Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE.

ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE.
A correspondent at the headquarters
of the Grand Duke Nicholas, at Poredin,
telegraphs under date Of Monday. via
Bucharest, Tuesday, Sept. 4, as follows:
The long-expected attack on the forces
under Osman Pasha was made this
morning according to q p~rearranged
plan by which the assault was to take
place simultaneously along the whole
Russian line reaching from near the
mouth Of the Nid almost to the foot OF
the Balkans, south of Lovatz. The at
tack, as made, was irresistible. 1t was
intended by the Grand Duke that
THE ADVANCE, one BEGUN,
should not suffer any check. The con
c~entration Of the Russian forces upon
the Turkish position around Plevna was
begun early in August. The arrival OF
every division was the signal for an adj
vance at some point and the pushing of
the whole line gradually forward. These
movements, and even the arrival of the
reinforcements were only details in the
grand result which may now be regard
ed as insured.
TwENTY THOUSAND RUSSIANS
have been encamped at the mouth of
the Poredin since the last Palisat en-
gagement undisturbed, except by oc-
| cational reconnaissance, resulting III
one or two slight cavalry skirmishes.
The Bulgarians have been leaving all
the villages in the vicinity Of the army
for several days. They know very well
that If the Russian line should uncover
their villages for an hour every citizen
would be m~assacred. The Grand Duke
has during the month pursued with a
ceaseless and relentless purpose one
object, namely, the crushing of Osman
Pasha, and the retrieving of the disaster
of July the 81. For this the
POOR RADETsKY, Attic sCHIpKA PASS
suffered. 70 this settled purpose every
thing and everybody has been sacritic-
ed. Disaster has never been courted
but has beenrisked onseveral occasions.
Yet the Russians haze been successful
from the one great fact that they have
on all sides kept their enemy at bay.
When the Russian advance had been
made from Selvi to the vicinity of Low
atz, the attack was made by the Turks
upon the entrenchcd position at Palisat
witha the results already detailed. As
often as the Turks came on they were
repulsed. Once, twice, thrice - the
same result. The Russians held their
ground all along the line and this was
all that was expected of them to do I'M
til the hour had come. All
THE REINFoRCEMENTS
were in by Saturday night. Sunday
was a day of rest only TO the line. TO
the officers of the statfit was a day of
arduous labor. Many of the aides
were scarcely out Of ,he saddle from
day break until midnight. Along the
line rs far south even Us Lovatz courlers
were flying back and forth. Many an
anxious mind wandered off into dream
land last night, but the result Of all this
was that by this morning all WAS ready.
Thursday the battle occurred, but was
four days to Don Had it happened
yesterday and to-day,
THE TURKISH ASSAULT
would have been met by the same gen
eral advance which is intended to carry
Plevna before it stops, Already all
communication between Loyatz and
Plevna has been cut off, and when the
former position is carried, as it must be
to-day, the left centre will flank the
Turkish position by moving to the
south of Plevna.
THE FIGHTING BEGAN
this morning about 10 o'clock. The
advance had begun about 6, but there
was considerable delay, owing to the
irregularities ofthe ground at various
points along the eighteen miles of front.
The Turkish outposts were e%ncountcd
almost Immediately by the Russian
line, but they fell back without any hes
~itation, after seeing that the advance
was made in force. When the Turkish
outposts had fallen back upon their
main picket line, the firing became
brisk. The skirmish line Of the Russian
army was at once strengthened, and en-
gagged the enemy until the main body
began 20 arrive. The regiments rs
they came up We're Immediately
formed,
MILNE OF BATTLE,
and at once became engaged. The az
tillerv fire along the entire line of the
Russian advance was steady and de-
structive. The Russian gunners 10y
their rapid practice admirably covered
the advance of their infantry as the
latter pushed forward seeking closer
contact with the enemy, the Turks
meantime fighting stubbornly but en-
tircly on the defensive. The fighting
that ensued rs soon rs the entire move
ment had been fairly unmasked by the