The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-29
FIGHTING In THE BALKANS.
CONTINUING THE DESPERATE sTRUG-
GLE ron SHIIk1 P1SS.
The Russians Driven from their Positions
Battle Expected mt P"pk"i "i-T"rkcy
Thrc nj ming TO send Troop. to Athens.

CoSsrASrINorLE Aug GA telegram
from Adrianople to-day announces that tho
Russians still hold Fort Nicholas. in the Shipka
pass. The Turks arc attacking the highest
Russlan positions in the pass. large number
of Turkish wounded are arriving at Adriano-
pie. A despatch fr nm Shumla announces that
tho Russians occupy PVpkoi. battle is ex-
peNed.
GoRNY -SrUDEN. Aug. 27.-Slnce yesterday
afternoon and during to-day the Turks have
maintained feeble nre against .he defrnces in
the Shpka pass. The Russians maintain all their
positions. Tho Turks hold the noighhoring
heights. continually relieving each other in
fighting. They bring up supplies on beasts OF
burden, and whore the roads arc impassHbe
for the animals. compel Bulgarians to drag the
loads.
Tho Daily Ne,cs has the following despatch
from Shumla. Tuesday. Aug. 2s: Yesterday
Sulelman Pasha made an assault on the Rus
sian positions in the Shipka pass at o'clock
/ in the morning. The battle. which WIS san
! culinary. lasted until Is in the evening. The en-
! rmy. who were ussailed on both nnnkst were
| unable tO resi- ~ the attack. and the Turks
| gained possession OF all the cartAworks at the
/ opening of the dclll".
A telegram to tle 7ymcs from Shuma also
! saws; Suleiman Pasha has captured nearly
! all the Russian po-ltlons, The Russians lost
! 5000 Killed nnd wounded
The Standards drspntch from Shumla snys II
| IL reported that the Russians have abandoned
their works. ana that Sul.inian Pa-ha is pur-
suing them. This last version. however. seems
LoNpoS' Aug. 2e-spoclal dispatches to tho
| Paris papers report that the Gar Is ILL., and has
thnn that of tho general headquarters
A special to the Standard from Pcsth an
! nouncc- that the Bosnian insurgents have been
again totally defeated near Czernypotak. and
driven over the Austrian frontier.
Ihe Ddtu Nt"S correspondent W ~ th' ~ il'hi ~
quarters of ths huS-lni army before, li"Nhh
writes from Porcdin. Aug. 23. ~ follows
" The mistake made by the Russians after
The whole army meainst Picvna and taking
II is alrcndy beginning To prpdur" ~ results
The Turks have been receiving reeuforccments
more rapidly and in greatrr numbers than the
Russians. and are beginning to take the olen'
The cnrreSp0niont then "details the movc
ments already known against the Schipka fhs'
and by Mehemrt Ais army. lie says; l
scnms that the former movement was no
calculated upra or provided against. The
Turk. are also keeping the Russians on the
pieyna IRON, ON continued 9W wrt, uy ,'n,',nn
trhtiug troops ~ n about 70 ATTACK N"ulhL
could give "A hctter iira Of IN" critical position
of the Russians than the fact that corrr-p'nd
,.nt cannot now risk mentioning the number o
! troops anywhere. for fear oi giving lniOrmhtl OF
To the Turks, when few weeks ago 10 ser
wis made Of any movement The Russians
from the rapid and brilliant offensive upol
which they aDted up To- the battle oi ll"Nnh
have fallen back on the most tmid defensive
and feel themselves dang rousiy threatened oi
CdS-rlNrrxorrr Aug 2s.-The Porto recent
tiOn nf the British cover inmrnt 10 the hrnh
u-nt- of Greece. declaring that If an Outhreal
occurs II will send troops to Athens to eNtirpa
the evil at the root. England thereupon ad
dressed circumstances Ia the Greek Govern
ment. The latter has Just sent note To tn
Porte giving pacific assurances. and proms
: ing. II necessary. to cooperate with the Ottoman
| tronT- in order 10 repress brigandase ON III
iruntirr.
: LoNDoN. Aug. 2s.-The Vienna corrcsnondcr
OF the Times tecgraphS as follows Very r.
! ! liable Information enables mo 10 state mos
positively thnt in the most influential quarter
| NJ Russian Poland any Polish agitation q
uiis.ssf,,ut iyf-,,4lr,l - tnkr advantage of th
would he regarded as most fatal step Ia ia
q interests of Poland. There IL, of course,
| small set which has been very actlvc : ZEE ~
Fnstcrn complication. and, above all. since IN
p war began. hut 1t l. altogether uulhhuenth
4 Those who may really he looked upon a. lea,
= rr- IN Poland have spoken out plainly SO -
4 leave, no illusion in the minds ~ either the Au'
n trian Poles who have lately adopted tone Nef
- hostile to Russia. or of rnihuSiu~ti- foreigner
The Poles ia Russia trust t. the forr" oi cl
= cumstanc,s. which they are cunNlnc"d mu
. bring about a reaction in their lhNur. m
think themselves luit" competent 10 dlr'rt the
- own nffnir- and Will not allow any onn else, Il
. rNrn the ppl'- dwelling outside Ol hussla'
e. speak or act in their name"