The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-24
BATTLES At The SnIPKA PASS.
The Russians Repulse Ten Desperate At
tackS and Still Hold Their Ground.
MEHEMET AND OSMAN UNLIMITED.
Fighting in Montenegro and Insur-
rections in Crete and Bosnia.
CBY CABLE TO THE HERALD

CbY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, August "a, 1877
According to special despatch received
from Bucharest, dated yesterday afternoon,
the Turks attacked Tirnova on Wedne siay
but were repulsed. The engagement re-
commenced yesterday. Osman Pacha's
troops made an attack on Selvi with the in
tention of advancing upon Gabrova, but
Prince Mirsky repulsed them even before
The arrival of a division which he asked for
as reinforcement.
LIKE UNTO PLEvNA.
The Times despatch from Therapia reports
that the Porte has officially informed the
British Embassy that Mehemet Ali has gained
great victory between Osman Bazaar and
Eski Djuma, capturing several guns and in
aicting great loss. The Russians were the
attacking party.
AT THE BALKANS.
Details received at Bucharest regarding
the battle in the Shipka Pass state that the
Russians repulsed successfully ten vigor-
Gus attacks made by the Turks, the posi-
tions of the Russians being very strong.
THE TURKS REpuLsEp.
The latest Russian official Telegram, dated
Gorny-Studeni, August 90, says:-"Our
troops in the Shipka Pass have behaved he
roically. After they repulsed ten attacks
On August Fl, the Turks only kept up de-
sultory fire. Three guns of Turkish bat
terry were dismounted by our fire and fell
over the cliffs The Turkish forces do not
diminish Our reinforcements arrived last
night, some having marched forty and some
itty-six versts in one day. Our losses are
comparatively light, but, unfortunately, we
have many officers hors de combat The
Turkish losses are large. Generals Dow
schinsky and Stoljetoff command the Rus
SLAMS in the pass"
WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
The capture of the village of Shipka
should not be COMPOUNDED with the repulse
of the Turks at the southern entry of the
pass. The village, which is two miles from
the entrance of the pass, was, as reported,
evacuated by the Russians, who fell back
behind their redoubts 1t should be under
stood that after the actions at Jeni-Saghra
and Eski-Saghra General Gourkha retired
unmolested by the Hainkoi Pass, while the
Grand Duke Nicholas and Prince Eugene,
after with difficulty extricating their force
from the Eski-Saghra defile in the lower
Balkans, retreated by the Shipka Pass,
infantry and guns established there ever
since the pass was taken.
NERVOUSNESS AT HEADQUARTERS.
correspondent telegraphs from the Russian
headquarters, Wednesday, as tollows:-"It is a
nervous time for the Russians until their strength
increases sufficiently to put them comparatively at
ease. Any day blow may fall and strain their re-
sources to the utmost. The Turks are actively
no means allow the Russians to build on the assur
ance that there will be no hard fighting until the
Grand Duke Nicholas gives the signal to begin.
STRENGTH OF THE RUSSIANS.
"The defenders OF the Shipha Pass consist of
only twenty companies, comprising relays of the
Bulgarian Legion and a few battalions OF the Ninth
Russian division. The Second division has, there
FORE been diverted from Its intended destination be-
fore IIevna, and is marching the Shipka Pass one
brigade being at Gabrova to-day and the other at
Trnova. In q recent visit to the front before
pevna was surprised to find that so few reinforce
ments yet had reached the Russian troops hold
ing it. They are unquestonably inferior in numbers
to Osman Pachas army Compared with their
condition before the battle there is only an
addition Of Roumanians and the sixteenth
the Danube yesterday to I'LL up the gaps in the
Ninth corps On the other nand, Prince Schackos.
koy has marched his brigade OF the Thirty third in
iantry division back to his original position con-
fronting Osman Pacha
ANXIOUS FOR REVENGE.
accordingly on the Plevna 'front.' when the Ninth
corps gets Its complement, the Russians
Will have two army corps--the Fourth and
Ninth--includng the forces watching Loyaz
and SclvL roughly estimate the whole
Russian force confronting Plevna a, from
$1,000 to 5000 men. There can be no question Of
their anxious eagerness to DC allowed to fight
again. Indeed they do not smother their murmurs
at the delay, which think Will not be long now
as most people imagine.
THE IouMASIASs.
The Russian authorities are greatly pleased with