Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-07
WAR ITEMS.

dispatch, not through the regular chan.
nels, says the Russian batteries ct Ship.
Ia Pass have been silenced, Turkish
shells having exploded the Russian
powder msgsziDe.
Mehemet Ali has thus far gained an
undonb:ed ttra:egeiical sRceess by BE
victory at KArasan. All depends on
how be will nee Il.
The Times's Vienna dispatch says TIE
Russians have abandoned the upper
LON lines and lave Withdrawn their
right wing on thst aide, which was al
Popski, TO q line where they can keep
in contact with the forces guarding tie
road from Osman Bszar.
A Times leader urges very strongly
that England should offer mediation
with the concurrence Of other powers,
Offers Of mediation could be based or
recommendations made by the Con-
stantinople conference in this connec'
ton.
A Daily News correspondent; ssys
peace il impossible till tie Turks sEe
completely conquered. War has be-
come Q dynastic one for the Romauofs
ss much as the Franco.P russian war
was for the NapoleonR, II the Gar en-
tered Moscow after concluding unsa.!s'
factory peace, it would be at the point
Of the bsyonet. This should be known
abroad as well 90 il iS known in Russia.
Result Of the Victory ct KaTasan.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Daily News's
correspondent telegraphs from Cage.
Va, Sept. LIST, and shows that the Turka,
as the result OF the victory at Karasan,
occupied q large mountain forming the
key Of Rasgard, the position com.
manding almost equally the LON and
the Kara.Lom and Russian positions OF
Obeka and. Gagova. Tie correspond.
ent says, acting solely on the defensive,
the CzaroWitch will have little Difficult.
ty in keeping his present line intact
with the possible exception Of the loss
Of the GargoVa position. On tie other
hand, the Turks are much too strong TO
be inactive in face Of inferior Russian
force, and the chances are great that the
valley Of Kara.Lom will soon be the
theater Of 0 decisive battle Of large
proportions. A subsequent telegram
shows that the Russians have evacu.
a;ed GGgova and retired 10 PolomRrka.
4 Bucharest correspondent says the
ks aud Egyptians pursued them.
an Dngegement in which three Thou.
SAND Russians were Killed.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 6,-Mehsmet
Ali telegrapbs under date Of to-day
i.om Kechlowa, as follows: To-day
EyouiP asha's army, which was divided
ed in two columns, attacked the twelfth
Russian army corps, which wss sup.
ported BY 0 division en- tits bank OIL
the L9m, The Russians we're defeated
and recrossed the LON il disorder,
They abandoned their q fortified posi-
ton 10 tie rear Of Kecklow. They
lost 5000 killed and wounded. The
commander Of tie cavalry was killed
osman Pasha 10 an Awkward Position
LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Russian sue
cess at Lovily places Osman Pasha il
the awkward position OF having 8 hos
tile force on both Aanks, Either defeA
at Plevna or an attempted Withdrawal
might result in the destruction Of hi
army, unless the Russians are compelled
to weaken ,teIr force on that side il
order TO meet Mshsmci's advance fron
RadgTad. Tie latter seems 10 place th
Car army in o position similar t
Osman Pasha's. II the Turkish accour
may be trusted, aud they seem TO b
confined in these particulars BY admii
: sion, the Turkish force las crossed II
Lom, and reached the neigtboghood
Ohirteui, WLi.e another force hi
: crossed tie KsTa.Lom to Polslsik.
These corps are understood TO be ope
aiing against BielS, bu! they jsofar'
. lie tie whole Russian campaign estt
Yartrs, SIS well SIS communications wi
!, TieTro7a.