The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-13
THE OLD WORLD.
National Associated Press to the Star.
TIE FIGHT ABOUT PLEVNA.


LONDON, Sept. 13. - The latest dis
patches rom the seat of war in the East
state that Suleiman Pasha with his
army has crossed through Triavna Pass
and reached point five miles from Ga
bvOVa. Mehemet Ali is advancing with
his whole force on tle River Jantra His
extreme lett is operating from Osman
Bazar, his center from ESkl Djuuaa,
aud his right from Rl,grad, on
Biela. Tie DombardmenL o, Plevna
continues, aud The Russians are slowly
making closer Investments.
SERVIA EXPLA Ms.
NIENNA, sep. I3-lue Seryian Gov
efnmenC uas pIepal Ell a circula to the
Powers, explaining her reasons for en-
teIng into iDe war.
BRITAIN PREPARES.
LONDON, . Nv. 13.--In British Ad.
miraltl has ordered the construction of
thirty tDrped bOats.
The FIGHTING ABOUT PLEyNA.
A uispatcu from P,evna, dated Sep
temDer ), describes the situation up 10
int daCe. Toe telegram gives a good
idea Of the difficulties which the Rus.
elans nave stl'l 10 overcome as 10 lows /:
The attack upon Pl@vua resembles il
oitSc nOle Z Ihoh any GHlu5 else, 80 Iaf
there does not seem 10 have been a
siogle shot exchanged by the infantry
on the Russian rlgut and center.
The lire Of tue Turkish redoubt of
GreVltza does not appear TO have slack
ened IN the least. Despite the enor-
nous numUCr Of shells thrown into it
yesterday, and al.nough we can see
each one flying into h, air in the mid
die of the reuouut, the Tu kisn guns
reply as regularl. as clockwork.
IL is evlueut none Of the Turkish guns
have been dismouuted 1t is very proD-
able that the Turks have not many men
in the redOuDt, or that they are hidden
in trenches andlow places in the ground
outside, few only being KEEP in the re-
doubt for the management OF the guns,
and as lasV as tley are Killed are re-
placed by others. Tne fire OF tue Turk
isA batteries In the holIoWs between
G eyitZA and PIevna is less steady and
not SO well sustained as yesterday.
probably some OF their guns have been
uismUunteu.
There were to be mounted altogether
four hundred guns bearing upon the
Iurklsh positions but So lar not more
tAan one hundred or one hundred aud
twenty seem TO nave been brOGght into
position, and the effect at present is
very slight. They Will have to come to
much closer Quarters.
| lhe same correspondent, I'm O later
Qtspatcu, reports the continuance OF
| this artIlle'y duel on sunday and Mon.
| day, dunnS which tue Russian batter
were gradually pressed forward IN front
OF Radlshova. Four guns in the Turk.
| ish redouDt were dlsmantled on Sunday,
but were replaced during the night
Tuey were On Monday replying 10 the
| Rus. ian hre, DuG making sauly slow
Wolk IN tue mldst Of the shells poured
into the reuUuUl. Every now and then
| he Turks would suspend fire for many
minutes, as though tue redouDL had been
sIlcnceu, out alter pause came back a
shell or Two.
| the correspondent also describes an
! attack Saturday by column headed by
| Gen. SkODeIUh, from the Russian lell
! ilank, near LuVatz, below tue Plevua
| Road, against Oue Oi the reuouDts on the
southern Side OF PleVna. In Cnis attack
| the Russians drove the Iul ks from thell
Uutlaylng positions, but AS they neareu
| lue loot OF The slope the Turkish fire be.
| came terrible from the parapGts of tht
redoubt, wnIcn poured forth a steady
wave OF flame, but the redouDt was md
den in thick, " A,te smoke.
| The nre was fearful, aud lasted about
| twenty minutes, when the Russian
skirmlsD line began to Withdraw. The
| Turks then made u sUrtie from this re
| doubt, which was repulsed by the Rus
SLAMS III tueir turn, as Was IA second Rus
slan attack on the reuoubt, although 1
was TINS time supported by the fire 0
| The Russian batteries and made will
large IeluiUTcHngnJS,