The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-04
THE CONFLICT IN THE0LD.WORLD,

During the past few days there has
been some desperate fighting between the
Russians, and the Turks under Z Mukhtar
fas4s near peliha1a Pass ~ The russians held
batteries, when the Turks attacked them and
drove them out. Again on the 22nd another
severe battle was fought lasting % hours and
| ending in the retreat of the Russians. The
Turkish loss was over 1900, and the Russian
much heavier. "A decisive struggle is expected
| to occur insafew days in the neighborhOod of
Seewin, where the Turks are strongly en-
trenched. It is reported that the English
consulate at $Rustchuck has been COM
pletely destroyed, by the bombardment.
The Gar will leave Bucharest for Alexandria
to be present at the crossing thereabouts
which is expected either on the Goth or 2Sth.
| A fearful contest is expected at Rustchuk.
| Hobart Pasha, cOnmandcr-in-chief of the
Turkish fleet, stated in council of ministers
that the fleet should be employed in prevent
ing the Russians from entering Dobrudscha
The admiral says the bombardment of Odessa
| without without Decentralization of troops
would be useless. ''aH
The entire population of Rustchuk are
flying into the neighboring villages. The
| governor general of the province has declared
that he holds the authorities responsible for
| the lives of the fugitives who are mostly
Chrirtians. Twelve shells have fallen upon
! the military hospitals, five upon the civil hos
pital and two upon the orphan asylum The
patients were seized with a panic and have
| left their beds. The Turks in return partly
destroyed Gingevo. Seven hundred shells fell
there yesterday and 500 to-day. One Russian
| battery has been dismounted. The Russians
apparently mediate serious attempt to cap.
ture the island OF Pyrgos.
An official telegram from General Ter
gukossutf reports that on June 21st his column
| was attacked near Dijar by 20 battalinos of
Turks with 10 guns and 1850 horse After
ten hours fighting the Turks were repulsed,
but the Russian loss was heavy namely, Is
officers and 81 soldiers killed, 1868 soldiers
| wounded. The Russians fought on line of
five vcrsts, with great gallantry, a ainst over
whelming numbers; batteries with 36 guns
has been constructed before Kars. The
| bombardment proceeds with redo1ibled vigor
! = The grand Duke, Nicholas, at Fthe head
| Of the eighth army corps, crossed the Danuae
neV Semnitza on the 9th at daybreak, driv-
ing the Turks from their positions. Boats
filled with troops continued to cross The river
all that day. A Russian official account,
dated the 9th, says an engagement with the
Turks is still proceeding. Nicopolis has been
burned by bombardment. Russians were
crossing the Danube the previous night near
lands between the banks and the terrible fight
ing is going on, the Turks doing their utmost
| to- resist the enemy. Another crossing is con-
fidently expected at Tlemunda, opposite Mic
oposls. The commandment of Rustchuk con-
tinues: All the troops of Gen. Zimmerman
crossed the Danube at Galatz
A special cable dispatch states that
| bloody fighting is going on at Pyrgos IAN IS
land) on the Danube. The Russian troops are
crossing en- masse and engaging the Turks,
who are making a desperate resistance. The
slaughter on both sides is terrible. A Rus
| sian official dispatch claims a slight advantage
and the capture Of some outworks before Sec
win on the 18th: The dispatch says nothing
| from Constantinople that since the Russians
crossed the Danube, the Sultan's intimate adj
visers have more than ever urged him to enter
into negotiations with the Car as soon as the
Turks have suffered serious defeat.