Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-31
THE Eastern HSr.

s,iog % dag. Oar cr:pos:s ez:tz:ged a1:kst
shots with The eoeu?. 4 rec,3oo:s:zcce IL Re
vicinity Of Gabrora :bos= ,ka:;1 N-Ss:sb= &C
cup; Eli!azatcb, three l:or= cs:ca i..s :'r-
Q: Cabrera
A dispatch ftcn tie c3nDzu3z1: a Ne7!s
iris, dz.ed August q. says: The u.in N:n
,eeeg.io army has #!,hdlsTo FROM ostcI= Nc
=ic., LEAVING ool3 e2rp= Of ooseITai;en
A c1,resoordeo. teiegrapbiog sfom tae
ks Pass OF Au2us: 2j:h gi7e5 c=tsie1
aceouo. cf TIE Ras=iaD at,emp: to capture tE@
rsdcu.t Which The Turks c;c=.roc:ed 80 e 10
sG.ep the ROAD in The Russ'ao rssf. ICE r.
doubt i: =iII ua:aken. AID i. CONSTITUTES great
daor:r 10 the Ru=Eisns az il gives the 11rE=
Dosse.si2n Of ridge ruoning para .i=l 10 that
40 Which the road wi6d= 1900 yards distant.
The redou5t eufls3es the read in several PLACES,
AID tie Tutkish iu!snng b. extending slonz
this ridge, which is thckl5 |oodsd, car pEsctl-
ca!y rcoder the read impossible. l. was %
This road TIA. Geo. Brasoniron vas wounded,
aud tia. to-day Gen. Dragst.ky ~ w: killed.
a; poD. fully ulis 90 cue :de CT tee 5un
r.is 81 tie pass Ecu ere picked 81 by tie n;E'
ish ski!nisbtr= Two uiles teblud tie tzs''
will De seeD, therefore, that the Rnss:ao posi-
ion sill II mats INST critical, 10 spite d Ie.n
force nttt-. Yen. 1.S'e'<aS, 49,.
the comuacdaut Of Cabrera the dag alter Bis
arrival tha, he had better ware The inbatiiaot=
10 be ready to G at a moments notice.
General Radetzky 90 the 25tb attacked he
Turkish rs1oubt from the direc:iG1 q toe pas
and also from tie GsbloTa s:da. there ~
continuous muskeiIy AID artillery f!e fer ho1F=.
TIE Russians advanced ubdEr cover ot trees
which were, ho1ay:I, to :mal! 70 al1:rd 2oo1
shelter. IL short time they reached Wlthlc
eft, yards Of the redoubt. Hare 'hsg iousd
the Turks bad en-, down trees a1ouGd tae re-
doubt, uaking an abatll= over which u Was
almost impossible to ps==. They gathered
arouod the edge aud znd3er!y made rash tot
il. bu. we.4 driven back With Z tcar:ui !o;s.
| TIE soldiers became cn.spg!ed 10 u2s=:= oi
btushxood AID trunks AID limbs Of 'Tee=, o7,:E
which tbsS were obliged 10 scramble, while h=
Turks poured il terrible IRE up2u 'h@m a.
this short distacea it moved hcn d2"o :ae
g,a;s. Ofthe 6's. as5anl. sga!o=: t5e r-couoi.
| 10 which oGe company w2s eogscsd. T5rJ fe#
| got back TO tel the tale. G=o. Rits!Zsy s.pt
| reinforce ue cts AID tie a!tacs be2ao again, but
| dispositioos we're made to place large tor2e 10
such positions 80 tia, it could pour tsa'y ne
| ioto tie rcdoubt to coT9r ,tg assault uoti! the
as.ailauts wsre almost up to TIE parzp=t. Th:=
| attack seemed almcs: 90 the polIt Of SUCCESS,
for the colooei 10 com maud SAID thsI Il tee re.
serves we're given to hin be could take tae re
doub: The officer 10 commsud Of toe rc5e!7:=
! let them 20, bu: they Her: uevaElhe,css r.
pulsed. The pez: assault vas !sIe uoda: TIE
ere 6 Gen. Ra1eizk5 aod pzit Il lis SAL
Gen. Dsmi.rof=ky, Ch;=f q Staff, placed hin'
self at the head Of The st0!m!Dz bs,a'o, 81
though ha hal to be supported b3 no mao. as
be bad jast previously Dsea stuaoed ~ earth
! thrown up By an exploding shell. The Rus:!ens
advanced steadily. They rushed over n through
the abat,is. They evan got 1910 The redoa1t
| and actually held it for few secold5, bu! @aFa
di7en on. agsio. They surroucled The p!ac;
60 al sides, pguring ln;o i terrible nIe, tu:
| were sg1io dri7en back. 10 the u1cantine the
| Tu:ks, 70 support the dai4oce, bcgaD 10 their
turn % attack the Russiao poaI'i1o5 10 th: pa:
FROM The f!out aud real. 1he Rn=slao lees
must be very heavy, fer the fight c2b'itu:d
uo,ii lac at Tight, aud the Wounded "aT: cJm
ng back steadily all the 'Im:. % suu n, tac
attack has been unsuccessful.
! The Galciao DE: has been ci9==i " the
Governor without aRaillag th* ci:cG:-ion OF
| the address.
The course Of The maturity il the Gaticiau
Diet lately caused some aoz!ety. a. they pro-
posed seeding "a address TO the Emperor Fran
els JOSEPH expressive 4 The DaloDa a:pra.
ton Of the Poles, aud it was feared tina: such
| . s:ep might cau:c di:pica:u.e ~ Russia aud
| Prussia.
A Ru.=ao bui!etio says the Ru::iin losscE il
wounded 10 5. pka up 70 the p: ns'. We're
273l.
! A di.pasch FROM Etz.roam, dated yesterlay
SAYS Gcneral MelikoH's army has coMncnc"d a
forward movement.
A Paris Gi-patch says it is reported that the
! British Cobsul Gcucral d; Belgrade la. sell
ou-ly demonstrated With Ptoc: Milan rclativ:
TO the attitude Of SelvIa, declaring that It He
seIvians are defeated the principally would be
abandoned 10 the discretion OF the Turks.
A Belgrade dispatch, dated Aug. 81, contains
the following |, is generally believed thai II
| few days state Of siege will b. proclaimed
| 10 Servia 4 circular Issued by the Minister
Of War Informs officers that they are required
to be ready at the first call, and forbIds them
| from Contracting marriage. IL Is commonly
believed, however, that unless Russia gains de-
cided victories there - 90 prospect that SerVla
will take the field. General llorvato9lch main
tanned 10 the last couaclI Of war that the coun
try was rot ready, and that he would not ap-
prove entering into action unless there Was a
possibility Of SUCCESS At the same lime 1t wa.
thought we'll to be ready, aud mobilization OF
the whole army was agreed upon.
The Pestber Lloyd (neRspaper) states posi-
lively that the Powers have arrived at the W
Outstanding that their neutrality shall renalo
uualtercd Notwithstanding the military alliance
between Servia aud Russia.
LONDON, Aug IA dispatch from O3trok,
dated August 80, says: The Montenegrno camp
was moved to-day to the plain between NIc5ics
and the DuRa Pass in consequence OF al at
tempt to relieve the city from Catches belog
Appreciated.
CoNsrANTINopLE, Aug. 3l.-A telegram
| from Shumla. dated yesterday, announces that
The coIumo of Sam Pasha has advanced from
Eski Duua aud crossed the river LON, near
Agashar, driving back the Russians, who, after
a short resistance, retreated from the river.
Nedjlb Pssha has advanced from Rasgrad to
wards 1orak rcpusing the Russians aud cap
turing TWO guns. A great battle ls believed TO
be imminent The Turks are assuming the
offensive along the whole line. Redif Pasha
having refused to attend military council tor
trial, it has been decided to brOg him before
the csauci by force. 1t is reported that Satvet
Pssha has refued to accept the Ministry OF