The New York herald., 1877-09-11
Suleiman Pacha Reported to Have
Crossed the Balkans.
CONFIRMATION OF NICSICS' CAPTURE.
No Further Intelligence
from Plevna.
[BY CABLE TO THE HxRALD.1

Pacha was retreating from Pevna There Is, how
ever, absolutely no trustworthy information on this
point from either side.
MEHEMET ALI ON THE AGGRESSIVE.
The Russians, who seem to have thought
little OF any danger which might threaten
them from Rustchuk and Rasgrad, are,
1t appears, beginning to take a different
view. The Times correspondent telegraphs
from Bucharest that all the reinforcements passing
through there are directed down in great haste
toward Giurgevo. to cross over the bridge at Pyr-
gos. The first detachment OF the Guards corps and
division Of the wilma army corps have taken that
direction.
THE FIGHTING AT ABLAvA.
A correspondent with the army of the Czare-
witch at Banitza, few miles east OF Bjela, under
date Of Friday evening. describes the Turkish oc.
cupation OF Ablava on Wednesday. The gallant at
tack Of the Russians under General Timoejefr, the
retreat of the Turks across tire Lom, and the
reoccupation of Ablava by the Russians, with the
loss of 1000 men to the latter There was an armis-
tice on Thursday for the burial Of the Dead
The correspondent continues as follows:-"Rus.
sian and Turk fraternzed heartily whenever they
met duriug the armistice. They shook hands, ex-
changed bread, bartered trinkets for tobacco, and
for the first time in the war, came together like
civilized people.
ITS EVACUATION.
"ln the evening, after the termination OF the ar.
mistce, the Russians evacuated Ablava, finding it
useless to attempt to hold out longer with nine
battalions against sixty. Late this afternoon the
whole division reached Banitzka where they b-
vouac, together with a large part OF the Thirty
nfth division, retreating from Gagova and Polo
marka."
AT BJELA.
The same correspondent under date OF Bjela,
Saturday noon, says:-'We broke up camp at
Bantzka at sunrise this morning, and marched d.
rect to Bjela In hopes OF being able to reach
Giurgevo by way Of Bela, the Rustchuck road and
Pyrgos ferry rode among the line OF foreposts
down the valley of the Banitzka LON to Buzovatza
DESERTED TOWN.
81 found the town deserted, except by few Co.'S
sacks, who reported that the Turks had taken the
DamOglla part Of the road and occupied Pyrgos
breaking up ferry communication Turning back
to Bjela to make the trip by way OF Simnitza
found confirmation of these tidlngs, and also the
fact that the Czarewitch, who had been at Koprl-
vita, on the Benitzka Lom whither he had retired
from Kapace when it became impossible to hold
Polomarka, and Gambrova was expected at Bjea
this afternoon Saturday.
BJELA FULL OF TROOPS.
1.-The town is full of troops who are bivouacked
about in the immediate neighborhood Supply
trains are crossing the bridge over the Lom. Some
even are retiring as far Puvlo. The army of the
Czarewitch Will hold the line Of the Jantra, near
Bjela, with the Thirteenth corps. AS far as I can
learn, the Eleventh corps still holds it's position
east of Tirnova the Twelfth corps has retired across
the Bjela and Rustchuk road. holding Terstenik
and Metchka. The camp at Terstenik has been
fortified within the past few days. aud is situated
on hill overlooking the Danube"
A GRAND COUP Projected.
The correspondent of the Times at Vienna sends
much as what occurs in the rear OF Plevna which
will give to the fight there its significance The move
ments Of the TWO Russian divisions from the north
and of the column of Lovatz from the south leave
success of such plan, are preparing Gravelotte
for OsInan Pacha, and he will probably have to
trust to his own resources to cXtricate himself.
The operations OF Mehemet Ali and Suelman Pacha
are Drohanlv too far off tn ha nj uca m hin,
REFERS TO THE ABLAvA FIGHT.
A special despatch dated shumla, September s,
says:-"There was serious fighting during Thurs.
day on the LON The right OF the Rasgrad army
under Nedjib Pacha. was engaged oil day The
losses were severe on both sides. The Russians
rctreated beyond the upper LON. The Rasgrad
army has passed the LON and now occupies
Ablava. In consequence, Popkoi and the whole
region between Karasan and the Osman Bazar
road was hurriedly evacuated by the Russians ON
Friday. They took the direction OF Bela. The
field Of battle now lies between Bjela and Aplava
There have been heavy rains"
GOING TO osMAN's AID.
special despatch from Adranople says -
"Large forces are passing through here to take up
, position between Sofia and the Servian from
tier"
SHfPKA PASS FLANKED
telegram received in Paris from Constanti-
nople reports that the whole OF Sueiman Pacha's
army has passed north OF the Balkans.
THE FALL OF NIcsIcs CONFIRMED.
A telegram from Vienna says despatch received
there from Cettnje asserts that Nicsics has capitu
lated. The future movements OF the Monteneprln
army are uncertain no definite Oan of campaign
having been, dccued upon according to the last
news. The Albanian tribes waited for the capture
OF Ncsics to rise. 1t is probable the movements in
that direction may influence the plan OF campaign