The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-05

BELGRADE, September 4.-An official
dispatch says the entire Turkish army
attacked the Scrvian right wing on Fri.
day. The battle lasted until o P. NJ. The
'Servians maintained their position, but
the Turks being three timeA more nu.
merous the servians finally retreated
within their fortified positions at Alexi.
,natz. NJ. .- "shE '''
THE BATTLE AND TIE DArrLB GROUND.
LONDON, September 4,-A special 10
the Times from Belgrade indicates the
crushing defeat and thorough disorgani-
zation Of Tchernayefi's army.
Taking advantage OF the good will
towards the English inspired BY the
arrival OF an ambulance corps with
cash fund OF ten thousand pounds,
the correspondent of the. Times got To
the frontier in company with a number
Of officers Of Geneva Gross and was an
eye witness Of most Of the battle.
On Friday the battle commenced Just
Us the party reached Alexinatz. The fol.
lowing:ar additional details Of the en-
gagement: The battle was sustained un.
interruptedly for eleven hours and hhalf
and was waged on the ground which the
Serrians had made the strongest in all
this country. II was decisive and long
looked forward to and was wanting
in no feature that could impart hbrri-
ble grandeur 10 the struggle; on one side
for supremacy, on the other for exist!
ence. The first shot was fred under our
eyes Just as we had passed Rubovista, a
village OF house or two, about two
miles this side Of Alexinatz. It came
from a battery which the Turks had got
into position on the heights above Kruz,
which is southwest Of Alexinatz, and II
was followed by others, at intervals Of
half a minute or so, from the guns Of the
same battery. Our battery was placed
abouta half mile further north. The
Turks Immediately appeared, beginning
by movement to turn Tchernayeff's right
and to cut off the communication Of
Aletinatz with Belgrade. Hazardous as
the design was, it succeeded. For some
hours the battle ID almost entirely be-
tween the artillery. The valley through
which il is necessary that the Turks
should pass to gain their object is Guarded
byitwo strong Servian battalions, against
which the Turks directed the fire Of three
OF their batteries. The fight continued
for three hours with no advantage for
either side. The Turks then reinforced
their artillery with three more batteries,
and the advance fire becoming 'trenen-
dous the Servians make fine struggle
and bring up another battery; but in spite.
OF all their efforts the Turks steadily adj
vance. In the meantime the Turkish in
fantry are busy from Alexinatz. The
Seryian infantry and cavalry hurry out
to meet their advance and the storm OF
the battle begins in earnest. We hear the
first fusilade at twenty minutes before II
o'clock. The Turkish infantry dare not
show themselves at the end OF the little
defile yet, for the Servians' guns are too
close, but they are not far Of, and If that
gallant battery which is dbing such good
service on the hill between the two defiles
can only be silenced the battle will be- at
once developed. The servian infantry
are in the valley north OF the little indie.
pendent hill which commands the en-
trance to the deGles, and at intervals Of a
quarter Of an hour sharp volleys from
rifles are heard amid the thunder OF some
dozen different batteries. e
AT half-past one o'clock we see. dense
masses Of smoke and sheets Of flame rise
from the valley right before us, and close
to the northern deflle the conaagration
is tremendous. The brilliant sunshine
is overcome by the lurid flames that rise
high into the heavens and are now only
irinSed by dense masses of smoke The
more northern OF the villages named,
Sno,lana is on FIRE. The Servian troops
make precipitate retreat from II, but
as yet a good defense is kept up. The
Turks advance under cover Of their bat
teries, now skirmishing, now with rush.
The Servians, though they are falling
back, have not yet lost all heart. : Their
infantry resist but with such trepidation
that the number Of Malizzires Is becomI
ing greater and their battalions are
evidently. thinning. It is now past
2o'clock, and for while the 'Servian ar
tillery seems to be making ground; that
battery which has been doing such good
service on Little Hill has advanced be-
yond it, and is boldly pouring forth its
fire further into the enemies position, but
this is deception, the Turks do not care
about it. The rattle Of their rifles is
heard more,and more 70 the north, each
volley and return yolley and are becom-
ing fecbler. The artillery FIRE on both
sides has become languid. There is an
other fire in the village Of Great Adrawaz,
thisv illage is close to Sitkornaz. Snotlona
still burns and the clear air is full OF vast
flames and dense masses of smoke, and
the thunder Of the cannon and the incess-
ant yolley Of rifles. ..---..- =.
Shells have been falling into Silkowaz
for some hours but II is- mot yet on fire.
Prccilowitz close by is burning. A per-
feet panic has set in among the servians
as they witness the steady advance Of the
enemy, and whole battallions begin to
fly. A Russian Colonel in command OF
two battallions calls on them to advance
though he himself is wounded, but out Of
two battalions he can only get twenty
men 10 respond to his call, the rest fly;
still some regiments and the whole Of the
artillery do their duty. The car.
mage Is terrible on both sides and
the main street OF Alexinatz is crowded
with the wounded and mangled. The
wounded are coming in on stretchers. A
stampede from Alexinatz soon took place,
and Tor ten miles on the road to Delli-
grad there was almost q compact moving
mass OF carriages, wagons, oxen, horses
and pedestrians, all'going at full'speed;
and running into one another every other
instant. When the high road became too
crowded, resort was had 10 the fields, and
through these the oxen dragged their
wagons, or, MS was the case in many in:
stances, only. the wooden. yokes, the wag.
ons having been left behind tlest they
might impede the more valuable beasts in
their fight.
RATHER CONTRADICTORY.
BELGRADE, September 4,-The Minis
ter OF War has received, ;the following
dispatch from Alexinatz, dated Q O'Clock
this morning.: -
at is untrlie that the Turkish troops
are marching upon Kruseyaty the Turk.
ish army Ia operating on the.leit bank OF
the Mouavia; it has not moved since
Saturday; It does not venture to advance
fearing probably to be taken ut o disad'
vantage between .Delligrad and Servian
fortified positions Of Canit and Dyunis