The Portland daily press., 1877-08-03
FOREIGN.
The TurcO-RusSian War.
THE GAR ANXIOUS FOR
PEACE.
The Effect of the Russian Defeat
at Plevna.
FIGHTING GOING ON AT RAS.
GRAD
With Indications Favorable TO the
Turks.
THE CAMPAIGN In BULGARIA.

THE CAMPAIGN I'm BULGARIA.
Roumanians About TO Gross the Danube
NEW YORK, Aug "A correspondent at
Vienna telegraphs that the Roumanlan regular
army of so 600 is about to cross the Danube,
partly at Grila below Widen, and partly op-
posite Rabova bridge. 10000 regulars will re-
main in Roumania. Nearly the whole of the
fourth corps has crossed the Danube to REIN
force the army of Bulgaria. Another corps
will shortly follow, and until these reinforce
ments arrive, no important Russian movement
is probable, except against Plevna, where the
Turks bar the way to all further progress to-
ward the Balkans.
A London despatch says Austria has in
formed Roumania that her action in crossing
the Danube relieves the guaranteeing powers
of all responsibility, and she must take the
consequences of her own acts. This communi-
cation has greatly depressed the Roumanans,
and their minister of war has gone to Vienna
to see the Emperor on the subject. Germany
is using tremendous exertions to keep Austria
quiet
The Turkish Victories at PIevna and
Eski.Saghra.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE, Aug. 2-Mr Layard, the
British representative here, has advices con
filming the reported Turkish victories at Plsvna
The Russian right wing, numbering 10000
men, was all engaged.
The Porte has the following official news:
The Russians on Tuesday attacked Rauf
Pacha at Esk-Saghra. After seven hours
| fighting Raouf Pacha reiterated upon Kara
bunar, but Suleiman Pacha coming up re-
pulsed the enemy and recaptured Eski-Saghrs,
| taking several guns and lnficting considerable
| loss upon the Russians.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-Bucharest kilograms
| say 100000 men were engaged on each side in
| the great battle at Plevna The Russians were
| routed and disorganized, and poured across the
Slstova bridge, retreating into Roumania.
Preparations for a Great Effort at Plevna
LONDON, Aug. 2-The Standards Scrivova
| despatch says the Russian Grand Duke has
already started for Plevna. Preparations are
being made for a great effort to retrieve the re.
dered to attack Lovatz. 1t is reported that they
| have already taken it, but this is probably an.
true. The position is evidently serious as long
| as the Turks hold Plevna, The army corps
here cannot be further weakened to reinforce
Gen. Gourka. There are some doubts as to
| whether he will be able to retain his advanced
position beyond the Balkans.
Rumor that the Russians have Occupied
Plevna and Routed Csman Pasha.
The Times despatch from Bucharest says
persons of high standing, arriving from Simm
tia state that the Russians occupied Plevna
August 1st, and routed Osman Pashas army.
The Daily News Vienna special reports thai
similar rumor was telegraphed there.
The Times Bucharest correspondent is the
same who recently announced also upon the
authority of high personages the defeat of All
med Eyoub Pasha, which proved entirely ficti
tious. Moreover, the detailed report from the
Daily News correspondent with the Russian
army before Plevna, shows that the great bat
tie at Plevna, of which he was an eyewitness
really occurred July 31st, SO the Russians coulC
hardly have had time to receive reinforcement
from Ternova and resume the offensive the fol
lowing day.
The News detailed narrative of the battle
gives the Russian force as $4,000 infantry, 16(
field guns and three brigades of cavalry, anl
says that this defeat makes the Russians
hold in Bulgaria extremely precarious ant
must compel the withdrawal of troops from
some other point where they are nearly as bad
~ needed, to beat the Turks at Plevna
Beaten fhey must be, and speedily
if the Russians is not forthwith
to retire inglorlously into the principalities
The News Bucharest correspondent tele
graphing Thursday says that the troops recent
ly engaged at Plevna have retired behind Os
ma river. The 10th division of the 4th corps il
crossing at Smnitza and will probably rein
force them. All the scattered troops now il
the principalities are summoned into Bulgaria
The Turks are not advancing eastward from
their Plevna position, but are passing stroDG
forces from Plevna northward towards Looca
Berlin papers consider that the battle puts al
end to all hopes of terminating the war thi
| year and lessons the chances of Intervention BY
Austria or England.