Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-18

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! when Il g:acd jury meets 4 large number Ct
| ci!iZ;ns rom .ch ntighbo! heed Wi | be sum-
ncncl 10 testify Wheeler they know q any
violations the Law.
by tuning the cranI, twice for "schooners' tf
| b,ct. BY section If the l,W it will be seen
that III. drink ~ { her great or small. pony
or SO II }oner," is The unit or ta,is Ct taxation
| f,r q. r, cn,A keepers Il i he h,f.pint the unit
f'r ?tt.il d"sler:.- Rich. Dis.
Ihe Eastern War.
y dispatch Sunday 10 the Associated Press
| f;ou1 London contained Reuter- Constantine
pie telegram Ct the lG.h, laying that the Grand
Ezrr lad in!5rmcd Mioister II4yard that Us
| mar lasIla defeated the Russians % Saturday,
and all contained statemcGt which the Ion
don Observers Consiaotinoplc special repea Cd
ca'rsu, thee Of defeat Of the Russian
array J; WAS so stated 10 the dispatch that
| il Va possible that Geographic delays might
! have caused couIuson Of dates and that the
! Gcari Niz:cI's communication might refer TO
| tn. stack Of SkutcleEf CD Wednesday, 1t is
! nuw rc;iu:n that the inicrcucc was correct. The
futhi-h reports referred to eVeots already
known !fo;u Russian sturces. 1t sccris equally
certain ;il.t Tie report contained 10 yesterday S
| Il;.lou T;mcs' bucharest special, that the
! in:hs had made savea Intellectual assaults IN
Il attempt to rCcapturc The Gr7lca redoubt
;i;t !,,a: eco meG, is enc oi the May ground
ir~s ruu!u.s OF which Bucharest Is lul, and that
| there has been 10 serious engagement since
the drira! Of Gen. Skobcctt 90 "Wednesday, in
| which, according t. correspondents with the
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! The l.nnI0o Daily News (strong pro. RlsslaD)
>ui' W thc laagnu2's intelligence 10 leading
arrc'r i, IulUws Looking impsrtiaIly at the
r,cs IS they are presented this morning to the
! ru:lie. W. arc unable to itrul any other cjnclu
s3m !han hat the attack 90 PIerua has DOT
5piy JAILED, but 50 failed that it cannot be re
ncv,.! under The conditions in which The Rus
-aD c,i:ulanicr fiDis hinseli placed. lie has
ATTEMPTED shat the great German commanders
sever nttem ptrd III their French campaign, and
has used up biz slight superiority OF men With
cS;faoriioary ,apill!y. lie is liable 10 be at
tackcd at any given part Of his front by force
larger than ary which he eau assemble there.
L. word, he is beaten.
The battle reported at Dabrick, 10 which the
Russians were said to have been defeated must
have been. il at all, at village Eve miles north.
wet Ct Nra'2l, Oh the Rahova read.
Kc~or.s s.g that Osman Pssha has fortified
:. posi.ou almost imrrcguablc naturally at
Vr.iz. nI.ar which lie Will retire if driven
Irar1 Pi.vua. Anyhow, The RomaCaD at.
tempt 10 cp. his communications seem 10 have
failed
Cneivlt p.Sha, leader iu the Bulgarian mas
:,agrl&, ha. hcCu SEPT 10 command O-nan
!'a-h.a'. reserves at Oskapich and guard his
COMMUNICATIONS, aud probably also with view
G! keeping an eye on Scfrla.
The inan body Of the CZlrewitch's army Is
concentrated bc,wecn Tirstcnik and BicIa.
Tie headquarters ii the Twelfth Corps is at
Yablapu Ter Ja!yabarva), uear Batin, on the
Danube, where ferry has been established.
! p2yy bridge is building to replace the enc
given w at l'yrgos.
The CzlreHitch's headquarters are al Lower
Monastir. THIS postloa from the Jaotra to the
}acica L3En j. cut up by g0rses, ra7neS aud
so,al! streams and has been further strcngth-
cnc.l by formidable carlhworks. 1t has been
evidently selected "a the best cover On that SIDE
for the Sistova c3mmuDcatIon.
\ Bucharest correspondent states that the
| RIssiaas Al Pcvua arc moving up mOrtars and
siaso guns, aud receiving renlorcements OF 10
fa4try.
4 Cctipgc correspondent says 10 consequence
Of the surrender Of Bilek the Turks must bring
ali their supplies BY way Of Kick, as Bilek en-:
ii:4iy commands the road from Ragusa to ell
the Interior Of Southern lletzeEoviua.
!. dispatch from Srlcman Pasha confirms
tic report Of The capture Ct Fort st. Nicholas
in the S:hipka Pass Il vas taken at o'clock
Sncday morning ~ assault. The lighting con-
tiuucs.
\ dispach from Bucharest says the Russian
crazy i:&ul Poland began its passage through
R&luania yesterday.
! correspondent at Vienna reports that Gen.
Todtcben, the defender Of Sevasopo, has re-
crvo.; orders 20 prepare plans for fortIyiog
winter camps at Machcn, Hrsova, Sistova ADD
Nikopolis. fit comes to the worst N!kopo|is,
where strong etc du pOnt is TO &c establish.
ed, will be held a all hazards. All fresh troops
meanwhile ere directed to the Jantra line.
The Sar7ian Government publishes official
intciIicauco that the regular army has not
gone to the frontier, but returned 10 its quar-.
ters ai;cr completing the usual auuual ma
LeuyrCs.
4 telegram from Ragusa says that the town
ard fortress Of Bilck have Internationally sur
rendered to the Montenegrlns.
Fort St. Nicholas, which was captured by
the Turks Sunday morong, is said to be the
key Of the Russian positions 10 the Schlpka
Pass, and TO command other Russian works.
General Eadctzhy, the Russian commander, is
supposed to have about 25, 900 men, and Suci-
man Pasha about 10000.
LONDON, Sept lS.-Tho Central News has
dispatch which asserts that two Russian gun
boats 10 the kcia mouth of the Danube were
attacked by turkish iron cad. and one guu
boat was so badly Injured that it had to be
abandoned and destroyed. Crhc above s ishy.)
Foreign News.
| LONDON, Sept. lS.-Tbe Times in its naval
intelligence says: Ptremptory orders have been
| p,rtc,onnIb f,r ho iroo orpoor nIoF