The Portland daily press., 1877-09-15
FOREIGN.
The TurcO-Russian War.
THE BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN
Further Details of the Fighting at Pleyus

THE BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN.
Further Details of the Fighting at Pievna
LONDON, Sept. 14.-Varioas accounts of the
fighting around Pevna concur in showing that
the Turks, up to O'Clock in the evening, re-
pulsed the continued assaults along the whole
line. The Emperor had lett the field when an
aide-de-camp brought news that twelve fresh
Russian battalons had carried the Central a.
lent redoubt and another redoubt, and thus
retrieved the day.
The Times correspondent says the capture of
the redoubts converts bloody repulse into a
final, and, perhaps, permanent success. In any
case the subsequent attacks must be by Sam
and trench. for The last reserves were engaged
on the Russian side.
Two military correspondents after witnessing
the attack OF Tuesday arrived at the conclusion
that Plevna must be taken by gradual ap-
proaches. The News correspondent. writing
from the Russian headquarters, under date Of
wednesday morning, appears to have been still
unaware of any decided Russian successes for
he says: 1.-THE Emperor and the Grand Duke
Nicholas were on the battlefield until 8 o'clock
last night. The Emperor returned to headquar-
ers here.
Poredin, the late battlefield of thei last five
days, is silent. This morning there is talk of
submitting the Turkish position to regular
blockade is instituted. with intent to starve Os-
man Pasha's forces. The villages inclosed with
in Osman Pasha's line are full of supplies for
the simple wants of the Turkish soldiers, and
the fields groan with heavy crops of maize
Losses this morning are spoken OF hereabout
as 5000 to 5000, but there are no details. The
Emperor this morning has gone back to the bat.
tlefeld to visit his soldiers
Movements of Mehemet Ali and suIeiman
Pasha.
Unless this position of affairs is shortly
changed by decided Russian success, the event
OF the campaign will turn on the movements Of
Mehemet Ali and Suleiman Pasha rather than
on the fate of Plevna; but information con-
corning these is meagre A telegram from
Shumla dated the 18th, shows that Mehemet
Airs central column is still at Kazelevo. Ali
himself has gone toward Eski Juma, and may
be working westward to compel the Russians
to abandon Tiernova and the Balkans.
AT Constantinople on Thursday the War Of
flee received telegram from Suleiman Pasha
dated the 10th, reporting that on the previous
day accommodating party from the village of
Shpka pushed through the Balkans to the rear
Of the Russian position and captured village
held by small Russian force, ten miles from
Gabrova.
On the other hand despatch to the Teie-
graph dated Shipka the 18th, says all is quiet
there and nothing doing. What portion of
Suleiman Pasha's army remains at Shipka we
do not know, but the Turkish war office bullet
in above mentioned would indicate that his
own headquarters are still there.
Wednesdays Operations af Plevna.
A Russian official bulletin dated Poredin the
18th, says: Yesterday wednesday, we made
no further attacks but bombarded the Turkish
Notifications and town of Plevna at short
range. Towards p. m. the town began to
burn and two explosives were observed within
the Notifications. The Turks made little reply
to our fire and directed all their efforts against
our left wing, which threatened their rear at
this point Gen. Skobeloff repulsed five furi-
GUS attacks, but was compelled in the evening
of 20 10 xbof
tons which he had captured Tuesday. During
Wednesday night our troops entrenched them
selves in their positions From the beginning of
the battle to O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
5000 wounded have been brought into the field
hospital. There have been no collisions at the
other points of the theatre of war. The Rust
chuk column is concentrated in a fresh position,
half days march behind the Kara-Lom.
Shiplka Pass.
LONDON, Sept 15.-An official telegram from
Suleiman Pash Pasha says: "We opened a
violent cannouade upon Russian positions in
the Shlpka Pass on Thursday, which dismount-
ed several of their GYMS and killed great num-
beers of their artillerymen, principally by eX-
poding their ammunition wagons In the af-
ternoon the artillery was silenced'
A telegram from Plevna confirms the report
THAI the Turks recaptured two redeubts on the
Lovatz road.
Reported Success by Baker Pasha.
The following Turkish official despatch ha
been received:
Baker Pasha, while advancing northwest
from Garna Soudler yesterday, Encountered four
battalons of Russian Infantry, supported by
cavalry. near Karaghatch. Aided by Circas-
sian detachment, Baker attacked the enemy,
who, being reinforced by five infantry batta-
lions, Iepulsed the Turks. Later ia the day the
Turks received cavalry and infantry reinforce
ments, and compelled the enemy to retreat to
Vaditzka with heavy loss.
More Details of the Russian Assault ON
Plevna.
The Standards Vienna correspondent reports
that mobilization of all Romanian reserves
have been ordered.
The correspondent of the Standard before
Plevna telegraphs that at the taking of the
Grivitza redOubt the Turks neither ran away
nor asked quarter. The first Russians who en-
tered thought the redoubt was abandoned, but
the garrison had only retired to the classmates
and galleries, where they stood at bay. The
fighting was all with the bayonet. The Turks
Immediately tried to retake the redoubt and
poured a large number of men into the adjacent
entertainments. The Russians bombarded
them but suffered severely from the rifle fire at
the redoubt and another one on Wednesday
were repulsed. The correspondent, who ap-
parently is unaware of the recapture of the
other redoubts from Gen. Skobeleff, estimates
that the Russians up, to Thursday lost 1000
killed and wounded, and the Romanians 1000.
The Daily Newss Vienna correspondent tele-
graphs that despatch from Sistova says it
has been ascertained that Plevna is victualed
for two months. 1t is said that Servia has
postponed declaring war for another week
pending the result of the operations at Plevna.
The Russians Withdraw Behind the Jan
VIENNA, Sept. 14.-The Political Correspon-
denz Bucharest special contains the following:
The Czarowitch's army has withdrawn COM
pletely behind the line of the Janta. Untav-
orable rumors are current concerning the Rus
sian position in the Shipka Pass. The new
bridge at Nicopolis was still unfinished We'd
nesday owing to the scarcity of boats.
Reassuring Dispatches from Osman Pa
sha.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. Il. -~Reassuring de-
spatches have been received from Osman Pa
sha.
Another Assault to be Made ON PIevna.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 14.-Since the capture Of
the 4rivica redoubt before Plevna, there has
been continued bombardment of the town
and other positions of the Turks Preparations
are making for another assault. There is an
immense number of wounded and but few sur
geons.
War Notes.
Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs that the Russians
have evacuated Arabian and retired to Fort
Emiroglou.
The Times Bucharest correspondent says the
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