, 1877-07-01
Strong Electric Lights Used to
Assist the Russian
GunnerS-
Sistova Occupied by the
Invaders Without
Opposition.
d Decisive Battle Predicted in
the Vicinity Of the Latter
City.

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TEE ENGAGEMENT AT s1sToVA. &C
sa.c,a. Dispatch 7ae Tribune Ct
H,w yonr. July $50 T. MA correepon-
dcn& nt Pera confirms the report caoleo gcste' s,
dav that a great battle had occurred between
s;s,ora and Nicopolis. Turkish Official ACCOUNTS +
represent that the Ottoman troops sue d
.essfn,1v resisted the Russian attack !
and repulsed them with great slausntcr' =
Tvcry available man was burned up d
to resist the Russian advance before they coo'o
| rain tirm footing on Bulgarian eoh' II -
| norted that a struggle is progressing Along 'ne
whole line Of the Danube
Thr latest reports Saturday state that LUG
result of the battle near Sstova Is unkno"n'
| A correspondent telegrapbs IRON
1uESu-MAGuRELL1
za.~ dote of Friday as follows: No crossing
has taken place here, although there were -"iue-
| enrrad r.ports eren in official circles TO tnat
~TYcct Indeed it Is not now likely that any men
vi, b~ sent over at this point Tho 1ntenuons
o1 4he Russians to effect passage ~ 1nle
-o;nt bas been notorious for the past lo'lp'snt'
The Turks, therefore. concentrated l@.ee 49,
h.rs 1T men At Nicopolis, thus compelling Tue
Russians to choose another point.
THE demonstration at Tu1nu-Nagnfeu was
made in such force, ana WIN eu
nrenaration, rs rcgaros ooa]s "a
| ~far.1
-on,d hare hecn turned into an actual attack
fai- ch.nre nj success offered. Even At
49, Russian headquarters it was uncertain untn
~ last moment which point Tould De cnosen
/ t- +;,n real crossipg-Simnitza or luruu-M*-
.,,u-11 The appearance Of the Czaf II tne
: latter p}ace induced concentration OF 'ne
turkish forces, and the Russians aceo1o'us3
| made the real attack
At s1NN1TzA.
] -~u.~. ah.e:rd1y mQsted at
!. n..r. ,cn miles baek from. the Danube ano
= .ha nr;r,,,oripe villages about\eq distant
a s-onr Tnrnu-Magueri1la and Simnitza' enaon"s
a.;ct q concentration upon whenever Polh'
- 1-r,vcd wcakcst. Wien, therefore, IT WIS Asee'
=, t.;,.d from returned spies that the Iafhs nAu
= r,oezca opposite to Turnu-Mague1lll!' 'u0
;c E;yh:h Corps under Lieut.. lien. haaetsA'
IN rx1L LIKE 4 TaUNDERnoLf
;" cA,;+,. m Wednesday morning, :cnectins
e ,an,1iu~ before the Turks had t1nae ~ 1oe~''
~ :. their forces. vr,cron.
H. Thc Russian plan vas to mahe
~ f.ints 1t different places with su"caeut 'o'e.
turn the felnts into real attacks a. LUG
10 tha. proved weakest. AZ conseque1 ra.
try Turks were compelled to ols'1'outs m -
,nr | orc- q oreat line Of river front. lhe uaS4ns
-. u'e ,.;sro ~ simnitza was carried out IN ta
rh; ,d manner IS 1t Ibrai except thai ING ptep
in ..;.1c f,r the construction was more onneu''
-, +hc Inundated condition OF the 1'se'
at banks 1t that point n-..,,. frono 1hrai
ted The correspondent SAYS: Hurryln2 Ao'A 80 80 -,
ory had x,tnessed the first passage OF u
cnt 1,.nuhc b7 the Russians, l went NJ oaeI -.
1t Tnrn,,- Macucrc1N, w:erc it was c1peeteu ens
ns* +hc main crossing would take place
nd' - nu-A1agucrel at 10 O'Clock AZ n'snt1
nc STRANGE AND TERRIBLE SIGHT
90 t;e,g. As came in sight Of INC 70"
0Ae AA~~ hv the light OF the puChtl
.ran teosas of Nj, opols, situated on tue oppos'
,nr. .uos,. s-vrral houses standing In 70" W We
rned s.---;r1 At the samc time. thro"1oe q ~.
the ~sa p1are for miles around, anu. shoo..As -
He .~-.m;ds of flame almost to the aoous' >:
cted ps.n -~,tcrs of the Danube threw back o'
'ess. - 1,ght. while strong wind carried ~ 1s'
the ..oin,n-s Of black smoke. oroao na'n
lpo- ',s;a;,, white light, resembling comet' w
,he bnnr Turnu-Maguerella, MAILING !" a4'n'0'
" on 1ight as day. It WAS
,;a-d AN ELECTRIC L1GHT
r.ans. nsed BY the Russians 70 sho" tn' t,...+ ~
Spr- +ba Turks and to enable tne" " ~ 49,,
fraud u.,,,.rr arr. which was playing such sac M
!. the m;+h +hc doomed city on the opposite shore
anity WIZ .;rht never to be- 1oIEost
,r,.s wss whole valley rcsounded with
-asI of artillery. The hnsS'Ane "
a.sa, from three batteries above tnc to"u 10 q
n11ne n aax+rovinr Nikopolis, while the lu
49,. rrnlying vigorously under 1nc oe..a
w." xto., ,r~re thereby preventing Passas
the river At that point Ia
canuonade Was rr1xr
..+.rtion Of the Turks rivetcs
T...,-Naourel while the rea! e'ooe'n"
ex,;ct}v carried out At oa1nnH+a-
oeins qos .frcrtcd with scarcely more
passaCe was eueeee"
cul.5 tn.n ho are not in the secret Of the
lnoae ~. now convinced that the atse
r-nu.Narurelli was genuine MN =.
p,,ee;ans inteu.led to 1oGce p17h FL h,
..t The construction OF nN ~
49, Commenced, boats were asscn'o4eu'
"se ,accssarv preparations were az
~ +,..c means the Turks "cfe AA x,,.o
..+ra,, = tremendous 1o1ce ~ D,s
<nffi,ient TO repulse any a''e"p'
might make
The Russians are no" .,,.,-z&.
CONTEMPLATING AT s1As'A@A'
,.-rtng tne;r whole force ac-os
anu a'e 100 ther are sending ooa'S
11'c'' ,.1.-.,lt to assist in the c'os
lurnu na3. reTe fred upon necessarily : ;
1hese ooa ...r,es hut little damage "as y
in5h'9n n.+t,r il expected in Tie VIGIL
c;-,ava- which will probably oc r- os
sls'o'A .xorHER CORRESPONDENT
s. p..es,,n troops At Simattz2 1e'es
aar "ltn ~. d.te Of Friday IS follows: @
un Sse,,g At this point had ocen - ae~ ..an
6.s o nrarmarof dispatchco ns ~
e,-s,,it Of the TURKISH ~
~ Aed in the dlree''o" ~.
- r chuS. The rear-eoalu '1:-,;.h Nth /,
In.u,,cd enuH. a desuitory skirm'sn ".lu y =
ma:nta1nso n-.,ans until the summit
Fanelns I'D hcen reached. Then they n
neEuIs ,,-encd for 4 short d1stancs
., cpitate'', p soroe fnfantry. Afterwa1d