The daily gazette., 1877-08-25
TERRIFIC FIGHTING,
Continuous Battles in the East.

THE TURKS AND RUS. .IANs CON
| TESTING FOR THE SCHIPKA PASS
-DESPERATE CONFLICT LASTING
| TWO DAYS AT ESKI pJUNA-VIC-
| TORY STILL HANuS IN THE BAL
| ANCE.
LONDON. Aug. PA Constautinople dis
patch contains the following: "Suleiman
Pasha telegraphs, under date of August 2J,
that three of his brigades ascended the
heights of the Schipka Pass in spite of n
shower of Russian projectiles, drove back
Russian outpost and advanced to within
hundred yards of the enemy's intrench-
ments. There was desperate fighting for
fourteen hours, at the end of which tiue.
however, the Turks retained the ground
they conquered, the enemy still held their
fortified positions, which were defended by
fourteen cannon and q large force" The
telegram concludes Tomorrow we shall
bring up our siege guns and renew the
struggle. We hope to be successful"
RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHT.
Detailed bulletins from the Russian gen.
eral commanding in the Schipka Pass show
that on August % the Turks erected two
batteries of long range artillery and made
trenches, through which they approached
the Russian positions. The Russian loss
on August 2l was zoe and on the ed much
less. The latest bulletin recounts the ope.
rations of Thursday. 1t says "The Turk
ish fire commenced at half past in the
morning and lasted with great violence
until noon. Meanwhile the Turks made
several desperate assaults, but were re.
pulsed Our heroes did not yield a foot. At
noon the firing slackened, and reserves
under zadesky began to arrive. Our losses
have been great"
THE BATTLE BEFORE EsKI DJUNA. |
The accounts of the battle before Eski |
DJuna are very fragmentary and conflict. !
ing. The numbers engaged do not appear
to have been very great, although the bat |
tie was stubbornly contested. The Stand
ards Vienna special says the Russians !
nu bered 900 and the Turks I4,OtO. Ac-
cordIng TO the Russian official account the !
Turks took the offensive in great force on
August % and drove back two Russian !
from Jaslar. The Russians sub |
retook Jasler. Skirmishing con- !
tinued throughout the night. The next day
the Turks made three attacks in the neigh |
borhood of Jaslar, but were thrice brilliant
ly repulsed. A renewal of the attack Is ex- 1
pected
The Standards dispatch dated Eski Dju
ma, Thursday night, reports that steady
fighting has been going on for the last SO
hours between the Turkish advance posts
and the Russians, who are attacking in
force along the line from Jaslar to Popkoi,
The Turks were at first driven in, but were
and retook their original POSI-
lions, which they hold at this moment.
THE PENALTY OF BAD RAILROAD MAN
AGEMENT.
A Bucharest dispatch to the Times says
'On account of the numerous accidents on
the over-worked Roumanian railways an
agreement has been made by which the
Will pay 1900 francs for every
soldier hereafter xii. ed and l., 900 francs for
every officer killed.
THE PLAGUE PREVAILING.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
says the plague having broken out in Rus
SIAN Poland, the German frontier has been
closed by strong military guard. The
Tins Athens dispatch denies the report of
nsurrection in Thessaly and Crete, and
says the Turks in the case of Thessaly
exaggerated a mere riot in (
|
ng state of siege.
The Standards Vienna correspondent tel
graphs rum or prevails that at Warsaw I
he secret national government is at work '
'nce more. The story is not yet tconfirmed a
tut it is known the authorities have for
hidden the sale of arms unless by special =
'ermission in each case. n
BARBARITIEs ON BOTH SIDES. lis
The Times Therapia dispatch states that ii
DR.. Fawcett, who was sent by Mr.. Layard, p
he British Minister, TO report upon the con- d
ition of the fugitives south of the Balkans
nd to distribute relief, writes: even all
nat has been written gives no adequate
lea of the extent of the misery and destitu-
on among the refugees, or the barbarities
7hich have been perpetrated on both sides,
he British reiiet committee at Adrianople. I
fter a careful investigation, have ascer- j
aimed thai 10,15O fugitive women and
hildren need relief at once. OF these ZOO I
re Jews and 5000 Turks. i