The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
THE WAR;.
Fierce Fighting Again
Around Rustchuk.
TURKISH VICTORIES CLAIMED.
Russians Defeated at Plevns and
Eski Saghrs.
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES ALLEGED.
Minister Layard, General Kendall and
Colonel Wellesley Each Report.
AUSTRIA'S ARMY GETTING READY.
Gunboats to Protect English In
terests on the Danube.
WA RLIKE CIR E E K S.
The Sultan Appeals to Queen
Victoria's Synpathies.
Minister Layard, General Kendall and
Colonel Wellesley Each Report.
AUSTRIA'S ARMY GETTING READY.
Gunboats to Protect English In
terests on the Danube.
WA RLIKE GREE S.
The Sultan Appeals to Queen
Victoria's Synpathies.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD. !

[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, August 1, 1877.
The HHnALD correspondent at Vienna tele-
graphs that the Turks are again moving to
the relief of Rustchuk. Notwithstanding
their defeat by the Czarovitch they have
advanced on the Russian position, and a
fierce battle has commenced near Rustchuk.
Particulars of the progress of the engage
ment have not yet come to hand, but it is
known that the Turks are making desper-
ate effort to reach the town, and, if pos
sible, cut off part Of the investing Russian
force
TURKISH DEFEAT NOT CONFIRMED.
There is no confirmation yet from any
quarter of the Bucharest despatch reporting
the defeat OF the Turks near Rustchuk ex-
cept special to the News. from Vienna
dated Monday, which Tonight we
have advioes of great defeat of Achmet
Eyoub Pacha."
SIMPLY WEAK CoRrs OF OBSERVATION.
An occasional correspondent at Vienna
utterly discredits the reported great
defeat of Ahmed Eyoub Pacha, and
says:-"After the concentration of the
Turks around Shumla considera-
BILE portion of their forces was
ordered to advance by way Of Eski-Dju luna
and Osman- Bazaar upon Tirnova to unite
with Osman Pacha there and then fall on
The rear of the Russian detachments which
have passed the Balkans. The Turks.
therefore, have only been able to leave a
feeble corps of observation which will take
good care not to encounter IN enemy su-
perior in numbers.
HEMMED IN THE sH1PKA PASS.
The position of the Russians in the
Shipka and Slivno passes and on the
southern slope of the Balkans is becoming
hourly more grave. Their effective forces
echelonned on this line do not exceed SO, 900,
which are threatened from four sides stimuli
aneously-namely, from Adrianople and
Jamboli by Suleiman Pacha, from Osman-
Bazaar by Mehemet Ali, while Osman Pacha
is advancing in the direction of Seuvi, and
reserve corps from Sofia could approach by
way of Philippopolis.
TURKS COMMUNICATE AGAIN WITH RusrcuuK.
The following special is dated Rasgrad,
July 29:-"The Cossacks on the APP
proach of Suleiman Pacha's scouts
fell back toward the River Tiete,
which shows that the Russian corps which
ON July ~ held Tietesoum had fallen back
on the Yantra. Communication hasrbeen
re-established with Rustchuk."
DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS AT p1EvNAa
Osman Pacha telegraphs to Constan-
tinople from Plevna under Monday date:-
tThree strong Russian corps attacked us
hours. Then general engagement ensued,
which lasted until ten o'clock at night, when
the Russians retreated. Prisoners say the
Russians numbered 10000 infantry and
three regiments of cavalry, and had fifty
guns. 1t is expected the battle will recon
mence Tuesday"
REPoRyED RUSSIAN DEFEAT AT TsKI sAGHRA.
The HERALD correspondent at Pera tele-
walls in Constantinople owing to report
that the combined forces of .Suleiman
Pacha and Reouf Pacha defeated the Rus
SLAMS yesterday at Eski Saghra The fight
ing is stated to have been very severe and
heavy losses have been sustained by both
sides.
GENERAL zINMERMANN's CORPS THREATENED.
1t seems, according to u Vienna despatch,
gress before Silistria and Rustchuk, where
they are meeting with desperate resistance.
General Zimmermanns corps, advancing
through the Dobrudscha, is greatly
menaced by the right wing of the Turkish
army from Varna and Pravadi. The Ninth
Russian army corps has become almost in
capable of fighting in consequence of the
loss it suffered at Nicopolis and Plevna