The New York herald., 1877-08-27

THE TURKISH VERSION.
Mukhtar Pacha telegraphs from Guedikler
OH Saturday as follows 1--WE have gained
great victory, having carried the heights
of Kiziltepe during the night and re-
pulsed three Russian attempts to retake
them. Two hundred cannon were brought
into action. The engagement became
great battle, lasting until six o'clock on
Saturday evening The enemy were routed
along the whole line, with the loss of 1000
killed and wounded. We captured an i'm
mense quantity of arms and munitions.
General Tchoutchowassoff, commanding the
Russian cavalry, was killed. We lost 1000
killed and wounded, including several
officers. My horse was wounded"
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
The Standards Constantinople special
states that in consequence of Mukhtar
Pacha's victory, General Kemball regards
tho campaign in Armenia as closed for this
year.
LOSSES FOUR THOUSAND.
Adespa*ch dated Erzeroum Saturday, says
the Russians advanced upon Kuruk Dara and
Wezinkoy on Friday but were compelled to
retreat after five hours engagement
during which some of their ammu-
milton cases were exploded by a
Turkish shell. A despatch from Con-
stantinople says telegram was received
there that the Russians lost 1000 killed and
wounded in this affair
A RUSSIAN REDouBr CAPTURED.
Dervish Pacha, telegraphing from Batoum,
Friday. claims to have captured the redoubt
of Djianguir. One hundred Russians were
killed.
THE sCH1PKA PASS ABANDONED.
It is stated from Paris that despatch an
nouncing the evacuation of the Schipka Pass
has been received there from Prussian
source. The Paris Temps says it has re-
ceived intelligence from an authentic
source that Suleiman Pacha has captured
the Schipka entrenchments, with fifteen
guns, and pushed on to Gabrova.
REINFORCING ITS DEFENDERS.
A special correspondent who was an eye
witness of Fridays battle in the Shipka Pass
telegraphs from Gorny- Student, Saturday,
as follows Riding backward from Shipka
through the night passed masses of re-
Inducements OF artillery and infantry hur-
rying forward to Schipka. Their strength
is such as ought to secure the safety of the
all-important position.
STILL FIGHT1Na.
The same correspondent telegraphs from
Bucharest, Sunday, as follows :-'In-
formation follows me here that the
fighting at the Pass is still raging,
having been again renewed to-day,
but that Radetzky continues to hold
his own. 1t is now question of en-
durance, but adhere to my impression
that the Schipka Pass, as now held by
Radetzky, is safe, and that unless
Suleiman Pacha can run column through
another pass, regarding the practicability
or contrary of which I know nothing, he
will wreck his army by thus dashing it con-
tinually against Schipka.
WHAT THE PASS IS.
The correspondent explains that the
Shipka Pass consists merely of section
of the Balkans lower than the surrounding
heights. There is no pass properly so-called,
but merely track over this lower section
or ridge, which is extremely broken and
hilly. The highest point Of the road is
fianked on either side by mountainous
spurs higher than itself and. commanding
it, and also ridge behind the first of these
two spurs can rake the road leading up to
the Russian positions.
FORMIDABLE LINES.
These spurs break off abruptly and pre-
cipitously at the edge, therefore affording
no access into the valleys north of the
Balkans. Their sole use to the Turks,
therefore, was in affording positions
from whence to flank the central Shipka
ridge. 1t is possible also for troops to
descend from them, struggle through the
intervening glens and, climbing the steep
slopes of the Shipka RIDGE give hand to
each other on the road which runs along its
summit.
CAN BE TURNED.
This done the Shipka position would, of
course, be turned, but the advantage would