The New York herald., 1877-09-07

sian army corps. which was supported by
division, on this bank of the LON. The
Russians were defeated and recrossed the
Lom in disorder. They abandoned their
fortified positions near Kechlowa. They
lost 5000 in killed and wounded. The
commander of their cavalry was killed. We
lost POO killed and 700 wounded"
TEN HOURS FIGHTING.
Shumla correspondent reports that the
fighting at Kechlowa (the Kazeleyo of the
maps) lasted ten hours.
THE FALL OF LoyArz
A correspondent who was present at
the capture of Lovatz estimates the actual
Russian attacking force at 22,OOO, with
one division in reserve He says the
capture seems to have been effected partly
by surprise. The Russians on Sunday and
early on Monday were bivouacked on the re-
verse side Of the heights east Of Lovatz,
so as to conceal their camp fires from tho
Turkish sentinels Earthworks were
thrown up by the Russians during the
night for eighty cannon.
AN ENGAGEMENT AT RUsrcHUK
A despatch from Bucharest says that an
important engagement was fought near
Rustchuk on Wednesday morning. Soon
afterward the Russians commenced bonn
bardment Of that city from Slobosia, which
was replied to by the Turks. The cannon
ade lasted all Wednesday and continued
yesterday.
osMAN PACHA's DANGER.
The Russian advance upon Plevna and
the success at Lovatz places Osman Pacha
in the awkward position of having hostile
force on both fanks. Either a defeat at
Plevna or an attempted withdrawal might
result in the destruction Of his army, unless
the Russians are compelled to weaken their
forces on thatside in order to meet Mehemet
Ais advance from Rasgrad. The latter
seems to place the Czarewitchs army in a
position very similar to Osman Pacha's
ADVANCE ON PLEvNA.
News has just been received that the Rus
sian headquarters have been moved from
Gorny -Studen to Bulgaria. This may indi-
cate an advance in the direction of Plevna.
RoUMASIANs WATCHING wIDDIN
The Turks from widdin attempted on Wednesday
night to reach Chupercheni, near Kalaiat in boats
but were driven back by Roumanian battery
which was quickly brought up. The garrison OF
widin has been raised to the strength OF 5000 men,
in consequence of the threatening attitude OF
Servia
SERIOUS MISTAKE. =
The following is telegraphed from Constantine
ple:-"The Turkish commander in Herzegovina
reports that a band OF 1000 Montenegrins sur
rounded village near Presska intending to get
cattle and corn. During the night fresh band of
Montcnegrns arrived, whom the first band sup
posed to be Turks. fierce combat took place, in
which 700 were killed and great number wounded.
The mistake was not discovered until the
morning.
RUMORS OF MEDIATION.
The DAILY Neus' Vienna correspondent, tele-
graphing on Thursday night, says:-"It Is
Bismarck will meet on September IL
or 18th at salzburg. In Ministerial circles 1t Is
maintained that this is merely an act of courtesy.
1t admitted, however, that the chances offuture
mediation may be touched upon.n The Ne,rs' Ber-
lin correspondent, however, discredits these ru-
mors relative to mediation.
ENGLAND AND THE WAR.
The Earl of Derby, the Foreign Minister, speak
ing at Liverpool last evening, said he did not think
the present moment favorable for any interposi-
ton by third parties in favor Of peace; but the
time might come, and 1t might not be lar distant,
when England's good offices would be acceptable.
He assured his readers that, whenever IN the gov
ernment's judgment that time arrived, they would
not lose the opportunity.
BADLY IN DEBT.
special despatch from Therapia says:-"Even
according TO Turkish financial estimates. which
are reported on all sides to be untrust ortny as
formerly, u deficit OF II 100000 Turkish pounds is
anticipated Tor the year lss1-7s which will have to
be raised by special taxation,
sERv las FUTURE
Vienna correspondent telegraphs that in spite
OF the Russian subsidies hitherto received Servia
can less afford to assemble u considerable por-
tion OF her male population and maintain them
than she could last year. The summons for the
militia be at points OF concentration by the 18th
inst therefore, goes far TO prove that active steps
must be impending, although accounts agree that
there is even less wariike ardor among the people
tnan there was last year.
THE MILITIAMEN.