The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-21
GOrtschakoff Gives Gracious and Ora
taitOuS Guarantees.
TROUBLE At RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS
England to Occupy Gallipoli
at Once.
[Dy CABLE TO THE HERALD

The Vienna Ffemdenblatfs special from
Constantinople says it is publicly stated
that 1.-The Sultan thinks Of abdicating in
favor Of Youssouf Izzeddin son of the late
I4ultan Abdul Aziz, with whom he is fire.
quently in conference.
CAPTURE OF KAsANLIK.
The Times despatch from Vienna reports
that Kasanlik has been taken by the Rus
SLAMS, who are rapidly advancing toward
Philippopolis.
The Standards special says the Russians
are within three hours march of Philippe
polls.
SETTLING WILD RUMORs.
Count Schouvaloff, who has better OPP
portunity, perhaps, than any other
Russian statesman of noting the bad
effects of the reports recently cir
culated regarding atrocities alleged to
hve been committed by the Russian
troops in the places captured by them, is
peculiarly sensitive on the matter. AS
cabled yesterday he has requested the Rus
sian COMMANDMENTS Chief to invite the
foreign newspaper correspondents to visit
the places referred to Us the scene of Rus
sian outrages.
THE GRAND DUKE INSISTS
The result is that an investigation by
competent judges is asked by the Russian
authorities. The Grand Duke Nicholas has
invited all the foreign military attaches to
personally inspect the places which have
been named as the scenes of Russian
atrocities.
THE RUSSIAN PLAN DEVELOPING.
The Russian left wing is marching
from the Dobrudscha, one division
against Silistria, another against Bazardjik
The Russian army of Rustchuk has ad-
vanced the vanguard Of the Twelfth
corps, Lieutenant General Vannoffskol, to
Radikoy, south of Rustchuk, and of the
Thirteenth, General Hahn, to Jardinktz,
south of Rasgrad. The Eleventh corps,
Prince Shaaffskoi, starts from Sistovar for
Tirnova. The Turks have only fifty to
sixty thousand men between Rust
chuk and Shumla The Ninth Army
corps, Baron Brudener, has started from
Nicoq,olis to besieoe Widdin
GENERAL GouRKHA's DASH.
The chief interest in the operations of the
Russian army in Bulgaria attaches at this
moment to the position of General Gourkha,
who has passed the Balkans into Roumelia.
The HEnALD's correspondent at the head
quarters of the Grand Duke Nicholas tel
egraphs as follows from Elena Ulena), a
town about eighteen miles southeast Of
Tirnova, on the Shumla road =
INTO THE ENEMY's COUNTRY
General Gourkhas official report and
the narratives of officers accompanying the
expedition afford the following details of
the gallant march into Roumelia:-The ex-
petition left Tirnova on the 18th of July
and consisted of eight regiments of cavalry
(about six thousand four hundred men)
and six battalions of sharpshooters (about
five thousand menu The main body
marched upon Elena (Llena), which was
made the temporary base Of operations,
whence General Gourkha led cavalry
reconnaissance along the Shumla road, east
ward in the direction of Osman Bazaar.
HIS ADVANCE CHECKED.
"The road traverses very mountainous
region and crosses several rapid torrents
flowing down from the Balkans. After
leaving the little village of Ahmedlii the
road dashes into the outlying spurs of the
Balkans and struggles desperately with all
the endorsements which nature has cast
in it's way and which the Turks have never
been at any great trouble to remove. Push
ing onward, however, despite all difficulties,
for thirty miles, General Gourkha encoun-
tered body of Turks to the southwest of
Osman Bazaar and suffered a repulse.
WHERE THE ENEMY WAS FOUND.
''The object of the reconnaissance was,
nevertheless, fully accomplished by this
check, rs it showed that the Turks had
abandoned the line of the River Jantra, and