New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-12
CURRENT FOREIGN TOPICS.

TIE SERvIAN GExERAIs.-A French core.
spondcn III belgrade gives the following descriptive de-
tails OF the generals 10 whom at the prcssnt time
Of the servian army inrusted "Tcher-
commander OF the main column advancing In the direc-
ton OF Niseh is OF 80 years Of age During long
period service in the Rusln army he mas earned an
incontesable military reputation, mainly perhaps by
largely toward The % saS 81 , ,Ss
troops moving on Now Bazaar with view OF eheeting
junction with the MOnienegrin contingent IL an older
than his superior but bears bravely his ~ yeare
In stature he IL above the hight but hls figure ~
now some what bent. His life has been spent in
the study OF military art and he acquired great
a fame for his knowledoe thereof that, some fcw
sHpcrintend the Academy at Belgrade. During his
tenure ofoee in that Institution he was very popular
with his pupils In lsis he fought in the ranks Of me
Austrian army in the campaign against hungary He
speaks d writes several languages nnently kanco
Alimptsch, who cop,nands the corps on the Drna' rs
the Mura Of the Servan army In contrast WIN Gen.
Zach whose manner DESPITE MS eSre%s ~ bs
extreme and he is well known Throughout the army as
loYaI Ii. snS i n at Srode and aerward
continued them in Belgium Mloe-Lcschanln VINO COM
fPontr s Is SUPPOSED to be the man in the
seryian army He now about forty years o. age ana
like Alimpitsch speaks trench hucnuy.
PAPAL SYMPATHY WITH TURKEY. - The
Roman correspondent Of the D-ienHk Poskt OF Iemberg,
who is believed TO be IN frequent Communication WIN
the clerical party in the Holy City, gives some Paren
las to the policy OF hat parry WIN regard to tho
mindful the great traditions OF his ioIefathcrs who
preached the crusade sent their fleets to the Levan aud
certainly WISHES for the liberation OF Christians
the Mussuman yoke though only II they are not to ex-
the highest lowest OF the cercaS one idea IL pre-
Communicating Of an unlimited sympathy for the turks,
and OF detestatiOn of the Seryians ana all the Insurgents
OF the Greco-OrhOdox creed The most influential OF
the prelaes at the Vatican rgy adheres to me prI
chile that all power comes from God and
that the slaves, having risen against their lawful sov
annsp are U bc incline the vatican to the
Ottoman is the fact that the Turkish GOyernment
does not Cypress the Christians far the exercise Of
heir rel
ment is the enemy OF Catholicism ana the ortno-
TO the Catholic cause than Mohammcdans pagans:
Schsm is in the eyes OF the Vatican the national SIN OF
the Southern Slaves, whom it considers more criminal
than the believers IN the Koran. There l. also" says
the correspondent financial reason for the Turkish
ish bonds the auc OF 4200o,oo0f and there ts no
preate cardinal in Rome who has not invested all or
nearly all, his capital in Turkish stock"-Pa Mall Ca
zette.
The LATE PRoF. KARL SMRocK;-Ihe Lon.
don AcadeBy publishes notice, signed F. Iluefcr OK
Karl simrock the weknOwn German poet and scholar
whose death was recently announced lie was born In
steal publishing firm. lie studied Jurisprudence NJ Bonn
and Berlin, and in 1S23 entered the public service as as
cutator His leisure hours were devoted to tue study OK
old German philoogy aud literature, then lately revived
by the OF the brothers Grimm, Laehnlann, and
original poet of considerable merit The French Rev.
outon 1880 inspired HIM with song the liberal ten
dency OF which was the cause OF ms dismissal
from the Government service. From mat Time no
poetry and phiology In 1850 he obtained Inc chair Of
Old German literature in the University o. Bonn, which
~
leader OF group of gifted writer's generally known rs
the Rhensn school," OF which he and Wolfgang Muller
which Alexander Kaufman Is the sole surviving repre-
sentative. Old German traditions and especially the
portant element in Simr0cks poetry. or the latter
stories either in their original form in modern YER
sions by himself and other poets, smrOck published
collection entitled "Rhcinsagen," wheh has become
deseryedly popular. simrock was stu more re,
markable translator than as an original
poet His attempts at metrcal reproduction ara
exceedingly numerous and extend over me whole range
old mic litapaf
ana the lIighGerman Heliand, down To INC iieden-
9en, ncrind lis pst and pcr1aps his best transa-
ton that of the Nbolungened" ls27), the seven
teenh edition Of which was published about ten years
ago This book is among the few reproductive works
which occupy permanent place In literature IL RANKS
rocks Nibeungenled" has at the same time, largely
contributed In spreading The interest IN meieHa hter-
ture among the German public
THE BATTLES AT SAIrscHAR.-The great
discordance between the Turkish aud seryian ac-
counts and the recent cases OF bullctlh-makng are
don Times vino remarks that in these circumstances
detailed account OF the hrst action at satsehar
from an eye witness which has appeared in the Wiener
IdgJllN comes quite like RELIEF. According 10 This,
Col Lesjanin had received already on the lst o. Juy
orders make diversion in the direction Of Ndlin with
the object of masking the advance OF Iehernlyen.
osman Pasha had got Information OF TINS throash MS
whence about 900 men were sent increasing thus he
OF this represented the danger of his taking the offensive
against forces SO much superior TO his OWL. he
Accordingly at noon on the second inst the Serbs passed
the frontier near the village OF Boieka The Turkish
outposts firing their rifles, fled The serNian cavalry
pursued but the horses, not being accustomed 10 IRE,
shed and many ran away into the Turkish lines, where
they talen the riders being cut down Then began
the advance of the eryan main force squadron OF the
4th Cavalry Regiment Imok being a, tue head o. II;
then came the Sacred LEGION composed Of three bat
taous OF infantry and three companies of rhemen all
volunteers Bulgaria, Hungary &c. and after tho
Brigade Krana while the other two militia brlgades,
the whole artillery. and three squadrons Of cavalry re-
manned reserve in the earthworks thrown ap about
Saitschar. OSman Pasha came on In two colninns ono
by Kior and the other by NaSac W1en the servans saw
all OF sudden the Turks in such force before them great
to receive Turks, but such the confusion taat
before they ready the R0umelian u1neu were nc
them with the bayOuet, and broke through the lines OF
the Sacred Legion, which ran IN all directions, tho
Turkish cavalry following them and making fearnlhaNoc
among theIn giving no quarter uhti Osnan Pdsna rao
up and stayed the massacre, giving orders 10 collect tho
prisoners. The fugitive Sacred Legion found refuge
behind the Brigade krcina but the latter eori Got t'
sst the shock OF the Turkish cavalry, which rushed
wildly into the Infantry and the whole rigade would
ycs, formerly officer in the Austrian army succeeded
IN forming his battalion, the 73d squares ai favored
by the ensuing darKness, protected the retreat lne
servians lost 600 killed and wounded, three coors all
the Sacred Legion, and mountain gun.
At dawn next morning O5man Pasha had passed the
frontier and formed his forces 1000 PAGES tho
saitschar The Rounelan rifle battaios IN 'front.' oshan
raslla advanced tn attack. AT the saine tc tie 50
but proved far Inferior both as regards the guns ana no
shooting In vain Iescanin made an attenit 10 lsSo
Turkish artillery then advanced within eco yaIjs. and
the Infantry taking advantage OF every movement IN
distance taey Were sent on TO storm earthwors but,
decmated at that long distance ny tue sertan rnes and
tScn In The mean time Turkish dciaclnicnt takag
advantage of the winding O tse river anu l,otec"ny
The Think willow bushes, came GpVn The Hank oI Tho
SryIn position that there was The danger OF ha
Trks getting into the town behind ani thus cutting on
c retreat o. the troops IN the earthwOfks The c.jer
, thrr.fore given 10 retreat II made III toeipo
ORDER until the HoGmean rllsmen Tor Tue iour,b Inc
columns Tarss did great execution aiming a59se
cOuld a. unt