Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-09
Tho Eastern War.


decisive Latte in Bulgaria, our task will he
completed in slicrt time. II the Turks retire
into tho Balkans, as have reason to believe
they will, We shall have auooyincs delays be-
cause Of their excellent positions for defence.
Then will Commences our difficulty 10 provision.
ing the army.
The Russians attempted, near the Raba re.
doubt, iye hours march from Silisria, 10 dis
embark the troops with the artillery crossing
the nanuhe un twenty rats. towrd hy three
steamers rnc Turks bomhar,leI the RATS,
which prcciritateIy lurned back. One large
craft with troops aud stores sank. The tugs
were damaged.
Tirnoya is not in the hands Of the Russians,
nor likely to be Immediately, as tho Turks prob:
.lly mean to hold the line Of the Ianra, il
they can, and Tirnova is very taVoraby sltuat-
cd for 3 strong defence. 1t stands on the pre-
ciritous banks Of the Iaulra. The houses. in
many eases, are built 90 the sides OF hills
Which are surmnunted by citadel, the castle
Of the ancient Bulgarian kings. with higher
hills all around, and within tho winding Of the
river, on which strong redoubts and earlhworks
have been constructed, and which certainly
will not be given up without struggle. The
f.htiug thus lar reported cannot have amount
ed to more than outpost affairs, Tor the Rns
slams we're not set prepared Tor serious work.
The Turkish uusdrilaterll remains in tact, and
not less threatening to the 10000 Russians,
said TO he across the Danube at Slst0ya, than
! if General Zimmerman had not crossed at lbrall'
and swept the Dohrujda. His 5000 men
must count with the garrlsons OF the three Tor.
tiled positions OF kustcndji, Slstrla aud |arna
before they can render ettectual help to the
army now at Sistova. In the same way proVl-
sion must be made against The Turkish forces
about Nikopolls and Widdin before any sell
Gus advance upon the Balkans can be under
/ taken. Nothing is yet known of the Turkish
lisposiliops, except that the headquarters re-
main at Shumla, where R:dif Pasha, Minister
War, has joined Abdul kernl, and council
has been established, under whose direction the
campaign will he prosecuted, possibly with
moro yigor than heretofore, as the only good
uuaty generally CONCEDED TO Redif Pasha Is
energy, The Turkish Danube f1tis remaius
supinc, while single pontoon bridge at Slsio.
va is permitted to supply the large Russian
forces with provisions and war material. The
bridge is repoalcd So weak that it has broken
; Of it, own weight several tunes in the past
week. One iron clad in determined hands
might place the Russian army in o desperate
position, for the country along the Turkish
side Of the n4puhe would NOT maintain them
uany ,iays, if deprived Of their comnlls-arIat.
1t was reported recently that Hobart Pasha
concentrates IN operation of Ills nature uu the
Danube under his personal direction: but thus
lar la. been rcstralprd by jealousy Oh the rart
| OF Turkish paSliaS.
The current of the Danube has been found
| =. ,.I.l, I,r,.l I,,,I l,l
a?ross the river. Tie Russians have, there
. lore. Leoa Obliged to close it Tor = day Tor al
;:ratiun Another bridge IL LOW buIlIIu.: close
to th,. present one.
| 4 rrrrrsi.un,lrmt al ButIIaIr,i stl> the In,
,lau> assert thai the attlir nj Blrla Ma Simply
a l,iut. This i, pInhahb iru', l;nt il is cyl
dent hat ,lc ,it hf,'.uir unurr serious than
VAS intended l',"tabIy he Eusslau ioroa
making tn demonstration Al l!ell tIInc upon
tn. rn,A> ~ Inrt. uuell sI1nrr tEan WAS IA
i,ri.I :.uI iIral ,h,y suffered severely III con
s.alrn9,. Several hundred wounded hav,'
reached i:uniarr-. from IhI, engagement
5 -yrr,li iTnm .'iumIi2l rrn.'uS TIA! III
! Turks rgarn.jeI !;;"'a On Saturday morning,
alter lhr hgrIr. They fell back IN the line 81
I.u>,hnA. \ i:at!t" i nnui!Icui At lTn'ya.
rhr t.tlowiue is the actual position oi th''
! icr,a- IN Armenia Iir rniAIsa i.'ht "A.
rnW', ''!iH !:'' i'">>''' I'' ~ ','t" I,''s'
I''A lA'i'' '''- '''I'' |''; - ' %,; .''y'i
I Another l;G->i.n division Of 2oN'u m"n i
'"a!'Nl''f ',"Ia f>rr, MIA; i',,'
I!fa'"s =, In''1 !, "'., '" W. II., I;I;.n
NnrI '''''s are rHi jl;'v ~ ,teI Anthi,
,!.'' '' H. H. ,,I Th. mT,y;.;nr;n,,
H., ,l,;,.,r.,, ,r,n;r, = n,w matter #
rroa, ,,;,i;,nlir
Wrt "',. l,,>h, tc,,.rarIs pnJ,r J,te Of
H., III, ;n,t,nI thu, his army had arrived At
En,Ln,nnar five Lour, march from kars.
H'nI, ""; r;, En,s has bssn rrs,oroJ
,tt Eu's;.ns who nrsurisI rosi,iors near
lIa,;u la.i, having retired beyond the fortress
III, Grand nukr Slchari L.s gone to Ttis.
The tinyerucr Of E,Fz-r1um telegraphs, under
Jalr If Thuslay, that the Russians lisolecd
i! lf.rh ki.Sa rctrcatol to lptk and Guadik,
wharc b.ttla is proceeding.
|; is announced lrom s.. Petersburg that The
cause Of tie dangerous position in wljc! the
| 4 ITO tal,, thrhIrn WI 4: