Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-09-28
ABOUND nEVNA.


The Rsumnnlaas WllAla Twsnly.ays
YARDS o. ths ssosad nsdouht-ThO
RassIaa PSsllisH il sshIpka Pass Pc.
osFl0Hs-RSpOFisd Less Of $4,000 IoF
tie TuFkS.
LOEDON, Sept. 2l.-Ths Times cor.
respondent al Cory Sluden telegraphs
that be has personally inspected the
position before PloVna, which he de.
soribes 90 follows: The Russo-R0u.
manian army occupies 3 line extending
from Govilza to TatchenilzA. At Go
vilza The R0umanians have advanced
BY sap to within twenty-five yards
Of the second redoubt, which will prob.
ably fall in q few days. Farther to
the lett from Govilza stand Krudever's
corps, which has been reinforced since
the battle BY portions Of two divisions
of Russians. Next stands ZsatofTs
corps, fearfully reduced In numbers, o
battalion being brought down to
three hundred men. On the ex.
IRENE left, near TatchenilzS, 10
Imretirsky's detachment, namely, the
Second Division, and Fourth Rifle
Brigade, the latter diminished from
four to Two weak baltalIons. Here are
also the remains of Skobelof's q detach.
msnts. The spirit and temper Of the
Russian soldiers are admirable. The
Russians have upwards Of 800 guns,
and are constantly firing on the Turks
works, which scarcely ever reply. II
| 10 said the ammunition of the Turks iS
failing, but there are no means Of prov
ing this. They walk about the redoubts
most unconcernedly. The Russians
are strongly intrenched along their
front, with shelter rife.pits and re.
doubts. Twelve 10 sixteen regiments Of
Ruesian and Roumanian cavalry are
lowering about Sofa road, to impede,
ifthey do not wholly stop, ,communica-
lion. The Turks refused Zeatof leave
10 bury his dead, which is within
three hundred yards Of the Russian
position, aud must breed disease.
The Daily News, Bucharest CORES.
pondent telegraphing Thursday says
It is confessed that The Russian posi-
ton in Schlpka Pass is precarious, both
because of the force threatening and Of
impending trouble to communications.
A correspondent at Cory Studen
says It is said at Russian headquarters
that the Turks lost 20, 900 men In the at.
tempt 10 CAPTURE Fort st. Nicholas.
LONDON, Sept. 2l,-The Daily News
correspondent, who was present at the
battle Of Plevna, telegrsphing from
Bucharest, September l7tb, says: The
Russo. .Roumanian army has abandoned
now even pretense OF prosecuting the
attempt against Plevna aud fallen back
into the position occupied before the
commencement Of the bombardment
Field artillery remains still In some
positions Of the bombardment. II Il
announced that third renewal Is In.
tended on the arrival of the Imperial
Guard. [ have great doubt whether
another attempt will be made, aud very
much stronger doubt whether, Il
made, Il can succeed. The Turks arc
better soldiers individually than the
Russians-of that, after seeing not q
few battles, | stand assured. In the
strategy OF both major and minor lacti.
clans the Turks are simply lmmeasura'
bly, superior. They are better armed
than the Russians both In great and
small arms. They have engineers who
can designate admirable defensive po'
silions. The Russian engineers seem
incapable Of repairing even a hole Ia
bridge The Turks seem as we'll pro.
visioned as the Russians and are flush,
ed with success.