River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-10-18
THE CONFLICT IN THE OLD WORLD

The instruction which broke out on
the 18th Of September In the central districts
Of Doghestan and gradually extended through
the whole of eentral and southern Doghestan,
does not appear to be quelled, as il was
thought 10 be after the defeat OF the main
body Of insurgents, numbering 6,COO by the
Russians An official dispatch from Karajal
says band Of 4,o00 insurgents were defeated
on the 3oth Of September and Sd of October
with loss Of $50 killed, wounded and prison
ers. Russian loss Insignificant. Other bands
are stiIl bling pursued. Russian estimates
place Mukhtar Pasha's losses on the I'd aud
Sd Of October at 6,00o.
A Russian official dispatch of the 9th
from Karajal SAYS: In consequence of the
occupation of new positions by our troops In
the recent operations, the enemy last light
abandoned most Of his positions, including
Kizel Tepe, and began retreating. We pur-
sued him and dnring the night occupied the
line of Chadshirali, Sabatan and Kulwerdan.
Mukhtar Pasha's official despatch ex-
plains that the battle fought ON the 9th near
Aladja Dagh was caused by an attempt by the
Russians 10 surprise a corpse Of observation
posted at Koskan, TO cover the concentration
OF his forces at Aladja Dagh. Mukhtar claims
he repulsed the Russians with a loss Of 1900
men. The London Times says at ST. Peters
burg the rate Of Exchange is % pence, the
lowest rate since the Crimean war. There
seems 10 have been a kind of panic there, due
TO the great depreciation Of paper currency,
which depression threatens temporarily TO en-
gulf the nation in bankruptcy.
There can be no doubt that a number
OF Hungarians really crossed the frontier, but
so far nothing Is known-of their movements.
They appear to be nearly all infantry, and
should they advance far they viii undOubted-
ly be captured and If they resist be killed or
executed as brigands. The Roumanian pre-
feet of the Methrudzie district having gone to
Arsova to demonstrate with the authorities,
was informed that the greatest service Rou-
mania could do the Austrian government
would be to shoot the intruders. The raiders
are former Hungarian Republicans.
The London TimSs summary of the
strength OF the Russian army of the Danube
is that only 100000 men crossed the Danube,
of which 5000 have been disposed Of by bat
tie or disease. OF the imperial guard only
G0O00 viii reach the frontier fit for service, so
that as reinforced the army viii again amount
to two hundred thousand. This includes the
Roumanians, but not the Dabrudscha column
of &c, 900. Writer estimates, Osman Pasha's
army as reinforced at 100000, and Sulieman
Pasha about the same; so that the eombatants
have equal force. Turkish reports from
Schipka represent military operation entirely
suspended by weather. A Russian official
dispatch says that on the 9th inst. there was a
naval engagement in the Sulna mouth of the
Danube, during which Turkish steamer
crossed line of tOrpedoes laid the previous
night. An explosion followed, and the
steamer sank, Russian cutter hauling down
her flag 1t is supposed that all on the
steamer persisted.
A correspondent at Sistova gives a
favorable account of the Russian prepara-
tions for a winter campaign. Vast stores of
corn and forage have been laid in at depots
along the roads but the mud is frightful on
the road two miles south of Simnitza bridge.
II takes eight horses and twenty men pushing
behind to set light wagon through. The
railway from Tratesti to Simnitza is progress
ing rapidly. \ special from Therpia states
that the Russians attacked Sulina and de-
stroyed part OF the town, but were beaten off.
A correspondent at Cettinje reports that the
bulk of the Montenegrin army has been dis
missed 10 SOW crops.