Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-15
The Eastern War.

for another assault. There is 40 inmeose oun
Der Of wounded and but few surgeons.
A Russian official buletiu, dated Poredlr,
September 18th, says: Yesterday (WedneS'
day) We made 90 further attacks, but lombard
ed the Turkish Qualifications ADD the to~n oil
Pleyna at short range. Towards p. M. the
towo began to burn and two explosions were
observed within the Notifications. The Turks
made little reply to our fire, and directed all
their efforts against cur lett " log. which threat
ened their rear. At this poiat Ger. Skobelott
repulsed FIVE furious attacks. but was compelled
10 the evening, after the sixth attack to evao-
uate the Notifications which he captured 90
Tuesday. During Wednesday hight our troops
entrencbed themselves 10 their posl.iops. From
the beginning Of the battle to l o'clock Wed,
nesday afternoon six thousand wounded have
been brought TO The field hospitals. There have
been 10 collisions at the other points OF the
,h.a,re of war. The Rustchuk col umo is con-
ceotrated in fresh positions, halt day march
behind the Kara LON.
A correspondent before peVna telegrapbs
the following: lat the taking of The GrlVlca
redoubt the Turks neither ran away nor asked
quarter. The first Russians who entered
thought the redoubt was abandoned, but the
garrison had ouly retired to the classmates ADD
the galleries. where they stood at bay The
fighting was all with the baycn;t The Turks
Immediately tried to retake the redoubt, aud
poured larger number Of men into the ada.
cent entertainments. The Russians BON arded
them, but suffered severely from rife fire at
only Two hundred yards distance. This attempt
to retake the redoubt and another desperate one
on Wednesday were repulsed.
This correspondent who is apparently un.
aware of the recapture Of the other redoubts
from General Skobelof, estimates that the
Russians up to Thursday lost seven thousand
in killed and wounded, and the Romaoians two
thousand.
A dispatch from Sistova says it has been
ascertained that PIevna is victualled for two
moths.
1t is ssid that Servis has postponed declaring
war for another week, pandlog the result OF the
operations at Plevna.
A Bucharest cores poodeut says the Roma.
plans report their loss before Pievna at 10 Off
GERS and POO men killed and 20 officers and
1000 men wouoded.
Suleiman Pasha has received reGforcenents
which amply compensate his losses 10 the
Schipka Pass. The 18th is noW mentioned as
the date when the Servian proclamation of war
will be issued, and Prince Milan will leave for
the frontier.
Az official telegram from Suleiman Pasha
says I'VE opened violent caDnooade upon
the Russian position 10 the Schipka Pass on
Thursday, which dismouoted several Of their
puns and killed q great number of their artll-
!erymeu, principally by exploding their artillery
wagons. 10 the afternoon their artillery was
sieoced."
Teleerams from Plcvna confirm tic report
that the Turks have recaptured two rtdoubtS
90 the Lovalz road.
The CzareUitchs army has Withdrawn com
pletely behind the line Of tue Jantra UotaVor'
able rumors are current concerning the Russian
position 10 the Sehpka Pass. The new bridge
at Nkopos was still unfinished on "Wednesday.
owing to the scarcity Of boats.
Mokhtar Pasba telegtaphs that the Russians
have evacuated Arabian, and retired to Port
Emiroglou
A vienna correspondent reports that the
mobilization of all the Romabian reserves has
been ordered.
Negotiations With Montenegro have been re-
neWed Oh the basis of the agreement made last
year, but with more precise stipulation about
the CO operation of the two armies. IL is DOW
reported that the plan first mentioned, namely,
that the Serviau forces should take the often.
sive in three directions, has been relirqushed,
against Nist;. while 90 all other points Of the
froui e1 the decisive will be maintained. IN
consequence OF the Jra!o Oh Turkish resources
to confront the Russians the Servians may ex
pect to have numerical superiority 10 what
ever direction they operate.
LONDON, Sept l5.-Tbs Daily News has
lust Issued special edition containing The fol-
loving dispatch:
EUCHARIST, Friday night, Sept. Ill
left the battlefield before Plevna at noon yes.
terday. The two redoubts taken by Gen. Sko-
beotf on Tuesday evening were held "a hours.
% Wednesday the Turks made six attacks.
and ioalIy, about o'clock 10 the evening,
drove him out. He Lost three cauoon which he
had placed 10 the redoubt. He asked for reio.
forcements several times. but Gen. LiVitsky re.
fused them, thinking General SkobeoG had
enough men to hold the redoubt. Finally Gen.
Krilaff, % his own responsibility, sent the
remnant OF regiment which had attacked the
lower redoubt near Plevna, and whose effective
strength was reduced to 1000 men, utterly
unfit TO 20 into battle. Even this regiment ar.
rived few minutes too late, aud another regl.
ment, sent from the headquarters of the staff
to reinforce him. arrived, when General Sko.
beof already had retreated. The loss
of these redoubts is disastrous for the Russian
attack, and it seems that the Russians 10 pos
session of these two redoubts aud the Grlvica
redoubt had counted upon recommending the
offensive Immediately. This is now impossible
until arrival Of reinforcements. When L left
the battlefield all was quiet, except light artil-
lery fire. The Russians are still 10 possession
of the Grivica redoubt, which was under COG
tinual heavy FIRE from the Turks. This redoubt
was visited by Col. Wellesley, who says, it is
heared foil of dead Russians and Roumanians.
LONDON, September l5-A dispatch from
Shumla to the Daily Telegraph. dated Friday.
says :-"Osman Pasha has attacked the Rus.
slams in great force at Dubrik, on the road from
Plevna to Sofa, where they had fortified them
selves in order to prevent him receiving sup;
port. The Russians were badly beaten and
have lost several thousand men besides Zine
guns.
CoLoRED EXCURSION Tuesday moroing
there arrived from Ale1andris, Washington
and Manassas, by tie G. & o. Read, an e1cur.
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