The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-09-12
FOREIGN.
The Turco-Russian War.
THE BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN

TIE BULGARIAN CAMPAIGN.
Conflicting Rumors from PIevna.
New YORK Sept. II "A despatch from Ru-
charest saws the Russian authorities publish
the capture, by Roumanian troops. of the Turk.
ish intrenchments on the left centre at Plevna.
after very desperate fighting. The Gar sent
decorations to all the officers and soldiers en-
gagged in recognition of their gallantry.
A later despatch states that the Turks still
hold all their positions.
Snow storm i'm the Balkans.
A despatch from Shumla says there is no au-
thentic news from the troops on the Blela lines
A despatch from Adrianople says that the.e
has been severe snow storm IN the balkans.
The Turks Gain she GabrOva Road.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Sept. 11.-Suleiman Pasha
telegraphs that he holds the road to Gabrova.
Saturdays Fighting Mt PIevna;
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE Daily News cores
pendent before Plevna Saturday, Sept. 9Th, D,
M. says: When the cannonadng recommended
this morning it was not easy at first to recog-
nize that the Russians had gained any advan-
tage the day before. The parapet of the Gre
vica redoubt had been good deal Jagged by
the Russian shells, but under cover of the dark
ness all its defects had been made good and it
looked as trim as if never shot had been fred
at it. The Russians had during the night gain
ed large slice of ground in the direction of
Grlvlca, and battery OF siege guns had been
built on an elevation within easy range of the
redoubt AT sunrise that battery came into ac.
ton in the rear of the advanced battery and
sent its fire sweeping down into the redoubt.
which could not reply to the siege battery the
range being too long, so it pounded away at the
field batteries on the ridge, but the practice was
not good and few casualties have occurred The
Russian sege battery made admirable practice
at the Grivica redoubt, which is the key to the
position, and instead of spreading their fire
the Russians should have concentrated upon il
the whole weight of the bombardment. AS it
is, they may lombard it week and after all
not succeed in taking 1t. The assault was ia.
tended to begin esterday afternoon at clock,
but owing to delays troops were not in position
fantry are in position.
Towards noon the Russian infantry pushed
forward in diminishing order, driving back the
Turks. The artillery followed and came into
was chiefly directed at the Russian first line of
artillery. 1t was very heavy, but little harm
was done. Further on the left to the crest of
the range beyond Radisova, which was one ar
ray Of field batteries the firing was very heavy,
the Turkish shells doing great damage among
the gamers and falling behind among the in
fantry on the reverse slope and in Radisoya.
AT o'clock the Russians advanced toward the
Turkish positions and continued to fire some
what slackly: The fire must have reached in
to Plevna.
There are no indications of an assault today.
believe it will be commenced tomorrow after
noon. Russian cannon are drawing close
around the Turkish positions, but the test will
not be with the cannon but the proves of the
men. The losses are much heavier today than
yesterday.
Rumored Capture of PIevna UncOn.
firmed.
The Times Vienna correspondent telegraph
ing Tuesday, says the reports about the fall of
Plevna, which were traced to Roumanian
sources, have not been confirmed by any side
1t is surmised that the Russians have ap-
preached within striking distance, and are
awaiting the movement of their turning COL
umns, supposed to have been sent to the flank
and rear of Plevna or that the Turks may
have fortified Plevna SO strongly that it only
can be taken by gradual approa ches.
The whole plan of attack may thus have to be
changed. 1t is stated from Bucharest that the
Russians have removed the bridge at Firgos
and taken it to Petroscon, higher up the river
Alleged Russian Barbarities.
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE Turkish legation
furnishes another batch of atrocities on Nus
sulman subjects, including a telegram from
Suleiman Pasha, which says:
In the village of Ofanzir every inhabitant
men, women and children, save a little girl
years old, were killed by the Bulgarians. At
Ketchi Deressi, near Kalanlyr, the greater
part of the Inhabitants were massacred BY the
Cossacks and Bulgarians, and the latter COM
pleted their bloody work by killing 70 men and
great number of Mussulman young girls.