, 1876-07-27
TIE TIRST ENGAGEMENT.
Jt.tusr Ht,tff.


Al noon on the ID tnst. tile Bervlans passed
thv frontier near tho village of DoIcka. Tue
Turkish outposts, firing thetr rlaes, fed. Iho
Scrytan cavalry pursued, but tho horses, not be-
ing accustomed to fire, sl1cd, aud inany ran
Into tic Turkish lines, wllerc they were taken,
the riders being tut dowu. Then began tue na-
ya,,ec OF Tue Scrvian ,naln toree, squadron OIL
thu Fourth Cavalry Regiment Tiuok was ut tue
bend OF It; then came tic "baered Leston,''
cun,poscd Of three batteries Of infantry and
three companies Of Iiacmen, all volunteers from
uulrur;u, Hungary, etc.; and after 1t the Brig.
alc Kriua, while the other two militia
brtsadcs, tho wtlolc artillery anl three
sauadro,ls Of cavalry remained as reserves
IN the eaythworks thrown up ab9nt Saitscl'ar.
Os,nan rnshn came OIL In. two columns,
ymc by k!or anu TIC y, other u .yaas,. ny Yasas; H.
Turks In such force before thonI great eoll-
fusion ensugd. LestlliAnln gave orlera to form
III iiuu tu receive tile Turks, but such Mas the
confusion that before they ware ,, ready tue l!pu'
and bruku through tho lines OF the Sacred L.
ciy,,, which ran til nil directions, the Turktsl.
clyuiyy following them mid making fcartul
hi@vos atnang thelil, giving uo qunrtef Until "
giving orders to collect the prisoners. The tu-
s.tiye Sacred Legion found refuge bchind the
l3risnle kra,na, but tue latter could not resst
the shock OIL tuc AuIAAAil eufastJt HAIw lusHeu
Wildly into the iufnntry, aud thu wll9lu brlgahe
| would have bccn probably destroyed had not
Maj. vojnarovcs, fur!icrly III o1lIcerln the Aus
tr.aii army, Succeeded III forming his battallo
the Seycilty-thirl, ill squares, a1!u, favored by
the ensuing tlarkuess, protected tile retreat.
| Tie Sstylana l0at G00 ltilGl nhd wounded, three
c,lurs, all tho Sacred Legion. aud a mountain
glu. At dawn next muruing Osnan PastIa had
I,ssctt this frontier aud turned hls forces at
4,0OJ im>es fyum thu servian sslrtll%orks anl
! 7'NN races from tho town of Su!tschur The
,l,,1,riiasl ric bnttattons IN front, Os.,au Paaha
| ADVANCED To attack. At tle sainc tLnlc the
tnlrty-stx krnpp guns opened irc. The scty.ats
artillery rcpllcut Tut proved 1ar Inferior, both
,la regards Tho GtlnA md tEo shooting. In Vnlu
LeacliJaulu .nn1c III attempt to take the Turk
ish guns. liz Mn5 rcpulsel with Ercat luss.
Tho Turkish artliory then alvaucel to within
500 y.rils unu tl.o fiantry, taking advantage Of
every n,oysnsnt Oh w grH;a,aa, adya''ssa
were sent Oh To- atortu tau carthworks, but
Jecuutud at tl,at long distance by thp
Srryian rifles aud exhausted by the iorred
marches, they could not carry theut. IN
tho tluat,tlmc i Turlissh detachment, tasing nd.
vantage u tho win,llng Of the rlvor, aiNl pro
tcctc,i by the thick willow buahes, caine upon
tue Nank Ut the Scryan position, SO that tiert
WIS the danger ot tile Turks getting lntu tsIt
town bthiul, aud thus cutting OF The retreat d
therefore given tu retreat. It was made tu tol
erublu oturr, untl the Koumrlian r1tlcIpeu, fo
tl.c fourth tsinu that day, came OF with ilxet
bayuucts. The 1anklug columns Of tho Turk
did gscat execution, aiming above 1ll at tue nr
tiilsry-borseH, thu consequence Of which wa
that auycn Euus could not be got away. Tue,
werr spikelt aud fill Into tho hants Of TIL
Turks, tugathcr with te colors q the cuvalr
regiment Tinlok. Tho losses VI tho scryians Ii
tlv TWO days anlountsd 70 1,i00 OF ], 500 mei'
md IL Is Thought TINT tho TURKS, who malv RI
. pcAtcd ntta.ka I'll tho cnrthworks, must 4ay
lost somewhat more.