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Show the Vur. Constantinople, 8. Tho pnrte lias informed Minister Layard that it is about to complete the fortifications and increase the garrison of G:illipoli. The port adds that it will bi; abie to defend Gallipoli against any attack. Osman Pasha telegraphs from Pteona tWU eight battalions of Russian in lanlry and eight squadrons of cavalry attacked Lovatz on Tuesday. The garrison at Lovatz having been reinforced rein-forced by five battalions of infantry and some cavalry from Pleona, repulsed re-pulsed iho Russians, who Inst 300 kilkd aud 600 wounded. Regulations concerning the furred loan of 600,000,000 piastres nd lht formation of a civil guard for the capital capi-tal have been published. All Ottoman iubjecs, without N distinction, must participate in the loau. Men from 20 to 40 years of ago will be enrolled io the civi guard. Vienna, 8 It ia stated that Kirce numbers of Russian troops are crossing cross-ing tbe Danube on pontoons to the neighborhood of Turtukai. High winds and heavy rains have swollen the river and make tbo attempt to throw a bridge across hazardous. The Russian bridge material, how-over, how-over, id altogether incomplete. Two mnniiors, taken at Nikopolis, iire now ready for action. It i be lieved they will be directed itgaimt tho Turkish monitor at Ruatchuk which is damaged and short ot coal. Bucharest, 8. The Russian troops around Pleona have been rein forced and now number 70,000. The Roumanian Rou-manian army, numbering 25,000, '.iow passing continually to Nikopolis, will form the extreme right ol this force. Alexandria, 6. Orders have been received at Suez to prepare immedi itely for service all available steam- 1 t-rs. Four will leave Suez to-day. It a suppoaed they will embark troops ror Constantinople. Loudon, 8. Various specials stale ihat on August 6th 5 0D0 Turkish cavalry cav-alry attacked the Russians between Lascar village, near Pleona and the river Kusica. The Russians who no , ;upied a fortified line and who outnumbered out-numbered the Turks repulsed them . witneut difficulty, but made no at tempt to lollow as Grand Duke Nicholas Nich-olas does not wish to waste the energy it his troops in a partial engagement. i Che porte has informed the English embassy that after two days' hard tighling at Loratz, the Russians suf lered a severe dufeat. Ii is said the insurrection'in Karfour has been sup pressed. General Gordon will leave Kharicum for Sennait, and is expected ex-pected to embark shortly for Egypt. The Austrian mmisterof finance on being Questioned by a correspondent as to the attitude of Austria in the 1 event ot Servian declaration of war, : said: "Some wei-ks ago I would have , umphatically replied that we should occupy Servia, but now Aublria may allow that principality her freedom of action." Tho annual conscription due at the end of the year is being carried out in the Polish provinces ol Russia. Two regiments of Russian cavalry and a riattalion ol infantry have been re pulsed in two attacks on .iaslar, south it Ricrtd. The battle was bloody , on both sides. |