CABLE MESSAGES.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 262, 13 October 1877, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES.

[li outer's Ti;lkon ams to Press Ao exoy.]

LONDON. October 0, A Turkish official despatch reports a great battle at Oumvi (Asia Minor) with favorable result to the Turks. A Russian unofficial despatch states that on the 2nd October, the Kussians captured the entrenchments near Kars, on Mukhtar Rasim’s left, repulsing largo masses of Turks, but subsequently abandoned them, owing to want cf water. The Russian loss was 83 officers and 3,200 men. The Turkish loss was enormous. A Turkish official despatch from Mukhtar Pasha reports a complete victoy on the 2nd October. The Russians attacked the whole line, but were compelled to retire, the Turks pursuing them to Opachi. The Russian loss was 5,000, The Turkish loss unknown.

Other accounts say the battle was indecisive.

The Czar lias resolved to remain with the army until the war is ended. There is much sickness amongst the Russians round Plevna. The Turks are not answering the bombardment. Operations at Shipkabavc been stopped by fog. A Russian unofficial despatch states that the Turkish left, supporting the garrison at Kars, attacked the Russian right on 4th October, but were defeated with great loss. Sulieman Pasha has been appointed Commander-in-chief on the Danube. Mehcmet Ali lias been recalled. Raouf Pasha commands on the Balkans.

The Russian head-quarters lias been removed to Sistova.