The New York herald., 1877-09-15
A SIEGE QUITE PROBABLE.
Mehemet Ali Driving the Czarewitch
Back to the Jantra.
BAKER PACHA TO THE FRONT.
Reported Evacuation Of Ardahan
by the Russians.
(DY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

lDY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Sept. 49, 1871
A despatch, dated Bucharest, Friday noon
says:-"Since the capture of the Griviea redoubt
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 surgeons"
TURKISH SUCCESSES
kilograms from Plevna confirm the report that
the Turks have recaptured two redoubts on the
Lovatz road.
AN IMPoRTANr FACT.
It is significant fact that two experience mill
tary correspondents OF the Times and Daily Neaos,
after witnessing the attack on Tuesday, arrive at
the same concusion-that Plevna must be taken
by gradual approaches. The Daily -veUs CORE
spondcnt, writing from the Russian headquarters
under date Of Wednesday morning appears to have
been still unaware Of any decided Russian sue
cesses, for he says--'The Emperor and the Grand
Duke Nicholas were on the battle field until nine
O'Clock last night The Emperor returned to head
quarters at Poredn late last night
SIEGE NECESSARY.
"The battlefield OF the last five days Is silent this
morning There Is talk of submitting the Turkish
position to regular siege and sapplng up the re-
doubts, while close blockade Is instituted, with
the intent TO starve Osnan Pacha's forces. The
full OF supplies for the simple wants Of the Turkish
soldiers and the fields groan with heavy crops OF
maize
HEAVY LOSSES
''The losses this morning are spoken OF here Us
about five thousand to six thousand but there are
no details. The Emperor this morning has gone
back to the battle field to visit his soldiers.
ROUMANIANs LOOSE HEAVILY.
''The Roumanans report their loss before Plevna
at ten officers and 200 men killed and thirty officers
and 1000 men wounded. Vienna correspondent
reports that the mobilization Of oil the Roumanian
reserves has been ordered.
RETROSPECT.
"At the taking OF the Grivica redcubt the
Turks neither ran away nor asked quarter.
The nrst Russians who entered thought the
redoubt was abandoned, but the garrison
had only retired to the casemates, and the
galleries. where they stood at bay. The fighting
was all with the bayonet The Turks imme-
diately tried to rctake the redoubt and
poured larger number of men into the al.
jacent. entrenchmcnts. The Russians bom-
barded them, but suffered severely from
rife fire at only 200 yards distance This attempt
to rctake the redoubt and another desperate one
OH Wednesday were repulsed." This CORE.
spondent, who ls apparently unaware of the recap
turc OF the other redoubts from General SkobeloH,
estimates that the Russians up to Thursday lost
1000 in killed and wounded, and the Roumanians
2,o00
A CHANGE NECESSARY.
sunless this position of affairs Is shortly changed
by decided Russian success the event OF the cam
paign will turn on the movements of Mehemet Ali
and Suleman Pacha rather than ON the fate of
Pcvna, but our information concerning these is OF
the most meagrc description
A telegram from Shuma, dated September II,
shows that Mehemet ALPS central column is still at
Kazelavo. Mehemet Ali himself had gone toward
Eski-Jusna, and may be working westward to CON-
pei the Russians to abandon Tirnova and the
Balkans
REASSURING FROM OSMAN.
telegram from Constantinope, dated Thurs
day, says:-"Reassurlng dispatches have been re-
ceived from Osman Pacha.r
despatch from Sistova says 1t has been ascer-
tstned that Plevna IS victualled for two months
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION.
Russian official bulletin dated Poredin, Septem-
bcr i3 says:-'Yesterd rday wednesday, we made no
further attacks but bombarded the Turkish for,ii.
cations and the town OF Pevna at short range
Toward four p NJ the .own began to burn and
Two explosions were observed within the fortifIca
tions. The Turks made little reply to our fire and
directed all their efforts against left wing which
threatened their rear. At this point General
Skobeor repulsed five furious attacks, but was com.
PEELED in the evening after the sixth attack to
svacuate the fertilization which he captured on
Tuesday.
USING THE SPADE.
"During Wednesday night our troops intrenched
themselves In their positions. From the beginning
Of the battle up to one O'Clock Wednesday after
noon 5000 wounded have been brought tv the field
hospital There have been no collisions at other
points Of the theatre OF war; The Rustchuk col.
umn is concentrated in fresh positions half days
march behind the Kara Lomn
TILE CzAREwITCH.
The Vienna Political CO,respondence's Bucharest
correspondent teiegraphs that the Czarewitch's
army has withdrawn completely behind the line Of
the Jantra
roSTO0Ns SCARCE.
The new bridge at Nikopolis was still unfinished
owing to the scarcity Of boats.
MORE FIGHTING AT THE snrPKA PASS
An official telegram from Sulcman Pacha says:-
awe opened violent cannonadc upon the Russian
positions In Shipka Pass Oh Thursday, which dis
mounted several OF their guns and killed great
number Of their artillerymen, principally by ex-
poding their ammunition wagons In the after
noon their artillery was sienccdr
WHERE Is suLEIMANY
At Constantnople on Thursday the War ONCE re-
ceivcd n telegram from Sulciman Pacha, dated
September 10, reporting that on the previous day
accommodating party from the village Of Shipka
pushed through the Balkans to the rear OF the Rus
sian position aud captured village held by q
,ma Russian force, ten miles from Gabrova. On
The other hand special despatch to the Daily 7eic-
yraph, dated Shipka, September H. says that all
was quiet there, and nothing whatever was doing.
WHY REAssURING.
What portion OF Sulciman Pacha's army remains
II Shpsa Is not known, but the Turkish War once
bulletin above mentioned would Indicate that his
own headquarters were still there.
Sulciman Pacha has received rcinforcemcnts