, 1877-08-28

Pieyna army now numbers Il, OK. With 100 guns
1HEECR.
ATHENS, Ang. 27.-lt Is atatctl that the Ktnt
VIII shortly proceed to the frontier to fnspcsi
tho army.
GOUnKO.
Ma RAID SOUTH or THE BALKAxs-Trtn nArrL
Ar fpALnoyA-TuRKtsn ATROCITIES.
Dfsndteh to Latdon 71mes
B1cHARKsr, Aug. 1{.-Thc expedition o
Gen. Gourko across the balkans Wal
not concluded without a final hcay,
FIGHT In fsh!ch tho little forep sccms t.
haYc ccmc In contact witt. large portion O.,
su'cfn,an rasha's army. At daylight OH the
Goth Of July Gourko marched, With two sotnfa.
OF Coseacks and six 0,.nS, OF the road ~ Teni
eas!lra, ovcrtakinG on tho way tho tlraillcurs,
TIC PlaatounJ, and ten mountain guns, which
had started At 1:oo. TIE infantry reached
ktata about / o'clock, and, after rest
OF three hours, pushed on u, I'ataban}i, which
tl'cY reached at 1870 at night. DeductIne
all halts, those men had marched for seventeen
houra. Ono ambulance wagon was sufficient to
contain all who were unublc TO 30 on 10 tho cnd
OF this tremendous march, though there was
some sa.oggIlug. AT 4::D the column moved
again, after only four hours' rest, and about Z
o'clock reached tho edge OF tue hills looking
down on 4:ni saEhra. ten. Burcfs!a's brigadd
NA4 AIt@4l3 P4S4%lUUf HtNl uf 1kA 4rLlllE{$
tirc. caused the Turks 10 rctiu1uish pJssesston
u tho plarc. Borclslla's force consisted Of tho
Wellesley aud aerslr Regiments, slx light Held
guns, AM! about $50 Cossayks. When iourka
had bcen already destroyed. Both the Bulgarian
and Turkish quarters we're IN 1ames. TAs
1uic7F3an peoplc were pluntcr!ng, and wcro drtv-
en- from their work ~ tic Russians will, whips.
Borclsha't forcc combined with Gourko'a cavat-
~ aud artillery, iow marched along the high
way toward Eskt Saghrs, anu passed tue night
st karalu,1naz: Prince Eugene VI Lcuel.tsn-
berg, and, believe, hls elder brother, rrineo
NIcoiai. were At Eakt saEalra, Will, twu draEooa
regiments, one ot lussars, and fur batsattous
VI Bulgartans, battcry of l,urtc artillery. fur
mountain guns, and three sotfias Of Cossacks;
but between uourko and Leuchtenbcrz wcsu
tllicrr, anti hardly had 1ou1ko, xlo started carly
fn the !norning, passed Dalbosa on tho right,
whcn hiA columns camc under the fire
ou 10 .e o cs N e
the side Of the woNt next to the road Was hlicd
with Turkish infantry. Two Cossark guns wero
brought up 70 q mound ~ reply to the Turksb
fire, and detachment Of the Infantry regiments,
Including tho tlrall!cur companies, were thrown
into tie eastctn side Of tlls WOOD to turn tic
Turkish flank.
This turning ,norctncnt, ~ 1.snai, constrained
the Turks to retire from their threatening posi.
4Iun; but ti'ey. presently returned, and onIy
yielded place al astunlcr the pressure ot shelf
IRON tho Cosaack guns. Within thu wood t4rv
i!elt tt,efr ground well, being 40 s.Ipcr1or IN
every point where the Russians tried 10
gather tor charge, while thcls battery shetlrd
thu high road atld the ANAL wood to the right
Of It, whcrp son,c Of The Czar's troons tried to
this attack On tile wood. Thc Colonel Of On.
regiment, finding hib ,ucn wagering before lilo
tempest Of bulleta. seiIsd tue Sol9r4 and dsshct
S% VIA w. Ii. WI :a a'.f sptns :" 1 ssr Ss
him and drovc back tho thickcn!ng Us,anii.
MANY Thoughts were 1t this time tusnc.i 10 thu
ttraileurs, Nho hat been left to re*t at E:.ltalu
after thclr terrible two days' march, an4
nom. marching aa steadily as II .lu.t
starting from barracks, nndrr their gallant
chief, urn. swltatisky. No SOONER dill they
Into tho right oi the wood and tlrore the TURKS,
~ they had 1ltcil donc before, step BY 'stru
backwards. The n,usketry ilrI .wgs already
fast tcrcdsng frosn the bordcr, when a'l nj.
A tna,. Of Cifra.sian eafary. 3,otn strung,
creased tho highway frum behind the wond, ans,
wheeling orcr tho apurs On thr right, soash 10
oyerwhelna tho rcar Of Gourko'a fo1so aul cut
extreme danger. Leuchtenber. appcatra On tho
scc,lo with tic Astsachan Dragons aud hArt
llusfars, having marched auiskiy, frosn Eskl
RaEhEA In obedience to pressing dcnnnl car
hut the Ciscuasinns Hero still between them and
tiousGo's struggling infautry an'l alniost IN
guarded guns.
rllere was no time to bu lost. Almost as
quickly a. tho wish could hy to them, thr little
bt>iy Of eavalry-txo reduced rcGitnents-wAA
In Tit thick Vi the dark inr-capicd Circaasian
tnass Of lossctnen, which swayrd 10 aMl frt',
wah!c the tall, wcl'.mountcd dragons or tho
struAge Was not long. The xavcs were brokca
aud daahcd ss!le. Anssars ana dragoolls wcEo
through, shudlcring from tue shock, and gath
crii!C themselves together 10 pursue thu BEATEN
WITH 81 y -
orsc-arstllery, which took the place OF TUG guns
hitherto IN actto1s, these haring expended all
thc,r ammunition. By3 o'clock the Turkish
%e1e a3as o Cont ao' Il poa s1o
position, flying at last from the tlcd In disorder,
and pursued by the Russians for seycu o1 cIghL
!niica- And tic wrath Of the pursucrs burned
been murdered md mutilstc4l. thu bod!cs OF
men, women. and children werc founu roasted
alvc IN 1arus, whence they wsro not suffered 10
escape; and hab, was !ouha nailed through
You eau bear no moro Y read nor 70 write Ut
such dcndsh cruelty Turn tho pagc, and asar
how Dr. Calrdcls, an Enclssh correspondent, toF-
sro; ,snd hon ar. iIaic, tho sFtsst u
!ho lAusfra|et London Ntps, sarad bis last
lreg Of brandy, though sotely In need oi Il,
,aytnE. ln pab',c.schoo! phrase, "sonc pour
|ctch water from . distant we'll, because Lilo
'oad to It WAS 80 cxposo4! 10 lre that tile lsua.
Han soldiers there dared uut go; but the En-
,llsn lad-ioF he looks iittle more-Ecnt anl
brought tho water to The wo4nlcl.
Alter tue Action Gen. G0nrk0 tried to push
3n 10 EsEl 8aehTa, but found = Turkish lur:c 1t
some 45,oN ncn before him, asl.t that day
Prince Eugene Mas sorciy put to It to eAtHc1to
,lmsclf and Ills Bulgallaps, as we'll as dIagoons,
|rotn E4ki saghra. Ho waa surrounded. but
ut hlA Vay out, with loss Of about wv men,
A previous telegram has told you tho lale OF tho
oMntf0lk Nhu did not cseauc, aud It would 10
:aAJ to add tact to fact, horror to horrur.
INDIA,
EioH1K1A MILLION FEorLK SUFFERING FROM
WAKT Or .SooDwUHKAT DANCER or ALMOST
UNIVERSAL EAMlkK-MOy1MENt3 FOR AID.
cALcurr1,- Aug. 1a-A public meeting, 1t
which tho Dake Of Buckingham presided, WA i