Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
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The Effect Of RusSla's Defeat At Plevna-
Peace Prospects Not 80 Coed,

ly as badly needed to beat the Turks.
At Plevna, beaten they must be, aud
that speedily, If the Russian army Is
not forthwith 10 retire inglorioLsIy
from the principality.
The News Bucharest correspondent,
t~elegraphing on Thursday, says the
troops recently engaged at Plevna have
retired beyond Osma river. The 10th
division OF the fourth corps is crossing
at Simnitza, and will probably rein
force them. All the scattered Russian
troops now in the principalities have
been summoned 10 Bulgaria. l under.
stand the Turks are not advancing
eastward from their Plevna position,
but are passing strong forces from
Plevna north toward Losa.
The Berlin papers consider that this
battle puts an end to all hopes Of the
termination of the war this year, and
lessons the chances Of Intervention BY
Austria or England.
The TimeS's Belgrade correspondent
says that there are stormy signs Of the
approaching mobilization OF the Ser
Wan army.
Several kilograms confirm the Turk.
ish occupation Of Eski Saghra.
The T%elegraph's special from Kara
buna says the Russians lost five guns
at Eski Saghrs.
LONDON, August 3.-The Daily News
correspondent sends from Poveden
Plevna, 3 graphic account of the re.
cent battle, the substantial facts Of
which are as telegraphed to the United
States yesterday. The following clos
ing cen give 9 vivid idea of the ex.
tent OF the Russian disaster. 1t will
be noted that the correspondent
is with Prince Schackosken's COM
mand, and also that he does not
purport to give any account of the
condition or losses of Gen Kruedner's
corps: "And now any hopes Of sue
cess anywhere was dead, nor did q
chance offer 10 make the most Of de-
feat. Prince Schackssken had not q man
left 10 cover the retreat. The
Turks struck without stint. They
had the upper hand for once, and were
determined to show that they knew
how 10 make the most Of 1t. They adj
vanced in warns through the dark on
their original position, aud captured
the Russian cannons before the bat
teries could be withdrawn. Turkish
shells began once more to whistle ovcr
the ridge above Radyshova and fall
into the village behind, now crammed
with wounded. The streams of
wounded vending their painful way
over The ridge were incessant. The
badly wounded mostly lay where they
tell. Later in the darkness, q baleful
sort Of K~ronkentseger swarmed over
the battlefield In the shape Of Bashi
Bazouks, who spared not, lingering
there On the ridge till the moon rose.
The staff could hear from below on
the still night air, cries Of pain and en-
treaties for mercy, and the wells OF
6lood-thirsty fanatical triumph. II
was indeed an hour to wiring
the sterneSt hesrt. We staid there to
learn, Il II might be, VIVA; troops were
coming cut .; the Valley OF the Shad.
Ow OF DestL below, were there indeed
any at al, to couc; 1t did not seem
TO De tie case. The Turks had our
range before dark, sad we could watch
the lash Of flames over against us, and
then listen to the scream Of the shell as
It tore By US. The sound OF rifle bull.
let's was iEcessant, and the escort and
re~treating wounded were struck. A
detachment st length came struggling
up, but IL will give an idea OF the
REORGANIZATION to say that when a
company was told Ci to cover, some.
what, the wounded in Rldyshova, IL
had TO be male up Of men Of several
regiments, About 9 o'clock the sistI
quilted the ridge, leaving It beliltered
with grooming men and moving gen.
tly lest we should tread on the pros
trate wounded. We lost our way, as
we had lost our army, We could find
no rest Tor the soles Of our
feet, by reason OF alarm of Bashi Ba.
zouks swarming in among the scatter.
ed and retiring Russians. AT length,
at l o'clock in the morning. having
been Ia the saddle since 6 o'clock on
the previous morning, we turned into
6 stubble.feld. and made beds Of the
reaped grain. Correspondent and Cos.
sack alike rested under the stars; but
We were not allowed 10 rest even then.
Before 4 o'clock al alarm came that the
Bashi Bazouks were upon US, and we
had to arouse and tramp away. What
was IN the morning a fine army, was
now only a handful OF weary Cos
sacks"
The Mob Responsible for the Killing.
BALTlNoRE, August 3.-The follow.
inc IA an extract from tha verd;ct of ,Lo