, 1877-08-25
Reueated Charges OF the Rus
SLAMS and Their Bloody
Repufses.
Bravery md Sagactty of Baker,
the Cashtered English
pas1la.
Another Horrible Tale Of Russian
Atrocities from a Turk
ish Source.
4 General Levy Imminent Throughout
tho Russian Empire.


RUSSIAN BEpuIsEs.
INV Cable to 7ns CAteaao Tribunal
LONDON OFr1oE Or The Cn10Auo Tn1nuNE,
No, 6 pA1onAgE PLACE, STRAND, Aug. 20
~ m.-TelegTams this morning from the
camp Of Mohomet AlIa centro.front, at Eski
Dunn, show that tho 0ttomaus, having
had to encounter part Of the Thirteenth
Corps by night as woll as by
day, have made good their advance In the
valley watorod BY the River LON. The con-
dict by moonlight, which wss especially
sharp, recalls tho o1pcdients adopted BY
suyarov. nike against tho Janissaries md
Koscusko's Poles.
TIE BcENE or THE E1oHT,
q few miles from Eski. DUNN, in tho valley,
vhere tho river, bonding suddenly north
ward, emergcs into tho plain OF Hardarkoi,
stands on the left bnnk Of tho stream.
Popskoi lies about five miles distant in
= southweaterly direction. Tho road
ol which the nussian outposts
zero established runs from osrnan
DAzar through Popskoi, down tho left bank
several miles, md then, crossing the LON,
passes through Kadikoi, where tho Twelfth
Corps at ono time had It's headquarters, to
nustchuk.
TIE 11ouT
oegan on tho lower spur Of heights forming
the right shoulder Of tho valley. The 1aus-
slans were compelled to make tho attempt
upon \ slope, the position they occu-
pied bolng untenable. The face Of tho hill
held by them waa covered BY bruahwood,
whilst that occupied by tho Turkish troops
waa cultivated ground. The Russians began
operations by conecaling five battalions In
The brushwood aud thon suddenly unmaak-
ing two batteries, which at about inthe
evening opened q heavy fire upon tho Turk
Lib position.
TIE yuRY or THE FIRE
mny be Judged whom 1t Ia stated that In two
hours tho Russians had thrown COO shells.
tso'clock the Russian infantry advanced at a
rush, firing rapidly. Tho Turks allowed them
tdecross the valley, and then ran down
in open order to meet them. charging At the
point Of the bayonet- Tho Russians imms'
diately turned and ran, but, boing reinforced
On reaching the bzashwood, returned to the
sttack It was fms moonlight night, and
ths operations made up splendid spectacle
RazazNTIx TIE Tunxa CHARGED AGAIN,
and some se7ers hand-to-hand lighting tool
place, the Russians being gradually forcct
back. 6alh and .Baksr pashas kept thei
men well In hand, taking caro- that they dit
not follow the euemy to, far. or {eckiessl,
e1poso themselves. Tbs Russians ropoate<
the attack over aud over agaiu Throughout
shs night.
CONTINUOUS StouTIHo.
10 tAs tptatssn Assoetatsd IArtss.
LONDON, Aug. A.-Accounta OF the battta be
!oFe EakEDtama arc very fFsgmeutary and con
aleting. The numbers engaged do not sppea
70 have been very great. although the battl
W. stubbornly contested. a Vlenn2 spec3a
AJs tho Kussians numbered 1900 aud tho Turk
lAoD. According to the Russian Official u
count tho Turks took the offensive In Rrea
io6eo on Aug. 20, aud drove back two Russis
ostlsaons frou1 taslar. The Russians
buBsxQuAhrLY RxToox sAsLAh.
sksmlahlng continued throughout tho nIghi
ahe next day, the 23d, tho Taska mada thre
attacks y tho nciglborhood OF Jaslar. but wes
hstes brilliantly repulscd. 4 renewal OF th
.staek IL expected.
4 dhpaseh dated EsktD Dtuma, Thursday nigh
tepott' that steady fighting has .been going Q
!of the last thisty.stx houfa between tha TuEa
~ advanced posts md tho Russlsns,> wbo u
stacking Ia force aloag tho Ioa from ;laalar
ropkol Tho Turks we're at arst driven iu, bt
sese reinforced and retook their original pos
aona, which they bold IT this moment.