The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-23
FOREIGN.
THE EASTERN WAR.
Expected Mediation Will be Ac-
cepted.

Expected Mediation Will be Ac-
cepted.
BRUSSELS, August pa dispatch
from Vienna to Lc Nord says: What
ever may be the issue of the fighting now
going on, there is every reason to ex-
pect that the mediation offered at Bel.
grade will be accepted.
The Turks Repulsed.
BELGRADE, August 22.-An official
dispatch received here, claims that the
Turks were repulaed twice during Mon
day, despite their numbers. They were
unable even to approach the fortlfcs
tions of Alexmatz, and only succeeded IN
burning some Christian Villages.
Russia Grants the Requests OF Servia
LONDON, August PA dispatch from
Ssmlain says it is stated that the Servian
Prime Minister has interviewed the Rus
sian representative at Belgrade, and ap-
peaied TO the generosity Of the Russian
government to permit Russian officers
and soldiers to enter the Servian army.
He also asked for pecuniary assistance, as
Servia had determined to continue the
war. The Russian government has re.
piled, granting the requests made, on
certain conditions.
SerVian Victory.
BELGRADE, August 22.-lt is officially
announced that the Servian troops under
General HarvalovItch, yesterday, re-
captured Gurgosooatz and occupied Tere-
sibabs.
LONDON, August 22.-The reports
from Alexinatz are still confused and
conflicting. The actual state Of affairs
rs far rs known is "a follows: The
turks from Gargusovatz under
Evoab Pasha and the army from
Nissa under Ali Saib eff
fected a junction and on Sunday were
four miles southwest Of Alexinatz. Ali
Ssile's vanguard attacked the Servians
Monday, and met with repulse. Since
that time there has been no serious tight
ing down to early Tuesday morning, and
Alexina.z had rot been attacked.
LONDON, August 23.-A Belgrade
sdecia to the Times confirms the report
of the reoccupation of Gurgosovatz and
Trcsibaba by the Servians. Kerim Pasna
withdrew his forces to sustain the present
operstjons. He has 10000 men, which
force is insufficient for an attack on
Alexinatz. General Tchernayet baving
$4,000. The tactics of the turkish COM
mander are uncertain. Possibly he in
tends to shut Tchernsyeti IN whlle an
other Turkish division marches from
Sailschar to Parstchin.
The Bulgarian Outraxes.
LONDON. August 23.-A special from
the Bucharest correspondent OF the Daily
Ne,os, who accompanied Schuyler In his
tour of inspection, says that Bsrlngs re-
port of sixty villages burned and l2,OOO
persons killed by the Turks in Bulgaria
does not include the outrsges committed
in the district north Of the
Balkan, nor in the district Of Sophia.
Forty villages north and seventy south OF
Balkan were burned. Schuyler has not
completed his investigation, but he esti-
mates the numbar of killed at $4,000 IN
the district of Philfpopsli alone. The
regular troops are more cruel
than the Bashi Bazouks. No doubt
the aIassacres were committed with
the sanction of the authorities. If the
outrages continue to occur the govern
men, of PhiIppapoli wants the cavalry
to ouell the Mussulmen Schuyler
thinks there is immediate danger OF 3D.
ditiopsl massacres. He will suggest to
his government the following meas.
ures: The hanging of the four
leaders in these atrocities, the
disarming of the Mussulmen, and the
rebuilding of the burnt villages at gov
ernment expense. AS these measures
cannot be left to the authorities, Schuyler
will propose foreign commission to see