Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-24

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LONDON. August IA Bucharest dis.
patch says the Turks attacked Tirnovs
yesterday. but were repulsed. The engage
ment was recommended to-day. osman
Pssha msdc an attack OIL Sclvi. with the
intention Of advancing upon Gabrova. but
| Prince Mirsky repulsed them before the
arrival Of Q division which he asked for
a Q reinforcement.
Details received regarding the battle In
| Chipka Pas state that the Russians re-
| pulsed SUCCESSFULLY ten vigorous attacks
made by the Turks. the positions OF the
| Russians being very strong.
II IL not true that the forces 81 Lieuten.
ant General Mehsmet All and Suleimap
Psshs have effected . junction.
The Russians arc preparing 10 attack
several Turkish positions.
RESURRECTION IN CRETE.
LONDON, August 2i.-An insurrection
hs, broken out In Crete. Two engage |
ucnts have been fought In which thirty.
sir Turks and seventeen Christians were
killed. Thrssaiy Is reported In . Btate of
brigandagc. which must end In insurrec.
ton.
LONDON. August 2i.--Telegrams from
the seat Of war seem TO show that the
Turks hsvo at last commenced serious
operations against the Russian positions
from three sides simultaneously. A Bu-
charest telegram states that Osman Pasha
commands In person . strong r%econnoiter.
ing force near Selvi. This reconnaissance
may account for tho previons report Of an
attack OIL Selyi. A Russian official tele-
gram dated 0orney Stndcn. August 22d,
evening, says : Al well a. the attacks In
the direction Of Bchipka and Selvi. the
Turks have mado attempts to break In
upon the Russian outposts on the side OF
Rustchuk. Rssgrld Shumls aud Eski
Djuma. Mehmet Ali. who commands In
that section Of tho country, telegraphs TO
Constantinople. August 22d. claiming that
his forces have repulsed six Russian batal-
lions. recaptured tho heights Of Segardi.
and also repulscd the russians before
Rasgrad and achieved other minor sue
ccsses.
THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT AT EsKI DJUMA.
CoSsrASTIsoPLE. August 23.-A dis.
patch. dated August 2si, evening, contains
the following telegram, received here:
"Tbe Russians have been defeated and
driven back with great loss In an Import
ant baltic near Eiki DJums." Tho latest
Russian Official telegram. dated nj Gorney
Studen. Esd. says: ''Our troops In Schip-
ka Pass hare behaved heroically. After
they had repulsed ten attacks on August
2ist the Turks only kept up q desultory
firc. Three guns OF the Turkish battery
were dismounted by our IRE and fell over
the cliffs. Tho Turkish forces do not d.
minish. Our achievements arrived last
night. some having marched 40 and somo
So versts in one day. Our losses are COM
paratively light, but unfortunately We have
many officers hors de eonbdi. The Turkish
Losses are enormous. Generals D0wschin.
sky and Staljekoff command the Russians
In the pass.
AUSTRIA AM ITALY
The Vienna Political Correspondence re-
ports that Austria and Italy have instruct
ell their ambassadors TO Join In Germany's
protest against the Turkish breach Of the
uenova Convention. The Political Core
spondsase Belgrade special says for several
DAYS important consultations have been
held BY Prince Milan ". Ristics, Servian
Minister Of War, and several Russians Of
note, who ara now In Belgrade. Mean.
while confidential instructions have boon
issued 10 the district Governor for the
mobilization Of the militia.
RouNAsIA's nRiBg.
LONDON, August IA Constantinoplo
dispatch says . telegram from Mehemet
Ali claims that the Turks captured two
guns, many prisoners. and Q great guam.
tity Of ammunition and rides at Eski
DJum.
A special from Dresden states that the
Russo oumanian convention contains =
clause wherein Russia acknowledges tho
independence OF loumania and promises
TO endeavor To induce the other powers 10
acknowledge 10. Russia also engages u
pay q considerable part Of tho iloumanian
var expenses,
ruE RUSSIANS NERVOUS.
LONDON, August IA correspondent
at Russian headquarters telegraphs ~ FOL.
lows: It IL Q nervous time for the llus.
slams. until their strength increases sun.
ciently 10 put them comparatively nj case.
Any day q blow may fall and strain their
resources TO tho utmost. The Turks are
actively menacing the Russian positions
all around. and by no means allow tho
Russians 10 build up on the assurance that
there will DO no hard fighting until the
Grand Duke Nicholas gives tho signal TO
begin. The defenders Of Schipka Pass
consist Of but twenty companies, consist.
ing OF relays Of tho Bulgarian Legion and
q battalion Of tho Ninth Russian Division.
The Second Division has therefore been
diverted from its intended dectination bo-
fore Pleyna, and Is marching on TO Schipka
Pass, one brigade being ut Gabroya to-
day, and tho other nj Ternova. In the
recent visit W the front before
Pleyna, I was surprised TO find that 10
few achievements had As yet had reached
the Russian troops holding II. They are
unouestionably inferior In numbers 10
Osman Pasha's army. compared with that
before the battle. There IL but an addi.
tiou Of Roumanians and tho Sixteenth d.
vision, but to-day. crossing the Danube,
are 5000 reserves 10 oil mp the gaps In the
Ninth Corps. On the Other hand Prince
Schackoskoy has marched his brigade Of
the Thirty-second Infantry division back
10 his original position. confronting Osman
Pasha, on the PlevnA front. When the
Ninth Corps gets Its complement the Rus
SLAMS will have wi army corps In the
Fourth and Ninth. including the forces
watching LovAtx and Selvi. ] roughly es-
Innate the whole Rnsaian force confront
ing Plevna At from
65,0O0 TO 5000 MN.
There can BE- no question OF their anx-
ious esgerness to be allowed TO fight again.
Indeed they don't smother their murmurs
at the delay, which I think will not be a.
long now ~ most people imagine. Tho
Russian authorities are greatly pleased
with the appearance aud apparent Ell.
cheney of tho Roumanian artillery. Tho
Roumanian troops are everywhere now