The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-04
THE WAR ON THE DANUBE,
The Great Battle near PIeona.
A Graphic Description by a Cor
respondent.
Terrible Defeat Of the Russians.
The Bashi BazOuks Among the
Wounded.
BuIgarlans Left to the Mercy Of
the Turks.

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the Turks.
LONDON, August ga correspondent
from Paredin, near Pleona, gives n
graphic account Of Tuesdays battle,
which conveys n vivid idea Of the extent
OF the Russian disaster. The correspond.
ent, who was with Prince Schackossoy's
command, says: "And now all hope OF
success anywhere was dead, nor did a
chance offer to make the best Of defeat.
Prince Schackoskoy had not man left
to cover his retreat. The Turks struck
without stint; they had the upper hand
for once, and were determined to show
that they knew how to make the most OF
il. They advanced in awarms through
the dusk, on their original first position,
and captured the Russian command be-
fore the batteries could be withdrawn,
Turkish shells began once more 10
whistle over the ridge above Radish.
loa and fall into the village behind, now
Crammed with wounded. Streams Of
the wounded were vending their pain
tul way over the ridge, the badly wound.
ed mostly lay where they fell.
Later in the darkness baleiul sort
OF Krankentraeger swarmed over the
battlefield in the shape Of the BAshi-
Bazonks who spared not, Lingering there
on the ridge till the moon rose, the staff
could hear from the low ground on the
still night air cries OF pain and yelIs Of
a blood.thirsty fanatical triumph. 1t was
indeed an hour
To WIRING THE srERNEsT HEART.
We stayed there to learn, il it might
be, what troops were coming out Of the
valley Of the shadow Of death below;
were there indeed any at all to come.
The Turks had our range before dark,
and we could watch the flash OF the flame
over against us and then listen to the
scream OF the shell as it, tore by us. The
sound OF rifle bullets was incessant, and
the escorts and retreating wounded we're
struck. Detachments at length began to
come struggling up, but it will give an
idea OF the disorganizatiOn to say that
when company was told of 10 cover
somewhat the wounded in Radishova, it
had TO be made up OF men OF several reg
iments. About 0 o'clock the staff quilted
the ridge, leaving it Uttered with groan.
ing men, and moving gently lest we
should tread on PROSTATE wounded, we
lost our way as we had lost
our money. We could find no rest
for the soles OF our feet, by
reason Of alarms OF Bashi BazOuks
swarming in along with the scattered and
retiring Russians. At length at one in
the morning, having been in the saddle
since G on the previous morning, we
turned into 4 stubblc field and making
beds Of the reaped grain, correspondent
and Cossacks alike rested under the stars.
But we were not even then allowed to
rest before an alarm came that the Bashi
Bazouks were upon us and we had to rouse
and tramp away. Only proportion Of
what in the morning was 4 tine army was
now handful of wearied Cossacks.
Gen. Krudener sent word in the morn,
ing that he had lost severely and could
make no headway and had re,
solved to fall back on the line
Of the river Osma. There had beer
talk, his troops being fresh, OF renewing
the attack to-day with his cooperation
but it is plain statement OF facts that We
have no troops to attack with. The mosl
moderate estimate is that We have lost
two regiments, say 5000 men, out Of oul
three brigades. This takes no account o.
Gen. krudeners losses. We, too, retired
on the 0sma river about DuIgarene, and
to the best Of our weak strength will
cover the bridge at Sistova. One cannot
in this moment OF hurried confusion, re-
alize all possible results OF the stroke &c
rashly cOurted. Not a Russion soldier
stands between Tirnova and the victorlou,
Turkish army in Loreca and Pleona, and
only weak division Of the 1lSth corp
stands between Tirnova and the Shumlt
army. | look on Prince Schackorkoy'r
force MS a wreck, as no longer for thii
campaign to be counted as fighting
integer. II is not ten days since the 30tf
division crossed the Danube in the pride
ofsuperb condition; now what OF it is lef
is demoralized and shattered, 20 on thii
side Of the Balanks there remains bu
the 9th corps already roughly
handled once at Nikopolis and Circea
PleOna. One division Of the It'll
corps and the Rustchuk army, now il
Rustchuk, is to be marched TO the Wes
against Plena, then the Turkish army
OF Rustchuk is let loose on the Russian
Communications to Tirnova. The Rus
sian strait is 10 bad that the scattered de
tachments have been called up from ou
OF Roumania and the Roumanian divi
sion, commanded by Gen. Mann, whicI
crossed day or two ago at Nikopolis
has been called up to the line OF tn,
Osnade river. An aid.de.camp OF tn
Grand Duke Nicholas WAS present ut tn,
battle, and at once started ior Tirnov,
with the evil tidings. We are Just quit
ting this blvouac and falling back on Bul
garia with all speed, leaving the Bulga
rian villages TO the tender mercies Of tn
Turks. As close ! learn that on ouI
left Gen. Skobeloff was very severel,
handled, having lost 300 men out o.
his single infantry battalion.
RUSSIANS REINFORCED AND RESUME TIL
OFFENSIVE.
ER1ERouM, August 3.-The Russian
centre, reinforced by fourteen battalion
OF Infantry and three field batteries hRv
resumed the offensive. There has beef
continuous Sighting on the advanced line
before Kars. Gen. TergoukassoT has ais
been reinforced by five battalions Of In
fantry, one battery and n regiment q
dragons. The Russian righ! is marching
on the Penek.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
BELGRADE, August 3.-Prince Mia
has ordered out 5000 militia act az
frontier guard, and further empowerin
the misisters 10 make necessary purchase
for bringing the supply of war material
to its full compliment.
SWEDEN INCLINEs TO PAINrFoR WAR.
VIENNA, August 3.,-The Political Co,
resPOndencs says that Sweden, in view @
the political situation, contemplates som
military preparations.
SUMMONED HOME.
BUCHAREST, August 3.-CoI. Welles
ley, tho British attache, has been sum
moned home. II ia stated that hiA rela