The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-05
FOREIGN.
THE EASTERN WAR.
Hard Fighting.

Il,
dispatch says the entire Turkish army at
tackled the Servian right wing on FRI
day. The battle lasted until 8 P. NJ.
The Servians maintained their positions,
but the Turks being three times numer &.
GUS, the Servians finally retrested
within their fortified positions at Alex
inatZ.
Graphic Account of Fridays Battle.
LONDON, September A special to
the Times from Belgrade indicates the
crushing defeat and thorough disorgsni-
zatlon of Tchernayef's army. Taking
advantage OF the good will towards the
English, inspired by the arrival OF an am-
bulance corps with cash fund OF ElO,-
0O0 the correspondent OF the Times got
10 the front, in company with number
of officers of the Geneva Cross, and was
an eve witness to most Of the battle on
Friday. The battle commenced just
As the party reached Alexinatz
The following are additional details
of the engagement; The battle was
sustained uninterruptcdly eleven hours
and half and WINS waged on the ground
| which the Servians had made the strong
! est in all this country. 1t was decis-
i've encounter long looked forward to
and WAS wanting in no feature that could
impart
| on our side, and for supremacy on the
other for existence. The first shot was
fired under our eyes, just as we had
passed Rubovista, a small village, about
| two miles this side of AlexlnatZ. 1t
came from battery which the Turks
had got in position on the heights about
| Kruz. which is southwest of AleNlnatZ,
and it was followed by Others at intervals
of half minute or SO from the
guns of the same battery, and the battery
placed about half mile further north
| The Turks Immediately appeared,
beginning their movement to turn Tchcr-
nayeffs right and cut of the communica-
tion of Alexinatz with Deligrade, Haz.
ardous rs the design was, 1t succeeded.
For some hours tho battle was almost
entirely between artillery. The valley
through which il is necessary that the
Turks should pass to gain their object Is
Guarded by Two Strong seryian Bat.
teries,
against which the Turks directed the fire
of three of their batteries. The
fight continued three hours with no
advantage for either side. The Turks
then reinforced their artillery with three
more batteries and the advance fire be
coming tremendous, the Servisns make
a fine struggle and bring up another bat
tery, but in spite of all their efforts the
Turks steadily advance. In the mean
time the Turkish infantry are busy from
| Ale1inatz. The Servian infantry and
cavalry hurry out TO meet them advance,
and the battle begins in earnest. We
heard the first lussilade 1T twenty minutes
before twelve o'clock. The Turkish In.
fantry dare not show themselves at the
end of the little defle yet for the Ser
Wan guns are too close, but they are not
far of. and if that gallsnt battery which is
doing such good service on the hill be-
! tween the two defile can only be silenced
the bsttle will be at once developed: The
Servian infantry are in the valley north
Of the little independent hill which COM
| msnds the entrance TO the detles, and at
| intervals of quarter OF All hour sharp
yolleys from rifles are heard amid the
Thunder OF Some Dozeu Batteries.
At half past one o clock we ssw dense
masses Of smoke and sheets of flame rile
from the valley right before us, and close
| 10 the northern dct.e the cOutisgration
| ia tremendous. ThG brilliant sunshin g
is completely overcome by the lurid
flames that rise high lnto the heavens
and are now only fringed by dense
masses of smoke. The more northern
of the two villages, named Souttsn
is on fire. The Servisn troops are 70 Dsk-
ing a precipitste retreat from it, bat as
vet good defense is kept up. The Turks
advAoce under cover OF their batteries,
now skrmi.hing, now with rush. The
Servisns, though they are falling back,
have not yet lost all nesrt. II Is now past
two O'Clock, and Tor while
the Seryian artillery seems 70
be making ground, and the battery
which has been doing such good service
on the little hill, has advanced beyond
it, and is boldly pouring forth its FIRE
further into the enemys position, but
this is deception, the Turks do not care
about il. The rattle of their rifles Is
heard more to the north st each Yolley,
and the return volley is becoming feebIer.
The artillery fire on both sides has be
come languid, when all at once there L
another great fire. The village OF
Great Adrawaz Is Now In Flames.
This village is close 70 sitknwsz
Suottan still burns, and the air Is full Oi
vast flames and masses Of smoke
and the thunder of cannon snd the in
cesssnt volIeys of rifes.