The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-20
COMMANDMENT OF RusTcuuK.


town, and twenty persons have been
killed.
A Russian rcconnoitering party has
been repulsed near the River LON.
Eight vessels landed Turks in Dobrud.
scha, on Friday. The Russians are march.
lug to oppose them.
RUSSIAN INDIFFERENCE AND BAD ROADS.
LONDON, August lS.-AdviCes from
Bucharest and Sistova show that the Rus
SLAMS have made no preparation against
bad weather. Even the flat, sandy island,
over which there is an approach more
than a mile long 10 n pontOon bridge,
shows no sign OF road.making, although
Il hundred infantry soldiers have idled
away their time there for several months.
1t is now mass OF mud, as wagons have
kneaded its surface in seeking passable
places.
On the Sistova side, where the roads to
Biela and Tirnova run up steep hillsides,
there was also no preparation. Short but
severe showers on Wednesday night
caught the Russian Army Service DE.
partment utterly unprepared. After the
roads had been made virtually impassa.
bic in many places, fatigue parties were
turned out on the Sistova hills TO cut n
new road, and to make ill.dirCcted efforts
to fill the chasms in the old ones with
willow brushwood.
A part OF the Dobrudscha force has
already passed through Roumania, and
again crossed the Danube, about ten
miles above Rustchuk, but the operations
on the other side are delayed by rain,
which has rendered all the roads practic.
ally impossible for artillery and trains.
A great part Of the line Of communica.
tiOn with the army is over mere cart
tracks, beaten with dust in fine weather,
and churned into deep mud when II rains.
WOOD Is SCARCE
In the country now occupied by the Rus.
SLAMS, and the enormous forces about to I've
encamped in the heart OF Bulgaria will
probably leave il as bare as the allies left
the plains before SebastopoI.
SICK SENT TO THE REAR.
During the occupation OF the Dobrud.
scha lately, the sick were sent back at the
rate OF three hundred per day, and there
are signs Of increasing sickness within
the lines on the other side Of the Danube.
The Shipka pass, which is held by the
Russians, was bloCkadel at the southern
entrances, and will probably have to be
evacuated unless the Russians attack and
defeat one OF the three Turkish corps
which now form scmi.circlr from Ras.
grad to PleVna.
INACTIVITY As A STRATEGIC MEASURE.
Some critics appear to think that the
Russian advantage lics in continued in.
action and further concentration, but the
increasing ravagCs OF disease in the Rus.
sian camp is an o9setssagainst the arrival
OF reinforcem" nts, and may compel their
Generals to attack Plevna or Rasgrad he.
fore Strategical considerations would All.
thOrize such an undertaking.
RUSSIAN PUBLIC OPINION.
1t is reported, also, that public opin.
ion in Russia is powerfully affected by
the failure before Plevna. The echoes. Of
this dissatisfaction may reach the army
in the field and tend TO tempt the militia.
ry advisers OF the Emperor to urge some
enterprise that might we'll be deferred
till stronger forces can be arranged.
TURKS WILL NOT ATTACK.
VIENNA, August lS.-The Political
Correspondence has received Bucharest
telegram saying: General Gourko de.
clares the Russian positions from the
Danube to Shipka Pass are 30 strong that
the Turks will not venture m attack"
SECURELY INTRENCHED.
Both armies are constantly intrenching
themselves. The Turks especially hold
wonderfully strong positions at PIevna.
osMAN PAsHA
is nevertheless in difficult situation, he.
cause numerous calvary attached 10 the
eighty thousand Russians confronting
Inn completely cut of his cOmmunica.
tions with Sophia and capture his con-
voys OF ammunition and provisions.
THREE MORE WEEKS OF INACTIVITY:
The Russians will not undertake oper.
Ntions until the whole guard arrives from
st. Petersburg. This signifies 4 pause oil
fortnight or three weeks.
sILEECED.
sT. PETERSBURG, August lS.-Olnclal
dispatches state that the Russian bat
teries Mt Giurgevo silenccd the Turkish
batteries nt RustChuk on the 10Th inst,
There was n slight suCCesRful licht mn
the 10th on the right bank Of the river
near Rustchuk.
OCCUPIED WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
KUsTENDJI, August l0.-The Russian
army has occupied this town. There arc
no signs Of either the Turkish army OF
fleet. The Russian army occupies in
force the line extending from this town
to Schipka Pass. The Turks are con.
siderable distance of and do not make
any demonstration. 1t is said that the
Russians intend to blockade Plevna, but
will not attempt to take II by assault
OAmNn PNsha's supplies are beginning to
fail. AZ the special request OF Grand
Duke Nicholas, the mobilization Of two
more divisions otgrenadiers and one cav.
airy division has been ordered.
RETIRED IN GOOD ORDER WITH A I,oss OF
1900 MEN.
LONDON, August l9.-On Saturday the
Russians, to the number Of $4,000 infNn-
try, 10 regiments Of cavalry and | guns
attacked MokhtNr PAsha along the whole
line, extending from Magaraikh to va
kinlar. The cannonadc began at seven in
tho morning and at,fOur in the afternoon
the Russians retired in good order ,c
their Cncampmcnt, pursued by tho Turks
Tho Turks lost l65 killed and wounded
and the Russians 200.
For the future the army and lmwrinI
headquarters will remain unchanged
which seems to imply that tho IImpcro,
will encourage tho soldiers by his actual
presence on the battle field. The EN-
pcror is pleasantly quartercd III
II good house outside OF tho vii.
lagc and seems in excellent health
and spirits. The mir is purc in confirms,
to that If Rilln. Tho health Of the suite
IL much improved, but Con. lgnolciI /,
still niling, Prince GalNt2cn has beer
Obliged to leave for ENrlshad. The strCnn,
"f rrInlorCCmCnts il flowing now stcadil,
through RoumNnin.
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