Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-26
The Eastern War.

ed at Rustchuk. There are 500 cases OF typhoid
10 the Russian hospitals there.
The corps now entering the Dobrujda Is Or
dcred to advance as quickly as possible up 10
tho line of the Czcruavada and kustcndle kail'
way, After their arrival the right wing Of the
centre army will force passage higher up the
stream.
A dispatch from RusIchuk, Sunday night,
Saws THE bombardment OF tins lo"n by the
Russians has become terrible. Tie Turks
stand the fire with great Goodness. They reply
vigorously and with good aim y shell has fall
en- 10 the prison and killed Two prisoners. Srv-
eral non combatauts have been killed aud
wounded. Shots have struck the German, Eng
fish and Belgian ConsuIates. Shells have
burst near the hospital, but the Russian lire
seems directed to the centre OF the iowa. One
hundred people have heen killed in The streets
by Russian shells.
A Bucharest dispatch says :-rh'riecn fu'k
;sb shells have struck the hospital at Glurgrvo
A special from lbraii reports tina! the Turks
have retreated toward Med .le, On The line Of
the Kustcndie Railway, 50 that The whole uorth
end of the DObrujda may DC SAID to be ahan'
doncd. 1t is not likely that they will make IA
stand this side Of Silisria. The Fourteenth
corps, uuder General Zimmerman, will cross
the river as rapidly rs possible. 1t will be
Joined by the Fourth corps now IN the dtrre-
ton OF REM, and will march south with the
greatest dispatch. 1t ~ not known yet wheth.
er this army will form the column Of advance
"A II ,l,,.
BILE, however, that 10 these t~U corps will iail
the duty of reducing SiIistra and perhaps Stu
mia. It further seems likely that another pas
sage of the Danube will be attempted some.
where between Giurgcvo and TugnuMagurtl!l
| in the pexG few days. without awaiting General
Zimmerman advance, which canbot be a7aIa
| Bile TO turn the Turks position about Ruslchuk
under three weeks.
| The Russians have made second Crossing at
HirZova. \ force Of $4,000 men passed over
| AID has effected Junction with detlchmrhii
coming from Matchin. aud will march against
| the TuI kish liae Of defence between CZaTnav1ha
and Kustcudje Tue Turks are making great
exert!ons to defend the ioe along Tici al wal!
| between Czarnavoda aud Kustaudja. which las
| been strengthened by recent Notifications
| throughout its cniire length Relative 10 the
bombardmcnt, which is DOW progressing nc.
tween Rnstchuk and Gurgevo. both sides
make tue usual charges OF iuhumably.
| y dispatch from Rustchuk states that an uu
successful attempt Of the Russians to effect a
crossing near Rustchnk has been followed BY a
severe battle Oh the Danube. 10 which Turkish
gunboats have taken an active part. he
| town of GiurgGeo. opposite Rustchuk, uccup,"d
! by the Russians, has been set % fire hy Turk
| ish shells and is now in names Heavy liri1g
is still golng CD.
After the battle Of X idckan, on Juue Ii, the
| Turks having fallen back on Dnlibaba, The Rus
sian left wing took possession Of the prlihaba
| Pass and fortified IT, TIC Russian RIG ht wing
having retired somewhat, Mukhtar Pasha tro
eraphed to Rachid Pasha to j2iu him With nlnr
| of the twelve batlali0nS forming The Turkish
| left wing. Mukhtar Quilted his headquarters
| at Zawin on the night Of June Il, for Dehbaba,
| to take command Of tho Turkish right wing IN
person. On the following day he received re-
| Inducements, which raised the strength Of the
right wing to nineteen battaous, four cavalry
| regiments and three batteries. The Eussiars
| 10 the Delibaba Pass numbered 20 900, with
FIVE batteries. Several skirmishes were fought
on June 20 On the Fist hlukhlar attacked the
pass. The fighting lasted from o'clock IN the
morning uuil o'clock 10 the evening. The
| Russians were at first driven from their posi-
lions, but they afterwards racapInrel them and
attacked the Turkish positions on tho heights
with infantry and cavalry. The Turkish front
gave way for short time, but afterwards raj
lid, charged the Russians and drove them
back. The Turks then opened terrible artil
| lery fire. and compelled the kuaslaIs to tall
back with heavy loss.
| The Turks acknowledge loss Of four
hundred killed and about The samG n1m
Der wounded 1t isrcckouel The Russian lass
es were at least double. GA the % klukh
tar again fought Il severe battle. The
| Russian cavalry we're placed III an entrench'
n cnt TO act as iutantry, but ultimately the
| Turks drove Thorn ont and pursued them. the
Russians rttreatng ia disorder az far as Il i'd
kan. The whole Of the fighting lasted thirty
three hours. The Turkish loss, according TO
| the latest accounts, was upwards OF two thou
| sand, and the Russians much heavier. The
Turkish headquarters are still at Iawin, where
twenty. four battalions and two batteries occupy
an excellent position, which is uuaasailabIc in
trout. % the 23d sixteen thousand Russians
began to advance against this position. The
main body Of this force is at SariclmIch, five
hours march from Zawin, and is advance
guard is at Yenitakoy.
1t is very probable that q battle will be fought
10 that quarter. The Turks await the assault,
| and II 1t IS not attempted, they VIII advance
aud cndeavor to crush this corps. lsmai Pasha,
Governor Of EIzcroum, commands the centre
during the absence of Mukhtar Paslla. So lar
all attacks on kars have been rcpuIsnd With
| loss.
The Turkish newspaper, Bassiret, announces
the captulation Of the Russians at Bayazii.
| The same paper states that Sulciman Pasha has
! entered Cettinje, tho Capital Of Montenegro.
| Delvsh Pasha lelegraphs from Batnum On
June 23 ave have reputscd several attacks
of tue Russians, and tioally Compelled them to
| Withdraw their batteries and retreat, with the
| loss of l,50O killed and wounded. Darkness
coming on, we could not bring UP our artillery,
and therefore did not occupy the entertainments
which the Russians abandoned, but returned
| to our former position.
n telegram from the Governor oi rrcbizondc
states that irigate assisted 10 the foregoing
| affair by bombardiDg the enlrenchmcnts OF the
Russians and acknowledges that seven Turkish
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