Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-21
EUROPE.
A Slight Victory for the
Russians.
MAKING READY FOR A GRAND
ONWARD MOVEMENT.
General Grant Will Soon
Visit Garabaldi.
lsrrcrIL DIsSArcHrs TO TUE .aoLp Hill
IA 1T NEws.l
M. n...,w W.. n. an. k..l

The Great war Ia the kast.
LONDON. August 2o.-A correspondent
tolegraphs Independent Of retreat being
made necessary by the disaster at Plovna,
General 0ourko's forces were overwhelmed
by . superior force Of Turks, and, al
though tho Russians gained a brilliant
victory ut Yeni.saghra July 90. General
Gourko was compelled To retreat on the
following day, although In sight OF Eski.
Saghra. where he was obliged to leave the
bulgarian legion operating az n separate
body to their fate. or tho bulgarian To-
gion. which was originally LOCO strong.
only four or i've hundred managed to
reach Chipka pass. Exclusive Of the Bul.
garian loss. General Gourko lost 5000
men In the fight Of the 30th and 3ist
OF July. During Gourko's retreat
through the narrow Dalhoka and Hainkoi
passes, which was accomplished OH tho
ID instant. many OF his wounded died from
the jolting ~ their c~onyeyances and OF.
posnre, and hale men srccumbed from
fatigue and snnstroke. The Russian cav
airy il now all on the north side 81 this
Balkans. Tho Chipks pass Is strongly
fortified and armed with twenty-eight
guns and Ia garrisoned by q regiment OF
the Eightieth division. Two regiments
hold tho Hsinkoi pass, which presents 4
series OF formidable dofenses. The right
column, consisting Of tho bulgarian
legion. two batteries anu thioo rcS'nnentS
OF cavalry. were 10 hharcn Iron' Lsni
saghra. The central eoiumn, uhueI
General Gourko himself sonsis,Ts ois
rifle brigade = regiment OF oos,scks ,nu
our p.l1eIl,s' maIsa n' i',,.,,ans - in'
s.n,rv and Two batteries. and some Cos.
s.cts marched from Hainkoi pass, the OBJ
,cc,ivs point ~ ali being Yeni.Saghra.
'rI,e r.srlt was The destruction of Bulga.
ri,n. anil the rout OF Gourlo, who bad,
bowcver. p~royiousiy effected a Junction
win the ieft column, Gourko marched
nnon Dyur,nIi. nm tbs road 10 Eski.SaghrA,
;.,nn,.., ~ tbe fact that .ome 20, 900 Turks
c-Sniront,,I him. The Turkish batteries
.,.an, ,ho road. nevertheless. Gourko came
i,,,a .,,ion sendinr forward 1--we battalions
~ inf.n,,y. covered by artillery. Ito hal
s,r,x.sIybi hor.es Killed In one battle and
..'i,,,y;, In sra,boy. Tbo Turks made des-
psrate attempts 70 Urn ~ hanhs. ous
were repuireh ny ,he assi''ahee ,''n..
Levechtenpergs eavnlry, VINO nn vus
p,,i,.r;.,s ,.o,o hcset by %. OOO T'urks.
dourko, small as was n's lni'o. i,s"i, ~
on an atlemp. TO snesor .. ' ~. un'
msan.itne .,.;Io,, ho,aro
az a.., ne n, ,wo ma..ivo eolnmn, Of
Tn,L. msrcbinr ON lila flank and rear, and
he b.a 40 leave the BuIgarians 10 shift for
then,elyrs and make good hi. retreat.
..,,,u- ,,c,on, M, nrss,,
NEW YORK. August ia sP.ciai has
the following: a LONDON uispaa'cn from
Kurnkoara says the army oil tenerai
Lerismelikoff, the divisions OF which were
commanded by Generals Hcynan. Devel
and KamArof. attacked the Turkish line at
three different points on sunday. The
fight began by q furious cannonade from
the Russian batteties al hions nn' i.ne.
'lo , nn,,.. -. ory vii N
'lsor; inu .sm. na.r,io, s;,onc ,ho
rss'sa a W Tnrlisb irtan,Iy no,teI bsbinI
III. -. IInaor cover ~ this artil.
-. A.. ,bn uu..ian infantry moved out
w "nsj A. ,ha s,,scL n ihe Turts.
.au a.m.,aa pnssi,n columns wsrs ami.
i .n ,o . ,ar,,hia Gre fron no TurLisb
r.,,os,s. In, ,ho men moved bri.kly ON.
..ui,n .aYsn,.g. III oyery accident of
IN ns.rnd tbst asnrIed cover and THAR
=. = ,t H. taaninc mn a lively fusilade.
whsn ,i,ss csmr within abort distance Of
,ho Tr,li.h line ,hey dashed forward and
won, In an the a.tonished Turks with an
rnro.i,v ,b.t oyercame ali resistance.
hs,sr !. .Lort sbsrp struggle. the Turks
rore Jrirrn ont Of their c%ntrcnchments al
,ha h.xanot noint' They retired suddenly
an th.ir second line. under cover Of a
br;.t c.nnonade. which kent the Russians
49, resnecifnl distance. Tho second
T,,,r,.h I;ne b.ipy extremely strong and
aam,nio,.iy coycreJ Inv heavy batteries ON
nj hsichts In m, rear. The Russians did
n.y., msLs any sitcmpl 10 csnture them.
The attack was really q feint intended to
keep tho attention OF Tue Inrks cup
while movement OF gfta' s.ra''glo N