Show BY TELEGRAPH FOREIGN LONDON 1 A note received by the russian secretary of state from nhom the headquarters of bf grand duk duke e nicholas as to the sinking of vessels in the mouth of the danube and the employment of egyptian troops in the service of turkey says gaas As soon as the war is ended russia will remove the impediments and clear the bed of the river with regard to another point the note states that to calm cairn the anxiety of the british cabinet bis imperial majesty has instructed the russian ambassador in london to declare to earl derby that we harbored no project of aggression gres sion against egypt might we not have expected therefore that the british government would use its ita influence with the khedive to prevent him from engaging in direct hostilities against ue in our last fights in the balkans our sol diers found themselves opposed to egyptian troops and it will perhaps suffice to point out this fact to justify the hope that if the british government desires its interest ishall shall not be compromised by aggression gres sion on our part against egypt it will also use its influence there to prevent us from being forced b by open hostilities of the vice rega regal government to take steps to prevent the renewal of them about noon the obstruction obstructionists lats in the house of commons discontinued active opposition to the african confederacy bill and at the bill was completed in committee amidst thunders of cheers several times repeated the scene was waa animated and some times strong within the recent history there has been no parallel to this sitting of the house of commons since 1825 on the slavery emancipation emancipation bill bijj but on account of the obstruction the house then proceeded to take up other bills A violent scene followed in discussion of the judicature ireland bill caused by parnell home rule member from meath during the contest the chairman of the committee was relieved four times there were also several on the treasury bench there were altogether twenty two divisions the house bouse finally adjourned at ten minutes past six this evening there can bo be no doubt that a great disaster has befallen the russian troops today to day reinforcements have been pouring southward as fast as trains could follow each other among other reports current it is asserted that the czar has begged prince charles to cross the danube immediately with the main body of the doumanian Rou manian army that headquarters ambulances are falling back to Si stova and that disorganized troops are retreating across the danube LONDON 2 the daily newt correspondent telegraphing from Bul bui Bulga garent reni fifteen miles from pleona gives a detailed account of the fighting of monday the turkish foree force was estimated at 50 they occupied a series of positions which are naturally strong and also artl arti fortified in every available spot forming a horseshoe in front of aleons pleona with both flanks resting on the river vid the russian force consisted of the army corps under general krudener Km dener the thirtieth division and the thirtieth brigade of the second division under prince schack osky with three brigades of cavalry and guns uns it was arranged th that a t general krudener should attack th the e turkish centre at Gr IvIca and the northern flank of the entrenched position over osky asky attacked Radl Radi zoo and general in check the strong turkish force at leoca which was the extremity of the turkish line general krudener bean began battle about half past nine and after a long bombardment he succeeded in silencing the turkish cannon at Gri Gr vioa ivion but could not expel the infantry from the earth works he spent the whole afternoon in an unavailable endeavor to force the northern flank of the turkish position desisting de after dark without having gained anything material and having haying himself suffered considerable loss about noon 3 carried Ra radi Radl dizer zer and planting four batteries on a ridge beyond bombarded the th e nearest turkish position which was an earth earthwork wor k armed w with ith cannon the front of an entrenched village after an hours cannonade he silenced the turkish suns guns uns and aud his hia infantry i after a long and bloody contest carried the earthwork and the village the second turkish position consisting of a redoubt and a series of entrenched vineyards strongly held hel d was then attacked and ultimately ma ti e y carried but with a terrible effort and very severe loss owing to the heavy turkish artillery fire the russians moreover were unable to utilize their captured position about four the reserve brigade was brought up and an attack made on the positions immediately covering plevna the attack continued till nearly sunset the turkish infantry was in great force in a continuous line under shelter of the trenches and despite the most stubborn i efforts no impression could be made upon that hine fine line two companies of russian infantry did work round to the right of the turkish trenches and entered the town of but it was impossible to hold it the russian batteries pushed boldly forward into the position first taken to attempt to keep down the turkish cannonade which was wa crashing into the infantry in the open field but they were compelled soon to evacuate the hazardous spot at sundown the turks made a continuous forward movement and re occupied their second position the russian infantry made a succession of desperate stands and died like heroes the turks gradually retook everything they had bad lost the fighting lasted long after night fall and with the darkness the bashi bazoukas took possession of the battle field and slew slaw all the wounded the russians held the heights above but the bashi bazoukas worked around to their rear and fell on the wounded collected in the village of A retreat was compelled in the direction of bulgarini the contingencies cies resulting from this untoward battle are of R bagni significance fi cance A special dated widdin giddin Wid din leports that osman pasha is waiting for reinforcements before making a forward movement the russians have requested leave to bury their ead dead two turkish monitors have been captured at Nico polls nearly ready for service and sailors have arrived from st petersburg the grand duke alexis will command the daeuble flotilla electoral riots took place at grimsby last night A mob of wrecked the hotel where watkins the elected member stayed and tried to burn it three persons were injured troops were sent to th the escene beene twelve of ther the loters rioters have been arrested constantinople 2 layard the british representative here has advices advises confirming the turkish victories at plevna the russian right wing numbering was all engaged layard also has ne news we of important turkish success near the porte has received the following off official lelal dispatch the russians on tuesday ath attacked eked ched beouf pasha at baghrad after seven hours fighting beouf pasha retreated upon Kara bunar but Su sulieman ileman lieman easha pasha coming up repulsed the enemy and recaptured cap bap capturing turing several guns PARIS 2 the statement of the bank of france for the week shows a decrease of specie of ten and a half millions of francs BUCHAREST 2 one hundred thousand troops were engaged on each side at plevna the Rus russians signs were routed and poured across the bridge retreating inep roumania GLASGOW 2 0 the rational national rifle scotland addressed a letter to the national rat yat ional fonal rifle rifle association at new york protesting against any so called british team being allowed to compete for the american centennial trophy fearing that should the trophy pass into the hands of the british team the right of scotland to enter a team next year would be denied LONDON 2 0 A dispatch says the russian grand duke has already started for plevna prepa rations are making for a great effort to retrieve the recent misfortune the division at selvi is ordered to attack lio Ijo vatz it is reported that they have already taken it out this is probably untrue the position is evidently serious as long as the turks hold bold plevna the army corps here cannot be further weakened to reinforce general bourke there are some doubts whether he will be able to retain his advanced position beyond tho the balkans A times dispatch from bucharest says persons of high standing who have arrived from Sim nitza state that the russians occupied plevna on august land routed osmar mar ar pashas army A VI vienna enna special specht 1 I reports that a rumor has been telegraphed there it is to be noted that the bucharest correspondent of the timea is the same who recently announced also upon the authority of high personages the defeat of ahmed eyoub pasha which proved arved entirely fictitious moreover the detailed account from the laity daily news correspondent with the russian army before plevna says that the great battle at plevna the report of which was cabled yesterday of which he was an eye witness really occurred on july so that the russians could hard lyas alleged by the times bucharest correspondent have had time to receive reinforcements for from and resume the offensive the following day the news in its detailed narratives of the battle battie of plevna gives the russian forces as infantry sixty field gun gunsard sand three brigades of cavalry it says ahls this defeat makes the russian hold hoid in bulgaria extremely precarious and must compel the withdrawal of the troops from bome some other point where they are nearly as badly needed to beat the turks at plevna beaten they must be and that if the russian army is not forthwith to retire ingloriously into the principalities A bucharest correspondent telegraphing recently says the forces engaged at plevna have retired behind the osma river the sixteenth division of the fourth corps is br crossing the Sim nitza and will probably reinforce them all the Beatt scattered ered russian troops now in the principalities have been summoned into bulgaria I 1 understand the turks are not advancing eastward from their plevna position but are passing strong forces from plevna northward toward the berlin papers consider that this battle baltie puts an end to all hope of terminating the war this year and lessens the chances of intervention by austria or england 0 2 A deputation from the recent anti russian popular meeting tc day interviewed minister and read resolutions condemning the alleged russian atrocities replied that it was impossible to find alastino a lasting remedy for the atrocities until peace is restored the uncalled for intervention of a single power might extend the war but he hoped the time was not far distant when europe might have an opportunity to put a lasting stop to the atrocities during the war the government while mindful of its duty to gearu guard the austro hungarian interests felt it incumbent to spare the property and blood of the nation aa as much as possible they would not be slow to take fitting measures at the proper time but would carefully avoid precipitation BERLIN 2 si the russian minister of war directs the army corps not yet mobilized to furnish a division each to the fighting army to be at once to the danube washington 4 general shern shorn man in n a letter to the secretary of 1 war all xii ays saya with the new post at the fork of the big and little horn and that at the mouth of tongue river occupied coupled by strong enterprising garrisons the sioux indians ens can never regain that country and they will be forced to remain at their agencies or take refuge in british possessions the country west of the new post is a good country and will rapidly fill up with emigrants who will in the next ten years build it up the country is 19 strong and as capable of self defense as colorado LONDON 3 A correspondent sends from Po redin near plevna a graphic acco account lint of tuesdays battle battie which contains a vivid idea of the extent of the russian disaster the correspondent is with prince s command and now all hope of success anywhere was dead nor did a chance offer to make the best ot of the defeat prince 2 has not a man left to cover his retreat the turks struck stint they had the upper hand for once and were determined to show that vinat they how bow to make the most of it i they advanced in swarms through the dusk on their original first position and captured the russian cannon before the batteries could be with drawn the turkish shells beran bean once more to whistle over the ridge above Radi and fall into the village behind now crammed with wounded the streams of wounded wending their painful way over tha tho ridge were incessant the bad ly wounded mostly lay where they fell later in the darkness a baleful sort of swarmed over the battle field in the shape of bashi bazooka Baz who spared not lingering there on the ridge till the moon rose the staff could hear from below on the still night air cries of pain and entreaties for mercy of the bloodthirsty fanatical victors it was indeed an hour to wring the st ernest heart we stayed there to learn if it might bo be what troops were coming up the valley of the shadow of death below whether there thero were indeed any at all to come the turks had our range before dark and we could watch the flash of flame over against us and then listen to the scream of the shell aa as it tore by us the sound pound of rifle bullets was incessant and the escort and retreating wounded were often struck the detachment at length began tb to come straggling up but it will give an idea of the disorganization to say that when a company was told off to cover somewhat the wounded in Radi it had to be made up of men of several regiments about 9 the staff quitted tho the ridge leaving it littered with groaning men and moving gently lest iest they should tread on the prostrate wounded we lost our way as we had lost our army we could find no rest for the soles eoles of our feet by reason of the alarms of the bashi swarming in among the scattered and retiring russians at length at I 1 in the morning mo having been in the saddle since bince 6 0 on the previous morning we turned into a stubble field and making beds of reaped grain correspondent and cossack alike rested under the stars but we were not even then allowed to rest before the alarm came that the bashi bazoukas were upon us and we had to rouse and tramp away the only protection of the chief of what in the morning was a fine army was now a handful of wearied cossacks general Jiru krudener dener sent word in the morning that he had lost severely and could make no headway and had resolved to fall back on the line of the river riven osma there had been talk of his troops being fresh and of renewing the attack to caybut it is a plain statement of fact that we have no troops to attack with the most moderate estimate is that we WO have lost two regiments say men out of our three brigades this takes no account of general Krude ners losses not a russian soldier stands between and the victorious turkish army in loreca and ric PIC ana and only a weak division of the lith corps stands between airn ova and the shumla army 1 I 1 look on prince force as wrecked rind and aa as no longer for this campaign to be counted as a fighting integer it is not ten days since the division crossed the danube in the pride of superb condition now what of it is left is demoralized and shattered bo so on this side aide of the balkans there remains but the ath corps already already roughly handled bandied at an and plevna one division of the lith corps and Rust chuk army if the Rust chuk army is marched to the west again against plevna then the turkish army of Rust chuk is let jet loose on russian rusian communication to t 0 tir nova one cannot avoid t the he conclusion that the advance over the balkans is severely sev arely 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