The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-25
Mnkhtar Pasha HIS camp moved
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ments are expected.
The Abschians, Circassians and
sLeschians. are in full rebellion, and
ShaVe. killed many thousand Russians.
Only the middle part of the noun
tains, with an important road from
Wade Karnaz to 'Fifis is still TO be
Feliedupon. se4 teH @ ~ s
The Khedive is sending more
troops to Constantinople Egyptian
steamers are now embarking horses.
troops, guns and ammunition. A tele-
gram from Shumfa yesterday states
the Russian column il marching
upon the Balkans via Oemni Kappa
This can hardly be Identical with
the force reborted at Yekt Saghra.
Concerning the latter, telegram
dated Constautinople says: Eight
cen Russian battalions. led by Bull
garian guides. have pa ssed Shiplla
deiile and arrived by Ycki Saghra.
The Turkish troops are being con-
centrated to oppose their a tvance.
This letter stated that the Balkan
range abounds in elevated plateaus,
inhabited by Heydues', Bulgarian
refugees, who have held these for
tresses for generations. This Hey
dues are the only people on the face
of the earth who know the Balkans
thoroughly, and who are competent
TO point ont every delile and pass
through which troops are able to
march. Several Heydue Chiefs
who were in Belgrade last year. said
there were passes utterly unknown
to the Turks or any one else but
their own followers, through which
they Could lead infantry, cavalry
ana mountain guns. These Heydues
! are in accord with the Russians.
The first accounts say the Russian
force has crossed the Hesou pass and
is destitute of artillery. A cores
pondent at Tirnoya, July y. has the
following bearing on the subject:
3" AS far as can be ascertained very
few troops are in Balkans. There
are no Turks in the vicinity OF HEX
| la, yet this place is on the direct
road to Slevena, from which point
YamboIi on The railway is soon
- s.
reached. Gen. .GurIe has gone for
ward in that direction to day with
cavalry and artillery and the Bull
garian Legion.
RUSSIANS DEFEATED ATBXYAZID.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July Is. = Is
mail Pasha telegraphs from Bayazid.
Saturday.: son Tuesday, twelve
battaiions of Russians endeayored
| to relieve Bayazid. We defeated
| them and drove them to Kara Bou-
louak with a loss of coo Killed, a
quantity of provisions, twenty bag
gage wagons and their entire ambu.
lance train
NICoPoLIs CAPTURED.
New YoRK. July ia ST. Peters
burg dispatch says Russians from
Sistova made an assault in force
upon and captured Nicopoiis this
morning. Dispatches from London
say the British Consels In Bulgaria
| confirm the reported atrocities COM
mitted upon the MussulmaG popuIa-
ton by Bulgarians in khanbagaz
deiiie. OLD aud young were massa-
cred without remorse, while women
and girls were terribly mutiiated.
The Porte charges the Cossacks with
| sacking villages near RustcI:uk, muir.
dering males and violating females.
The Times, in leading special
says: " 1t would not be snrprising
if the maiu body Of the army should
not attempt to cross the Ba kans I'M
til I;ustchuck be brought 1t least to
the verge of submission. With that
great fortress and the railway to
Xarnal in their hands, the invaders
might venture TO do much that it
would be worse than rash 10 attempt
now. Nor is it any answer TO these
calculations that the Cossacks have
already penetrated far into the coun-
Try. Our telcgraphic intelligence
from Pera cohlains the surprising
report that body OF those swift
| horselnen have crossed the balkans
Station, between Yamboti AMI AdIi
anople; but such an expedition can
only have benn made for the purpose
of ascertaining the practical diff
eultias of crossing the Balkans, and
the COssacks may withdraw a. quick
~ as they come. 1t will be impos-
sible TO measure the progressive
power of the russians nnLll they
have laid siege to Ruslchuk aud
fought q great battle for the posses
sion of the line TO Varna
FAMINE EXPECTED.
The resources of the district OF
Bayazid are exhausted, Provisions
for Ismail Pashas corps let here
yesterday. Armenia is ruined by
the ravages OF war. Famine is ex-
pected in the Iii strict OF .Aiashgheri
a ShuInla dispatch say, five thoa-
Sand wagon loads Of Turk. old men.
women and .eA ldren, are o1 he road
from Esi1iugna and Oslnas. tiazar TO
Shumla. Horrible Mssaacres have
been com.nltte,l by Russ ans and
Bulgarians at rerlora. Gralora and
Tyinia From all directions fugi-
tives in large numbers are cJrning in,
who agree in stating that "a The dis
tricts occupied by the Rn,>ians The
most horrible crucIties are perpetra-
ted on the MJhanmedal = }, ,ulation
by Cossacks aud Bu'gariars. Mo-
hammedan children and ol men are
slaughtered, and womea violated
and carried off Official Dispatches
substantially corroborste these state
ments.
The greatest panic exis among
the civil population, who are fleeing
as fast as they can. Up To Saturday
no engagement OF importance had
been fought. The Russian advance
is on the banks OF the river Lour.