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Saturday Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 122, 10 November 1877, Page 12

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5 (Via Sun Francisco.) The aide-de camp'bf itiiclCzar is killed. 0. 'i* * • _ The Russians intend wintering at Schipka. There ~ continuous) operations at Schipka Pass. ■German ayny surgeons have volunteered for the Russian ■service.‘ ‘ - The wounded from Plevna crowd the hospitals. - *, “■ 120,000 Turks are concentrated at Mostar. r In - the latest engagement a large force of Bashi-Bazouks were cut to pieces. 01 ' Ji ~ x '• Prince Mila*, with the Czar, has gone to confirm the conquest of Montenegro in, Herzegovina when peace is made. v " ' ix Germany declares its intention to call the Porte-to account in’ more -pointed terms for its violation- *>f the Genieva Convehtibh; : -fertile mutilation of Russian wounded, v ' 11 1 Sulieman Pasha did -hot - cross the Balkans, but renewed the attack on the Russian works. . ./r , - " i ,f 7 ' KNT On September 17th be assaulted the fort of St Nicholas, the key to the position, which he claims to have captured, and held for fire hours with two brigades, but retired, owing to the arrival of Russian reinforcements, and the, extreme difficulty of the position. ‘

G-eneeal Radetzky denies that the Turks set foot in the fort. The assault was made at 3 o’clock in the morning suddenly, and after five hours’ bombardment the. attack was subsequently extended along the whole line, but the Turks were repulsed after nine hours’, incessant,fighting. The Russians admit that 19 officers and 400 men were wounded, and 100 killed. The bombardmentjwas continued subsequently.' .)\ ,).))" ) ■ ■ , Snow began to fall on the 24th September, and fell for several days. Radetzky is supposed to have 25,000, and Sulieman 110,000 men for operations in Eastern Bulgaria. Mehehet Ali’s army continued their vigorous advance on Eastern Bulgaria. The Czarewitch fell back upon a new position, with a view of concentration and defence. : i On September 25th all the troops at Orchani were ordered to relieve Plevna. They are commanded by Chefket Pasha, author of the Bulgarian massacres. Another immense convoy of provisions and munitions of war, escorted by a division, are on the qioint of starting from Orchani for Plevna.

The Turkish losses before Plevna were as heavy as those of the Russians. 4,000 wounded remained in town, and the Turks were unable to remove them. A Roumanian division assaulted the second Gravitza redoubt, and were repulsed with severe loss, although they fought bravely. Servia demands an explanation from Turkey for the concentration of troops on its frontier.

Rain has rendered the roads nearly impassible, and there is a great deal of sickness among the Russian troops. There were 24,000 sick soldiers at Odessa. The Grand Duke and his generals appear to be making a concentrated movement to get between Mukhtar and Ears. These attempts have hitherto failed. 1 • • The Russians admit retiring on the 4th, after.the battle for want of water.

The Turks estimate the attacking force at 35 battalions of infantry and nine regiments of calvary. The battle lasted to October 10 th.

.Advices from Armenia via London (Bth) fjom Turkish sources confirm Mukhtar Pasha’s victory.

Mukhtar estimates the Russian loss at 10,000 in three days’ fighting, and the Turks at 2,500. This is doubtful.

Bulgarian advices notice the close investment of Plevna.

The army of Imperial Guards is massed to the rear of Osman Pasha, and the - besieging army is. sapping close to the works. Chefket Pasha, is advancing from Orchani to cover Osman’s retreat, should this be inevitable, but the Russians calculated on shutting him up. The Russian army’s centre and left are strongly reinforced. The Turkish Balkan army has been reduced to strengthen Chefket at Orchani. Servia requires a guarantee from Russia of independence and accession of territory at the close of the war. Germany has informed the Porte that the blocade of the Black Sea was insufficient, therefore void.

Mehemet Ali has been recalled. His grave offence against the Turks was that he surrounded himself with German and foreign officers.

_ Prince Hassan, commanding the Egyptians, is wounded.