American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-12-22
WAR NEWS.

A brief telegram from Bucharest,
11th, announces the fall of Plevna on the
previous day, Monday. The Turkish garri-
son, who were dying of hunger and cold,
having abandoned all hope of relief, at
tempted to cut their way out in
the direction of Widdin. They were
surrounded by the victorious enemy, but
fought bravely until their commander, Os-
man Pasha, was stricken down wounded,
when he put an end to further slaughter by
surrendering his sword. All accounts award
great bravery to Osman Pasha and his troops.
The following additional particulars
OF the fall of Pleyna have been received: At
$50 on the morning of the 10th Osman
Pasha's entire army attacked the Russian
Grenadier Corps holding the line of invest
ment on the left bank of the River Vid, en-
deavoring to force a passage. The
attack was made with desperate en-
ergy, and a portion of the Turkish
troops did in fact penetrate the
line of entertainments and batteries; but all
attempts to break through the positions of
the Grenadiers were Intellectual. After five
hours severe fighting the Turks were de-
feated, and Osman Pasha, surrounded on all
sides, was compelled to surrender with his
taken is placed at 10000, and 400 guns were
captured, while the Russo -Roumanian
losses were inconsiderable, compared with
the result obtained.
According to official returns the Rus
sian losses in the fighting preceding the sur
render of Plevna were 10 officers and IS2
men killed and 45 officers and 1,2O7 men
wounded. The Turks lost 1000 killed and
wounded, and the prisoners include 10
Pashas, 12S staff officers, 1000 officers, 3d.
900 infantry and 1920 cavalry. Seventy
seven cannon were also captured
......A Berlin dispatch of the 18th
says: The Russians are expected to
cross the Balkans in force, after which they
will be ready to open negotiations. If ne
gotiations are successful the result will
be communicated to the signatory powers.
Further Russian re-inforcements have
been countermanded, the Car believing
the present army is sufficient. The
Turkish Parliament convened on the 14th.
The speech from the throne was reserved
in tone, and alludes neither to peace nor
mediation.
According to the London Times cor
respondent, who received his information
direct from the Grand Duke Nicholas, Osman
Pasha had at the time of his surrender 10
days. rations for his whole army. The i'm
mediate cause of his abandoning the in
trenchments was the breaking out of an
epidemic among the troops. There were 40
or 30 dead bodies a day in Plevna. There
were no men available to bury them, and the
mortality was increasing. Eight hundred
sick and wounded were in the hospitals.
An attack on Erzeroum was momentarily
expected, and the British Consul left there
on the 18th, in pursuance of the orders of
Lord Derby, which is regarded by the Turks
as foreshadowing a British declara
tion of war against Russia. On
the 18th, 60 battalions of Turks attacked the
forces of Grand Duke Vladimir all along
the line, but were repulsed with heavy loss,
and driven back to their original positions
..-...A proclamation has been issued, or
dering the Servian army to cross the Turk
ish frontier.
The Turks burned and evacuated Ele-
ma on the 14th, and the Russians have reoccu-
pied it. The Servians have crossed the from
tier at Pivot and are marching on Kossova.