The New York herald., 1877-08-25
THE WAR.
Intellectual Attempts to DiSlOdge the Rus
slams from the Shipka Pass.
TURKS TRAINING SIEGB GUNS.
Suleiman Pacha Anxious to Meet
the Enemy.
FIGHTING RENEWED AT ESKI-DJUMA.
SerVia Getting Ready to Re-
new HOStilities.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

[BY CABLE TO TILE HrRALD.1
LONDON, August 25, 1877.
The accounts of the battle before Eski-
Djuna are very fragmentary and conflict
ing. The numbers engaged do not appear
to have been very great, although the
battle was stubbornly contested Vienna
special says the Russians numbered 1000
and the Turks $4,000. According to the
Russian official account the Turks took the
offensive in great force on August % and
drove back two Russian battalions from
Jaslar.
RETAKING JAsIAR.
The Russians subsequently retook Jaslar.
Skirmishing continued throughout the
night. The next day-the 23d--the Turks
made three attacks in the neighborhood of
Jaslar, but were thrice brilliantly repulsed.
FURTHER DETAILS.
despatch dated Eski-Djuma, Thursday
night, reports that steady fighting has been
going on for the last thirty-six hours be-
tween the Turkish advanced posts and the
Russians, who are attacking in force along
the line from Jaslar to Popkoi The Turks
were at first driven in, but were reinforced
and retook their original positions, which
they hold at this moment
SAVAGE FIGHTING AT THE PASSES.
Suleiman Pacha telegraphs to CONSTANT
nople, under date of August 21, that three
OF his brigades assembled the heights of the
Shipka Pass in spite of shower of Rus
sian projectiles, drove back a Russian out
post and advanced to within hundred
yards OF the enemy's intrenchments. There
was desperate fighting for fourteen hours, at
the end of which, however, although the
Turks retained the ground they conquered,
the Russians still held their fortified posi-
tions, which were defended by fourteen
cannon and O large force. The telegram
concludes, Tomorrow august 22) we
shall bring up our siege guns and renew
the struggle. We hope to be successful"
THE RUSSIAN VERSION.
Detailed bulletins from the Russian gen.
eral commanding the Shipka Pass show
that on August % the Turks erected two
batteries of long range artillery and made
trenches, through which they approached
ON August 81 was 200 and on the 22d much
less. The latest bulletin recounts the
operations of Thursday. 1t says:-"The
Turkish fire commenced at half-past four in
the morning and lasted with great violence
until noon. Meanwhile the Turks made
several desperate assaults, but were repulsed.
Our heroes did not yield foot. At noon
the fire slackened and reserves under Ra-
ketsky began to arrive. Our losses have
been great"
WORSE THAN FIGHTING MONTENEGRINs
A correspondent at the Russian headquarters
explains the mystifcation which has arisen con.
rerning the reported capture Of the Hainko Pass
BY the Turks. He says:--"On the 10th inst col
nmn of Suleiman Pacha's force attempted strenu-
ously to force the pass 1t has been reported that
they were successful, but though the column did,
indeed force It's way into the dehle it was there so
seriously handled by the Russian artillery and by
the regiment holding the pass that it was com.
PEELED to retire.n
DIFFICULT TASK.
The Tines Vienna correspondent remarks rela-
tive to the attack OF the shipka Pass that all along
the main range OF the Balkans. especially along the
Tunda Valley, the face OF the mountains is precipi.
tous rock, through which road leads up in steep
curves However much the bulk OF Sulelman
Pacha's forces may have been Injured to mountain
warfare, and however heroic the efforts made
within the last two days may have been, it will be
little short Of miracle II they should ultimately
succeed in carrying the pass. Sueiman Pacha has
been reinforced by two divisions under Rassim
Pacha, from Philppopos.
MORE BoMBARDMEST
Bucharest despatch states that the population
Of Giurgevo have been ordered to leave the town
because OF the cannonade which Is progressing be-
tween Rustchuk and the Russian batteries on the
northern bank OF the Danube.
DISTRESS AND rMpREssMENT
Moscow correspondent writes, describing the
effects of the war in Russia, as follows--"The peas
ants are being called Off to join the imperial army
from all directions. Wherever one goes families are
mourning because either father or brother are
under orders to start within perchance only few
hours Families broken up on all sides, and
wives are selling the household furniture. The