The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-18
THE WAR.
RUSSIA TRIUMPHANT.
The Russians Capture Plevna
and Holds the Situation.
ST. Petersbureh Brilliant with Ex-
hibiiions OF Joy.

ing the line of investment on the left
bank of the river Vid, endeay oring tc
force "a passage.
The attack was made with desperate
energy, and a portion of the Turkish
troops did in fact penetrate the line OF
entertainments and batteries, but all
attempts to break through the posi-
tions OF the grenadiers were ineifect-
ual.
AFTER FIVE HOURS.
After FIVE hours severe fighting, the
Turks were defeated. Osman Pasha
surrounded on all sides, was compelled
10 surrender with his whole army.
GOT EVERYTHING.
Up 10 the present time IL is impossi.
BILE to estimate the number of Turkish
prisoners, or the quantity Of war ma.
terial taken. We only know that every.
thing in Plevna has fallen into our
hands.
The Russian losses are inconsiderable,
compared with the result obtained.
ST. PErERsBURd's JOY UScoNFNED.
Sr. PETERSBURG, Dec. IL. The news
OF the fall of Plevna reached here last
evening aud occasioned great rejoicing.
The theatres celebrated the victory by
additions 20 the usual programme
Enthusiastic popular demonstration in
honor OF the imperial family aud army
were made in the streets and public
places, where great crowds assembled,
cheering and singing the national an
them. The city was partially illumina-
ted.
10000 MEN AND 400 GUNS TAKEN.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Special advices
from Bucharest put the number of the
Turkish prisoners taken at Plevna at
forty thousand, and the number of guns
captured at four hundred.
The ground which was the scene OF
the sortie was literally stTewn with
thousands of the dead aud dying.
Osman Pasha himself was severely
wounded before lie would consent 10
surrender. His valor, which is de-
scribed as desperate. is everywhere the
theme Of conversation.
SKELETON TURKS.
The sufFerings of the Turks in the
beleagured town were actually awful.
Cold, disease and famine have decima.
ted the ranks aud reduced the soldiers
TO living skeletons.
THROUGH THE FALL or PLEySA.
LONDON, Dec. 11.-All the morning
papers print dispatch from the Ro-
manu- OF Bucharest declaring that Os.
man Pasha surrendered Plevna on Sun
day, aud that all the Turkish fortifica.
tions are in the possession of the Rus.
sian and ROumanian armies.
osMAN WOUNDED.
IL appears that sortie brought on a
severe engagement, which was crowned
with complete disaster, and, after be-
ing severely wounded, Osman surren-
dered unconditionally.
BRAVE But STARVED.
The Agence Rvss, OF Bucharest.
mskes .he follgEingGt esm1ntSa s1nt9ancts~gbnSE to breaE
through in the direction of Widdin.
He was attacked IA the front and rear,
and was compelled to lay down bis
arms after a glorious struggle in which
he was seriously wounded. All with
one voice praise his conduct. The
Turks ia Pieyna were dying OF hunger
and cold. There is great Joy here.
Bucharest is covered with flags"
FEELING n LONDON.
Osman has ceased TO be hero. AL.
though reports from official Russian
sources speak Of his courage in the
hour Of defeat, still he has failed, and
the Turkophilies Of England can never
forget him. The blow causes a shock,
although it has been expected for days.
0nly last evening 1t was the subject ol
universal discussion in the clubs.
PEACE ASD TURKEYS DOWNFALL.
The Times Of this morning says tha,
Osman Pasha's surrender is not merely
the loss of n considerable army and q
good stronghold, but final collapse oi
the whole Turkish campaign, and tn,
practical conquest of Bulgarian Eu
rope. The general expectation OF Eu
rope has been mistaken. The Turks
have been "a completely defeated a'
the Austrians were at Sadowa in 1865
aud the French at Sedan in 1870. The
| Turks refused the conditions which
! Europe and England offered, and Tur
key must now take the consequences
and, sooner or later. submit to n for
/ feiture Of her authority, " not her ter
ritory, in Europe No European pow.
er, England least OF all, will interfere
/ The moment for peace has come. We
are in hopes that our government vii
recommend this 10 both belligerants.
PLEvNA-THE CITY AND ns RESOURCES.
Plevna, which has been the scene o
the most important fighting of the war
and Of some Of the most bloody fight
ing on record, contains population o
1900 souls with 10 mosques, tw'
churches, 400 houses Inhabited b.
Mussulmans, and l,400 by Christians
IL is trayersed by a stream. the Tuseyi
ca, in which the Grivitza falls. Ih
place, however, possesses neither trad
nor manufactures. The only remark
able edifico II the civil hospital estab
lished by Midhat Pasha; il is construct
ed on the model of tho finest establish
ment oi the kind, and tho visitor i
struck with the order and cleanliness
which reign in the wards. Archeolgi
cal souvenirs are rare in the town; ther
is however, in the church OF 81. Peter
an altar Of which the basis is formed G
fragment OF column with It's capita
OF Roman origin.
The chief value to the Turks Of thei
position Rt PleVna was that Il was 3
near the Russian lines OF communicl
ton that the latter must either driy
them back or leave large force in thei
front 10 hold them in check, while the
operated elsewhere.
Before reaching the latitude OF Ple'
ma the valleys of streams running int
the Danube widen and become feTtil
and prosperous, while the plateaus b'
} tween the main streams become moi
open and quite practicable for oh
movement Of armies, although sti
abounding in very formidable defer
sive positions.
! Plevna is not Immediately under n
banks Of the Nid, but about four mil'
! TO the cast, IN a large valley, on
! branch formed by the union cf ii
! Grivitza, Rodichevo, Tutchenitza, b
got and other small streams. The va
I leys Of these streams have betwes
them, or on either side, the high ridgl
} OF plateaus upon winch are the gre
} redoubts aud lines OF works whicl, ha'
; so we'll withstood the fierce attacks
! the Russians. The most northerly
these branches is the Grivitza, who
course is nearly at right angles with q
? Yid. Just north OF Grivitza is a biz
. ridge bordering The stream from J
head 90 Opone,4, or 80 Vid. On a.
, riGg5, close by tho head OF ,,,e h;t
! stresm, ia what has been called q
central redoubt of Grivitza, captan
by the Russians; iust west % this. ,
the same ridge, j. tho second great r