The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
THE FIGHTING TN BULGARIA.
THE OBJECT or sULEIM5N PASHA'S
ATTACK ON METCIIKl.
An Attempt 20 Defeat the Czarewitch befo~o
he had been Recnforced from rievnn -
Osman pasha's Reception by the Russians


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boNDoN, DEC lo'-Ihc ileVha corresponds
cnt Of the Times tclegraphs that he believes tho
p,,saio,a viu ,o, .dva,cn i,,,,cdio,elv hu,
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await the effects oi the iail OF that place Tho
heavy guns which were already on tho sofia
rond ho,,rao, p,,,,n anJ ,ho rivor via hovo
,''" oo'Mc." i'uN"" 'i.' '' ,NOi ''' ""'o
been hauled back. which would have becn
wnatc of labor ~ n epcedy ndynnce ON TIN, Bal-
to,s u.a. ,,,ondaJ
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Tho Turks burned and evacuated Elena on
Friday. The Russinns have rc,ccun,cd H.
Tho 7y,cs, .,,on,,cn, n,,,i, ,ho Crona
IN" i"'S correspondent, WIN uic "Ihhu
was confined to skirmishcrs and cavalry. with
aon,o c.lI or,ncry ,rnoi;,o ua ,hi,La ,ho
Turks may have lost thousand mon altogether.
as they were much exposed: but the Russian
io., ,.,s ia.;a,nJonon, Tha puss,a,, 80 ~,
io'e was ihsiehh'can'' ihc nussiuh ,orco oh
the field wns three brigades. The Turks were
drivn, srross the river Iou rhn Roumoniuns
urlveh a,rosT 'ne river ''on ihe hou''ia,iians
NOW hol" 'hcH ihirehVhhI'n'N on u'e W's' o"hh.
Another account says that the battle seems to
rnshs to dcfoa. the caarewitch before tho
from Ployna. The attack WINS directed nt the
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sryina ihat Ia hnd 40, rccni,,i ., s,-,,,,,,t.
unr ,,rnvisirns hnt rnvnrtb,.'. rs, ,ei,.J No
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tI.ir vnlnr ,terc nm ,.ssfvI ond hr h,,,t"lf
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by the Russians: The Grand Duke Nicholas
rode NJ To osmans cnrringc, ana iur som" sec
unds the two chiefs gaz'd into each others
faces without the uit'rancc Of word. Then
| the Grand Duke sirnichrd out his hnnd. shook
tho hand ~ O.man PH,ha heartily. aud said |
! compliment YOU On your defense pi lirynn. II
r. uu' of the most splendid military foais in
/ history Osnau smll u sadly, rose painfully
| 10 his feet In spit pl his wound. and
| sail something whi'h ! could not hear.
lic then rcscat't hlus II, The Russian OH 'crs
AL cried. Bravo, Bravo repeatedly. and all
| sHut"d rrsp.tuly. IhcIr WIS mol one among
them who did not saz' on the hero OF llcyna
! y ~ iim greatest admiration and sympathy.
/ IrIn." ca RS y Nnnnnn q, WHO hHl arrived,