Nebraska advertiser., 1877-09-20

Within the past week there has
been terrible fighting at Plevna. The
news is somewhat conflicting as u.s.
ual, but it seems certain that the Rus
SLAMS have been fearfully repulsed
which makes the Russian Bulgarian q
campaign look like monstrous fail
ure. We CLEAN as follows from the
most authentic dispatches at hand
AFFAIRS AROUND PLEvNA.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE following
has been received via Bucharest, Sun
day night: Colonel WELLESLEY has just
arrived from Russian headquarters
before Plevna and reports all quiet ex-
cept intermittent firing around Grivi-
ca redoubt, which is still held by the
allied forces. Military operations
were really closed Wednesday even
ing when the Turks recaptured the
double redoubt taken by SkobelOff.
The Russian commaDder-in-c chief
could not or would not send reinforce
ments to hold this redoubt, and il was
evident the attack was at an end.
General SkobelOff lost 1000 men in
attacking the redoubt. He lost 8, 900
more holding it. An immense pro-
portion of officers were killed or
wounded. Only one commander of
one regiment is alive and scarcely a
head of battalion Is left. Two off,
GERS of the staff were killed, one of
whom was Vortschagen a brother of
the great artist, and another brother
was wounded.
IT WAS GODS WILL;
A correspondent writes saw Gen
Skobeloff In his tent at night; he was
quite, calm and collected. He said,
II have done my best; l could do no
more. Ny detachment is half de-
stroyed my regiments do not exist;
l have no officers left; l have lost
three guns" "Why did they refuse
you reinforcements ?" | asked, "who
was to bIame?" II blame nobody"
he replied, ait is the will of God"
The Russians have not abandoned
their position, and do not seem dis
posed to do so. On the contrary, they
are fortifying.
TURKISH ARMIES FORM A JUNCTION.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Suleiman Pasha
has, it is said, effected a junction with
Mehemet Ali. 1t seems probable
their combined forces may attempt
something against the cZarowitch,
who was obliged to retire before this
junction was effected, may now be
forced to retreat still further, althO'
the imperial guard now arriving rap
idly may put another face on affairs.
The daily NeaCS, strong pro-Russian,
thus sums up this intelligence
Looking impartially at the facts
presented this morning we are una
bled to form any others conclusion
than the attack on Plevna has not on
ly failed, but so failed that it cannot
be renewed. Under conditions In
which the Russian commander finds
himself placed, he has attempted
what great German commanders new
attempted in their French campaign
and has used up bis slight superiority
of men with extraordinary rapidity.
He is liable to be attacked at any mo-
meDr at any given part of his front by
a force larger than any which he can
assem- BILE there. In a word, heis beat
en-. The battle reported at Dudknick
in which the Russians were said to
have been defeated. must have been,
if at all. at village five miles north
west of Viratza on the Rohova road. |
Reports say that Osman Pasha has
FORTIED POSITION ALMOST INIPREG-
NABLE
naturally at Viratza, upon which he
will retire If driven from Plevna. !
Any how the Roumanian attempt to |
cut his communications off seem to
have failed.
SCHIPKA PASS.
Dispatches from Shumla state that |
Suleiman Pasha took Fort st. Mich
olas and the Turkish flag now waves |
over the Russian fort. Prior to its
capture the Russians made several un-
successful attacks upon Turkish posi- |
tions.