Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-09-19
The Eastern Conflict,
THE EVENTS BEFORE PLEvNA-RUS
SIAN REVERSES.

THE EVENTS BEFORE PLEVNA-RUS-
SIAN REvERsES.
LONDON, Sept IA Russian Off
cial bulletin dated Poriden, Sept. Is,
says: Yesterday "wednesday we
made no futher attacks, but bombarded
the Turkish Notifications and the town
of Plevna at short range. Towards 4
P. M. the town began to burn, and two
explosions were observed within the
Notifications. The Turks made little
reply to our fire and directed all their
efforts against our left wing, which
threatened their rear. At this point
Gen. Skobeloff repulsed FIVE furious at.
lacks, but was compelled in the even
ing, after the sixth attack, to evacuate
the Notifications which he captured on
Tuesday. r..
During Wednesday night our troops
entrenched themselves in their posi-
tons. From the beginning OF the bat
tie up to l o'clock Wednesday after
noon six thousand wounded have been
brought to the field hospitals. Tele
grams from Plevna confirm the report
that the Turks have recaptured two re-
doubts on the Lovatz road. The Rust
chuk column is concentrated in fresh
POSITIONS halfa days march behind the
Kara Lom."
l. STILL FIGHTING AT SHIPKA PASS.
An official telegram from Suleiman
Pasha says: "We opened violent can
noEade upon the Russian position in
the Shipka Pass on Thursday. which
dismounted several of their guns anG
killed a great number of their artillery.
men, principally by exploding their am
munition wagons. In the afternoon theil
artillery was silenced."
THE ARMY OF THE CzAREwITCH.
VIENNA, Sept. 14.-The Political
Correspondence Bucharest specia
contains the following; The Czart
witch's army has withd drawn complete
ly behind the line Of the Jantra. I'm
favorable remors are current concerning
the Russians position in the Shipk'
Pass. il H-s .t-a. .s-e 1
The new bridge over the Danube a
Hlkopolis was still unfinished OF
Wednesday, owing to the scarcity o
boats tLe-' .-'H
| a6 EVACUATION OF ARDIHAN.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 14.-Mukh
tar Pasha telegraphs that the Russians
have evacuated Avdahan and retired t.
Fort Emiroglon.
| THE LATEST REPORTS
| LONDON, Sept. 15.-The Times's
Bucharest correspondent says the Rou
manians report their loss before Plevn;
at 10 officers and 200 men killed, and 8
officers and 1000 men wounded. Tit
Times's correspondent at Vienna sends
/ the following: d ~2 81
\ Sulciman Pasha has received rein
forcements, which amply compensate BIZ
Hoses in the Shipka Pass. The 18th il
now mentioned as the date when. the
! Servian proclamation of war WILDE is
sued, and Prince Milan will leave for tht
frontier. M ,4rss..r -f.f.t aa-I
/ Negotiations with Montenegro have
been renewed on the basis ofthe agree
ment made last year but with more pre-
else stipulations about the co-operatier
of the two armies. -ia-a1 f.-a ;.s p,
1t is now reported that the plan frs
mentioned namely. mat the Servian
: forces should take the offensive in three
directions, has beea relinquished, ant
on the frontier th, defensive will b,
maintained. --. ......--t ...-
In consequence Of the drain on thu
Turkish resources to confront the Rus
slams the Servhns may expect to have
the numerical superiority in whatever
direction thy operate. w ri ,.- ..t,
I THE SITUATION. ...
LoNpoS, Sept. 16.-There is hard y
room TO- doubt that the weeks opera
: tions sjout Plevna did not result as ia
yoraty for the Russo oumanian army
las WIS expected in view of the reports
froa Russian sources. The brief Turk
: isl bulletin about affairs at Pleyns
3 rads: ''Since Friday the Russians have
, made continuous assaults. but have
/ been repulsed. We have captured the
| two redoubts on the Lovatz road which
recently fell into the enemy's hands. y
This comedies with the only detailed
| narrative yet received, and with the late
Russian bulletins. Friends of Russia
have reason, to fear, therefore, that the
capture of the Grivica redoubt is of less
significance than was at first represent.
ed. If so Osman Pasha may await his
endorsements without fear of furthe,
immediate molestation. These reinforce.
ments are, according to Vienna dis
patch, already on the way from Sophia,
whence most of the reserves have been
sent across the Balkans to Orebanie.
Report says that the Czarewitch's
forces have been so weakened to rein
force the Plevna army that they are no
match for Mehemet Ali, and this seems
to be corroborated by the Russians
steadily retrograding. On the whole,
whatever may be the fate of Plevna. the
time is rapidly slipping away in which
the Russians might retrieve the for
tunes of the European campaign, now
as seriously compromised as the Asiatic
one. ssE rc .sfs g..
A special edition of the Daily News
contains the following dispatch from
Bucharest, dated Friday night, Septem-
Der Ia: 7#
I II leftthe battlefield before Plevna
atnoon, yesterday. The two redoubts
taken by Gen. Skobeleff on Tuesday
evening were held twenty-four hours.
On Wednesday the Turks made six at
tacks, and finally about 6 O'Clock in the
evening drove him out. He lost three
cannon which he had placed in redoubts.
He asked for rainforcemanfs sevapaI