Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-25
The Eastern War.

Suleiman's Pasha has been relnlorcea ny '"o
divisions under Rassim Pasha from Philippe
polls. y.
The accounts of the battle before Eskl Dju-
ma are very fragmentary and corfIct!pg' loe
numbers engaged do not appear to bare been
very great, although the battle was s'uHbcroy
contested. A Vienna special say The Russians
numbered 1000 and the Turks IA oCO ac
cordipg to the Russian official account the
Turks took the offensive 10 great force ca Aug.
% and drove back two Russian battallons lrom
Jaslar. The Russians subsequently took JAS
lar. Skirmishing contioued throughout the
night, The next day, the 23l, the Turks made
three attacks in the neighborhood OF Jaslar,
but we're thrice brilliantly repulse1. A renewal
of the attack is expected a dispatch, dated
Eski Djuma, Thursday night, reports that
steady fighting has been going Oh for the last
thirty. six hours between the Turkish advanced
posts aud the Russians, who are attacking in
force along the line from Jas!ar to Popkol. The
Turks were at first driven 10, but were reinforced
and retook their original positions, which they
hold at Ibis uOmeut'
Suleimsn Pasha tee1raphs, uoder date OF
August 2lst, that three OF his brlgades ascend.
cd the heights of the Schipka Pass IN spite, OF
shower of Russian projectlles drove back
Russian outpost and advanced to within nun
dred yards of the cnemy's entertainments.
| There was desperate fighting for fourteen hours,
At the end of which, however, although the
| Turks retained the ground they conquered, the
enemy still held their fortified positions, which
were defended by fourteen cannon and large
force The telegram concludes 10 morrow
we shall bring up our siege guns and renew the
struggle. We hope to be successful.
A correspondent at the Montenegrn head
quarters telegraphs the following mo steps
have been taken TO follow up the recent sue
oesses against the outworks Of Nicslcs. The ar
tillery Gre is quite suspended, and the nusket-
~ fire very slight. / cannot believe that MIC
sizes is 10 the slightest danger from any military
operations.
A Bucharest dispatch says On account OF
the numerous accidents on the cverworked Rou-
| maniau railways. az agreement has been made
BY which the railways will pay 1900 francs tor
every soldier hereafter killed, aud II. wv francs
for every officer killed. ~, -,
| A telegram, dated Vienna. Friday night,
| SAYS The Serviap plan OF action Is settled,
at least on paper, General Horvatovch is 10
| take chief command of the four corps. Fro
| vision is made for the mobilization OF sixty
| eight battaons. -.
A Moscow correspondent writes, describing
the effects of war 10 Russia, as follows -
| 'sThe peasants are being called off to join the
imperial army from all directions. Wherever
one goes families are mourning because either
father or brother is under orders TO start with
! in, perchance, only few hours. Families arc
| broken up on all sides, and wives are selling
| the household furniture. The streets OF Mos
! COW are throuced 10 many places with house,
| hold goods. The price of provisions Is rlslug
| propor,ionatey. Among the upper classes
homes are 10 the same state OF change. Those
| who have retired from the army or navy are IN
| many cases being recalled. All will, 1t Is pre-
sumed, be summoned in the course OF time.
Whilst | write general call is being made for
all to serve 10 the militia, and notioes 10 tbs
effect have been served on all those residing IN
Number One of the six divisions OF Moscow.
House to house visitation is also going on rela-
| tive to the number of men servants and horses
kept by every householder, q large quota o!
| which must now be parted with for pubic SER
vice, Substitutes on the part OF the former
arc not accented. Funds are rolling 10 for the
| t'S""'S'
| even urging the acceptance OF their mite.
A Berlin correspondent says the plague hav-
| ing broken out in Russian Poland. the German
| frontier has been clOs;d by strong military
| guard. :.
An Athens dispatch denies the reports OF 10.
surrectons in Thessaly and Crete, and says the
Turks in the case Of Thessay purposey exag'
pcrated mere riot in order to obtain an excuse
| for prOclaiming state or siege.
A Vienna correspondent telegraphs that a
| rumor prevails that at Warsaw the Secret Ma
tional Government is at work once more. The
story is not vet confirmed, but it is known that
| the authorities have forbidden the sale Of arms
unless by special permission in each case.
A Therapia dispatch states that MIR. Fawcett,
| who was sent by Mr. Layard. the British Min
ister. TO report upon the condition of tho iugi-
tiyes south of the Balkans aud to distribute
| relief. writes :-"EVen all that has been writ
ten gives no adequate idea OF the extent oil the
misery and restitution among the refugees or
the barbarities which have been perpetrated on
both sides. The British Relief Committee At
Adrianople, after careful Investigation, have
asccltained that l0,l50 fugitive women and
children need relief at once; Of these loo arc
Jews and 5000 Turks.
SENATOR EDMUNDs ON THE PRESIDENTS Or.
DER Senator Edmunds in a late conversation
in Boston said III have not seen one Vermont
republican who does not think the order mis-
take and while tits founded on correct notions it
is not advantageous TO the public interest" He
did not see why man who was able to ali an
office, and had worked hard to get tho place,
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