Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-28

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Bucharest dispatches of Nov o1st
say relntorcements are going forward
ut rate Of two thousand per dav. and
are sent at once To the front. The Rms
SLAMS are concentrated west of Plevna
between the lsker and the Vid. cover.
ing the roads leading from Plevna IN
Widdiu, Neratga, and Orchanie
large portion of the troops sent to Gen,
Redetzky at schipka Pass have been re-
called and are now stationed on
Gourbo's left east of Telo to threaten
the bank OF the army moving from Or
chanie. Here is
VERY ADVANTAGEOUS POINT,
and the Russians are concentrating
very large force to operate on the hanl,
and rear of any relieving force MOVING
from the south The Russians have
sixty thousand men occupying excellent
and commanding positions and within
supporting distance.
THE TURKS
are equally active in organizing an army
of relief. Troops are being drawn from
every part of the European field Part
of the Turkish Schipka Pass force has
been withdrawn, and all the reserves
which were accumulated at AdrianOple
even one half Of a corps on the Servian
frontier, have been added There have
also been new levies from the depots at
Constantinople and Philipolis. 1t is GER
tain that Mehemet Ali pasha has an
army of nearly tifty-fve thousand men,
many of whom are veterans. Both
sides are denuding all other parts of the
field for
THE FINAL STRUGGLE.
The Turks have brought up every
available man and will probably make
their effort at once, as the Russians are
daily increasing in strength by the arri-
val q new levies.
THE FIGHTING BEGUN.
The latest from Bulgaria reports in
cessant fighting between the posts near
Orchanie. There was a heavy canon
AIDE on Yesterday at Plevna, which is
thought by many to mean an attempt
to carry the place by assault.
TIE BATTLE OF KARs.
London dispatches of the Goth inst.
state that the fortress and Kars City with
three hundred cannon, stores, ammu-
milton, cash, etc, fell into Russian hands
The Turks lost five thousand killed and
wounded, ten thousand prisoners and
many flags. The Russian loss is about
two thousand seven hundred. The Rus
sian soldiers made but trihing booty,
and spared the peaceful citizens, women
and children. Gen. Lorriz Melikofi di-
rected the battle during the day. The
Grand Duke Michael was present also
The former entered the city ut 10 Sun
day morning.
THEY CLIMBED THE ROCKS.
4 Neran kalch special says kars was
captured by about $4,000 who climbed
the steep rocks, ramparts and walls and
stOrmed an equal number of desperately
fighting Turks in headlong fight over
their bitches and parapets compelling
them to die or surrender. The escalade
had been originally fixed for the 18th
but it was postponed owing to the bad
weather.
THE PRINCIPAL ATTACK WAS MADE
on the southern forts Gen. Lazarefl,
who commanded the right wing, con
sisting of the fourth division, assaulted
Hatiz Pasha fort, browning the steep,
rocky height. General Count Grabbe,
with IL regiment of Moscow grenadiers
and regiment of the 39th division,
attacked Hafz Pasha in the center;
the Khaulic Taba, the citadel, fort
Sanfarrie, Sanvarri Tabia, the three
towers and the citadel The Arabian
brigade and another regiment Of Mos
COW grenadiers, under Generals Roop
and Kemarah, forming the left wing,
assaulted fort English on the north.