The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-25
THE FIGHTING ON THE LON.
A DET'EiT ms TEAD or 4 TICTORY FOD
MEJfEWET AIRS FORCES.



LONDON, Sept. Oh Mchcmct Ali's reported
victory. on Friday. over the Czarcwltch turns
out to have been u defeat but tho Russians do
not SOON to mako much Of the affair. Their
official bulletin merely announces the follow
ing: " AT the close OF the engagement we held
all our positions. A renewal of tho attack Is
expected" There Is no estimate OF the losses,
and none by the Turkish bulletins either The
DduV NetcS' correspondent with the Turks calls
the affair an Offensive Reconnaissance by ten
battalons, and gives about the same results ma
the other accounts. but ascribcs more credit
md better results TO the Turks than the Daiy
TelegrdpPs account. which said That 1--WE OF ak
attacks were made by the Turks. which failed.
and the Turk sh loss WIS very heavy. Mchemet
Airs and the Czarcwtch's armies now occupy
the hills on opposite banks ~ the Bunica Lom.
Tho Russian positions and the condition Of the
army are described in flottcring terms by cor
respondents who visited them last week.
steam ferry has becn established between
Pyrgos and Parupnn. to replace tho bridge
which was removed; 50 it seems shat the Rus
Sims are recovering some Of their los, ground.
A Russian official despatch. dated Gorncy-
Su1cn yesterday. says; Tho Turkish attack
on Tzerrovna. on the Dist instant. was do
cisively ropuscd and was not renewed. On the
22d tho Turks rctrcatcd. Oar loss WINS 30 off,
GERS and 400 men placed hors do combat and
that Of the enemy at least .0OD men. Our cav
airy. ON the road bctWson pl.yna and sofia.
made two rrnonnoissanr"s to lnnru the strength
O. the Turkish relief troops. on tho
dispersed thrcc Turkish sunnlrons near
Mischta. hut withdrew. ~ infantry were seen
coming up in the r'nr. Our J. IS WIS five mon
killed, nnd two Officers and eleven men
wounded. On the Dist Col. To,u'min drove
back " Turkish cavalry force. and dis overcd
ten hattnlions with artillery AMI two regiments
OF cavalry intrrnrhcl near Temin. By open.
INK an artillery fire upon th' Turks hc sinpr /
their further advance. and aftrrWhrd ~ lrcw
his troops TO post of ob-crVuiOn.'
Cncvkct pasha trlcguphs 10 th i"rin from
Orrhnni". on Monday. rs follows: nil~i ! isha's
division of twenty baitluns at WHu,ry. two
hlttori =. nnd regiment of cavalry. "a l- inferred
Povna with fre=h supple, ~ lrY.I.i0ts and
ammunition. Thowork Of tc-tOrin trlrgrupho
communicate on IL ndNAn ing RAPIDLY
LONDON, Sept. 25.-Thr Hus's sf.r lti from
81. Petersburg. says that the Minister Of FL
nnnce is preparing t. Issue "a n.W lottery loHn
Of nity million rouhlrs.
4 CORES -pondrni OF the T,Des with M'homct
All indi airs that the cuga4"u' mt t 1nirovnl
WIS intended ~ a rccNulil ili. 90. lut assumed
a someW hut more serious character because
Of the imp"tuo-ity 80 th' Turk iSh troops.
who nc oIdng to this AMI otl r cunts.
displayed the great It courage. The rcntre
column advanced n far H. Ncrho'I. and after
having been ordered four times in vain To- re-
tire. had 10 he led out of thc fire lv thr division
commander in person. uit"r huNing siormed
the Russian position under a murdrrous lire.