The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-28

TIE hnttie ~ ShiphR HioOdily C0u'
tested. bnt Ends in the Repuiae OF
abe Attacking Turks Russian nein-
f0reementH Continue 60 Arrive 40
AIeNandrapooi.
Noon Associated Press lteportl
LONDON, August 27.--The rimes
correspondent at the headquarters OF
the Plevna army, telegraphs, August
10Th; Osman pasha received rein.
foroements Of $1,000 men yesterday,
from Suleiman pasha. The Plevna
army now numbers $4,000 men with 70
guns,
The Times Therapln dispatch OF
Sunday, says the governors OF Adrian
ople aud phillipot telegraph that Su.
LEHMAN pasha has taken Shipka pass
The Daily News correspondent who
was an eye witness of Fridays battle
in Shipka pass, telegraphs from Cor
nystreder Saturday; In riding back
ward from Shipka through the night,
we passed masses of achievements of
artillery and infantry hurrying for
ward to Shipka. Their strength was
such as ought to secure the safety of
the all important position.
The same correspondent telegraphs
from Bucharest, Sunday; lntorma-
ton follows me here that fighting at
the pass Is still raging, having been
again renewed to-day, but that General
Radatay continues to hold his own.
IL is question of endurance now, but
| adhere to my impression that Shipka
pass Ia now held 10y General Radatza,
and IL safe and unloss Sulelman pasha
can run column through another
pass, he will wreck his army by thus
dashing II continually against the de.
tenders of Shipka pass
The correspondent after giving a
description of the pHse, Gays: On the
2lst instant, when the fighting COM
menced, the Russians were n little
over $4,000 strong, with forty cannon,
The Russians on this day had laid
mines in front of their trenches, which
exploded just rs the head of the Turk.
ish assaulting parties were massed
above them. 1t Is reported that large
numbers of Moslems were blown into
fragments. BY Thursday evening the
Turks had 80 worked around on both
Russian Hanks, that 1t seemed AZ
though the claws OF Gratis were about
to close behind the Russians.
The correspondent concluded: Occa.
sionally, at some point, the Russians
would be hurled clear back Of the
woods altogether. / could mark the
Turks GLOWING them eagerly TO its
edge and lying down, while pouring
out II CALLING fire. The troops who
We're charged with making the front
attack, merely succeeded in preventing
the Turkish effort to work round to
the Russian rear. II was therefore de-
cided ut noon to deliver u counter
movement. Two battalions executed
this movement. They had to advance
through cross fire from the Turkish
mountain guns, This fighting in the
Turkish front and flank lasted for a full
hour, but ut last the Turks were seen
drawing their battery of mountain
guns near their right flank which was
II sure sign that danger nenaced IL If
1t stayed longer. Their left battery
followed their example, which showed
that the Russians had gained the ridge
on tie Turkish left, and that also
there remained but one central peak
of the Turkish position. That carried,
the ridge would be ours and our right
flank would be set free from the dan.
gerous pressure on 1t,
a dispatch from Er2eroum, refer
ring toa report of the Russians at
Kizelteppe and Souboukin, says re-
newed lighting is imminent.
Russian reinfOrcements continue to
arrive ut AlexandrapoOl.