The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-04
THE 1.oTERN WAR.
SerVia Refuses to Assist the Bosnian
Insurgents,
Russians Confident Of Holding
ShiPka Pass.
Prince Charles in Command Of
Russian and Roumanan Forces
Before PIeyna.
Prince Charles in Command o
War N0tps,

! that the Russians have evacuated SeIvl.
The Porte has ordered that the torti-
fcations of Adrisnople be completed be-
| fore winter, and decided that tney shall
/ consist OF twenty-tour detached forts.
| 1t is reported from TurnseverIn that
the Russian division which will cross the
Danube and enter the Servisn territory,
is expected there.
Il Is believed that Russian division
with two Roumsnlan divisions and the
Timoka corps will operate against Wild
den and Sofia.
Tne Duke OF Edinburgh arrived st
! Athens on the iron clad Sultan, and yis-
tied the King and Queen. Tne British
government, fearing he would counte-
nance the war party, telegraphed that he
must leave Immediately, and he left the
same evening.
The Turks h>ye begun TO evacuste
! SuknHikelh.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Septem Der 3.-The
Turks acknowledge loss Of 10000 men
in ShipEs pass. 1000 wounded reached
Adrisnople yesterday
LONDON, September 3.-Further sc-
couGLs from Shumls, do not confirm the
eport that Baker Pasha ia missing, on
the contrary the IeiegrGph's Hassanlsr
special SAWS be has been decorated with
the order OF OsmaLlI. Ii is stated that
the Grand Duke Michael, commander in
chief of the Russian army in Asia Minor,
has assumed command OF General Mele-
kot' 5 corps IN person, that officer having
| been removed for exceeding his orders.
ADKIANoPLE, September 3. lntelli-
gence received from Shipks Pass says
that Suleiman Psshs has gained q more
advantageous position for his batteries
on the heights surrounding Fort Mich
olas. The Russian reintorCements ar
rived during the pight. The road to
! Gabrovs is being commanded by Turk
! ism batteries.
! GoREYsTUDEN, september 3. - The
| following official statement has been is
sued The Russian loss on the 3lst OF
August was, at kadikss, killed and
! 80 wounded al Pelisst, % officers and
| l,O20 soldiers killed and wounded. The
! Turkish loss is enormous. Near the viii
lage of Pelisst alone 300 dead bodies were
counted on the 3lst ult. The cannonade
between Rustchuk and Giurgevo con-
tinues No loss or damage on our side ia
expected.
LONDON, September S-Ths Therspea
correspondent of the Times cOmmuni-
Gates the following: Hobart Psshs
writes to the Leuant Herald, declaring rs
utterly fictitious the published details OF
the alleged fight between tho Turkish
ironcad Fithcontend and the Russian
merchant steamer Vesta. The vessels,
he says, were never within two miles OF
each other. The ironclsd received only
one spent shot, doing no harm. Tne cap
tain didn't know that be had injured the
Russian steamer, and he did not pursue
her, as his vessel WAS Overladen with a
deck cargo Of guns and ammunition for
Sultana.
BELGRADE, September 3.-Servis re-
fuses 10 give assistance 10 the Bosnian
insurgents. Their deputies applied for
aid to Prince Iszeretclef, who informed
Prince Gortschskoh and Grand Duke
Nicholas of their demand. Prince Iszer-
etclef however, received rsp.y from
his government that Russia cannot, nor
does she wish 10 aid the Bosnian insur-
rection. Tho Insurgents may act &C.
cerdng to their judgment. The means
Of the insurgente are exhausted, and
they are in want of everything. They
intended TO treat with Turkey, and try TO
obtain permission for the Russian refu-
gees IN Austria TO return home unmo-
Tested, and the insurgents would
then lay down their arms. There exists
amoug the Bosnian Rsyahs great anil
mostly against Russia. The RsYshs re-
gret the useless sacrifice Of men and
means made during the last two years.
Some Of the insurgent representatives
have returned TO the insurgents camp,
and others will remain here until the
future fate OF the Bosnian Rsyshs iS de-
cided st meeting Of insurgents and
refugees soon TO be Convoked.
LONDON, September "a correspon-
dent describing his visit 70 Shipks pass,
Friday last, says: Snleiman Pssbs
has abandoned the attempt on the Rus
sian position, and marched away from
the neIghborhood of Shipks. Some say
ne is still At Kozanlik and others that he
is searching Tor smother pass, Ny own
belle, is that be is engaged 10
trying 70 organize his shattered forces.
There remains still confronting the Rus
siaus few baLts.ions Of Egyptians With
some cannon on the heights, aud few
more miscellaneous batts.ions in the yil-
lage Of ShIpks. Several Russian rein
forcements have been marched back, and
Genera! Nepokoitschitzky, the Grand
Duke NIcholas chief of staff, has returned
from his visit 10 the Psss. quite relieved
aud satisfied with the position there.
CoYsTAST1SoPLE, September 3.-Sule
Irnaa Pasha teiegrsphs from Shipka
Pass that csnnonsdlng began again Sat-
urday and continued Sunday. Aprisoner
states that the effective strength Of most
of the Russian battslIons has beer re.
ducsd oue.half The Bllgsrisns have
also suffered cruelty.
BUCHAREsT, September 3.-Prince
Charles Of Roumsnis mas issued q mani
festo 70 his troops. announcing tbs. he
hiss been appointed 70 the supreme COM
nard o: the Russian ard Rounsnisn
armies before Plevns. The manifesto
states that it was the duty Of the Rou-
msnian army % cross the Daaube aud
encounter the Turks in our own terrific
~, because the war was approaching
Roumania frontiers, and if the Turks were
victorious Ro1nsuls would suffer car
nsge and desolstion.
A special dated Psredin, August 3ls',
contains the following: Osnsn Pasns's
attack ou the Russian positions St P!eisat
and vicinity wss one Of the most hard
fought battles Of the war. Tne Turks