Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-22

FOREIGN NEWS.
The GREAT WAR.
Sundays Severe Battle.
GALLANT CHARGE OF THE
RUSSIANS.
Two Mighty Armies Confronting
Each Other.
MISCELLANEOUS EUROPEAN NEWS.

LONDON, August 81.
A correspondent telegraphs that, in
dependent of the retreat being made
necessary 10y the disaster at P!evna,
General Gourkos' forces were over
whelmei 10y n superior force OF Turks,
and although the Russians gained a
brilliant victory at Yevi Sagbra on the
10Th OF July, General Gourkos was
compelled Ia retreat on the following
day, although in sight of E>ii Saghra,
where he was obliged to leave the Bull
garian legion. operating as n separate
body, to their fate. OF the Bulgarian
legion, which was originally l,600
strong, only 400 or 500 managed to
reach Chipka pass. Exclusive of the
Bulgarian loss, General Gnurkus lost
5000 men in the fighting OF the S0th
and 3lst of July. During Gourkos' re
treat through the narrow Dalkoka and
Hainkoi passes, which was accom-
plished on the "a instant, many of his
wounded died from the jolung OF their
conveyances and exposure, and hale
men succumbed from fatigue and sur
stroke. The Russian cavalry is now
all on the north side of the Balkan.
A correspondent at Yeni Sdghra tel
egraphs as follows: | went with the
luIhlSII army VII itit t1An W lbtiGilAL
pass. At Lameli, two miles and a half
from the pass ! saw the bodies of 40
persons who had been murdered 10y
Cossacks and Bulgarians, among
which were two women, one very
beautiful and young. She had been
killed and thrown naked into n pool OF
water. / saw the bodies of families, in
Guiding children, who had been thrown
into wells. The houses OF these people
and the handsome embroidered dresses
Of the women showed that they had
been rich. In one house the women
and young girls had been shut up and
subjected during ten days to- outrage
by Cossacks and Bulgarians. Ire
BulgarIans, when they heard of the
arrival of the Turkish arm at BaghaZ,
carried of the Turkish women aud
children from three to thirty years of
age and fled to the Balkans. The vic
tins of whom | spoke above were all
collected together and murdered in
succession. Many more were butch
cred, but l have not had time to 20
and see them.
BERLIN, Aug. 90.
The North German gazette confirms
the report that The representations of
the Turkisb ambassador here relative
to alleged Russian atrocities have met
with the most ~unfavorable reception
from the German Cabinet.
LONDON, Aug. 20.
A special dispatch from KurDkuara
says the Army of General Loris Nell
koff, divisions of which were COM
manded by Generals Heynemau.
Devel and Kamaroff, attacked the
Turkish line at three different points
~ NJ t.a.tf l.n.x t, N ,-t-.
c%annonade from the Russian batteries
all along the line, the Turkish artillery
replying with great vigor. The Rus
sian fire was very well directed, and
did great execution among masses OF
Turkish infantry posted behind their
works under cover Of their artillery
fire. The Russian infantry moved out
and advanced TO the attack of the
Turks. The advancing Russian col
umns were subjected To terrible fires
from the Turkish batteries, but The
men moved brisk!y on, taking adj
vantage of every accident of the ground
that afforded cover, and their Skin
mishers keeping up a lively fusilade.
When they am within a short dis
lance of the Turkish line, they dashed
forward aud swept in on the astonish-
ed Turks with an i'npe' uoslty that
Overcame all resistance. After q sh ort,
sharp struggle, the Turks were driven
out Of their entertainments at the bay
onet's point. They retired suddenly OF
their second line under OF a brisk
~cannonade which kept the Russians al
a respectful distance. The second
Turkish line being extremely strong
completely dominated by heavy bat
teries on some heights in the rear, the
Russians did not attempt to capture
them. The attack was really a feint,
intended to keep The attention of the
Turks occupied while a movement o
great strategic importance was being
carried out in another direction. A
constant fire was kept up during the
greater part of the evening. but to
wards night fall the Russians retired
to their former position according &c
the plan already determined on. TIL,
engagement lasted eight hours, ant
the loss on both sides was heavy. Tn,
|, Russians had s0i men killed.
J., NEW YORK, August 81.
The Herdid's correspondent will
the Turkish army in Bulgaria, tele
graphs that az a junction has heea eff
fected by all the forces under Mehme
Ali and Suleiman Pasha at Staturigar
the Turkish Commander has resolve,
to offer battle To the Russians. Crane
Duke Nicholas has assumed persona
command of the Russians. and alto
gether there will be over PIC, 600 mer
engaged.
CHICAGO, August 81.
The London Times says that "a wild,
! diversity of opinion prevails az 10 In.