Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-22
The Eastern War.

tackled his position on tne Tlgu "ioe w
The attacking party, which consisted OF on'S one
battalion and sappers, was reDulsed. The AFFAIR
seems of itself to have been utterly uDlmport'
ant, but it was probably a feiot to draw OSna' 5
attention from Grevitza. as the Bucharest SEMI
official paper (Romansulo) of Saturday evening
announces that the Roumanians have thrice he
roicalIy attacked the second GreViIza rcdoubt'
but were repulsed. Details are wanting.
Russian official bulletins from Plevoa say that
the siege operations arc progressing. The
Russian batteries fire 10 concentrated saiVo'' d.
rected simultaneously upon one point. Inc
fire appears to have considerable effect on the
positions, sinoe.the bombardment has been car
ried on with great violence.
The Roumanians have not yet occupied the
second Grevitza redoubt, though the report Is
again telegraphed that the Turks have eVacu-
ated it.
Movements on the LON indicate that Sulel
man Pssha is concentrating 10 front OF tue
Czarewitch's ltft wing with the ineutlon OF at
tacking as soon as the weather permits, out
Czarswitch's line Is long one, and the turks
may break through at some other points While
feiotiog against the left wing.
The London Times Slstova letter OF the I'm
inst, confirms the previous accounts OF the de
plorable condition of tho Russian oOmmunlca'
lions 10 consequence Of tho neglected roads.
A Russian official dispatch from Gorny Stu
den reports that IN one OF their assaults on
Friday the Roumauians entered and occupied
the second Grevilza redoubt before Plevna, but
during the evening the redoubt was reoapured
by the Turks.
A telegram dated Porcdiu, Saturday, says
the Roumaoians captured the redouDt on FRI
day after three vigorous assaults, but during
the night the Turks, collecting all their forces,
recaptured it after most sangulnary contest.
1t was expected that The fighting would Con
tinue Saturday.
a dispatch from Vela,Eeva states that Su
LEHMAN Pasha has entrencbed himself so as 10
cover Rustchuk.
A Bucharest dispatch says "A General
Tocist, formerly 10 the American army, and
now correspondent of the New York Times,
has been expelled from Roumania Ivy the Rus
sian authorizes because he served 10 the Turk.
ish army during the Crimcan war This meas
ure appears ILL advised and severe.
A repolt is current that the Roumanians cap
turel the second GriVica redoubt on Saturday,
but this is not yet Sunday EVENING" confirmed.
It is evident that az tho reloubt was taken by
the Roumanans and recovered by the Turks
on Friday, the losses of the former must be
much heavier than officially stated. y mem
Der Of the Red Cross Society says orders
had been received to prepare for the reception oil
six thousand wounded. This is evidently a
gross exaggeration. The loss is probably about
eight or nine hundred. 1t is said that the
Turks had mined the redoubt, and waiting 10.
til it was full of Roumanians, exploded it and
then made their assault. 1t Is thought the
fighting is still going o. and, probably
the fnal result will be the capture Of the re
doubt by the allied forces.
A special from Torlak. dated Saturday. says
the Turks have evacuated kadikoi for fear that
the Russians would block their communications
with Rustchuk and have retired to Rasgrad.
Russian cavalry from the Dobrujda have ad-
vauc1d as far as Havana.
A later telegram from Rasgrad says de.
taohment Of the army has arrived at that place,
but the positions at Salnik and kadlkoi arc 70
tanned for the present by the Turks. 1t seems
evident, however, that retrogade movement
has commenced. Suleiman Pasha has gone to
make personal inspection OF tho Notifications
Of Rustchuk
Note-It seems as though the real reason for
Sueiman's retreat is that be found tho Rus.
SLAMS 10 loo strong force. A telegram from
Shumla received 10 Constantinople almost ad-
mits THE 1t says Suleiman offered battle on
several occasions. The Russians, however, de-
clued 10 accept the challenge, wishing Father
to lure the Turks to unfaVorablo ground.
Suleiman, however, prudently avoided the
snare. and 10 eonse 4uence OF the want OF water
and the bad condition OF the roads. which him
der transportation, the Army Of the Danube on
Friday retired upon Rasgrad.
Valentine Baker and other English officers back
to Constantinople.
10 London panicky rumors from CONSTANT.
NOBLE and sanguinc anticpations from Russian
sources are the natural results of The great Rus.
sian victory 10 Armenia. Tho London Times
military critic says the Russians have before
Kars Is, 900 men. Moukhtar Pasha's army at
the time of the battle did not comprise more
than &c, 900 men. Among these were fourteen
battalions drawn from the garrison OF Kars.
The Ottoman field army lost at least onc-thlrd
of its strength in killed, wounded and captured.
Thus, after the garrison of Kars has been com.
pletcd, few battalions will remain available to
retire upon EIzaroum, and there, united with
troops of Kurd, lsmail Pasha and those from
Pennek, form the nucleus Of O new army Tor
the relief Of Kars. Nor is it certain that time
will be given tor any serious attempt to organize
fresh field army. The Grand Duke Michael can
safely leave &c, 900 in front OF Kars aud with the
remainder press forward towards Etzeroum. Ii
the accounts We receive of his numbers are cor.
rect, he should be able to make this forward move
ment even after leaving Kars closely bIockadcd
with at least 25, 900 men, and if be pushes on
rapidly there is no reason to beieve he will lind
hostile force even numerically equal to bar
bis way.
The London Daily News has the following
dispatch, dated KarsjaI, "Wednesday: Gen.
Heymann is advancing on Erzeroum. Kars is
surrounded, and negotiations for its surrender
have been opened. The Russian headquarters
are now at Vezipkoi. Gen. Lazaroff is march
ing against Ismai Pasha."
A Coustantnople dispatch contains the fol.
lowing: "Aariff Pasha, the new Turkish Am.
bassador to Paris, is instructed to state, imme'
diately on bis arrival, terms on which Turkey
would make peace if the Powers wish to medi-
ate. 10 consequence Of Mukhtar Pasha's d.
saster all the troops 10 Coustantiuoplo are being