, 1877-09-26
The Russian Army I'll Asia Said
to Have Been Heavily
Reinforced.
Weekly Review Of the English
and Continental Bread
stuffs Trade.
Tho Placardfng Of .Thfers' Posthu.
nous Address Strictly
Prohibited.
IsEV1CTUALING PLEVNA.
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GREAT FxAT.
[L'y Cable to 7As EAleaqo 1rtbune,1
LONDON O1T7cE or TnE CHICAGO TRIBUNE,
6 PA1oaAsz P1Acx, STRAND, Sept, 2G-4 3.
m.-one Of the most daring exploits Of tho
WIZ has been successfully achieved by tho
Turks. Tho garrison Of Plevna, aftor under
going groat privations lately On account Of
lack Of provisions and ammunition, has At
lust been relieved by a convoy dispatched
from 0rkani by Chefket Paaha. Tho officer
commanding tho division which protect
cd the convoy, Ahmed 1fzi Pasha,
deserves no less credit than his
superior for tho skill displayed ia
executing most ar1luous task. Therc aro
few operations moro diaionlt than tho oon-
duct Of wagon train several miles long
ncrosa country open on one side to the en-
cmy's assault. Such WINS tho work which
Chcfket initiated, and his com1ade In arua
brought to q safo conclusion on Sunday last,
Supplies Of food and ammunition had flrst
to traverse tho winding road down tho 1ster
Valley, whero, doubtless, little savc phyBlcal
obstacles bud to be encountered, but whom.
ut Great Lukovitz, tho wagon train quilted
lsker and struck out northeast for pleyno.
every mile Of the long track was
1nn1z TO nz / inAr71r.ru1p,
unleas ample caro- was taken to keep the foo
at respectful distance, The wagons were
compolled to follow the highway, which Ia
in good order. No danger waa apprehepded
except on tho right, sooing that the Russians
were posted only ON Roas routes aud
beyond tho vld. Accordingly, due pre-
cautions waro adopted from tho out-
set, after quitting Lulovisz, to
occupy every Village on tho exposed flank
with horaenen supported BY infantzy. Two
thousand cavalry, one-hau Of which vero
regulars, accompanied the column, and henoe
tie inadequate Russian horse sent against
them wore uuablo To do any mischief. Tho
first village attacked by Count Stackel-
derg on tho Goth inst.-Raschita, or
Rakita, a. sometimes printod-is we'll
to the westward OF tbs main road. The
Russian commander, although he was early
In tho field,
COULD NOT MAKK ANT MpBEsmou on 1Hx
ESCORT,
being driven of By more dght Of tho in-
coming foo. soldiers. On tho 2lst the COW
oring detachments had moved through tho
villages bordering the ..Vid to Tenen
(called Tsmia In tho : Russian eo-
COUNTY, and here, being still dis
tant from tho wagon-taiu, Col. Totlsbia
cssaycd In vain to break through tho limo
aud reach the convoy. As tho village named
is near Plevna, aud as Totlobiu retired to q
post Of obsoryation altar his Intellectual I'd.
vanoe, It is now obvious that honce-
forward the SUCCESS Of tho opcra-
ton was assured. On Ito 9ad the
whole collection Of Transports halted at
DabEuk, about siz miles from the vid. AZ
both tho Russian cavalry commanders, even
it thoy wero sustained by infantry, had been
unable 10 nnaka any impression On tho o.
manlis,
NO FURTHER kKRI1 COULD HAy1 BEEN 3K-
cURRED,
tavo from fo1oe moving out OF the Hon.
|nanlan lines and striking southwest.
Agaiust thas dangor it may be assumed
osman Pasha took care to guard, and thus,
IN The 2Al, after rapid march, the train
rictorioualy crossed the Vid aud entered
plssna- rhs Turkish garrison Of that
stronghold IL now saysd from stazyatioa,-a
loo more difficult 70 rspulse than The bat
alions Of the Ozar.
THE ARMIES.
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