Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-14
The Eastern War.

dated Wednesday, night, says 1--WE cannon
AIDED PIevna from daybreak yesterday until 5
o clock in the afternoon, when au assault was
made by our troops By evening three Turk
ish redoubts had been taken By Genera! Skobe'
left, while General Rodionoff had carried the
Grivica redoubt. General Rodlenott was
wounded slightly Adjutant Schli'ar, com
mander of the Seventeenth Infantry Regiment,
aud General Dobrowolsky, chief OF the Third
Rhs Brigade, we're killed. Six Russian bat
talions and one Roumaniau battalion took part
10 the assault on the Grvca rtdoubt. We
captured two standards and five guos. Oar
losses 10 wounded alone exceed FIVE thousand
men. The number killed has not been asoer.
tanned. AT daybreak to day vigorous arll.
Iery fire was recommended along the whole
line. Our troops are 10 front OF klsh forth
6catoDs 10 the position taken yesterday.
The correspondent Of the London Daily
News telegraphs a long account Of the assault
on Plevna az witnessed by him from the height
10 front of Rad;zavo He says The moro
ing broke with rain, which settled down ioto q
dense mist, through which objects we're invisi.
Bile at hundred yards. About 10 a. ID. the
for lifted somewhat and at that time the Girl
vica redoubt was still alive, although its fire
could not be called brisk. 70 our left, near the
Lsvatz and Peyna road, there were occasional
intermittent bursts of infantry fire. Soon after
10 o'clock occurred 40 ominous lu in the fir.
Jog. OF this the Turks jauntiy took ad7aut-
age to come out from behind the parapcts and
stroll about the gacis with the utmost noneha.
lance. Then the fog came down again, yelling
everything and hiding everything. At i pre-
cisely furious muskctry fire suddenly burst
out on cur left from the Russians, pushing
their way out of the gap through the passes of
the Lovalz and Plcvoa road and against the
redoubt on the summit Of an Isolated Mamelou,
southeast of the town of PlcvDs. The Turks,
as far as could he Judged from the sound, seem
cd TO be in great measure rcservlng their tlre
until the Russians came to close quarters with
them, as everything was invisible at distance
Of twenty yards This also applies to their ar
tilery fire. although the Russian batteries con-
tinued furiously to shell the Turkish POSITIONS.
About noon the fog lifted somewhat, but fell
again. During the interval the cannon IN the
Turkish second position could be- seen firing
hard 10 the direction of the hostile muskctry
fire. Alter The fog again fell ooe thing became
certain from the souod Of the firing that the
Infantry fighting had tendency to retrograGc
from the Turkish front. Moving further to the
left and nearer to the fighting, Just above the
western ijge Of The village Of Radzivo, exactly
along the space held by Prince Schackoskoy' 8
staff as the torepost 90 the night OF July 30, L
found several batteries Of Russian field artillery
10 steady action against the first and second
Turkish positions 90 the central swell, little to
the right and rear Of the l. fantry, still engaged
10 desutory fighting. The commander Of a
battery told US, with an assumption of lndlt1er
cnce, that the fighting, which was dylog cut
was merely parapet work TO clear the
way for grand assault. Successive bodies OF
Turks were streaming down the slope of the
Mamelon against the huddIed mass Of Russians
retiring seemingly on the shelter trenches
atbwart the mouth OF the road to the ravine
and ascending the slopes to our Immediate
right. 1t was also clear that Gen. Skobeloff
had attacked the reloubt aud covered way due
east from the isolated Mamelon, yet further to
the left. ln the extreme westward Of Radt Hvo
ridge, stirmishing was goiug on, but the Turks
presented 40 obstinate front and fired steadily
from the shelter of trenches This was at .
O clock. aud for nearly two hours little fore
port affairs Of no consequence went on.
The foregoing evidently refers 10 that part
of the operation conducted by Gen. Skob.loff,
and conci les with the Times account, also from
an eye witness, which says: -"Gen. Skobelotf
in advancing upon the Sofia redoubts at | |
O CLOCK was attacked hy the Turks, who sailed
out 10 meet hun. He beat them back and
then attacked himself, but could make no head
way for Two hours, under the awful rifle fire
from the earthwoiks. lie renewed the attack
at o'clock, but without success, simply hold
ing his owo, but gaining no ground. His loss
must be very great. For City minutes the fu
silade was like roll Of drums.
The Times account Of the operations IL 9th
er parts Of the field is as follows -
AT ten minutes before p. N. one brigade
Of Gen. Zotot1' Corps, supported by another,
attacked the centre rcdoubt on the south side,
one and ahalf miles from Radzivo: The attack
was repulsed by rife fire, after lasting ninety
minutes 1t was renewed again at four
D. ID. Twelve battaliors Of Russians ad
vanced with the most splendid and devoted
bravery right up to the ditch. carrying seal.
on three sides aud hung on to it magnifi
Gently. At 445 clock they we're actually 10
the redoubt, but nothing mortal could face the
fire from the repeating rifles. They were
destroyed by hundreds at few PAGES. At
4. SO the survivors fell slowly back The Rou-
manians at the same time uDder the personal
observation of the Emperor three times ASSAULT
the most salient redoubt lower down than Ora
vitzva, aud were always beaten back. Their
scaling ladder parties were killed 10 the coun-
terscape of the ditch to the last officer and man.
At p. N. the assault had been renused
along the whole line, aud very few reserves re-
manned in hand. News was brought the Gar
at daybreak on Wednesday that at seven
o'clock on Tuesday evening two fresh Russian
brigades had carried the redoubt where the
Roumanians had been rcpulsed 10 the after
noon, and after sustaining a couoter attack
from the Turks, followed them up and took
the next redoubt also. The first redoubt which
was captured partially commands the rest, and
can. with little spade work, be converted into
means of approaching all the rest 10 turn. A
great failure was therefore remedied at the
eleventh hour. The ArchaDgel Regiment
achieved the greatest feat. Colonel SCHNEIDER.
an aide.de camp of the Emperor, was shot dead
as he planted the colors on tho psrapet with
bis own hand. estimated the forces engaged
at about 81, 900 on the Russo. Roumanian side,
against from so, 900 to &c, 900 Turks. The val or
of the Russian troops is the only thing to be