The New York herald., 1877-09-12
Progress Of the Advance
Upon PleVna.
FINAL ASSAULT ON SUNDAY.
The Imperial Russian Guard
Pushing to the Front.
[Bx CABLE TO THE HERA1p.1

One Of these reports even says Osman Pacha is
prisoner.
NO CONFIRMATION OF PIEvNA's CAPTURE.
The Tines Vienna correspondent telegraphing
Tuesday, says the reports about the fall
Of Plevna, which are traced to Roumanan
sources have not been confirmed from any
side. 1t is variously surmised that the
Russians having approached within striking
distance. awaiting the movements OF their turn
Ing columns, which are supposed to have been sent
to the flank and rear Of Plevna, or that the Turks
may have fortified Plevna so strongly that it is
whole plan Of the attack may thus have to be
changed
THE LATEST OPERATIONS.
The Daily Netcs' correspondent, resuming his
narrative Of the operations before Plevna which he
had previously carried down to Friday evening,
under date OF "Betore Plevna, Saturday, Septem-
Der 8, five p. NJ" says :-"When the cannonade re-
to recognize that the Russians had gained any ad-
vantage the day before The parapet Of the Grivica
redoubt had been q good deal jagged by Russian
Shells but under cover Of the night all Its defects
had been made good and it looked as trim as il
never shot had bee fred ut it,
SLOWLY GAINING GROUND
"But the Russians had, during the night, gained
large slice of ground in the direction of Grlvica,
and battery OF siege guns had been built on an
elevation within easy range of the redoubt AT
sunrise that battery came into action in OF the
advanced battery and sent Its fire sweeping down
Into the redoubt, which could reply to the siege
battery, the range being too long, so it pounded
away at the field batteries on the ridge: but the
Cured
THE FINAL ASSAULT
'The Russian siege battery made admirable prac-
tice at the Grivca redoubt which s the key to the
position, and instead Of spreading their fire the
Russians should have concentrated upon it the
whole weight of the bombardment As it is they
may lombard it for week. and after all not sue
ceed In taking 1t. The assault was intended to be-
gin yesterday afternoon at five O'Clock, but owing
to delays the troops were not IN position by the
appointed time Everywhere now the infantry is
IN position waiting for the word
DEPLoYING THE MEN.
'Toward noon the Russian infantry pushed for.
ward in skirmishing order, driving back the out
lying Turks the artillery following and coming I'M to
action at short range. The Turkish return fire,
chiefly directed at the Russian first line Of artillery,
was very heavy; but little. harm was done Fur
thcr on the left to the crest OF the range beyond
Radisova, which was one array OF field batteries,
the firing was very heavy, the Turkish shells doing
great damage among the gunners and falling
behind among the infantry on the reverse slope
and IN Radisovo. At three O'Clock the Russians
advanced toward the Turkish positions and con-
tinued to fire somewhat sackly. The fire must
have reached into Plcvna
ASSAULT MADE on SUNDAY.
"Thcre are no indications of an assault today. /
believe 1t will be begun tomorrow afternoon. The
Russian cannon Is drawing close around the Turk
ish positions, but the test will not be with the can
non, but with the prowess OF the men.
HEAVY LOSSES.
'The losses were much heavier to-day than yes
terdayn
The departure of Mehemet Ali from the
centre of his army for the left wing looks
as though an advance from the Lom
Is again to be made from that side.
despatch from Vienna to another paper con.
firms the above, and says that Mehemet Ali has
gone to Sornasoudlar ana that an acton is i'm
pending to the west of Eskl-Djuma
IMPERIAL GUARD TO THE 'FRONT.'
A special from Bucharest Tuesday, says:-.Tour
thousand of the Imperial Guard passed through
Bucharest on Monday, four thousanrmore are cx.
pected to-day, and eight thousand OH Wednesday,"
THE RUSSIANS ABOUT TO ENTER sERvn
A Belgrade despatch dated Tuesday, says:-
Information has been received from Turn
SEVERN that the Project has been ordered to
have everything in readiness 600 Russians who
will march through Turn.Severin on their way to
cross the Danube and enter Servian territory on
the servian bank everything is prepared for the
crossing OF the Russians. The Servian brigade of
Belgrade will leave tomorrow for the frontier
GREECE AND RUSSIA.
correspondent at Athens declares that the
rumors of negotiations for an alliance between
Greece and Russia, binding the former to mill
tary intervention against Turkey are un-
founded. on the other hand, the Greek
government, while giving peaceful assurances Tor
the present, hasfeused undertake Tor the future
not to make war upon Turkey as such an engage
ment would be tantamount to an abandonment Of
the rights OF Greece as an independent State.
no MEDIATION.
The Deutsche Zettung, OF Berlin, states that
Prince Gortschako has by anticipation declined all
mediation.
REARRESTING THE MrRDERERs.
A despatch dated Berlin, Tuesday says:---'sIn con.
sequence OF the representations OF Germany and
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