Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-05
's'p,e Exs1erli War.

a CoI$:antinoplc telegram says that rein
forc,mcnt Of twenty six battallons has been sent
to D:Ghan!c.
! Vienna correspondent, commenting 90 the
.uu,0rs that the Russians are going 10 cross the
BalkauS this year, says it is Tact that large
bodies of troops arc being masscd at Tlrnova,
and rcirlorcemcrts, which are constantly aIrlv'
ing, are being cchelcncd on the Sistcva, Bea
and Iirnoya line.
\ dispa.ch from st. Petersburg says The
idea has been rapidly gaining ground here that
pcrhars the war may be flushed this year.
Certainly great effort will be made. 1t is
generally believed that in the event Of SUCCESS,
Russia will demand the free passage Of the
straits ard the autonomy 81 Northern Bulgaria
under some German Prince, with the guaran-
tee Of the Great Powers
a Russian official dispatch, dated Bogot,
November ,, says: Gen. kaDzanetf announces
the capture tf Dac-Tewctcu, northeast OF Orch
ani,, where there were seven large and thirty
small fortified positions The Turks left up
wards Of hundred dead on the field. Our
loss was insignificant We seized large quao'
THY OF provisions. tools lor entertainments. car
ridges and herd Of cattle. Yesterday the
Grand Dnkc Nicholas Inspected the positions
We have occupied at Gorny Dubnik, from which
the Turks on the approach Of the Russians on
the II Il rllmo withdrew during the night to
i'Icvna. Thus this important point has passed
into our hands without fighting. The same
day We advanced from Dubnlk Two Vcrsts nearer
to Itvna. We are also cnlrenching new posi-.
lions towards Orehanie. Our infantry occupied
Lukewllza, anu the cavalry make further ad
vance. Chtvkct Pasha is retiring, without
fighting, towards Ofchanie.
,,1 Il, nh a. nj stpI n
November 81, says: Alter an almost unrcslstcd
occupation of koprikoi, on the 18th ult, when
Ghazi Moukhtar and lsmail Pasha' ) rear guard
hastily rclrcatcd to Ilassan kaleh, our cavalry
continued the pursuit. and two hours after mid
night attacked the en- mys bvouack. After a
short skirmsh We entered the bivouack, cut
down hundred men and compelled the others
10 take flight. The pursuit was continued
eighty ak verRls, when it was discontinued be
cause Of the extreme fatigue on both men and
horses. at ) o'clock in the morning our cav
airy occupied iiassan kaleh. Meantime other
cavalry arrived near kurudjuk, eighteen Versta
from E,zcrnum. Generals lleymanns and
TcrsukaSson's columns are concentrated near
Devc Boyouu. where the army encamped.
a Uonstantinopic dispatch reports that the
Russians, who were advancing from Olti to
sequence of snow storm.
LONDON, Nov. IA special dispatch from
Cops:an;iuoplc to the Standard says: 1t is re-
ported from Orchanie. on the authority of Rus.
sian prisoners, that Gen. Gourko was wounded
during the recent fighting aud has since died.
(Notc. This is improbable.)
4 special dispatch from Vienna 10 the Times
has the following: The recent Russian successes
have renewed the war agitation in Belgrade,
but so indifferent to Serva's attitude are the
Russians now that q report is current that
Prince karageorgesitch, the Servian pretender,
has been invited to visit the Russian headquar-
ters, and was we'll received there. Whether
this is true or not it is certain that Servis'
trimming has spoiled her position with Russia,
Turkey and the Great Powers alike, and she is
likely to commit herself TO some desperate
measure 10 the effort to retrieve herself,
Russian official bulletins report continued
progress on the plevna and Orchanie and L..
vats and Orchanie roads. Tetcven and Turs.
Siisvor arc occupied by infantry and cavalry,
and cavalry detachment has penetrated the
7 ablaniza pass in pursuit Of rctreating Turks.
A Turkish force numbering between three
md four thousand men from the south of the
Balkans attacked Russian force at Mahren,
south of EIcnac After three hours fighting
he Turks reiterated, leaving hundred dea'
md many wounded.