Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-21
Tha Eaafern War.


Effect OF Eulder cauus lis at Corstautlnople.
40 A,bcus dispatch says the province CT Sa
loniea and TIC coast district from Olympus 10
the terminus of the Adc!auope Railway has
been d. c,srcG ia q state Ct siege by The Porte.
Arms continue TO arrive here, and volunteers
literally from the four corners of the globe, but
owing to the state Of affairs in Bulgaria, there
will be 30 movement at present
Several special dispatches state that Hobart
Pasba has left subordinate to Superlntend the
embarkalion OF Caucasiaus, and has gone to
Sinopc with most of the fact. 1t ia believed
he goes thence to the Danube.
The Porte is preparing wintor clothing Tor
the troops and taking other measures in antlcl-
patton OF winter campaign. A later telegram
from Nlukhtar Pasha gives the Tursh losses 10
Saturday battle at 80 killed and 339 wound
ed, and the Russian loss as 800 killed.
4 correspondent at Ieni Saghra telegraihs,
under date of August lG. as follows: went
with the Turkish army on the 4lh instant TO
Chain Baghaz At L,ncli, two hours and
hall from the Pass, | saw the bodies OF one
hundred and twenty persons who mad been
murdered by Cossacks and Bugarlans. Among
the victims were two women, one very Deautl'
full and young She had been killed and thrown,
naked, into a pool tf water saw families,
including children, who had been thrown into
well. The houses of these people and The
handsome embroidered dresses showed that
t~thcv had been rich. Ia one house women and
young girls had been shut up and sui elected
during ten days to outrages by Cossacks and
| Bu!garaDs.
The Bugarians, when they heard Of the ar
rival of the Turkish army at Chain Baghaz,
carried off the Turkish women and children,
| from three to thirty years Of age, and He'd to
the BaIkaus The victims Of whom spoke
above were all collected together and murdered
in succession. Many more ware butchered, but
I have not had lime TO 60 aud see them.
A correspondent teegraphs under date of
Sistoya, August 18th, detailed account OF
events which caused Gen. Gourko's retreat.
The account shows that even independently of
a retreat being Decesstated by the disaster at
| Pievna Gen. Gourko' forces were overwhelm-
cd by the superior forces of the Turks, and al
though the Russians gained brilliant victory
at Yeui Saghra on July Goth, Gen. Gourko |as
compelled to retreat on the following day, al
though in sight Of Eski Saghra, where he was
obliged to leave the Bulgarian legion, who were
operating as separate body to their fate. OF
|
strong, only four or five hundred managed to
reach The Schipka Pass. Exclusive of the Bull.
| eagan loss, Gen. Gourko lost 1900 men 10 the
two days fighting Of the 30.h and 3lst Of July.
{ During Gourko's retreat through the narrow
| Dllboka and Hainkoi passes, which was &C.
complished on the 81 instant, the wounded
| died like flies from the jolting OF their convey
ances aud exposure. Pole men succumbed from
| fatigue and sunstroke.
| The Russian cavalry is now all Oh this side of
| the Balkans. Scbipka Pass is strongly fortified,
armed with twcnty.eight guns and garrisoned
by . regiment of the Eighth Division. Two
| regiments hold Hankoi Pass, which presents
series Of formidable defencos.
There are few troops Tor the present at Ore
nova and Gabrova
A brigade OF the Fourteenth division is at
Tirnova Rclnlorcements are moving south to
strengthen the detachments holding the passes.
| Cavalry is advancing against Osman Bazaar.
Gourko's defeat seems partly to have arisen
| from The same cause as the other Russian re.
verses, namely, The dividing Of his forces, 50 as
20 allow the Turks to take them il detail Thus
the News correspondent, who has exceptional
facilities Tor information, gives the following az
Gen. GouIkos plan of operations: The right
column, consisting Of the Bulgarian Legion. two
batteries aud three regiments Of cavalry, were
to march from Eski Sagbra. The central col.
una, under Gen. Gourko himself, consisting Of
the rife brigade, regiment Of Cossacka and
four batteries, marched from Kazaulk The
left column OF five battalons oil infantry, two
batteries aud some Cossacks marched from
llaiukoi Pass, the objective point Of all three
columns being Yeni Saghra. The result of this
division was tho destruction Of the Bugarians
at EsGi Saghra and the rout of Gourko, who
nod, however, previously effected junction
with tho left column. The account OF Gourko's
defeat of July 3lst shows that he marched upon
Dzuranli, on the road to Eski Saghrs, ignorant
OF tho fact that 80, 600 Turks confronted him
and stopped the road leading into the latter
place.
The Turkish batteries swept the road with
persistent fire. Nevertheless, Gen. Gourko
came into action, sending forward five battaons
of infantry, covered by artillery. lie had forty
eight horses killed 10 ono battery, and eight 10
another. Tho Turks made desperate attempts
to turn Gen. Gourko's tanks, which, however,
we're repused by the assistance Of Prince
Lcuchtcnberg cavalry, who had cut their way
out from Eski Saghra, where the Bulgarans
were beset by 10000 Turks. .
Gen. Gourko, small as was his force, resolved
on an attempt to succor them, and in the
meantime determined to maintain his position.
But his resolution quaied before the appear
auce Of two massive columns Of Turks marching
on his flank and rear, ami he had to leave the
Bulsarians TO shift for themselves aud make
good his own retreat.
kilograms from Ezra and Cettinio state that
the Montenegrius on Sunday olrried the last
outwork of Nicsio and are pushing forward
through the town towards the fortress. A
strong Turkish force, composed, however,
mostly Of irregulars. estimated by one account
at 10000 is Fastening to relieve the besieged.
Five thousand Montenegrins have gone in the
direction Of kristac to oppose tho Turkish ad
vance.
a Berlin dispatch says that Germany's rep
RESERVATIONS to the Porte 10 regard to the afro.
cities committed by the Turkish troops are
based 90 the German Convention, which, &C.
cordiug to the Germans, do not only bind the
bclIigerents 10 observe its provisions toward
each other, but gives neutrals the right to in
sist on its faithful observance. Germany s
note will be communicated TO the other Powers.
The representations Of the Turkish Ambas-