Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
WAR ITEMS.

WAX ITEMS
LONDON, August "A Bucharest
correspondent OF the Times telegraph.
ing from JOlmdescha says: ave learn
that the Egyptian troops are reported
to have advanced to BiFmead, Bran
deva and Birmadrer, between Boshaja
and Meddidgie, and to be threatening
Gen. Zimmerman's corps. This move.
ment is meant to protect the rear Of
Mohamet Ali, who Is near Rosgrad."
The Times correspondent at Varna
telegraphs, August I'd, that the opera
lions of the Russians In J0lrudsCha
have come to Q perfect stand.still,
while one Of their columns stands on
the high road from Mejlde to Silistria.
The second and main column which
had advanced toward B~agardjlk, has
again retreated to Medjidjie.
A dispatch to the Telegraph from
Lukum Kelep dated August Ind, says
the Turkish frigate MaHndish, bonn
barded the Russian batteries ct TOham-
tchria on the 30th ult., sllencing every
Russian gun, aud the Maundish was
considerably damaged aud several Of
her crew killed and wounded near
Tchamtchria.
The Turks are in q critical position,
owing to the advancing Russian army.
Hobart Pasha embarked the entire
; force safely on the first instant, under
! cover of the feet. This completes the
withdrawal Of the Turkish military
, expedition to Caucasus.
! Hobart Pasha has command Of the
: : entire Black Sea forces, consisting oil
2 twenty.men-ot.war and transports.
A Vienna correspondent Of the
Times hears from Constantinople that
! reinEorcements are daily arriving and
I being Immediately dispatched to Adri.
anople.
More Of the Great Russian Defeat.
! LONDON, August "A Daily News
, dispatch Irom Simnitzs, dated August
. lst, says at the narrow bridge near Bull.
q garini, there wa wild confusion, and
a . complete blockade Of anibulances
i wagons, provision wagons, officers
!. cAleches, led horses aud carts filled With
a wounded-all were jammed 10 indie.
scribable chaos. There had been
wounded all along the road, but the
bulk Of the wounded began q little
, way beyond Bulgaria, and extended In
: an unbroken line for seven miles along
= the road to Sistovs. They were mostly
, carried in OK carts, severe cases on am
= balances, and large numbers tramped
on foot. Immense numbers Of wound.
4 ed had tramped the whole way from
: the battlefield, aud were already enter.
ing Sistovs at 6 o'clock yesterday
evening. They must have walked forty
y miles in tw~enty-four hours, wounded
. as they were. Nearly all these wound
= ed, however, consisted of men who had
somehow managed to walk out Of thu
u battle. The bad cases were mostly lef
where they fell. Staff officers with
I, whose estimate l am inclined 10 agree
think the whole force lost between
5000 and 1000 men in killed and
wounded. A brigade Of the thirty
4 second division has suffered most
Besides the terrible loss Of men, II sac
ri6ced tue Imperial banner Of one Of
= its regiments. The whole Of the thir'
tieth division has been smitten very
sorely. All of the three brigades O.
|, S~chackolot's command are for q tint
= in a state Of disorganization.
A News dispatch from Alexandra
= says 1t 10 reported and generally believ'
ed that 5000 more Egyptian troops arC
going to ConstantInOple.
ia Turkish Complaint of Russian Bar
~ baTities.
= WAsHINGTO ON, August 4.-Aristarchi
Z. the Turkish Minister, furnished thC
following: "The Minister of FOreigT
Affairs had addressed thefollOwiDg cir
:. cular to the diplomatic agents Of thI
"a Sublime Porte:
IL continue to perform 9 most pain
"a full duty In calling your attention t
= the new acts Of barbarity which, from
Ia the kilograms received by the Sublime
=, Porte, T committed BY the Russian
Al In the cities and villages they invade
!. They don't limit themselves 10 plum
% dering the Musselman population o
II the towns, but they also subject Womel
"a and children to the most shameful anC
dreadful tortures; and even the dal
after the proclamation by the EmperO
n. Alexander, wherein It was promised 4
:. Musselmen inhabitants security ami
IN Justice for Their persons, their fami
~ lies and their property, these barbara
Il. ties were repeated.
Reviewing the Situation.
LONDON, August 4-The Tines Bu
u charest correspondent reviewing III
ht situation, thinks the panic In R0ums