The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-08-10

all the Russians wounded. Tn,
Russian retreat was complete rout
and most of them passed over tn
Danube bridge at Sistova in a terri
bic panic. The Russian loss wa
much heavier than that of the Turks
and after his victory Osman Pashs
sent one part of his army to be
siege General Ghourke in the Schip.
ka pass, and another to drive away
the Roumanian army which ls be
sieging Nicopolis. Unless this loss
is soon retrieved the whole Russian
line of communications in Bulga,
ria will be seriously endangered
and their force IN and south of the
Balkans may be captured. The
Plevna battles were the most un-
fortunate and the Turkish victory
the greatest of the W ar.
AUG. 3d.-The Russian defeat al
PleVna is confirmed, it being 8
complete rout, leaving no Russian
force between the victorious Turk.
ish army and TirnoVa, and it is re-
ported that Osman Pasha and Me.
hOmet Ali are trying to join their
forces and overwhelm the Russians
under the Grand Duke Nicholas al
1frnOva. The only strong Russian
army south of the Danube appears
to be the one investing Rustchuck,
and if that goes to support the
Grand Duke the Rnstchuck garri.
son will be let loose to harress it.
The Russian situation is so preca-
rious that all scattered detachments
have been called in to reinforce the
main body, and the entire available
Russian force on the Danube Is to
be massed for another determined
attack on the Turks.
AUG.4.-A st. Petersburg dis
patch says the entire Imperial guard
has been ordered at once to the
Danube, and that q new levy OF
lSS, 400 Landwshr, or reserve, has
been ordered. The Russians claim
that their strength is yet unimpair-
ed and that they will soon combine
their forces go as to crush the Turks.
AUG. 5.-The Russian army in
Asiatic Turkey has been reinforced
by IA baLtalions of iRfantry and
batteries and has resumed the of
fensiYe. There has been continu-
Gus lighting for several days before
Kara, and another Russian army is
marching on Penek.
The new Russian campaign in
Asiatic Turkey is evidently being
made with large reinforcements,
with the intention of capturing Err
zeroum, and again investing Kars.
Mukhtar Pasha is on the defensive,
but as portion of his army has
been embarked at Batonm to rein
force the Turks under Mehemet Ali,
on the Danube, it seems as though
Mukhtar was confident of holding
his own against the Russians.
AUG. 6.-The Russian advance
guards have reached within six
miles of Plevna, and the main body
is nine miles further east. The Sec
ond pontoOn bridge at Simnitza il
completed.
A Berlin correspondent telegraphs
that the Car has appealed to the
Emperor of Austria to permit Ser
via to assist Russia. This is prob.
ably q canard.
Four English iron-clads have beer
ordered to the mouth of the Dan.
ube, to protect "English interests
there, and 500 tons of she'll have
been shipped to Malta.
The Turks have occupied Selvi
unOpposed. This is an important
strategic movement by them, as II
exposes Tirnova and the Balkan
passes to their attacks.
Mehemet Ali has appointed Prus.
sian officers Raschid PAsha, and
Blum Pasha chief of his artillery
and commander of Varna.
On the I'd Hobert Pasha, who il
now in command OF the Turkish
feet, bombarded Tchamtchira, on
the Caucasian coast, and rescued
6,O0O Turkish soldiers from q dan.
gerous position. This ends the
Turkish invasion of Caucasus.
The Turkish government officially
denies that the Russian wounded
were murdered on the battle field 81
PIeEna.
Aug 7.-Generals Schacksoskoy and
Krouderne are now in force at Porcelain
and Serewick, and are daily receiving
large reinforcements. Four Russian
corps which have been camped in Rou-
mania are crossing the Danube to re.
infOrce the armies before Pleyena, and
q desperate attempt TO crush ont the
Turkish army there viii coon be made.
Turkish kilograms claim that Niche
mid Ali and Osman Pasha have de-
feated the Russians at Tirnova, with q
loss Of 1900 Russians killed and
wounded.
The Russians admit loss of 5000
at the late PleneVa battles.
The Emperors of Austria and Germa-
ny met near listen on the 9TH, and VIII
liam urged neutrality.
The Turkish ironclads have destroy
ed two Russian gunbOars in the Sulina
mouth Of the Danube.
Great difficulty il found in moboliz-
ing the Russian lapdwehr.
The Russians are no longer south Of
the Balkans. 1fehemit Ali Il entrench-
ing his army at Rasgrad in expecta-