Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-20
THE RUSSIAN WAR.
FEARFUL SLAUGHTER IN THE REDoUBrs.
LONDON, 10.

/ LONDON, Is.
The News issues a special edition con
/ taiuiug the foliowing:-
Buchdf est. Friday night
The two redoubts taken 10y SkobelOf
Z Tuesday evening, were held twenty four
I houi>. The Turks made six attacks
\ Wednesday. and finally In the evening.
drove HIM out. He lost three cannons,
| whjca he had placed in the redoubt He
asked Tor reluiorccments several times
/ but Levfzky refused them, thinking
I Skobeiofl had enough men. Finally, Gen.
J kcylcn, on his own responsibility sent the
/ remnant of a regiment which had attacked
I the lower rrdoubt near Plevna, and whose
/ elective strength was reduced to one hun
! bred men, utterly unit TO 90 into battle
! hut even this arrived too late. and another
! regiment sent from the headquarters OF
/ The staff. arrived when Skotaloff had al
/ ready rrtreated. The loss of these re-
/ doubts Is disastrous Tor the Russian attack
as Il seems with possession OF these two
ana the Greyica redoubt. the Russians
counted upon recommending offensive op.
crations immediately. THIS j. u,w impu--
J sibie TIL the arrival OF reiniurceIn ,utS The
Russians still hold the Gtevica rrdouht.
though under heavy tire from the Turks.
This rcdoubt was visited by Col. Wclies.
| ley, who says 1t was heapcd full OF dead
Russians and Roumanians.
SHUMLA, Is.
Osman Pasha has attacked the Russians
! In great force at Dubuih, aud on the road
! from Plcvns TO Sofia, where they had for
tlfed themselves in order 10 prevent him
receiving support.
The russians were badly beaten aud
have lost several thousand men besides
nine guns.
RUMoRED GENERAL pEfEAr oF THE RUSS.
IANs AND RETREAT TO TIRNovA.
LONDON, sept, ia dispatch dated
Constantlnople, | 30 clock this afternoon,
says:
The Grand ViZier has informed Minister
Layard that Osmau Pssha defeated the
Russians on saturday. Killing and wound
Ing 5000, and capturing several guns.
Fighting before Plevna Is still going on.
In connection with the foregoing the Oh.
servers tonstantiuople special repeats the
reports current there last night the whole
Russian force had attacked the Plevna lines
and were repuscd after desperate 6yhtins
losing over 5Oos men. They then aband-
oned their positions and retrcated upon
Slstoya and Trnovs. Meantime the Rou-
manIan corps on the northeast OF Pleyns
Mere completely routed with a heavy loss.
AVIng nine guns and large quantity of
arms and ammunition on the field.
N3ic 1t l. possible that delay in tele-
graphic communication with Osman Pasha
may have caused confusion OF dates at
CocstAntinoplc, and that he Grand VIZ
Icf's communication may refer to the at
tacA on General /rkelofi on Wednesday
The rumors 10 the Observers telegram
would be valuable only il confederation
81 the other reports.
TIE GR.NlrZA REDoUBr ALMOST UNrENA-
BLE AND FILLED WITH DEAD AND DYING
nj ,sIANs
LONDON. sept. 1.-THE Daily News
correspondent telegraphing from before
Pievna recounts visit 10 the Gravitza
rcdoubi, show ing that il IL almost intenab-
le, the approach being swept by the Turk
lsh NE from a redoubt only $50 wards dis
taut. On Wednesday the interior or the
Gravitza rcdoubt VAS still piled with the
dead and wounded III a guAslly inJistin-
gui~hhble mass. the ~" OF the Turks hay-
INK prevented the approach ~ the surgeons
sui ltter bearers. On the return Of the
New, correspondent from the redoubt the
scotsman correspondent. who accompan-
led aim, was slightly wounded.
III ssiAN ATTACK on siNlSA REFUSED.
toNsTANTISOrLE. sept l6.-nehemet
All Pasha tcIegraphs that Is battalfsns Of
Turks on Friday rcpulsed The attack by
The Russian l2ih army corps on Sinaua.
Inc Russian loss Was heavy.
TURKISH ASSAULT on THE GRIyIrzA RE-
DOUBT on FRIDAY REFUSED.
The Grand Duke Nicholas telegraphs to
st Petersburg. under date OF poredn Sa-
urday. a follows:
Friday evening the Turks assaulted
Grisler Cor Grisitza). bat with the Assist
ance Of Russian and Roumanian reserves
were repulsed, To-day We continue shell.
ing the eDemy's fortihcaiions and the town
IS burning.
According To reports received To Friday
70 wounded officers and 9ts2 men have
passed The hospitals since Sept. z. The
number Of Killed Is about 5000 The total
loss Is about 800 officers and / ? 5OU men.
Upto the morning OF Sept. II the Rou.
manans had lost CO officers aud 5000 men
Killed and wounded, The spirit prevailing
among the Russians and Rcumanians Is
excellent. II l. noticeable that the Grand
Duke Nicholas in this teleg ram makes no
mention OF any further battle on Saturday.
IL seems probable that the Grand Vzcr's
announcement 10 Mr.. Laysrd was merely
recaptulation OF the general result of IN.
operations before Plevna. particularly as
the Porte has since published a telegram
| from Osman Pasha. dated lfth inst, Civ.
ing the Russians loss throughout at from
/ 700 10 5000.