Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-17
FOREIGN.
Desperate Fighting About PIev-
ma.
Gen. SkobeIeff Sacrifices 1000 men
in a Vain Effort.
Only one Regimental Commander of His
Forces Remains Alive.
The Turks Follow up Their Success by The Cap
ture of Ft. ST. Nicholas.
FOREIGN
ONLY oNf COMMANDER ALIVE.


London September 1.-THE following
has been received:
BUCHAREST, Sunday Night.
Col Wellesley Just arrived from the Rus
sian headquarters before Plevna. He reports
all quiet except intermittent firing around
Grevica The redoubt is still held by the
allied forces The military operations really
closed Wednesday evening when the Turks
recaptured the Doube re loub' t'ken by
Skobelef. The Russian comm ander in
chief could not or would not, send rein
forcements to hold this redoubt. 1t was
only too evident the attack was at end.
| Gen. Sbobeleh lost 2 Geo men in attacking
the redoubt He lost 5000 more in holding
it. An immense pr, portion OF officers are
killed or wounded Only one commander
of regiment is alive, and sca> cely head of
battalion is left Two officers OF staff are
killed, one of whom was Vorastchagen,
brother of the great artist, and another
was wounded.
The correspondent. writes: 81 saw Gen
skobeleff in his tent at night. He was
quite calm aud collected.
He said, ~ have done my best. could
do no more. Ny detachment is half des.
troyed Ny regiments do not exist have
no officers left. | have lost those guns"
Why did they refuse yon reinforcements
I..aslled, who was to blame?
"I blame nobody" he replied 1t is the
will of God"
The Russians have not, howevet, aband
oned their position, an do not seem disposed
to do so. On the contrary, they are forti-
flying them. Suleiman Pasha has. its said,
effected junction with Mehemet Ali. 1T
seems probable their combined forces may
attempt something against the army of the
czar, which, already obliged to retire before
this junction was effected, may now be
forced to retreat still further. Although
the imperial guard is now arriving rapidly,
it may put another face on the affairs The
town and fortress of Biella have uncondi-
tionally surrendered to the Montergrins
OFFICIAL REPORT.
New York Sept, 1.-THE following is
furnished by the Turkish minister to the
United States "a telegram from the
governor general Of Adrianople, under date
of the Dist of August reports that fourteen
Israehtes Of kezantick were massacred by
Russians and Bulgarians have been buried
in the synagogue, with the exception of one
who was devoured by dogs. Among these
victems were a woman and girl, the lat
ter aged IS, named Thodi Braha, and o
great beauty. She was slaughtered after
having been violated by from eight to ter
Russians and Bulgarians Forty-three Is
raelites, of Kezantik, men and women, the
greater part wounded and sick, have beer
saved with Mussulmans, by the imperial
troops Others, to the number of 800, have
been carried out by the enemy into Shipk;
pass.
WAR ITEMS
! London, Sept. l7-An official Russian
= bulletin, dated Poremin, Saturday says
' "The boml ardment of Plevna n.inue,
o Yesterday The Turkish batteries scarcely
4 replied Major General Sllobeloh Drag
n ominofl, and Imeritinsly have been pro
). NOTED lieutenant generals on the Is inst
e The Turks placed three so pound mortar
e between Shipka and Fort st Nicholas, an
e bombarded the fort the 18th We lost A.
J. killed and III wounded on the l4th inst
II ri .ISJI r A n
Z Constantinople, Sept ia dispatcl
o from Shumla to-day states that Sulema
II Pasha yesterday took Fort st Nicholas
and the Turkish flag now floats over th
Russian fort Previous TO the capture o
the fort, the Russians, who had receive
considerable reinforcements made severa
,f unsuccessful attacks upon the Turkish pc
sitio commanding the Gambrava road
f CONFIRMED.
!, Constantnople, September IA dis
patch from Suliman Pasha confirm, tn
report of the capture of Fort St. Nichola
in the Schipka Pass at o'clock Sunda
n morning, by assault. The fighting continue
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