The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-18
THE EASTERN WAR.
MUHKTAR PASHAs DISASTROUS
DEFEAT.
The Turkish Army Cut I'm Two
nuhEIar Pasha Retreats on
kArs-TuFkish Loss Very
Heavy The Russian
Loss Relatively
slight.

LONDON. October l7.-AccordIng ~
Russlan official bulletins Muhktsr Psshs
WAS seriously defeated on Monday and
the Turkish army utterly destroyed
On Sunday Russian division turned
Muhktsr.s rIOht, and Monday morning
General Heymaun with 10000 infsntry
carried Olyatepe the key OF the Turkish
position. by Ssssult, cutting the Turkish
army in two The centre and left wing
under Muhktar himself retrested upon
kars, pursued by General Heymsnn and
passed IN the dank by General Lsrerot,
tu, they succeeded 10 gaming
the cover OF the forthcsllons
stter fearful rOut, during which the
/ Turks lost \ great number IN killed and
wounded Several thousand prisoners
and four guns were captured. Three
/ divisions, constituting the Turkish right,
/ had IN the meantime been surrounded
and attacked and driven from their
fortified camp with great loss. Finally
~ 5 o'clock Monday night the remnant
! Of this portion OF Muhktsr's army sur
rendered with thirty-two guns and great
quantity of materisl. Among the
/ persons captured are seven PsshsS.
Muhktar Pashs is in hsrs. The Russian
losses are stated to be relatively slight.
NEW YORK, October IA ST Pc.
tc,sblrg dispatch SAYS there have been
serious riots at Saroiow. Polish RussIs.
About $50 people were killed and
wounded.
BUCHAREST, October 1.-The bom-
bardment of Plevna has been recon-
mencej along the whole line, and deci
sIyc seton is imminent. Russian advI-
ccs report that large numbers of Turks
are descrtirg Plevna. 1t II stated that
/ Osman Pssha's communications with
Nola have been cut SuleIman Pashs
( J., concentrating All his forces NJ Nan
kali
\ telegram from Constantinople says
that Sulclmsn Pashs made n reconnOls
sance in person NJ Tar NJ Tirstlnlk. A
battle with the CZarewItch Is mOments
/ rly expected. The snow in Shipks pass
Is one metre deep and operations there
are impossible.
LoNDoN, October l7-An official dis
/ patch from Muhktsr Pashs dated kars,
+ Monday 10Th, says: Our centre, after
/ beng exposed four hours To AT over
/ wuelmIng cannonAde and Incessant
assaults, WAS compelled to retreat, leaving
/ Awliss Hill III the hands of tho enemy
/ The Russians then occupied all The
-trAtcglcsl points IN the direction OF ksrs
where we withdrew with one division u
prepare Our revenge. Another division
! including the corps commanded by
| RachId, Omar, KAHN, MOnss, and
| Chefvet Psshss contir ues 10 hold It's posi-.
/ ton on Kara Dagh. MuhktSr PsshH
s.ys his loss If only 800, which IL obvious
untrue. He claims that n regiment
and half OF Russian cavalry and four
bsttalIons ofIniantry were totally des
.royed. Muhktar Pssha attributes biz
defeat 10 the enemys reiniOrCemens and
he fact that they were able - place
| 200 guns served by skilled artillerIsH.
LONDON, October IA Vienna cor
respondent states that Greece demand
that the Greek flag b" formally aluted
"a the citadel ut LAyIsss As reparAtIon
ur the recent attack on the Greek con-
Iatc. The Porte objects TO this be-
.ause Of the excitement which such n
salute would cause among the Turks Ia
spite Of this no apprehension is felt OF
An Immediate collision, which, ss IN
Servrss case, depend- on the event. ~
the seat OF war.