The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-08
THE EASTERN WAR,
ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF
LOyATx.
StOrming of Mount Rous-A San
culinary Battle, In which the
Turks are Badly whipped
Another Battle Ex-
pSeted at PIeynA
Soon.
The Battle OF LOyatz.

LONDON, September IA correspon-
dent with the Russian army At Lovatz thus
describes the late battle there: The a-til-
lery did most OF the fighting until eight
o'clock, and when the right wing made
rush forward; the musketry firing be-
came heavy, the Turks pouring steady
rain Of fire over the psrspets. At $40
two regiments of infantry were ordered
up to aid the Tiralleurs, OF Duorovilski.
Even ut this early hour the heat Is in
tense. An officer arriving from the line
of march of these two regiments states
tnat one hundred men have fallen by the
way side, overcome by heat. At nine
o'clock the rifle fire increased in intensity
sud extends further up the Osna. The
Tiraleurs are sweeping the Turks
downward. Our guns opened heavy
fire to assist the infantry in their
on ward movement. At $3.50, the Nsvin-
sky regiment winds through the little de-
flo behind one OF the two Turkish re-
doubts and the two regiments named
after the German Emperor moved on
the other. At 10 o'clock good news ar
lives from the right The Turkish posi-
tlOns have been taken on that front, and
! the Russians are masters of that portion.
! They must now take the isolated ridge,
called Mount Rous, which overhsngs
! Lovatz and forms the western key OF the
position. With this in their possession,
LOvatz is theirs, and there remains only
large rcdoubt forming the western key.
Al 1920 firing ceased entirely upon the
right, the Turks having fled across the
valley, leaving Drabonolsky unOpposed.
General Skobelotf has gone with
ten bsttslions, towards the ex.
treme lett wing, to take Mount
Rous, the isolated ridge. At 1870 the
pattering of musketry on the lett tells of
Skobeletf's advance. At l0:45 his COL
umn is seen moving down the slope of
the ampitheatre, and crossing the little
valley intervening between the slope
aud Mount Rous. The Russian artillery
now opens tremendous shell fire on the
slope OF Mount Rous facing Skobeleti
! and the Turks are seen running from
their entertainments on the top and
slope of the Mount. At the foot, how
ever, and near the highway, they hold
their ground and fire rapidly upon SkO-
| belefl's advance. The heat is now sctu.
ally frightful, and it seems imp )ssible for
men to fight under it, A regiment from
the reserve moves down to the right
Of the headquarters to take Mt. Rous IL
the flank and cut off their retreat. Al
1926 o'clock battery moved up ~ sup
port the advance of this regiment, and
took position on the road on the eastern
end of the Mount. Ten minutes after
Skobelleti's column rushes up the road
and takes the heights at MI Rous, and
he crowns the hill with his infantry. The
Turkish battery away to our left on the
Trojan road is now Withdrawn towards
the Trojan artillery. At one o'clock we
have taken all the Turkish positions eX-
cept the redoubt on the Plevns road, the
strongest OF all, rs it commands the little
valley at the bottom of the amphithestre,
and has detached works TO flank an At
tacking force The first period Of the battle
has now ended. Orders are given TO sd-
vance our batteries TO the top of Mount
Rous, and the right wing crept carefully
forward toward the foot of the smpLI-
theatre slope, SO rs to be in readiness for
an attack on the redoubt. By o'clock
the batteries were in their new positions,
and had opened terrible fire on the re-
doubt. TIE commander OF this position
retired his guns to the hills back of his
redoubt, an indication that he believed
the capture of this fortifcstion foregone
conclusion and therefore withdrew his
guns to prevent their capture. 1t is q
question whether the Turkish officer did
well or i'll by hs men by forcing them TO
defend the los. positions after the guns
had been removed. 1t looks like butch
cry tor both sides.
A correspondent who was present at
the battle OF Lovstz proceeds 10 describe
the attack on the remaining Turkish
redoubt. which he witnessed from the
top of Mt. Rous. He says that Mount
ROus was within easy cannon shot Of
the position attacked. The attacking
force was compelled to cross plain half
"a mile wide before reaching the base OF
the hill on which the redoubt was con-
structed, under q musketry fire from the
! Turkish infantry, who were securely
ensconed behind their parspets along the
.oad, and on the lett bank OF the Osmn
were several low ridges of earth work,
mgh enough to cover man in creeping
! position, and these places OF refuge
were resting places in the deadly race
/ TOR the bluff A cemetery through
which the Russians had 70 pass, had a
number OF fiat flag stones standing up.
right, and these were taken advantage
! OF by the advancing so.dIers. Ihe 1T
| taCklng force contained the two regi-
! meuts named after the German Emperor
/ and some men OF the army corps which
wss at Plevna. 1t was commanded by
/ Major-GeHeral RozmindsIef. At 2:3O
! O'Clock the order 10 attack WAS given,
and the men rushed across the valley
amid q perfect hail storm Of bullets. 10
tew minutes the ground wss dotted
with dead and wounded Russians, and
| the survivors were resting under the 1t
/ tie ridges OF the road and the OsmA
/ Tne men advanced in open order
/ ~ H rush, Snd the Turks kept up 8
{ steady stream Of fire. There was not the
( slightest break in the rain of bullets, yet
! IL was wonderful 70 see how small pro-
| portion OF them took effect. Sometimes
: y single soldier would run s,ross the
whole space between the river and the
4 b.uf. could see where every bullet nit
around MIN by the dust which 1t threw
up, and yet be generally got scross un-
hart. There were minutes when no
Russian was under FIRE, and yet the
Turk. never stopped, 1t appears that
tney were living down in trenches firing
over the psrspets without looking al
the Russians declare they never even saw
even q head above the bsuk. By three
/ O'Clock = considerable force had collected
under the bluti, and commenced work
ing round TO the angle OF the redoLbt
. 10 king up the Plevns rosd, while An
othe- party, 70 distract attention, fret
F crept up the face of the bluff and opened
Il scaihlng fire on the face OF the redoubt
toward Lorentz, away to the northwsrd
OF the Plevna road. Tne Russian force
now makes lis appearance with battery