The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-04

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hme ere they replied, but when they did it
was with marked vigor and giving as good
rs they got from Kridener.
scHAcxosxoYs OBJECTIVE.
The objective of Prince Schackoskoy
with whom I rode, was, in the first
instance, Radiscvo, and it behooved us,
therefore, to bear away to the left. Before
doing so, however, we were for short time
in a position which afforded wonderful
view of the theatre of action.
pLEvvA AND THE BATTLE GROUND.
Plevna is in the hollow of a valley lying
north and south. The ground which inter-
vened between US and this valley was sin
gularly diversified. Imagine three great
solid waves, with their faces set toward the
Valley of Plevna, and therefore "end on" to
us. Also that the central wave is the
widest of the three, and cheudl of it
are the main Turkish positions, of which
there seems to be three-one behind the
other Although the central wave or great
undulation of the ground is the widest, it is
not the highest Of the three, 80 that one
standing on the crest of either Of the others
can look down across the intervening valleys
into the positions on the central wave.
THE TURKS STRONGLY POSTED.
But then the Turks are astride of all three
Of the waves. The crest of our wave, which
Is the ridge above Radisovo, they do not hold.
Thus far we are fortunate But on the north
eriy wave OF the three-namely, that against
which Baron Kriidener is operating and
which is broader and fatter than ours, and
more like sloping plateau, If the express
sion is not q bull. The Turks have en-
trenched position behind entrcnched posi-
ton. Both on the top of this ridge and of
the central ridge or wave, we can discern
Turkish camps with tents all standing be-
hind the earthworks. It is clear that they
do not intend to move if they can help it for
their tents stand as if they had taken lease
of the ground in perpetuity.
xRuDENER's ARTILLERY AT WORK.
Baron Krudener's cannon are in action
not only in front of Crivica, which is at
the turn of the horseshoe, but against it's
northern flank also. The smoke from the
guns rises in whitAh gray cloud from
the positions of the batteries, and the
heavy sound Of rapid firing fills the air.
But the return fire from the Turkish lines
is so heavy that the Baron makes no head
way and for time, at least, is fast held.
We try to aid him from the crest Of our
wave by bringing the battery into action
against the Crivica earthwork, but the ira
verse is so high as to completely mask the
Turkish gunners and we do them no harm
with our fire.
POSITION OF RADIsovo.
We of the left column have our own BUSH
ness to attend to, and so we Leave our
casual outlook place among the plum trees
md move on in the direction of Radisovo.
This village lies in deep valley, behind
the southern wave or ridge of the Turkish
position. and there is another ridge behind
this village. On that ridge our cannon,
placed in position by Colonel Bischofsky.
chief of Prince Schackoskoy's staff, were
firing in line on the Turkish guns, away
on the ridge behind the hills, with fine
effect.
KILLED THE BAyoNET.
The infantry went down into the valley
under this covering fire and accompanied
the column. We carried Radisovo with
trivial skirmish, for in the village there
we're only handful of bashi-bazouks, who,
standing their ground, were promptly bay
pneted for their valor. The infantry re-
NAMED under cover of the village.
COMPELLING THE TURKS TO LEAVE
I returned up the slope to our bat
teries. These, firing with great rapidity
and accuracy, soon compelled the Turk
ish cannon to quit the opposite height
During the last squirt Of their firing Prince
Schackoskoy rode along the rear of our bat
.eries, from the right to the left, under a
FIRE which killed two horses in our little
group.
ROUND BY RADrsovo.
Our cannon playing on the Turkish guns
situated upon the opposite ridge quelled
their fire after about half IN hours cannon
ade and it was then that the order was