The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1877-10-10
THE EASTERN war.
The Attach On PlevnA-Wsrrible Slaughter
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| Chicaxo S.p,.nbsr lsth.-A Times Lenden special
says: The sitaatiea Of the ksssian camp at Pierna
is sickenng and horrible from the oder Of the putri-
fsirg bodies of the half buried. rot buried all
slain. and the lack Of sanitary arrangeosnts. The
enorrnors losses STAGE the ean1eaeensnt Of the in
rsstneoi Of Psvus is producing Dissatisfaction among
| tie soldiers, Who think they being useessly
slaughtered. Three snspeeessfai attacks were made
on Tuesday. resulting in wholesale murder costing
/ IS per cent Of the gagged. The Russians had
10 charge up giaeis SOC yards without the sishes;
| cover. Three regiments Of the eight thOasaad men
| of the Foarth Corps. Who made an assault against
the south frent Of the Turkish line. nearly ami
hiistsa- rvs brisaass ls sns,hird Of their naabsr
| behind when beaten back. Ne prisoners were taken
90 either side. rhas far the Sighting has hv~n
petition Of SeAipka- The esnbataa,s changed rules.
The RassxHs wildly beating eat their brain, against
the lliuiSase and almost iHPrsgHseis for'heAiisns
VI the Turks.
/ Chicago. September lsth.-rhs Trieuae's London
special says Under preseat conditions PiesnA can
cot be carried by eoop.de mann. A Russian bal-
TALON ascending sloPe bsfSrs redoab, is e. essd
ali the way trvm its clrer-say Tor half quarter
of mileto terrible sre frOm the rides Of the Turks
who are invislsIe and il the latter good aark
men not a out Of the earps would reach the
shelter Of the trenches Of the sney. Such attack
as that made On the redoab. south Of Pievea Satar
day. sinPly Consumes the Rsssisa infantry without
any eomPensation-
graphs follows FROM Bucharest. Friday night: II
len the battle Geld before Piesaa at yesterday.
The two redouets TAKEN By Skobeisf Tuesday evsn-
l ing we're hsd twenty four hSsrs- o. Wednesday the
TURKS made SIX attacks znd 6naliy about SIX in the
evening drove him cat. lie lost three easnsns saeh
| be placed in the reaosbt- He asked for reinforce
ueats several ti1ss, bat 0saer.l Lsvitsky refused
then. thinkinS General SkobsieF had enough meu to
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OWE responsibility. sent rsunsn, Of the regiment
which bad attached the lower rsdOubt near Pievna.
and hose elective strength reduced 600 %
mes utterly unit TO ~ into battle. Even this reg-
meat scot FROM the head quarters Of the stat to ren
force hin. arrived when General Skobelef aie.dy
had retreated. The loss Of these redoahs is disas
trous for the Russian attack. il seems that the
Russians IN possession OF those two redoubts. aud
Grisiea EedOsbt. had counted upou Recommending
| the otsnsive i'm uediately. This is nov Impossible
until the arrival OF reirforeenelts When len the
battlefield all quiet except light artillery IRE.
The Russians were still 10 pessessiOn Of the Grivica
redoabt. which was under Continued heavy Ere from
the Turks Tnis redOubt visited by Col. welles-
ley, who says it Is heaped full of dead Russians and
/ ROumanians.
| dispatch from Shunis says: osman Pasha has
attacked the Russians in great force Dubnit, on
the road from Pieraa to Soda where they had f0rt-
fed themselves. The Russians we're badly beaten
and they have lost several thousand men, besides
nine gans-
| ENGLAND ASp TIE WAR
Chicago. September I5th--A Tines London ape
cia say. En- gland is determined that this
| shall eni the Large additions being made
to the garrison of Malta aud there has been heavy
shipment of war uantions to the locality. All
journals unite in the demand that the shall end
/ with this season.
The Weeks Operations about Pievna.
Landsa. September lsth.-There u hardly room
for doaht that the weeks operations about Pievna
Y III. - ~ n
srmy vas expected, in view Of the reports from
Russian The brief Turkish bulletin about
sfairs at Pievna read 'Sinee Friday the Russians
have made continuous assaults but have been rspus
ed. We have rseaPtursd two rsaOabis On the LovatI
road. whieh recently fell into the eaemys hands.
This eonineides with detailed narratives received.
and with later Russian balletns The friends of the
Russia have fear that the capture Of Griri-
ca redoubt is Of much less significance than at
| first represented. II so, 0suan Pasha may await
his reinfJrcsmens withost fear Of further immediate
medication. These rsinforcements are according
1 a VIeGra Dispatch alreafy on the way froul Sofa,
whence most Of the have been sent across
the Balkans. The following description Of Suleiu
Pasha's position. written days ago, Is probably
still correct: In the main SuleimAn Pasha's army,
including reinforeenents just received, keeps il
original number OF 900 men. with ample field ar
tiiiery and mountain guns. Upon his right and left
be has established sixteen guns which give the Rus
sians rest night day. Although he eaunot sgf-
feiectly command the road from Gabrova into The
tor.iseatiens TO prevent their recelyng sup
plies, he and dssz n.ks sA-- have anythins but
an easy time within their sntrsnehnea,,, which ara
| exposed to his mgrierous tankins fire that entails
| very heavy losses. General Kadetrky cannot break
through the force before him and descend into The
plain, any than Saleiman Pasha ca drive hin
cat Of his Positions and make swo0p upon Gabrova
and the country beyond So matters will in all prob
sbilify remain unth some Important change takes
place in the viciuity of shumla md Plevua-
report says the csaroviteh's farce. have been 81
weakened reinforce the Pievaa army that they
no match for N-he@st Ali; and this to b
earrOboratsd BY the Russians steadily retrogading
! On the whole. whatever may be the fate Of Pisvns
time is rapidly slipping Away in which the Russians
might retrsve the fortunes ofthe European campaign
now as seriously compromised as the AsiAtie
PIevna to be Beseised.
Bucharest, September lsth-The Russians a
Pievna are moving up mortars and siege guns, AMI
receiving reiuforesments Of infantry.
Important Capture.
Cetiuie, September isth-ln consequence of TIL
surrender of Bilek, the Turks must bring all thei
supplies by way OF Kick, as Bilek entirely com
naBss the roads from Ragusa TO all the interior o
Southern Herzegovina
Russian Preparations for n Winter Cam
Paigu.
Vienna, September isth-It is reported that Gen
eraI Toddisben, defender of Seba>tOpol, has re
c=iyed orders 10 prepare pans for terrifying winte
camps al Matehin, Herzoya, Sisfoya and NikopoIis
II ii comes TO the worst, NkupoIis, where stron:
tste dH posf Is to be established, will be held at a
hazards. All fresh troops, mean nile, directe
to the fa1tra line
The Capture of Fort 81 Nicholas
| Lond0u September 18th Fort ST. Nicholas
captured by the Turks, Is said be the key Of th
Russian position in the Scnipka Pass, and TO con
mand The other Russian WORKS. General Raditzky
the Russian commander, Is supposed TO have ahou
IS 900 men, aud Saleiman Pasha 5000
Russian Ganbsst. Attacked by q rurkisl
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London, September 1sih--lt IS reported that tv
Russian guuboafs in the KilIia mouth of the Danub
were attacked by Turkish roacIad, and gun
boat was so badly injured that she had TO be dc
{ srroyet-
. Turks Reported to have Captured the sehir
London, September Isth--A special edition {
the Globe has Pera dispatch saying: News Is re
! ceived At the English Embassy thai Saleiman Pa
sha carried the remaining Russian positions in th
Schipka Pass this morning, in1cting e1ormou
loes. The drfle ID now entirely 10 the possessio
1 OF the Turks
, London, September lsth--The first detaehmer
CT the Russian Imperial Guard passed through Bee
r hzrest this morning. TO the seat OF war Gef
v Go1rks aec0m panied them The men presented
splendid appearance, bat have little service
+ Other regiments taking parallel roads outsid
Bucharest. all eoDvergiHz 90 simnitza- tt