The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-15
THE EASTERN WAR.
THE SITUATION AT PLEVNA.
No Decided Russian Success-Reas-
suring Dispatches from Turkish
COMMUNICATIVE ussians Eyac-
uate Ardahan- UnfayOrable
RumOrs Concerning Rus
sian Position nj
Shipka Pass.

perieuCed military correspondents OF the
Times and NelCS after witnessing the
attack OF Tuesday arrive at the same con-
clusiOn. that Plevna must be taken by
gradual approaches. The former, writing
from the Russian headquarters, under
date of Wednesday morning, appears TO
have been still unaware OF any
decided Russian success, for he says
the Emperor and Grand Duke Nicholas
were on the battle field until 8 o'clock
last night. The Emperor returned to
the headquarters here, Poredin, late last
P. VI. The battle field of the last five
days is silent this morning. There is
talk Of submitting the Turkish position
toa regular siege, and sapping up the
redOub,s Thicl close the blockade, Is in
Pssha's forces. The villages enclosed
within Osmsn Pasha's lines are tull of
supplies for the simple wants If the Tur-
kish soldiers, and the fields are growing
with heavy crops of maize. The
losses this morning are spoken OF
here rs about 5000 to 5000, but
there are no details. The Emperor, this
morning, has gone back to the battlefield
TO visit his soldiers. Unless this position
of affairs is shortly changed by de-
cided Russian success, the event of the
campaign will turn on the movements
Ct Mehemet On the other hand, u
special dated Shlpka, September 18th,
says: All was quiet there, nothing
whatever Is dong. What portion OF
Sullenan Psshs's samp remains At Ship
ka Is net known, but the Turkish war
office bulletin. above mentioned, indi-
Gates his headquarters to be still there
A telegram from Constsntinople, dated
the 18Th, says: Resssuring dispatches
have been received from Osman Pasha
Ali p, sns and Sulieman Pashs, rather
than on the fate OF Plevns, but the In
formation concerning theseis Of most
meagre description.
A telegram from Shumls, dated Sep
tember ll!h, shows that Mehemet Ais
central column is still at kazelvo
Mehemet Ali himself has gone towards
Eski Sums aud may be working west.
ward to compel the Russians to abandon
Tirnova and the Balkans.
At Constantinople thursday, the war
! office issued u telegram from Sulieman
Pasha dated September 10Th, reporting
tnat or the previous day accommodating
party from the village of Shipka pushed
pushed through the Balkans to the rear
of the Russian position and captured
village held by n small Russian force
ten miles from Gabrova.
VIENNA, September l4.-The mobil
ilation OF all the Roumanisn reserves
mas been ordered.
A correspondent before Plevna tele
| graphs OF the attacking OF Grinica re-
| doubt: The Turks neither ran away nor
asked quarter The Russians who en-
| tered thought the redOubt was abandon
| ed, bat the garrison had Only retired TO
| Casmetts and the galleries, where they
stood at bay The fighting was done with
oayonets The Turks ut once tried to
retake the redoubt, and lpoured n large
number of men into the adjacent er-
| trenChments. The Russians Dombsrded
them, but suffered severely from heavy
| rifle fire at only two hundred yards dis
lance. This attempt to retske the re-
doubt and another desperate one on
! Wednesday were repuIscd This cor
respondent, who is apparently unaware
of the reCapture of the other redoub's
from General Skobeleh, estimates the
| Russian loss up TO Thursday at 1000
killed and wounded, and that OF the
ROumanisns at 1000.
LONDON, September IA Russian
official bulletin dated Paredin, Septem-
ber 18th, SAYS Yesterday Wednesday
We made no lurtner attacks, but bonn
barded the Turkish forlifcatons and the
town OF Pievns at short range, Toward
p. NJ. the town began TO burn, and two
explosions were observed within the TO r
tifca:ions The Turks made little reply
TO our fire, and directed sl their efforts
against our left wing, which threat
cued their rear. AZ this point
General Skobeletf repulsed five furious
attacks, but Was compelled IN the even
Iug. after the sixth attack, 10 evscdste
the tortihcation be had captured Tues
day. During Wednesday night our
troops entrenched themselves in their
positions From the beginning of the
battle up to one o'clock Wednesday after
noon 5000 wounded have been brought
to the field hospital There have been
no collisions at the other points of the
theatre OF war. The Rustchuk column
i concentrated in fresh positions, a half
days march behind the Kara LON.
Negotiations with the Montenegrirs
have been resumed on the basis 0. sgr ee-
ment made last year, but with more pre-
else stipulations about the cooperation
Of the two armies.
1t IS now reported that the plan first
mentioned, namely, thst the ServlAn
forces should take the offensive IN three
directions mas been reiinqui;hed, and
that the whole sctive army IS TO operate
against Nish, while on all OF the other
points OF the frontier the defensive will
oe maintained, in consequence Of the
drain on Turkish resources to confront
the Russians Tne Servisrs may expect
to have numerical superiority in what
ever direction they operate.
CoNsTASTISoPLE, September IA
Mouktar Pasta teIegraphs that the Rus
..an- have evacuated Ardshs1 and re-
tired 20 Fort Emirog.On.
A Vienna correspondent: teiegraphs
from Sistovs that It has been sscertsined
that Plavna Is victuslied for two months.
l. Is said that servIa mas postponed
declaring war tor another week, pending
the result Of the operations st Plevsns.
VIENNA, September IA Bucharest
special says the CzarovItch's army has
withdrawn completely behind the line Of
the Jautrs. UntavorsBie rumors sre
current concerning the Russian position
IN Shlpks pass. The new. bridge st
Nikopons was still unfinished Wed Is.
day, owing TO the scarcity Of boats.
LONDON, September l4-An otticisl
telegram from Suleimsn Psshs says: We
opened = violent cAnnonade OF the Rus
sian positions in Shipks Pass, Thursday,
which dIsmounted several OF their guns
aud killed great many OF their srtil
lerymen, generally BY exploding their