Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
The GREAT WAR.
MORE TURKISH VICTORIES.
The Russians Beaten At Plevna.
Vivid Description Of the Carnage.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.
TURKISH VICTORIES.
Vivid Description of the Carnage
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Sept.

CONSTANTIN0PLE, Sept. 10.
The Grand Vizier informs Minister
LedAre that Osmsn Pasha defeated the
Russians Saturday, killing and
wounding 500 and capturing several
guns. Fighting before Plevna is pro-
ceeding. In connection with the fore
going a Constantinople special repeats
the reports current there last night
that the whole Russian army had at
tackled the Plevna lines and were re-
pulsed alter desperate fighting, losing
five thousand men. They then aban-
doned the position, %retreating upon
Sistoya and Ternoya. Meantime the
Roumanian corps were completely
routed with heavy loss, leaving nine
guns and q large quantity of arms on
the field.
ATHENS, Sept. Is.
The reply Of the Minister OF Foreign
| Affairs to the British remonstrance
against Greek ornaments, wherein
Lord Derby asked the Government to
authorize England to assure Turkey
that Greece will not make war On her
domains, Greece has given assurance
TO the British Minister hat she does
not intend to declare war against
Turkey. This is all the Porte or an
other power acting in behalf OF
Turkey is justified in asking. Greece
car not her freedom of &c
ton without prejudicing Hellenice in
terests. As I o the ornaments of
Greece the Minister points to the indie
pendence Of his country and the
rights which result from that indie
%pendence.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. l6.
Greece has protested to the Porte
against the construction Of fortifica-
tions on the Gulf of Anita and the dis
patch of reinforcements as contray to
treaty s~tipulations. Mehemet Ali
tslegraphs that Is battalions of Turks
repulsed the attack by the Russian
Twelfth Army Corps on Siniara. The
Russian loss vas heavy. Grand
Duke Nicholas telegraphs to st. Peters.
burg from Poredin on Saturday that
on Friday evening the Turks assaulted
Grivaca or Grivitza, but with the as
sistance of the Russian and Roumani-
an reserves we're repulsed. To-day
tificatiODs and the town is burning.
According t o reports received up I
| Friday 239 wounded officers and 9,4S2
men have passed through the hospitals
| since September 7th. The number
killed is about 5000. Total loss about
300 officers and 1880 men. Up to the
morning of september 18th the Rus
SLAMS had lost about 60 officers and
| 8 900 men killed and wounded. The
spirit prevailing among the Russians
aud Koumanians is excellent. 1t II
| noticeable that Grand Duke Nicholas
in this telegram makes no mention of
any further battle on Saturday. 1t
seems probable that the Grand Viz.
ier's announcement to Mr.. Lay
ard was merely a recapitulation of the
general result Of operations before
Plevna, particularly as the Porte has
since published a telegram from Os.
man Pasha dated the l4th instant, and
| giving the Russian loss throughout
the operation at 10000 5000.
LONDON, Sept. l6.
The Telegraph publishes q dispatch
from Stanley, the African explorer,
dated Embomma in Congo, West Coast
of Africa, August 10th. He states he
had completely navigated Lualnsba
and succeeded in proving it to be ident-
ical with the Congo.
A correspondent telegraphing from
before Plevna, recounts a visit to Hriv-
itza redoubt. showing that it is almost
untenable, the approaches to 1t being
0WopI ny luINISn uG0 IIOAl - I0OouOt
only $50 yards distant. On Wednesday
the interior of Grivitza. q redoubt, was
still filled with dead and wounj Jed in a
CHASTITY indistinguishable mass, the fire
of the Turks having prevented the APP
proach of surgeons aud litter bearers.
BUCHAREST, Sept. l6.
A correspondents t~elegraphs rs fol-
lows under date OF Sunday : A dispatch
reached here this morning from I'm
perial headquarters, stating that the
Turks had made desperate efforts to re-
capture Gravitza redoubt, making
seven Intellectual assaults and losing
10000 men. A correspondent with the
Montenegrian army says Priesjecka
surrendered to US after "A hours bonn
bardment. It il reported that the gar
risOn Of Bilek desires to surrender. Il
correspondent with the Turkish army
Of Roumsls sends the following : The
Gerhoffs Manchester merchants n
Phillippolis, are to be hanged Sunday.
Cecil Buckland, of the American Lega-
ton, has gone to intercede for them.
The English Vice Consul is instructed
not to interfere. There is q reign of
terror from Adrianople to the Balkans.
All respectable male Bulgarians are
hunted down by order or conDivance
of the authorities. Fever has broken
out in Suleiman Fssha's camp. every
house in Kazoulik is q hospital. The
place reeks with fever and stencil. All
the country from Chipka Pass to Yeni
Saghra can only be ridden over with
camphor in ones mouth. Dead bodies
are lying on the roadside and in fields
and in gardens. From four to six hum
dred bodies are in Yeni Saghra, and
have been there over since the battle
some weeks ago.
LONDON. Sept. IL.
Official Russian bulletins dated
Poredin, Saturday, says the lombard
ment of Plevna continued yesterday.