The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-09-15
them everywhere with Notifications.

official dispatch, dated Gorney-S -StudeI
1:3J o'clock this morning, says: LOVeat
was yesterday carried by assault by til
| Russian troops under Gems. ,Meritinsk
and Skobeloft. No details.
/ VIENNA, Sept. 5.-Russian official re
| port: Casualties at Schipka Pass 12C
killed, 3006 wounded.
| A TURKISH SUCCESS AT krEEKO1.
CoNsTANTINoFfE, Sept. 5.-A dis
patch received to-day announced tina
Ahmed Pasha yesterday repulsed
Russian attack at kudek0i, near Rust
chuk. The Russians are stated to hay
lost 1000 men.
According to intelligence from Sulei
man Pasha's army, the Turks have oh
tanned still further command Of th
Gahrova road to Shipka Pass. Cannon
aiding was going Oh between the hOstiI
batteries in the Pass.
THE FIGHT AT KAHIkA.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Russian oflicia
account of the fight at kahika, nea
Rustchuch, says: On Tuesday Turk
isfl force from Rustchul and Rasgrat
captured kahika and occupied it for
time, but were subsequently driven on
with great loss by seven battalionS O
infantry and eight companies of Cos
sacks with twenty-five guns.
The Russian loss is about thirty killed
and one hundred and fifty wounded.
An official dispatch from Prince
Meretlnsky says: Loftcha has been
taken after twelve hours fighting, des-
plte its natural strength, its strong for
tlticatlons, and the stubborn resistance
of the Turks. Sk0belOf' was the hero
of the day. Our loss not yet ascer-
tanned, General kaSgildiajeff was wonn-
ded
ABOUT THE BATTLE OF LOVATZ.
LONDON, Sept. G.-The Standards
bucharest correspondent says: The
battle OF LOyatz was commenced by
the Turks, who, diSQuieted by the great
increase OF Russians before the town,
attacked them fiercely. The Russians
repulsed nine such Turkish assaults,
md finally drove the Turks back into
the town, which they entered with them
The struggle continued in the streets
until the Turks were driven out from
5he other side OF the town in great dis
order: They retreated, followed bv
sen: SkObelotf"s cavalry brigade, which
lad by its gallantry largely contributed
20 the Russian success. The slaughter
vas great, especially among the Turks.
IEHEAIET ALI GAINS ANOTHER POINT.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Times Vienna
ilspatch says: The Russians have aban-
Toned the upper LOm lines, and have
their right wing on that side,
which was at POpsl1Oi, to a line where
hey can keep IN contact with the forces
Guarding the road from Osman Bazaar.
lehemet Ali has thus gained an un-
I0ubted strateglcal success by his vic
ory at karasan all depends on how he
viii use it.
The Daily News correspondent teIe-
raphs from GorgOya, September | i
he Turks, as a result of the victory at
Aarassan, occupied a large mountain
Ormlng the key of the Rasgrad posi-
ion, and commanding almost equally
he LON and the Kara, and the Russian
osltlon at ObokO and Gorg0Va.
The correspondent says: Acting solely |
n the defensive, the czarowitch will
ave little difficulty in keeping his pres
Mt line intact with the possible excep-
on OF the loss Of the GOgOv0 position. |
n the other handss11Hle Turks are much |
20 strong to be inactive in thG face of |
n inferior Russian force, and the chan |
IS are great that the Valley of Kara |
ON will soon be the theatre of q de- !
slve battle of large proportions. A
lbsequent telegram shows that the |
ussians evacuated Gagova and retired |
} POlomarka.
HE RESULTS OF RUssIA'S SUCCESS AT
LOVATZ.
LONDON, Sept. G.-Russian success at
Oyatz places Osman Pasha in the avlt-
ard position of having n hostile force
I both Hanks. Either a defeat at Pley-
1 or an attempted withdrawal might
suit in the destruction of his army,
lless the Russians are comDelled TO
eaken their force on that side in order
meet Mehemet's advance from Ras-
'ad. The latter seems to place the
aFwltchs army in a position very
mllar to Osman Pasha's, if the Turk
h accounts may be trusted, and thev
EN- to be confirmed in these particulars
, Russian admission.
The Turkish force has crossed the
)m, and reached the neighborhood of
oirteni, while another force has croS ed
9 Kara LON to Polarka. = -
These corps are understood TO he
erating against Biela, but thev icon
die the whole Russian campaign east
Yantra, as we'll rs communications
th Tirnova.
A MONTENEGRO MISTAKE.
LONDON, Sept. GA special edition
the Standard has a dispatch from
which says The Turk
! commander in Herzegovina reports
oand OF 1000 Montenegrins surrounded !
village near Pressika, intending to pet
tile and corn; during the night q fresh
nd OF MOntenegrins arrived, whom |
G first band supposed were Turks. / {
fierce combat ensned, in which 700 /
re killed anda gTeatnumber wounded.
he mistake was not discovered until t
1rning. |
THE TURKS WIN AGAIN. {
5oNsTANTISoPLE, Sept. G.-Mehemet
telegrapts under date Of to-day,
'm kechloWa, as follows: "To-day !
Cub Pasha's army corps which was
Flded into two columns, attacked the
elftll Russian army corps, which was I
pported by n division on this bank of
} L0m.
The Russians were defeated and re-
'ssed the Lom in disorder. They !
andoned their fortified position near I
chl0wa. They lost three thousand J
killed and wounded. The comman-
+ of the cavalry was killed. We lost 7
0 hundred killed and seven hundred t
unded. Q
LONDON, Sept. 7.-The Standards 7
amWa correspondent reports fighting 7
kechlowa (the kazelro of the maps, }Yl
ted ten hours. u
AN ARMY OF TURKISH WOUNDED. :, =
4oNDoN, Sept. IA special from Con. o
ntinople, ~ way Of Syria, to the 7
mes, says: Three thousand wounded G
N Suleiman Pasha's ARM have h
ched Adrianop1e. The English doc s
$ report four thousand more at Kas- 4
TX and at Schipka they lie all over
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