The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-01
TURCO-RUssIAN WAR.
Details of Last Saturday. Rattle Ut
Shil'ks-rhe Turks Have Assansea
ahe Offensive Along the WhOIe AiRe--
Gambetta and the Ministry Grams
M Edinhurg
Moon Associated Press Report.l


LONDON, August 3l.--The Daily
News correspondent, telegraphing
from Shipka pass, August rs, gives an
account ofthe Russian attempts to
capture the redoubt which the Turks
had constructed, 80 as to sweep the
the road of the Russian rear. This
redoubt 10 still untaken and constitutes
a great danger to the Russians, as IL
gives the Turks possession OF ridge
running parallel TO that up which the
road winds. Fifteen hundred yards
distant the redoubt entilndes the road
in several places, and the Turkish in-
fantry by extending II along this
ridge, which Is thickly wooded, can
practically render the road impossible.
The Russian position still remains most
critical, in spite Of the reinforcefnents
received. General Radazky, indeed, In
formed the commandment ut Grsborvia,
the day after his arrival, that he had
better warn the Inhabitants, to be
ready to fly at moments notice. The
Russians advanced under cover OF
the trees, which were, however, too
small to afford good shelter. In a.
short time they reached within fifty
yards of the redoubt. There they
found that the Turks had cut down
the trees around the redonbt, making
an abattis, over which Il was almost
impossible to pass. They gathered
around the edge and suddenly made y
rush for 1t, but were driven back with
fearful loss. The soldiers became en-
tangled in masses of brush-bood and
the trunks of limbs OF trees over which
they were obliged TO scramble, n while
the Turks poured In terrible fire upon
them. Atthis short distance, II now
ed them down like grass. Oh the
first assault against the redoubt
In which one company was en-
gagged, very few got back to tell
the tale. General Radazky sent REIN
forcements and the attack began again.
But the dispositions were made To
place a large fUrce In such position
that 1t could pour heavy lire into the
redoubt to cover the assault uatil the
assailants were almost up 10 the para-
pet. This attack seemed almost on
the point of success, for the colonel in
command said that II reserves were
given to him he could take the re-
doubt. The officer in command OF the
reserves let them go, but they were re-
pulsed. The next assault was made
under the eye of General Radagky aud
part of his staff. General DemitrRfski,
chief staff, placed himself at the head
of the storming battalions, although
he had to be supported by two men, ~
he had just previously been stunned by
earth thrown by an exploding shell.
The Russians advanced steadily until
they reached over and through the
abattis They then got into the redoubt
and held II for few seconds, hnt were
driven out again. They surrounded
the place on all sides, pouring into u a
terrible fire, but were again driven
back. In the meantime the Turks, to
support the defense, began IN their
turn to attack the Russian positions in
the pass, from front and rear The
Russian losses must be very heavy, for
the fight continued until late at night,
and the wounded were coming back
steadily all the time. TO sum up, the
attack has been unsuccessful.
Reinforcements are arriving and the
fight will probably be continued toe
morrow Sunday.