Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-30

August Goth. details the cpcratiors up 10 that
day. lie says: The Turks occupied Aliklid
jebel Heights to the left of the eccmy's works,
threatening their line CT retreat, on the 2lst H.
saot, but The Russians succeeded on Friday 10
dislodpiug them las described BY tie London
Daily Nows' correspondent in bis account Of
tho Schipka Pass battle previously lcierrapbcd
TO tho Uoi,ed Statcs) Bat on Saturday Yes
sel Pasha, with two brigades, succeeded il
gaining footing, and the fighting continued
all night. BY o'clock ca Sunday morning the
Russians were completely driven from the
ments, made @ Gua assault, but were unsuc'
cessful, aud returned to their fortified works.
The cannopade continued all Sunday without
effect.
Suleimau Pasha concludes bis dispatch as
follows: The matter is not yet decided, IS we
have rot yet taken the enemy 5 fortified works.
Our losses are yet urknown. Oae thousand
Russian dead we're found when the enemy we're
driven from Ahkri6jebel Heights
Sueimap Pasha te!ecraphs under date OF
August % as follows: Our cnlrenched line OF
Investment is only oae hundred aud fifty PAGES
from the euemy's Qualifications. We sill! hold pc.
sitions commanding Aikridjebel Heights. The
Russians are blockaded o. three sides. Every ef-
fort is btiug made to complete the blockade by
cutting them off from the road to Gabrova.
The Russian forces have been cruelty declrat
ed, and they have returned to their fortified
positions. Cannonadiog and outpost engage.
lneus are carried 90 iDtcrulttpgly
A telegram from the seat OF War states that
Suleiman Pasha considers The taking OF the
Russian position st Scbipka Pass from he trent
hopeless, and will merely construct fortified
camps in the villages Of Schipka aad Hainkol,
and cross the Balkans through other passes
northWard.
A special dated Gorny Studen;. August %,
says hat Gen. Nepokoitzchifzky, chief OF the
Russian staff, who visited the Schipka Pass to
ascertain the condition Of the troops, reports
tina. they are we'll supplied With provisions and
very determined The Turks are gctsiog
wearicd. Several thousand upbu!icd dead
cause an uDbearablo stencil around the bill.
Considerable reiuforccmeuts arrived at GabFova
90 Sunday. The correspondent estimates the
Russian garrison 10 the pass now at thirty bat.
taoos.
The Loudon Times military correspondent at
Bucharest says there are Indications that The
blow will fall in PIev6a very shortly.
The London Times Belgrade dispatch states
that many engineer officers have Iett fer the
frontier. Portoors and bridge materials are
ready at The Morava and Iimok rvers, and at
Kladva. To day eight battalong OF regulars
will leave ter tho frontier. They have been
camping and drilling fer long time st Bel,
grade Sersia can place 10 the field ~. 600
men, exclusive Of the Grst class militia ard re
serves.
The Russian ncwspap per Vclemoste. after gu
elaborate review of the sums already expended
on The Var, draws The conclusion that If the
war lasts till next autumn it will cost not less
thar $50 600, 900 roubles, Of which 232, OuO, 900
has already been expended. 10 cover this sum
there is 10 reserve $50, 100000 roubles. AS to
the remaining 100000 900, mere paper moocy,
of which there is already $1,000, 900 roubles
IN circulation, must be issued.
The London Times, 10 summary of the
war, says: ''For many days the army Of tho
pether against Plerna with view Of an attack
on that place. The headquarters are reported
to be on the polo. Of moving from Student 10
Bulgsreni"
The Romapan bridge at karsIie vas ready
Oh August 25lh, when whole division cross
cd. Two others have probably crossed by this
time, together with tue Prince hiulself who
assisted the operations from the beginning.
Whatever may be thought OF the value Of the
Romaniao troops, the appearance ct some
twenty-five Thousand men 10 the flank and rear
of the position Of PIevua must be very aWk
wark to the Turks, above all, as they may soon
expect to be attacked likewise by powerful
force 10 front. From the spot where the Ro-
nauians havc crossed tolerably fair road leads
along the right bapk of the lsker, and strikes
near Ayizie, 10 the rear OF PieVna, the great
road by Orchanie to Sophia, to which IS now
Osman Pasha's line of com muDication.
Advices from Conslantluople state that the
Porte las ordered the concentration Of 20, 900
fresh troops on the Timok frontier Of Servia,
and has resolved to depose Prince Milan if Ser
via commences war. and appoint Turkish
Governor of that Principally.
The readiness Of Russia to accept the prcvl
ously despised aid of the Romaoian and Ser
Wan auxiliaries, coupled with the fact that The
Serviaus cannot be ready before Russia own
reinforcements are also available, causes the be-
lief that the auXiliaries are not merely wanted
to help 10 temporary difficulty, but that the
Russians are convinced that the task before
them is far moro difficult than they had anti
cipated, aud requires all the forces which CAP
be arrayed against Turkey. Besides this, it is
learned from source extremely we'll Informed
about all that passes 10 the Russian Cabinet
and camp that che wear and tear Of the army
has been such that the achievements brought
up hitherto have not compensated for the losses
suffered from battle and other causes. With
out anything like an epidemic, there has been
considerable falling out of the ranks owing to
sickness of enc kind or another. There has
been good deal of suffering from sore feet,
and exhaustion from exposure to the sue and
heavy night dew. Macy cases are slight, but
they impair the effective strength. Thus, dc
spite the great reinforcemerts which arc on the
way, the Russians may begin to doubt whether
they will be able to have before the breaking
up Of the weather the numerical superiority
necessary for decisive result.
The Turkish troops have dispersed the arm.
ed Greeks who had gathered between Eersaley
and Almyro, 10 Thessaly, killing five Of them
aud taking fifteen prisoners. The Greek Gov
ernment is doing lis umsst 10 prevent the
spread of such bosti'ites.
LONDON, Aug. 30.-The Vienna corrsspou
dent of the Times, remarkiug on the reeont re-
nlacement of N1ahmoud Damad Pasha at the