Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-03
EUROPE.
Results OF the Great Turk.
ish Victory at
Pleyna.
The Russians Demoralized
and Disheartened.
MOVEMENTS or GENERAL GRANT
IN SWITZERLAND.
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ESPECIAL DurArcnss TO rus ooLD HnI
DA Il Nrws.l
Tn. er.ss war In the East.

The Great war In the East.
Nnw YoRK. August "a T~.s special
from London says: Tho crushing defeat Of
the Russians announced In last nights dis
patches 10 the latest OF . series Of rcverses
sustained by tho invading army in Euro
pcsn Turkey. resembling In many respects
the disasters In which the Russian am.
paign In Asia Minor terminated.
A correspondent Of tho New York Tims'
at olenitzs, In = letter dated July 27th.
gives an account OF . rapid succession Of
Russian defeats, preceding and up TO thu
nrst repulsc Of the Russians at Plevna.
against which thcy cent . force Of $4,000
men, which was repulscd on the 10Th ult.
with heavy loss. The defending forco con.
sisted Of ten thousand men. but the great
advantage Of the Turkish position. added
to the sloyenly or ~over-confdent manner
In which the Russian attack was con.
Quoted, soon enabled the Turks TO take
the offensive, to rout the Rnssians and
capture their baggage trains. Impcr-
atiye orders we're then given from Rus.
sisn headquarters for the capture OF
Pleyns, and General Krudener with his
Ninth corps Wa hurriedly ordered for
ward 70 reinforce the defeated body. with
Instructions 70 renew tho attack. The
Turkish commander. 0sman Pasha, In
stead Of following up the retiring Rus
slams. and apparently divining their In
tention 10 renew tho assault on his POSI-.
ton, wisely fell back On his reserves and
his strong ground and quietly awaited the
second attack. The RussiAns In the mean.
time made every effort 10 bring up what
they intended should be an overwhelming
force, and their next attack was made with
Q body amounting In oil arms to Co,000
men. These operations. however. took
much time, which the willy Turkish com.
mlnder also occupied In preparing TO re-
celye an attack by Increasing his force and
strengthening his position. and when the
Russians advanced he had fully $4,000 men
ready 10 meet them. The attack was not
begun until July 30. and continued
through the 3lst, also resulting final.
ly In the reverse which seems
10 omlnous for the Russians. Your cor
respondent. In the letter above referred TO.
speaks OF various other encounters, but Of
spreliminary nature. In which the Rus
slams were badly beaten. but no particu-
lars OF these s%ffairs. nor. indeed. the fact
that such has occurred. IL permitted by
the Russian authorities 70 be autographed.
Jealously - they guard against the trans-
mission OF reports OF events resulting 20
u~nfavorably for their troops. tho defeated
Russians cannot conceal the fact that they
arc now falling back upon their centers,
dishcartsned, and 81 length thoroughly
convinced by these severe lessons that
their march 70 C~onstantinople 10 to be BY
no means an easy o 9 Tho Czar. who,
though always making great show OF con-
idence. 10 the reverse OF ssnguine. II
ov~erwhslmed with grief st these disasters.
THE PLxvxA VICTORY.
Nkw YoRx, Aug. 3.-A Herald special
from London says . correspondent at
Vienna tslegraphs concerning the Russian
defeat st Plsvna: Being fsnkcd, and a.
tackled on the rear by the Turkish divis-
ion Of artillery. which moved down the
M~uscovites By hundreds, the Russisns
we're completely routed. but managrd to
save their cannon. 0sman Pasha admits
that both rides lost enormously. Military
authorities In the Austrian capital ascribe
the victory partly 10 the superiority Of the
Henry Martini ride. used BY tho Turkish
troops, over tho inferior order OF gun used
By The russians. After the victory Osman
Pssha directed one detachment OF his
troops 70 advance toward 0ubrowa to dis
lodge tho Russians from the northern
opening Of tho schipka pass. Another
force was dispatched In the direction Of
Metropolis 70 engage the R~oumanisns gar.
rlsoning the fortress ct that place.
WEEK OF yidurfxo.
CHICAGO. August IA Timss London
special says . correspondent at Pera tale
graphs that Huleimsn Psshs, now operst-
Ing south Of the balkans 10 the defense Of
A~drisnople. has gained . decisiye victory
after four days fighting. This II doubt
full. No teleerHms from the front are reli-
able. London Il Wild over the belief that
the Russians hare been 'decislveiy bsaten
ON both asaks. and the campaign substan-
tally ended for The present season In favor