, 1876-11-16
othar'a positions formed one continuous wnyc Of
suuntl. Thrfn wnA 1lcrD

gro,.,,,l. soon after midday ii he,4.ltic evident
that tic right wing, w!IIcl' occupied exlenlr,l
was hsing iartl;er forced bacs, amd AMI TIC Turk4
brought Mp II fresh littcty tii,c nn,ith OF tho
Crcvct. This alLc,l Its ,lestrnytivs iirc to that
Of il.s otlcfs planted " .le s hotl'ea*t an'!
was Eoon apparent. liad Il ns,t hrcn for thu
thsekncaR OF tic furest wrl. roycrs these hills,
f,,tha fire ms,st lung t'cfore lavr proved lrrc-
4sstlb!c. Tho trees al",Iu prevented thu de-
fcttlcrs frutn suffering must DISASTROUS LOSSES
Even the hardy E,lssIn,B wcre forced to give
ground. and tho 'fMrks cfIecsc1 II secure lOdg-
mcnt Il, . portion OF tho coveted hiIl. More Of
the scryIan guns were now. withdrawn 10 thu
Junction Of the krt,tchoyaln and slljeRovac
roas!a, md commanding tie approach TO the
torlNGr town. But two or three HOW rcftsalnct
IN H. rrar Of te c5cye m n,a ana kyps , az H.
of the Turks,
ouAsrLY HvfrKNoEB
os tho severity ot the battle were nbundantiy
npparent III tho numbers of wounded men who
were tarrteil over tho main height, whence VIZ
Watched the light, 10 tic hospitais Of Dlunis anu
'Kazanl.
Every description Of suffering humanity
PASSED US on waEo'a md On fons Poor wretch:
n,nitnc With the bullet, lass horrible III its ~,
divislual torturr, but more destructive. passed.
III mute ngony over. tho bleak hlli Tlle wind
blew wt estrse loreT ins from so cola st; t
Rtnir and sUldicrs by turns crouelicd oycra wood
fire which Ind bcen k!n.ltel for tic General.
On rude hcnri sheltorcd by ths s!'le of hut.
WIFI sht Is est dsso DC Ss s,e o. ot M st4s s
n,la hts Gw1, Tclcg grame came In constantly
IRON, tho different postions, and wcre eagerly
read, and orlc17 issued to the stair rs cueh
emergency dc.na'ded::, AS each otlecr gal-
lopch down the hill 10 the light with
his message, lllutc who. remained spccuIutcu
upon Its channecs of return from. thu
deadly firing tint still ragged along the Whole
hla chief IN the midst Ut tho hottest tire and lad
returned fnr ammunition Which wns urgently
needed, batic me goud.by and shook hands,
Rnylng he GUILD never aEan cHynru tho deadly
storm. Happily, Gvut,!nE found him safe untl
u.,scathc.l. Gsn DoctouroG, WHO had been Mt
Saitsrhar AMI there shown great personal cour-
ngc, arrived on tic hrigits ubout O'Clock, ant1
at ose, as t. ls WON'T a thfow hnse1t nto The
s1ass, will, come acrytan troops, along the
southern ridge u the hill cast of the. Crevct,
md BY Ianls 1ttasS tris 10 dlsloaee thu Turks
ELI sr s' s @ sect rr as aE # . Tss INK now aev4s ss rs
was having some st,rccss. The Turks fell back
\ alghtly, but tllcir art1lery-llre was
TOO HEAVY
| to permit the 2crvlans long to maintain their
on FFIday night tho firing was continued TIL
some time inter niglltfali, and. We rode down
the htll at 0:3O The vivid ilashcs from tie Rus
saE battalion, rtlll ltotng with tho tenncty VI
dark foliage TINT clothed tic hills. The cannon
| tlretl but slowly, md as II acknowledging that
their function OF destruction must for tho time
be IN nbryA,lcc. It was melancholy retrospect
rs VIC found thc q,l'stcrs rough, ntstil covered
and sheltered, wiliuh tho most hosptablc rre{ct
| of Deligral lad provided for us. Numbers Vi
those gallunt soldiers now strcwcd tho battle
| ilcld, --lnany cold ns tho wintry wind which
llowlcd through tile tossng trce-tops; others
helpless in tll torture of thclr wounds, await
ig with awful suspense tho success or dcicat Of
their cotnpatvtots.
Tehernnyell rested TINT night II tho rude hits
dug III the ground, In wAtcl. tue detachment
stationed on TINT cxposcd height can only find
shelter. A council of wnr WIS held, aud It was
decided to retre from tho Crevet III tie night,
uuil occupy fresh positions about two miles III
lhc rcnr * thr i5rIilrr lines. The Crcyet Ind
| never been considered by DoetOurOG as strong
position. It was tuo near tho Turkish batteries
ou their n,an positions olong the Aloravu, and
the thick wuntls which Ind not been cleared awny
| was very Questionable whether II could be held
for another dnr by Its exhausted and diminished
defenders, uoryatoYltcll ia suld to have TLshgl
IL good soldier, anu knows well what 1io eau
| do un1 what 10 impossible; but, assuming the
new position to bc i'oro strong and tcnable, the
decision to retire alh ayoll further bloodsllel
for the possession of the Cre9vct seems wise and
Sunday morning brought
\ TEMPORARY LULL
to tho weary co,,6atnHts. Wo left Del!grad on
horseback early, nnl fUried tho Mornva near tie
rnrlliAh llncs. Our escort of two pandourB mis-
tonli the ronl and, pcrhnps In Ignorance OF tho
advance ct the Turks, took VA ut ono time cut.
sidt ule scryiai linz. Fortunately We eseapcd
mounted tue southern Slopes Uf Djunis, W.
heard loud cheers from tle woods oli our lett.
Thesu were the hlrlnhB Df the Turks, WHO were
retuui,lK over their occupation Of the deserted
THnI1st IL,ffS TIlN ffU 11t11t1y
firing had began again, hut soon died away.
Thu Ge..cral and t!a stair lHd mounted to leave
Tor Dcligrat, Ga NIL WIS 6uppuscA to be HvcE,
when sutltlr,lly the firing broke out anew with
great severity. Attention was nnxlnus1y directed
tn the Slopes upposlte tho D!unIs heights anll
nth OF tho Creyct.
f9o hssao syI evident hst ths 10 rurks ush M
aspcd Ms fsss Tsf' q nss s ~
and taking hold Of thu positions held by lii
n.lva.!ced posts of their opponents. Farther 10
tho right, loo, they wure pouring down the road
hut nutll,lal. The bulk Of lIorvutovleh's curps
was now iutrcncllet behind its batteries un tht
It'll south VI kaonik. Sonn SMOKE nn1 1a,ne
marked the dcstract!on Of tho yillagc Of Ribarc
which the 'rurks, In their
MAD FOLLY FOR HUM AND pRvAsTAT1oN,
fired us soon ns they entered Its houses
Their progsrss was marked further ly tn,
bnrn'nt; q scattered cottages and burns 'yhiel
tho CrcGBsIata entered the thriving Village U
Ss1icsoyar, and tho brighter glnre which aros
frum It's blazing houses marked the Bupcrio
Dlot w yIyI'y even !. tue broad light OF day
and the Thick masses of smoke driftcl acrus
thu valley, AMI hid thu right iiank Of the arm
from our view; The battery on tlm serylni
gt n " was ;t st aS o o ays S NeTa cy uyss
still nttaeklng, but two Etns Responded To thcl
lire. Thu others were 6eng slowly, witnlr,lw
up the steep hi'l t9 tlclr almost tmprcgnsbil