The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-26
General Movement of the Russians
Down the Danube.
Russian Bombardment Of Rutschuk.
Thirty-three Hours Hard Fighting
Russians RepuIsed with Heavy Loss.
Turkish Loss Estimated at Two
Thousand.
Thirty Three Hours Fighting.


tie OF Zdiken, juno l6, the Turks hsv.
ing fallen back on Delibsbs, the Russian
left wing took possession of Delibaba
Pass and fortified II. The Russian right
having retired somewhat Mukhtar
Psshs telegraphed Rachid Psshs to join
him with nine or twelve battsiions form.
ing the Turkish left wing. Mukhtsr
Quilted his headquarters =. Zeedln on
the afternoon of June II for Dslibsbs,
to take command Of the Turkish right
wing in person. On the following
ds, he received reintorcements, which
raised the strength of the right wing to
nineteen battsllions, four cavalry regi-
ments AID three batteries. The Russians
in Dellbsba pass NUM- bered 10000, with
Ave batteries. Several skirmishes were
fought June 20. Ga the 2lst Mukhtsr
attacked the pass. The fighting lasted
from six o'clock in the morning till eight
IN the evening The Russians were nj
tirst driven from their position, but they
atterw- rds recaptured them, and attack
ed the Turkish position on the heights
with charges OF infantry and csvslry.
The Turkish front gave way in n short
time, but afterwards rallied, charged
the Russians, and drove them
back. The Turks then opened
a terrible artillery fire and compelled the
Russians 10 fall back with heavy los.
The Turks acknowledge loss OF 400
killed and sbont the same number
wounded. 1t is reckoned that the Rus
sian losses were a. least double
| On the 22d Mubktar Pssha again
fought a severe battle. The Ru sian
csvslsy were placed in an iHtrenchment
20 act rs infantry. but ultimately The
Turks drove them out and pursued them,
the Russians retrs eating in disorder rs lar
as Zedikin. The whole OF the fighting
lasted thirty.three hours. The Turkish
loss, according 70 the latest accounts, is
upwards of 1000. The Russian loss II
much heavier.
The Turkish headquarters are still al
Zeedin, where twenty Jour battalions a. d
two batteries occupy sn excellent posi-.
1 tion, which is unsssailAble in front. On
the 23d 10000 Russians began TO MI
vance against this position. The main
body OF this force IL at SsricamIcb, five
hours march from Zeedin aud its al.
vance guard is st Yevitokoy, II is very
probable that q battle will be fought IN
this quarter. The Turks will await an
asssnlr, and if il is no! attempted they
will advance and endesvor 10 crush thi.
corps.
Ismail Pasha, Governor OF Erzeroum
commands the centre during the absence
of Mukhtar Pssba.
SO far all attacks on Ksrs have been
repulsed with loss.
CoNsrASTIsoPLE, June 25.-TtC
Turkish newspaper BGssirct snnounc CO
the capitslstion OF Russians At Bsyszid
The same paper states that SuleimsI
Psshs has entered Cettinje, the capita
of Montenegro. Dervrh Pashs tele
graphs from Bstoum. June 2Sd: w.
have repulsed several attacks of tb,
Russians and finally compelled them L
withdraw their. batteries and retreA
with the loss OF 1900 killed and wound
ed. Darkness coming on we could MOI
bring up our artillery, and therefore dic
not occupy the entrenchments which tb'
Russians had abandoned, bat returned
TO our former positions A Telegram
from the Governor Of TrsbizJnde state
that frigs,es assisted in the foregoing 81
fsir by bomb ,rding The entrenchment, I,
Of the Russians, and Acknowledges tha
seven Turkish officers and eighty mer
were killed.
LOsDos, June 25-From Ragus,
comes several kilograms denying the re
port OF the Turkish successes aud th'
junction OF Suleiman Pasbs and Al
Saib. These dispatches are consIderec
untruitworthy. All the Rsgusa new
strongly fsvors the Sclaves. fbe BON
bardmen, Of Rutschuk. which was com
menced yesterday by the Russians, con
tinues 70 day with great yigor
IBgAIL, June 25.-The Turks hay,
retrested towards Medidje. on the line o
the Kustendje railway, 30 thst the who'll
north end OF Dsbru1schs may be said 4
be abandoned. II is only likely ths
they will make q stand this side OF Sill.
,ris. The Fourteenth corps under Gen
eral thinner nan will cross the rIvsr n
rapidly a. possible. Il will be joIne,
by four corps now'in the direction OF tb
Reni. and sIll march south With ID
greatest dispatch. Il ia Ld known ye
II this army will form column OF 70
advance between Vsrua and ShumI.
L. seems probable, however. that 10 thee
two corps may fall the duty Of reducini
Sills,ri. and perhaps ShumlA l. tU'
tker seems likely thzt another passage q
the Danube will be attempted somswher
between Giurgeno snd Tursn Msger
eriIla within tbs next few dsys vi,bou
awaiting General ZimmsrmsD's I'd
vance, which cannot be svailsbl
70 Turmurks position a. Ras.chgI
under three weeks Thu Rassisn zen
eral headquorters have been esisohbe
, here. The Grand Duke NjehOlas, Wit
, bis personal staf and principal Gsne'
sPs hsadqu.rtsFs soddsnly arrived her
Thursdsy, and ~ suddenly and secret,
. departed, nobody knows Or will te
uEIiber. 10 this eonneciion, . telegrar
, published yesterday says The Gran
Duke Nicholas h0 gone 20 GiurgsyC
HeadqGA-tsrs vii rsmaia here thre
dayI more ai least
VnEsSA, June s-Tne Russians has
made second crssibg At Hir.On. A tore
: Of 1900 nsa passed over. s.d hss Q
.ectsc jurCt on ~ith the deshDeni
! e suaisz iforE Mst.hin. ard sill - mo
; ro- march sgsjns. the Tnrks Dstste
.. CTerp.yois snd K0slsodje. The Tafs
are ns,ing great sxsrtions 70 dsfsnd u
line along tbs Trsisrs. b-ssssa Cysrns
yoca and Kastsnsje, which h.s b.
Erengtbenet By reosnt fertilization
throarkOG; it. entire length-
, Kshnvs 10 the boabarcmsnt which
: now progressing betveee Giarge 20. bot
side. make The usual ehsrgs Of inh'
msnity-
A Ras.ehak special says thst one hu,
: disi psOpss have bssa killed in q
strses b. snslh