The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-01
BATTLE IN BULGARIA.
THE TURKS MIXING ITTiCKs IIONG
7HE LINE or THE LOM
Desperate Fighting Mt knrnhnssnnier-Th
Village Taken and Kctaken Several Times,
but IInnlly Cnrried by the sultnn's Troop..


but Finally Carried by the suitans Troops.
LONDON. Aug. 31.-Thc Manchester Guar
dian received n telegram this afternoon saying
that the expected battle along the line Of the
LON, from Aghaslar to Torlak began ycstcr-
day and continued all day. Mchcmct Ali pasha
commanded the Turks in person and attacked
the Russians at three points. SO far the Turks
are successful.
CoNsTANrrNorLE. Aug. 3i.-A despatch from
Shuma duted yesterday. announces that the
column of Srlim Pasha has advanced from
Eski-Duma. and crossed the river LON. near
Agashlar. driving back the Russians. who
after short resistance. retreatcd from the
river. Npdlib Pasha has advanced from Eas-
grad toward Torlak. repulsing the Russians
and capturing two guns. A great battle is be-
licycd to bo imminent The Turks are uming
the offensive along the whole line.
Redit Iasha having refused TO attend n mill
tary council for trial. 1t has been decided to
bring him before the council by force. 1t is rc-
ported that Safvct Pasha has refused to accept
the Ministry of Justice.
M"hcmlt Ali Pisha trlegraphs as follows:
On Ihurslay morning strong columns Of our
troors rom lasgrad. and Surinussouhlcr at
tackled tho Nu--luu- near the village ui Kara
hu--lnlrr. III" iiehtius wgs desperate. The
village was taken. and rctakcn several times.
was defeated and r.trcat"d ia disorder rur-
su"d by our troops. About , o'clock III the
evening TWO oth,r columns rom Surinassouh-
ler crossed the ipm and forced the enemy
:" nnandl InldlruNiH and iall back
on Pop Ny hcalInar Is are at
Ahmed tyoun Pashn. vino IL "nranpel AT kar-
snnler w.rn the Rnsgrdd and Tski- numn iivi-
sions. They caltur"d a cannon four ammuni-
tion wagons. 2UlU rifles. u large quantity Of
ppb9,S pnIba rroat an nty 1"pMen,7' wb"hsr
3Mm killed and wounded ana the Russians
NOTE Karahas-anlcr AM Haidarayaz seem
g. i' ld"nt mi win karasan hld l1adar- koi Of
the MAPS. Pop doubtless means Pop~ko where
according tp previous tcrgrlms the Russians
LoNDov. Aug 3l.-Routcr's shamla despatch
sa,- ino lighting lasted nine hours. The posi-
tions carried hv the Turks On tue right bank If
the lom arr Telhe!er. Spahiar. and kurlhas.
-uni"r. o-man Pashn t'lcgraph- from Pleyna.
UNDER date of Aug 30: " 4 Turks rrd,nnoi.
caNa.ry nrgr lNrhad. One hundred Russians
4 Russian bulletin. dated Gorny-s,uden. Aug.
3' am .uh IS i.H irn'e Charles of k9umnnia
NN- assumed command Of TIE united Russian
and i.oumuniau forces composing the western
u"tH lm,ni. "nN a,rorlluS io an arrangement
with the Grand Duke Nicholas has appointed
Cen - totl .. %" hl- chi'i oi stan.
Ii.r iNN. l'rIiu -" iai -Hys that the Clare-
vi thr corps Of the Guards. Tho Grand Duke
Vladimir commands an infantry rrl.imrnt in
tNut corps. Con. GnurNn taxes command ~ AN
tn caarv u Tie Guar,!-. Four II MY formed
re-, .r'ed d!N~iuhs WI undrrlhh" th" defence
ni IN" coasts u the Black sea AMI replace the
seventh and Tenth Army Corps which are to
BE- dispatched to the Danube
Aag 49, sv- Tha M5nirnnrrn rp DIr%H csp 1NGa waa
moved today to the plain between Nic-cs ana
The Iugn Pass. in consequence OF an attempt to
frneNe ne e4ty from Uatehko being appre-
Moscow newspapers say that Prince Tcher-
k'sski has been removed from The adminsira-
tIuu Of Bulgaria.
LoNDoN, s.pi, 1.-The Tines correspondent
with the Turkish army telegrnphs the following
description of Thursdays battle. apparently
mad nom p'rSunal observation. Early this
morning N'd iih id-h hhniNanco'! from A'iakeny.
n"lr liu-srad. with three rrieadc~. two batteries
brigade oi infantry reserve MeGrmit All
ami Ir'u'" lit--an took up a position with
th-ir stan ona nigh hin. immediately north Of
lrnlEpi. which commands an uninterrupted
view from Enssr4d t. h.yonl Osman Bagar.
hind sadauu opened nre about o'clock
un H." advancing Iurhs. Nedlib stend-
n.y. advaE toa. and "ntrrnl the burning
r"'r"aiiue Kr--iuu- were huilv pursued. They
rrurcl rrfruiiatoy - kara9;an, where they
dis rsl"n by attacking HMdarno. The lu--
-hn. mai d "irr} oi three guu- To their
4d pra uce at the adyan ing Turks ana
Egyptians. iut these rloNrtiy opened Dut and
Ninrci l., the right ari lei si the,iuace IN
now he'ams --u raj and extended over some
u. p miles. heavy ant continued roll ol fire
9i sh rmi-hrr- Was heard along all the r.dgrs.
from Basi-,I.tr to near Sldaua By o'clurN
kuta-an wu- IA ilaine-. Ian Ru-~ians gradu-
ally CAV way anl the Turk. rcdou0'ei TIE
w.ir7 nlnlei ps u'rf II i.iafkoi. and horse,
N,rr .ns wa \" ihs guns oui
ni,.'As ~ "ld X and fred lu7t a. w
l4r last -h.t !uiN- .l"rrrd and dashed
lli H l.' i.N. lt NlIiHg', ann away 10 the
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