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Show THE WAR. Reported Turk lull Successes A Nen Era ol Russian ton-iuest, ton-iuest, London, 13. A Turkish detachment detach-ment has entered the Russian district of Achalicb, and threatens the Russian Rus-sian communication with Anlahau. Should the Turkish commander succeed suc-ceed the victualing of the Russian armies will be very difficult. On the approach of three flying columns sent by Mukhtar Puslia against Lhn Russian Rus-sian right wing the KuBiitins not only evacuated Olti but Pennak at ths foot of the pass over Kanly range, leading to Ardfthan. Both Olti aud Pennak ware reoccupied by the Turks, who also went in pursuit of tho Ruaaianp. The Tribune's Bucharest correspondent correspon-dent hris seeu a privato letter from a high Russian official at St. Petersburg Peters-burg to one of tbe grand duke's etaf, protesting earnestly aud with great bitterness adjust tho idea that the czar will make peace and evacuate Roumauia. Ho considers it a great ignominy which Iho Russian people would not tolerate. The letter adds: Tho czar before he left the capital personally informed the writer that a Russian new era of conquest had begun. be-gun. The speeches of Derby and Salisbury Salis-bury on Monday night caused much interest. Derby's views can hardly be garnered irom ms Bpeecn, dus nis feeling is doubtless inclined rather toward peace than war. The war party's solo and constant argument is that England cannot remain quiet now that ber commercial interests are threatened. A division of country into two new parties on the war issue is not improbable. Tho radicals present a determined front and arc ontepokon and vehement, but cannot prevail in parliament at present. The sultan has ordered a special praise services at St. Sophia on account ac-count of the news of tho Turkish recapture re-capture of Olti and tbe defeat at Pennak of the Russians. Foreigners distrust the news. The above ia not from the immediate im-mediate scene of operations and previous dispatches stated that the Russians were withdrawing from the direction of Erzeroum, an order having been received lo prosecute the siege of Kara and reduce it, and keep their rear from attack and also that the Grand Duke Michael, commander-in-chief of tho Russian , armies iu Asia, commenced personally to reconnoitre Karson the 9th instant. Desultory firing is reported from the batteries on the Danube. The Turks at Kara have made several sorties, sor-ties, but were repelled with loss. The Servian government continues warlike preparations. A rupture between the porte and Greece is considered inevitable. St. Petersburg, 13. An imperial ukase dated Plojesti, June 7, is promulgated pro-mulgated to-day, empowering the finance minister to issue a foreign five per cent loan of $75,000,000 in bonds of $100 each, payable to bearer and redeemable by annual drawings at tbe rate of one per cent of the nominal capital, for which a special fund will be provided. Constantinople, 13. A vesBel : which was aboiU to discharge a cargo of 150 barrels of gunpowder at Crete has been captured by Turkish war vessels. Mustapba Tewfio Pasha has been appointed commandant at Kars. i Dervish Pasha has arrived here from Salonica to take command of : the Batoum division of the Turkish1 army. Two of the captains of the Prussian torpedo boats recently sunk at the Salina mouth of tbe Danube, one an Englishman and the other an American, Ameri-can, have been placed on a Turkish , veeael at Ismalia and are oxpecled to- j day at Constantinople. |