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Show TELEGRAPHIC i UK OitKV I' WAR. MimIiiiii uttil I.nnc-ronliiiutMl ItuLtl ul NcitiUi4 rNN. 'I'liM itii:nka wliicli were commence I CM U ,.n, nJay tlie lillfWIHU pCllii- lions ill Srhipka. pitHs were daily renewed, re-newed, both sidea being largely reinforced rein-forced during the engagements. Fujltting wua cuutinued on Sunday, and Uicre woru t1ortB tliat the Rue-aiiiiiK Rue-aiiiiiK had evacuuted the nia. Tl e Unburn made u g ill tint dtiftnsc, repulBiu many direct Httm-k uod tl.iukinj; movements. On Tbursdny the Russians were reported completely surrounded by tlie Turki, who largely outnumbered them. A correspondent who witnessed the battle writes: On the 21st, when righting benan. the Russians were litttle over 3,000 strong, with forty cannon. The Rua si una had minis in front of their trenches, which were exploded ftB the head jt tbe Turkish asanulting par tics were massed above them. It is reported that a large number ol Moslems were blown into fragments. By Tburndrty evening the Turku had no worked around on both tbo Russian Hanks that it seemed ua tuougli the claws of acrah were about to clnsB behind them, and that the Turkish columns would climb tlie huaeian ruige on the road in the rear of the Ruatian position. At this nupreme moment the two Russian generate, expecting momentarily to bo en y in. ued sent a telegram to the rzar, telling him what they expected, how they had tried to prevent it, and how, please God, when driven into their positions they would hold these until reinforcements should arrive. At all eventa, they and llisir men would hold their ground to the last dmp of their blood. At 6 o'clock there was a lull in the fighting, of which tlie Russians could take no advantagf-, since their reservos iver" all engagLti, Tbe men were beaten out with I fat, fatigue, hunger and thirst. Tliero was no water within the Russian lines and the men lay panting nu the hare ridge, recklfes of the fact that it whb swept by the Turkish Turk-ish ride fire. Others doggedly fought on down among tlie rocks, but were lorced to give ground. The clifls re aouuiied with triumphant Turkish fltiuuU. It was at this juncture that the reinforcements under Radelzky arrivid. Radelzky took command of tbc-ae with others which had arrived nuhsequeut'y, which brought up the number of defenders of tbe pass to about 13,000. The road, esen in tbe 1 rear oftlie Russian pcaitiou, along which the reinforcements bad to advance, ad-vance, was swept by tbe Turkish fire, and the reinforcements suffered heavily. The object of Friday's battle was to olear the Turks from tbe well-wooded position which flinked the Russian Rus-sian position on the road. The lighting was confined to musketry, and coutinued all day desperately. The RuKtAn3 could make little impression by a front attack on tbe Turks. The correspondent says: Occasionally at sorue point the Russians would be hurled clean back out of the wood altogether. I could mark tle Turks following them eagerly to its edge, lying down while they poured out their galling fire. Tbe troops charged with making this front attack merely succeeded in-preventing the Turkish: t Aorta to work round to the Russian rear. .- it was decidtd at noon to deliver n conn'er flank movement, Tbe two battalions executing this movement had to advance-under a tremendous fire from tbe Turkish mountain guns. The righting on tbe Turkish front and tbink lasted for full an hour, but at last the Turks were seen withdruwiug their battery of mountain guns near the right flank, which was a sure sign that danger menaced it if it stayed longer. Their left battery followed the example; which Bbowed that the Russians had gained the ridge on the Turkieh left also. There remained but the central pull of the Turkish position. - That carried the ridee would be ours and our right flank would bo set (rue from the dangerous pressure on it. (jen. DragimiroA has been wounded in-the knee. On Sunday Mukhtar F.ivia . reported re-ported a great victory over the Russians, Rus-sians, routmir them all along the line, capturing their fortifications and a large quantity of arms and ammunition, ammuni-tion, killing aud wounding 4,000 Russians, while ouly 1,200 Turks are reported lost. A desperate battle is reported in Ann ni.i, about twenty miles northeast i of Kars, ou the 20 lb. of August. Thu Russians claim an unequivocal victo rv. Tiie Turks were the attacking party, aud Geo. Melikofl was able to muss hiH forces at the point ol atUflr to as to oppose man lor mnn, notwithstanding the large preponderance preponder-ance nf the Turkish force. Jn describing tlie bailie of Friday a correspondent suyn; In the tight the central peak of the Turkish position was carried with bayonet by the Russians, Rus-sians, led by Gen. Raditzka in person. The correspondent says the Turks endeavored to retake it, but were re-poised. re-poised. As well as thus clearing his dank Gen Raditska also pushed back IheTurkn front his front. The Turks will doubtless renew the altack to murrow (Sunday) with fresh troops, probably both on the front and on tbe flanks. They a-c reported as pressing press-ing on through the narrow and difli-cuttpasson difli-cuttpasson the cast side ol Schipka, leading down into Triavna. But I know that the Grand Duke Nicholas haB ordered a brigade to that point with more troops to lollow. Also that reinforcements are streaming in to the Schipka position. Gen. Raditzka has broken the dangerous pressure on bis flanks. All danger is not yet over, but the atmosphere looks much clearer. The correspondent estimates iho Russians loss ou Friday at 1,50D killed and wounded. St. Petersburg, 2 . The news from Constantinople announcing the capture cap-ture ot several posts in Schipka Pass is according to present information unfounded. un-founded. Tlie following otlicial intelligence intel-ligence is published : According to tho biUst news from headquarters our troops have not yielded an inch of their position in Schipka Pas. Constuntinople, -'7. Up to this murning no ollicial dispatch bus been received confirming the announcement announce-ment telegraphed yesterday by the governor of Adrianople that Suleiman Paha had captnr-il Schipka Pats. London, 27. The Turks took Kus-lendji, Kus-lendji, but in attempting to takeKui-koduvrt takeKui-koduvrt were eulirejy defeated. The lliifsiiui Generals lvoniarofl and Ti'harachcvfldze were wounded. It is alleged that Gladstone has written letter' to Greek merchants in Con t-Uiuitinple, urging tho Greeks to unite with tbe Slavs in an attack on the Turks. |