The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-09-04
THE EASTERN WAR.
Confined Fighting at Shipka Pass.
Turks Capture ali the Earth
works at the Opening
of the sselsse.

McRNY SrrDEN, August 2S-Since yes.
terday afternoon and during the, day the
Turks have maintained a feeble fre
against the defenses in Schipka Pass
The Russians maintain all their positions
The Turks hold the neighboring heights,
continually relieving each other in, tight-i
ing They bring up supplies on beasts of
burden, and where tue roads are impass
able for the animals, they compel the Bull
gsrians to drag loads. .s.-
SHUMLAs August 2S.-Yesterday Sulei-
man Pasha made an assault on the Rus
sian positions in Shipka Pass at 9 O'Clock
in the morning. The battle, which was
sanguinary, lasted till o'clock in the eve
ming The enemy, who were assaied on
both fauks were unable tn resist the at.
tack, and the Turks gained p ,ssession of
all the earth works at tile opening of the
de6le &C. -
LONDON, August 2S.-A correspond.
ent with the headquarters of the Russian
army before Plevna, writes from Paradin
on the 23f inst, that the mistake made by
the Russians after the battle OF Plevna,
in not concentrating the whole army
against Plevns and taking it, is already
producing its results. The Turks have
been receiving reintorcements more rap
idly than the Russians, and are beginning
to take the offensive all along the line -
The correspondent details the movements
already known against Shipka Pass, and
by Mehmet Ais army He says it seems
the former movement was not calculated
on or provided against The Turks are
also keeping the Russians on the Pievna
front on the continual Qui Uiue by con
centrating troops as if ABOUT TO attack
Nothing could give better idea of the
critical position of Russia than the fact
that the correspondent cannot now risk
mentioning the number of troops auy-
where for fear of giving information to
the Turks, when few weeks ago no Sc
cret was made of any movement.
CoNsTANrINopLE, August pa dis
patch from Suleiman Pasha, dated the
26th, details operations up to that day.
He says the Turks occupied Alikridjebel
Heights to the LETT OF the enemy's works,
threatening their line of retreat, on the
2lst, but the Russians succeeded on Fri.
day in dislodging them, but on Saturday
Nessel Pssha, with two brigades, sue
ceeded in gaining footing, and lighting
continued all night. By 3 O'Clock SUM-
day morning the Russians we're com,
pletely driven from the heights. The
Russians, receiving. .reinforcements, made
final assault, but were unsuccessful aud
returned to their fortified works. Can.
nonading continued sll Sunday without
effect. Suleiman Pashs concludes his
dispatch as follows: The matter is not
yet decided, as we have not taken the
enemy's works. Our losses are yet un-
known. One thousand Russian dead
we're found when the enemy were driven
from Alikridjebel Heights.
CoSsraNTINoPLE, August 29.-Sulei
man Pasha telegraphs on the 2Ssh inst. /:
0ur intrenched line of investment is only
l50 PAGES from the enemy's for,ifics-
lions We still bold command on Alik
ridjebel heights, The Russians are block
AIDED oa three sides. Every effort is be
ing made to complete the blockade by
cutting them off from the road to Ga
brova. The Russian forces have been
cruelty decimated, and have retired to
their fortified positions. Cannonsding
and outpost engagements are carried on
intermittently. oh
4 LONDON, August 20 For many days
the army OF Grand Duke Nicholas has
been closing together against Plevns
with view to attack. The wear and
tear of the Russian army has been such
that the reinlorcements brought up hith
erto have not compensated for the losses
suffered from battles and other causes