Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-12
The Eastern War.


somng his narrative of the operations before
Pievna, which he had previously carried down
to Friday, under date Of Before PieVos, Sat-
srday, September g. 5 q. p.,' savs:-"" hen
the cannonade RECOMMENDED this morning 1t
was not easy at frs: to recogniz, tba! the Rus.
SLAMS had gained any advantage the day before.
The parapet of the Grivica relou5t had been
good deal jagged by Rnssiaa shells but under
cover of the night all its defects had been made
good, and it looked as trim as if never shot
had been fred at it. But the Russians had
during the night gained large slice OF ground
10 the direction of Grivica. and battery OF
siege guns bad been buit on elVation witbin
easy range Of the redeub.. At sunrise that
battery came into action. in the rear OF tue adj
vanced battery, and sent its lire sweeping doWo
into the redoubt. which could not reply TO the
siege battery, the range being too long, 80 1t
pounded away at the field batteries on the ridge.
but theeprac,ice vas not good, and few casual.
lies occurred. The Russian siege battery made
admirable practice at the GrVca redoubt, which
is the key to the position, ADD instead or
spreading their FIRE the Russians should have
concentrated upon it the whole weight OF the
bonn bardment. As it is they may boubard it
for week. and after all not succeed 10 taking
it. TIE assault was intended to begin yeSter-
day afternoon at clock. but owing TO delays
the troops were not in position by the appoint
ed time. Everywhere now the Infantry Is 10
position waiting for the word.
Towards noon the Russian infantry pushed
forward 10 diminishing order, driving back the
outlying Turks. The artillery followed, and
came into action at short range. The Turkish
return fire. chiefly directed a. the Russian first
line of artillery, is very heavy, but little barn
is done. Further on The left to the crest OF the
range beyond Radisova, which was one array Of
field batteries. the firing was very heavy, the
Turkish shells doing great damage among the
guuners. AID falling behind among the Infantry
on the reverse slope ADD in Radlsova. At
three O. clock the Russians advanced toward the
Turkish positions aud continued to Ere rather
ssckly. The fire must have reached into Plcv.
"a. There are 20 indications Of an assault to
day. believe it will be CONNER to morrow.
The Russian cannon is drawing close
around the Turkish positions, but the test will
not be with the cannon, but with the powers OF
the men, The losses were much heavier TO-
day than yesterday"
A special from Bucharest, Tuesday, says four
thousand Of the Imperial Guard passed through
Bucharest 90 Monday. -Four thousand more
are expected to day and eight thousand on
Wednesday.
A Vienna special says the departure Of Me
hemet Ali FROM the centre of bis army. for the
left wing looks as though 60 advance from the
Lom is again to be made from that side. a
dispatch from vienna to another paper confirms
the above, aud says that Mchcmet Ali has gone
to Serpasondlar, and that an action is impend-
ing to the west Of E,ki Djuua.
At Vienna the widest reports arc current OF
the capture of Plevna and of prodigious slauEh.
ter of The Turks. Doe Of these reports even
say that Osnan Pasha is prisoner.
A Vienna correspondent says it is announced
from Galatz that from August "a. to Septem
Der 7, 1000 men and 5000 horses to reinforce
the Russian armies passed the Barboschi bridge.
OF fifteen batteries Included 10 the above rein.
forcements, half are already at Plevna.
A Bucharest correspondent tccgraphs az fol-.
lows: 1.-THE change in the weather is exceed.
iogy trying. The thermometer has fallen 35'
during the past five days. and there is DOW
sharp frost at night"
LONDON. September l2.-rhe following Rus.
sian bulletins cfectualIy dispose Of the wild
stories about the capture of Plevns al 'at in
Vienna and Bucharest sOce Saturday.
1O-l0.40 a. m.-Our batteries clnnooaded
Plevna all Sunday. The Turks made a cousid-
cradle sortie against our left wing, but were re.
pulsed losing heavily. The RoumaDans made
bold reconnaissance Of the enemies redoubts
which opened heavy fire but were siIeDced BY
a concentrated fire from our batteries. The po.
sition of one Of our siege batteries was changed
90 Sunday evening to enable it to caDDouade
the fortified Turkish encampmeot. Heavy
caDnoDading continued through the night and
has increased 10 extent and activity from i've
o'clock this morning. All is quiet at the other
points of the theatre Of war. At the cap
ture Of Lovalz we took two Turkish standards
and quantity of arms and ammunition. We
buried 1900 Turkish dead Large numbers
we're sabred by our cavalry durog the pursuit.
Our loss was 1000.
RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS, POREDIN, Sept.
lis 20 a. m.-Our siege batteries caunonaded
Plevna all Monday and until late 10 the night.
The left wing under Gen. Shobeeff captured
another of the negbboring heights which will
enable US to lombard the enemy position and
the town of Plevna ITSELF The eoemy opposed
Con- Shobelef very feebly. Our cavalry 90
the Sophia road has defeated detachment of
Crcassians from Plevna Our losses to the
present time are Insignificant.