The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
TIE EAsrERN Wtn
TcrrIbIe slaughter at PIevna.

Terrible Slaughter at PIevna.
The Turks Gain Another Vic
tory There!
Froma Russian point of view
Gen. SkobeloT repulsed four at
tacks on Tuesday, but on the fifth
was compelled TO abandon two
redoubts before Plevna which he
had captured on that day. Pew
M is proyisiOned Tor two months.
Baker Pasha drove the Russians
into Nodetzka with a heavy loss.
Generally the tone OF news j.
very unfayorable to the Rus
slams.
The Daily News has just issued
a special edition containing the
following. dated Bucharest, Fri
day night; 81 left the battlefield
before Plcvna AT noon Yesterday.
Two redoubts had boon taken by
Gen. SkobelOh on Tuesday eve
ming and were held n hours.
On Wednesday the Turks made
six attacks, and finally, about 6
o'clock in the evening, drove
him out. lie lost three cannon
which ho had placed ut the re
doubt. He asked Cor reinforce
mcnts several times and Gen.
Levitski, refused, thinking Gen.
Skobclolf had enough men to
hold it. Finally Skrilon, on his
own responsibility, sent the rem
naut Of a regiment which he had
attacked the lower redOubt near
Hlcvna. and whose effective
strength was reduced TO 1900
men utterly tit TO 90 in battle.
Even this regiment arrived few
a few minutes too late, and ano
Their regiment sent from the head
quarters Of the staff 10 reinforce
him arrived when Skobclolr had
already retreatcd. The loss Of
these Icdoubts and the Grevia re
doubts had counted upon recon-
mending the offensive immcdi
atcly. This is now impossible
till the arrival Of rciniorccmcnts.
When | left the battlefield all
was quiet, except a light artillery
fire.
The Russians are still in pos
session Of the Grcyia rcdoubt,
which was under a continual
heavy fire from the Turks. This
redoubt was visited by Col. Wei
lesIy, who says it is hcaped full
Of dead Russians and Romanians.
LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch
from Shumla to the Daily Tcle-
graph, dated Friday, says Osman
Pasha has attacked the Russians
in great force at Dubfreck on the
road from Plevna to Sofia, where
they had fortified themselves in
order to prevent him from rccei-
wing further support. The Rus
slams were badly beaten and have
lost several thousand men beside
nine guns.
The excitement at the Turkish
legation is intense over the fight
before PIcyna, The Turks claim
they have gained the greatest
victory Of the war.
There is hardly room for doubt
that the weeks operations about
Plcvna did not result as favora
bly, for the Russian army as was
expected in view Of reports from
Russian success.
The brief Turkish bulletin about
affairs at Plevna, says: "Sincc
Friday the Russians have made
continued assaults, but have
been rcpulsed. We have captu-
red two redoubts on tho Lovatz
road which recently fell into the
cnemy's hands,
This comedies with the only de
tails yet received and with the
late Russian bulletins. The
friends Of Russia have reason to
fear, therefore, that the capture
o. the Greyia rcdoubt is Of much
less significance than was at first
represented. If so, Osman Pasha
may await his reinforcement8
without fear oiiurther immediate
molcstation. These reinforce
ments, according to the fines
Vienna dispatch, are already IN
their way from Sofia whore most
of the reserves have been sent
across the Balkans to Orchanie.
The following description of
Suileman Pasha's position, writ
ten ten days ago, is probably still
correct in the main: Suileman
Pasha's army, including a rein
forccment just Sreceiyed, keeps
up the original number Of $4,000
men, with ample field artillery
and mountain guns. Upon his
right and left he has Established
sixteen guns, which gave the
Russians no rest, night or day,
and although he cannot sufficient,
ly command the road from Gabro-
va into the Russian Notifications
to prevent them receiving sup
plies, he can and does make them
have anything but an easy time
within observation-disclosures which
are exposed to his murderous
thanking fire that entails very
heavy losses, Gen. Radezky can
not brake through the force be
fore him and descend into the
plain any more than Suileman