern (Question have been withdrawn in both Houses, it being considered injurious to the public interests to discuss them. The policy of the Government will still be one: of non intervention so long as English interests are not affected.

Turkish accounts say that the Russians attacked Lovatz and Avere repulsed.

BOMBAY, August 10.

Admiral Hornsby and General Dickson have inspected the lines at Gallipoli, and have reported to Mr Layard, British Ambas sador at Constantinople. The Porte informed Mr Layard that the Ottoman Government would complete the forts at Gallipoli, and increase the garrison suffi ciently to defend itself.

LONDON. August 10.

Tiie Adelaide 4 per cent, half million loan lias been subscribed fourfold, at a minimum of 9GA.

THE QUEEN BEE.

(Prom Our Own Correspondence.)

The "Wrack.—Cargo Beiag

Saved.

WELLINGTON, 2 p.m. The Mauawatu has returned from the wreck of the (^uccn Bee. The captain reports the wreck is still holding together, and is in good condition. The purchaser of the wreck and cargo paid £750. He will make a splendid profit.

(Press Agency)

NELSON, this day. RETURN OF THE SAPPHO.—THE

THIRD MATE FOUND

H.M.S. Sappho arrived at the outer anchorage last night with the third mate of the (»uecn Bee, who was picked up at Battle point, Durville Island, in a very emaciated state.

Thanksgiving services were held in most of the churches yesterday, and a half holi day proclaimed for to-day, when tke volun teers will parade, and the thanks of the public will be conveyed by Bishops of Nelson to the Naval Brigade, and all who took part in the search. All the passen gers are doing "well. THE VESSEL UNINSURED.

Edwards and Co. received a telegram from Shaw, Saville, and Co. in rcplyj to one announcing the wreck of thcjjO.ueen Bee, and stating she was uninsured. _

Mr Alexander Sauuders notifies that Wen&gday uexfc, the 15th. iust., is the last day on which applications for shares in the Union Insurance Company will be received.

ARRIVAL OF THE MAIL STEAMER.

The War in Europe.

CHOOSING THE DANUBE. The Knssians crossed the Danube from SimniWa to Sistova on tlie 26th June. Beats And men were collected at six o'clock under cover of night among the willows and tamarisks at Sinanitza. Heavy cover ivy parties of infantry with field guns were posted along the river banks. At 11 o'clock they began to cross. Both during the crossing and afterwards they suiiered seriously from the fire of two batteries, and from the riile Jire. One gun standing alone fired with steadiness and precision, and created some damage, but although the men suffered,the boats went and came until men enough were collected to hold their own. When the morning dawned, Drago miroifs division of tire Eighth Corps was the first to cross the pontoon. The Turks fired the last round a little after 1 o'clock. On the Turkish side the bank presents low cliffs and steep declivities, and behind that more gradual ascents, but always forming perfectly defensive .positions, which were in fact but feebly contested. Oil the right of the Russians, opposite Sistova, three batallions of Held artillery, firing slowly, helped to crush the opposition of the Turks. To the left of the landing place, concealed among the willows, were more butteries, and further left still some horse artillery. From that position a whole fleet of Turkish, craft was visible. One of them was a Avar vessel. It was surrounded by torpedoes. Between one and two o'clock the first Russian gun was ferried over on a stage supported by two pontoons, and bji that time the column of wounded, wlie were returning, ceased to pass. The character of the resistance may be esti mated by the faot that there were only three hundred'killed and four hundred wounded in the capture of Sistova. An attempt highei upatGarna tailed. Horrible sacking b> the Russian troops followed the capture ol Sistova. The Russians wisely drew a thick VQ)I around their movements. At 1h.3 |!a>l moment, placing sentries on every road, and suffering no man to pan, they then passed higher up the river than was expected. The Russians crossed at Petro e-eni upon raits, the son of Grand Duke Nicholas going over on the first one. Grand Duke Nicholas crossed at three o'clock in the morning, at l'etn ceni. PROCLAMATION BY THE CZAR. The Czar at Bucharest issued a procla mation to the Bulgarians on the crossing, expressive of his solicitude for the Chris tians, stating that he had commissioned his troops to secure the sacred rights oi nationality, acquired by centuries _oi suffering and the blood of martyrs, which has soaked ( Bulgarian soil. ' -Russia it called by the decrees of Providence t< conciliate and pacify all races and denominations in Bulgaria, inhabited by a mixed population. Henceforth Russian arms will protect every Christian against ;dl violence/ The proclamation promises also equal protection to Mussulmans, but impartial justice upon the known partici pators in atrocities ; announces that as fast as the llussiaus advance Turkish rule will be replaced by a regular organisation, in which the native inhabitants will be summoned to take part, under the supreme; direction of special authorities, and theii Bulgarian legions will be formed to serve as the nucleus of the local armed force destined to maintain order and security. ENGAGEMENT AT I3IELA. By July f)th over 120,001) Russians had crossed the Danube at Simitza, with an immense train of artillery, comprising some pieces of very heavy ordnance. The enthusiasm of the Russian troops is very great. The cavalry marches about twenty kilometers in advance of the infantry. As the Turks have no proportionate amount of cavalry to meet them, the Russians are ,-c.Hiring the country up to the foot of the liulkiUis. The Russian forces making demonstration at Kiel . came upon the Turks in force much sooner than was ex pected, and they suffered severely in conse quence. Several hundred wounded reached Bureharesi from this engagement. THE COUNTRY DEVASTATED. The Turks devastated a large portion of Bulgaria for the purpose of preventing the Russians from provisioning their army. The harvest has been carried off, the fruit trees have been felled, and the torch has hecu applied to the large grass plains. Every thing that would be of any use to an invading army lias been removed or destroyed, and the people are lelt in utter destruction. The utmost consternation prevails among the unfortunate people, who see no pros pec! before them but famine and pestilence added to the horrors of war. Want of commissariat was seriously felt by the Russians, who proposed to construct a rail way from Sistova to Tirnova to convey pro visions for the supply of the troops and starving inhabitants. The Russian army to Dobrudscha Having found that section utterly devastated by the retreating Turks, are detained by the necessity of creating supply depots. THE ADVANCE.—BURNING VIL-

A D VANCE.— BURNINI! VIL LAGES.

From Sistova, . the Russians ad vanced as far as Manaiter, about 125 miles southward of Rustcliuk. Detachments marched upon Selva and Plevna, and burnt four villages between these points. Turk ish accounts charge the Russians with reck less devastations in Bulgaria, and murders and outrages against Mussulmans. The Russians make similar charges against the Turks, with reference to Bulgarian Christ ians.

Complete anarchy prevailed beyond the lines of the contending armies, the Bul garian and Circassian Tartars murder ing each other indiscriminately. Ex- Colonel Valentine Baker accompanied Raouf Pasha to Adrianople.

Constantinople is under a reign of terror. Great crowds of desperate and lawless soldiery Jill the public places ; bunds of Circassians and Zebeks rage at will about the city, robbing and murdering with im punity. ' CAPTURE OF TIRNOVA.

A body of Russian cavalry, with one bat tery, surprised Timova, and captured the Turkish camp, with -.11111111111111011 and baggage. The Turks retreated to Osmau Bazar. When the van of Russian army crossed the Balkans the lighting in Bulgaria had amounted to little more than outpost affairs. The Turkish quadrilateral re mained intact, and was threatening to the 120,000 Russians said to be across the Danube at Sistova. General Zim merman crossed at Tbrail, after sharp light ing, and swept the Dobrudscha. His 80,000 men were opposed by garrisons at SiKstria, Varna, and Kustendj, respectively 22,000, 20,000 and 10,000.

BOMBARDMENT

OF RUSTCHUK,

Rustchuk was actively bombarded. Up to June 28th, seven hundred persons in the town, including many women and children, had been killed. The Russians attempted storming, hut wore repulsed.

Several Bulgarians were arrested at Rustchuk, charged with assisting the Rus sians and fomenting insurrection ; and also with distributing petroleum to fire the town.

The Russians were attacked simulta neously by Osman Pasha at Plevna, and Ahmed Eycoub Pasha at Monastir. The light lasted all Thursday and Friday. The Tuiks were getting the advantage.

ATROCITIES BY RUSSIANS

The Porte officially declares that the Russians have burned alive inhabitants of Jonis, near Timova, who had taken refuge in a mosque.

A Shumla dispatch says : Five thousand waggon-loads of Turks—old men, women and children—are on the road from Eski jnma and Oeman Bazar to Shumla. Hor rible massacres have been committed by

Russians and Bulgarians at Tirnoya, Gra- , I liora and Ilyana. From all directions I fugitives in large numbers are coming m, ; who state that in districts occupied by the i Russians most terrible cruelties are perpe- i trated upon the Mohammedan population : by Cossacks and Bulgarians. Moham medan children and old men are slaughtered, and women violated and carried oil. Official dispatches substantially corroborate these statements. The greatest panic j exists among the Mohammedan civil popu- | lotion, who arc fleeing as fast as they can. ; THE ONWARD MARCH IN J3UL- j GARIA. Dispatches from tho "Times" corres- j pendents at Shumla and Bucharest describe ; the brilliant onward march of the! Prussians j in Europe, which is tarnished, however, by ; atrocities committed by Bulgarians and i Circassians, unhindered by Russian troops. | Like the famous Uhlans of the Franco- ; German war, the cavalry push their way j ahead, their sabres Hashing even in the i defiles of the Balkan mountains, far beyond ; the main body of t'ae army. They spread : I terror in every direction in the country I through which they pass. Mussulman ; families fly before them, tern lied and \ '< panic stricken, and the savage Bulgarians ; i fall on the helpless crowds and massacre i ' them in cold blood. Fugitives are pouring i into Shumla and Varna, with terrible tales ; iof death and suffering. The country is , I alive with Russian troops. Hill and dale j echo the noise of martial hosts. They i hold the road from Viela to Teslinek. ' I They arc marching by the way of the I Deniir-Kapu Vass to Aidos and Jamboli. : i They threaten Rasgrad, where the Turks J are posted. They are. while lam sending ! this dispatch, in the midst of a desperate I engagement with the Turks at Drenova, . ! battling fiercely for the possession of the ! road to Kezanlyk, by way of the Shipka : ],ass. The Turks have fled before the j victorious standards afcßiela, and the latest ] news place.? the Eagles triumphant on the | I fortifications of Nikopolis. THE CAPTURE OF NICOPOLLS.— i HARD FIGHTING. | Tiie New York special, giving an ! account of the capture of Nikopolis, 1 says :As soou as the Russians came within effective range of the Turkish position they were met by a severe artillery fire, which, however, did not ; check the advance, and to which they re ! plied with a still more formidable lire. The ; Turks being posted on a commanding ' position-had considerable advantage, and as I the Russians approached frightful gaps 1 were made in their ranks by the Turkish ! artillery. <JWith surprising valour, however, they continued to approach the heights, and as soon as they came within rifle range j they opened a terrible lire on the Turks. ! For half an hour this military duel con ! tinned with unabated vigor. About mid ! day on Sunday the order for the assault was j given, and the whole Russian line, sup j ported by several batteries of artillery, j stormed the heights occupied by the Turks. I During the awful climb in the face of_ the i deadly fire, the Russians suffered terribly, j while the Turks, stubbornly defending their | position, sustained an equal loss. After i obtaining possession of the heights com ; manding the town at a terrible cost, the I Russians virtually had Nikopolis at their ' mere}-. The Turks, finding their line of 1 retreat threatened, abandoned the town, | which was rilled with Turkish dead. Many i wounded were found in the streets and in 1 the houses, where they had been abandoned !by xhe Turks in the haste of their retieat. Our correspondent says Nicopolis was i surrounded, and the garrison of six thon ! sand men and forty guns surrendered with ! their commander, but all other accounts I represent that the Turks evacuated before the Russians entered. TURKISH VICTORY SOUTH OF THE BALKANS. A telegram dated July 17th, the day ! before the mail steamer left, reports a ; Turkish victory over Russian forces south of ' the Balkans. The N.Y. Herald's" cable cor . respondent at Jeni-Soghia reports that i Monday afternoon the Turks, under cora nuind of Lcman I3cy, had an engagement ; with the Russians, defeating them and ! driving them back into the Balkans with ! heavy loss. Tho battle-gr ■und was at : Febitch, twelve miles from Jeni-Soghia. jAt first the Russians seemed to be success ful, but the determined fighting of the Turks I afterwards appeared to promise a Turkish victory, The Russian forces consisted of ! infantry and calvary, outnumbering the j Turks, whose first attack was repulsed, : and the flanking column of a force of dis ■ mountsd dragoons greatly imperilled the ! Turkish position. The Turkish artillery was splendidly handled, raking the columns of the Russians and thinning them at every discharge. Perceiving the terrible havoc ! caused "by the Turkish fire, General ; Gourkha ordered the Russians to charge. ! A fearful hand-to-hand conflict ensued. The Turks formed a hollow square. After losing several gUHs the Russians attacked : desperately, and fearful carnage followed on i both sides. The Russian Hanking move : ; ment and its desperate onslaught threat ened to exterminate the Turks, when suddenly brisk firing on the left announced the arrival of Turkish reinforcements, under command of Raouf Pasha. The ! Russians had no artillery, and the rapid ', advance of the Turkish reinforcements j compelled them to face the new enemy, j thus affording the opponents an opportunity Ito abandon their hollow square, and throw : forward their flanks, and renew the attack ; vigorously. The Russian line, thus held i between two rows of bayonets, was com pletely overwhelmed. The Cossacks made a splendid resistance, lighting with the j utmost, but unavailing bravery. A Turkish ' charge was made over heaps of dead bodies, i driving the Russians back into the moun | tains. The flight was precipitate. The ; Turks pursued the living Russians until the I mountain pass was recovered. The Russian I advance column consisted of Circassians and | Cossacks, commanded by ColonelJudomin. I The main body was commanded by General : Gowrkha. They were in light flying : order, without waggon transports or artil i lory. It ia impossible to estimate the loss. The Russian main body intended to cross the i Balkans at this point, the eight corps lead | ing. It is not known what effect this ! repulse of Gowrkha's flying column will j have on the main advance. DISTRESS IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Letters from Constantinople give alarm ! ing pictures of distress prevailing there. The | government has wrung from the people their j last piastre, and it is still penniless. The ; streets are full of respectable people begging i for food. Thousands are subsisting on scant ! supplies of dry bread, and absolute starva- I tion stares multitudes of Christians in the ! face, as well as the families of Turkish con j scripts gone to the war. Unless speedy I relief comes from some quarter a pestilence j such as the world has seldom witnessed may be expected to add its horrors to the existing situation. THE RUSSIAN COMMISSARIAT. A cablegram under date London, July 17, says :—" As regards supplies, the Russians leave nothing to chance. Bucharest, the great central depot, contains stores of meal to which the supplies of. rice for the relief of the Bengal famine were mere bagatelle. Sistova will be the intermediate, ami Tir nova an advance depot. A rapid advance on Rustchuk does not seem imminent. Cavalry outposts extend from a point on the Danube twelve miles west of Rustchuk to forty miles inland, facing the Turkish foremost position on the river Lorn. Small reconnoisances are pushed forward, but the mass of the division has been stationary for about a week. Railway communica tion on the Adrian oplo line lias been sus pended for everything except troops. TURKISH INACTIVITY'IN BULGARIA. The Russians were surprised at the com paratively little resistance in Bulgaria. Nothing was known of the Turkish dispo sitions, except that headquarters remain in Shumla, where Redif Pasha, Minister of War, has joined Abdul Kerim, and a coun cil was established, under whose direc tion the campaign will be prosecuted, possi

bly with more vigour than heretofore, ac the only good quality generally conceded to •tedif Pasha is energy. The Turkish Danube flottilla remained supine, while a single pontoon bridge at Sistova is per mitted to supply a large Russian force on the north bank with provisions and war material. The bridge is reported so weak that it has broken of its own weight several times in the week. One ironclad in deter mined hands might place the Russian army j a a, desperate strait, for the country along the Turkish side of the Danube would not maintain them many days if deprived of their commissariat. It was reported re cently that Hobarfc Pasha contemplated an operation of this nature on the Danube, under his personal direction, but was re strained by jealousy on the part of the Turkish Pashas. The military and civil commandants of Sistova, Tirnova, and Osman Bazar, were summoned to Constan tinople for trial by court-martial. Abdul Kerim Pasha demanded sixty thousand more troops. It was anticipated that he and Ezoub Pasha would be superseded. STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIAN | ARMY. The Russian force in Roumania and ! south of the Danube is estimated at ■ 450,000. One correspondent thinks that after blockading the fortresses of the quadrilateral, 100,000 men are available for crossing the Balkans by the western line of invasion, exclusive of General Zimmer man's army in the eastern section. The Emir of Cabool recently received the Turkish Envoy oil a mission. The Emir undertakes to furnish to tire petty chiefs in Central Asia a force of men and a supply of arms and money, to harass the Russian forces wherever they can strike them. A Russian expedition into Cabool would at 1 or.cc open the Anglo-Indian and Russian difficulty, and might compel the interfer : enee of England. | CROSSING THE BALKANS. | In crossing the Balkans the Russians met no resistance till they reached a village at ' the outlet of the Pass, where a batallion was posted. The village was surprised and captured. The advance guard of Cossacks encountered a party of Bashi- Bazouks and Circassians, supported ljy Turkish infantry, A sharp engagement ensued, thc'iTurks holding their own until reinforcements for the Russians compelled a precipitate retreat ; a Turkish Standard and arms falling into the hands of the vi ctors. GENERAL NOTES. Greek volunteers have arrived en masse from Turkey, and are enrolled in the Greek army. The' reserves are being called out, and' military defensive measures are pro-

gre&smg. A Constant]'uoplc coi-rcspondent says :— ; 11 obart Pasha had a long interview with the ! Sultan yesterday, /who gave him permission 'to command an expedition to the Black ] Sea, with complete liberty of action. ! The Turks having withdrawn all troops ; from tho Montenegran frontier, except the garrisons of ports and blockhouses, Prince : Nicholas is preparing to besiege Niesic again. WAR XOTES. : Prince Karageorgewitch, pretender to the ' Servian throne, lias entered, the Montene grin army. Russian official dispatches claim that in the Nikopolis garrison two Pashas and six thousand regulars sur rendered. The reported attack by Turkish monitors on Sistova bridge is untrue. The Turks evacuated and the Russians occupied Mejidie and Mangalia in the : Dobrudscha. ; Two thousand men are working at Con stantinople fortifications. — Roumania, before crossing the Danube, asked Austria ' how she would regard that step. The ■■ reply was that Austrian interests would not | be" atl'ected so long as Servian neutrality : was respected. — The Admiralty ha& ' strengthened the Mediterranean squadroa by sending the Shannon and Zemaire, the latter the most formidable sea-going i L on-clad in the service, carrying four 25-ton ; guns. The tleet at Besika Bay with additions now numbers 24 ships of 150 guns and 7,000 to 8,000 men. The Thun derer and Dreadnaught are also expected to leave for the same destination. —The i Candor and Flamingo, torpedo boats, have ■ been sent to the Danube to act under direction of the British Ambassador for the protection of British interests. The return of the fleet to Besika Bay caused excitement in England. Sir Stafford Northcotc explained in the House of Coin ; mons that the change was only made to bring the fleet into communication with. ; the British Ambassador. In a dispatch to the Vienna Court, the Cabinet stated , that the mission of the fleet was the pro tection of British interests and the Chris . tians In Turkey. —A Berliu^dispatch says: i Lord Odo Russell informed Bismarck that : England could not allow a Russian occupa tion of Constantinople. Bismarck replied that an occupation was the best means to attain tho ends for which the war was commenced. — The Mahommedan popula tion in Constantinople causes uneasiness, ' the famine having rendered the people , unsettled. The Sultan's proclamation, as I Spiritual Head, is thought likely to cause ; outbieaks.— Twenty Turkish steamers ; arrived at the mouth of the Danube to : hamper Russian communications with the 30,000 troops in the Dobrudscha.—ln : the House of Commons, Sir Stafford i Northcote denied that Mr Layard | had informed the Sultan that the British might consider it necessary to occupy Con '; stantinople.—Russia has established a i provincial Government in Bulgaria under j Prince Tcher-Kassi, calling to its assis j tance local delegates. This is regarded ; as an evidence that Russia contemplates a | complete subjugation of the country.— I Many Mussalmaus fleeing with their wives | aud children were killed on the deiile lead j ing to Kesanlyk.— Servia has raised a loan i of two million roubles under Russian | guarantee.—Turks in Bosnia are com i mitting shocking atrocities : murdering mi i offensive villages in several places, carrying ; off heads as trophies, and mutilating their j bodies. — Only thirty per cent of the l Russian navy was seaworthy when SlU> I veyed.—The lawlessness of Turkish irre gular troops caused a panic at ! Pera, The Italian Vice-Consul TJJ i formally robbed of a horse and nearly killed by Circassians. Two attempts were made to force an entrance to the English Consu late. The "Fagsbatt Vienna" publishes a ! shocking account of theatrocities committed by Circassians and Baslri-Bazouks in* Dobrudscha. after the regular troopshad lea At Korest every Christian house was pillaged, andimaiiy persons woimded,mciua ! ing some clergymen. The Mayor ol a German colony was murdered before tn eyes of his wife and family. Severallotner German colonists were killed, and H» Protestant Churoh was sacked. I

The War in Asia.

THE MILITARY SITUATION ® ASIA.—THE SIEGE OF KAKb. London, July 16th.—A coiTespouden with tJie Turks telegraphs under da it Kara, July 12, that Moukhtar Pasha, «» his maiu array, is strongly intrenched in position on a ridge eight miles soutu. Russians have completely withdrawn ny o the siege. I have visited their batW which are constructed with much s^," I'^ shew traces of u he accuracy of the I«>* lire. The Turks have a very fine force ik now. The men are in excellent spH'«f> 0 { very confident. I doubt the possibuiw^ Russia gaining any more successes ou . side this year, unless she has very sw^| reinforcements at Kalatsik and 'l<ltlis: ; n . Turkish supports are steadily "°\ a ye The Russians, despite their Btrengtn* sustained heavy reverses. . rlll y A correspondent with the Ru£ s # ia rp o . m or telegraphs from Zaim on the 12th: x tO . row we shall fall back sonic «istan;. len v wards Alexandropol for sanitary CO»S" tions. , . ijved Eighteen thousand bombs have fcen at Km. The expense is 1,500,000 vouDi

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