Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-27

from advancing.
Ali Saib is expected to attack Dam
ilOgrad tomorrow with the object of
forming q junction with Sulieman
Pasha. Should these operations sue
coed, both armies will march upon
Cettinje, while Lieutenant General
Mehemet Ali will march down from
Vassyevitch to cover their TANKS.
All Montenegrins in Herzegovina
are returning to their country's de-
Tense.
LONDON, June ga Cettinje COR
respondent of the Times telegraphs
under date of yesterday, as folio VS.
"Sulieman Pasha advances very slow
ly, the road being obstinately contest
ed by the Montenegrins. l have no
doubt myself that he will succeed in
getting through with very great loss
to his army. According to the latest
consular reports he had $4,000 regu-
lars and from 5000 to 5000 irregular,
against whom Prince Nicholas can
only oppose 5000 to 10000 men. The
fighting is reported to be very san
culinary, but the Turks can only re-
turn now with danger, and will have
to push forward regardless of losses.
The convent of Ostrok was burned
this morning.
An attack is announced in two
points of the southern boundary.
The total number of Turkish forces
now operating against Montenegro
is about 10000.
LONDON, June 23.-The Montene-
grin official accounts admit that Sui
ieman Pasha and Ali Saib's forces
have formed junction, but say that
this result was only accomplished
after six days hard fighting, in which
the Turks lost 1000 men.
MARCHING INTO MATcHIN,
A telegram from Ibrail, dated to-
day, Saturday says the Russians
entered Matchin to-day, the Turks
having abandoned it. The Russians
continue crossing here by construct
ed bridge and steamers.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. June pa tele-
gram from Munkhtar Pasha states
that the Turks attacked on the Goth
inst. Russian division encamped at
Hiliatz. The fight lasted until night
fall. The Russian division was cut in
two and fled in disorder.
LONDON, June 25.-.icn. Grant
leaves England the first week in July
and consequently has declined press
ing invitations from the mayor of
Birmingham to visit that city. He
will return for months stay in
the autumn.
OF the correspondence between
Derby and GOrtschakof the Times
says frankness has been met by frank
ness and the result is a conviction
that the war for which we may
hope the speediest termination ought
not to endanger the good relations be-
tween England and Russia.
Tho English Cabinet has after due
deliberation disapproved Gortschoff's
defamation as to Russia's policy in
the East.
DELlBADA PASS.
ERzERouM, June rs. = After the
battle of Zerdekan, June 18th, the
Turks having fallen back on Deliba-
ba, the Russian left wing took pos
session OF Delibaba Pass and fortified
it. The Russian right wing having
retired somewhat Mukhtar Pasha tel
egraphed Rachid Pasha to join him
with nine of the twelve battalions
forming the Turkish left wing.
Mukhtar quilted his headquarters at
levin on the night of June 18th for
Delibaba to take command of the
Turkish right wing in person. On
the following day he received rein
forcements which raised the strength
of the right wing to nineteen bat
talions and four cavalry regiments.
The Russians in Delibaba Pass mum.
bered 10000 with five batteries. Sew
eral skirmishes were fought. June
Goth and 2lst Mukhtar attacked the
pass. Fighting lasted from 6 o'clock
in the morning until 8 in the evening.
The Russians were at first
DRIVEN FROM THEIR POSITIONS
but they afterward recaptured them
aud attacked the Turkish positions
on the heights with charges of infan-
try and cavalry: The Turkish front
gave way for q short time, but after
wards rallied, charged the Russians
and drove them back. The Turks
then opened terrible artillery fire
and compelled the Russians to fall
back with heavy loss. The Turks ac-
loss Of 400 killed and
about the same number wounded.
It is reported the Russian losses were
at least double.
On the 22nd Mukhtar again fought
q severe battle. The Russian cavalry
were placed in an entrenchment to act
as infantry, but ultimately the Turks
drove them out and pursued them,
the
RUSSIANS RETREATING
in disorder for Zerdeken. The whole
of the fighting lasted thirty-three
hours. The Turkish loss according
q l. . n