Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-15
'EI,a Eastern WAR.

forced, the army will again amount to 2O0. O0O.
This includes the RomaniaDs, but excludes the
Dobrujda column of $4,000. The writer os,l-
mates Osmau Pssha's army, as reinforced, at
100. 900, aud Suleiman Pasha's at about the
same, SO the two combstauts have equal forces
The Turkish reports from Schipka represent
military operations entirely suspended By the
weather.
Intelligence from BieIa states that Sueiman
Pasha's army is dccimated by typhu5.
Bicla adviccs of the 10Th instant state that
Sue;man Pasha has detached 10000 men 10
consequence Of movement 81 Gen. Z!mmer
man. The whole Romariau army before Pitv
| % has been provided with clothing.
| Chevket Pasha. concerning whose movements
there has been some uncertainty, now telegraphs
from Plcyna, under date of Friday: Il have
arrived at Plevna aDdiDtervicwed O;man fasha.
| A third convoy has entered PleVna. There is
| 20 trace Ct the enemy on The road from PleVna
to Orohanie, which is guarded by troops s!a,
toned at the principal points.
Nothing has been received from the Russians
about the latest battle in Armenia since the
bulletin dated October Oh, which stated that
the Turks had abandoned most Ct their posi-
tons and begun rctrcatiDg in consequence OF
the occupation Of new positions by the Russians.
| From private and official reports coming through
| Constantinople it appears that Moukhtar Pasha.
possibly 10 consequence Of fighting from Otto.
| Der . to October 4, thought it advisable to &C
! cupy less extended line, and withdrew his
right wing, which stood near Sarbatau, holding
the advanced position on the K2tcpe, and re-
tired to Iladivcl and Vczinkoi. The line oo.
| 1I;ll l,to no NJ lIDHj ,uh
was very formidable one, most Of the positions
being we'll nigh imprcenablo in front, but it cx
tended at least fifteen to seventeen miles, SO
that it would have required an army much
larger than Moukhtar Pasha had at his com
mand to keep it. lie has probably, all told,
about thirty. five or forty thousand men, and ii
was clearly the plan Of the Russian attack to
break through this long line, especially as the
advanced position on tho night, extending tc
Sarbatan and to Kiziltcpc, left gap between
lis right AID left where road from Alexan
dropol by Gallczan, Sarbatan and lladiivel
sinks away down towards Vezinkoi aud kars,
1t was, according to Moukhtar's account, while
this movement was being effected on Tuesday
morning, that the Russians commenced an at
tack in strong force, with sixty pieces Of artll
lery. The Turkish guns and two columns Of
infantry speedily took up position, and due
between heavy cannon took place all along the
line from KhoGjan to Iladjivei. The battle
ragged from afternoon till 40 hour and hall
after sunset, when the Russians, despite being
frequently reufJrced during the conflict, were
thoroughly beaten and retrcatcd under cover OIL
darkness with loss which Ghozl Moukhtel
estimates at twelve thousand killed and wound
ed. o. Tuesday night the Turks remained
cncamped on the field, aud The following morn
ing accomplished the movement to AlladJi
Dagh which the enemy had attempted to ttu5
trate.
The Gear has issued decree providing tina
every soldier engaged 10 the war may be pro
NOTED to commissioned officer for distinguish
ed services Cd passing the usual examinations
The Agencc Russo and the Vienna PoIlticA
Correspondence deny that there has bcen any
Hungarian raid into Romania. A telegram
raiders we're pursued by the Austrian author
ties, Nothing moro has been heard Of !ht
movements of the raiders. 1t seems probable
that there has been an incurSion Of some kind
though its importance has been much c1aggc
rated.
A SINGULAR ANNOUNCEMENTS Service:
wcro held at High street Baptist Church yes
terday afternoon. 10 memory of The late R:v
Mark r. Watkiuson. pastor of the Orient Bap
list Church. The attendance was large, Mr..
| Watknson having been for several years pastor
Of this church. Rev. g. G. Biting delivered
the memorial Grafton, and spoke eequentg Of
the uosWerving devotion of Mr.. Watkinson tc
Christian principles. lie deemed it right, he
said, now that his friend was dead and the
statement could not prejudice his work, to make
known fact which might serve a. en- cypana.
ton of some of the seeming cccantricitics OF
MIR. Watkinsou, on account of which he was
often misunderstood and created harsh feelings.
When they we're students together at Lewis
burg Seminary Pa, MIR. Watknsou was cx
ceptionalIy diligent in bis studies, sometimes
remaining at his books all night. This finally
weakened him 30 that his nervous system be.
came disordered, and he was insane for brlci
time. While SO he vas taken to On asylum,
where he would allow no visitors to come near
him but the speaker. E0co then he was very
religious, and kept Bible constantly in his
hand. On one occasion he got possession OF a
large carving. knife, and when the speaker went
to his cell as usual, after conversiDg for while,
be said: II feel that God desires me to offer
you as a sacrifice to Him, at the same time
mapifestiug his purpose to kill him with the
knife which he held in his hand. Realizing the
danger Of his situation he replied, Don't you
think you had better pray over it llrst?' TO
this.he Immediately acquiesced and. upon his
kneeliug down 10 pray, the speaker slipped out
and saved himself. Although MIR. Walklnson'
recovery was speedy, he believed he never re
gained his full nerve power and was 90 this
account sometimes abrupt and irritable in his
manner without being able to prevent it.
| At the conclusion Of MIR. Biting's remarks.
Rev. j. II. Craig read the resolutions Of re-
spect to the memory of Mr. Watkinson. adopt.
ed by the Fourth street Baptist Church, Ports.
mouth, Va, and was followed by Rev. DR.. j.
w. NJ. Williams 10 few appropriate re-
marks.-Bah. Gazette.
ExPREsIDENT GRANT. Special dispatches
from London announce that ex President Grant
has nearly completed his trip through Eog land
| and Scotland. At every point in his tour of the
island he has been greeted very warmly, espe-
cially by the populace, and bis speeches, 10
workiogmeu, while free from anything like
demagogism, have generally strengthened his
| popularity.