The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-27
THE EASTERN WAR.
Sanguinary Conflict at Shipka Pass,
A Four DAYS Fight Without Rest or
Refreshment.
The Russians Reported Surrounded
and Their Retreat Cut OF.
The Powers Adhere to the German
Protest Against Turkish
BarbaritIeS.
Reported Capture of Shi9ka Pass by
the Turks.
Another Attack on snipEn PAS.


Another AtIHck On ShipkA Pass.
LONDON, August 2j.-The Turks, II
strong Iorce, violently attacked Smpks
Pass Thursday on three sides All on
slaughts were repulseI At nine IN th,
evening rifle corps reinforcement,
stormed the heights of the Russisn right
and desperate fighting contlr rued till mid
night, when the eclipse of the moon stop.
ped the fighting. The Russians man
tained all their positions nothwlthstsnd
Ing the Turkish mum sricsl superiority
and crosS.fre.
The Russians have now fought tour
dsys, the whole of Sulciman PAsha'
army, without partsking OF rest or warm
nourishment. Further considerable re
inlorcemnts are expected during the
Dight The lighting on Friday was con
fined 70 lively cam, RHdc; the Turkish
left wing threatening the Russian rear,
has been driven from its position.
All QCiet ut Lottscha and Picvna.
Sulelmsu Pashs telegraphs confirming
the report OF Wednesdays desperate
fighting without decisive result Flgut.
ing WAS resumed Thursday. The Rus
slans sre completely surrounded. We
command their line OF retros, to Ga
broua. Tomorrow deCl,ive assault
will be made A the Russians have
not prodtod by the darkness to retreat,
they risk being all captured.
BERLIN, August 25.-lL Is officially
announced that all the great Powers
and Belgium, Holland, Sweden and Por-
tugal have adhered 10 the German pro
| test against Turkish Cruelues.
Another Russian Defeat Reported
LONDON, August pa Dispatch from
/ Shumia states that tho Turks last night,
At Pspackering, ai''r a severe engage
meut, turned the Russian wing The
Russians were repu sod along the whole
! line, snt suffered heavy loss.
War Notes.
LONDON, August 25.-Thc Russians,
! it is said, have contracted with al en-
ginoering firm for the construction of
! bridges across the Danube, capable of
wILhstandIng tbe ice II s said the Rus
sian troops at SIstovH. 1u"sday, riO.ed
because of bad provisions, aud threw one
| hundred thousand moldv losvNs OF bread
! into the Danube
LONDON, August q The Russian
! official bulletin admits that the Russians
after defeating the Turkish attack upon
! AgbesIar on Thursday morning were
compelled by strong Turkish reIniorce-
ments TO retire TO Sultan KoI.
Mehemct Al's bulletin gives the Rus
sian loss IN these operations r. 400 killed
and many wounded.
! The latest Russian Bulletin SAYS. Ou'
attack on AghesIsr hss not been resumed
since Thursday. The Turks have cor
centrated in strong force At that point
aud are extending themselves. oar
troops are concentrated IN sight of the
enemy. In two engagement, Thursday
we lost 10 officers ard 80 men killed and
| officers and 274 men wounded
The Russian bulletin relative 10 the bat
tie At Shipks Pass says: There
was lighting during all OF Friday
Our troops retain all the portions. Our
losses during the four days have been
considerable, II wounded officers and 900
wounded men being brought To Gabrona
The number OF killed il not known The
,annonade in the pass WAS renewed
Saturday morning.
A Coustantln pie special SAYS: A tel
egram from SulelmAu Pssha announce
that he has taken the second Russian
works N the pass
A telegram from AdrAnople SAWS that
news has been received there that Su'el.
man PAsha had taRer 'he tn,ri work md
WAS attacking C"h-uss
A Eu-slau bulletin. dated & 'rn"y
Sludeul. .ays ths, lba f,htr1g 'or.
tnued on Saturday 10 To-" pas, with
terrible violence Our troop, nalnnnnci
their position, and h ye repui-ed several
powerful attack t..day. On Sun lay,
Genschlu-ky. who commanded the iorce
holding the Psss 'or the fret tire, drys,
met herO's death.
A dispatch dated + z'roum, SATURDAY,
SAYS the Russians advanced on kIrkars
and N.z-chinky ou Friday, but wer"
compelled t. retreat after five hour e.
gagomenl, during which some OF tneIr
ammunition ca''-'h' were 'Ap''l'" pS
Turkish shs'I'.
\ d'-palcn from ."E-'Sht.no nop'' 'A'-
- t.... ram uss been received there tu.t
the Ras.isus lr,. 5000 killed snd wound
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tel~graphs 'ru.n GIedik'er On Saturday.