The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-09-01

ma y places with household goods.
= = EE ETDv vlsi0ns are rising pfoportfonately
4 -AIfi0i ne the apper eLasses homes are il
the same state of change. Those VIII,
/ lleve retired fronKsthe army or navy ar,
d III many cases being recalled. All will
Il ilE presumed be summoned in the course
OF time. While / write a general cal
81 il being made for all to serve in tht
militia, and notices to this effect have
u been served on all, all large quota OF
S which must now be parted with fOl
public service. Substitutes on the par
OF the former are not accepted. Funds
are rolling III for the sick and wounded
on all sides, the peasants even asking
the acceptance of their mite.
STILL HARPING ON sCHIPKA PASS.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-A COnstantinople
dispatch contains the following: Sulei-
man Pasha teleE4aphs, August q, that
three Of his brigades assembled the
heights Of the Schipka Pass, in spite of
a shower of Russian pr0jectiles, drove
back Russian outpost and advanced
to within hundred Yards of the enemy's
entertainments. There was desperate
lighting for fourteen hours, at the end
OF which time, however, although the
Turks retained the ground they con-
quered, the enemy still held their fOrti-
fled positions, which were defended by
fourteen cannon and large force. The
telegram concludes Tomorrow we
shall bring up our siege guns and renew
the struggle. We hope to he successful.
| LONDON, Aug. 24.-Detailed bulletins
| from the Russian general commanding
! the Schipka Pass shows that on Aug.
23 tile Turks erected two batteries of
| long range artillery, and made trenches,
! through which they approached the Rus
| sian positions. The Russian loss on
! August 21 was 200 and on 22d, much
| less.
| Tie latest bulletin accounts the opera
| tions Of Thursday. 1t says: The Turk
lsh fire commenced at half-past four in
| the morning, and lasted with great vio-
lencc rill noon. Meanwhile the Turks
made several desperate assaults, bnt
were repulsed. Our heroes did not
yield foot. At noon the firing slack
ened, and reserves under Raduskv be-
gan to arrive. Our losses have been
great.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Acc0unts of the
battle before Eski Diuma are very frag2
mentory and conflicting. The numbers
engaged do not appear to have been
very great, although the battle was
stubborniy contested.
The Standards Vienna special saws:
The Russians numbered 1000 and the
Turks $4,000. According. to Russian
officials the Turks took the offensive in
great force Aug. 22d and drove back |
two Russian bataiions from Jaslar. |
The Russians subsequently, retOOl1 JAS |
lar. Skirmishing continued throughout |
the night. The next day the Turks |
of JasIaT, but were thrice bFilliantlyre- |
pulsed. Renewal of the attack was |
expected.
The Standards dispatch dated Eski
Djuma,o Thursday night, reports that
Eeady fighting has been going on for
the last 36 hours between the Turkish |
advanced posts and the Russians, who |
are attacking in force along the line
from Jaslar to Popkoi. The Turks |
were first driven in, but were reinforced
and ret0ok their original position which
they hold at this moment.
THREE DAYS FIGHTING-COEFLICT
ACCOUNTS CoNCEDE a RUSSIAN DEFEAT
THEIR Loss ESTIMATED AT FOUR
E THOUSAND KILLED.
LONDON, Aug. 26-Tle Russian off
cial bulletin admits that the Russians
after defeating the Turkish attack upon
AghosIar on Thursday morning, were
by strong Turkish reinforce
ments to retire to Sultan Koi Mehemet
Ais bulletin gives the Russian losses
in those operations at 400 killed and
many wounded. The Russian bulletin
says our attack on Aghoslar has not
been renewed since Thursday. The
Turks have concentrated in strong I
force at this point, and are entrenching
themselves. Our troops are concen-
rating in sight of the enemy. In two
at Aghoslar on Thursday. | {
Ee lost ten officers and sixty-six men |
Silled, and eleven officers and two hum
lred and seventy-four men wounded l.
4 Russian bulletin relative to the battle
It Schipka Pass says: Fighting con-
inued all of Friday. Our troops retain
I'll their positions. Our losses during ,
he four days fighting have been con- l
adefabte, twenty y-seyen wounded off :
'ers and nine hundred men being
,rought to Guhrova. The number of
he pass was renewed on Saturday
Reuters Constantinople dispatch, da-
ed Sunday. says that telegram from
'nielman Pasla announces that be has
AIKEN the two principal Russian works
n the pass.
A telegram from Adrianople saws that J
ews had been received there that Sui
imam has taken the third work, and =
ras attacking aabrosa.
The Russian bulletin, dated GOrny
Sunday, says that Fighting n
ontinued on Saturday in the pass with e
arrible violence. Our troops main
lined their positions and have repulsed u
eyeral powerful attacks. To-day, (Snn-
ay,9 General Doroschinsky, who COM
landed the force holding the pass for
he first three days, met here's DEATH y u
Reuters dispatch, dated Erzeroum. ic
says that the Russians ad-
anced upon Kurnkdara and Werzinkoy
n Friday, but were compelled to retreat u
fter five hours engagement, during
hich some of their ammunition cases p
ere exploded by Turkish shell.
Reuters dispatch from Constantine
Ie says that " a telegram was received
lere that the Russians lost four thou
md killed and wounded in this affair." |
HE TURKS CLAIM AN oYRRWHELM- i.
ING yICToRY-THE RUSSIANS DRIVEN &C
ALONG THEIR ENTIRE LINE-A RUS "
SIAN GENERAL KILLED, AND IMMENSE 20 20
QUANTITIES or MUNITIONS CAPTURED. L
LONDON, Aug. 28.-Mukhtar pasha ~
legraphs from GneidikieT on Satuf7 q
" as follows: We have gained greaE " y
ctorY, having carried the heights of y y
iziltepe during the night, and repulsed - p.
rec Russian attempts to retake them. =;
Two hundred cannon were brought - -
to action. The engagement became - -
great battle, lasting until 6 o'clock on .
TuTday evening, HE enemy were