Evening star., 1877-08-21
kilograms to The Star.
TIE WAR IN TURKEY.
The Russian Losses at Pleyna,
SUNDAYS BATTLE.
THREATENED MINERS STRIKE.
FIRE IN MONTREAL,
THE WAR IN TURKEY,
SUNDAYS BATTLE.
FIRE IN MONTREAL.
TURKEYS INVADERS.
l.as-es Of the Rnssianx

IthStt htss AUGUST IA spe Nial
hlslalch 1" TIE Coos, reproduced By the On
clsl Russian Agency, admits that the Rus
san losses n the two battles before pleyna
were 5000 10 10 Goa men, half OF whom We're
allied or seriously wounded. About 5.N0
are IN the hospitals az SistOva, Simnitza. aud
JuTna MagueTcli. or TWO hundred persons
atiached 10 the rel cross ambulsnces 10 were
hulCd while collecting the wounded.
The kOssuIh Canard
LONDON, August = The report contained
ia a IffHcs Vienna dispatch that Kos suih. in
a PROCLAMATION 10 the Hungsrians. urges
Austria Hungary To come TO An upters,aU,d-
ing with the Porte as tot the extent oil conc-s-
slons 10 the Christians which can bp made
Miifout compromising The integrity OF the
Turkish Empire, il canard.
Brifafn-s warIiEe Prenaratfoos
MALTA. August 2l.-Ifer Inaiesty's iron
clad steamship Agincour', on sailing from
Hes ka Bay, took four hundred sets OF eu-
tTenching tools.
Sundays Battle
LONDON, August 2I.-The Herald corre-
spOndo nt a kuTukdSra telegraph that tb,,
army OF General LOris MelikOff, The divt-
VISIONS OF which were commanded DIV Ceos
hey man, Devel and Kam2rJT attacked th,,
turkish line at three different points on sun
day. The engagement Was very severe and
lasted, without intermisSioD, for eight hours
The fight began by a furious cannonade from
Ihe RusSlan batteries ALI along the line the
TURKISH artillery replying with great yigor
Inc RUSSIAN IRE was very well directed, aud
olu great execution among the masses OF
turkish infantry posted behind their works
Under cover OF this artillery IRE the II IsSian
infantry moved out and advanced 10 the at
TACK OF the Turkish.
THE TURKS DRIVEN oUr.
Inc advancing Russian columns We're
SUBJECTED TO terrific fire from The Turkish
batteries, but the men moved briskly on
taking advantage of every accident of
ground that afforded a cover and their skir-
mlshers Keeping up lively fusilade. When
dhey came within short distance Of the
Turkish line they da he'd forward and swept
In on the sstonished Turks with an impetu-
oslty that overcame all resistance I'm an in
credibly short time. After a short, sharp
struggle the Turks were driven out OF their
lntreichments at the bayonet's point. They
retired sullenly on their second line, under
cover OF brisk canDonade, which kept the
russians at a respectful distance. The sec
ond Turkish line being extremsly strong ana
completely dominated by heavy batteries on
some heights in the rear, the Russians did
hot make an attempt TO capture IT. Toe at
TACK was really f-int, intended To keep The
attention OF the Turks occupied while a
movement of great strategic importance was
oelng carried on In another direction. A
constant IRE was kept up during the greater
part of the evening, but toward nigltfall the
russians retired on their former position,
according TO the plan already determined
upon.
HEAVY LOSSES on BOTH SIDES.
The loss on both sides vas heavy. The
Russians had 30i men K He'd aud 20 wounded
Among the latter are four officers-vis: Ma
lor Eslgoveritsch, Captain Mice llaefT and
Lieuier ants Makropolof and CDmoroh.
The Turks are reported TO have had 500 men
killed.
On the Eve Of Battle i'm Buigaria
The HeT0ld'S special correspondent wi IN
the Turkish army in Bulgaria telegrsphs
that as a junction has been effected by all the
forces under Mehemet Ali and Suleimau
Pacha al Statarlger, the Turkish commander
il IT solved 10 offer battle TO the Russians.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has assumed per
sonal command of the Russian forces, aud
altogether there Will be over 2iO, ,0J0 men en-
paggd