The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-09-22
The war IN the East.
THE nomBARDnGssT Or PLEY-.sA.

correspondents feSuuifalE HIS ndfFatlSe
of the operations before Hiev1ll, which
he had previously carried down to Fri
day, under date of Blank before
Pievna, Saturday, September 8, p. nl.,
says: When the cannonade Tecommen-
ded this morning, it was not easy at
first to recognize that the Russians had
gained any advantage. just before, the
narappt of the Gridrica redoubt had
been a good deal jagged by Russian
shells, but under the cover of night all
it's defects had been made good, and 1t
looked as trim as if never a shot had
been fred at it.
But the Russians had, during the night,
gained large slice of ground IN the
direction OF Gridrica, and a battery of
siege guns had been built on an eleva-
tinn within easy range OF the redoubt.
At sunrise that battery came into action
in the rear of the advance battery, and
sent its fire sweeping down into the
redoubt, which could not reply to the
siege Battery3 the range being too long,
so it pounded away at the field batteries
on the ridge, but the practices was not
good, and few casualties occurred.
The Russian siege battery made ad-
mirable practice at the Gridrica redonbt,
which is the key to the position, and
instead of spreading their fire the Rus
slams should have concentrated upon 1t
the whole weight of the bonn bardment.
As 1T is, they may lombard for a week,
and after all not succeed in taking 1t.
The assault WAS intended to begin yes
terday afternoon, at five o'clock, but
owing to delays the troops We're not in
position by the appointed time. Every
where now the infantry is in position
waiting the word. Toward noon the
Russian infantry pushed forward in
outlying Turks,
The artellery followed and came into
action at short range. The Turkish re-
turn fire was chiefly directed at the Rus
SLAMS first line of artillery, which is very
heavy, but little harm is done. Further
on the left to the crest OF the range be-
yond Radisoya, which was one army of
field batteries, the firing was very heavy,
the Turkish shells doing great damage
among the gunnePS, and falling behind
among the infantry ON the reverse slope
and in Radisova.
At three o'clock, the Russians advan-
eed toward the Turkish position, and
continued to fire rather quickly. The
fire must have reached into Plevna.
There are no indications of an assault
to-day. believe it will be commenced
tomorrow. The Russian cannon are
drawing close around the Turkish posi-
tiOus, but the test will not be with can
non, but with the prOweSs of the men.
The losses were much heavier to-day
than yesterday,
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE OPERATIONS
AGAINST PLEYNA.
LONDON. Sept. 12-The following Rus
slan bulletins effectually dispose of the
wild stories about the capture of Pleyna
afoat in Vienna and Bucharest since
Saturday: RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS
PoREDIN. Sept. 10, 10:40 a. m.--Oar bat
teries cannOnaded Plevna all Sunday.
The Turks made considerable softle
against our left wing, but We're repnlsed,
loosing heavily, The ROumanians made
a bold reconnaissance of the enemy's
reduEbts, which opened heavy fire
but were silenced by concentrated. tire
from our batteries.
The position OF one of our siege bat
ter;es was changed on Sunday evening
to enable it to Gaunonade the fortified
Turkish eneampment.
Heavy cannonading continued through
the night, and has increased IN extent
aud activity from 5 o'clock this morn
ing.
All Is quiet at other points of the
theatre OF war.
At the capture of Lovatz We took two
Turkish standards and a quantity OF
arms and ammunition .yl We buried 1900
Turkish dead. Large numbers were
sabred by cur cavalry during pursuit.
Our loss was one thousand.
RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS, Poredin,
Sept Ii $40 n. m.-0ur siege batteries
cannonaded Plevna all Monday and
until late in the night. The left wing,
under Gen. SkObelutf, captured another
of the neighbOring heights, which will
enable MS to lombard the enemy'S posi-
tion and the town of PleVna. The
enemy opposed Gen. Skobeloff very
feeBly.
Our cavalry on the Sophia road has
defeated d detachment of Circassians
from Plevna. Our losses to the present
time are insignificant.
HAFIz PAsHAsDEFEATED.
LONDON. Sept. IA Reuter- from
Ragusa, reports the Monteneglins yes
terday, at Jerreso defeated Hafiz Pasha,
who was marching to the relief of Mic
prisoners captured.
LONDON, Sept. 13.-The News cor
respondent before Plevna, Saturday,
the Stll, SAYS: The attack resembles q
siege. The Russian infantry have not
fred d shot gu the right or centre. The
Turk sll redhttss.--. III ut Greyia replies with
regularity of clock work. Its evident
none Df the Turkish guns are dis
mounted. It lis very probable the Turks
have not many men within the redaubt;
they are hidden III trenches and low
places on ground outside.
A few 0niy are kept III the redonbt
for the management OF the guns, and
as fast as killed they are replaced by
others.
The fire of the Turkish batteries in
the hollow between GIieya and Plevna
il less steady than yesterday probably
some of tile guns are dismantied.
Ilnnst say | do not believe much i'm
the effect of Russian boinbardment.
There were to be mounted altogether
400 guns, bearing upon the Turkish posi-
ton, but so far not more than 100 or 100
seem tn have been brought into posi-
tion, and the effect to the present is
very slight.
The same correspondent in a later
dispatch reports continuation of this
artillery fight on Sunday and Monday,
during which the Russian batteries
gradually pushed forward in front of
Radizeyo. Four guns in d Turkish re-
doubt were disaantled Sunday, but
were replaced during the night.
They we're on Monday replying to the
Russian fire, but making sadly slow
work in the Taittstof the shells poured
into the redouht. Every now and then
the Turks suspend fire for many min
lltes. IA tltosgh the redaabt had been
sileneed. but after pause there comes
hack q she'll ar tWfA.