The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-22
THE EASTERN WAR.
GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT AT
BIELA.
The Russians Completely Defeated
The Situation AT Pleyna-Ihe
Turks Well PrOytsioned
and Flushed with sue
cess- -Russiaus DepreSs-
ed by Succession
of Failures

pondent at Gorney SIudeu estimates that
the Russians, with the reintorcementS
received since the battle before Plevna,
must nun Der nearly $4,000 men. The
casualties on the llth and 18th amounted
to over sixty per cent.
LONDON, September 2l.-A CORES.
pondent who WAS present at the battle
OF Plevna, telsgraphing from Bucharest,
September l7th, says: The Russo Rou-
manisn army mas sbsn doned Nowevens,
on the pretence of prosecuting M At
tempt against Plevns, and fallen back
into the positions occupied before the
commencement of the bombardment.
Tho field artillery still remains in posi-
tious of bombardmeGt. 1t ie announced
that the third renewal Is intended on the
arrival OF the Imperial Guard
which will be in fortnight. l
nave great 'oubt whether another 81
tempt will be made and very much
stronger doubt whether if made it can
succeed. The Turks are better soldiers
individually than the Russians. The
strategy OF both, perhaps, Is equally bad,
but AS regards both the major and minor
tactics the Turks are simply Immessure-
ably superior. They are better armed
than the Russians, both in great and
small arms They have engineers who
can design admirable defensive positions,
tut theiRussisn engineers seem incapable
OF repairing hole in bridge.
The Turks seem as well provisioned as
the Russians and are flushed with sue
cess, while the Russians are depressed by
failure after failure. Nor is this all that
lmpars the Russian soldiers dash. That
it IS becoming impaired personal obser-
vation of the war can testify. There Is
no brsyer man than the Russian soldier,
but brave soldier cannot continually
face more than tne fair chance Of war
The Russian is called upon to face these
and dangers in addition which appeal
with infnltey greater intensity OF hor-
rOr to his Imagination. de knows that
If he but receives bullet IN the ankle
iont when he Is IN front Of an unsucces,-
iul attack, the chances are that he will
die "A death of torture, humiliation and
mutlation. No moral courage, no men
tai hardlhood can stand against this hor-
rlbe consciousness, and in the attack OF
the llth inst, distinctly observed his
reluctance TO begin the stormIng.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, September 2l-It
is reported here that great bsttle WAS
fought to day ut Biels, lasting from
9 o'clock in the morning to 7 o'clock in
the evening and that the Russians were
completely defeated.
LONDON, September 2l-A special
from ShImls asserts that the Russians lost
4 900 killed and 5000 wounded in the
battle
LONDON, September 2l.-It is an
nounced that four large London firms
We're Yesterday invited to make tenders
for II supply OF iron huts Tor 100000 men,
to be erected near Bucharest
VIENNA, September 2l.-The Presse
says that no formal engagements were
entered into at Ss. zburg, but the confer
ence resulted in complete accord between
Bismarck and Audrassy on the Eastern
question.
CoNsTANTINoP.E, September IA
dispatch from AEdrisnople, dated yester.
day, says there has been no further fight
ing in SchIpka Pass since the Turks
withdrew from Fort St. Nicholas.
LONDON, September PA Bucharest
special says that General Todleben will
a! once proceed to inspect the Plevna
positions.
A special from Athens says: The
Porte has sent 5000 irregular troops into
Thessaly, where. they are ssCking the
country and outraging the inhabitants.
CIrcassisns have also been sent into
Macedonia in violation Of repeated
promises.
ATHENS, September 2l.-Greece has
addressed 8 remembrance TO the Porte on
the subject OF the ministerial question,
and it i new being settled. The minis
ters have agreed TO withdraw their res
i-nstions. Tne post of President of the
Council, made vacant by the death OF
Csnsris, Will not be allotted TO any Of
the present ministers.
RAGUsA, September 2l.-The Monte
negrin5 have captured the Z,oshup and
Nosdre fo.ts, and are the undIsputed
masters of the Duga pass. The bom-
bardment OF Gstichko Is imminent, and
state of siege has been proclaimed in
TrebInje.
ATHENS, September 21.-The Greek
foreign Office announces that on the 18Th
inst two hundred Bsshi Bszooks attacked
.he Greek consulate At Larisss, and were
rppulsed by the consular guard