Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-08
THE WAR.
One Hundred Thousand
Russians Defeated at
s.aa8 Plevna.
The Dashi BaxOnks Finish IN
'ss bis all the Wounded. ~
with 4 Loss Of "A, 900 Killed and
Wounded.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. l.-Tuesda,
evening-The Russians are lombard
ing Yeni Saghra. This seems to con
tradict the last report of the Russian
defeat there. In regard to renewed
operations at Plevns 1t is clearly es
tsblished that the Russians were de
tested in the first days fighting, JULY
3Oth, as the official dispatch from Tir
nova, published in st. Petersburg
says: July 3Oth.-Krudeneragain at.
tackled Plevna but without success
All the advices as yet received
60 to show that the second DAYS fight
Ing was equally as disastrous to tht
Russians.
BUCHAREST, Aug. General Kan
dever yesterday again attacked Plev
ma, but after. a desperate struggle wa
repulsed by the Turks, who wer,
greatly superior in numbers. An of
ficial telegram fcom Osman Pasha
giving an account Of Tuesdays fight.
ing, received at Constantinople, is al.
most identical with the daily tele.
graph account, but estimates the Rus.
sian wounded at 24,00O out ot
ten divisions, and says that the Rus.
SLAMS retreated. The Russian army
continues to receive reinforcements
Passenger traffic on the Passy rail
way was suspended yesterday.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 1.-There can bt
no doubt that great disaster has be.
fallen the Russian troops to-day. Re.
Inducements have been pouring
sonthward ~ fast as teams could fol
low each other. Among other re
ports current it is asserted that tht
Car has begged Prince Charles te
cross the Danube Immediately will
the main body of the Russian army
that the headquarter ambulances are
falling back to Sistovs, and that the
disorganized troops are retreatine
across the Danube.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Daily Neacs
correspondent gives the following
account of the battle Monday, before
Plevna, l5milesfrom Bulzereni. Moth.
ing of importance was accomplished
until noon, when Prince Schadosky
carried Radizevo, and planting four
batteries ON the ridge beyond, bonn
barded the nearest Turkish position
an earthwork, with cannon front, til
nearly sunset the Turkish infantry
was in great force in continuous
line undor shelter of the trenches
Despite the most stubborn effort M
impression could be made upon thu
line. ps$
Two companies of Russians die
work around to the right of the Tur
kish trenches and entered the towr
Of Plevna, but it was impossible t.
hold it. The Russian batteries push
ed boldly forward into the position
first taken to- attempt to keep dowr
the Turkish cannonade which wa
crashing into the infantry in the opel
field, but they were compelled soor
to evacuate the hazardous spot. A
sundown the Turks made continu
ous forward movement and re-occu
pied their second position. Th'
Russian infantry made succession o
desperate stands and
DIED LIKE HEROES.
The Turks gradually retook every
thing they had lost. The fighting
lasted long after nightfall. Wit
darkness the Bashi Bazouks took pot
session Of the battlefield, and
SLEW ALL THE WOUNDED.
| The Russians held the height
above Radizevo, but the Bashi Ba
z0uks worked around to their rea
end and fell ON the wounded collec
ted in the village Of Radizevo. A
retreat was compelled in the direc
tion of Bulzereni, and the contingen
cies resulting from this untowar'
battle are Of ominous significance.
special dated Widdin, reports tina
Asmon Pasha is waiting for rein
forcements before making forwar,