Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-19
MR. CLIPPERS, Correspondent.

the 4tn instant, were more uiJ1or
tunate for the Russians than a
first reported. Fifty officers ant
1900 men were killed and wound
ed, and eleven guns captured. Tn
operations on the 9th instant wer'
confined TO driving the Turkisl
right, numbering 10000 men, from
Slataritza to Bebrova. TIL,
Turkish left, confronting Jakowitza
numbering 5000 men.
st. Petersburg, Dec. SIT il
officially ANNOUNCED that the Rus
sian loss between Nov. 10th an6
18th was 1888 men; total los:
since the commencement of the
was, "a, S5S men.
Bagot, Dec. 10.-At $50 this
morning Osman Pasha's entire
army attacked the Russian gren-
adler corps holding the line OF
investment on the left bank of the
River Vid, endeavoring to force
a passage. The attack was made
with desperate energy and portion
of the Turkish troops did in fact
penetrate the line of intrenchments
and batteries, but all attempts to
break through the positions of the
Grenabiers were Intellectual. After
five hours severe fighting the
Turks were defeated. Osman
Pasha, surrounded on all sides, was
compelled to surrender with his
whole army. Up to the present
time it is impossible to estimate
the number of Turkish prisoners
or the quantity of war marerial
taken. We only know that every
thing in Plevna has fallen into
our hands. The Russian losses
were inconsiderable compared with
the result obtained.
New York, Dec. 11,-Special
advices from Bucharest put the
number of Turkish prisoners taken
at Pevna at 10000, and the num-
Der of guns captured at 400. The
ground which was the scene of the
sortie was literally strewn with
thousands of dead and dying
Osman Pasha himself was severely
wounded before he would consent
TO surrender. His valor, which is
described as desperate, is every
where the theme of conversation.
The sufferings OF the Turks in the
beleagured town were actually
awful. Cold, disease and famine
decreased the ranks and reduced |
the soldiers to living skeletons.
To aggravate the sufferings there
were no doctors and no medicine
could be obtained.
Bucharest, Dec. 1.-THE Car,
after the surrender of Plevna,
placed his carriage and escort at
the disposal of Osman Pasha.
Bucharest, Dec. 1.-THE report
current here that Osman Pesha's
attempt to break out was caused by
combined Russian and Roumanian
assault on his position is purely
imaginary. The sortie was sorely
promped by the entire failure of
provisions. Osman crossed the
river Vid. attacked and took Fort
Dolby Etropelie. The Russians
and RoumaDians were hurried up
from Suzorla and Buckova. After
terrible carnage Osman attempted
to re-enter Plevna, hut it had mean
while been occupied by Ronman-
ians and Russians from Grevitza.
Osman, on finding himself thus
surrounded, although wounded in
the foot, personally conducted the
negotiations for surrender. He ex.
pressly announced that he surrepd- |
cred Internationally to the EN- {
peror. Simultaneously with the I
main sortie the Turks made a sor- {
tie against the Roumanian position
on the right bank of the Vid, but
this was feebly conducted and the
Turks in that quarter surrend-
cred almost INCREASINGLY. The
whole Turkish artillery train was
captured in the immediate neigh
borhood of Plevna. The Russian !
and Roumanian armies made a tri- {
umphant entry into the town at {
$3.50 Monday afternoon. a
HiSToTY OF THE PLEvNA SIEGE.
The terrible repulse of the Rus .
sian forces on July 31st, ut Plevna. 1
was the first shock to the armies of Q
the Gar in their victorious march Z
from the Danube. Encouraged by a
an almost uninterrupted series Of II
successes, Prince Shakhoresky and r
Baron Krudener hurled thirty n
thousand men against the fifty II
thousand of Osman Pasha, shield y
ID by intrenchments and armed d
With repeating rifles. The slaught- Is
II was awful the repulse com u
,lete. The Russians lost more al
han one-third of their men, and 81
be survivors retreated, a tumnltu- u
us, panic-stricken mob. Between 10
he victorious Turks and Tirnova ca
here was not even an organized nc
attalion of invaders. II was ex- oI
ected that the Ottomans would ca
blow up the blow thus delivered 20
y a more crushing one; but Os- W!
ian Pasha, apparently satisfied OF
it'll bis signal victory, proceeded no
, strengthen himself ia Plevna, W.
bile Suleiman Pasha was carrying III
, q desperate struggle for the re
Of the Sbipka Pass mi
he Russians thus had time TO re- VIZ
'perate. and they made prodigious ex
forts TO reinforce their shattered les