The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-13

L IL not what occurs IN front 50 much
a. what occurs in the rear of Plevna
that will give to the fight 80 much in
,rrest
PARIS. Sept Il-In,elligencc has
been received here that the Turkish
forces on the frontier have been ord, red
to enter S-rvis if she takes par: in the
.ar
\ Vienna dispatch says there is a
,umor II at O.man Pasha WAS retresting
from P!evns. There ia, however.
absolutely 10 Trustworthy information
on thi. point from either side
LONDON, Sep. 10 A correspondent
Of the DIVy Nsr., with the army ofthe
Czarwitcb, a. Bouitzka, few miles
from Biela under date OF Fri lay eve,
thus descri bes the Turkish occupation
Of Ablava. Oh "Wednesday, the gallant
attack Of the Russians. under General
Limerfejeof; the retreat of the Turks
across LON, and the re-occupstion of
Ablava by Russ Jams with loss of one
Thousand men to the latter. There was
80 armistice on Thursday, for burial of
the dead. Russians and Turks frater-
nized heartily whenever they met dur
log the armi,tice. They shook hands.
exchanged Ire I'd, battered trinkcts for
tobacco, and for the first time, came
together like civilized people. In the
evening alter the termination of the
armistice, tho Russians evacuated Alb
lava, finding it useless for them to hold
out longer with nine bAttallions against
600. Late this L. NJ, several whole
divisions reached Banetzka where they
bivouacked together with large part Of
the thirty fifth division retreating from
Savova and Palsinar.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Daily Meas
correspondent, under date Of Biela,
Saturday noon. says: We broke up
camp at Bsnetzka at sunrise this morn
lug and marched direct to Biela in
hopes of being in reach of Guergivo by
Biela. the Rustchuck road and Piergos
ferry. l road among the line Of the
foreposts down the valley of Bouitzka
alone to Buesova, and found the town
deserted except by few Cossacks, who
reported that the Turks had taken
DAmOgla on part of the road and occu-
pied Pyrgo,, breaking the ferry COM
munication. and turned back by way
OF Biela to make trip by way of Sim
nitza. where / found confirmation
OF these unwelcome tidings and
also the fact that the Czareowitch, " no
has been at kopribes. OH Beiretzkalom,
whilst lie had retired from Kopace
When it became impossible to hold Pro-
lomarks, and Gambrova was expected
ut Biclva. This afternoon Saturday,
49, '~"- - f-t, IS <.~.'Po. III. supply
trains are all crossing the bridge and
some are retiring as far as Pavola. The
army Of the Czareowitch will hold the
line OF the Yantra, near Bella. with the
thirteenth corps. The eleventh CORPS
apparently still holds its position east
OF Tiernovs, and the twelfth corps has
retreated across the Biea and Rust.
chuk roads, holding Terslink and Wet
olki. The camp at Terslink has been
formed within the past few days and is
situated on hill overlooking the Dan.
ube.
PARIS. Sept. ia telegram from
Constantinople reports the whole of
Sulieman Pasha's army has passed to
the north Of the Balkans.
A London special from Adrionople
says, large forces are passing here to
take up position between Sophia and
the Servian frontier.
CoNsrANrrNoPLE, Sept. IL. - The
German and French Ambassadors have
presented remonstrances to the Porte,
against the release Of persons con-
demned to five year penal servitudc for
the murder of German and French
Consuls at Sslonica. The French note
demands that the sentence be carried
out. while the German note declares
that continuance of the present
aspect Of this affair might force Gsrma-
ny to have recourse to other measures.
The Porte has sent note to the Khedive
respecting the article of slave trade
convention with England. giving the
latter the right to search. The Porte
contests the Khedive's authority to
grant such privilege to foreign powers,
particularly in Ottoman waters of the
Red Sea.
Layard, British representative, has
received . firman from the Sultan, au
thorizing the excavation at Nineveh.
ATHENS. Sept. 1.-The Council of
Ministers during the last few days are
discussing the Russian proposal for
common action for the purpose Of insur-
ing protection to Christians in Turkey,
and it may now be considered certain
that sOme detinite ayrsemapt has h.an