Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-20
9's,n Eastern SY&r.

! Romauans before Plcyra ca Tuesday attacked
j stro,i. Z. rkish Ie.!oubt, but wcTo ropu!sed.
Gau. Skobelcff, who is now 10 Bucharest, has
been appointed to the command OF the Six.
t2cuih Division before plcvna. lie has decided
to Start for his command Immediately, although
suffering from fever.
The Porte has telegraphcd its representatives
abroad that 50 900 men, who have been sent to
the assistance of Osman Pasha, have arrived at
Orchanic.
4 Bucharest correspondent says: 1.-The 10
manians, 10 their abortiVc attack Oh the re
doubt before PIcvna on Tuesday last, oat 800
killed and wounded"
A telegram dated Alranople, "Wednesday.
states THAT sirong hopes 0! 4 speedy victory 10
Schipka Pass arc still entertained there. The
Tmks BY constant fire pight and day, prevent
the rcpair Of the Russian works. Tho Russians
arc Withdrawing parts Of their forces.
The Turkish garrison Of BiIck have been
ncrmitted 10 depart The Montcncgrlns are
marchn. ayail s. StataIz, ana have commenced
Operations against Forts NoSlya and H!oSlup,
in the Du.a Pass.
i Con<taniinoplc correspondent, answering
tie i!ulIry how The Turks conIlVc TO nho
IL ,ccy Tor carrying on The war, says: ~ par
till explanation is afforded by the facts that
the Government il not paying the officials sal
arinS; li.ai the army lives on the Couatry 1t &C.
cupicS, ;.nl the payment Of the foreign debt IS
lcli il a;laya;.ca The income, reduced IS II IL
suIlicns FIR Li:c moment ijr such watts as arc
Elr:lc.! irau abroad aud Which must be PAID
for IL CASH !iuL The a1X"u5 question crops up
wEat will happen next year when the SNORT
crops having come liz, IN taxes can be expect
ed large a,tivas will have to be met, 90 III
p3r.s trou abroad will have conc forward, and
) n; crciit, public an1 private, will have been
exhausted; abroad? The condition of the work
, ins and lower classes, cqel in the Capital, Is
bcco,nlus the subject %: great anxiety. wht III
. The lrnvicc5 want AMI pr,vaIion arc si.ah ai
nc other people would patiently cndnre Whcn
Water comes uroH lllcm it is feared that there
will be much misery and suffering, aud 1t Is
fearful! to contemplate what may be the results
wlcn tie ccuutry shall have been utterly drain
q OF oil resources. Food, fuel and clothing will
al be- wanting, and the usual means 81 supply
vii! hot he available, I'll ,GiIr having been
stopped t;ircugh the w.r.
\ correspondent ~ Bucharest tclcgraphs
that Russian Officers oI high rank there have
declared that although opposed to tli" war 10
; the first place, yet now they would nut listen to
suggestions for peace.
LONDON, Sert. 3O.--A belgrade dispatch to
. tho rirlra says: "ihc news Of repeated ltuS
sian disasters has created great uncaslucss here
especially as everything was prepared Tor cross
ing the Danube at GiadoSa Ey the Russians
ard thcir reception III NcgatlD and the Ilmok
villages 1t is announced that the Cablnct
have agreed 10 postpone entering on ac;ion'
, aud troops who were marching to the frontiers
have been recalled in towns not 50 near the
) border, il order to give no umbragc 10 the
Porte"
LONDON, Sept 81. The Vienna correspon-
deaf Of the TImcs, whose information On dlpI0-
matte matters is coHspicuouSy accurate aud
, thorough, makes the following cOmmcat 90
tho Conference at SalZburg between ErlGcc Bis
, ma:ck ard Count Aodrassy Its importance
ought sjuL % he moderated, not only as regards
Germany and Austria, but touching the East
cru question ITSELF The triple alliance, ai!out
The existence or non existence oil which there
has been SO much talk, had indeed become 4
, vccful aDaclronism since Russia stepped out
Of it and took her own Inc But it must net
DC forgotten that it had another, perhaps
deeper meaning, and rs regards that hapnlly
not only Tor the parties concerned, but for IIl
rope 1T large 1t still exists, and it may be hoped
will be strengthened anew by the Sa!zburg inter
!
dia!ion constantly at work since thel3erlin meet.
ing III SD which laid the foundation of the triple
alliance 10 smooth down The differences which
* stsd between the interests Of Austria and
Russia regarding tho solution CT the Eastern
question, probably by this time, instead Of q
local struggle, Europe would have foun itself
10 the ntat CT 40 European war
BERLIN, Sept. 20.-Thc meeting Of Prince
Bsniark and Count Andrassy at Sazburg is to
be regarded as a sequel OF the recent interview
between the Austrian and German lImpcrors as
merely strengthening views there exchanged be
tween tic two sovcrcgns regarding continuance
OF understanding between their lmperla! Courts
upon means OF avcrting European complications.
This result is secured without formal treaty
stipulation inasnIuch as it represents the COM
piclc personal agreement existing between the
three Empcrrrs
LONDON, Sept. 2O.The foregoing which is
semi official cJGlmuniIue is Identical in mean.
iug with the comments Of the London Times
Vienna correspondent as contained in the above
London Dispatch 4 Russian official dispatch,
dated Garny Studcn, September 10, says
"Ycstcrday affairs were quiet everywhere. The
stockade aud bombarlmcnto Of pcvna continued.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2O.-The Galos pub
fishes telegram from lgdyr, Asia Minor, Which
shows that the Turks on the 18th instant were
cannonadng GEM ergukasSoif's position there.
E'zae Battle Of Zig Hole.
The official report of the battle Of Big Hole,
Montana August 9, and Ct The operations in
that district preceding the battle, has been re
cG7vd :--Coloncl Gibbon reflects severely en-
the Inhabitants Of Montana who sustained the
nlurlcroua Nez Perces by trading off provisions
to them for stock stolen by them from the
whites, thus proonging their flight and adding
to The dangers Of pursuit. The best estimate
Of their strength gave them 260 warriors well
armed and equipped. BY forced marches Glib
bon came UP with the host!lcs with a command
Of seventeen officers, Que hundred and thirty.
two men ard thirty four citizens. The attack
was made late at night, the Indians being com
plctcly surprised, but as they Immediately
sought bushes for shelter aud poured their vol
lcys into tho troops, as The latter came into
open ground, they did considerable execution.