Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-06
WAR NOTES.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Daily Neics'
correspondent, telegraphing from Bull
gareni, 10 miles east of Plevna. gives
a detailed account of the fighting on
Monday. The Turkish forces were es-
timated at $4,000. They occupied a
series of positions naturally strong and
arti6cially fortified in every available
spot, forming horse shoe in front of
Plevna. with both TANKS resting on the
river Vid The Russian force consisted
of the ninth Army Corps, under Gen.
Krudener, the Thlrtieth Division and
the Thirtieth Brigade of the Second
Division, under Prince Schackesky, with
three brigades of cavalry and 16O guns.
General Krudener began the battle
about half-past nine o'clock. After a
long bombardment he succeeded in
silencing the Turkish cannon at Grivica,
but could not expel the infantry from
the earthworks. He spent the whole
afternoon unavailingly endeavoring to
force the northern flank of the Turkish
position, desisting after dark without
having himself suffered considerable
loss.
Prince Schackesky about noon carried
Radizevo, and, planting four batteries
on ridge beyond, bombarded the near
est Turkish position, an earthwork
armed with cannon in front of an en-
trenched village. After an hours can
nonade he silenced the Turkish guns,
and his infantry, after a long and bloody
contest, carried the earthwork and vii
lage.
The second Turkish position, con-
sisting of a redoubt and series of in
trenched vineyards strongly held, was
then attacked and ultimately carried
with terrible effort and very severe
loss, owing to the heavy Turkish artil-
lery fire. The Russians, moreover,
were enabled to utilize the captured po-
sition.
About 4 o'clock reserve brigade
was brought up and an attack made on
the positions Immediately covering Pley-
ma. The attack continued till nearly
sunset. The Turkish infantry was in
great force, in continuous line, under
shelter of trenches. Despite the most
stubborn efforts no impression could be
made upon that line. Two companies
of Russian infantry did get round to
the right of the Turkish trenches and
and entered the town of Plevna, but il
was impossible to hold it.
The Russian batteries pushed boldly
forward into the position first taken, to
attempt to keep down the Turkish can.
nonade, which was crashing into the
infantry in the open field, but they were
compelled soon to evacuate this hazard.
GUS spot. At shutdown the Turks made
continuous forward movement, and
reoccupied their second position.
The Russian infantry made a sue
cession of desperate stands, and died
like heroes. The Turks gradually retooE
everything they had lost. The fighting
lasted till long after nightfall.
With darkness the Bashi Bazoukl
took possession of the battle field anc
slew all the wounded. The Russians
held the nights above Radizevo, but thu
Bashi Bazouks worked around to thei
rear and fell upon the wounded, collect
ed at the village of Radizevo. A retrea
was compelled in this direction, namel.
Bulgareni, and the contingencies result
ing from this untoward battle are o
ominous significance.
A correspondent of Vienna telegraph
that the Turks are again moving to tn
relief of Rustchuk. Notwithstanding
their defeat by Czarevitch they have ad