The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-19
THE ITGHT FOR sHTPKl Pass.
rors st. Nicholas Not Yet In the Hands or
s"Iei'nan Pashn's Forces.

LONDON, Sept. 18. - Fort st. Nicholas
which was captured by the Turks Sunday morn
ing IL said to be the key to the Russian posi
tiohs In the Shipka Pass. and to command othe,
russian works. Gen. Radetzky. the Russian
| commander, Is supposed to have about 25 OU
men, and Sulciman Pasha about 10000.
special edition of the GioJe has Perm do
spatch saying: News has been received nt tho
English embassy that Sulciman pnsha carried
the remaining Russian positions in the Shpkr
pass this morning. inflictng enormous loss
me deilo is now entirely In the possession oi
the Turks"
| CoNsTANTiNoPLE. Sept. 1s.-in official de.
spatch is published here which denies the cor
rectncss of the rumor that tho Russinns had
completely evacuated the Shipka pass 1t says
that. on the contrary. the two Turkish brisadcs
which captured Fort st. Nicholas retired IN
lnclr former positions for strntrgiral reasons
'hier having occupied the fort for Sly hours.
s,lhtinpplr says the Russians in the Shipk
pass n nave been recnforccd. Gen. Radctzky s
official account Of the Fighting does moi admit
nat the fort was ever occupied by the Turks.
After Ave days bombardmont. thc Tnrka NJ
o"..lo,k IN INC M )rning mndc n sudden nttack
on the fort Tho attack subsequently y extended
,n,l aiong inc whol, line grnd was .rcpulso1. with
enormous loss Ia the Turks. after a dpsnnriitc
iight which iasted nine hours. The Russian
i loSs was nineteen officers and 400 men wound-
HN II * un N
A,LIe-dc-Canp Of the Gar, was killed"
,,iio iho lht.r despatch is dated ut the Russian
Grena %dap5r1aS pnsa SG3rny Stadcn Monday. The
plMrc from before plrynl.
BrcHti.i-r. sept 18th first dc;achmcnts
Ii PIN .ne i''lSslun Imperial Gunrd passed through
mere thls morning. on their way To the seat Of
war. Gen. Gourko accompanied them. Tho
sa Iann br17'nted splendid appearance. but have
parallel roads outside OF bucharest. ali conv,rr-
Ing on Simnitzn. 'N's
The Agencc Rnssie. commenting upon the nr-
IINai OF lhn Guard and the order 10 liussian
troops IN polhndtO Join the army at the sat of
war says That these facts are n sufficient reply
20 Tue runners OF peace and AN urulisticc cir.u-
lated by certain journals.
Inc Ddav N"es' Vienna correspondent says
q t'sram from Tiils contradicts Nlukhtar
lashh = report that Ardahun has been rvnclI-
ntcd by the Russians. and says that ON the con-
rniyi the garrison has been increased 10 twelve
A Tunes despatch from salzbur., dated yes.
trihy says: Prince Bismarck and Count
hhdrassy have taken apartments at u hotel
hcre. and will meet te-morrow.
- The PrsNtr LloUi Of Vienna say. that Prime,
, uoIt ihnN9ii has t'ie-raphcd To- Prince Bis
non Tor an afInisticc between the Rus,i and
The Sdu,iarTs sCun~iantnoplc dnsnat saws.
Minister Of War" '''''''
Tn" Tunes corr -vondrnt at Vienna tolo
Prnr" Bismarck and Count Andr ssy wa- tlu"
!, Andrn.sys wish tc welcome Bismarck on
Although an exchange Of ideas may probably
lhilu'n."th" future policy of Austria and Ger
nnny' II ls a iair lnlrren'e from the y rsonal
.hhrht"r OF this meeting that thcrc is no iu-
trntl"n ot entering into any formal negotiations
IN regard t. the Eastern question.
No one here suppos's that Count Anlrassy
go 10 ShlZhurg with any scheme of mediation
anu from the recent curt d"nial- by tho German
ntiln there would s'cnl to be- liiilo cliInrc Of
lr.ncc BiSmHr'k max kiug any such proposal
LONDON. Srpt. ia d,spli'h IN from the head
quirt'rs ol tho t2arrwitch dutrl AT Bj.ln Mon
day. says that a battle was fought IN Tho Wiley
oi thr l.um on that day.
Ihirty-iwo hattllions and eight batteries
comprising the whole Of the troops under IN"
rohimani ni the tinrcNitrh. attacked Assuf
ia-las division at Siruukcny.
~" Iurk- w"re strongly reinforced at once
ana III" Husslans were driven back with .:rcut
slau .htar. ' - -"'