Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-03
THE EASTERN WAR.

The TuFkS Abandoning Their Fahlah ret
10y, end are ,VIgsFO usIy Attacking Seth
Flaaks Of The EnemY
LONDON, August l.-Out Of numer.
Gus and conflicting reports from bul.
garia last week, one substantial and
very important fact is CLEANED, that
the Turks have abandoned their Fabian
policy, and are making serious at
tacks on both tanks Of the Russians.
The latter have been forced TO Sus-
pend aggressive movements and con.
centrateo their central line from
Biela to Tiernovs, 90 is found out by
the Times's Vienna correspondent to.
day. II 0sman Pasha and Mehemet
All succeed In joining hands between
Tiernova and the Balkan passes, 1t will
be fatal to the Russians south Of the
mountains. Thus far, only Turkish
reports of fighting have been received
since the first battle at Plevina; but 1t
is rumored, with strong appearance
of probability, that If the Russians
are iaring prosperously we would have
Official bulletins from st. Petersburg.
PEsTH, August 1.-The Pesther Lloyd
publishes Vienna special saying the
War Minister has decided to mobilize
three army corps, which will be placed
on the frontier of Dalmatia, Cretia
and Sclavonia.
LONDON, August 1.-The Tlmes's
correspondent at Vienna utterly dis
credits the defeat of Ahmed Esloub
Pasha, and says, after the concentra.
tion Of the Turks around Shumla, q
considerable portion Of their forces was
ordered TO advance by way Of Eshied.
juma and 0sman Bazar on Tiernova,
10 unite with Osman Pasha there,
aud then fall on the rear of the
Russian detachments which have
passed the Balkans, The Turks,
therefore, have only been able to
leave o feeble corps of observation
which will take care not to encounter
any superior numbers. The position
Of the Russians in the Shipka and
Slivno passes, and on the southern
slope of the Balkans, is becoming hour
ly more grave. Their effective forces
now on this line, does not exceed 50,.
600, which are threatened from four
sides simutaneously-from AdrianO-
, pie and JAmboli by SULLIVAN Pasha
from Osman Pasha, who is advancing
from the direction Of Selivia, and q re.
serve corps from Sophia could ap-
proach by way OF Phiippopon. II
seems that the Russians are not max
ing much progress before Seistria
and Rustchuk where they are meeting
with desperate resistance. Gen Zim.
, merman'S Corps is advancing through
Dobrudschs, greatly menacng the
right wing of the Turks from Verna
and Paravida.
Several telegrams mention the fact
that the RoumaHians occupied PhlOpo.
lis al the request of the Russians, as
proof that the Russian cause is not
prospering.
BUCHAREST, August l,-Reports are
current that Mohamet All, with l0O,.
900 men, have arrived at Osman.
LONDON, August l.-Austria has
t abandoned her passive position for one
Of armed neutrality.
Twenty-iour million ilorins must be
raised for the proposed mobilization
Of the Italian feet at Tarants.
Specials 10 the Daily Telegram as.
sert that the Turks were victorious in
the battle at Yeni Ssghra aud Pievna.
The Russians are retreAting 10 the Bal.
kans, pursued by Suleiman.
RAGRAD, July 29.--The Cossacks, on
the approach Of Suleiman Pashs's
sconts, fell back towards River Tiete.
which shows that the Russian corps,
which, on the 9th, held Trelesroum,
had fallen back on Yantra.
Communications have been re.estab.
lished with Rustchuk.
CoNsTANTlNorLE, August l.-On
Tuesday evening the Russians were
bombsrding Yeni Saghra.
LONDON, August lin regard to
renewed operations at Pleyns. Il ia
clearly established that the Russians
were defeated in the first DAYS fighting.
on July 30th, as official dispatches
tron Tiernova, published in ST, Peters.
burg, say on July Goth Gen. Krude-
ner again attacked Plevna, but withou,
success. All advices as vet re.
ceiVed, 20 to show that the
second days lighting was equally
disastrous 10 the Russians.
a Reuter- dispatch dsteG Bucharest
to-day says Gen. Krudener Yesterday
again attacked Plevna, but after a des.
perate struggle, was repulsed by the
IurE' who we're greatly superior In
numbers. An Official telegram from
Osman Pashs, giving an account Of
Iuesday's lighting, received at Con.
stantinop'e, is almos, identical with
the Daily Telegraph. account.
The Russian Side Of the Question.
LONDON, August IA note received
oy the Russian Secretary OF State from
the headquarters of Grand Duke Mich.
oIas, where the Gar is soiourning as
10 the sinking Of vessels in the Silnns
mouth Of The Danube, aud the employ.
ment Of Egyptians in the service Of
turkey, 'Sys as soon as the war IL
ended, Ia" Russians will remove The
lmpediments and clear the bed of the
river With regard to the o,her point
Ine note states that to calm
The anxiety OF the Rri,ish
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