Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-08-23

and the Russians 1900
THE BULGARIAN GA,IPAIGN
BAD CONDITION or THINGS IN TUE RUSSIAN
CAMP - SULLIVAN PASTA ACROSS THE
BALKANS.
LONDON, Aug Is -Advices from Buchl-
rest and Slstova show that the Russians
have made 40 preparations against bad
weather. Even the hat sandy island, over
which J. an approach more than a mile
long TO the puntoon bridges. shows no
signs ct a road making, although humid
red infantry soldiers have idlcd away time
there for several months. ana Il is now a
mass Of mud. \ few days labor of reIi-
ment of infantry would have made across
this island a road capable OF enduring an
unlimited amount Of rain and traffic, On
the Si.toya side. where the roads to Bica
and lirnoVa run up steep hiil-sidrs. there
was also no preparation. Short but severe
showers W Wednesday night caught the Rus
sian service department utterly UMPIRE
pared, after the road had been virtually
Impossible IN many places. Fatigue par
tIc> turned uut GA the Ni>toya hills 10 cut a
new road and made ii-difcctcd efforts 10
H.l ch@>m- in ola oHcS with willow brush
wood.
The weather has been exceedingly dry
tor months, consequently the road, are
very hard. II rain ot one uigui'- duration
could produce ,he elect, such a. described
II may easily hc imagined whe' would be
thr consequence when a number Of heavy
rain falls occur On rapid Succession.
\ part OF tile Irhrud~rila fore, have ILL.,
, ready passed through Eoumauil and again
crossed thc Danube about ten miles above
El-tgApk. hut operations ga me other side
tir DELAYED by rain which hA- rendered ali
roads practically impa--i Die Tor artillery
auI trains great p.tt OF ihc line Of
communication With the army 4. over mere
cart tracks. beaten uiih du-t and clurucd
into deep mud wa,u II rains. wood +,
scare. Ia the cuuutr,euow occupied hv The
kl--Iau-. sud enormous iar,e- .tr. About
tn BE-. ,t,tiul,.9 .u iu. lr4- of EuI.ur.1
winch IS u! propa1l, ...ya d bore Il. tAe
allies len the plains before Scb4>tuppl
During the Occupation III Tie Do6ru!.chq
lately ia, sith were sent back "a, the rl,e
OF 500 per dly. ANA there are r.n -i,r.,. ~
iurira.iug sickness within tile lines ON il,,
other side of the DluUhr.
The news lUat ~ulrluau P4.ha /. fairly
ACROSS the Balkans. seems 10 De confirmed
from several sources. Reuters ~bytula
agent saw th4ta portion Of li> army ar.
rived at llyaua. "Cclua. auufhor ShlluIa
,plul,ut. says thar he {, before PIry.
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Al ar both. >ulciman PA,hl seem, no
have brought his Infantry and cavalry
through Fcrliiza aud Helen, Passes. aui
H. artillery Though Demlcappu pass. that
road bciu: better for the transport u runs.
Nhipka Pass. which j. sin held by the
Russians, was blochaded at the southern
entrance and probably VIII have to be
tNar uAtcd uhIe-> the hH-s'ln> attack and
defeat one OF The three Turkish corps,
Grad ia pl.yn,
IL - reported also that the public =, T.
ION iu huN>a l. powerfully tHrct't y the
lAHtte before ftehha- ne echoes oi d.
>~u,lic'"H may rrach Inc army ia The
neid aHd tempt military ADVISERS OF the
Emperor % urge ,"ine enterprise lhat
be arranged. Thus it IS not impossible
that the active operations may be resumed
o1io" Ju,,'t "A'I1l,'g'' lAe e>'aoiish-
den would seem to point to clos. CON
uectiou between the cameron and Grand
Duke Nicholas. aud p-rhai,sfo prcSagc the
presence 90 ,ur lr4I..I .f.t ar...r AT some
determined aud obstinate assault on the
iutreuchucnt, of D.ulgu pl,ha
It LEHMAN fA>hA FORMS AJINCIioN WITH
NtlliNEI All.
NEW YORK. Aug. lg-Clbl. lI<pa,,.bas
state that SuleimAu Pa>h.t has formed =
junction with Mehemet All between Tier
serova and R.broya. which nlar.s IN.
Russians In th. tae,. az a formIi, MI. rprL
i>h army. The Russians are reinfurciuy
and prtuarin., for an ONSLAUGHT On the
Turks. The latter have hurried mn almost
the la.t man and \ General b.,rfi,, r,I',at
be DELAYED many day.
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Shipka Pass i siiil held by the Russians
aud Is blockadel at the southern entrance.
1t Viii have to be evacuated probably IN
less the Russians attack aud defeat one OF
/ the three Turkish corps now forming a
( scmi-circe from RasSrad to Plevna
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