The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-18
RUSSIA'S LOSS AT PLEVNA.
GEN. SKOBELOFFyS Division MORE
THIN UALF DESTROYED.
Only One Regimeutai Commandcr Aiive-Two
Onicers Of the star KiIicd-The Russians
Fortify Ing - Fort Nicholas Captured.

Onicers Of the stnT KiIicd-The Russians
FortifyinE - Fort Nicholas Captured.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-An official Russian
bulletin dated Poredin Saturday. says: The
bombardmcnt OF Plevna was continued yostcr-
day. Tho Turkish batteries scarcely replied.
Mai skobcloff. Dragomirofr. and Imcrct
insky have been promoted to Iicutenant-Gen-
erals. On the 18th inst the Turks placed three
s0-pound mortars between Shipka and Fort st.
Nicholas and bombarded tho fort. On the 18th
we lost 40 killed. and III on the 1ith inst"
The Daily Ners' special despatch. dated
Bucharest. Sunday night. saws: "Col. Weles-
ley has just arrived here from the Russian
headquarters before Plevna He reports all
quiet there. except an Intermittent firing around
the Grivica rc1Ouht. which Is still held bv the
allied forces Military operations really closed
on Wednesday evening. when tho Turks re-
captured tho double redoubt taken by Gen.
Skobeloff. When the Russian commandcr-in-
chief could not. would not. send re-
endorsements to hold this redoubt 1t was only
too evident that the attack was at an end. The
Russians have not. however. abandoned their
position and do not seem disposed to do so. On
the contrary. they are fortifyng them. sulel-
man Pasha has It ia said, effected junction
with Mehcmet Ali. 1t seems probable that their
combined forces may attempt omething against
the army OF the Carowitch which. already
Obliged to retire before this junction was effect
ed. may now be forced to retreat still further
| although the Imperial Guard. now arriving
| rapidly may put another face on affairs
The correspondent who describes Wodnos-
| days battle says: Gen. Skobclor lost 1000
men in attacking the rcdoubt. He lost 5000
more in holding it. An immense proportion Of
officers were killed or wounded Only one com
mander Of regiment s alive. and scarcely a
| g laNfu IA N.ff Htt. lAt
staff Hre killed. one Of whom wis Norast tchngi m.
| brother Of the great artist. and another brother
| WAS wounded. | saw Gen. SkobclOn in his tCnt
| at night, II" was quito cal m and collected; Hc
| said; have done my best. ! could do no
more My detachment is half destroyed. My
SVS nsi three aT 9I enns g why dd ? they refuse
. you reenior,cments 2 asked. Who was To
taa hs%f %%i of d5G. SGIa'@' n0'0a'' he rep"e'' 1t Is
The report contained in to.day's Tines
| Bucharest special, that the Turks had made
seven ineflsctuai assaults in an attempt To
recapture the Grivica redoult. and lost 10000
men, is one of the many groundl"ss rumors Of
serious engagement since the defeat of Gen.
| Skohelon on "Wednesday. In which. a.. ord ny
half Of his command. The battle reported pt
Dubnlck. in which the kussians, were said
| ~ Mt ALI mt n village five miles north
west Of Vratza. on the 1,ahoya road. Reports
say that Osman PAsha has fortified position,
which he will retire II driven from pleVua.
Anyhow the Roumanian attempt to cnt his
commuuic cutluus seems 10 have failed. thefvct
pdshn. leader in the bulgarian mas-acres. has
been sent to command OsmHn PashH's reserves
at Orkanich and guard his communications
Servia. The main body Of the Czarewitch'
army Is, con'entrated between Tlrstenik and
Blela. The headquarters Of the Twelfth Corps
are ut lablann tor GHlynh"nnnvel. near Batin
on tn, Danube; where a ferry has been cstab-
one given M ut Pyrgos. The Czarswitch's
headquarters are at Lower Monastir., This 20.
siton from the Jantra to the Baui'a Lom is cut
Wy 10y gorses, ravlncr. and siHll streams. an
has been further strengthened hy formidable
earhworks. II has been evidently selected III
the hcst cover ON that side Tor SIstoNa commu
Tie Gauv Ne,rs sums up the mornings intel
hgence IN u leading article ~ follows: Look
ing impartaly at the facts as they are prc-' nj
ed this morning Ia tn" public. We are unable I,
form any other conclusion than that the ATTACK
on plevna has not only failed. but 80 failed tina
II cannot b" renewed under the conditions y
which the Russian commander finds himsel
placed. He has attempted what the great Ger
man commanders never attempted in then
French campaign. and has used up his sligh
He is liable To- b. attacked NJ any given part 90
his front 10y a force larger than any which h.
can assemble there. In a word, he il beaten
, 4 Eeutnr telegram from bucharest snys
, THE Russian army from Poland begins th
passpgc through l,oumanin today
! Tho Servian GoN'rnmnnt publishes on ia
, | Intelligent" tnut the regular nrmy has not gon
To- the frontier. but returned To- iis quarters altc
LoNDoS. Sept. ls.-The Doiiy Nnrs corrc
n | spondent At Vienna reports thni Gen, I9dic,en
T | the defender of Seva-topol has received order
! T. prepare plans Tor iortlly ng winter camps a
Mat chm. II rsovn, Sis'oyn, ani y Nikopolis. II
| comes 10 the worst Nikouoli is. whrr" stroni
, feie di pOnf IL to he established. Will be held %
, all hazards. Al fresh troops. meanwhile. ar
. directed 20 the Jnntra line.
The IuneS Bucharest correspondent says thn
. | the Russians az Povna are moving up mortar
I. and -icse guns. and receiving reinforcement
| OF infantry.
! Tho Times Co,tlnie correspondent saws. 1
, consequence OF the surrender oi Blrk. u
Turks must bring all their supplies by way
Z | klck. as Elrh nrtlrsly command q, the road iron
. Ragusl to all tho interior Of 50 utAern Herr
- kONlAl.