The daily gazette., 1877-07-17
THE.-sWAR.,- -
NICoPoIIsC APTURED AFTER
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
Great Battle at Febditch.
n RUSSIAN VICTORY SUDDENL
..... TURNED LN7'o DEFEAT. ..
No Mercy for Assassins,

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PHE WONDERFUL RUSSIAN ADVANCE
MARVELLOUS DEEDS OF vALoR AND
RECKLEssNEss PERFORMED BY THE
CossAcKs-AvENdING THE POOR
DEAD WOMEN OF BATAK.
LONDON, July II.
The news from the seat of war this
morning is exciting in the extreme. A
great battle has been fought at Feb
ditch, south of the Balkans. The Rus :
SLAMS met with decided check. Nico-
polls was virtually captured on Sun
DAY by the taking of the heights COM
manding the town, and its evacuation
followed yesterday. The consterna-
tion of the Turks at the dashing ad :
vance of their enemies seems to be
very great thoroughout. the entire en-
ire.
A DESPERATE BATTLE. -
On Monday afternoon the Turks.
under the command of Liman Bey, had
an engagement with the Russians, de-
feating them and driving them back in
to the Balkanswith heavy loss. The bat
tie ground was at Febditcb, twelve
miles from JeniSaghra. tl UJsfI
CHANGING FoRTuNEs OF WAR.
"At frat the Russians seemed to be
successful, but the determined fight
ing of the Turks afterward appeared
to promise a Turkish victory The
Russian forces consisted of infantry
and cavalry, ontaumbering the Turks,
whose first attack was repulsed, and a
fapkiug columns Of q superior force
dismounted dragons greatly imperil-
led the Turkish position, .,.,o .o,.
4 a CHARGE. -i.s
"rhe Turkish artillery was splendidly
handled, rAking the columns Of the Rus
SLAMS and thinning them at every discharge
PerceivinR the terrible h1voc caused by th.
Turkish fire, General Gourka ordered tn,
Russians to charge" "a otA 81.
| CLOSE QuARTERs.
"a fearful hand-to-hand conflict ensued
The Iurks formed in hollow squares afte
losing several guns. The Russians attack
cd desperately, and fearful carnage fol
lowed on both sides. The Russian flank
Ing movement and desperate onslaught
threatened to extermiuate the Turks, wher
suddenly brisk firing on the left announced
the arrival Of Turkish rsinforcemsnls undeI
the command OF Rlouf Pacha. ..-,.-,
RUSSIANS AT A DISADVANTAGE.
"The Russians had no artillery, and tn
rapid advance of the Turkish iein forcement
compelled them to face new enemy, thu
affording their opponepts an opportunity t
I abandon their hollow squares and throy
forward tianks and renew the attack vigor
} ously. i'p -.'.. 4A b. tna srl r rea'
Il 5.sr-ti i.% -, CANE TO THE LAST. ~ =, .a
"The Russian line, thus held betwee,
: Two rows of bayonets, was completely over
, whslmed., The 0ossacks made "a splendit
4 resistance, fighting with the utmost but un
: availing bravery. 81 y .ts .T,E1lE :
sT4 THE TURKS CHARGE,
. fThe Turkish charge was made owe
heaps Of dead bodies, driving the Russian
: back into the mountains. The fight va
D precipitate. The Turks pursued the 1sin
: Russians until ths mountain pass was re
covered. '''
THE cIRoAssIAN oossAcKs f y.
This Russian advanced column eonsiste
+ of Circassian Cossacks. commanded by Col
r one Jadolmin; The maln body was CON
;. manded by General Gourkha. They wer
: in light flying order, without wagon tran.
ports or artillery.
h| THE ESTIMATE OF LOSSES. nj
f at is impossible to estimate the losses
7 The Russian main army intended to eros
the Balkans at this point, the Eight
Z c,rps leading. 1t is not known what e
d feet this repulse of Gourkha's fyin
7 column will have on the main advance