Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-13
Another Battle.

tlon at Pelisat and vicinity was one of tho
hordcst fought battles Of tho war. The
Turks curly in the fight, captured Russian
redoubt one mile in front OF Pelisat. In the
course of one hour this rcdoubt was taken
by the Turks, retaken oy tho Russians, md
taken agnin by the Turks. Tho Russian
left wing was driven back on Pelisat, in
front of which trenches had been dug which
were lined with troops. The Turks i'd
vanced as though determined to drive our
left wing out Of Pclisut, and turn it. The
Turks began to descend the hill in that d.
reoton not with rush, but esurely and
without firing; not in masses or lines, but
scattered and dispersed They came down
about half way in this manner, the Russian
artillery teuring up groups all tho time in
the most savage manner. The Russian in
fantry fire, which had for the last five min.
utes been very heavy about Zagolince, now
began to roll along the hill crest in our
direction, aud the Turks, who were Just
coming into range began to drop rapidly
In" Turkish advance now veered to the left,
and went ut the Russian trenches on the
crest of tn" hills between Pelsat aud Tag
oIince with shouts, opening fire ut the same
time. The Turks descended into small
hollow aud were lost to sight for time,
while The Russian trenches famed and
sm"ked, and the storm of balls wus poured
iuto the advancing Turks This must have
lasted fifteen or twenty minutes, during
| which time fearful loss of life must have
occurred. Then We saw the Turks begin to
withdraw, carrying off their wounded. The
| Turks had no sooner withdrawn from the
| Russian fro than they formed aud advanced
again Many dead bodies of the 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 dead. l counted seven on a space of
not moro than ten feet square. The buttle
here wus terrible, but the Turks were again
repulsed. 1t will hardly be believed that
they went at it again and yet they did 80.
jt seemed madness, because wo could not
sec that the Russian fire never Stacked an
instant aud the Russian line never wavercd,
while reserves were waiting behind ready to
fall IL at the least sign of wavcriug. The
scene OF carnage was again repeated, but
| only lasted moment. Tho Turks, com.
petcly broken, withdrew slowly, firing and
and carrying off their wounded aud many of
! their dead. They fell back on the rcdoubt
which they had first taken, apparently with
tho intention of holding it, Tut they wcre
not allowed to remain long the'c Another
nltnck on the Russian centre had been
equally unsuccessful as that on tho Rus
sian trenches on the left. The Russians
pursued the retreating Turks with mur
derous FIRE. Six companies went at them
With the hayonet and swept them out of the
rcdoutt like whirlwind At4 o'clock the
Turks wcrc in retreat everywhere, aud the
Russians occupied the whole of their first
position besides pursuing The Turks short
distance with cavalry. The Russians were
about 20, 900 strong, and their loss is esti-
mated at 500, and the Turkish at 2,C1O
killed and wounded
The new week promises to be bloody.
The summer is going, aud decisive results
become every day of more importance to the
Russians, for there are Indications not to be
disrcgarded, financial, political and social
which point against the probability of
continuance of the war into another oam.
paign.
BALTIMORE, September 6.-Ex- State
Senator Y. j p. Ovens, of South Carolina,
died at tho Howard House last night. A
large sum of money is among his personal
effects. I1e arrived here about o month
ago, aud, after short stay, went to New
York, where, according to his own state
mcn.s, he fell into the hands of false friends,
who relieved him Of q considerable sum of
money. He returned to Baltimore and put
the detectives in possession of facts that
may lead to tho recovery of watches and
money which he lost. 1t also appears that
he was feeced of considerable sum by
sharPers in this city, and one of them who
accompanied him to his room on Sunday
night was afterwards elected by one of tho
hotel clel.:s On Monday morning, while
Senator Overs was standing in the Office
of the hofel, he was stricken with an epi
lcptic fit and fell to tho floor. lie was re-
moved to his room, and DR.. w. II. Grim,
in addition to the usual remedies, made
subcutancous injection OF morphia. The
suffcrings of the patient, although no was
inscnsiblo, as manifested by his physical
contortions, wero most intense.
COLUMBIA, September 0.-Noticc has
been served, by the State officials, on tho Caro-
lima National Bank of Columbia, of the
attachment of the funds payable on cerifi.
oates Of deposit No. 2,037, for $4,000,
dptcd March 26, 1877, and No. 1904, for
$1,000, dated July IL, 1877. These Ger
tifioates were issued to tho ato Y. J. P.|
Owens. The $4,000 certificate is in Balti
more, where, as tho committee have sscer--
tainod, Owens left q largo amount of assets.
Capt. Samuel Dibble, of the Jnvcstigat.
ing Committee, has gono to Baltimore,
with full powers to dct in behalf of the State.
Owens was surety on tho official bond of
Miles G. Parker, the former State treasurer,