Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-31
EUROPE.
EUROPE.
Progress of the Great War
In the East.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE
FRENCH REPUBLIC. y
TEE FAMINE IN BRITISH INDIA.
ESPECIAL DrsfArcHrs TO II 6oLp HILL
pA 1T NKws.l
TEE FAMINE IN BRITISH INDIA,
The 0rsat War In the East,

AcNbsNt aaDh1 . D'NT 49,"
correspondent, telegraphing from schipka
pass August "a, gives . detailed account Of
the Russian attempt to capture = redoubt,
which the Turks constructed so As to sweep
the road in the Russian rear /: This redoubt
10 still untaken, and 1t constitutes great
danger to the Russians. as II gives the
Turks possession Of the ridge running par
allel 70 that up which the road winds.
1900 yards distant. The rcdoubt enflades
tho road In several places. and the Turk
ish infantry. by extending along this ridge.
which Is thickly wooded. can practically
render the road impossible. IL was on
this road that General Dragomerof was
wounded aud that to-day n date) General
Dragetsky was killed at 4 point fully .
mile on our side Of the summit OF the
pass. and men arc picked OH by Turkish
administers two miles behind the pass. II
will be seen. therefore. that tho l,ussian po-
sition still remains most critical. In spite OF
reiniorcements. Gen. Radetsky. indeed,
informnd the commandant OF Gabrova the
day after his arrival that hc had better
warn ttIe inhabitants to DO ready to ny at
. moments notice. liadetsky. rs appears
from q news telegram Of the 25th, attacked
the Turkish redoubt from the direction
OF the pass, and also from tho Gabrova
side. There was . continuous musketry
and artillery fire for hours. The Russians
advanced under cover OF the trees. which.
however, are too small To Afford Q good
shelter. In q short time they reached
within fifty yards Of the rdoubt. There
they found the Turks had cut down trees
around tho redoubt. making an abattls.
over which u was almost impossible 10
pass. They gathered around Its edge, and
suddenly made o rush for II. but were
driven back with fearful loss. Tho soldiers
became entangled In the masses of brush.
wool and trunks and limbs Of trees, over
which they were obliged 10 scramble,
while tho Turks poured In a terrible nre
upon them ut this short distance, and
moved them down like grass. or tho iirst
assault against the redoubt, In which one
company was engaged, very few got back
TO tell tho tale. General l.adetsky sent
reinforcoments and this attack began again,
but dispositions were made TO place
Q largo force In such n position that
II could pour . heavy fro into the re.loubt
to cover the assault until the assailants
wore almost up to the parapet. This at.
tack seemed at first Oh the point OF sue
cess, for the Colonel In command said II
the reserves wore given him he could take
tho redoubt. Tho officer In command Of
the reserves let them go. but they were
nevertheless repulsed. The next assault
was made under tho eye OF Radetsky and
part Of his stan. General Demitrofsky.
Chief Of STAFF, placed himself ut the head
OF the storming battalion. although he had
to lie supported by two men. as he had
Just previously been stunned by. earth
thrown up by al exploding shell. Tho
Russians advanced steadily. They rushed
over or through the abattis. and they even
got into the redoubt and actually held II
for q few seconds, but were driven out
again. They then surrounded the place
on all sides, pouring into II . terrible hre'
but were again driven back. In tho mean
time ths Turks. 10 support the defense,
began In their turn To attack the l,nssiaii
positions In tho pass from front and rear.
The Russian losses must be very great, for
the fight continued until late at night aud
the wounded were coming back steadily
all tho time. To sun up, the attack has
been unsuccessful. reinforcemcnts are ar
irving and the fight will probably b. con.
tinued to-morrow-Sunday."
MARSHAL BAziisE's DEFEAT PREDICTED.
CHICAGO, August 3i.-A Tribune London
special says /: At the Russian headquarters
n d. believed that tho moment is now AT
hand for a decisive attack upon the Turk
lsn armles p ~, wv ,inhs nniv : ma,.
ter Of = few DAVIS. and The defeat Oh Osmsn
Pasha Marshal. Bazainel is regarded by
London papers as inevitable. In TACT. thsi
Ssb,inr 70 . p%o.ition where he will moi be
exposed 10 an attack from tho seryian
army. which Is said to be forty thousand
strong, and ready to march at a moments
notice across the frontier.
CoS,r,Sr,SopLr, August 3I.-A telc-
cram from sbumia announces that the
Column of salim pasha has advanced from
Fall Diuma and crossed the river LON
near Oca,Lnar. driving back the l,u.siuns,
VIM. siter a short resistance. reiterated
from tLe river. NcdIeb Pasha has al.
ysnced from Raserai toward TormaL, re.
rrI.in. ,ha Rnssians AMI capturing two
rnns' A great battle is believed 10 be i'm.
minent. The Turks are assuming tho
offensive along tho whole line.
R.Jit ps.i,s. having refused 10 attend
Tho military council for trial, IL has been
daciJsJ m Irinc him before the council
he torc.
III /. repor,el that Safyet pasba La. no.
tp.ci IN accent tho Ministry of Justice.
The Situation In France.
PANS. August 30.-Murat, Publisher Of
~. - r...,is I,s received
'u' "P"o," ,a.o..
summons similar 10 'ha' serves "n van"
beta, To appear before the Civil Tribunal
., Al. s.ina IN Friday. This summons
lac. onlv IN a nrcliminary private in.
vss,irstion.
Leon Ien.ult has addressed a speech 10
III. .on.,i,nen,s NJ Dranay. which IL note
1910 a. Ia 4. ono m tLe mo,t CONSERVE.
s.".y,,.i;.an Ils,anl, consider. ali
Nv Lvpu anan ,i,o,st abvi,,.J Inv ,le ner.
son.i in,eoyitv 81 Presidrnt MscMahon.
who, though lie may have been involvod
by assurances o. tue eiislencc ~
au a. Pr.rne and him.elf' would.
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