The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-12-12
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Illness of the Gar Denied
Russian Losses at Mariani
and Elena 90 Officers,
1,SOO Men and IL

Guns.

Guns.
LONDON, Dec. ga Constantine
pie dispatch to the Daily Meas says
The Turkish Government has i'm.
pressed street car horses for the ar
my.
A Russian official dispatch, dated
Bogart. says: The battles of Mari
ami and Elena on the 4th inst. were
more unfortunate for the Russians
than at first reported. Fifty officers
and 800 men were killed and woun-
ded, and eleven guns captured.
Operations on the 9th were confined
to driving the Turkish right wing.
numbering ten thousand men. from
Slatantza to Bebrona. The Turkish
left wing confronting Jakowitza num-
bsrs $500.
There Is no further progress on
either side in operations at Kamar-
Ii.
- ' AChIiS& "a Viz
Times contradicts the rumors of the
ill-heaIth of the Gar. His Majesty's
return. however, to St. Petersburg in
January is probable, as it is assumed
PIevna will have failed by that time.
The Times Belgrade correspon~
dent says Prince MiIan's departure
for the frontier has been postponed |
A Rueter from Novi Bazaar. yester-
day, says four battalions of Servian I
infantry, squadron Of cavalry, and
six guns arrived on the 9Th inst. at
Yavor The following day number
of Seryian troops crossed into Tur-
key.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, Dec. 6.-The
Governor of Kossova telegraphs on
December 5th. that the Servian for
ces arrived at Yayor Four Servian
officials scouting the frontier to
Scienica. demanded an explanation
Of the presence Of Turkish troops
there. and demanded their withdraw
al by Il O'Clock noon. December 9Th !
There was also a disturbance and
fighting on the 5'h instant between
Servian and Mussuman inhabitants
of Scienica.
LATER.-The Servians crossed the
frontier at YaYOr and erected forth
fcations on Ottoman territory.
Mehemet Ali has confded to Ba.
ker Pasha the command of division.
The Times to-day. in its war sum
mary, says: "Sulieman Pasha's SIC.
cess depended on rapidly and ener-
gy. His best hope for breaking
through the Russian line was TO dash +
rapidly forward ard take his adver-
sary by surprise. He had hesitated
either on account of finding superior
forces on stronger positions than he
expected in front of him, or because
the military administration Of his
army could not stand the strain
thrown on it by rapid evolution.
Since an unsuccessful attack made t
against Prince Morsky on Thursday :
the Ottoman column heading towards t
seems to have made no move z
ment of Importance. Had they push il
ed forward boldly and and grasped
hat important strategical point the
Ottoman commander would have :,
gained a central situation between p
Sen. Radetzky, the 9th army corps, q
and the left wing of the Czarowitch, il
md could have seriously ilnpeded a a.
md embarrassed their movements W
or concentration. His advancing ~ ~
Orces seem, however, to have found W
he intrenchments of Joblovitza too I Ie
Time has been given to th
he enemy, and now at least the On
hole of the eighth and eleventh hi
Orps, with some other detachments,
lustering probably about 10000
len, are at Tirnova. 1t is doubtful :,
neither Sulieman Pasha can hope fo
, push these aside and persevere in pc
Is advances. From the Western in
'alkans there is no movement repor- I'll
"a, and for the moment it would ali
Gem that Gen. Gourko has suspen. it
ed operations till the result Of So
Pasha's offensive advance tel
ascertained. An uneasy feeling fro
becoming apparent here, lest the
; Element of the Eastern question
Favorable to England may be fore
! upon her by the three Emperors'
IIiance."
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