Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-09-19

doubt was visited by Col. Wellesley.who
says it's heaped full of dead. Russians
and Roumanians." -.
A dispatch from Shumla to the Tele-
graph dated Friday, says: BOSNIAN Pa
sha has attacked the Russians in great
force at Dubnik, Con the road from Pley-
ma to Soha) where they had fortified
themselves in order to prevent him from
receiving support. The Russians were
badly beaten, and have lost several thou
sand men besides nine guns.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
Mehemet Ali telegraphs, under date of
Thursday, that the Eleventh Rus sian
army crops had evacuated Tirnova and
proceeded in the direction of Biela to re-
inforce the Twelfth and Thirteenth
crops. Suleiman Pasha, telegraphing
from Shipka yesterday, claims that his
Circassians penetrated to Elena on
Thursday, where they defeated a body
Of 500 Russians, killing So. Several
more Russian cannon in the pass were
dlsmounted on Friday.
The following description of Suleiman
Pasha's position, written ten days ago,is
probably still correct in the main:
''Suleiman Pasha's army including the
achievements justreceived, keeps up
its original number of AZ, 900 men, with
ample field artillery and mountain guns.
Upon his right and left he has estab-
hshed sixteen guns, which give the Rus
slams no rest night or day. Although
he cannot sufficiently command the
road from Gabroya into the Russian for
tlfications to prevent their receiving sup
plies. he can and does make them have
anything but an easy time within Their
entertainments which are exposed to his
murderous fanking fire that entails very
heavy losses. Gen. Radetzky cannot
break through the force before him and
descend into the plain any more than
Suleiman Pasha can drive him out ofhis
position and make swoop upon Ga
brova and the country beyond. So
matters will IN all probability remain
until some important change occurs in
the vicinity ofShumla and Pleyna.u
The London correspondent of the
New York Times, who writes evidently
with strong anti-Russian feeling, gives
the following striking views Of the sltua-
ton .r
A week Of bloodier work than even
that terrible one when Suleiman Pasha
encountered such heavy losses in the
Shipka Pass closes with 10000 dead
and wounded Russian and Roumanian
soldiers lying around Pleva. The sac
rifce oflife has been immense in the
efforts made to dislodge the troops OF
Osman Pasha, bat the Turkish flag still
floats victorious and defiant over as
brave an army as ever defended an en-.
trenched position. American rifles,
Krupp guns, and that stubborn resis.
lance and endurance so characteristic
of the Ottoman soldier has completely
frustrated the supreme effort of the
Muscovites. In the Shipka Pass the
struggle between a small band of Rus.
slams and an overwhelming force o.
Turkish troops has been renewed, ant
great activity is being shown in this
fighting ground. The Saltan's army il
determined to dislodge the invaders
while the Russians seem equally deter
mined to defend the position to the bit
ter end. In the meantime Meheme
Ali, the Turkish general-in-chief. il
slowly but surely moving from Rasgra(
in the direction of Pleva to the supper
of Osman Pasha. The Russians ar
still between Mehemet Ali and the de
tenders OF Pleyna, but it is doubtful
they can long withstand the onslaught
on their left flank. Their situation i
| believed to be most critical one.
Nor is the outlook in Asia any better
for the Russian army. Here, as wellai
in Europe, the Muscovites continue t,
melt away before the desperate and re
peated attacks of the Turks. TIT
struggle has been a bloody one. Th,
Ottomans now occupy Abraham, lant
the Russians are being pursued across
the frontier. Only another month @
weather fit for fighting remains, and tn,
army of invasion is further off than eyel
from their attempted conquest 0
Turkey.
Russians allies in this struggle arr
suffering the penalty of their deyotio,
to doubtful cause. The Roumaria1
army is being dashed to death agains
the walls Of Plevna, in return for whicl
that principality is to be rewarded Will
her independence in case the Gear il
successful. Servia now adhears upol
the scene as an armed ally Of the defen
der $50 called) of the Christian faith
She makes most arrogant demands II
return for protfered aid, and meanwhil,
poses as the champion of the Slavoni
race.
Under the circumstances the situation
in Austria is watched with. deepest in
terest. Francis Joseph, In the face o
the Magyar agitation, declares now tina
he did not toast the Car as an .'ally,'
but only as a friend" The Maya,
press warns the Austrian government
that there is limit even to Magyar
loyalty. They say that an open ALI
ance between Austria and Russia viii
Head to immediate revolution, and add
'Tell Prince Bismarck we will not ODE,
the Kaiser William" Count Andrassy
and Prince Bismarck are soon to have
a meeting at Salzburg.