Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-15

salti to be moving from Roumanla ar
rive The HEADQUARTERS of the Car are
now at Biela, and
II RUSSIANS ARE CONCENTRATING
IN large force on the lines Of the kava,
LON, and the Jantra. Three hundred
Russian tents can be seen at Prepuskoi.
This is an advanced detachment cover
ing the main BODY in that direction.
MORE RUSSIAN ATROCITIES.
Sulelman Pasha reports that fresh
atrocities have been committed by the
Russians and Bulgarians in the villages
south of the Balkans. The British
military attache, Colonel Fyfe, is said
to have witnessed them.
THE GATHERING HOSTS.
The Russians are concentrating III
great force on the LON river. An at
tack on Rasgrad is thought imminent.
1t has been officially reported that the
Russians are no longer this side Of the
Balkans. According to official news
from Constantlnopie, Mehemet Ali in
tends to convert Rasgrad into a fortified
camp. The forces concentrated in the
neighborhood consists of forty-eight
battalions of infantry, fifteen batteries
and eighty-two squadrons of cavalry, al
together 10000 men.
AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION.
1t is rumored that Austria, with the
consent Of Servia and Russia, will occu-
| py the western part Of Servia. Two high
Austrian officials have arrived in Bel
grade.
GoURKA's POSITION.
The position of Gen. Gourka appears
20 be much better than wa supposed a
few days ago. His position is strongly
fortified, and he has enough provisions
and forage to hold out for Il fortnight.
His communications with Tirnova are,
moreover, intact, and when the rein
forcements now moving up from the
Danube have reached that place, it
might be possible for him to attack
Suleiman Pasha.
II ROUMANIAIN RAILWAYS
will be i'll the hands Of the Russian
military authorities during all of this
week, only one express train being al
lowed to run daily, the others being
used for the transportation of troops.
Russian divisions are continually cross
ing over the Sistova bridge.
NEWS X ASIA
is still scarce. Reinforcements Of at
least $4,000 men have either already
reached the Caucasian army, which
previously numbered only $4,000 com
b%atants, or are ON the way, and expected
TO Join this army within the next ten
days.
Not few divisions are on n peace
footing as yet in the interior of Russia,
and if her means in Asia were not
adequate to the purpose, it was not
from want Of men and
organization but merely because
carry out his designs with a limited
number. He was mistaken in his cal
culations, and had reckoned without his
host. Now that experience had taught
him to adapt leans TO circumstances,
another failure * not likely to come to
pass, unless winter arrives too early and
conquers both armies.
CONCENTRATING RDOpS.
A Rasgard dispatch of Aug. 9, states,
that the Russian forces are %concentrat-
ing in front of the Turkish positions
there. They have made arrangements
apparently to prevent flank movements
on the part of Mehemet Ais troops.
Judging from the active preparations
on both sides it is evident hat
AGREAT BATTLE WILL BE FOUGHT
in that vicinity. On Tuesday three
Russian regiments of cavalry and infan-
try engaged about a similar number of
Turkish outposts. There was consider
able skirmishing and a prolonged fusil-
lade, but II was considered that neither
side acquired and decisive advantage.
A Schumla dispatch of August 9th,
says that several skirmishes occurred
during Monday and Tuesday between
the Turks and Russian outposts,
IN II NEIGIIBoRHooD OF RusTCHUK.
1t does not state whether the Turks
attempted to force Il passage to the be-
sleged men in the garrison or thati IT was
m effort on the part of the latter to
force their way through the Russian
lines. The general impression is that
the Russians are rapidly advancing east
ward, and that we are
ON THE EVE OF SOME YER SERIOUS OPERA
ION
The Russians are evidently determined
to strike a decisive blow before the
main Turkish army from Schumla can
make n serious movement between
them and the Balkans, and thereby en-
danger the whole of Gourkha's forces i'll
the passes.
Bulgareni kilograms of August 9th
say that six regiments of Turkish cav
airy and 5000 Circasslans attempted to
break through the Russian lines
BETWEEN PLEVNA y sELvI.