Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-18
p'Ea Eastern war.

An official dispatch from AlouSi'tar fasha'
dated Ksrs, Oo!obcr l5 says: 'tl7 CENTRE
after bcire exposed for four hours TO 81 over
whelniDg cauuorale and inccssant assaults was
c,mpalled to retreat, leaving Awllas Hill IN Inc
hands CT the enemy. The Russians then occu
nied all the stfatceical points in The direction OF
Kars, to which place we withdrew With one d.
vision 10 prcpsre our revenge. Another dlgls'
ion. including The corps commanded by Ia
c(id Omar, Kiazim, Moussa and Che7Ee
pashas. Continues to hold the position cn Kara
Dlcb."
This is, doubtless, the portion OF hloukhtar
Pashas fierce which, according TO later kuS'
sian telegram, was compelled TO surrender.
NIoukhtar Pasha says his loss Is only SEQ
Lora du combat, which is obviously untrue. tie
claims that regiment and hall OIL iusslan
cavalry and four hattaIiODs Of infantry We're TO-
tallr destroyed. Moukhlar attributes his defeat
to Russian reI1orcemcns and tho FAC. that
they we're able to place in position two hundred
guns served by skilled arIierlsts.
4 Turnu Magureh telegram dated ycstcr
day, received at Bucharest, states that The
bombarament OF pIevna has commenced along
the whole line, and that decisive action is I'M
miuent. Russian adyiccs report that large
number Of Turks arc deserving from Plcvna t
is stated that OSman pasha's communications
with SOPHIA have been cut. Suelman fasha
is concentrating all his forces at kad!kol.
a telegraph from C0nSantlnopic says Suscl
nIan Iasha on Tuesday made q rcc0nnOlsSan2o
ia person as far rs TorScnik. 4 battle with the
Cz4rewitch is mo!ncntarily expected. Tic snow
III the Schipta Pass Is oDG metre deep, aiI OF.
crations there arc Impossible.
4 correspondent, who has just Inspected Inc
Russian route OF communication from GlurgcVo
10 Simuitzl, lccgraphs from Simuilza that The
r0ad for the whole distance is almost impassa-
tl,. The mud varies from two to four itct in
dcplh and wagons OF army munitions and Pro
visions arc hopcicssly stuck at frequent inter
yals. The sides Of the road arc literally lined
with skeletons Of horses and cattle. The state
Of affairs at Simnitza is iDlcscribablo. The mud
renders walking in the town impossible. Hall
CT the Inhabitants and large portion OF the
military have the Danube fever, typbus or dys.
emery. Tie bridge across the Danube is very
shaky, aud does not lock as f it would last
many days The Giurgcvo and Simnitza rail
way is progressing very slowly, and there is Dot
much prospect OF its being ready this wiutcE.
The works connected with the barracks and
hospital arc also progressing very slow y.
1t is stated that MalsakctF, Chlct oil TIL Mos
COW ParsclaviSt Society, has been arrested Tor
strong language against tic Government and
dyuas!y.
A Vienna correspondent says: "Advlces
from Warsaw state that insurrcctionary move
meats are apprchcnded in Russian Poland
since The withdrawal Of the troops An lmpa-
rial proclamation has already been sent to tho
local authorities for publication On The first
emergency, calling on the pcasanta TO assist the
RUSSIAN Government against the nobility aud
townspcoplc."
LONDON, Oct. lS.--A special dispatch from
Vienna to the Times soys MOukhtar Pasha' S
defeat leaves the Russians free to act on the
wing. Farther operations by L5mail Pasha
against I;Iyr are out OF the question, and II he
does not retreat promptly he may share the
fate of Moukhtar Pasha's Aadja division. The
Russian force at Abraham, which has been
kept ia check by Moukhtars positions rather
than by any immediate opposing force, will not
remain idle longer. Thus with one blow all the
advantages gained by the Turks during the
summer hive disappeared. and unless the
weather and the extreme difficulty Of supplying
the Russian army Interfere a march OH Eiz'r'
cum may be tried again this year.