Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-08
THE RUSSIO-TURkISH WAR.

THE RUSSIO-TURKISH WAR.
kilograms from Russian headquarters
in Bjela of July 81, state that the Rus
sian officers and men are dreadfully OK
asperated because of the defeat at Plcvna
and the mutilation of the dead and the
massacre of the wounded by the Turks.
They declare that the camp is thoroughly
excited and cXultant over the current
rumor that Il great battle is to take
PLACE within Il few days.
CIRCASSIAN HORRORS.
A correspondent with the Russian
troops at Kustendje telcgraphs under
Saturdays date that frightful cruelties
have been perpctrated by the Circas-
slams in northern Turkey.
Three thousand Bulgarians have Just
arrived there half starved and naked.
Many are horribly wounded and have
marched three days without food to es-
cape the Circassians or Bashi-Bazouks.
RUssIA's RESERVES.
4 correspondent at Bucharest tcle-
graphs under date of Saturday night
that Russia is mobilizing two new army
corps. A new reserve army Of eighty
thousand men will shortly cncamp ut
Plocjesti.
4 SERIOUS AFFAIR.
A correspondent with the Turks ut
Shumla tciegraphed on Sunday that the
conflict of E~sirdyche, near Rasgrad, on
the 9th inst, turns out to have been u
more serious engagement than was at
first reported, The Turks lost n hun
lrcd and fifty killed and three hundr d
and fifty wounded. The loss of the Rus
slams must have been many more than
that.
4 FRIGIITFUL SEEM.
The correspondent says With all
my experience III several European
wars, | never saw such a frightful spec
tacle as met my gaze when the wounded
were brought to the little railway station
on the Shumla and RuStchuk line,
whittier | had gone to gather details.
The men had been driven for seven
hours III carts without springs under Il
hot sun, and their cries and groans, oc-
casioned by the suffering they endured
from their undressed wounds was some
thing never to be forgotten. They were
ltllIItl ou III II bldlll ~ INC ilbNIlltl Ut
Narna. All the wounded were Turks.
How significant this last remark may
prove TO be we hardly surmise."
RUssTA's OPPORTUNITY.
Probably the most important news Of
the day comes from Vienna. A CORES
pondent at that city telegraphed ycster-
day that Mehamet All intends to attack
the Russians in the rear by way of Tir-
nova, whittier he began moving the
main body of his troops on Saturday.
Report place the strength Of his army
at fifty or sixty thousand men. This
counter-attack will he watched with
great interest, but it may give the Rus
slams the opportunity for the great bat
tie that they claim to be seeking.
MIDHAT's MISSION.
4 Vienna correspondent telcgraphs
that Midhat Pasha will not 90 at once to
London, as was reported, but will remain
in the Austrian capital f)rten days. The
sultan is reported to have agreed that
Midhat Pasha shall sound the intentions
of the cabinet directly interested in the
eastern question. Midhat Pasha's posi-
ton will somewhat resemble that of NJ.
Theirs during the Franco-German war,
but he dos not seek o + reckon to obtain
allies. lie is opposed to all ideas of di-
rect peace between the porte and Rus
STA, and wishes to be able to give.thc
sultan useful advice based on the dispo-
sition of the Vienna and London cabi-
nets. 1t is generally believed that the
sultan will shortly leave for Borrussa un-
less Turkish success makes his position
more secure. 1t is feared he may never
return if the Russians occupy Constan-
tinople; hence those who wish the pres
ent government to remain strongly urge
that an English force should be sent
with Il fleet to Gallipoli.
THE ATTACK Oh NICsICS.
\ correspondent lately with the Mon
t~enegrins ~telegraphcd III Sunday from
Cettinje that Nicsics was showing signs
Of succumbing under the dreadful altil-
lery fire of the Mo~ntenegrins. Two Of
the strongest batteries on the Turkish
line of defense seem to be silenced. The
guns appear to be dismounted or use