Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-03
Tie Eastern war.

4 Bucharest special reports that or October
3lst Chevket Pasha advanced to retake lie
]ischc. lie was defeated after several hours,
engagement by the Russians at Radomuz and
An5 IN the greatest disorder PleVna Is now
completely invested. .,c ., ooo
REGULAR troops 10 and about Constanhnople.
The Council of War has ordered these troops
10 Start Immediately for Otcha0le aod Sophia
to relieve Osman Pasha.
correspondent states that the above report
must be received with caution.
A Ragusa speca! states that the Monteneg
rims arc preparing to attack klotuk and Spuz.
Arropos Of the Constantinople telegram say
ing NIoukhtar Pasha's position Is critical, the
following arc extracts from review OF the Ash
ATTIC campaign in yesterdays London llmes'
from the pen Of Captain Norman. lately cor,
RESPONDENT with Moukhtars army, and ex-
pcled by the Turks for unfrie0dly criticisms:
"rhe Deyiboyuu, the crest OF range two hun
drcd feet higher than the surrounding plaD,
presents every facility for a most determined
rcsistance. II Ghazi Moukhar can reach this
in safety and throw twenty five thousand men
into the very formidable works that, under the
able direction of his gallant Hungarian Chlef OF
Staff, Gen. kahlmann, have been recently con.
>tructed, Deviboyur should deIy frontal at
tack, and at this season faux movement over
mounlsius 5000 10 5000 feet above the sea
presents almost inSurm0untablc difficulties. AS
fer a Il aux movement from OH and pennek, It
| may be checked ty troops from f'enDck under
| IlassAn Rcv, who will occupy works at GurJl
| Brehag, 2 pass Whtrc The three roads from
| renrck to fZaroum converge. l1Izoroum IS
tot = yeiy tnrmiIabln Fortress Tut undcr the
| able direction OF Gen. Mailman the cucene
has been repaired, the pararets considerably
strengthened magazines placed under the ram
rarls detached forts fully provisoned, arrange
meats made to insure All adequate suppy OF
water, ana m5rc than one hundred Krupp
guns, yaryiog from fifteen to Two ccntimetres
rnllbIc, mcuntrri on the walls The city, how
ever, is very unhealthy, typhus fever having
| been rife all summer; and, moreover, 1t Is very
| iuad; uualriY prov!sioncd aS far as the civilian
element is concerned, all stores having been
SEIZED rs lh2, Government for the use oil the
troops
Referring to the reports from st. Petersburg
| t.! nceoiallGDs for the surrender oil liarS, Cap
| :ain Norman says: II cannot credit the rumors
| that tn" c0inmanlant has entered into negolla.
| tons for the surrender OF that fortress. am
aware from personal observation that very large
supplies Of ammunition Tor both small arms
and artillery we're thrown into the place during
July, August aud September, aud that the
c,n!l:.i:;>ara! st0rchOu5cs were completely re-,
ulrpi.hc,i. 1t was dangerously dcnuded Of
Iroops ,;u,in. the occupation OF the hIadja-
| Darh. Moukhtar l'aeha was enabled sub.
scul.ul To- his defeat on the l4h OF October 10
leave 4 garrison OF some strength, as he did IN
Arri!, there should be 20 fear fJr It's safety.
| #, btwcr,r, he was unable to do so, it is more
than probable it will fall by coup de main,
| imt IT, vii! not BE- stormed into submission.
| Note. The garrison in April consisted OF
twenty nine battaiouS, numbering Ii IS than 1--we
hunGrcd men each.
The London Daily News correspondent with
| lie Ru:sans before Kars says the garrison now
numbers ten thousand men.
\ Vienna correspondent says Count Won
H3u.t, Austrian Ambassador at London, re.
port; that Lord Derby has informed foreign
ambassadors that England so far has had no
opportunity Of making any proposal with view
to mediation.
LONDON, Nov. "a Bucharest dispatch
Gays: at is reported that the Russians are
forming en- army Of 10000 men, with which it
| is designed to cross the Balkans anu advance
upon AdranopIe without waiting for the fall OF
P!nrna"
CoNsrAN1INorLE, Nov. S.--The Porto has
issued 10 the popuaca official assurance that
picyna is amply provisioncl and can hold out
| f.r months.
LONDON, Nor. 3.--Thc Daily Telegraph
prints n semi. cial contradiction Of the Times
| Berlin dispatch, which stalled that England IS
sounding The Powers as to the practicability to
the future mediation Of the programme Of the
| late CoDstautiuoplc conference
a t:patch from Sofia to the Daily Tcle-
graph. dated Thursday, says: "Fighting con.
tnncs On the Orchane and Plevna road.
| Chcvkct pasha occupies position commanding
the iaoction of the Orchanie and Plevna and
the Orchanie and IIovatz roads. The Russian
advance has been rcpused with heavy lose.
tcinfoycamcntS are arriving rapidly. An at
tempt 10 rctakr Telisahc will be made imne
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