The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-04
FOREIGN NEWS.


LONDON, September S.-The Russians
are reported to have evacuated Selyi,
The Porte has ordered that the fortih.
cations Of Adrianople be completed before
winter and decided that they shall CON.
sist Of twenty.four detached forts,
It Is reported from Turnseyerin that
Russian division, which will cross the
Danube and enter serviau territory, l.
expected there.
l 1t is believed that Russian division,
with two Roumanian divisions and the
Servian Timoka corps, will operate
against Widden and Sofia.
The Duke Of Edinburgh arrived at
Athens on the iron clad Sultan and yisi.
ted the King and Queen. The British
Government, fearing he would seem 10
cCuntenance the war party, telegraphed
that he must leave Immediately. He left
the same evening.
The Turks have begun to eVacuate
Sukumkal.
BAKER rAsHA.
Further accounts from Shumla do not
confirm the report that Baker PashA Is
missing, but on the contrary an Hassan.
lar special says, that he has been decorat.
ed with the 0smanli.
1t is stated that Grand Duke Michael,
Commander.in .in.C Chief Of the Russian army
in Asia Minor, has assumed command Of
Gen. Milekoff7s corps in person, that Of.
fcer having been removed for exceeding
his orders.
TURKISH LOSS m sHIPkA PAss7 900.
CoEsrANT1SoPLE, September 3.-The
Turks acknowledge loss Of Z 900 men in
shipka Pass. Two thousand wounded
reached Adrianople yesterday.
LOSSES IN THE BATTLE OF AUGUST 31sr.
GoRNY srUDEN, September 3.-The
following official statement has been
issued The Russian loss on the Slst OF
August was, at Kadekai, Z killed and 80
wounded; al Pelisat, 80 officers and 1920
soldiers killed and wounded. The Turk.
ish loss is enormous. Near The village
Of Pelisat alone 5000 dead bodies were
counted on the 3lst ult. The cannouade
between Rustchuk and Giur Jeyo Is con-
tinued. No loss or damage on our side is
Expected.
GAINED A BETTER POSITION.
ADRIANoPLE, September 3.-Intelli.
gence received from Shipka Pass says
that Suleiman Pasha has gained more
advantageous position for his batteries on
the heights surrounding Fort Nicholas,
Russian reintorcements arrive during the
night. The road to Gabrova is being
commanded by the Turkish batteries.
AFlCTTTlous FIGHT.
LONDON, September 3.-A Therapea
correspondent Of the Times communicates
the following: Hobart Pasha writes To
the Levant Herald declaring as utterly
fictitious the published details OF the al.
legged fight between the Turkish ironclad
tithbonleud and the Russian merchant
steamer VesLa. He says the vessels were
never within two miles Of each other.
The ironclad received only one spent
shot, doing no harm. The Captain did
not know he had injured the Russian
steamer and did not pursue her as his yes.
eel had deck cargo Of guns and ammu.
uition for Sultana.
CoSsrAST1NoPLE, September 3.-The
Commandant Of Rustchuk made sortie
with seven battalions, defeating the Rus.
sians.
BELoBADE, September 3.-Seryia re.
fuses 10 give assistance to the Bosnian
Insurgents. Their deputies applied here
to Prince Tszeretelef, who informed
Prince Gorschakof and Grand Duke
Nicholas Of their demand. Prince Tsz-
eretelei, however, received reply from
his government that Russia neither eau
nor wishes aid ofthe Bosnian insurrection.
The Insurgents may act according TO
their judgment. The means Of the In.
surgents are exhausted, and they are in
want OF everything. They intend to
treat with Turkey and try to obtain
permission for the Russian refugees in
Austria to return home unmolested, and
the Insurgents would then lay down their
arms. There exists among the Bosnian
Rajahs great animosity against Russia.
The Raiahs regret the useless sacrifice
OF the men and means made during the
last two years. Some Of the Insurgent
representatives, returned to the Insur.
gents camp, others will remain here un.
Ill the future fate OF the Bosnian Raiahs is
decided at the meeting Of the Insurgents.
THE STATUS AT sulPKA PASS.
LONDON, September ga correspond.
ent describing his visit to Shipka Pass,
on Friday last, says: Suleiman Pasha has
abandoned the attempt on the Russian
frontier, and marched away from the
neighborhood Of ShIpka. Some say he
is still at Kozanlik, and Others that he is
searching for another pass. My own be.
lief is that he is engaged in trying to re-
organize his shattered forces.
There remain still confronting, the
Russians few battalions ot Egyptians,
with some cannons on the heights, and
more miscellaneous battalions in the vii
lage Of Shipka. Several Russian rein
forcements have been marched back, and
General Nepakoitschitzke, the Grand
Duke Nicholas, Chief Of Staff, was re-
turning from his visit to the Pass quite
relieved and satisfied with the position
there. -.
WHAT sULEIMAN PAsHA SAYS.
CoNsrANrrSoPLE, September 3,-Sule.
imam PaSha telegraphs from Shipka
Pass as follows: The cannonading began
again on Saturday and continued Sunday,
A prisoner states that the effective
strength OF most Of the Russian battalions
has been reduced by one.hali. The Bul.
garians also suffered cruelty.
ENGLAND.
English Crop Report
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