The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-09-20
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THE CONFLICT IN THE OLD WORLD

at Vienna the widest reports are current Of
its capture and Of prodigious slaughter Of
the Turks. One Of these reports even says
Osman Pasha is prisoner. A Vienna CORE
spondent says the reports about the fall of
Plevna, which was traced to Roumanian
sources, have not been confirmed from any
side. It is variously surmised that the Rus
slams, having approached within striking dis
tance are awaiting the movements Of their
turning columns, which are supposed to have
been sent to the flank and rear of Pleyna, or
that the Turks may have fortified Plevna so
strongly that it is only to be taken by gradual
approaches. The whole plan of attack may
thus have to be changed. 1t is stated from
Bucharest that the Russians have removed
the bridge at Prygos and taken it to Petros-
com, higher up the river. A Vienna special
says the departure Of Mehemct Ali from the
centre of his army for the left wing looks as
though an advance from the LON is again to
be made from that side.
Russian siege batteries cannonaded
Plcvna all day, on the 10th, and until late
in the night. The left wing under Gen Sko-
belief captured another one of the ncighbor-
ing heights which will enable them to bonn
bard the enemy's position and the town of
Plevna ITSELF The enemy opposed Gen. Sko-
belief very feebly. Russian cavalry on the
Sophia road has defeated detachment of
Circassians from Plevna. Their losses to the
present time are Insignificant.
A Russian official dispatch from Pore
din on the night Of the 18th says: We can
nonaded Plevna from daybreak yesterday un-
til 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when an assault
was made by our troops. By evening three
Turkish redoubts had been taken by Gen. Sko-
belod, while Gen. Rodionoff had carried the
Goivica redoubt. Gen Rodionof was wound
ed slightly. Adjutant Scheletar, commander
of the 18th infantry regiment and Gen. Do.
browlsky, chief of the third rifle brigade, were
killed. Six Russian battalions and one Rou-
manian battalion took part In the assault on
the Grivico redoubt. We captured two stand
alone exceed five thousand men: The num-
Der killed had not been estimated at day
break r..
A telegram from Constantinople, dated
Sept. IA, says reassuring dispatches have been
cceived from Osman Pasha, Mehemet Ali
and Sulieman Pasha. A telegram from Shum-
Ia, Sept. 18th, shows that Mehemet Ali'sce
trail column is at Kozedero. Mehemet Ali him
self had gone towards Eski Juma, and may be
working westward to compel the Russians to
abandon Tirnova and the Balkans. An official
telegram from Sulieman Pasha says: We
opened a violent cannonading upon the Rus.
sian position in Schipka pass Thursday, which
dismounted several Of their guns and killed a
great number of their artillerymen by explod-
ing their ammunition wagons. In the after.
noon their artillery was silenced.
There is hardly room for doubt that
the weeks operation about Plevna did not re-
suit as favorablyfor the Russo. Romanian army
as was reported in view Of reports from Rus
sian sources. The Turkish bulletin about af-
fairs at Plevns reads: Since the 18th, the
Russians have made continuous assaults, but
have been repulsed. We have recaptured
two redoubts on the LovatE road which re.
Gently foil into the enemy's hands. This CO.
incidcs with detailed narratives received and
with later Russian bulletins. The friends OF
Russia have reason to fear, therefore, that the
capture of the Grevica redoubt is Of much
less significance than was at first represented.
If SO, Osman Pasha may wait his reinforce
ments without fear OF further immediate mo-
lestation. These reinfOrcements are, accord
ing to Vienna dispatch, already on the way
from Sofia.