The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-14
TURKISH WAR.
The Russians Still Pounding
Away at PIevna.
The Fire OF One Hundred Guns Is Ter
rifle, but the Eject Is Very Slight
ON the Works.
Up to Thursday Evening Three Turkish
Redoubts Had Been Taken--The AS
sauIt on Grevla Cost the Russians
Five Thousand Men Wounded,
Killed Unknown.

/ Nhlht 6NNhCA-
ed as IL whole in Order 60 be Taken ~
The POsIiiOn Almost ImpregnAbIe.
Noon Associated Press Report
LONDON, September l3.--The Daily
News correspondent before Plevna,
under date OF Saturday, the Sth inst,
says; The attack resembles siege
The Russian infantry have not fired q
shot on the right or centre, The Turk
ish red0ubt at Grevia, replies with the
regularity OF clock work, and II Is evil
dent that none of the Turkish guns
have been dismounted, 1t is very
probable that the Turks have not
many men within the redoubt. They
are hiding in the trenches and low
places on the ground outside. A few
only are kept in the redoubt for the
management of the guns, and as fast
as they are killed are replaced by
others.
The fire of the Turkish batteries In
the hollow between Grevia and Plevna
is less steady than yesterday prob
ably some guns have been dismounted
there. | must say | do not believe
much in the effort of the Russian bonn
bardment. There were to be mounted
altogether four hundred guns bearing
upon the Turkish position, but 30 far
not more than one hundred and TWEEN
ty seem to have been brought into pc.
sition, and the effect up to the present
time is very slight,
The same correspondent IN u later
dispatch, reports the continuation OF
the artillery Oh Sunday aud Monday,
during which the Russian batteries
were gradually pushed forward In
front OF Radiezoo. -Four guns In the
Turkish redoubt were dsmounted
Sunday, but were replaced during the
night. They We're on Monday replying
to the Russian fire, but making sadly
slow work, In the midst of the shells
poured into the redoubt. Every now
aud then the Turks would suspend
their fire for many minutes, AZ though
the redoubt had been silenced, but
after u pause, came back and threw
shell or two.
The correspondent also describes,
from personal observation, the attack
on Saturday, by columns headed by
General Skobeloif from the Russian
left flank, near the Lovatz and Plevna
road, against one OF the redoubts on
the southern side Of Plevna. In this
attack the Russians drove the Turks
from their outlying positions, but az
they neared the foot Of the slope, the
Turkish fire became terrible.
From the parapets Of the redoubts
they poured forth heavy wave of
flame, and the redoubt was hidden in
a thick, white smoke. The roar of
this tremendous fire was simply fear
full. 1t lasted about twenty minutes,
when the Russian skirmish line began
to be withdrawn. The Turks then
made sortie from this redoubt, which
was repulsed by the Russian forces, in
their turn, AZ was second Russian
attack on the redouht, although 1t was
this time supported by the fire OF
the Russian batteries, and made with
large achievements.
The following is n gen eral review OF
the situation: 1t il obvious that the
Qualifications have been much strength
ened since the last battle. The longer
one looks at the place with thorough.
ness, the more does one feel the tough
ness Of the tack of the Russians. The
Turkish position must be attacked as
whole aud taken as whole. II the
northern ridges were taken and occu'
pied the position of the central swell
would not be materially impaired.
Suppose Judgement was effected on
the central swell; that Judgement
would be commanded by the northern
ridge and the redoubts on the south oil
the town.
All that Is wanted to make the Turk
lsh position virtually impregnable If
the fertilization of the ridge. This
probably was not undertaken, owing
to the forces available not being strong
enough to hold 30 wide an area.
According to the foregoing telegram
an assault was set for Thursday. The
emperor and Grand Duke Nicholas
slept at Poredin Monday night, so as
to be near at hand to witness 1t.
Political correspondence to-day an.
uounces that the united Russian ana
Roumanian armies have carried by as'
sault the heights OF Grevla, Osman
pasha's strongest position.