Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-09

Reports OF Russian Victor
les Greatly EXagger-
ated.
THE TURKS GAINING GROUND IN
ASIA MINOR.
AND BRAvELY HOLDING THEIR
GOWN IN EUROPE.
Excitement Over the War
in Great Britain.
THE FLEET IN BEsIKA BAR TO
ne REINFORCED.
General Grant Entertained by the
King Of Belgium.
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DAILY NEws.l
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DAILY NEws.l
h Easter. war.


LONDON, July S.-Concerning the situ'
alton on tho Danube. we have no Informs
ton from any quarter. except deniais OF
tho nrst hasty reports OF tho rapid advance
Of tho Russiaas. Tirnovs 10 not In their
hands, nor likely TO be Immediately. ~ tho
Turks probably mean 10 hold the line Of
Zantra II they can, and Tirnova u very
favorsbly sitnatsd for strong defences.
Tho fighting thus far reported cannot have
amounted 10 more than outpost Affairs. for
tho Russisns arc not yet prepared for seri.
Gus work. Tho Turkish quadrilstersl re-
mains intact, and not Less threatening 10
the hundred and twenty thousand Russians
said 10 DO across the Danube at bistova,
than II General Zimmerman had not
crossed at Ibrail and swept the Dobrnd-
scha. His thirty thousand men must count
with tho garrisons OF the three for
tilted positionr Of tho Kustendje,
Silistria and varna. before they can rem.
| der cffectual help to the army now at Bis
| toys. In the saine way provision must be
| made against the Turkish forces about
Nikopolis and widdin. before any serious
| advance upon the Balkans can be under
| taken. Nothing IL yet known Of the Turk
| ish dispositions except that headquarters
| remain ct shmula, where Redif Paaha.
Minister Of War. has Joined Abdul Rerim,
! and q council has been established, under
1 whose direction the campaign will DO pros
/ ecutcd, possibly with more vigor than
! heretofore, rs the only good quality gen.
orally conceded TO Redif Pasha 10 his
energy.
TIM TURKISH DANUBE yLoriLLA
pemains supine. while the single pontoon
bridge at sist0va il permitted IA supply
the large Russian force with provisions
and war material. Tho bridge IL reported
as 40 weak that IL has broken OF Its own
weight several times In the past week.
One iron-clsd In determined o might
place tie Russian army In . desperate
shape. for the country along tho Turkish
side OF tho Danube would not maintain
them many days II deprived OF their com.
missariat. IL was reported recsntly that
Hobart Pasha contcmplstes M operation
| Of this nature on the Danube under his
| personal direction but he has thus far been
| restrained by Jealousy on the part OF the
Turkish Pashas. Nearly all account from
| the seat Of war
IN ASIA MINOR
Agree that the Russians have met with ~
| rious reyurses, but their position does not
nn..r 40 ~, "a thoroughly Compounded
pp.ariI la iuferred from the earlier dis
n,,cbss via Irzeroum. The most sinister
f@eatur, Of the Russian situation IL the al
most inter abaence Of Official bulletins
from the Grand Duke Michael. which have
I,ithorlo kept us informed Of the progress
| OF Tho russians. Following arc the posi-.
lions Of the respective forces a. nearly ~
can 10 ascertained. The Russian left
wing. after advancing TO Delibaba. has
now turned back OH ia line Of advance
| ami Ia now advancing on Bayazid. which IL
| stiIl invested by irregulars from Van. IL
| will probably 10 able To defeat these. save
| Baya.dL, aud re-ostablish communication
l with Eriyon.
A detached column Of the center under
! General Heymann. after Q defeat at "
| with rerions loss. has fallen back to tho
| narhborhooI Of Rars. but the siege OF
| Kst, has not been raised. and the latest
| Tmiish bulletins do not give tho impres-
| siou chat Mukhtar Pasha feels himself
| strong enough TO undertake ih relief.
| Lates, ndvice. represent that he has ad-
vanced 10 within fifteen miles Of the lius-
sian invrsting lines. There has been moth.
ing definite from Batoum since the capture
by the Turks OF the Russian posihons on
Samebah and Rhatznbari heights. Both
Russian. and Turkish rcinforcemsnts are
sail to be fastening ,or"sru. A.
ton OF proSisealhg Tue ="
DO growing serioes LOT poth s,a's'
w fseLisn .,r. ,.v
tho dispaten oi Wy hse. ~ n.,,isI
continues 10 do 'he esIei voPie ~
politics. Tho movement is BrA's,y ecu.
sured by the oppositioa a. tenu,hs 70
revive 10 Constsnunopie : NOPE ol nI
isll intervention, anu 70 lmfsli LIs,s" ~
influence ~ heuIrAi posg ns
Eastern qussson CONE so ~ ~.
SIR. s'anprC Nor.noo' .rsJ ~ hs H..
House OF oenimons w,s.. ~
suihcicnt ana unsausisctoIy. Ausss ivy
believe that british interests NY pvuAs "
with tho maintenance OF inc iuIinn
Empire, Of course, take the oppos,ts 'ies;
The discussion on uis s'sp hn .nu
developed any oppression Oh poPuiL,
opinion. which won,a iean 70 we pe.s,
that the great mass OF inc Engiisn Pc'p.e
have changed their views win reghru 70
tho war anu maj scuve ihterIereh'o "ou'a
10 exceedingly unpopular row.
A dispatch from Shumla states that the
report Of tho battle at Biela and tho re.