Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-07
EUROPE.
The Russians Thoroughly
Demoralized.
They Suffer Another Great
Defeat at Tirnova.
THE PORTE WISELY PROTECTING
consrANrlHoPlf'
AUSTRIA AND ENGLAND PREPARING
FOR WAR.
tsprc,lL pusArcurs TO Y ootD Hill
ESPECIAL prssArcurs TO Y ootD HUI
DAnY Naval
m. Oreat War I'M he East.

| arrived on Sunday and had interviews
with Lords Beaconsfsld and Derby. A
dispatch from Bisla states the object Of his
visit IL TO explain the groundlessness OF
the charges Of atrocities made against the
Russian troops.
An Official dispatch published In St. Pc
tsnburg admits the loss Of upwards Of
5000 men at Plsva, including ons colonel
killed and = major general and two colon
els wounded.
A dispatch admits that General dourko
has been obliged 10 retreat.
LONDON, August 6.-lnfornation has
been received that the Porte has decided
not 10 retain moro than 10000 men In
ThsssAlia and Epirus.
Considerable bodies OF troops from the
| provinces have Lesn sent TO Adrianople.
ANorHER RUSSIAN pErKAr
LONDON, August Ca telegram from
| bucharest announces that Mehmet All and
Osman Pasha have defeated the Russians
at Tirnova. with . loss Of $1,000 killed
and wounded.
E~RzERoux. August g. Russian REIN
forcements Of 1900 have crossed tho from.
tier and occupied Q strong position 70 the
north Of Ami. thus threatening the right
flank Of tho centor Of the Ottoman army.
The Russian center Il divided Into three
columns, at AMI, dolverna and Kurukdsra.
Il numbers In all sixty-eight battallons OF
infantry, sixteen batteries and 5000 cav
airy. fsmael Pasha Ia about % hours
march west Of Bayazid. General Tegu.
kassoff Ia on the frontier at Rarsdoalok
4 with eighteen battalions OF infantry. seven
batteries and seven regiments Of cavalry.
PROTECTING coSsrANrIxoPLE.
CoSsrASTISoPLE. Aug. lit Ia ofic-
tally announced that II has been decided
TO form q camp Of 10000 men near the
capital. In consequence OF tho recent ap-
pearance Of the Russian steamer Constan.
tine of Kilia. near tho mouth OF the Doc
phorus. A corps Of observation has been
sent thither by Admiral Horn, commander
OF the British squadron.
niRBARous WAR.
NEW YoRy. August furnish 0ener-
ais continue 10 report Russian massacres
Of Mahomedans. while tho Russians re-
port Turkish msssacres Of Christians.
Both reports arc no doubt truo. There IL
every evidence that this 10 the most bar
barous war since the dark ages. To-day
q special correspondent OF the New York
Tsms. At Shumla telegrsphs ~ follow
Railroad communication has been fully
r~s-establishei. When the Turks recap
tured Eski Saghra. Il va learned that
while tho Russians had possession Of the
place the Turkish male Inhabitants we're
called before . tribunal largely composed
Of BulgariAns, under tho preteuse that
they should DO registered. and thcn were
systematically and rnthlessly murdered.
These insnrgont BulgariAns. OF course. on
tho return OF the Inrks. neu 70 ,ne n
kans. AFTER hring vinAses merry snu Apou'
Narna u ltAsgtad. henmet ~ ~
pointment mas ihiuseu new sp,I'. ...I-
nvity everywhere anu AMOUNT s'sA' os'''s
heipec'ed.
-, bisAAhsA
Ihe i'ss. M. the ,V' mih t 1871 .o
LONDON. uateu tho osn : iho suseu.ss
The Turks have upset tne cneuIsuons o.
bismarck. VINO 70 nov acu,e,y cnyaseu
an intrigue WIN nusaia anu Aus.rl. IN Ine
expectation 10 influence tno iaINr " CON
sent 10 the passage OF INC nussiAn rem
forcemsnts through ssrvian tefri,ory toa
position OF aavanIago on the LutA,sn ,sl.
HANK. Austria wAvefs 10 tne ptesencs
Q, we uhrerh'' n.sa.nm ,.b;is
Of the bfl''sh uo,ernmen'' wn
.nI. ,ha rr,ls ncht IA out. tbeir only
sn.c..s.- h.ving mucb relieysI tbs en-.
h.=rr.ssmsnt ~ ,ho mlnistry. England.
nr.h .s.hs de.,res IN maintain her neu.
Lilly can,d h.rllv silsntlv permit An
.c,;xs .o,nhin.iion ~ tbree Emperors 10
- r,,rla. ~ ,ha ,esuit. N her Victory.
mn. poIIr,c,L strt,,TIoS
A, ,h,. momsnt n AZ critical a. n Ia intsr.
es,iny. Envlsnd h. A uncertain A. ever.
nussis i. sppeslinu 10 Germany, and the
situation therefore IL almost wholly under
tbe control OF Austria, who In turn fears
To bo firm, While the Turks are msssed
ON the Russian frontier In Asia the Rus
sisns are falling back In disorder In Eu.
rope before the victorious Ottomsns.
Another battle has been fought south Of
the balkans, BY which 'SuleimAn Pasha
has recsptured Kezaniik 1t the southern
month Oh the Schipka pass. with all its
guns and material. driving General uour-
ko pell.mell across the mountains. This
Ia the chief incident since the battle OF
Pleyna. Turkish divisions from Plevna
and Loftscha now occupy Sel,i. and the
hnssians are "e'''us away 'e'"'' "e
i"'A''" """pa xv
'oo" "
The Russian troops cannot bs compared
TO the any more man the greasy
warriors Of King John OF ApysslniA 70 ,he
French. strasegeteaily ald praolicaliy
!. f.y,ty. and their execution IL defective.
An army Of 100000 soldiers crossed tho
Pruth. aud there arc 10000 Of their mep. |
according TO Russian accounts. on Turk.
ish soil. and with what result? This
splendid army has moved Along
eccentric and divergent lines. whore
each step forward removed each
fraction further from il base. and from
the possibility Of mutual support. Another
defeat will render the present posinons
untenable. with nc organised Commissa.
riat. 10 money. and no general capable Of
commanding the brigade. prophesied
that II $50, 900 Russians reached the sse-
ond line Of the Turkish defense. not many
Of them would ever get back 70 the Dam
ube. MY predictions were founded on my
knowledge Of the country and 81 the quail
lily Of the Turkish soldiers.