The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-15
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a correspondent telegraphs long &C
count of the assault on Plcvna as wit
messed bv him from the heights in front
of Ladivioo. He says: The morning
broke with ram which settled down
into a dense mist, through which OBJ
iects were invisible at Il hundred yards
About 10 A. NJ the fog lifted sonew hat
and at that time the Grevica red0ubt was
still alive, although its fire could not
be called brisk. To our left, nerr Lo-
vatz aud Plevna road, there were occa-
sional and intermittent bursts of infln-
try fire. Soon after ten o'clock occurred
an oninous lull III the firing After
this. the Turks jauutiiy took advantage
TO come out from behind their parapets
and stroll abcnt the elscis with the ut
most nonchalance Then the fog came
DOWN again yelling everything. At II
precisely furious musketry fire sud
de1ly hurst out on our left from the
Russians pushing their way out of the
gap through the pass OF Lovatz along the
Pleyna road and against the redoubt Oh
the summit of ali isolated mountain
southeast OF the town of Pievpa. The
Turks, as far as could bc Judged from
the sound, seemed to be in = great mea-
sure reserving their fire until the Rus
SLAMS came to close quarters with them,
as everything was Invisible at a dis
lance of 200 yards, this also applies to
the artillery fire. Although the Rus
sian batteries continued futiously to
shell the Turkish position, about noon
the fog lifted somewhat, but fell again.
During the interval the cannon III the
Turkish second position could Inc seen,
firing heard in the direction of the hos
tile musketry fire. After this the fog
fell again at - o'clock, and it
became certain from the sound Of the
firing that the infantry fighting had
tendency to retrograde from the Tur.
kish front. This morning. further to
the left and nearer to the fighting, Just
above the western end of the village of
Radzvoo, exactly along the place held
by Schakotfoky's staff. as forepost
line on the night of July 30th. l found
several batteries of Russian artillery in
steady action against the lst and "a
Turkish positions on the central swell,
little to the right and rear Of the in
fantry still engaged in desultory fight
ing. The commander of battery told
us. with ali assumption of confidence,
that the fighting which was dying out
was merely forepost work to clear the
way for grand assault against the re-
doubt on an isolated mamelon, which is
to be made in the afternoon. But with
u glass could discern on the slopes
leading to the mamelou, Russian dead
aud wounded lying about sadly thick,
while successive bodies of Turks were
retreating down the slope of the man,
elon against huddled mass OF Rus
slams. seemingly retiring IN shelter
trenches, athwart the mouth Of The road
ravine, and the ascending slopes to our
immediate right 1t was also clear that
Gen. Skobcloff had attacked the re-
doubt and covered the way due east
from tho isolated mameloii; yet furth-
er left on the extreme westward of the
Rsdizvoo ridge skirmishing was
still actively going OIL. but the
Turks presented all obstinate front,
and fred steadily from shelter trenches.
This was at two o'clock in the after.
noon. and for nearly two long hours
the same little forepost of affairs of no
consequence went on. The foregoing
evidently refers to that part of the
operations conducted by General Shoy-
eloff. and cOncurs with the account al so
from an eye witness. which says that
General Shoveloff, IN advancing upon
the Sofia redoubts, at IL O'Clock was
attacked by the Turks, who sailed out
to meet him. fie beat them back and
then attacked himself, but could make
no Roadway for two hours. under an
awful fire from he earthworks. He
renewed the attack at O'Clock. but
without success, simply holding his
own. but gaining NO ground. His loss
mus, be very great For fifty minutes
the. insillade was like the roll of
drums.
The Times account OF operations in
other parts Of the field is as follows: at
ten minutes before one o'clock in the
afternoon. the brigade of General Cot.
offs corps. supported by seven other
brigades. attacked the center redoubt
on the south side. one and one half
miles from Rsdizvoo. The attack was
repnlsed by rifle fire. after lasting
ninety minutes. II was renewed at six
O'Clock in the evening, when Twelve
battalions of Russians advanced with
most splendid and devoted bravery,
right up to the ditch. Carrying seal
ing ladders, thew surrounded the re-