The War in the East
The Russians commenced the crossing of the Danube above the Dobrudscha on Wednesday, the 27th. On that day, under the immediate direction of the Grand…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1877
152 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 8
By Electric Telegraph. War Telegrams. Sydney
The Herald's. correspondent telegraphs wholesale massacres of Christiana south of the Balkans; 15,000 men, women, and children slaughtered by the Turks; and houses, churches, and schools destroyed…
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The gist of the cable news, so far as it relates to the war, is decidedly adverse to the Russian arms. The telegram of the Agent-General announces another…
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Turkish accounts state that the Russians attacked them at Lovatz, and were repulsed. Motions on the Eastern question which had been tabled in both Houses of Parliament have been…
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The Earopean news to day is of momentous interest. Our London correspondent some days ago telegraphed that a great battle was impending, and that the contending…
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WE are indebted to the Associated Press for the following telegrams:-- London August, 18. The Russian Imperial Guard has been…
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The following telegram has been received at Sydney:— LONDON, AUGUST 16. The two main armies of the Russians and Turks…
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The Russians have evacuated the Balkans, after sustaining very heavy losses in the encounter with the Turks. A second bridge over the Danube has been…
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The left wing of Mehemet Ali Pasha’s army is marching to join the forces of Sulieman Pasha, whose cavalry is beyond the Balkans. General Melikoff has been reinforced in Armenia,…
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No need to weep delightful tears O'er heroines in London Journal; Our interest in romance appears Slain by the facts, in press diurnal…
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WE are indebted to the Associated Press for the following telegrams:-- London, August 24. The latest Russian official account says…
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Turkish reports as to rout of Russians from Shipka Pass are altogether untrue. Sulieman Pasha has made…
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London, 27th August, 4 p.m.—The Russians continue to maintain their position at Schipka Pass. Desperate efforts are making to dislodge them. This is the sixteenth day of Russian occupation. In the several…
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Once more the whole interest of the war in the East centres in the passes of the Balkans, "the lion," it has been said "that guards Stamboul." The telegrams of the last few days indicate clearly that the possession of one at…
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The Turks are making concerted movements prior to the arrival of the Russian reinforcements, the object being the recapture of Tirnova, Gabrova, and Selvi…
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WE are indebted to the Associated Press for the following telegrams:--London, Sep. 2. There, is a great movement on the part…
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[?] Pasha has assumed the offensive on [?]. On Thursday three columns of [?] troops advanced from Eski-[?] [?], and a desperate battle took…
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After furious fighting at the Schipka pass and immense losses on both sides, the Russians still retain possession. Sulieman Pasha is trying to surround t he…
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[?] official despatch says that the Turkish [?] afternoon and on Monday at Chipka [?] [?] in a despatch of the 26th inst.,…
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