The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-30
THE EASTERN VAR.

The Daily News correspondent at the
Russian headquarters explains the mystlfl
cation which has arisen concerning the
reported capture of Boinkoi pass by the
Turks. He saws: On the 10th inst.
column of Sulieman Pasha' IS force attempt
ed strenuouslv to force the pass. 1t has
been reported they were successful but,
though the column did indeed force It's
way into the defle, it was there so rough
w handled by the Russian artillery and by
the regiment holding the pass that 1t was
compelled to retire.
| The Times Vienna correspondent re-
marks relative to the attack of Shipka Pass
that all along the main range OF the Balk-
ans, especially along the Tundja Valley,
the face of the mountains is pre-
cipitous rock, through which
the road leads up In steep
curves. However much the bulk OF Sulel-
man Pasha's forces may have been Injured
to mountain warfare, and however heroic
the efforts made within the last few days
may have been, it will be little short OF
miracle if they should ultimately succeed
in carrying the pass.
Several special dispatches remark the
hostile tone of the German semi official
press towards Turkey The Turkish EN- :
bassy at Berlin having through tele-
graphic agency contradicted the
report that the perpetrators of the S lonica
massacre have been released, the minister
ial Nord Deutsches expressly begs to OBJ
serve that the statements put forward by
he Turkish foreign department are no.
toriously untrustworthy.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. N.-Suliemar
Pasha telegraphs, August 2lst, that three
of his brigades assembled the heights Of
Schipka Pass in spite of shower OF Rus
sian projectiles, drove back the Russian
| outpost and advanced to within one hun
) dred Yards of the enemy's entertainments
There was desperate fighting for fourteen
hours, and although the Turks regainet
} the ground they conquered, the enem,
s still held their fortified positions, which
g wer. defended by fourteen cannon and
4 large force. The telegram concludes
r 10 morrow we shall bring up our sieg
! guns and renew the struggle. We hop
| to be successful
. LONDON, Aug. A.-BulIetins from tn
5 Russian general commanding Schipk
: Pass show that on August 22d the Turk
1 erected two batteries OF long range artil
1 lery and made trenches through whic
d they approached the Russian positions
It The Russians loss August 21st was 221
II The latest bulletin recounts the operation
d CT Thursday. 1t says the Turkish fir
: commenced at half past four in the morn
: ing and lasted with great violence unit
!, noon; meanwhile the Turks made severa
! desperate assaults but were repulsed. Ou
d heroes did not yield foot. At noon tn
: firing slackened and the reserves unde
!, Radesky began to arrive. Our losses hav
e been great.
e LONDON, Aug. 25.-The Turks in stron
e force attacked Schipka Pass Thursday Q
h three sides. All onslaugLts were repuiset
7 At nine in the evening rife corps rein
/ forced the stormed heights, on the Russia
;, right. Desperate fighting continued
,e midnight, when the eclipse Of the moo
stopped the fighting. The Russians malt
!, tanned all their positions, nOtwIthstandln
k the Turkish numerical superiority an
y cross fire. The Russians have now 1ougf
n four days the whole of Sulieman Pasha
1t army without partaking OF rest or nou
lie ishment. Further reinforcemenfs are e.
le pected during the night The hghlin
i Friday was confined to lively canonad