Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-10
'Tt,a Eastern War.

| General Zimmerman has most OF the -Four
! tcen!h Corps aud division Of another CORPS in
| the DobruidG, his main force beiug encamped
about eight miles from Tchernavoda. His ope-
| ralious have hitherto consisted mainl 10 send
| iug ont ieiachmrnts If Cossacks on scouting
| duly, in al! dircclious General Zimmerman 8
headquarters are at Tchernavoda. 1t is the
| opinion Of ulii GERS who should be we'll informed
| that they will remain there uutl the fall Of
Rustcfuk or its complete bIcoka de SO as to Gu.
| able Zimmerman TO operate against Sistria
without being lBkeu iu the rear The Buoha-
rest correspondent who forwarda this dispatch
calls attention to the uselesjness Of Gen. Tim.
| norman 4 corps, Is it Is powerless to advance,
and cannot do anything untl other operations
ara Successful around Ru,tchuk, while it could
assist these operations were it 10 Bulgaria, aud
sitter they we're completed would be 10 better
position to work upon Sllisria than from Tcher.
| ravoIa.
a Berlin dispatch asserts that Turkey recent
" notified the Powers OF the POrte's willingness
| t. conclude peace on tho general basis OF Count
indrassy' reform note, but the correspondent
thinks this is moi likely to lead TO any practical
results ust now Russia is far too strong and
too jealous OF her reputation to acqulesce 10
Turkish propositions alter one or several rebutts
Austria and Germany, Oh the other hand, know
ing that Russia is resolved on continuing tho
| var, and, if necessary going into winter quart.
rrs in Bulgaria or Romaula, hesitate to recon-.
mend to Prince Gorsohakotf the message OF
the Grand Vizier.
4 Vienna dispatch announces that the Greek
Envoy has left Belgrade. His mission was a
failure.
The military critics 10 London are divided 10
the opinion as to which army will have the bast
OF the battle now progressing at plovua. 1t
will he remembered that when the Russians
carried Nicopolis by storm they should have
secured Plevua They sent. however, only 5000
| troops to occupy that important position, aud
these were trapped aud literally annihlIated.
Smarting under the defeat an army corps was
then sent against Hobart Pasha. but so badly
were the Russians handled that only 30, 600 at
tempted to reach the strong position held by
the 81, 900 Turks.
The result WAS second defeat at Pievna some
len days since The Ru:saus were terribly de.
mura!!za1, aud the Turks have been enabled to
utilize their victory. This time the Russians
attacked the Turks with II, 900 men, under tue
command Of he same generals, and ii they fail
to carry the Turkish position it will be q fatal
blow at the Bulgarian campaign.
Ii the Turks be defeated at Plevna the right
flank Of The Russian army will be cleared Of
every Toe, and The victorious Muscovlte will
pour over the Balkans to engage the army now
covering ConstautnopEe under command OF
Suleiman rasha. It is now understood that
the Russians will pay no attention to the Turk
ish army on their right flank. The battle now
raging promises to settle the fake of this cam
paign ona way or the other.
4 dispatch from Vienna says that Achmet
Fasha, who surrendered Ncopolls 10 the Rus
siaus aud was afterwards intcrnei at Oae has
committed suicide.
A dispatch from Gonsantinople says tba! at
Tie close of the battle at Plevna, on Wednes-
day uight, the Russians were defeated.
X dispatch from Coostantinope, dated yes.
teriay, says 10000 Russians attacked Ojman
Pasha near Fevna 10 day. The battle is pro.
crossing.
A dispatch from Vienna, dated yesterday,
says: No fresh political arrangements were
made al tic conference between the Emperors
OF Germany aud Austria at lschl. The Empe-
rors sent joint telegram to the Gar assuring
him nf their nnaltercd sympathy.