The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-10
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LONDON, Sep. 8--A correspondent
with the Russian army at LOvatz thus
describes the late battle: The artillery
did the most OF the fighting until eight
o clock A. NJ, when tho right wing
made a rush forward and the musketry
firing became very heavy. the Turk,
pouring heavy rain of fire over the
Russian parapets. At S:45 o'clock A.
NJ. two regiments OF infantry were
ordered up 10 assist the Tirraieurs of
Dobrudchs. Even at this early hour
the heat is intense One officer out of
these regiments and hundred men
have fallen by the wayside overcome
by the heat. At 9 o'clock the rifle fire
increased in intensity. and is extending
further up. The Osma Tirailleurs are
sweeping the Turks Down and our guns
opened II heavy fire to assist The infan-
try in their onward movement. At
$50 q Novinskijo regiment wades
through little swale behind one of the
Turkish redoubts and the regiments
named after the German Emperor
moved mp on the other. At 10 o'clock
good news arrived from the regiment
the Turkish position having been taken
on that front and the Russians are mas
ters OF that position. They must now
take the isolated ridge called Mount
Rons, which overhangs Tavatz and
forms the western key of the position
With this in their possession Lovatz is
theirs, and there remains only the ridge
redoubt forming the western key. At
1890 the firing has ceased upon the
right, the Turks having fled across the
valley leaving Dobrovolski unopposed.
Gen. Skobeloff has gone with ten bat
tallions to the extreme left to take Mt
Rons, the isolated ridge. At 1890 a
pattering of musketry on the left tells
of Skobelotf's advance. At 1910 his
column is seen moving down the slope
of the amphitheater and crossing the
little valley intervening between the
slope and Mt. Rons. The Russians ar
tillery now opeus a tremendous shell fire
upon the slope of Mt. Rons, facing Sko-
belotf. and the Turks are seen running
from their entertainments On the top
and slope of this mount At the foot,
however, and near the rear Of the high.
way they hold their ground and fire
rapidly upon Skobeloff's advance The
heat is now actually frishttul and it
seems impossible for men TO fight under
it. A regiment from the reserves
moves down in defile 10 the right Of
headquarters to take Mt. Rons in the
flank and cut Of the Turkish retreat.
At 1925 p. NJ battery moves up to the
support of this regiment and takes po-
sition on the read leading along the
eastern end of Mt. Rons Ina few min
utes Skobelofts column rush up the
road and take the heights of Mt Rons,
and he crowns them with his infantry.
The garrison of Turkish batteries away
to our left, on the Trokan road is now
Withdrawing towards the Trokan river
taking their artillery with them. At
one p. NJ. We have taken all the Turkish
positions except the redoubt on the
Plevna road. the strongest of all, for it
commands the little valley at the bet
tom of tine anipbi,heater, and has out
laying breast works TO flank an attack
ing force. The first portion of the
battle has now terminated, and orders
are given to advance our batteries to
the top Of Mt. Rons. and the right
right wing advanced carefully forward
toward the foot of the amphitheater
slope, so as TO be in readiness for ali at
tack upon the redoubt The commander
OF this position removed his guns to the
height al the back of this red0ubt, an
indication that he believed the apture
Of this fertilization foreeon conclu.
sion and therefore withdrew bis guns to
prevent them being taken. 1; is ques-
tienabls whether the Turkish officer did |