LONDON.
August 16. The Russians have evacuated the Balkans with heavy loss. ~ ' A second Danube bridge has been com" pleted, and large reinforcements of Russians are crossing. Rutschuck is being bombarded, and the fighting is going on at different points, without any very important results. Mehemet Ali and Sulieman Pasha are pushing on to effect a junction, and the Russians, who have been reinforced, are advancing their centre aud left wing. An important-battle is expected. _ t There have been frightful massacres Jby the Turks, without distinction of age or sex. Revolted towns and villages have been burnt m every direction. . The Russians are suffering from fever and dysentery. The Turkish troops are healthy. Sunday. Ten Russian Cavalry Regiments and thirty-five thousand infantry, with <a hundred and ten guns, attacked Mukhta Pasha's,, army yesterday, near Ears. They fought all day. The Russians were compelled to fall back with a loss of twelve hundred. Turkish loss one hundred. TheHussians have re-occupied Kustendzi. Monday. < The Queensland mail wa^ delivered on the i4th ; Frisco,' on tfie 19th. Sailed — Chimborazo, on 13th. Durham to-day.
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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 88, 22 August 1877, Page 2
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