, 1877-09-15
Latest by Telegraph. .
EG KOPEAN,

LONDON Sept S-A correspondent with
the Russian army at Lovatz thus
describes the late battle: The artillery
did the most Of the fighting until eight
o'clock A. NJ, when the right wing made
II rush forward and the musket firing be.
came very heavy, the Turks pouring a
ncavy rain oi fire over the Russian para.
pets. AT 8.45 o'clock A. N. two regi.
ments Of infantry were ordered up to as.
sist the Tirraleurs OF Dobrudc u. Even
a' this early hour the heat is intense.
One officer out of these regiments and Il
hundred men have fallen by the waysile
overcome by the heat At 0 o'clock the
rifle fire increased in intensity, and is ex
tending further up. The Oslnan Tirrail.
eurs ARE sweeping the Turks down and
our guns opened heavy fre to assist the
infantry in their onward movement. Al
$50 a Novinskio regiment wades
through little swale behind one OF the
Turkish redoubts, and the regiments
named after the German Emperor moved
up on the other. At 10 o'clock good
news arrived from the regiment, the
Turkish position having been taken
on that front and the Russians are mas
ters of that position. They mnst now
take the isolated ridge called Mount
Rnns, which overhangs Tavatz and
forms the western key Of the position.
With this in their possession Lovatz 10
theirs, and there remains only the ridge
redoubt forming the western key. AT
1880 the firing has ceased upon the
right, the Turks having fed across the
valley leaving Dobrovolski unopposed.
Gen. Skobelotf hos gone with ten battal-
lions to the extreme leltto take Mount
Rons, ths isolated ridge. At 1890 a
patterlng OF muskctry on the LETT tells
OF Skobelef's advance. At 1O:4O his
column is seen moving down the slope
OF the ampitheater and crossing the lit
tie valley intervening between the slope
and Mt. Rons, The Russians artillery
now opens a tremendous shell fire upon
the slope of Mt Rons, facing Skobeoh,
and the Turks are seen running from
their entrenciments on the top and slope
of this mount. At the foot, however,
and near the rear Of the highway they
hold their ground anc fire rapidly upon
Skobelotf,s advance. The heat is now
actually irighttul and it seems impossi-
bic for men to fight under it. A regi-
ment from the reserves moves down in O
detile to the right OF headquarters to
take Mt. Rons in the flank and cut off
the Turkish retreat. At 1925 P. NJ. a
battery moves up to the support of this
regiment and takes position on the
road leading along the eastern end OF Mt.
Rons. In a few minutes SkobelOff>s col
umn rush up the road and take the
heights of Mt. Rons, and he crowns them
with his infantry. The garrison OF Turk.
ism batteries away to our left, on the Tro-
kan road is now withdrawing townrds
the Trokan river taking their artillery
with them. AT one p. NJ. we have taken
all the Turkish positions except the re-
doubt on the Plevna road, the strongest
of all, for it commands the little valley at
the bottom OF the ampitheater, and has
outlaying breast works to flank an at
tacking force. The first portion of the
battle has now terminated, and orders
are now given to advance our batteries
to the top ci Mt. Runs, and the right
wing advanced carefully forward toward
the toot of the ampitheater slope, 81 as
to be in readiness for an attack upon the
redoubt. The commander of this posi-.
tion removed his guns to the height at
the back of this redOubt, an Indication
that he believed the capture of this fort
ification q foregone conclusion aud
therefore Withdrew his guns to prevent
them being taken. 1t is questionable
whether the surkish officer did well or