The New York herald., 1877-08-29
TURKS REPORT ITS CAPTURE.
Serious Illness of the Gear and His
Departure from Bjela Ordered.
ENGLAND coERcING GREECE.
[sx CABLE TO THE HERALD ]

day the Turks have maintained feeble
IRE against the deences in the shipka pass.
The Russians maintain all their positions. The
Turks hold the neighboring heights continually
relieving each other In lighting. They bring up
supplies on beasts Of burden. and where the roads
are impossible for the ANIMALS compel Bulgarians
70 drag the loads"
READS LIKE suUMLA CAFE RUAoR.
The Daily Ne,cs has the following special
despatch from Shumla, dated Tuesday, August 2s:-
yesterday Suleiman Pacha made an assault
on the Russian position In the Shipka Pass at
nine O'Clock in the morning The BATTLE which
was sanguinary, lasted until six In the evening.
The enemy, who were assailed on both tanks,
were unable to resist the attack and the Turks
gained possession Of all the earthworks at the
opening OF the defle."
Atelegram TO the Times from shumla also says
"Suleiman Pacha has captured nearly all the
Russian positions. The Russians lost 5000 killed
and wounded
The Standards despatch from Shumla says
sit Is reported that the Russians have abandoned
their works and that Suleiman Pacha is pursuing
them" This last version however, seems to be
exaggerated
STILL HOLDING THE FORT.
telegram from Alrianople to Constantinople
Fort Nicholas in the shipka Pass. The Turks are
Attacking the highest Russian positions in the
pass. large number OF Turkish wounded are ar
irving at Adranople.
THE RUSSIANS AT PoPKOI.
despatch from Shumla announces that the
Russians occupy Popkoi battle is expected.
STRANGELY SILENT.
It is noteworthy that no bulletin uf Mondays
date has yet been received from the Russian head.
quarters concerning the fighting at shipka Pass,
although they previously issued reports daily and
sometimes twice day. Suleman Pacha is also
unheard from.
RUssIA's FATAL BLuNDER
A correspondent with the headquarters of the
Russian army before Plevna writes from Poredin
August % as follows:-"The mistake made by the
Russians after the battle OF Plevna in not concen
irating the whole army against Plevna and taking
IL Is already beginning to produce its results. The
Turks have been receiving reinforcements more
rapidly and In greater numbers than the Russians,
md are beginning to take the offensive all along
the ilne.
TAKEN UNAwAREs.
The correspondent then details the move
ments already known against the Shipka
Pass and by Mehemet Ali's army. He says
'Tt seems that the former movement was
Turks are also keeping the Russians on the Plevna
front on a continual Qti vice by concentrating
troops as II about to attack
GROWING TIMIp
''Nothing could give better idea Of the critical
position Of the Russians than the fact that corre-
spondent cannot now risk mentioning the
number Of troops anywhere for fear
Of giving information to the Turks,
when aul few weeks ago no secret
was made of any movement. The Rus
slans, from the rapid and brilliant offensive upon
which they acted up to the battle Of Pevna, have
Ialen back on the most timid defensive and feel
themselves dangerously threatened on every side.
NOT GOING TO ATTACK AGAIN.
$50 far from attacking Peyna again, they are
fortiylng their positions here In the strongest man.
ner, and are evidently determined to make des-
perate resistance If attacked; but for the present
at least, not dreaming or taking the offensive.
WHERE ARE THE REINFORcEMENTs?
"Renforcements are arriving very slowly.
Although it is known that three out of tour III.
visions have crossed the Danube since the battle of
Plevna, have not yet been able to ascertain where
they have gone; nor can | see any indications
OF the Russians taking the offensive for a long
time. Yet the results of not adopting vigorous
offensive after the battle Of Plcvna will evidently
be q second campaign, winter passed in Bulgaria
and the Balkans amid snow and mud, loss
Of half the army BY sickness and the expenditure
of millions
RUSSIAN PRESS OPINION.
"Russan public feeling is very dissatisfied.
Newspapers, while admitting the courage Of the
soldiers, generally speak contemporary Of the
generals" sszms
THE CZAR ILL.
Special dispatches to the Paris papers report that
the Czar is i'll and has been advised to leave for q
healthier locality than that Of the general head
quarters
VERY IMPROBABLE
The POSTS Berlin correspondent telegrapbs:"I
have received a special telegram from the Danube
announcing that the highest personages at the
Russian headquarters have expressed earnest
desires for peace on condition that the
protection Of the Christians Is guaranteed
and the reforms promised by the Porte
are carried out" The Post is notorousy
Turcophile paper. and the foregoing moreover is in
direct contradiction with all news from other
sources. The same correspondent states that Gen.
sral lgnatier has been ordered to leave the Rus
aan headquarters