TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 800, 17 August 1877, Page 3

TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.

i(BY Cable.) (FroHi Bunbdin Dailies.) * London, August (5. The Russians utafce that their loss at Plevna was only 5000. Osman Pasha's forces hare been reinforced, and are now strongly entrenched at Plevna. The Russians are encamped she 'miles east from Plevna. Fighting is going on at Rasgrad. The Russians, after their defeat : dt 'Bski Saghra, retreated in disorder. Sulieman Bey occupies Kamboska'Pass. Hobart Pasha is 'cruising in tihe Black Sea. ; fl is'expedition to the Caucasus ; has been abandoned. Relations between Greece and Turkey are, oritical. The Russians have evacuated all their lata positions south d£ 'the Balkans 'except 'the 'Leipka Pass. j The Turks have rcoccupied Kezanlik. j Bombay, August 10. Admiral Hornby and General Dickson 'have'inspected the lines 'a't Gallipoli, and have reported to MrLayard. The Porte informed Mr Layard that the Ottoman Government would complete the forts at Gallipoli, and increase the garrison sufficiently to defend itself. London, August 9. The motions on the 'Eastern question were withdrawn in both Houses, it being considered injurious to the public interests •to discuss them. The policy of the Government's still to be one df non-intervention so long as English'interests are not affected. Turkish accounts say the Russians attacked Lovate and wercrepulsed. August 11. The follofringis the Agent General's telegram': — 3?ke Russians have been defeated with great loss at Lovatz. It is reported that the Russians have ! been driven from the South of the Balkans, and are now holding only Chipka and 803temgrico Passes. Theltussian army is in great force before •Plovna, and the Roumanians are crossing the Danube to attack the Turkish left, if 'required. The Emperor has'ir.spccted 'the army of the C'zarewitchThe Servians, 'it'is reported. : sre preparing to renew offensive operations against Turkey.