Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-30
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE GREAT WAR.
Alleged Evacuation Of Schipka
Pass by the Russians.
SaIs.man Pasta Driving Ill
Before Him.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.
CoSsTANrrxoPLE, August %.

A1Ru~I -.
The Porte recently in~ rue ct Mu
~arus Pa~ha to call the attehtion uf
the British Government 10 The arma-
ment of Greece, declaring that II an
outbreak occur- il viii send troops ia
Athens To extirpate the evil at The
root. England Ihereupon addressed a
remonstrance to The Greek Govern
ment. The latter ha~ just sent a note
10 the Porte living pacific assurances
aud promising it necessary Ia co-oper-
ate with the Ottoman troops to Iepress
brlgandage OH The frontier.
LONDON, August %.
A Berlin correspondent telegraph~:
| have received "A special telegram -
the Danube, announcing that tie
highest p~er~unages at the Russian
headquar RS have - Expressed an earu
est desire for peace on con1ti'n that
the protection Of Christians j. guar
au. eed and the r-forins promised by
the Porte carried u lZnatirff has
been ordered to leave The Russian
headquarters.
SHUMLA, August IS.
Yesterday Suleiman Pa>lia II AIDE an
assault on the Russian positions in
the Chipska Pass at giu the morning.
The battle which MAS %sAnguinarV last
ed until 8 in the evening. The en-mv
who We're assailed on the TANKS were
unable to resist the attack and the
Turks gained possession of all the
earth works At the opening Of the de-
lille.
LONDON, August %.
Advices from Russian %headquar
ters at Gorny~tuden. August 18th,
says: All quiet this morn NJ. our
troops maintain their positions. Tie
Turks remain under cover behind TIE
neighboring heights out of ran1e of
our batteries. The total number
wounded from Augn>t l>t to he 27th
is 2,4S4, including 95 officers. Tue
number killed is unknown. Every
thing j. quiet in Plevna and Loftcha.
\ correspondent ~telesraplIs that at
ter the severe lighting OF SUNDAY the
Turks RETAINED from renewing The
attack on the Russian positions in
Schipka Pass, and up To- this morning
only occasional rifle fire between.
The Russians have been adequately
reinforced aud there is noihing in tie
present situation to alter the imprs--
sion that Gen. kadilZky holds his posi-
ton. Sairet Pasha has been appoint.
I'd Minister of Justice, succeeding
ASSym Pasha, who is nominated Pres
ident of the >enate.
a Turkish detachment from Widin
j. reported going towards the Serviau
frontier on the Timak.
\ Times telegram from Shumla
says Sui-iman Pa~ha has captured
nearly all the Russian positions. The
Russians lost 5000 killed and wound
ed. A StGadard dis patch from Shum-
Ia saws it j. reported that the Russians
have abandoned their works, aud that
Suleiman Pa>ha is pursuing them.
Sir Stafford NorthcOte, ina speech NJ
Plymouth asst night, declared that the
duty OF England at the present mo-
inent was to pursue a policy of the
striciest neutrality.
A correspondent with the head
quarters of the Russian army before
Pl-vna. writes from Poredin, August
- as follows: The mistake made hy
the Russians after the hattie OF Plevns
in no concentrating their whole army
against Plevna and taking IL, i al
ready beginning to produce its results.
Tue Turks have been receiving rem
iOrcpments more rapidly, and in
greater numbers than tie Russians,
and are beginning to intake the offensive
all along the line.