The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-10-27
The Eastern War.

lIUNDuSI OCIOUCI 1I'-AcCUTulub "
Russian official bulletins Muhktar Pa.
sha was seriously defeated on Monday
and tho Turkish army utterly dc.
stroyGd.
On Sunday Russian division turn
ed Muhktar's right, and Monday moru-
ing General Hcymann with 10000
infantry carried olyatcpc, tho key Of
tho Turkish position, BY assault, cut
ting tho Turkish army in two. The
centre and left wig under Muhktar
himself, rctreatOd upon Kars, pursued
by General Hcymann and passed iu
the flank by General Lazcroff, but
they succeeded in gaining the cover Of
tho fOrtiications after fearful route,
during which tho Turks lost great
number in killed and wounded. Sew
cral thousand prisoners and four guns
were captured. Three divisions con.
stitutiug the Turkish right, had in the
meantime been surrounded and ut.
tackled and driven FROM their fortified
camp with great loss. Finally at 5
o'clock Mouduy night tho remnant Of
this portion Of N1uhktar's army sur
rendered with thirty.two gus and 0
great quantity of material. Amcng
the persons cuptured arc seven Pashas.
Muhktar Pasha is in kars. The Rus
sian losses a:s stated 10 be relatively
slight.
NEw Yoak, October Il "A St
Petersburg dispatch says there have
been serious riots at Sarotow. Polish
Russia. About $50 people wcro killed
and wounded.
BUcnAREsr, October 1.-The BON.
bardnIcnt Of pleyna has been recon.
meuced along tho whole line, and de-
cisivt action is immlncut. Russian
alviccs report that large number OF
Turks arc descrtiag PlGvDa. 1t is
stated that Osman PashN's communi'
cations with Sulia have been cut UE
Suleimau Pash4 is concentrating oil
his forces at Kankali.
a telegram from Coustautinoplc say
that Suleiman Pasha made rcconhois'
saucc iu person as far as Tirstinik. A
battle with Czarewitch is momen;arily
expected. The snow iu Shipka pass
i. one metre deep aud operations there
urc impossible.
LONDON, October l7.-An Official
dispatch from Muhktaa Pasha, dated
Kars, Monday 18th, says: Our centre
after being exposed fUu: hours to an
overwhelming caunouadc aud incessant
assaults, vas compelled to retreat, lcav-
lug Awilas Hill in the Lands Of the
enemy. The Russians then occupied
all the s'ratcgical points in the dIrec'
lion Of kars, where We withdrew with
one division to prepare our revenge.
Another division. including the corps
commanded by ltachid. Omar, EazIm,
Monsa, and Che(vct Pashas continues
to hold its position on Kara Dagh
Muhktar Fasha says his loss is only
500, which is obviously untrue liO
claims that a regiment and a half Of
Russian cavalry aud four lattalions Of
infantry wero totally destroyed.
Muhk,ar Pasha attributes his defeat to
the cucmy's reiafOrccmcuts and the
fast that they were able to place 2OO
guns served by sklIlfulI urtiIIerlsts.
LONDON. October ia Vienna
correspondent sta;cs that Greece de-
mauIs that tue Greek dag be formerly
saluted on tho citadel ut Lavissa, as
rcparatiOu for the recent attack on the
Greek consulate. The Porte objects
to this because of the excitement which
such salute would cause among the
Turks. In spite Of this no uPprchcu-
sion is felt Of an immediate collision,
which, as in Seryia case, depends on