The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-19

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sion Of Balkan, on the evening Of
lib, without firing a shot Gen G0ur'
IA on The afternoon Of the l4th, sur.
prl.ed 300 yizans who fled towards the
village Of K,nsdi
ALEXANDRIA, July IS. Tile khedlye
is now ndlIg more troops, horses and
guns by Egyptian steamers to Constan'
tinople.
SlUMLA, July lS--Thc Russian COL
umn is marching on The Balkans VIA
Demircape
COysrASTlSorLE, July lS-Elsh-
teen Russian ba,,slions, led by Bulga.
rims, have passed Shipka deile and
arrived before Yeuisashia The Turk.
i,h troops are concentrating to oppose
their advance. VOTE, This account
is obviously erroneous, for July 18th y
correspondent near the southern mouth
Of Shipka defle, says that RarcOf Pa'
sba was at that important point and
Cossscks had come up on the ether side
and yentured to make some recounos-
snce. The Turks were resolutely hold.
ing very likely the dehIe in the rear
OF Pasha. Already q large number Of
troops are expected, and heavy rein
forcemeut by a large portion OF the OF.
tomsn Guards, who were in that yiclni-
ty. Foltlhcstioas were energct'cally
and rapidly progressing there and at
Adrianople, guns being placed IN com.
mauding positions. Nor is it hardly
probable that eighteen battallons could
have eluled Or defeated Rarool Pasha
and passed tho defIe. 1t is probable
these Cossscks are led by IleIdute, Of
the Bulgarian refugees, who lnhabit tho
elevated plateau here, and all along
coguizant Of the country, have crossed
the pass. The Heydneg' are friendly
to the Russians and know many secret
passages.
A correspondent at Ternoya, under
Aasss |"lYb&enays IN ss5aSe fBfyg .lEs qp'.
and no Turks near Helena Yet, this
plsc, is on the direct road to Stivino.
Gen. Gourka ha, gone forward thither
to-day with cavalry and artillery and
the Bulgarian legion.
LONDON, July 49, Rustchuk has
been nearly reduced With that for
tress the invaders might do what they
would otherwise be rash to attempt
Now 1t Is no answer to say, as the tele-
graph informs US, that the swift Cos
sacks have crossed the Balkans and
gone rs far south rs the railroad station
between Zombolls and Adrianople.
This can only have been done to learn
the practical difficulties of crossing,
AMI the Cossacks may withdraw as
quickly as they came. The Russian
progress can only be measured when
they have besieged Rustehuk and
fought great battle for the possession
OF the line to Vsrni,
A dispatch from the army Of the
Caucasus announces that the Russian
garrison at Bayozid consisted on June
10th, Of four staff officers, % officers
and 1887 men. OF these two staff
officers and IA men We're killed aud
seven officers and $50 men are
wounded. During the siege the he,
malndcr were much weakened b. Pm.
vaton aud will require great care be-
fore they can recover The garrison
lived on horse flesh toward the end Of
the siege,
LONDON, July Is. There are official
accounts of the crossing Of the Balkans.
TEENoyA, July l6.-General Gourka
with an advance guard of cavalry, in
isntry and artillery. has crossed the
Balkans. On July l4tb he surprised
and defeated Turkish battalion which
guarded an Quite. of the pc. near the
village Of khankhi. Goulks is now
marching upon Kaanli,a, IN the rear
Of the enemy who occupies the fortified
SLipks dedle Two Solniss Cossackn
have arrived at Yeni >sghra, aud Gu,
the telegraph wires between that place
Monigazre and >liyno.
90 Sunday an engagement. was
fought hear the village Of Erunmre,
between a Cossack force and some de-
,schments Of Ba,hi Bazouks and Cir
cassiaDs supported by Turkish infantry
The enemy held their ground until the
arrival Of a company Of dragons and
battery Of artillery, sent by General
G"urka when they lied A fag. sav.
eral standard bearers. and a quantity
of arms were e,ptured
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