A battle was recently fought between the Turkish troops and the Bulgarian insurgents near Phillippohel. The latter made the attack, but after a desperate fight they were repulsed, pursued, and driven back to the Bolkan Mountains. The Turkish loss was heavy. Over two hundred are reported to have been killed while defending one of the forts assaulted by the rebels. The loss of the latter is unknown. The Bulgarian movement against Turkey has been agitated actiYdly, and extending, by political influence and through the agricultural classes of the province, since the early part of the present year. Russian religious influence, it has been alleged, added to the excitement designedly,
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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 454, 10 December 1868, Page 3
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