Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-08-08
The Russo Turkish War.
TIE TURKISH VICTORIES.

vices confirming the Turkish victories a
Plevna. The Russian right wing, mum
bering forty thousand, was all engaged
Mr.. Layard also has news of an import
ant Turkish success near Eski Saghra
The Russians lost several guns, and tn
Turks occupied Eski Saghra." TIL
Porte has the following official dispatch
The Russians on Tuesday attacke,
Raouf Pasha at Eski Saghra. Aftel
seven hours fighting Raouf Pasha re
treated upon Karaburar, but Suleimal
Pasha coming up repulsed the enem,
and recaptured Eski Saghra, capturin!
several guns and inflicting considerable
loss on the Russians"
THE BATTLE OF PLEvNA.
The News in its detailed narrative O
the battle OF Plevna gives the Russian
force as $4,000 infantry, 16O field gun.
and brigades Of cavalry, and says thi
defeat makes the Russian hold or
Bulgaria extremely preearious, ant
must compel the withdrawal of troop:
from some other point where they are
nearly as badly needed, to beat the
Turks at Plevna. Beaten they mus
be, and that speedily, if the Russi ar
army is not forthwith to retire inglo
riously into the prncipalities.
MOVEMENTS AFTER DEFEAT.
The News's Bucharest correspondent
telegraphing on Thursday says THE
troops recently engaged at Pleyna have
retired behind the Osman river. The
sixteenth division Of the fourth corps
is crossing at SimnitZa and will proba
bly, reinforce them. All the scattered
Russian troops now in the prlncipali
ties have been summoned into Bulgaria
II understand the Turks are not adj
vancing eastward from their Plevna
position, but are passing strong forces
from Plevna northward towards Looca.
Berlin papers consider that the battle
puts an end to all hope Of terminating
the war this year and lessons the
chances of intervention by Austria OF
England.
A GREAT TURKISH VICTORY
LONDON, August Ia dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph, dated Pera, July 81,
midnight, says: ''Intelligence Just re-
ceived here from Osman Pasha an.
nounces a great Turkish victory. The
enemy were completely routed after
two days severe fighting, with loss of
5000 killed and 10000 wounded. The
Turks captured great quantity ofarms
and ammunition. The Turkish casual
ties were comparatively small. owing to
the fact that they fought upon the de-
fensiye."
CLOSING SCENE OF TUESDAYS BATTLE.
LONDON, August 3.-The Daily
News's correspondent sends from Pore
diu, near Plevna, a graphic account Of
Tuesdays battle, the substantial facts
of which are as telegraphed to the Unit.
ed States yesterday. The following
closing scenes give vivid idea Of the
extent Of the Russian disaster. It will
be noticed that the correspondent is
with Prince Scholarships command
and does not purport to give any &C.
count OF the condition or losses Of Gen.
eral Krudener's corps: And now all
hope Of success anywhere was dead, MOI
did a chance offer to make the best o.
defeat. Prince Schackoskoy had not a
man left to cover the retreat. The
Turks struck without stint. They had
the upper hand for once, and were de
ternined to show that they knew how
to make the most oft. They advanced
in swarms through the dusk on theil
original first position, and captured the
Russian cannons before the batteries
could be withdrawn.
Turkish shells began once more tc
whistle over the ridge above Radishova
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
fell. Later in the darkness there
swarmed over the battlefield the balefu
Bashi Bazouks, who spared not. Lin.
gering there on the ridge till the moor
rose the staff could hear from below OF
the still night air cries of pain and en-,
treaties for mercy and the yells O
bloodthirsty, fanatical triumph. 1t was
indeed an hour to wiring the sternest
heart.
I'VE stayed there to learn if it nigh
be that troops were coming out of the
valley Of the shadow of death below
were there indeed any at all to come
1t did not seem to be the case, The
Turks had our range before dark, anc
we could watch the flash of flame over
against us, and then listen to the scream
Of the shell as it tore by us. The
sound of rifle bullets was incessant, ant
the escort and retreating wounded were
struck. A detachment at length came
struggling up. but it will give an idea O
the Reorganization to say that when 6
company was told off to cover some
what the wounded in Radishova it hal
to be made up Of men of several regi
ments.
about 9 o'clock the staff quilted the
ridge. leaving it Uttered with groanlne
men, and moving gently lest we should
tread on the PROSTATE wounded, we lost
our way as we had lost our army. We
could find no rest for the soles of oul
feet by reason Of the alarms of the
Bashi Bazcuks swarming in among the
scattered and retiring Russians; al
| length. al one O'Clock in the morning.
having been in the saddle since six
O'Clock on the previous morning, we
turned into a stubble field, and, making
beds of the reaped grain, correspondent
and Cossacks alike rested under the
stars. But we were not even then al.
lowed to rest. Before four O'Clock an
alarm came that the Bashi Bazouks
were upon US, and we had to rouse and
tramp away. The only protection o.
the chief of what in the morning was q
fine army was now u handful of wearied
Cossacks. Gen. Krudener sent word
in the morning that he had lost severely
and could make no Roadway, and had
resolved to fall back on the line of the
river Osma.
"There had been talk-his troops be.
inc fresh-of renewing the attack to-day
with his cooperation, but it is plain
statement of fact that we have no troops
to attack with. The most moderate es.
innate is that we have lost two regi-
ments, say 5000 men, out of our three
brigades, a CHASTITY number, beating
Evelau or Friedland. This takes nc
account of General Krudener's losses.
We. too, retire on the Osma river, about
Bulgarenl, and to the best of our weak
strength cover the bridge at Sistova.-
One cannot, in this moment of hurried
o,G,s;o, raalizn all the nOss;h1a ra.