The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-09-08

I The Standard 8 correspondent at the
Russian heatlqUlaI ters, teiegraphs under
date of AIanday: The losses up to the
present time are Ilta less than 12,0003on
both sides. GabroWaes full of wounded.
Iii HI rnIm0red that Generals Radetzky
and DelntIosky are wounded. Prince
AEirYsky seems still to be between Seivl
and Loftscha, but &C communication IS SO
difficult that the fac It's uncertain.
Behroya has been burned by the lrreg-
ulars from Rasgrad.
Pasha telegraphs the following, dated
Aug. 80: "We continue to blockade the
enemy, and threaten his retreat by the
Gabrova road There, has been some
artillery firing to-day. Our Outposts
exchanged musket shot with the enc
my. A reconnaissance in the vicinity OF
Gabrova, shows thd th Russians Oc-
cupy Elilagach, three ho nrs march this
side Of GabrOva."
DESCRIBING a BATTLE AT SCHIPKA PASS.
LONDON, August SIT, ae Daily News
correspondent, teiegraphfnrg from Schp-r
ka Pass August 20, gives an account OF
the Russian attempt to cal llture the re-
doubt which the Turks co onstructed so
as to sweep the road on the Russian
rear. This redoubt is still Jntaken, and
constitutes great danger to the RuS-
slams, at is gives the Turks possession
of ridge running parallel to 9at up
which the road winds 1900 yard's dis
tant. The redoubt enfilades the road
in several places, and the Turkish IN
fantry, by extending along this ricsge,
which is thickly wooded, can practically
render the road impossible. The Rus
sian position still remains most critical,
in spite of reinforcementS. Gen. Rad-
etzky, indeed, informed the comm and
ant of Gabrova, the day after his aIri-
val, that he had better warn the in habi-
tants to be ready to fly at a mon lent's
notice.
The Russians advanced under cover
of trees too small to afford good S heller.
In short time they reached within
fifty yards Of the redOubt; here they
found the Turks had cut down The trees
around the redoubt, making ar abattls
over which it was almost impossible to
pass. They gathered around the edge,
and suddenly made rush for 1t, but
were driven back with fearful l,?ss. The
soldiers became entangled in ma SSes OF
brushwood, and trunks and lin lbs of
trees, over which they were oblio ed to
scramble, while the Turks poured in Il
terrible fire upon them. At this short
distance, it moved them down like gr. Hss.
Of the first assault against the redoubt,
in which one company was engaged,
very few got back to tell the tale.
Gen. RodetZky sent reinforcements,
and the attack began again, but dlspo-
sitiOns were made IT, place large force
in such position that it could pour a
heavy fire into tie redoubt to cover the
assault until tb e assailants were almost
up to the par2ypet. This attack seemed
almost fS n of for fnp
colonel in command said that ii the
reserves were given to him he could
take the redoubt The officer in COM
maHd Of the reserves let them go, but
they were nevertheless repulsed. The
next assault was made under the eye
of Gen. Rodetzky and part of his stall;
Gen. Dimitriofsky, chief OF staff, placed
himself at the head of the storming
battalion, although he had to be sup
ported by two men, as he had just pre-
viously been stunned by earth 8hrown
up by an exploding shell.
The Russians advanced steadily,
rushed over or through the abattis; they
even got into the redoubt and actually
| held it for u few seconds, but were
| driven out again. They surrounded
the place on all sides, pouring into it a
| terrible fire, but were again driven
back. In the meantime the Turks, to
/ support its defence, began in their turn
to attack the Russian position in the
/ pass from front and rear. The Russian
| losses must be very heavy for the fight
continued until late at night, and the
wounded were coming back steadily all
the time. To sum up, the attack has
4 been unsuccessful. Reinforcements are
arriving and the fight will probably be
continued tomorrow, Sunday.
THE BALL REoPENED AGAIN-THE TURKS
THUS FAR THE vICToRs.
The Manchester Guardian received a
/ telegram this afternoon stating that the
expected battle along the line of the
LOm, from Aghahasia to Torlak, COM
menced yesterday and continued all
day. Mehmet Ali Pasha, commanded
the Turks in person and attacked the
Russians at three points. So far the
4 Turks are successful.
THE BATTLE OF KRAssAN-THE TURKS
VICTORIOUS, LOSS 5000 TO 1000.
/ CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 1.-Mehemed
Ali Pasha telegraphs as follows: Or
Thursday morning strong column OF
our troops from Rasgrad and Surinas.
smother attacked the Russians near the
village of Karahassanler. The fighting
4 was desperate. The village was taken
and retaken several times, but finally
carried by the Turks. The enemy was
defeated and retreated in disorder
pursued by our troops.
About five o'clock in the evening two
other columns from Surinassonhlel
crossed the LON, and forced the enemy
to abandon Haldaragez, and fall back
on Pop. My headquarters are at Sekar
from whence | proceed tomorrow tC
!, | inin Ahmad FVnuh paSha who is on.
, camped at Karahassarler The troops
engaged at Karahassanler were the
], Rasgrad and Eski Djuma divisions
4 They captured cannon, four ammuni
, ton wagons, 1000 rifles, large quantity
of uniforms and military equipments
Baker Pasha greatly distinguished him
self. We lost about 5000 killed an(
wounded and the Russians 1000.
Reuters Shumla dispatch says: Th'
/ | fighting lasted nine hours. The posi-
| tions carried by the Turks on the righ
! bank of the Lom are Telibeler, Spahi
I lar, and Karahassanler.
LONDON, September 1.-0sman Pash;
i reports reconnoissances IN force from
! L zPleyna. in one of which one hundret
! Russian cavalry were killed nea
: Ilichad.
IoNDoN, Sept. IA correspondent
of the Times reports Thursday battle
Three Turkish brigades, two battai1on
: and two squadrons OF cavalry advance
: from near Rasgrad Mehmet Ali an,
: Prince Hassan took position on a hig
y hill, commanding an interrupted Yle'
|. from Rasgrad beyond Osmau Bazai
i The Egyptians participated IN this bat
tie. Tile battle field extended 15 miles
e The Russians gradually gave way, an
= nv x aseloclS were seamDering from til