The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-17

FOREIGN NEWS.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
Reported Disaster to the Russian
Army.
Eight Thousand MuscoVites Kill
ed and Wounded.
The Entire Army Retrsating.
The Entire Army Rotreatlng.
The Roumanlan Army Completely
BOuted with Heayy Loss.
Gen.SkODelon's Repulsc.

'"AODeAOIls y LkelluISc.
LONDON, September l5.-A correspon.
dent telegraphs As fOllows:
"BucHAREsr, Friday night.-I left the
battlefield before Plevna ct noon yester
day; The two redoubts taken by Genera
Skobeloft, Tuesday evening" were held q
hourg. Wednesday the Turks made six
attacks, and finally, about in the even,
ing, drove him out. He lost three cannon
which he had placed in the redoubt. liz
asked for retnforcements several times
but Gen Leviuky refused them, thinking
Gen. Skobelof had enough men to hold
the redoubt.
Finally, General KriIoff, on his own re.
sponsibility, sent the remnant Of a regi
ment which had attacked the lower re,
doubt near Plevna, and whose effective
strength was reduced to 1000 men, utter.
y unit to go into battle. Even this regi.
ment arrived few minutes too late, aud
another regiment, sent from the head.
quarters Of the staff to reinforce him, ar.
rived when Gen. SkObeIelf had already
retreated.
"The loss Of these redoubts is disas.
trous for the Russian attack, a. il seems
that the Russians in possession of these
two redoubts and the Grivica redoubt
had counted upon recommending the
offensive Immediately. This is now i'm.
possible, until the arrival oil reinforce.
ments.
"When l left the battlefield all was
quiet except light artillery fire. The
Russians are still in possession of the
Grivica redoubt, which was under con.
tinual heavy fire from the Turks. This
redoubt was visited by Colonel Wellesley.
who says It is heaped full Of dead Rus
SLAMS and Roumanians."
RUSSIAN DEFEAT on SOFIA ROAD.
A dispatch from Shumla dated Friday
says: Osman Pasha has attacked the
Russians in great force at Dubnit, on the
road from Plevna to Sofia, where they
had fortified themselves in order to pre.
vent him receiving support. The Rus-
slams were badly beaten, and have lost
several thousand men besides nine guns.
LONDON, September l5.-There is hard.
J room for doubt that the weeks opera.
tions about Ple7na did not result as
favorably for the Russo. Ronmanian
army as was expected, in view Of the re
ports from Russian sources. The brief
Turkish bulletin about the affairs at
Plevna, reads: Since Friday the Russians
have made continuous assaults, but have
been repulsed. We have recaptured two
redou6ts on the Lovatz road, which re-.
Gently fell into the enemy's hands. This
comedies with the detailed narratives re
ceived and with later Russian bulletins.
The friends OF Russia have reason to fear,
therefore, that the capture oi the Grivica
redoubts Is OF much less significance than
was at hrst represented. II so, Oyman
Pasha may await his reinforcements with.
out fear of further immediate molesta.
tion. These reinforcements are, accord
ing to Vienuadispatch, already on their
way from Sofia, whence most Of the re-
serves have been sent across the Balkans
to orchanic.
The following description OF Suleiman
Pasha's position, written ten DAYS ago, il
probably still correct in the main Sulei.
man Pasha's army, including reinforce.
mentS Just received, keeps upto its origi.
nal number Of $4,000 men, with ample
held artillery and mountain guns on his
right and left, and he has established 10
guns which leave the Russians no rest
night or day. Although he cannot cuff
clently command the road from GaIjrova
into the Russian Notifications 10 prevent
their receiving supports, he can and does
make them have anything but an easy
time within their entertainments, which
are exposed to his murderous thanking
tire thatentails very heavy losses. Gen,
RadetZstey cannot break through the
force before him and descend into the
plain any more than Suleiman Pasha can
drive him out Of his position and make
swoops upon Gabrova and the country
beyond. So matters will probably re.
main in statu quo until some important
change occurs in The vicinity OF ShumIa
and Plevna.
A report says that the Czarovitchs for
ces have been no match for Mehmet Ali.
and this seems TO be corroborated By the
Russians steady retrogSading. On the
whole, whatever may be the fate Of Plevna
the time is rapidly slipping away in
which the Russians might retrieve the
fortunes Of the European campaign, now
so seriously compromised as an Asiatic
one.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, September lG.-The
Grand Vizier has informed Minister Lay.
ard that Osman Pasha defeated the Rus
slams on Saturday, killing and wounding
5000 and capturing several guns. Fight.
ing before Plevna is still going on.
In connection with the above a Con.
stantinople special reports that rumors
are current there that the whole Russian
army had attacked the Pleyna military
lines and were repulsed after desperate
lighting, losing over 5000 men. They
then abandoned their positions, retreating
upon Sistova and Tirnova. In the mean
time the Roumanian corps on the north.
east o., ,Plevna were compIetelyrouted with
a heavy loss, leaving nine guns and a
large quantity of arms and ammunition
on the field.