The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-14
THE EASTERN WAR.
ACCOUNT OF TINE BATTLE OF
PLEvNA.


ohb tc4cS SIapus n lOuS account OF the AS
sault on PIeyns, rs witnessed by him
from the heights in front OF RsdZevo.
de says the morning broke with rain,
which settled down into dens, mist
through which objects were invisible At
hundred yards. Abou. 10 O'Clock In the
morning, the tog lifted somewhat, and NJ
that time Grlvica redoubt WAS still
alive, although its hre could not be
called brisk. To our left, near the Low
ATT and Pleva rOsd, there were occasion
A. intermittent bursts OF infantry fire.
soon after ten O'Clock occurred an omin-
Gus 10 the firing. OF this the Turks
quickly took sdvantage ~ come out from
behlad Tho psrapets and stroll about the
aIaceS. with tho utmost nonchslsnce.
Then the fog came down again, yelling
everything. Al eleven o'cloc precisely,
a furious muskctry dre suddenly burst
out on our left, from the lsussirns push
ing their way out of the gap through
the pas OF tho LovatZ and Pcvns road.
and against the redoubt on the summit
of An isolated mamclon southeast of
Plevna. The Turks, ~ far ~ cOuld Iva
judged from the sound, seemed TO bc IN
great measure roserving their trc until
the Russians came 10 close quarters with
them, ~ everything WAS invisible at tho
distance OF twenty ysrds; this also ar-
plies 10 their stlllery fire, although
the Russian batteries continued iurlously
10 she'll the Turkish p, sitiohs. About
noon the fog lifted some, but toll again.
During the interval the cannon in the
Turks second position coulG be seen
firing hard IN the direction of the hostile
musketry fire. After the iog again fell,
one thing became certain from the sound
OF the firing that infantry lighting had
y tendency TO rcgrade from the Turk
iSh front, moving 10 the lef. and nearer
TO the fighting just above the western
edge OF the valley OF Rsdizero, exactly
along the space held by Prince Schscko-
nals staff, MS the fore part Of the line on
the night OF the Both OF July. / found
several batteries OF Russian teld guns in
steady action against the first and second
Turkish positions, on the central swell, \
little To the right and rear of the infant.
ry, still engaged in desultory firing.
The commander of the battery told us
with An assumption OF indifference that
the fighting, which was dying out, was
merely the iorcpsrt OF the wsrk 10 clear
n way Tor grand assault on the redoubs
on the isolated msmelon, which WAS To
be made ia the afternoon but with
glass | could see on the slopes leading up
to the mamelion the Russian dead and
wounded lying about sadly thick. Sue
cessIve bodies of Turks were streaming
down the slope Of the mamelion against
the huddled mass OF Russians, retiring
seemingly on the shelter ot the trenches
sthwsrt the mouth of he road rsvine and
ascending the slopes 10 our immediate
right. 1t WAS also clear that General
Skobeleti had attacked the redoubt and
covered tie way due east from
the isolated msmelion Yet further
to the left on the westward OF
Rsdizevo ridge skirmishing WAS gong
on, but the Turks presented MI obstinate
front and fired steadily from their shelter.
This was at two o'clock and for nearly
two hours little outpost affairs Of no con-
sequence went on. The foregoing evil
IDENTIFY refers 10 that part Of tho opera
tions conducted by General SkobelOB,
and comedies with an account from an
eye witness, which says Gen. Skobeloh
in advancing on the Sofia redoubts st II
o'clock WAS attacked by the Turks, who
~ lied cut u meet him. He beat them
back and attacked himself, but could make
40 hesdwsy for two hours under the rift
Of fire from the earthworks. Hc re-
Rewei the attack NJ four o'clock, but
without success, simply holding bis own
but gaining no ground. His loss must
1e very great. For fifty minutes the
llsisd0 Was like the roll oi drums. Tho
Times scceunt of the operations in tho
other parts of the 6eid ls as follows; Al
ten minutes before one o'clock, one br-
gsde OF Gen. IstoGs corps, supported by
another attacked the central redoubt on
tho South Side, one and half miles from
Rad The Attsck was rspulsed by
rife fire. After lasting ninety minutes
IL was renewed again. At p. NJ.
twelve battAlions Of Russians advanced
with the most splendid and determined
bravery right up 20 the ditch, carrying
scaling ladders. They surrounded the
redOubt on three sIdes and hung on 10 II
msgnifcently. Al 4fj they were sc-
tuslly in the redoubt, but nothing NOR
tai could face the fire from the repeatin,
rifles delivered NJ the distance Of 4 few
PAGES and they were destroyed by hum
dreds. At 5j2 the SURVIVORS fell slowly
back. The Koumanians ~ the same time;
rnder the personal observation Of the
Emperor, three times assaulted the most
salient central redoubt lower down
than Grsvitz, but were always beaten
back Their scaling ladder parties were
killed on the counters Of the ditch 10 the
las. officer and man. At 5P. NJ, the as
ssult had been repulsed along the whole
line, and very few reserves remained ia
hand. The news wAs brought the Gar
a. dsybresk oa Wednesday, that al 7
o'clock on Tuesday evening, two fresh
Russian brigsdes had carried the redoubt
where the ROumsnians had been ro-