Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-09-26
The situation Before Plevna.

The Situation Before Plevna.
BEFORE PLEvNA.
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-The Daily News's
correspondent, who was present at the
battle of Plevna, telegraphing from Bu-
charest. Sept. II, says:
1.-The Russo-ROumanlan army has
abandoned now even a pretense of pros
ecutiong the attempt against Plevna
and fallen back into the positions occu-
pied before the commencement of the
bombardment. The field artillery re-
mains still in some Of the positions of
the COMMANDMENT. It is announced
that a third renewal is intended on the
arrival Of the imperial guard, in fort
night. I-have great doubt whether an.
other attempt will be made, and very
much stronger doubt whether, if made,
it can succeed. The Turks are better
soldiers Individually than the Russians.
OF that, after seeing not few battle,
stand assured. The strategy of both
major and minor tactics of the Turks
are simply immeasurably superior. They
are better armed than the Russians, both
in great and small arms. They have
engineers who can design admirable de-
tensive positions. The Russian engin-
GERS seem incapable of repairing hole
in bridge. The Turks seem as well
provisioned as the Russians, and are
flushed with success. The Russians are
depressed by failure. Nor is this all
that impairs the Russian soldiers dash,
for that it is becoming impaired my re-
luctant personal observation of the war
can testify. There is no drawer man
than the Russian soldier, but a brave
soldier cannot continually face more
than the fair chances ofwar. The Rus
slams is called on to face these and dan
gers in addition, which appeal with inf
nitely greater intensity Of horror to his
Imagination, He knows that if he but
receives bullet in his ankle Joint when
he is in front Of an unsuccessful attack
the chances are that he will die death
of torture, humiliation and mutilatlon.
No moral courage, no mental hardihood
can stand against this horrible concious-
ness, and IN the attack ofthe 18th in
slant 1 distinctly observed his reluc-
lance to begin the storming."
AsERIoUs BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Daily Tele-
graphs dispatch dated Pera, Friday;
says: "a telegram just received at the
war Office from Mehemet Ali announces
that serious fighting began to-day. The
Turks were advancing steadily when
the message left Shumla this morning"
ANOTHER RUSSIAN DEFEAT-GREAT
SLAUGHTER.
LONDON, Sept. PA dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph Company, dated
Constantiuople, 10 O'Clock tonight, says:
SIT is reported here that great battle
was fought to-day at Bella, lasting from
nine in the morning until seven in the
evening, and that the Russians were
completely defeated"
The Daily Telegraph has a special
dispatch from Shumla which asserts
that the Russians lost 1900 killed and
5000 Wounded in the battle.
BAsHI BAZoUKs.
ATHENS, Sept, 2l.-The Greek for
eign Office announces that on the 10Th
inst. aboat 200 Bashi Bazouks attack.
ed the Greek consulate at Larissa and
were repulsed by the Consular Guards.
Greece has addressed remonstrace to
the Porte on the subject.
The ministerial question is now being
settled. The ministers have agreed to
withdraw their designations. The post
of president of the council, MADE vacant
by death Of NJ. Canoris, will not be al
lotted to any Of the present ministers.
DUGA PASS CAPTURED.
RAGUsA, Sept. 2l.-The Nontene-
grins have captured the Zlostup
and Nosdre forts, and are undlsputed
masters Of the Duba Pass. The bonn
bardment of Gatehko is imminent, and a
state of siege has been proclaimed in
Trebinie.
OFF FOR PLEvNA.
VIENNA, Sept. 21.-The Political
correspondence Bucharest dispatch
reports that all the regulars in Widdin
have started for Plevna in all haste.
SIEGE OF PLEvA.
LONDON, Sept. 19.-The Tines's cor
respondent before Plevua, telegraphin
under date Of Sept. Is, says: 1.-The
siege still proceeds by sap and trench.
The Turks must soon be shut in entire
ly. The spirit of all ranks of the Rus
sian army is admirable. Supplies are
plentiful and the weather splendid"
A RUSSIAN REPULsE.
LONDON, Sept. ia Reuter- dis
patch from Eucharist reports that the
Roumanians before Plevna yesterday
attacked a strong Turkish redoubt, but
were repulsed, Gen. Skobelof, who
is now in Bucharest, has been appoint
ed 10 the Command of sixteenth division
before Plevna.
REINFORCEMENTS.
The Porte has telegraphed its repre-
sentatives abroad that 10000 men who
have been sent to the assistance Of Os-
man Pasha have arrived at Orchanie.
FORT ST. NICHOLAS ABANDONED.
LONDON, Sept. l9.-The Times cor.
respondent at Shipka reports that on
the 18th inst, after seven hours bloody
fighting, in which the Turks showed ex-
traordinory gallantry, they at five
o'clock in the evening took Fort St.
Nicholas, the highest point Of the Rus
sian works, capturing five guns, but la
ter. owing to large re-enforcements re-
ceiyed by the Russians and the enor-
nous difficulty of the position, the
Turks were obliged to abandon it.
| RUSSIANS DEFEATED Az LON.
A desperate engagement was fought
in the valley Of the LON on the 18th
inst. Thirty-twc battalions of infantry
and eight batteries, comprising the
whole ofthe troops under the command
of the Czarewitch, attracted Assaf
Pacha's division at Sirankeny. The
Turks were strongly reinforced at once,
and the Russians were driven back with
great slaughter.
THE VICTORY AT LON.
CoNsTANTIoPLE, Sept. 22.-Further
intelligence concerning Mehemet Ali's