Ellsworth American., 1877-11-22
The Russo- Turkish War.
rur ATTACK on ERzERUa.
AAxsy HAA ~ -


An E,essn sehen =. TAe Telegraph
says: ..Is 90 nsa6Sl 6nfvbrt ANNE the
Russisss ss4tTed he.S@lV lit was a hand
10 hand hght tof-Vse trenches IN front OF
tAs rsdouo,. ThcOshe fort was carried q.
the pofnf of tksfbayonct. But Mehem-t
PsshA, \ Prussian, rallied the Turks They
re'ook the fort and repuised the Russians
with great slaughter"
A Vienna telegram TO The Tines says
Generals Heymann and Tergukasson
have only about q. 900 men, which are In
adequate for . regular siege OF Erzcrun.
They must carry Il by assault or retire to
Soghanlu Aouhtaln. As they cannot sub
sist an army on the Devc Boyun.''
THE TURKS LONGING FOR PEACE.
LONDON. Saturday. Noy II. 1877.
A dispatch from Constzntinople says
Al the Sultan's Council. yesterday, Il was
decided that an effort ought 10 be IN ade To
terminate the war, but that Russian decla-
rations could not be relied on The Grand
Vizier has seen Mr.. Layard, the EoxIisb
adoT. and ha- ~ pres srd the hope
that England would Assist u terminate the
struggle.
MORE MoSrESEGRiS SUCCESSES
LONDON, Friday. Nov. ls. 1877.
HDm hAXus4 SAWS
the Montenegrins have taken by assault ali
the defences OF Antlvari. except the prInci.
pal fort, which holds out, though damAg ged
BY bomoardment.
THK FALL or KAgs.-rHE Loss or The
TURKS.
LONDON. Nov. 10.
A despatch dated Veraa kalch, Sunday
evening says: The fortress and city n,
kars with hundred cabnops, stored am,pu.
milton. cash, etc, fell into Russian hsuds.
The Turks los, i've thousand killed and
wounded, ten thousand prisoners and
many Gags. The Russian loss was about
two thousand seven hundred. The Rus.
sian soldiers made bnt trifiing booty and
spared peaceful citizens, women and chill
dren. Gen. l.oris Melikor directed the
battle during the day. Grand Duke Mich
ael was present also. Tao former entered
the city al ii o'clock Sunday morning.
NEW YORK. Nov. IS.
The Graphic has the follow ing substances
OF = private cable dispatch received this
L. N. BY a prominent banking firm:
kars has fallen. EfZeroum will follow.
Osman Pashs will very soon be captured
at Plevna with his entire army. The Rus
clans are putting fonh extraordinary IF.
forts so As TO finish up the war before the
close Of the year. They dare not n.rmi,
the campaign to 20 over until spriu0 fnr
Germany, Austria aud England are nov
Ia union a- To the necessity OF stoppInu ths
war before the Turks are entirely over.
whelmed. Russia will have a large slice
Of Armenia. The Danubian priDciDslities
will be relieved from Turkish authority
and their future status ieft to future
conference OF the great powers. In suv
event peace is certain. Sell wheat and
provisions short and get rid OF rsIlrcsd
stocks.
LONDON, Nov. ls.
The Dsily News Vera Kxleh specI.l
sa1s ksrs was captured by about il OOO
Russians who climbed the steep rocks
ramparts and walls. and stormed an eolsi
number Of desperate fighting Turks' In
headlong flight over their bitches and oar.
apets. compelling them to die or surrender.
The escslade had been originally fixed for
she 18th. but was postponed owing to bad
weather. The principal attack was m.do
on the southern forts. Gen. Lozeren, who
commanded the right consisting Of the