The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-08-29
TIlE WAR.
The Turks Victorious i'm -Four
BRttics -Four Thousand
kuhsinuS Slain. ---. %


Londun dispatches of August Goth
say the Russian official bulletin admits
that the Russians, after defeating the
! Turkish attack upon Aghastar Thurs
dry morning, were compelled 10y strong
Turkish rc-inforcemcnls, Ia retire 10
Sutton koi. Mehemit Ali's bulletin
gives the Russian loss in these opera
tiuns rs 1000 killed and many wounded
The latest Russian bulletin saws:
Our attack on Aghastar has not
been renewed since Thursday. The
Turks have concentrated strong force
at that point, and are intrenching.
Our troops are concentrated in sight Of
the enemy. In the two engagements
of Aghastar on Thursday we lost 10 Of.
ficers and 65 men killed, and | I Off
GERS and PA men woundcd.'
A Russian bulletin, relative to the
battle at Shipka pass, says:
Fighting continued all of Friday.
Our troops retain all their positions.
Our losses during the four days have
been considerable, % wounded officers
and 800 men being brought 10 Gabro-
va. The number killed is unknown.
The cannona,le of the pass was renew
ell on Saturday"
A Constantino2le dispatch, dated
Sunday, says that telegram from
Suleiman Pasha Announces that he has
taken two Russian works in the pass.
A telegram from Adrianople says news
has been received there that Suleiman
had taken the third work, aud was at
lacking Zabrosa.
A Russian bulletin, dated GOrny
Student Sunday, SAYS:
Fighting continued onSaturdav in
the. pass with great violence. Our
troops maintained their petition, and
have Hpulsel several Powerful attacks
to day Sunday. General Dorchinsky.
who commanded the force holding the
pass for the first three days, met his
death. ...
| A dispatch dated Erzeroum, Satur.
day, says: The Russians advanced on
Kurkadara and Wezinkay on Friday,
but were compelled TO retreat after
five hours fighting, during which some
Of their ammunitiOnca cases were explod-
ed by Turkish shells. A dispatch
from Constantinople says a telegram
was received there that the Russians
lost four thousand killed and wounded
in this affair.
A London dispatch dated August
26th, says: Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs
from Guedekeler on Saturday as fol.
lows:
I'VE have gained a great victory,
having carried the heights of Kneltepe
during the night, and repulsed the
Russian attemps to retake them. Two
hundred cannon were brought into &C.
ton. The ,enemy were routed along
the whole line, with a loss of 1000
killed and wounded. We captured an
immense quantity of arms and NUM-
tons. General Tchoutchowassoff,
commanding the Russian cavalry, was
killed. We lost 1900 killed and
wounded, including several officers.
My horse was wounded"
Dervish Pasha, telegraphing from
Batoum, Friday, claims to have cap
tured redoubt of Djiangura. One
hundred Russians were killed.
LATER-FRIDAY's BATTLR.
The continuation of the Daily News
correspondents description of Friday :
battle in ShipkR pass shows that the
central peak of the Turkish position
was carried with the bayonet by the
Russians, part of the troops who ac-
complished this being led by General
Radetzky in person. The correspon-
dent says:
'"The Turks endangered to retake it,
but were repulsed. As well as thus
clearing his flank, General Radetzky
also pushed back the Turks from his
front. The Turks will doubtless re-
new the attack TO morrow, Sunday,
with fresh troops, probably both in
front and on the TANKS. They are re-
ported as pressing on through anarrow
and difficult pass on the east side of
Shipka, leading down into Tirnova;
but / know that the Grand Duke
Nicholas has ordered a bridge to that
point, with more troops to follow, and
and also that re-inforcements are
streaming on to the Shipka position.
Gen Radetzky has broken the danger
Gus pressure upon his fans. All
danger is not yet over.
Russian lost on Friday 1900 killed
and wounded.
The Turks took Kizelntepe, but in
attempting to take Kurukdora were
entirely defeated. The Russian Gen.
ernls Komaroff and Tchouscheyatz