The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-14
THE FIGHTING AT PLEVNA.
OsMiN PIsHl's STRONGEST POSITION
CtRRIED BY ASSAULT
The Grivica Redoubt Captured by the Rus.
sinns-A General OF brigade Killed ana
5000 Men wounded-Heavy Canr nrcnadin9.

VIENNA, Sept. 13.--The Political Cb,ye-
sDondence to-day announces that tho united
Russian and Roumanian armies have carried
by assault the Heights Of Grivica. osman Pa
sha's strongest position.
LONDON. sept. ia Russian of1cial dospntch
from Poredin. dated Wednesday night. says:
We cannonaded Plovna from daybreak ycstcr-
day until O'Clock in the afternoon when nm
assault was made by our troops. By evening
three Turkish redoults had bocn taken by Gen.
Skobclcn. while Gen. Rodion)ir had carried tho
Grvca rcdoubt. Gen. Rodionor was wounded
slightly. Adiutant Schlitar. commander Of tho
Seventeenth Infantry Regiment. and Gen. Dob-
rowolsky. chief Of the Third l,lnc Brigade. woro
killed. Six Russian battalions and one Rou-
manian battalion took part in the assault
on the Grivica redoubt. We captured two stand
orda and Az oui iH---s ~ w0unrou
alone exceed 1--WE thousand mon. The number
killed has not been asccrtancd. At daybrcnk
to-day a vigorous artillery fire was recom-
incnrcd along The whole line our troops aro
in front Of the TURKISH iortillcatiOns. in tho
positions taken Yesterday"
CoNsTANrfSOpiE. Sept. l9-Thc Khedivc Of
Egyui viii send further contingent Of troops
to Turkey.
BELGRADE. sept, l3.-Thc departure Of .rcgu-
lar troops from the camp near Belgrade for
AlcNinatz began to-day. \ whole park Of art-
lerry and nm ammgnitioon train have gone.
Daily NerS tccgraphs l0rg. account Of tho
assault on Plcyna, as Witnessed by him from tho
sa5s the mornims broke with h'T'fSo rain. whiaRR iRR
settled down into dense mist through
| which objects wcrc Invisible AT "A hundred
| yards. About 10 A, W. the fog lifted somewhat,
| and nt that time the Grivica rcdoubt was still
alive. although its fire could not be called
| and Plevna road. there were occasional
intermittent bursts of infantry fire. soon after
| ~ o'clock occurred an omnuus lull in the firing.
| or this tho Turks inuntily took advantage to
| come ont IRON behind thelr pnraprts and stroll
| Then the fog came down again. yelling very
thing and hidina everything, At II precisclya
loft from the Russ sians pushing their way
| out Qf the gap through the passes 81
redoub on The summit 0i l an & is"iatcd mameon' 1
| southeast ~ the town Of Plcvnn The Turks NJ
lnr as could be Judged from the sound. seemed
| 70 be IN a great measure rcsrrving their
| IRE until the Russians came 10 close quarters.
| with them, as everything was invisible AZ a dis
| uinc, ol twenty yards. rms applies 10 their
artillery fire, although the Russian batteries con-
! tpuch furiousy to she'll the Turkish positions.
| About noon the fog lifted somewhat. but
| fell again. During thc interval Tia" cannon in
! lhe Turkish second position could bc seen
firing hard, in The direction. of the hostile
one thing became certain from tho
ssognd Of the firing. that the Infantry
| the Turkish front, moving further To- the left
and nearer to the fighting just above the
l.Hat& EIHecty & along tho space held by Prince
several @ s' Gsercs % Of @ E%1siSn al } e ariaTy i8p%1
Turkish position on the central swell little
to the right and rear. Of the in
The commander of battery told Us. with
an, assumption of inlifIerence. that tho
lighting which was dying out was mere
| y forepost work TO clear the way for
grand nssnult against the rcd"uht on tho
tsolntod mnmelon which was be- made
in the afternoon; but with glass |
could discern on TIE SLOPES leading
IN to the mnmelon Russian dead and
| wounded lying about silly thick.
Successive bodies Of Turks were stream
ing ing down TIE nSlore of ths ,mamelon