The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Turko-Russian War.

near pleyna. was unfounded and had its origin
IN the skirmish spoken Of by Osman Paslla's
,yisnatch with Russian accommodating party
Indeed all signs indicate that Russia Is not
now and will not for several weeks be IN Il
condition to renew that attack. She Is moving
every energy to reinforce hcrarmy IL bulgaria.
l,o,b by concentration and drawing from
home. where il is said the landwchr IS rather
slow in coming out She must have al ic'''
100000 more men before new attack can DC
yentured upon, while the Turks are SaId 10 ne
receiving relnforccmcntS about as rapidly "a
Russia. Gen. Gourka, after the disaster oil
Fslsi- S.oilra. in which the Russian loss is sad
to have been equal to thutat Plevna, has viz
slally retired to the north OF the balkans,
lcovinc n small force cntrenched at the north
endof the Schipka pass The balance OF ms
force is cchcloncd between Sclyi Brcnoua and
Turnoua; and against him a Turkish army
CORDS is advancing from Shumla via Osman
Bazar. while Suleman Pasha is advancing IN
the direction of Elena, and some of Osman
Pasha's men are marching on Gabfova. All
idea on the part of Russia Of pushing the war
bcvond the Balkans this season appears to be
abandoned, unless, in case of victory over
Osman Pasha within MONTH Servia permits
The Russians to pass around the Balkans over
her territory. Except a small garrison at the
mouth of the Schipka pass, Russia seems 10
have evacuated all the other passes OF the Bal
karrs she lately held Sulciman Pasha is be
Nl,,,, ion
with Mchemet Ali, east of Tirnova, reinforcing
him with 10000 men. At the same time OS-
NAN Pasha is said to have outposts within four
hours march of Trnova from the west, and all
ellc probabilities are that the next great conflict
viii occur at and around tina important center.
Indeed, the inhabitants of Tirnoya arc already
leaving.
\ Turkish naval force, which landed at
Kusendji on the 18th, found the place cvacu-
atcd by the Russians and reconnaissance
could discover none IN the vicinity. 1t Is be
sievcd that Gen. Zimmerman has abandoned
sho Ipbrudscha and gone west to reinforce the
main army.
Fearful prevalence Of fever and dyscntcry is
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report even says that cholera has appeared in
ahe Russian camps. The sanitary condition Of
the Turkish army appears to be much better
.han that of the Russian.
Gen. Krudcner, who commanded the Rus,
SLAMS at the battle of Pcvna, has been super
seeded by Gen Latoil.
Achmet Pasha, who surrendered NicopOliS
to the Russians, has committed suicide.
Mutual accusations Of atrocities continue,
and indeed there seems to be enough to dis
grace both sides.
The Turks at Kars complain that the Rus
SLAMS fire on flags Of truce
\ Consantinoplc dispatch says that twelve
Mussulmans who surrendered to the Russians
nelr Eski-Saghra were murdered
1t Batali, near Sistova, the Russians burned
200 Mussulnan houses, and 500 men and wo
men perishcd
at Balavan, near Tirnova $50 houses were
burned, and nearly 1000 Mussulmans and wo.
mcn persisted
An so on all over Bulgaria, wherever the
Russians found Mohammcdans they were
slaughtered WITHOUT mercy
On the other hand, the Russians parade Il
long list Of atrocities by the Turks against the
Christians, and declare that that there is hard.
~ s Christian left in all Roumela The Turk.
sh atrocities have been so horrible that both
the German and English representatives at
Constantinoplc have demonstrated against
hem.
The news from Asia is quite meagcr. There
~ no doubt that the Russian army has been
heavily reinforced and is commencing serious
offensive movements. Mukhtar Pasha, how.
ever, seems not to bc alarmed, for he has al.
lowed 10000 rciniorcemcnts to bc removed
from the Euphratcs Valley TO Europe. Since
ihc renewal of the forward movement by Rus
sia and the withdrawal of the Turkish forces
from Circassia, the .Circassians are leaving al
most en- masse for Trebizond Some have been
met By the Russians and driven back with
great cruelty
The course of England still remains per
pleXingly in doubt Both parties are dissatis-
lied that parliament was allowed to adjourn
without eXtorting from the ministry definite
declaration. The abandonment OF her ncu.
tralty by Servia, however, ii is believed would
DC the signal for British interference. Her
garrison at Malta is said 10 be much larger
than is generally supposed.
Austria is beginning to excite strong sus-
picions Of playing fast and loose Since the
late meeting Of the empcrors there are strong
Indications of Austria throwing her influence
with R1sSia in exchange for an extension of
the Hungarian frontier, Germany in return to
have Trieste for seaport
1t seems certain that GartschakoiI on the 1t
Of July rendered his resignation Us premier
Of Russia.
Dr. James Wise, Of Covington, KY has been
commissioned ~ surgeon in the Turkish
army He is a graduate Of Philadelphia