Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-11
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says "In consequences Of the occupation Of new
positions by our troops in the recent operations
the enemy last night abandoned most 81 his 20
sitions, including k;Zlllcpa aud Began, retreat
log. We pursued liG,, arl during he night
occupied the line al Chadsehivali, Serhatan and
kulwerdau.'
The Agcucc Russ: ISSUES The following stale
ment: Gas certain journals, and even Turkish
newspapers, persist in speaking oI mediation
and of preliminary steps taken by England aud
Austria, We persist in declaring that no idea o.!
mediation has been entertained, and no attempt
has been made 10 that direction
A telegram from Bucharest states that Gen.
S. Greig, Comptroller General Of tho Russian
Empire, has unexpectedly arrived ut Bucharest
to Inspect the accounts Of army contractors.
A karaial correspondent confirms the report
that Moukh!ar Pasha had evacuated kIZiltepc
and Sarbatan, retiring to the summit Ct The
| AIadjada Dagh. Tho correspondent saya the
movement was ncccssitatcl by Nloukhlars hav
| ing lost s 600 men during the battles of Oci0.
| ber and g.
The Russians occupied positions evacuated
| by the Turks.
A later telegram, however, states that the
| Russians on Wednesday, in consequence Ct IN
favorable weather retired to positions which
they occupied previous TO the last battle. Opc'
rations. therefore, arc postponed. The russian
loss up to the present is 9, 800 men.
A GaIalz special says: "A pass ,nger vcssc
from the st. Georges mouth Of The Danube,
bound for Tulcka, accidentally struck a Russian
torpedo and blew up with all hands. ;"
This is possibly the origin Of the Standard
report Of a naval battle
A Bucharest special says: General llaZcn,
United States military attache, leaves hero on
The 18th for Vienna. lie will return and spend
considerable time 10 lgalIa whcn active opc.
ration5 are resumed.
Herr Tiszl, the Hungarian Premier, has in
formed the Diet that 1000 r!iles and three
boxes Ct dynamite were seized, but only eight
persons were arrested IN connection with the
| 1ransylVanla affair
A correspondent with Chcvket Pasha' head
quarters ccgraphs from lsadonlizy, near l'cT
ma under date OF MONDAY, as I1oWs:
Our army occupies Tc-chc, AMI to day il
effected Junction With Osman Pasha, vino
took up position on the height OF Dubnik.
There has been 10 fighting On our way hl;hCr,
except triing cavalry skirmish Gu the plain
Of LukuGtza. The Russians who were cucamp-
ed there fled on our approach. We hope to
arrive at PIcvna Tomorrow. R?connols-a aces
10 any direction have failed 20 discover single
Russian.
The Standards Bucharest special says: -
| General G0urku with eleven regiments ut
cavalry and eight batteries OF horse artillery,
has started 90 a raid to Sofia by way Of Tlrno7a
and Selsi. -Four cavalry rcgImontsct the Guard
will Join him en- route.
The same correspondent says: Ia couSa
queue: Of the restrictions placed ny the Rus
SLAMS Oh the III >vemcuts Of c1rrssp oniclrI, tE.e
number Of those with the army before pi2vna
has been reduced from sixty to two, several
| linglIsh and Russian correspondents havlAE r.
Gently been ordered to quit. The Tact Isl the
authorizes arc cndearolng to keep the state 81
| the army secret. Eye witnesses tell NE that
| the soldiers, in Tie present severe weather, are
! lying on the bare earth. The hospitals arc
ch0kcd with wounded, and The SICK pass the
| Danube by the Thousand cart loads at Il time.
\ GalaIz special says III engagement to1k
| place oil the Sulina mouth Of the Danube on
| Tuesday between 4 Itls.ian anl Turkish
steamer. The latter exploded and sunk with
| all hands.
This correspondent was recently expelled
| from the Russian camp by special cr,!rr which,
| perhaps, helps to color his account.
| Il Bucharest correspondent says he hears Oh
good authority that until further orders no c II
respondents will be allowed with the ltuIslns
| before PIcvna. lie also says it is Expected that
| General Zimmerman : army Will shortly assume
| the offensive.
LONDON Oc ll.--A telegram from kars,
| dated "Wednesday noon, says:-A battle was
| fought yesterday lear AIalla Dash, lasting
from midday until Elk clock IN the evening.
The losses w,rc heavy on both sides. Move.
ments are observable this morning in the Rus
sian camp, which seem 10 indicate renewal OF
the fighting.
| Mote The Daily News correspondent telc-
graphing or Wednesday from the Russian camp
said the Russians had retired to the positions
occupied before Tuesday battle.
CONsTANTINorLE, Oc!. ll.-rLe Turkish
war office confirms the report Of tie Junction Of
Chcfkct i;asha with O5man pasha, aad the en-
TRY OF renlorccnlcnts and supplies into I'lcVna.
HAYES REPUBLICANS. ~-1herc wa . grand
meeting Of the Hayes or aE!i-Conkllng rcpub.
cans in New York, last night. George William
Curtis made the speech Of the occasion, ard
the following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That We rejoice in the recent and
UNREASONABLE evidence that every clause OF the
| Constitution as it is low established Is to-day
I accepted by an overwhelming majority Of the
citizens of the United States.
| Resolved, That we recognize and approve The
| frmness and fidelity with which til: President
has kept his public pledges, and those Of his
party az to the reform Of cur civil service. There
is 90 precedent in tho political history OF our