, 1877-09-19

the assnilnnts, who Ind to advance across
open and up very difficult ground 10 the al
tack, must hare been considerably greater.


,"fea ~ the !urKe' 's salt 10 oe tae Key ot tue
H"nh!a! poHt'ons !" oc''pka fass+ And ~ COM
na''. lne os"ef "use'an "ofkh' ven. hadetzSs'
'.'s '.assm'! eo'a'i'n'hle', - 1upt""eu W ha'o
1ooo' 1'oo" Laeh' anu 9asc''ha" fasha so'Vo0'
A1Foh1kn cAtFCHk.
AoSnos. SEPT ia Fcra dltpaGh says:
News has bccn received at the English Embassy
.a. sulsi,nan r. pa.ha carried the remaining Rus-
1tr,tnv cnnrr,ous 1n.. Tho ,,ct,,o +, mo- ~.
e's .,s',''s eno'aous 'ots. ,ne ueH's Is "o" e"-
'a'e'5 III poHscss4on ol LIE iu1Rs'
DENIAL.
CoxsrAx7,FoptE, Heut, t8,-Au official dIs-
natr,, nnhi.hc,l 1,cro ,ir,;c. ,b, r,r,oc+rs.. ~
r. ... ~, ~. r's"' t"1 ~ y.
'"e 'u"ot that VIC hahs'a"s "au eo1nplete'y
evacuated Schlpka rass. 1t states that, Oft the
ct,ntrasy. the two Turkish brtgades which captur.
eli Furt A.. SfthnIns rettrt,l IN their for,nrr
no,,ttcr. r., .t.s, .<,,o.I ras.a .t.s. ts..s.,s.
n' e',ata, ~, ~. s.s.Ia' o"'' s''ef na'''s
oecup'ca Inc loft1of s'1 houfs'
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT.
LONDON, Sent. ia later dispatch from
f,,,r.to,t;n,,fn a.. ,h, R,..,.,. Ir q,h,,,,.
pas. ops t'sn" 10y ..,e:teS | ''"'''' :" 8e"'p"A
31s 1 naTe =, oten felalo.cea'
ucn. Radetzky's official account Of the fight
Ing does not admit that tho fort was ever ucu-
ptcd BIZ tbn Turks. He saya. After five davk,
@ in,,n,,.-,t,"ant ,ho rnsE' ~ u'e ,u,''',. Iass
uo'Hoatan'ent ~ ., tue 'urxs' a. "eloeS
III tue morning. maue sudden at-
tack on the fort. The attack autae-
quently extended a1opc the WHOLE line,
and vas rcnu1sr1 With rnormo,,. ,o.. IN ,,,..
1,.,,. .t. ..a. 49,. s,s", e's ~ ~
, u.As a,1s1 . oespe9a.e hsat' *a'ch 'astea n'ne
and A0Q men wounded and 100 killed. prIhcc
Mestel,cnsky. III nide de camn If the cz,r
wn, killed. Tim tattcr dtano,cl, il h,tcd n, ~.
uns.an ,o.,ta".~as. nnpss % a,,.>,o.. 49," ~ ."e
"ues'an nesolua'1ei*' tofny stuacts' Hohaay,
tile orana Duke Nicholas having returned II
that pace from before pevnn-
FAILURE or suLs.aAx rAsnA AFTER 1o4 At.
TAcKs-wur 7nE Russians DErRsn ruk,,
~ ru, tsr,t'"Snd'rs, sc,"s e. ho,@o. IN d1'. r,
I'm .,'4' s.,'NH 1s,' N1s. oi:-t"t "e3ce
ana 'oH0-etat'aaea ATTACKS oi st'cifnan FasIa's
ltElons upon the Russian Positions In thts pass
Of tue Balkans have failed TO drive the Mu.,t
y,te .olI,cr. frnm t,,c,r tr1astou. i,o,d u,,,,,
tt.. t,t,h,. ,n,1 ,la W,.t",,, ,.Is ~. .n",
tneee .snl=' "''' t.'c nos'e''' eaoes "as fetFeei
ut least for the prcrcnt. u!i tdea ot forcing IN
cutr,pcc Into b,t,rar,a bv this routr. t;ru
u,,,ot,Lv tn,,,,,,nn,l,,, ,,o p,..,o. t.:-... T..
11', ."' ',"'. .,'". .'' NV i'un . i'.te' III,
sn'eit''an fruln Montenegro lad lett ttelr uosE-
tDns 1T hIs front, anil that he was at prcseut Or
posed only by EEyptJaus and Kcttfs,
In, r,a,,.t ,Ly :, .,,,,,t.s W., .,,.,.,o
'1' .sAassN"' oseup.e' ~: p'o't'o"s he"" so
nanfully during the twelve dass IN wllirn sllr
fruitlcssly against his lntrcnrhe.t liucs, lis
oIyrnr,.f rrtt+r. hn1,Is Nt. 81 s1c,,t., ,ho
,''' n.Te'seu ss"sc ~. a., ae',s 1i M s'olaa' Inc
i''s"ss1 pol'A ~ t'e oe''''Aa fAss' 's !'eat asa
tctt t1alIk* rest 1p"n Two efcsts, which stand a
little tn the ilorthwat1 Ut that point. His line
ioruls very obtusc uuy|c, thu ycttcx Of wftct,
i, mi m hy ttr central noztinn n, II, ~
Sti",na. IN III. rxt,t,,r r,ni,t mi ~. g., o..
ri'lr". "1tcnn~ nnr,Iirt "a th i,,,..s,,, H.. ~
wtn,.s mi r,l,,,,intr ,nr,,wnni pear1v ~ ,n..
"H-.'rn raa ~" ',ntr un ~ 49, tu
ri thr Kn.sia,l tr.,u.. srhr T,,ris. hav,n,,
y,xtty s,,,,rinr n,,t, r., cxtrmt.t ,tr "a's III.
iuw,, tsr ias;.n,ntl,,,r rs,lS.s md n:,.1,. ,Hs
r"vri,r,I th. nussia,' ,~.s,t;""s 81, WAITS
.tn,,n1,siinr~ ths rrs,I,t I'M sheT swn,,t ~, H.
t;nIr,yn rn,d II, mny nlaecs vii II ,,sho,rr ir, s
S.thi,'s In "h.t1nis ~snt ~ ".s
~, ,Sri ~ ttr urti. .s'n,,o6'l"r y"
III. .tns,,Ic itok nnv~,ncnt h.:n,r =, 10y
~ nc t,nu"riv -, mi ~ th 1u..:ans w. f.s,s ;i
t..s1 mi ~ III kefare tIc rr1vt"Ta;e., d"t.
~ w,t;, III .fn,s1v rrinT.r'n"nts IT,
n,1ct1ty rnr,,. % IT., IN tu""M ~ aucu., naGh n ~
nnrc t.1arccu ihc Turkish Iosit!tns m his ta"ss ~
great extent t,lc difficulty ot providing lis MIN
With food nnu wutcr Between tho two lines