The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16

centre has commenced general forward
movement.
THE RUSSIANS REFUSED.
Melikoif attacked the Turkish advance
posts, which were mainly composed of cav
airy, on the 18th inst. and o sharp engage
ment followed. The Russian attack was
kept up with great determination for con-
siderable time, but the Ottoman cavalry be-
haved with remarkable bravery and after
stubborn struggle the Russians were COM
PEELED to withdraw Ismail Pacha is still
on the frontier.
SUCCESS OF The KURDs.
The HERALD correspondent ct Vienna
reports that the news from Asia is unfavor-
able to the Russians. The Kurds at Ar
dahan have defeated tho Russians twice.
In the second engagement the Russians lost
800 in killed and wounded
FATAL DELUsIoN.
These trivial successes have so worked
upon the Turks as to lull them into the de-
fusion that the Russian cam paign in Az
menia is over for tho winter
AN IMPORTANT BATTLE EXPECTED.
Is, confirms the report that the Russian
centre is now heavily reinforced and has
4 r.
The despatch adds that important events
are expected shortly.
REINFoRcEMENTs FOR CoNsYANTINopLE
According to q despatch from Constantinope the
Turkish army In the province Of Bagdad number
Ing $4,000 men, has been summoned to CONSTANT
nople and will come by the valley OF the Euphrates
1t win be replaced in the Bagdad district by
militia.
THE SITUATION IN BULGARIA.
Times occasional correspondent at Vienna
sends the following summary OF the situatlon:-
sin the Balkans fragments of General Gourkhas
corps are intrenching themselves in the Shpka
Pass The Eighth corps, appointed to support
them, is echeloned between Selvi Brenova and
Tirnova A division of the Eleventh corps occupies
Koyarawitz.
THE TURKISH PLAN.
Against these troops, which form the bulk OF the
Russian forces in Western Bulgaria, Turkish army
corps is slowly but steadily advancing from shumla
via OsmanBazar. Suleiman Pacha, too, with a
portion of his army, is advancing in the direction
OF Elena. Lastly, some of Osman's men are march,
ing from Lovatz on Gabrova
THE FORCES NEARLY EQUAL.
The Russian renforcements are more than coun.
terbalanced by the troops which the Turks are re.
ceivng from Asia The sanitary condition of the
Russians Is so much worse than that OF the Turks
that the gaps accustomed by sickness among the
tween the combatants.
RUsrcnUK AGAIN BoMBARDED
A telegram from Bucharest, dated August Is,
says:--"rhe Russian batteries at Slobozia pom-
barded Rustchuk last night, causing "a coniiagra-
ton which lasted until midnight. The Turks have
been bombarding Giurgevo since five o'clock this
morning. The Russian batteries are not rcplying.n
DEFEAT OR VICTORY
A special despatch reports that at Topkoi on
Monday the Russians were defeated and lost five
cannon, instead of the Turks. as previously re-
ported. II this account Is true it is probably some
operation in the direction OF OsTuan Bazaar.
ANOTHER BRIDGE AT pyRGos.
despatch from Shumla dated August 49,
says:-"The Russians yesterday completed second
bridge over the Danube at Pyrgos, and troops are
now passing over.r
Is KUsTENDJE EVACUATED
1t Is stated, says a despatch from shumla that
\ Turkish accommodating party found Kustcndje
evacuated by the Russians. The Turks recon-
noitered In several directions from Kustendje with
out meeting the enemy.
RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION.
The Russian Ministry OF War officially declares
the reported mobilization OF the whole Russian
army untrue
ExrIRPATiNG THE BULGARIANs.
Bucharest correspondent says:--"From reports
which continue to arrive here very much fear
that the particulars concerning the Eski Saghia
massacrcs were underssated rather than over
stated. 1t seems that II these things continue
many days longer not single Christian VIII be left
Ilivc on the southern slopes OF the Balkans
NO sERvo-RouMANIAN ALLIANCE.
The report contained in q despatch from Con-
stantinoplc, which was published yesterday, that
an alliance between Roumania and ScIva has been
concluded, and that 1t Is expected that the
Russians and Rounanians will almost Immediately
enter Scrva and be joined by the servlans,
Is probably entirely imaginary. The news from
Belgrade. Vienna and Bucharest IL so lar from
1rinng 1t that 1t seems certain that Russia has not
called Tor scrvIan co-opcmiIon ana viii not cnicr
Sarvian territory. and that no movement By scrvia