Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-06
The Eastern War.

St0DS nave aTlStl at ltiS VI 'hH
Russian army, and that the Gar is eager to re
turn to Moscow, thus resigning the conduct Of
the war to the Graud Duke Nicholas, who
asserts that The failures Of the army arc due to
making the war political one instead Of Il mil
itary Gee.
4 DISPATCH from Bucharest says that Ahmed
Eyouh and Mehemet Ali have united TIER
forces ard have penetrated TO within twenty
miles Of Biea.
A dispatch from Bucharest says that Abdul
Pasha has taken Selvi, small town near Iir
nova. without any resistance from the Russians.
The Russian army in tho Dobrudscha has been
recalled to reinforce the centre in Bulgaria un.
der command of the Grand Duke Nicholas.
AVeuna correspondent sends The following
| Strateeicay The most important news from
the seat Of war is the occupation of SelVi. This
EXPOSES Tirnova and The passes General
| Gourkos corps is said to be short Of provisions
and ammunition. Rustohuk is 10 longer TO-
vested from the land side, and communication
With Shums opened yesterday. Gen. Gourko
has sent word TO Trnova That his forces arc too
| scattered to protect the Christians 10 various
| places against the certainty OF massacre. Niche.
met Ali has appointed Raschid Pasha chief Of
artillery, aud Blum Pasha commander OF
| Varna Both are Prussans. 1t is alleged that
| the Dobruida will be almost wholly evacuated,
and Z!mmerman's corps will return via SistoVa
to tho central army The Gar has decreed
fresh leves at home, all Of which means that
the military promenade has been turned lnto
az affair Of life or death for the Russians, and
that the Turks will be crushed if there is power
in Russia to crush them. The Turkish plan 10
| In Ia Gohf hiu
way eastward and Mehemet Ali TO advance
westward upon TirDova, while Suleman Pashs
endeavors to force the Russian position at
Kszanlik; but in doing this Osman Pasha must
expose his left flank to the risk Of being turned
from the direction of Nikopolis, and thus facil.
itato the Russian plan Of pivotiDg on Tirnova
and forcing him to retire behind the Balkans
Mehemet Ali would incur the same danger
from the Russiaus between Rustcbuk and Ras.
grad. while Suleiman Pasha must attack the
| Russians 10 positions Of their own choice.
| The Porte has made public the following To-
telIigenee The Russians have been completely
defeated at Yeni Saghra, with considerable
| loss, including two guus, large quantity OF
bag gage and equipments. They fed in disorder
to KaiDboghaz Pass, which is occupied by Su-
LEHMAN Pasha, who pursued them thither.
| Suleiman Pasha occupied Kazanlik on Sun
day. aud thereby be has access to the Shipka
and 1riavaua.
A Russian ukase has been issued ordering
the immediate mobilization of The entire Corps
of the Imperial Guards aud several other di.
visions The mfj)r portion Of the Imperial
Guards and some of the divisions are to j)in
the army 10 Bulgaria without delay. The re-
mainder OF the newly modified troops go to
reinforce the army of the Caucasus. Another
ukase, signed by the Car at Biela, July 22],
orders levy of lSS, 600 Of the landwehr. The
leves meet with general enthusiasm.
A Berlin correspondent telegraphs: Conse.
auent upon tho defeat at Plevna the Car has
asked the Emperor Of Austria to Withdraw bis
former protest against Russians entering Servis
and co.bintly with the SerVians operating On
the left lank Of the Turks.
The Loadon Times correspondent before
Pevn, writing under date Of August .. says
1t is hardly probable that any renewal of the
attack will be made for the next ten days, as
the Russians need time to bring up reinforce
| Inens.
The Turks at Plevna have received reiu-
| forccment Of 600 Albanian cavalry.
LONDON, August 5.-Ia Asia the intention
| Of The Russians to advance from Arabian, as
reported last week, ia confirmed by the news
| that their outpoats have already pushed On as
! far as Penek At the same time another di.
vision is marching to Arlanuscb, which com
lnands the road from Batoum to Olti. A third
column OF apparently fresh forces is occupying
The line Of the Adjara river, south Of Batoum.
This points to an evident intention to advance,
possibly on Erzeroum, or carry out wide
sweeping flank or rear movement on Mukhtar's
army before kars, which will be covered by the
attacks in front, conducted by Melikoffs forces
ct Kurukdara. supported by General Tergu-
kassof, who is believed to be somewhere on the
river Araxcs, south of kars. The latter plan
| is more probable than an advance on Erzeroum,
| if, indeed, the whole movement on Olti is not
feint to distract Mukhtar' S attention from what
is going on in front, but as the felnt might be
converted into real attack, Mukhtar cannot
afford to ignore it. lie will, therefore, be
| forced to delach considerable number of men
| from the main army to guard the base of the
triangle formed by Arabian, Kars and Oil,
whilst the Russians are able 10 direct opera.
tons from the apex, Arabian, against any por-
ton Of the base and assisted by General Tergu-
kassOtf, cut Mukhtar's communication with Er.
zeroum and force him to fall back upon or into
kars.
kilograms from Constantnope report that
portion of the Turkish Batoum army is en-.
barking for Varna 10 reinforce Mehmat Ali, 80
that the Porte must feel sufficient confidence in
the strength of Mukhtar Pasha's central col
umn and positions to throw upoa it the entire
burden of resisting Melikoff's second invasion.
The Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs has
addressed the following circular to the diplo
matte agents Of the Porte abroad ~ continue
to perform the most painful duty in calling your
attention to the new acls Of barbarity which,
from the kilograms received by the Sublime
Porte arc committed by the Russians in the
cities aud villages they invade. They do not
limit themselves to plundcrng the MussumaD
population Of all it owns, but they also subject
the women and children to the most shameful
and dreadful tortures, ard that even the day
after proclamation by the Emperor Alexander,
wherein was promised TO the Mussulman 10.
habitants security and justice for their persons,
for their families and their property. The fol.
lowing are some of the recent acts Of cruelty
which have been brought to our Knowledge
The inhabitants Of Teras, near Tirnova, having,
on the approach of the enemy, taken refuge 10
a IL ~ II.