Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-19
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A Great Battle in Progress
Between Rustchuk
and Shumla.
EFFORTS 70 GAIN POSSESSION OF
cnlPkA PASS.
Necessity for Rapid Movements by
the Turks.
Strength Of the Russians Across the
Balkans.
ESPECIAL DisrArcHrs TO TEE oolD HnL
DAIy Naval
The 0rsss War In On. East.

circlrs mere cAnnot conceal tnolr uneatl.
ness regarding the Balkan campaign. the
preponderancc Of testimony clearly shows
that the Russian advance successfully
passed the mountains and got In the rear
Of the Turkish forces defending the Chipks
Pass. II follows that II was . mistake to
suppose that tho pass was ~unguarded.
General dourka. who seems 70 be copying
the Union General S~heridan's tactics.
| got through the mountains with his
cavalry by another pass, imPractica-
BILE for artillery or wagons and nm
known TO the Turks themselves. and
| guided by mountAineers. II remains 10
| DO seen whether this lying column can
successfully sustain itself while harrass.
| ing or cutting the communications Of
tho force guarding ChipkA 20 - to CON-
| pei an abandonment Of the latter. II 10
supposed the present scene OF operations
IL y rich agricultural district. from
which tho Russians should be able 10 draw
abundant supplies for men and horses.
The capture Of Nicopolis. because securing
the Russian rear aud lts line Of communi.
cation, will enable the Russian forces 10
establish another bridge securely for the
conveyance Of military supplies, and IN
facilitate the rapid movement OF . column
~ 100, ZOO men over other passes, while
C0.0O0 Of Turkeys best troops arc penned
mp la tho fortresses Of tho Iuairilateral.
The possession u Nicopolis also sewers
the Turkish forces OH the upper and lower
Danube almost ~ completely ~ Sherman's
great march through Georgia bisected the
| Confederacy. Nevertheless. II IL felt that
! continued NussiAn success must now de-
pand on ttheir celebrity 0f movement b.
fore the Turks can concentrate sufficient
force IN fall upon their column ~ they
pass tho delles and beat them IN detail.
THE RUSSIANS wHo CROSSED pAI.EASs
CoSsrANrIsoPLE. July iS.-Intelligcnce
was received from Adrianoplo to-day that
liaouf Pasha IL encamIed ut Slivna. The
Russians on the southern side Of the BAL.
kans arc at Hainoko. Their Numbers arc
unknown, but they ars continually receiv-
ing rsinforccments, while liaouf Pasha 10
rompellod by numerical inferiority 10 re-
main on the defensive until the arrival Of
SULLIVAN Pasha. who Ii expected In three
days.
LONDON. July ia Vienna correspon.
| dent makes the following statement (:
Not eighteen but forty.fiys battalions 81
Iinssisns have crossed the Balkans. IL IT.
mains to be seen whether SULLIVAN Pasha
| will arrive In time 10 bar their further
| progress. Snliman's ferce numbers 49,
900 10 10000. lie will rndsavor 10 bold
tho RussiAns Ia check To enable Osman
PashA from Widdin and Abdul Kerim
from Shumla 10 fall upon their rear.
ners 10 assums the Offensive At The fint
convenient opportuuity. A private tel.
.cram oven Announce that : battle has
.ineaJy Legun. Rsouf pa.hs. who NJ hrrt
Of the Ruaiaps ON the other side Of tho
Balkans, merely drove back = small body
sent against him ~ o fcint. while the
bulk Of tho army passed ON behind.
AUSTRIA WILL MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY.
yIrssA. JuIv ig.-Two Tnrlish Psshas
and the soldiers taken prisoners Al Nike.
polis will be confined At Orel, Russia,
SUNDAY and Monday the advance guard
! of two fresh Rnssisp army corps passed by
rail from Jas.y 10 0siatz, Tbcy are likely
u remain In Roumania as reserves.
Relative u the reports OF excitement In
Hungary, II 1. stated that the success Of
Russia cannot make Austria in any way
| change her attitude. The Hungarian press
Violently demands the immediate interyen.
tion. but In leading quarters In Vienna
there il no intention 10 yield 10 any such
demands.
sIcoroLIs AND K%rsrKspII.
correspondent at Nicopolis telegraphs;
81 am told that there were 5000 Turks
killed and wounded In the engagement
which proceeded the capture OF this town.
-Four or h'o acres were devastatsd by
co~nfagration which occurred before the
surrender"
A Kustsndji special states that the Cir
c~sssiAns succeeded admirably In executing
their orders To prevent the enemy iron,
obtaining supplies. Not n living thing
exists In the Dobrudscha. The Circss-
SLAMS, however. did not commit murders,
but drove of live stock and compelled the
Inhabitants ~ follow. Another special
fully confirms tho evacuation Of kustendji.
| After the departure of the Turks. In con.
sequence Of the s,cling Of the Tartar
| quarter by the BulgsriHis and the bgrbap-
tiles committed by them, the ~consuls oh.
tanned assistance and . detachment from
| the British man-of.war Rapid 10 patrol the
| town. The Cossacks arrived OH Sunday.