The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-22
Plevna.

Five miles to the east Of the River Vid, stands
the Fortress Of Plevna on the Sophia Road. About
a mile 10 The north Of Pleyna the River Gravitza
flows on westWards to join the Vid, and n tributary
Of the Gravitza, after passing by Plevna, joins the
main stream about a mile and a half 10 the north
west. The Village Of Gravitza is on the north bank
Of the Graviiza, near the head waters Of that river,
about five miles and a half from PleyDa. A little
to the west Of the village is stationed the famous
Gravitza RedOubt, about hblEa-mile north Of the
river. From the Graviiza Redoubt 10 the River Vid,
the Turks have made n line Of entertainments,
between eight aud nine miles in extent, including
the villages Of BukoVa and Oponets. The Rouman-
ian army occupies the grounds north Of this line.
From Gravitza Redoubt, the Turkish entertainments
extend south-by-east, over the Gravitza river, and
three Of it's tributary streams SUCCESSFULLY, across
the rond from Pieyna southwards 10 Setova, a. far
as The village Of Kirshine, which is Eve miles south
Of PleVna, This eastern line Of Turkish enirench-
ments round Plevna, is full seven miles long from
GravitEa Redoubt TO Kirsbine. From Kirshine a
third line Of entrenchments extends south Of Plevna
Westwards to the River Vid, opposite Disevit1a Village
over a distance Of seven miles more. From Diseyitza
to Oponetz. the River Vid forms the natural line Of
Turkish defences ON the west Of the Fortress, the
distance between the two places being about seven
miles more On the west side Of this line Of the
Vid, the Turks have strong ea~rtb-works Thus, in
all, there are about twenty-three miles OF Turkish
e-ntrencements on the three sides north east, and
south Of PleVna, with the River Vid on the fourth
side TO the west. The Russians lines extend east
and south Of the Turkish en~trenchments from
Grayitza Redoubt, by Rudicevo village, South of
Kirshine village. and past Kertosah village, till
they touch the Vid below Disevitza. A road goes
from Peyna east by south to Pelisat twelve miles
OF, and thence turns northeast, four miles, 10
Poradim, the Russian head quarters, until lately
Of the Grand Duke Nicholas, who has since fixed
bis head quarters at Bogot, ave and a half miles
southeast Of Radicevo. while Prince Charles Of
Roumania has bis bead quarters at Porodim. BY
our latest dispatches, the grand effort Of the Rus.
SLAMS was directed TO cut Of Pleyna from conmnub
cation with Sophia, whence the garrison was drawing
it's supplies, and 30 starve the Turks out. Prom
the point where the road from Pievna 10 Sophia
crosses the Vid, the distance IL about seven miles
to Gorno Dubnik, on the Sophia Road, and at this
point the Turks had strong Redoubts, which were
attacked, according 10 our last account, by General
Gourko's force, 20 battalions Of the Infaniry guard,
and DubDik fell into the power Of the Russians. So
that the Valiant Ozman was bemned ia on all sides.
and left no alternative but 10 die Of starvation inside
Of Pleyna, to surrender 10 the Russians, or 10 cut
his way out southwards TO the Balkans, FIRST blowing
up the ~fortress-which may still be the browning
exploit Of Oman el-GaEee. Long years ago. another
Oman el-Gszee held the fortress OF PlevDa aRainat
the Muscovites, till starved out, when he broke
through their lines TO the Balkans. Ills glorious
namesake may recall the feat Of the first " Victor
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