The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-30
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sKoBELErFs DINNER TO Talk BEY-THAT
1lTH OF SEPTEMBER FIGHT.
From the Daily.Ne correspondent!
had attached myself 70 General skobcef and
while riding through the streets on our way TO our
old quarters on the Loftcha road we me, Telk Bey,
Osman's chief o, stan, the same who had come over
the bridge 10 us with the white flag. He had become
separated from osmal and wandering about with
his escort through the muddy streets, nobody seeming
10 where 10 take HIM or where 10 60 General
SKobelcn immediately invited him 10 dine and pass
the night at his headquarters OIL the Loitcha road
Telk Bey at hrst hesated as ne thought ne ousnt 70
endeayor TO JOIN Osman but nobody knew where
Osman 1t seemed then probable that he mad &C
compancd the Grana Duke to Bogot and, al any rate
il he were il Pievna the task OF nndng him might be
one OF hours the darkness General Skobelcn's
persuaslons. joined TO those Of Colonel Galliard,
whom skobeiel had likewise invited, finally pre-
vailed. A warm nre burning gayiy IL General sko-
beliefs mud hut, glass ol vodka and some hot
SOUP al once thawcd out our oenumbcd hands
and feet and soon enjoying hot dinner,
with the appetite OF men VINO had been III The saddle
since daylight, with not morse 70 eat dohk Boy
seemed much depressed and downcast He spoke
little, ana al urst almost as taciturn AS he hal
been the bridge. He frightened up, however, as
glass sherry and couple OF glasses OF champagne,
wien General Skobelen proposed The health OF Os.
man Ghazi and drank TO the brave defenders OF
Plevna
merry smie broke over his face when SkobeleN
asked hum who had commanded the slrks OF the
Green Hill, and think u must have occurred TO him
~" ~ ~ ,no,a,,aah,a roa,iass aars,,s sn,r,,
with whon he had exchanged SO many hard
blows on the Loitchn ioad ana 1feen M.
80 n,asence nor Ind skonelen told him VINO
he was; but the tact that had out Of
tho Loitcha road, together With skoocions question
about the Green hill, was quite enough 10 enghten
him. so no SAID, with smile, "Ah, IL is you who
gave US such tough work on the Green Hill all tnis
time. You General Sko5clen.n Skobelen
laughed and said, s'Yesn sThat very good
attack Of yours that evening in the log and dark
ness. Very we'll done. But you did not get II
ailn NO. said Skobeen; II did not want
IL all And they both laughed But after this
momcnlary ut Of sunshine rcnk Boy soon again
rclapsed into melancholy and gloom. II
partly the dependency and sadness natural under
the circumstances, partly tho reaction on Inc extreme
excitement an tension OF nerves during the last few
days when preparing for the sortie and partly ex
IRENE lassiiude and fatigue. We had hardy swallowed
our coffee when Skobele taking pity on HIM, turned
US all out, gave up his bed TO Telk had another
hastily made up Tor Colonel Gaiard aud then retired
and passed the night IN nut OF one OF MS officers,
and so this evcntul day on our sido oil Plcyn
osAtAN AND HIS oFrIcERs-A GLIMPSE or THE
pAcHA DURING THE sIEGE-HIs METHODS or
DisciPLiSE
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
v,.,ar ror,a ,ho co,rasnoroar, nr ,ha p.cnl
neH ''s'S 1865 - 80 ~
Jurer Zettung at Pievna mas puosneu series OF IN
letters hts experiences during the
-, osmon pa.ha,. ron, ,os "a $40
siege oil that Town. osnah rachas tent "as' ne says
tho point at which most OF the Russian shells were
droc,ea and IL was dangerous to approach H. bu the
noyer M. ma sbes usually ,eu from
tent itsen was neSo' Ia 'no SHe"S usually 'sA Hom
Sixty to hundred PAGES short OF II. Osman
on.o asked tho CORRESPONDENT why he had
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mad not ieit lle'ua WIN NO so'sasues, ana
Kerr Lore having IN neP.eu sua. nc uaa nea'noi
Good morse nor suMolcus noncy W pay iot az CO.
cor-oelng, "a iac., oasn'-o aAoun " sic P'ess,
the Marshai sau' oas 49, ~ re n.' !,
winch ieVhh Dry! .no o1'i y. ~ ssa' auueu, ~
MOI, Jaime les art,ses Discipline was very strict
IN INC camp, anu osil.n soan1''inos snas'.s.u ~
lractory oinee' u.uiso,i. A.e, ~ ~,
such ohcers captain anu ne M u,ousii. w
lore tne Aarsma W " puusu ea ,oi oooio
the enemy. Inc captain "as may .a''oi nan sno
MArshai anu seiy siousy a, ao 'eo,. - -
humoie atu.uue WIZ % nrs. 500 -, ,e.
HAeu on wy soun., o"i''n 80 p'ias,.. .,'s.a
graVcy anu :. ~" ,, h'n mo 10 v,ap re
upon the psueehans tou 49,. -. 49,, 80 - - Aa