The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-10
THE OLD WORLD.
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REPORT OF THE CAPTURE OF PLEvNA.
LONDON, sept. 10.-Tue Manchester
Examiner publishes the following dis
patch, announcing the capture OF PIeyna
by the Russians:
'SIsTovA, Sunday night, Sept. o.
This morning an attack on all sides of
Pleyna was commenced, and was con.
tinued throughout the day. By 6 O'Clock
this evening the town of PleVna was in
the hands OF the Russians, and the Turks
were i'll full retreat in great disorder.
The losses are enormous, but details are
not yet received"
WHAT ITALY WANTS.
LONDON, Sept. 10 A teIegram from
Rome uenies that Italy would approve
OF Servia's entering into the war. The
Italian Government continues to coun-
sci Seryia TO be prudent.
RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
A dispatcn from l. zerOum, dated
Friday, shows that the Russians are
contining themselves to a defensive at
tiluuo. The Russian center Is bringing
up the artillery from AIeXandrOple to
defend their camp at Baldlryan in the
event of an attack by .Mukhtar Pasha,
while on Lne left Gen. Te zukasso is for
tiIying his pos tions near Again TO the
plain OF EreYan.
THE FIGHT AT L0vATZ PURE FICTION.
LONDON, Sept. lO.-Ihe accounts OF
| the ngutlng at LOvatZ, when were sent
from Bucharest by the special cores
pouuent, turns out TO be pure fcliOn.
The nine assaults of the Turks existed
only IN RDumanlan imagination, tor in
| TACT the Turks were never attacked at
| all, nor is the Russian success OF such
| proportions as at first represented.
LUyatZ is an open town in valley
| important chiefly as covering the roads
| 10 Trojan and Selvi The use the Rus
| slams Will be able to make of the posi-
tion must depend on their driving BACK
the lorce of Turks on the northwest ol
Lovatz, within range of whose guns the
correspondent Of the Times had 20 pass
on The 5th inst. when returning from
Lovatz TO Poudin. Undoubtedly, the
capture of Lovatz must be regarded as
rather an important system of opera.
tons than as an Independent achieve.
ment. That this is the Russian view is
SHOWN by the fact that they brought the
| overwhelming odds OF twenty-five thou
sand against seven thousand.
CIVILWAR IN FRANCE.
| BERLIN, Sept. lO.-EAe Berlin Pos
says mat a civil war in France is newt
| able.
| CONDITION OF THE POPE.
ROME, sept. IO.-Ine Pope, though MOI
seriously iii, continues very weak.
TALK OF MEDIATION.
LONDON, sept. W.-A dispatch from
Vienna says it is reported IN semi-otfi
clal quarlers that Austria has decline(
TO give u definite answer to the PROPOSE.
ton of England 10 mediate tor a settle
ment Of the Eastern question.
| THE RUSSIAN SUCCESS CONFIRMED.
| LONDON, Sep. l0.-Iue Russians nave
won great victory at Plevna OH Thurs
day, Batteries were erected on tn
heights surrounding the Turkish tort Ii
cations, and Friday and Saturday wer
devoted to bombarding the Turkish posi-
tions. Saturday the Russians occupied
the heights of Pleyuu ana the village O
Uschltza. The Russian center and rign
wing had approached within four, ee
hundred yards OF the Turkish fortltlca
| tiOns.
A general attack was made yesterda.
and resulted in the com ,lete routing q
Osman Pasha's forces. Twenty thou
sand Iutks advancing to aid 0sma
Pasha are said to have been Intercepted
below Nlrski.
The Russian army of Lom has cor
Uracted It's iines.
The MOntenegrlns have captured Mic
sizes, the objective point Of their can
paIgn.