The New York herald., 1877-10-03
A Curious Report Of a Turkish
Victory in Armenia.
NOTHING NEW AT PLEVNA.
Russia to Build a Railway
In Bulgaria.
HEAPING HONORS UPON THE PACHAS.
fpY CABLE TO THE HERALp1


LONDON, Oct. 8, 1877.
Moulhtar Pacha telegraphs to Constantine.
pie that eight Russian battalions, with cav
airy and artillery, attacked his rear guard
at Nechjoran on Monday. The Russians,
after five hours fighting, were repulsed,
with the loss of four hundred
killed Four battalions Of Russian infan.
try and three regiments of cavalry, who, al
the same time, attempted to create diver.
sion by attacking the Turkish right,
were also repulsed. If the Russians
attacked Moukhtars rear guard his
troops were probably in retreat upon
Kars If they were not falling back
it is incomprehensible that SO large force
of men. at least 1000, could have forced ita
way through to Moukhtars rear guard.
Altogether the despatch has an indefinite.
ness which is far from satisfactory.
NO NEWS FROM pLEvNA.
special despatch to the Times, dated Sofia, Oc
tober l. says :-"Thcre Is no news from Pleyna.n
From the above it will be seen that the reported
repulse of Russo Roumanian attack by Osman
.Pacha, as telegraphed from Sofia Sunday evening"
is not confirmed.
PREPARING TO WINTER IN BULGARIA.
The Russians have ordered contractors to con-
struct 800 kilometers about one hundred and
eighty-six miles, Of railway in Bulgaria, to build
huts for $50, 600 and hospitals for $1,000. Rus
into Wallachia.
REVIVAL OF THE TURKISH RAID RUMoR.
Two hundred Turks were reported in Bucharest
last night to have crossed by pontoon bridge to
Kaarach from sllistra.
ONLY LOCAL PLOT.
Vienna despatch says that only 800 rnes were
seized in Pennsylvania. The projected raid into
Roumana was o scheme Of few enthusiasts and
adventurers, and had no connection with the Hun.
garian popular sympathy for Turkey.
HoNoRING THE VICTORIOUS PAcHAs
The Sultan has conferred the title OF Ghazi con-
queror) on Osman Pacha and MoukEtar Pacha-
MoNrENEGRo's FUTURE.
A special despatch from Vienna says 1t Is on.
nounced from various quarters, with an appear
ance Of probability, that the Prince Of Montenegro
win not push operations any further In the
direction Of Herzegovina, as he has gained
as much Herzegovlnian territory as he can hope to
retain when peace Is concluded. 1t is thought he
will now attempt the acquisition on the Albanian
rror+ior ~ tho p,a IN ~ Morotscho down RI podr0.
ritza which territory has long been coveted =
the Montenegrins.
TURKISH SPECIAL PLEADING.
wANIoN DESTRUCTION OF SACRED PROPERTY
AT BAJAzlD-A LETTER FROM MI. AsHBURY-
COMPLIMENTS UNCHANGED BETWEEN THE
PORTE AND ITS REPRESENTATIVE AT WASH
INGToN.
The following Is furnished by the Turkish Minister
to the United States:-
ROOM FOR KuRD
Tho following communication is addressed by tho
Armenian prelae OF BaJazid and Utcn Kllssc to the
Armenian Patriarchate at Constantiuople:-
The q the KsrSs % Says and
% M Fsnaf ~. we'll s % s
and Of all th. nothing ISL Our cattle have nearly
S Ell been in s 4. i'a sys
the dependencies M the said convent were destroyed by
owing to resistance to leave the place. All sacred OBJ.
and precious manuscripts have been destroyed
stolen Father Arxkol member OF the congregation St.
killed The Cossacks have burned vacant
house belonging either to Mussulmans or Christians.
LETTER PROM ExcoMMoDoRE AsHBUKY.
sMUxLA August 20, 1877.
To THK EDITOR DAILY TELKGRAPk:-
various times kilograms letters have appeared
in announcing denounciny the atrocities
by the Russians non-combutants harmless
villa and children OF different Knowing
your sympathy for the Turkish portion Of
the public would perhaps attach o impotance to such
believing to be capable OF publishing
tonding confirm your views without tax
ing any measures to ascertain the truth
HK HAS SEEM STRUCK.
The small minority OF readers WIN would still h,s
to bseve that the soldiers OF self styled Christian
Power Russia could deliberately have killed and wounded
countless numbers OF and children. would
credit the assertions OF disntcrested therefore
beg permit tnat In the hospitals " Shuma
Rasrad have seen old men. women and children
cruelty struck with swords and lances by Russian Cossacks
A woman dangerously wounded was screaming fenriuy,
saying that her three children had been murdered In her
tails relating to tho wounds Of the victims
simply limit myself to confirming In general way tue cor.
concerning the atrocities perpetrnted
Rasgrnd have personal knowledge oi the acts ot
cruelty which take anywhere else; lthcrc'ro
abstain from giving them publicity although fuiy be-
lieving what has been related to me about theni
Truly yours. . ,,,,,y :, +, -,
ExcEEDiNGLY INDEFINITE.
sunIrxr Ponrx. MINISTRY or FoREIGN AFFAIRS,
CoNsrANrINofLE, Sept 3 1877. !