Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-08-25
RUSSIAN REyERSES.
Particular of the Late Disastrous Defent
OF the Russians ut PIevnn.

graphic account of Tuesdays battle.
which conveys a vivid idea Of the extent
of the Russian disaster. The CORE
spondent was with Prince Schkoskoyski's
command, and saw all hope Of success any
where was dead nor did a chance offer to
make the best of defeat. Prince SchkOs-
koyski had not men enough left to cover
the retreat. The Turks struck without
stint. They had the upper hand for
once, and were detsrminedto show they
knew how to make the most of They
advanced in swarms through the dusk
ON their original first position and cap
iured Russian cannon. Before the bat
teries could be Withdrawn the Turkish
shells began once more to whistle over
the ridge above RadishOva and fall into
the village behind, now crammed with
wounded.
THE STREAMS OF WOUNDED
vending their painful way over the
ridge were incessant. The badly wound
ed mostly lay where they fell. Later
in the darkness baleful sort of Kran-
kentraeger swarmed over the battle
field, in the shape of Bashi-Bazouks,
who spared not Lingering there on
the ridge till the moon rose, the staff
could hear from below on the still night
air cries Of pain and entreaties for
mercy, and yells Of blood-thirsty, IA
NAUTICAL triumph. II was, indeed, an
hour TO wiring the sternest heart. We
staid there to learn, if il might be, what
troops were coming out Of the valley of
the shadow Of death below-were there,
indeed, any at all to come. The Turks
had our range before dark, and we
could watch the flash Of flame over
against us. and then listen to the scream
Of the shell AS it tore by us. The sound
of rifle bullets WAS incessant, and the
escort and retreating wounded were Of
ten struck. Detachments at length
q BEGAN TO COME srRAGGLING UP,
but il win give an idea of the disorgan-
izatiop to say that when company was
told off to recover some wounded in
Radishova, it had to be made up of men
of several regiments. About 9 o'clock
the staff left the ridge, leaving 1t Uttered
with groaning men, and moving gently
lest we should tread on the PROSTATE
wounded, we lost our way as we had
lost our army. We could find no rest
for the soles of our feet, by reason Of
alarms of Bashi-Bazouks swarming in
among the scattered and retiring Rus
SLAMS. At length at l o'clock in the
morning, having been in the saddle
since {, o'clock the previous morning,
we turned into stubble field and MAX
ing beds of reaped grain, correspond
ent and Cossacl alike rested under the
stars, but we were not even then allow
ed TO rest, before four alarms came that
the
BASIL BAZoUKs WERE UPONUs,
and We had to rouse and tramp away,
The only protection of the chief of what
in,the morning was & fine army was now
krudener sent word in the morning that
he bsd lost severity and could make no
headway, and had resolved to fall back
on the line of the River Osma. There
had been talk, his troops being fresh,
of renewing the attack to-day with his
cooperation, but it is plain statement
of facts that We have no troops to at
tack with. The most moderate esti-
mate, is that We have lost two regi-
ments, say 5000 men, out of our three
brigades-a ghastly number, beating
Eyetau or FriedlanG. This takes no ac- |
count Of Gen. Kradener's losses. We,
too, retire on the 0sma River about
Bulgareni, and to the
BEST OF OUR WEAK STRENGTH /
cover the bridge at Sistova. One can
not. in this moment Of hurried confu-
sion, realize all the possible results of
this stroke, 50 rashlv courted. Not
Russian soldier stands between Tirnova
and the victorious Turkish army in Lo-
recs and Plevna, and only the weak di.
vision Of the 18th Corps stands between