The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-30
The EASTERN WAR.
Hussians Preparing for Another
Attack ON PIelna.
The Situation at Shipka Pass.
The Russians BIockaded on Three
Sides.
W ar Notes.

War Notes.
LONDON, August 29. "A Turkish de-
tschment from Widden is reported going
tow ard the Servnn frontier on the II
mok.
LONDON. Angus, 29.-AdvIces from
the Russian headquarters 1t Gorny Stu
den. Gated Angus. 2Sth, say that all Is
quiet this morning Our troops main
tsiu their positions, and the Turks re
main under cover behind the neigh boring
heights, out o. range of our batteries
The total number OF wounded from
August 2lst TO August 27th is 2,4S9, IN
cluding 80 officers The number killed
is unknown.
Everything Is quiet IN the direction OF
Plevns and LoltsCha.
A correspondent telegrsphs that after
the severe fighting Of Sunday the Turks
refrsined from renewing the attack on
The Russians ia Schipks Pass, and up to
this time only an occasional trivial rifle
fire between the Outpo'ts has occurred
As resul! o. Sundays lighting, the
Turks have advanced their batteries
TIE Turks are constructing fresh bat
Leries IN the Tunj4 Valley. The Rus
SLAMS have been adequately reinforced,
and there is nothing IN the present stu
.,oa to alter the impression II General
Radelzky holds his positions.
So'aest Pasha has been appointed Min
rster OF Justice, succeeding Assym Pashs,
who Is nominated President o the Sen
ate
CoESrAETINoPLE, August %. "A DIS
patch from SuleImsn PaSna, dated 10Th,
detail, operations up to that day. Hc
SAYS the Turks occupied AhkriGjebel
delghts to the left OF the enemy works,
threatening their line Of retreat, on the
2ls', but the Russians succeeded on FRI
day in dislodgIug them, but on Saturday
NC,s,l Z, sas, with two brigades, succeed
cd IN gaining footing, and lighting con
lnued al night. By three o'clock Sun
day morning the Russ ans were con-
pletply driven from the heights. The
ku,Slars. receiving rein!orCemonts, made
Il final sss4ul', but were unsuccessful, and
returned TO their fortified works. Can
nonadrng continued al Sunday without
effect. Sulaman Pasla co1CludCs MS
dispatch b follows: The mattar II not
set decided, ss we have not taken the
enemy's wo-ks. Our loss are yet un-
known. One thousand Russian dead
were found when the enemy were driven
ron Al,kridjebcl Heights.
LONDON, August 29.-For many dsys
the army OF Grand Duke Nicholas has
been closing together against Plcvns
with view to sttsCk The wear and
tear of the Russian army has been such
that the rein orcements brought up
hitherto have not compensated tor the
losses suffered from battles and other
c-usrs. Without anything like An epl
demic there has been considerable fall
Ing out of ranks, owing to sickness Of one
kind or another Thus despite the great
seir. rcements on the way, the Russians
ns, ,egin to doubt ii they will be abl'
To- nave before the breaking up Of the
weather numerical superiority neces
sary for decisive result.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 29.-Sulei-
man Pasna telegrspbs on the 2Sth lbs, :
Our intrenched line of investment Is
OILY one hundred and fifty PAGES from
tho enemy's tort fcations We still hold
command on AIkridjebel heights. The
Russian are bIockaded on three sides.
Every effort Is being made to complet'
the blockade by cutting them of from
the road to Gabrovs The Russian forces
nave been cruelty declmated, and have
retired to their fortified positions. Can
nonading and outpes! engagements are
carried on Internationally.
LoNDuN. August % Gen. GruIcs has
been appointed CnIet OF Servian sf-
fairs. The officer, from the Russian head
quarters are buying large quantities OF
grain and cattle in Servis. Roumsnls
ms not concluded any military conven-
ton With Russia Tee Roumsnian
army will preserve lis individuality, 81
though acting in concert with the
Russians Prince Charles with the bulk
of the srmv VIII shortly follow the van
guard acrC,s the Danube ~ Korsbls.
LoSDey, August % A telegsm from
the .nat Of war states that Sulelnsn
Pasha considers the taking o. Shipks
Pass from the front hopeless and will
construct fortified camps in the Villages
Of Shrpks and Hsinckis, and cross the
Balkans through the passes.
The Porte has orCered the concentrs-
tion of 10000 troops on the Timok from.
tier of ScrvIs, and resolved to depcse
Prrrce Milan IL ServIa begins war, and
vii appoint = Turkish Governor OF that
prlncIpslity.
Tae Russian newspaper Nedsmostie
after An elaborate review Of the
-Iu- already expeAdeI m the war
draw. ths conclusion that If tn"
war l~t- till next autumn, II will
coz, not les than $50, ,OOOOD0 roubles, o.
which. 232OOO,OOO have already been ex
pended. To cover TINS sIm there IN
reserve i5nOOOOOO rortlss 4 80 the
remaining 4j0OO,vOO more paper
money of which there is already 81
100000 roubi'- IN clrcul7ton. mus. be u
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