The Potteries Examiner : — 1877-08-11 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

RESULTS.  There eannst lie the least doubt, from all we bear from the seat of war, but that the Russians have received a joust serious check. The battle above alluded to was fiercely and obstinately contested. The Russian forces fought with courageous gallantry. The Turks also, from behind their fences, behaved with their accustomed obstinacy. They dare not meet their adversaries in the open. Every victory of theirs as yet has been obtained behind their trencues. They did not dare, after repulsing the enemy with meth grievions loss, to follow up their successes by pursuing them and. turning their advantage into a disastrous rout. The Russian plan of the campaign hitherto is evidently much in fault. They allow the enemy to outnumber them. They attack the Turks in their chosen positions. After along delay at the commencement of the campaign, they are now too rapid, and accusingly, too reckless in their onsets, and too incautious in their move. meats. The like fault which was committed 14 them in Armenia is being fatally fallen into again in Bulgaria. They are attempting too much at once, and are keeping too many irons in the fire. After seizing the passes that lead into Roumelia, ! and after advancing on the road to Adrianople, ! they are now compelled to fall back before superior numbers, and entrench themselves in the Shipka Pass. The Turkish army will try to cut off General Gourka, who commands the army of ! the Balkans, Irons the base of his supplies, and. ! outflank—if they can—the Russian Grand Army. ! The only hope the Russians have at present of : retrieving their losses, and of rectifying their mistakes, is by speedy reinforcements and a were wary and judicious disposal for the Mare of the treql at their cow:laud. I Fresh trops are being, torwankd from Russia, I but the most of them will be too late to take any active part in this year's campaign. l'imna was perfect -slaughter-house of human life for them. I The dead anal wounded were heaps upon heaps. I The fire of the Turks was terrific and murderous in the extreme. After repeated attempts at storming the strong entrenchments of this Moslem foes, as we have already said, they welt compelled to retire from the terrific &inflict beaten back but not disorganised—checked but not routed and scattered. The forces of tea Pachas were more nuinesous than what they had calculated. The late changes in the command 55 the Turkish army has infused more vigour and enersry into its plans in its engagements with the invading forays. In a week or two we may expect Ito hear of another fierce and bloody encounter at Pievna and other places, wheat the Russians will make the utmost endeavour to regain what they, have lost, and will put forth every possible etSert• to repulse their wary and wily antagonists. Theis supplies are by no means well managed, and tt.. roads of Bulgaria are in a wretched plight. The description given by the Muss' special ticrespondent of the sufferings of the wounded troops, is !mu endously harrowing anal dreadruh IJolted in iiiimsy carts, and crying for water to tlake their raging thirst. The sights exhibited were most sikening and pitiful. Their gaping wounds exposed without a covering, blistered 1.3 the scorching rays of the sun, whilst thei, ra,.. were swollen, livid and ghastly.  L is hell let loose uptn •• . The wretched inhabitants must be in a.n plight. Their homesteads burnt over their heads, and their cornfields trampled and destroyed beton_ their eyes. The cause of ull this carnage, we are compelled to lay at the door of Earls Beaconsfield and Derby, and their allies the Tureophil press. Had they, as Mr. tilacistune advised them to do at the first, joined Rtisia in demanding the autonomy of Bulgaria, and the better government oi the Turkish provinces, and sent our fleet is Constantinople for that purpose, to compel the Turks to yield to the demands of the Western Powers, there would have been none of those gory scenes, and slaughtering spectacles enacted. Tar Irate s dsl subii. freed sia w  shari with Pola, any SOIM  ishet gren at tl Tori, at h For