Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-09-13

THE RUSSIO-TURkISH WAR.
BATTLE OF PLEVNA.

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battle of Plevna has. begun, and this
morning your correspondent sends q
very full account of the preparations
for the Russian attack, and describes
the first days encounter. The engage
ment began Friday morning with an
artillery attack by the Russians, and the
cannonade lasted all day and was Re
newed Saturday morning. Thursday
siege guns were brought up by long
trains from Oscen, and during the night
were placed in position unobserved by
the Turks On the morning of Thurs
day at o'clock the Russian siege-bat
teries
| OPENED FIRE FROM THE HEIGHTS
on which they had been established dur
ing the night, and the cannonade lasted
throughout the day At half-past five
Saturday morning the cannonade was
renewed with great vigor A later Off
cial dispatch from Poredin brings intel
ligence from Plevna down to yesterday
morning. All day Saturday the cannon
ade continued, the Russians pushing
their heavy batteries nearer and nearer
the Turkish positions.
BY EVENING.
the Russian left wing had succeeded in
occupying the heights to the south OF
the town; after a struggle which cost SOC
men. The centre right wing had also
approached within from 1,2O0 to ], 400
yards of the Turkish Notifications.
ANOTHER REPORT.
The Manchester Examiner publishes
the following Dispatch announcing the
capture of Plevna by the Russians. 1t
is dated Sistova, Sunday night Sept 8:
''This morning an attack on all sides OF
Plevna was commenced and was con-
tinued throughout the day. By 6 o'clock
in the evening the town of Plevna was
in the hands of the Russians, and the
Turks were in full retreat in great disor-
der The losses are enormous, but de-
tails are not yet received"
A correspondent telegraping from
Poredin gives the names of the various
corps and brigades composing
THE ARMY BEFORE PLEvNA,
showing that there are $4,000 infantry,
including $4,000 Roumanians. The cav
airy number 10000, including 1000
Roumanians, with the addition of other
arms of the service, there is compact,
well-equipped army of about 1OO,O 900
men, with 250 guns, including siege ar
tillery. The greater part of the army
has the advantage Of having already
been under fire. Some indication of a
turning movement was suggested when
Prince Meretinsky took Lovatz, but the
suggestion was deceptive. The course
-Nf .,o1- 10 oh Io,Nt
cal with that pursued on the previous
occasion.
FURTHER OF THE POSITIONS OF THE
ARMIES.
A correspondent, writing on Thurs
dap, explains the positions of the con-
tending armies at Plevna, as follows:
"Grivica stands in the toe of horseshoe
formed by the Turkish positions around
Plevna. Opposite to it stands the Rus
sian Fifth Division, which will fall in
after artillery preparation. The line is
prolonged on the left flank of the five
divisions, extending as far as Bogot.
Opposite the horseshoe is the Russo
Roumanian center. The Russians have
the ground to the left, which was occu-
pied by Prince Schackskoy in the pre-
VlOuS battle OF PleVna.
THE ROUMANIANS
have a section on Of the environment to
the right of the center, being the ground
on which General Krudener then fought.
The front of each section is of about
equal extent. The Turkish positions
opposite the Roumanian section are
! the stronger, but as there are 2S,00O
Roumanians to $4,000 Russians, there
seems logically to follow that the func-
ton of the Roumanians is intended to
! be chiefly of demonstrative character.
! They will do good service if they hold
the Turks confronting them while the
center and left are delivering blow upon
blow on the weaker sections of the Turk
ish front. Prince Meretinsky, from
Lovatz, has detached one brigade and
sent it south to Trojan: to guard against
trouble from that quarter, and to-day
| Thursday has marched north along
the road in the direction of Plevna,
with three brigades. Of the details OF
his dispositions | am unaware. except
that he touches the Russian division in
Bogot; and that his force constitutes the
Russian extreme left flank, which is
very strong, either for direct attack OF
for outf1anking the Turkish position"
ANOTHER PAUSE HAS OCCURRED
in the offensive movement against Me
hemet Ali. The pause continued at
least from Wednesday till Friday even
ing There is, however, one circum-
stance which seems to throw some light
upon it-namely,s that the garrison ot
Rustchuk made on Thursday an attack
] Il T
which is key to the position of Basar-
bona, the last that was left IN the hands
of the Russians on the right bank of the
Kara LON. After the loss at Cazelevo
| thepossession of this was necessary in
order to bring up in a line the garrison
of Rustchuk, which seems destined tC
form the right wing Of the army. The
Rustchuk corps succeeded this time
! The Turks are in possession OF the whole
Lom line, and may now, instead OF
hose successive partial operations di.
rected Always against only one point OF
the Russianti ne, attempt a more gener-
al advance.
BACK TO ST. PETERSBURG.
| A correspondent at Berlin telegraphs
that trustworthy advices from Bulgaria
state that as soon as the operations at
Plevna are decided, either by victory OF
defeat, the Car, Czarowitz, and the
Grand Duke Vladimir will return to ST.
Petersburg, the Grand Dukes Nicholas
and Alexis and the prince of Leuchten-
berg remaining at the seat of war.
| THE WAR IN ASIA MINOR.
A correspondent at Erzeroum tele-
/ graphs under date of September 10th