Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-01
EUKOFEs
Not so Had for Turkey as
Reported.
THE SITUATION OF THE RUSSIANS
VERY GRAVE.
0sMAS PLsHA DEFEATS THEM IN
A GREAT BATTLE.
Conference or the Ministerial Coun.
ell Yesterday.
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The Great war ia che Eass.

II luOuW8aAI
aides simultaneously from Adrianopls
and JsmbolI by sulsimsn Pasha. from
osusn Bazaar by hshmet All; osmsn
prbs 10 advancing In tho direction OF
siilyy, and . reserve corps from Soda
oould approach by tho way Of Philippopo-
M. II seems also that the Russians ara
NOT making much progress before Silistria
and Rustchuk, where they arc meeting
with desperate resistance. General Elm.
mermsn's corps advancing through the
Dobrudseha is greatly menaced BY the
| ripbt wing OF the Turkish army from
ysrus and Perovidi. Tho Ninth Russisn
Army Corps became almost incapable OF
nshtipg In consequences OF the loss IL SUI
fered Al Nikopol and Plevna. Several tel.
egrsms mention the fact that Boumsnians
occupied kikopol. at the requsst OF the
Russians, a. o proof that tho Russian cause
10 mot prospering.
D~ucaARKsr. July si.-A careful reviow
OF the military situation would seem TO
| indicate that the Russians have been rap
| idly concentrated. and that In all probs-
billy Biels and the positions on the Yam
| ira arc now chosen % tho seat OF their
| movements. Reports are current ct Bu.
| charest that Mehsmet Ali with 60,000 men
has arrived ct Osman Dazar. and that .
small Russian detachment IL retrsating
| before him. Mehemet All Is trying 70
effect q junction with 0sman Pasha. but
cannot accomplish this without giving bet
tie In open field. The Russians are wait
ing such an opportunity most impatiently.
RrronrED RUSSIAN B%ARBARrriEs.
Ill 81 nQfal.I anaRa IatI
before Parliament contain the following :
The English Consul at Blivno Informs
Minister Layard. under date OF July IL,
that the lussians stir up tho Bulgarians
and arm them ; that they tore out the eyes
Of Mussulmans whom they killed at Bis.
tova and filled tho sockets with bread.
Minister Layard telegraphs lord Derby,
under date of July ~. that tho Sultan has
sent him . message entrcating the Queen
10 use her Influence with the Car TO stop
tho shocking cruelties committed BY Rus
sian troops. Men. women n children
are outraged and murdered In . horrible
manner. The Sultan can scarcely believe
that the Gar wishes tho war 10 become .
war Of oxtermlnation and . war OF brig.
snds. The Sultsn's tld-de-camp gave
Minister LAyard an account OF revolving
atrocities he witnessed, and which Layard
says are In . great measure confirmed by
aiviccs from consuls aud other sources.
Lsyard transmits, July IS, several consul
lar reports Of outrages and massacres BY
Buigarians, and says there is truth In
| them, although they may 10 exaggerated.
| w~aiiaehiAns and Bulgarians accompany
tho luslan army In bands. calling them
selves avengers. General Kimball tele-
! graphs. under date Of July 20. that the
massacre At Bsyazid Ia confirmed. but that
the atrocities reported at Abraham are
quite untrue. A telegram from Bucharest
suays Col. Wellesley las addressed . report
10 the British Government categorically
denying tho cruelues with which the lius-
SLAMS arc charged.
THE RussIAys RErULcrp At PLEySA.
CONFERENCE.-The, July JI.-0sman Pa
sha telegraphs from Plevna, July 30th. a.
follows Three strong Russian corps at.
| tackled us this morning. The cannonado
! lasted two hours and then q general en-.
fragment tnsued, which lasted until 10
o'clock Of night. when the Russians re-
| treated. Prisoners say the Russians num-.
bessd co. 900 infantry aud three regiments
Of cavalry. and had fifty guns. II Is ex.
pectsd the battle will recommsnce to-mor.
pw.
THE couscII. or TirE POWERS.
LONDON, August Ia T@,s CORE
spopdsnt at Vienna states that tho Minis.
tcriai Council under the Presidency OF the
Emperor, sat from 7 until 4 o'clock. No
biiization has been decided upon In prin.
cipal, but u will he left for Count An.
drassy 10 FIX tho time when these meas
ures shall I've put Into execution. Contin.