New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
sKoBELEFFs DARING DEEDS.

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A THRILLING EPISODE IN THE LAST ATTACK ON THE
PLEvNA DEFANCEs-HOw A REDOUBr WAS WON
AND Losr
Ilepna (SepL I2 telegram to The london Daily Necs
| will now relate tho events which occurred
on the Russian extreme le (, commanded by Prince
Mertinksy and General skobelef Here the attack was
conducted in a very different manner While the battle
WAS raging in front and tue right OF me- 1t RACED with
no less furry round the rcdoubs and the other side
OF tho Lotcha road, but up to tho moment OF
tho second repulse OF KliloR SkObeef had not yet
made his assault. He had vel prep red the
ground however. At o'clock he had brought down
twenty pieces artillery to the spur OF the ridge over
LOOKING Pleyna. Not more than 1000 yards distant
from the redouot, AN immense volume OF SMOKE
rising heard terrible thunder when was not more
than 500 or 600 yards away on my lett IL was evident
thai skObe, f. rsnng his artillery in this adVanced pO-
capture tue redoubt in front OF him.
have already described The positions mere, anu now
only need refer them 20 make the description 9nder-
sTuSd TIE rcdOubt skobeeG was attacking was double
redOubt IN the benz OF ne roos rS%H "n te so
OF the mountain 10 within easy range; AS the
Turks Immediately opened hTe ulOn nun IRON
the redoubt, he returned the fire with steadn"ss
and precision putting his meu under cover Us
stream Of shell and into the redOuot as we'll
In fact he worked his cannon 50 muc1 t9at several
To- sk everything TO capture this redoubt and Peyna
were taken it would not be his iapI; aSr tnrod
hnnrs ne kept hs fire, and just after hrJOHs second
repulse the Turkish re having somewhat reiAeI uoh
mated by the Russian, be Thought the moment h@u coo
THE REDoUBT ATTACKED.
Re had four regiments Of the ne and four battalions
Of snarpshooters. Still keeping up his murderous hre'
he formed under cover two regiments the Vadmrsh
and ne Zoozos. In the little hollow at the loot OF the
low bin on which built the redoub together with
two ba,taons Of sharpshOOters, not more than LOU
Yards from the scarp. Then placing himself
in tho best position for watching the result,
no ceased hre and ordered the advance. He
ordered the assaung party not to fire. and they rushed
forward with their guns on their shoulders with music
nIvng and banners dying, ana disappeared In the Og
nd smoke skobeleff Is the only General VINO places
himself near enough 10 feel the pnse Ol oatte Inc
adyancing column was ndistincy seen, dark mass III
&C. IS and smoke Feeling. IL were, every throb OF
fine battle this line b. gin 70 waVer aud nstate
IJpon the instant he hurried forward flVal reR-
weDt 10 supp rt, and again watched the re-
suit This new force carried tne mass lurtI,r M on
with its momentum, but the IurSlsn redouDt % %nsneu
and smoked and poured forth such torrent OF bullets
that the line again shaken skoOelen slool IN ihs
gonnded even to tue little Kirghz, VINO received
GulIet N shoulder Again he saw the IN me hesitate
and waver and he flung his fourtb ana last reglhen'
fine Iibausly, the gacis Again tms new wave car
re the preceding ones forward untn tney weIe ALMOST
ON the scarp; out that deadly shower oi olles poreo
vnon thrfn: men dropped ny hundreds, and the result
st renamed doubtful Tue line once hore %nvered ave so
and hestatcd Not moment was " oe ioS'' II 'ne le
doubt was TO be carried
THE RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS.
skobeen had only two battalons OF sharpshooters
left the best his deachments Putting himself at the
head of these he dashed forward on horseback. He
nuctuatng mass and it the inspiration of his own
courage and instruction. He picked the whole mass up
ami carried ii forward with rush aud cheer Tne whole
redoubt mass Of name ana smoke IIOm wheh
screams shouts and of agony and defiance arose,
with the deep mOuthed believing OF the Cannon ana
above all the steady awful crash OF that deaay fe re
skobelefTs sword cut In two In the middle Iben,
moment later when just on the point OF lealDg the
ditch horse an rolled together on tue ground the
horse wounded, the rider untouched He sprang
10 his feet WITH shout then with formidable savage
veil the whole mass OF streamed the dcn,
over scarp and cOuntescap, over the parapei aud
swept into redoubt like hurricane. Their bayOneIs
made short work OF the Turks still remaining
Then a Joyous cheer tod that the redOubt
was captured. and tlat at last one OF the Dc
fences of Pleyna In tue hands OF the Russians
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER
Bavns much as have seen Of the Turkish In
fantry nre from behind trenches and walls thought II
beyond nesh and blood 10 break IL, belief which
had been strengthened by Kriofs repuse, which had
Just witnessed. 6kobeef proved the contrary but at
what sacrificed Tn that short rush OF few hundred
yards. 5000 men had been left the hillside the