Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-01
E1res~l News

t:y aE,i is succeeded b. Serva Pasha. Osuaa
pash. teiocrains from picvna, July 80, as fol-
iows "Ihrcc strong Russian corps attacked US
thia .noraug The caauonl1e lasted two hours;
then s gcnrr.i engagement cnsuct, which lasted
until 10 Q cloc. at night, when lh: Russians re.
treated. Prisoners say The Russians numbered
sixty thou:acd iofantry ana three regiments ot
cavalry, and had fifty guns. 1t is expected tic
baito sill rGcommeECc ID morrow.
i correspondent 1t Vienna utterly disc. edits
the reported great defeat OF Ahmed Egouh
Pasta, and says after the concentration CT the
Turks around Shurlla = considerable portion o!
their forces was ordered to adyaaac, those OF
| l,skj Djunna and Osman Bazar upon Tirnova,
| to unite with Osuan Pasha there :1a then tal!
| on the rear Of the Russian detsclmcnts which
| have passed tbs Balkans. The Turks, there.
| FORE have only been able 10 leave feeble corps
Of observation, Rhicu will take good care not to
| crc0uutcr any enemy Superior IN NUM- BERG. Tie
positions Of the Russians IL the Shlpka aud
Siivro Passes aud on the southern slope OF the
Balkans is becoming hourly more grave. Their
| effective forces echeloned ca this line 90 not
| exceed 1000, which arc tbrca,Gr2d from four
sides simultaneously, from Adrianopie and Jam
| boil by Suicilnau Pasila, from OSDau Bazar By
| Mehmet ali, while Osman Pasia is aivaoc!rg
n the direction Of SeVi aod a reserve CORPS
| from Sofia could approach by way OF Ph!i!pop-
polls. Il seems also that the Russians arc pot
making much progress before S!stria and Rust
| chuk, where they arc meeting with desperate
| RESISTANCE. GcG. Zimmerman corps, adTacc
| lag through the DQbEnjia, il greatly manocci
| BY lie right wing CT the Turkish army rom
Va!ra aud Paravadi.
Tie Eos!;sh Cousu at Silvia ictcrns Minis
| ter LayaId under date Of July l4,h that the
Russians stir up Bu!ga1iaus and arm them; that
| they tore GU. the eyes OF Mussulmaas whom
they killed at Sistova ADD filled the sockets with
bread. Minister Layard tc!egraphs Lord Derby
uudcr date Of July 24th that the Sultan las
seut him message cntrcating the Queen to
use her irhuerce with the Gar to stop the
shocking cruelties committed 10y Russian troops.
Men, women and children arc outraged aoi
murdered in u horrible manucr. Tie Sultan
! can scarcely believe that the Car wishes ne
var Of trigauds. The Sultan's Aide DE- Camp
gave Minister LAyard an account Of the revolt.
ing atrocities he witnessed, and which, Nj.
| Layard says, are IN great measure confirmed
by adyIccs from Consu!5 and other sources
Mr. Layard transmits july 18th several Con
suar reports Of outragcs aud uIassacrcs hy the
BuIIallaDs, and says there IS truth 10 them, al
though they may be exaggerated. The Waa-
c!iaEs and Buigariaps accompany The Russian
army il bands, caliing themselves Avengers.
Ger. kgubal lelegraphs uGder date ri July
2Gth The massacre at B*jazd Is confirmed,
| but tbs atrocities at ArdaIlaa arc quite ~
| true.
| Col. Wellesley has addressed 4 report to The
| British Government catcgoc!cal!y denying !he
cruclics With which the Ru,siaas are charged.
\ dispatch from Vienna states that 4! the
Ministerial! c0unc! held to Gay i resolution was
adopted virtually ordering the mobilization Of
the Austrian army. Tic resolution 2utho.;zes
Count An.!rasSy to effect luobil!zl:ion within
limited b1uGt!s, should h. deem such course
! 3ec2-Sary.
Thc North German Gaz,ttc says that the
military treasures with Austria may determine
| UPON would only consist Of the mobilization Q!
four divisions. Neither Of these, uor any sub
| scqucut measures, vii! interfere with :hc excel
!cu5 relations cIl5tlps between Eus;ia 2nt!
| Austria
| Ybo two sections Of The Bonapar!ists, !!:sacd
respectively ~ ii. Eopher and u. D. Gassag
nac, have come 10 az open rupture. ltlc lat
! ter, !: apraars, represents :hc moderate inpC
| ,;;asts, While IL. Noubcr's .a!Ts ips!sta upoa
! demanding impossible concessions Of the Caol'
uat. The split IS sp2Eco Of IS seeming tG t@ =:
| c1a.rl2ic and wide as arc tho differences b..
| !7o@n Il" l;oaap2rii$ts and l!2gltmjs:a. L.
specializing unon lhc pTc!'atie result Of th2
clcc.nf.s, LIE Pays-;j;assagra H2r2r---says !:
would regard majority O. fifty rs :. slgua; VIC
tor7, il view Of GamHetta's having predicted
i.ur hundred Regub!icsos Much less than
thesc igu-o:, it says, Tou'G DC notice thai ii
;hcy rsbciaye themselves - second C::ssolu
ion viii Gnish them"
\ youas MAJ named McQaay, from Guelph,
made an ascent IL z balloon from the circus
ground n Paris, yesterday, and the descent be-
irg too rapid, lie attempted TO jumpto the limb
Of . tree, when hc fell 10 the ground aati ;:as
killed.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The racc IL: The Coed
| wocd stakes Of Gooawcod, &c day, was W4n By
ijr. Gran tcrl'6 colt Pficc: George.
LONDON, Aug, l.-Onc Of the mos: cxtTaor-
binary sittngs ever held by the House of Com
mons is now proceeding. The House assembled
at 4 Q clock yesterday Afternoon, and before six
o'clock had goac into committee or the South
African confederation bill, 20 which there has
been at every stage long aud persistent obstruc-
ton by Me7sra. Paruell, Biggar aud o DonDcIl,
occasionally assisted by one or two other mem
bers. TIE struggle lasted throughout the whole
night and led TO Uur.eT0uS scenes 2ud incidents.
The Government have determined not to per-
nit the obstruct;ooists to dcfea! The measure,
and have the concurrence and support Of the
IibcraIs The sitting is prolonged BY muan5 OF
RELAYS Of members Many left at 9 o'clcc, last
night to return at midnight. Fresh relays CAGE
at four and seven o'clock, &C., and the officials
and police were relieved at Intervals darius tic
night. The excitement Is general throughout
the House.
LONDON, aug 1.-The Iiues' Rassrad lis
patch reporting The retreat Of the GoSSacks &C.
ward the river Ticlc shouli Rave read The
Cossack5 on the approach Of LIEUT.. Geacral
Mchmot Ais s:cu;s and Srlciguan Pasha fell
back toward the rl7c9 Tietc, &c.
Out Of the numerous copDicilor reports from
Bulgaria the past week the ooe substantial a1d
very important fact Is giraucd that tic Turks
lave abandoned their fabian policy aud are
making serious attack 90 both flauks Of the
RussiauS. The latter have been forced to sus-
pend aggressive movements and concentrate on
their central Inc from Biea to TlrnovA. As
pointed out by the Times Vienna correspond
ont 70 dav if O:man Pasha and Lieut.. General