Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-08
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Turks Win An Important Victory
Eighi Thousand Russians Killed
Sirfeeu Thousand Wounded.
PLEvNA THE BATTLE FIELD.

Eight Thousand Russians KtiSsG
Sirieen Thousand Wounded.
PLEvNA THE BATTLE FIELD
TURKISH LOSSES COMPARATIVELY,
SMALL.
It seems that our string OF riots anc
pYlmgn.qs strikes dld no.. ehvgs.,h
~ ,ssy nave annoyed Us. 4 tw'
day y'sengagcment camc Off on Monday
and Tuesday, July 3Oth and 3lst, OF
tho plains Of Bulgaria, in Europe, Al
the town of Plcvna, on the river Vid
a tributary Of the Danube. Yhe bas
te field is in latitude 43i, longitud,
20 degrees east OF Greenwich. The
engagement was between 10000 Rus
slams and $4,000 Turks, and more thar
forty per cent Of the former were killed
orwounded while the loss OF the latter
was comparatively small Some OF the
details of this great slaughter are as
follows;
LONDON, Aug. 1.-Osman Pasha
claims n great victory before Plevna
The battle lasted two days and GO, ,00C
Russians took part. A dispatch from
Peru says; Intelligence from 0smar
Pasha announces a great Turkish vic.
tory. The enemy were completely
routed after two days of severe fight.
ing, with loss Of 5000 killed and
10000 wounded The Turks captured
great quantity of arms and ammu.
milton. Turkish casualties were com.
paratively small, owingto the fact that
they fought upon the defensive. Only
Turkish reports are being received
since the first battle al Plcvna, but,it Il
surmiscd if the Russians were farinp
prosperously there would be official
bulletins from st. Petersburg. A dis
patch from Adrianople says the Rus
SLAMS on the south of the Balkans
are retreating before Suleman Pasha,
II IS thought they will concentrate at
Kesanlik.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT
BATTLE.
Tho Daily News correspondent, tel.
egraphing from Bulgareni, Is miles
east Of Plevna, gives detailed account
OF the fighting on Monday. The Turk.
ish forces were estimated at 80, 900.
They occupied series of positions nat.
urally strong and artifcially fortified
in every available spot, forming a
horseshoe in front of Plevna, with
both fanks resting on the river Yid.
The Russian force consisted of the
Ninth Army Corps under Gen. Krude.
ner, the Thirtieth Division and Thir.
tieth Brigade of the Second Division
under Prince Shackesky, with three
brigades of cavalry and 100 guns. 1t
was arranged that Gen. krudencr
should attack the Turkish centre at
Griviea aud the northern flank Of the
entrenchment position ever Rahova.
while Shackesky attacked Radizoo,
and Gen. Skobeleff, Jr., held in check
s,r9ns iIrhlsn l.l ,grce .9 AZ Looea' Gen;
hlupen.i NJ. y Desan .ne p",ue arout haii
Pase '1c'och' is allsr y iong lombard
men. m n' succeeuep ~ slienclng the
iuIA,sn cannon .l "s grlVlca' put could
nevvr " w, oAPe' we infantry from the
earlnworhs, ne spent the whole az
sernovh erl', H. ullasa'llngiy ,'.hgy endeavonng to
,oroo lno nor.ncrn nahk oil the Turk
'sn position uesls'lhg after dark with,
guy nav,hs gNnvd anything material
Gnu ~ nAving nlmseli suffered eonsldera-
Olv loss, Ir,nco Shackesky about
s''' soo" ea,i.gu .,i. lsau'[e9o, ana planting
,our p, pa'.erles on a r'age beyond bonn
oarueu 'no nearest turkish position,