Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-07
THE BATTLE OF PEBIsAT.

A Russian RedOubt Taken by the Turks; Re.
taken by the Russians, and Again Taken
by the Turks-Dead Bodies Of the Turks
Found within ten feet Of the Russian
Trenches.
LONDON, Sept. IA Daily News
special G! August Bis. says 0sman
Pasha's attack on the Russians at Pc.
b!sat ami vicinity was one Of tie most
hardly fought battles Of the war. Tie
Turk, early in tie tight, captured 4
Russian redoubt, oae mile IL from; o.
Peb.sat. Ii tie course Of an hour this
redoubt was taken by the Turks AL
re;aEer By the Russians, and agl.g.
taken BY the Turks. The Russian lei;
wing was driven back on Pel.sat, il
which q trench had been made aud
lined with troops. Tie Turks al.
vanced g; though determined % drive
our LEI, cut 0. Pebisa. anu began 10
descend tie bill. ia that direction, no;
with . rush, bct le!;uce,y and without
firing not il masses or lines, but scat.
tered They came down about bal!
way IL this manner, the Russian arti..
ley tearing u group; al tie time in
the mes; savage manner. Tie Russian
infantry fire, which las 70. tie last five
minutes been very heavy, now begun
TO roll along The Li.i in our direction,
aid the Turks, WHO were lust coming
into range, began TO drop rapidly. Tie
Turkish advance moved 10 the lett and
went at the Russian trenches Gu the
crest OF the hills between PeLi:at aud
Zaline without opening fire. At tie
same time the Turks desCended into 3
little hollow aud were lost 10 tie Sigh;
for q time, while the Russian t.eacLe:
famed and smoked ard o storm Of
balls was poured into tie cdvauciag
Turks, during which time a fea.fu, los;
oil life must have occurred. Then vi
saw the Turks begin 10 withdraw, car
ryilg OF their wounded. The Turk;
had he sooner Withdrawn from TIL
Russian Ere than they formed aud al,
vauced again. Many dead bodies o
tie Turks were found within Ten fee
OF the Russian trenches.
Tue little slope, on the crest o; wAict
the trenches were, was literally
covered with dead bodies. l couatej
seven on a space of lot more than lie!
feet square, The battle here was terri
bic, bot the Turks were again repulsed
The scene OF carnage was again re
peated, BIT only lasted . moment. TIKI
Turks, completely broken, withdrew
sullenly, firing aud carrying CT thei,
wounded and mauy Of their dead
They fell back on the reGoubt which
they had first taken, apparently witt
the intention Of Lo.ding II, but they
were allowed TO remain. Another at
tack Oh the Russian ccater Lad beef
equally uusUccesSfUl as that on tx
Russian trenches on iLclet;. The Rus
s!au. u-.ued tie re;geatiag Turks will
, q mL,ac:OEs fire. Six companies wen
, at t..a. with the bayoGel aud sweep
then c-. 8: the reioub'. AT / o'c,ocl
the TG!Gs were ia retreat. and tie Rus
siaEs occupied the whole CT their frs
position, besides pursuing the Turks
short distance IN the country. tn
/ Russians were about 10000 strong
Their loss is estimated at 800, and tt
Turkish at COCO killed aud wounded.
A special correspondent Of the Dali,
News at Poredin, Sept. lst, telegraph:
III rode over the battlefield when th
Pebisat affair was over. The Turk
!, left very few wounded, and only abou
( 800 dead on the field. Their losse
could be better judged By the numbe
; Of knapsacks with which the groun
t was strewn. Ii front Of the Russia
t trenches, half way between Pebisa
. aud Se&,ince, the Turkish dead wer
. lying so close that they might hav
| shaken hands with the Russians"