The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27
THE sERvIAN WAR.

SUDDEN REvERsRs TO THE GALLANT ARMY OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHERNAYEFF BLUM
DERs-TuRKIsH HoRDEs POURING INTO THE
MoRAvIAN vALLEy-THE HERALD coRRxs
spoNpENr AT THE FRONTIER
BELGRADE August 0, 1874
As duly advised you by telegraph l returned here
Yesterday after having visited all tho advance posts Of
the soui heasern frontier from Alexinatz Saitschar
by way of Kniazeraz, going along the right bank OF
the River Timok and carefully noting the situation.
Our coming back here suddenly lin employing tho
plural include my companions OF the French and
English pressl after so many dangers have been en-
countered alter witnessing many scenes Of horror
and desoaton will not reassure you as TO SeTvias sue
cess. We have seen the only actions Of importance
that have taken place. and by the results of these hos
tites | am justified in declaring that Servia is In
danger Of speedy disastrous defeat 1t may be even
that before this despatch placed before your readers
the armies OF the Porte Will be marching this
principally direct for Belgrade
TERRORISM INVADED sEgvIA.
What catastrophe In u few hours! Servia IL In
vaded As write the three districts or departments
OF Knazeralz Saschar and Negotine in the hands
of the Turks The entire valley OF the Tnok, all the
eastern side Of the principally between Banya,
Bojeratz BrziPalanka and the frontier-<
e. more than three hundred villages. are
now being given over TO pillage and incendar'sm.
The picture l have to present Is Distressing one
Dcsolation everywhere thou ands o. Old men, wom "a
and children rushing like torrent before the army
of assassins TO the woods and mountaius cultivation
has ceased and the Accommodations Of the thrifty the
work years years. scattered and DESTROYED -
if by breath. Serva- tho hope OF the southern Saws
which tho Gcrmano-Maayar policy has succeeded .
soating from the snearts" Of the diplomats, equally
isolated her appeal TO her brethren OF Bosnia and
Old servia whose lovely villages are transformed into
piles cinders; isolated from her Bulgarian relatives.
boon in slavery for Ave centuries and assas'
sinated since the beginning Of this war, and
who are to-day u moro piablc coniitoa than any
other of the Yougo- Savs-Servia repeat, terrorzad
by Are and iron must surely be wiped out as
suzcranty unless some special Providence or tho
medlatory Powers come 10 her ass stance STAN.
boul may rejoice even in her harema England may
brea he more freely 'British commerce" carries the
day, thanks TO policy OF neutralsm or rather OF
inertia Slavery replaces liberty "'Change takes .
rlse What more is needed by those who support
Holy Sophia? l need not speak OF diplomacy In the
face Of the crimes being committed At this
moment, in the face of the "dsembowelling"
OF small and valiant nation, whose purely patri-
otto national army, poorly o1icered and but
mperiectly organized, IS mpotent in combating tho
thousands barbarians directed by the civilized gen.
temcn of diplomacy Darbarians who at the call Of
fan atcism after having been rejected long ago In Asia
Under any government but Turkey such hordes would
be found only in the chaingangs Under this govern.
ment Of bankrups and murderers which the merccnary
policy of England with special and interested monarch.
ica motives shamecssiy sustans, these, the choicest
r uflians oil the universe are given full power.
TURKS CROSSED THR FRONTIERS
My last letter from Aexinatz informed you OF the
entry o. the uxs no aesHa 'naVssn 'no genes s
blunders committed by the servans, the chief respon
sioiity Tor which must rest with General Tchernayeh
Meanwhile let me relate what observed during my
OF observation on the frontier We left Alexna
at sunrise August 2. On the evening previous
we saw several batallions despatched from
Deligrad IN all haste and cent in the
direction of the frontier to Granada to
hold possession of the dccs and eudcayor to out OF
the Turkish communications This most simple
mannuvre, anu led US to believe that Tchernayen had
allowed them 10 get into passes
them But in this failed subsequently learned,
for the Turks fourteen battalions strong with
two batteries OF artillery, were already strongly
occupying them such way that 1t was impossible
for the serviars retake these valuable and now lost
we passed a bifurcatolSShich to abutted in
front OF the position ut Degrad Parenthettcaliy,
your readers will the minuteness OF OF the
details when they that the roads from Aexinatz
to Kniazcratz and from Saschar to Paratchn the
Valley. These Two routes which run from east to
west, form the only line OF communication between The
Morava aud Tiinok valleys
FIGHTING GROUND.
We crossed country already partly devastated,
meeting hundreds of fugitive families, who told they
from Prot ana other places In Old Servla. few
also from Granada Dervent and other villages Of
Scrva which they left flames after having evacuated
them preciptately at the first announcement OF the
advance of the Turkish army. Two hours Of
hard riding brought us TO Banya, . viii
iase OF some Importance. scattered over q
post they did not refuse to give us relay OF animals,
but they told there was considerable doubt u our
being able 70 reach kniazeraz Sao uows continually
reached The Turks were steadily advancing.
hight had just occurred at Treslbaba, mile only
el.. -olv 1~u.c
bazouks at any moment We halted and held council
A London correspondent said he had come to the
battles ana determined to advance. This statement
without moments hesitation, decided all to
continue, and as soon as the fresh horses pro-
vded oil We went again. One OF tho notabes OF Dell.
grad, former president OF tho National Council Of
War, wished US "happy return" IN good, plain
French but doubted II we could reach the much
anu among tie well timbcred hills beyond we met
number OF wounded Servians, who informed US that
THESE MISERABLE LOOKING wRxrcnEs
with their arms in sings and their heads tied up
handkerchief, slowly plodding forward In tho
direction OF Aexnatz, where they hoped lind carts
carrioles which would take them to the anbulancea
furtncr In the Interior Al entrance to the only
important dche the road which commences just
beyond the village OF Topa, found battalIons
OF servian troops encamped, having just arrived
Degrad. aud awaiting orders to march defend tho
pass the chief OF stan had sent skirmishers
middle oi the pass, but he knew absolutely nothing Of
what was going beyond that We started onward
again, having now IN company young lady who had
arrived Alexnatz before in attend tho
wounded at the advance posts. Tho fopa pass may DO
SAID be about LOO yards in length. The pathway
mcaLdcrs through the rough rock, and narrow
felt IL 10 dsmount and lead horses in
single hlc. On tho right hand side OF the path the
cragged mountains loom up, bare OF vegetation in
many places and threatening TO overwhem the hapess
traveller every step; on the left is a Deep
dark looking ravine, III which waterfalls create q
monoionous at several points, beyond this
again the mountains rise up almost perpendicu
lary. rendering scang military purposes an abso
lutte impossioility. Gwen lew palm trees, and
should almost have believed in the gorge of Ell
kaua ara, IN the African wilds At the SUBMITS OF the
his both s,dos OF the path thick timber and deep
indeniations prevent all travel. THIS dcne the only
really natural deicicc met with this road II ably
defended, may prevent the Turks from entering the
Noruva Valley. OF course, as write these lines
aware II the scrvlans still masters Of The
road, Tor u was probably
rHK PLAN TcHERxAYEFP
TO allow the enemy TO pass and then engage him in