Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

ohtN11il AJSii WIZ l1Nlid, IN Ia
Duke ordered a division of cavalry to
make the detour necessary to reach it
and to attempt a flank movement from
the northward. This operation is now
being carried out.
A COURIER
has just arrived in camp. He was re-
ported to say that the troops of the left
wing were doing grand work before
Lovatz and the town would certainly be
taken before dark. A staff officer, high
in rank, said to me a moment later,
tomorrow morning" | can only say
that everything seems to indicate such
II result.
THE BATTLE STILL CONTINUES,
and from the artillery firing which
hear off in the distance, to the north
ward, it seems probable that the flank
movement has been discovered. Up to
the moment the courier departs with
this dispatch the Russians have not suf-
fered any serious check, and it, seems
very probable that the prophecy regard
ing Plevna will prove true.
RUSSIAN VICTORY CLAIMED.
A London telegram of September 4th
states that Osman Pasha's attack on
the Russian positions at Pelisat and
vicinity was one of the most hardly
fought battles of the war. The Turks
early.
IN THE FIGHT
captured a Russian redoubt one mile
in front of Pelisat.
In the course of one hour this redoubt
was taken by the Turks, retaken 10y the
Russians, and taken again by the Turks.
The Russian left wing was driven back
on Pelisat, in front Of which trenches
had been dug and were lined with
troops. The Turks advanced as though
determined to drive our left out OF
Pelisat and turn it. The Turks began
to descend the hill in that direction, not
with IA rush, but leisurely, and without
firing; not in masses OF lines, but scat
tered and ditiused. They came down
about half way in this manner, the Rus
sian artillery tearing up the groups all
the time in the most savage manner.
I'll RUSSIAN INFANTRY FIRE,
which for the last five minutes had been
very heavy about Z~galence, now began
to roll along the hill crest in our direct
ion, and the Turks, who were Just com
ing into range, began to drop rapidly.
The Turkish advance now veered to the
left and Went at the Russian trenches on
the crest of the hills between Palisat
and Igalence with a shout, opening fire
at the same time. The Turks descend
ed into Il little hollow and were lost to
sight for Il time, while the Russian
trenches famed and smoked, and a
storm Of balls was poured into the adj
vancing Turks. This must have lasted
fifteen to twenty minutes, during which
time
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE
must have occurred. Then we saw the
Turks begin to withdraw, carrying oil
their wounded. The Turks had no
sooner withdrawn from the Russian fire
than they formed and advanced again.
Many dead bodies of Turks were found
within ten feet of the Russian trenches.
The little slope, on the crest of which
the trenches were situated, was literally
covered with the dead. | counted
seven on a space of not more than ten
feet square.
THE BATTLE HERE WAS TERRIBLE,
but the Turks We're again repulsed. 1t
will hardly be believed that they went
at it agein, and yet they did so. 1t
seemed madness, because we could see
that the Russian fire never Stacked an in
slant, and that the Russian line never
waverd, while the reserve were waiting
behind ready to fall in at the least sign
of wavering. This scene of carnage was
again repeated, but only lasted a mo-
ment. The Turks. completely broken,
withdrew sullenly, firing and carrying
off their wounded and many ofthe dead.
They fell back on the redoubt which
they had first taken apparently with the
intention Of holding it, but they were
not allowed to remain long there.
Another
ATTACK ON THE RUSSIAN CENTER
had been equally as unsuccessful as that
on the Russian trenches on the left. The
Russians pursued the retreating Turks
with a murderous fire. Then six com
panies went at them with bayonet and
swept them out of the redoubt like a
whirlwind. At ! o'clock the Turks
were
ON TIL RETREAT
everywhere, and the Russians occupied
the whole of their first positions, beside
pursuing the Turks a short distance with
cavalry. The Russians were about 30
600 strong. Their loss is estimated at
500 and the Turkish loss at 1000 killed
and wounded.'
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