Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-15
EUROPE.
t-rscrAL DrsrArcHEs To THE COLD HUI
DAILY Nxvs.l
The 0rrat War In che Ea.t.

Inc orrss Wer ~ sne EAst.
LONDON. Sept. ii.-EIperienced mill.
tary correspondents Of the T;ms. and Daily
Hsc., after witnessing the attack on Tues.
day, arrive at the conclusion that Plevna
must be taken by gradual approaches. Tho
former. writing from Russian hesdquar-
tors Wednesday morning, appears to have
been still unaware Of any decided Russian
successes. for he says the Emperor and
Grand Duko Nicholas we're on the battle.
field until D o'clock last night. The En-.
peror returned to headquarters here tPo-
redin) last night. Tho battlefield Of the
last Ave days Is silent this morning. There
is talk Of submitting the Turkish position
10 regular siege and sapping up 10 the re-
doubts, while . close blockade 10 Instituted
with intent to stsrve OsmAn Pasha's force.
The villages inclosed within 0sman Pa
sha's line arc full Of supplies for the
fields groan with heavy crops of maize.
The losses this morning are spoken OF here
~ about 5000 or 5000. but there are no
details. The Emperor this morning went
back to the battlefield to visit his soldiers.
Unless this position Of Affairs 10 shortly
changed by Q decided Russian success the
event OF the campaign will turn on the
movements OF Mehemit Ali and Suleiman
Pasha rather than on the fate Of Plevna,
but information concerning them 10 Of tho
most meagcr description. A telegram
from shumla. September II. shows that
Mehemet Ali's central column 10 still ct
Rozelcvo, and that Mehemrt Ali himself
had gone toward Eski Djuma and may
DO working westward 10 compel the Rus
SLAMS to abandon Tirnova AMI the Bal
kans.
IN u oRIyfcA gEDouBr.
LONDON. September IA correspond
ent before Plevna telcgrsphs: AT the
taking OF tho Grivica redoubt the Turks
neither ran away nor asked quarter. The
first Russians who entered thought the
redoubt was abandoned. but the garrison
had only retired to the casematcs and gal.
lcries. where they stood at bay. The fight
ing was all with bayonets. The Turks
Immediately tried 10 retAko the redoubt.
and poured . large number Of men into
the adjacent Entertainments. Tho Rus
SLAMS bombarded them. but suffered severe
ly from the ride fire atonly 200 yards dis.
lance. This attempt 10 retake the redoubt
and another desperate one on Wednesday,
were rcpulsed." This correspondent, who
Ia apparently Unaware OF the recapture OF
the other rcdoubt from General Skobe-
lief. estimates that the Russians. up IN
Thursday. lost Z 900 men killed and wound.
ed. and the Roumsnians 1000.
A Bucharest correspondent says the
Roumanians report their loss before PlevnA
at 10 officers aud 200 men killed aud 90
officers and ! 900 men wounded.
A RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
LoSpos, Sept. IA Russian bulletin
dated Porcdin. September 18th. says:
Yesterday wednesday, we made no fur
ther attacks, but bombsrded the Turkish
Notifications and the town OF PlevnA at
short range. Toward I p. n. the town DO.
gan TO burn AMI two explosions were OBJ
served within the fortihcations. The
Turks made little reply and directed all
their efforts against the left wing.
which threatened their rear. At this
point General skob-lieff repulsod i've
furious attacks. but was compelled In the
evening, after the sixth attack, to evacuAte
the Notifications which he captured on
Tuesday. During Wednesday night q
troops intrcnched themselves In their po-
sitions. From the beginning Of the battle
up tn I I O'Clock Wednesday afternoon C,OO0
wounded had been brought to the field
hospital. There have been no collisions
at other points Of the theater Of war. The
Iutscliuk column Is concentrated In fresh
positions half = days march behind tho