The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-05
A Decisive Engagement at Alexanitz-
The SerylanS Defeated and "
Routed.
An Account Of tho Battle by the Co rres.
pOndent Of the London Times
The Servians Panlck Stricken
and Deserving by Bat.
allions.


organization Of Tcherrayotls army.
Taking advantage OF the good will
towards England, inspired blythe arri
val OF IAN ambulance corps with n
cashiund Of ten thousand pounds, the
the correspondent OF the Times got to
the front In company with number
of officers of General Cross, and was
an eye witness Of most OF the battle
near Alexanit2, on Friday. The bat
tie commenced just as the party
reached AleXanitz, and was sustained
uninterrupted for ele> en- hours and II
half and was waged on the ground
which Servians had made the strongest
In all this country. 1t was the deci-
sive reneounter, long looked
forward to by many, and was
wanting in no feature that could inn
part horrible grandure to It's struggle,
ON one side for supremacy and on the
other for existence. The first sh OF
was fired under our eyes, just az we
had passed Rubonsta, u sma village
of house or two, about two miles
this side of AleXahit2. IL cana from
II battery which the Turks had got
into position on the heights about
Krug,which Is south west of Alexanitz,
aud It was followed by others at inter-
walls OF half II minute or 80, from the
guns of some batteries placed about
half mile further north. The Turks
Immediately appear, beginning their
movement to turn Tcheraneyafi's
right and cut of the communication
of Alexanitz with Belgrade Hazard
GUS AZ the design was 1t succeeded. For
some hours the battle is almost EN-
tirely between artillery. The valley
through which IL Is necessary the
Turks should pass to gain their object,
is guarded by two strong Servian bat
teries, against which the Turks directs
the force Of their batteries. The fight
continues three honrs with no advan.
tage for either side. The Turks
then reinforce their artillery
with three more batteries
and advance, the fire becoming tre-
menduous. The Servians made fine
struggle, bringing up another battery,
but in spite Of all their efforts, the
Turks steadily advanced. In the
meantime, the Turkish infantry are
busy. From Alexanitz the Servian in
infantry and cavalry charge TO meet
their advance, and soon the battle be-
gins in earnest. We heard the first
fusllade at twenty minutes before
twelve o'clock. The Turkish infantry
dared not show themselves at the little
deliles yet, for the Servan guns are too
close, but they are not far of, and II
that gallant battery, which Is doing
such good service on the hill between
the defiles, can only be silenced, the
battle will be at once developed. The
Servian infantry are In the valley
north of the little Independent hill,
which commands the entrance to the
dedle, and ut intervals of a quarter of
an hour, sharp volleys from rifles are
heard, amid the thunder OF some
dozen batteries. At half past one
o'clock, we saw dense masses of smoke
and sheets Of flame rise from the val
ley right before us, and
close to the western delile'
The contlagraton is tremendous
The brilliant sunshine is completely
overcome by the lurid flames that rise
high into the heavens, and the deflles
are now only fringed by dense masses
of smoke moving north of the two vii
lagos named. The Suotan Is on lire.
The Servian troops make precipitate
retreat from 1t, but as yet good de-
tense is kept up. The Turks advance
under cover Of their battery, now Skin
mishing. Now with q rush the Ser
VANS are falling back, but have not
yet lost all heart. Their infantry resist
but with such trepidation that the
number Of mallgress is becoming
greater. Battallions are evidently
thinning. 1t Is now past two o'clock
and for awhile the Servian artillery
seems to be making ground; that bat
terry which has been doing such good
service In the little hill, has been adj
vanced beyond II and Is boldly pour
ing forth its fire further into the
enemy's position. But this Is decep-
tive, the Turks do not care about II,
and the rattle OF their rifles IL heard
more and more to the North at each
volley. The return volleys are bec. m.
ing feeble and the artillery force on
both sides has become languid, when
all Mt once there Is another great fire.
The village Of Great Adranea ia now
in flames, This village Is close to
Silkowaz. Suotna still burns and the
air Is full of vast flames and dense
masses Of smoke and thunder OF can.
non and incessant volleys Of rifles.
Shells have been falling into Selkowaz
for some hours and 1t Is not yet on
fire. Prentowits, close by, Is burning.
A perfec panic has set In among the