The New York herald., 1876-08-21
SERVIA'S STRUGGLE.
A Herald Correspondent at Prince
Milan'S Headquarters.
Why Turkey Resolved to AS
sumo the Offensive.
A RUSSIAN IN COMMAND.
Servians Capture Liesthniiza During an
Artillery Charge.
General Zasch's Theories Wild
and Useless.
MUSSULMAN BARB ARlS NJ.
Turks Manufacturing Bogus Dispatches
in Hungary.
Servians Capture Liesehnlza During an
Artillery Charge.
General Zasch's Theories Wild
and Useless.
MUSSULMAN BARB ARIS NJ.
Turks Manufacturing Bogus Dispatches
in Hungary.
PRINCE MlLAS's HEADQUARTERS,

present time, have at length resolved To assume the
offensive Thus the east, west and south, during
three days, there have been as many attacks Since
the day before yesterday when the Servian attempt
made velzi-lzvor. three unimportant alta cks
by the Turks upon the lines at satschar have been
pulsed In the south the Ottoman garrisons Prot
and Ak Palanka left the heights which they held. in
the hope OF surprising the servians who had been
placed front of those by General Tchernaye,
under the command of Colonel Uzum- Mirkowitch
The servians only held their but bravely
pulsed the Turks with considerable loss Tho attacks
began the day before yesterday and lasted until half
past nine yesterday morning on their side the Turks
had evidently been ordered spare efforts In order
10 get rid Of the attacking forces
A TURKISH DEFEAT.
The most important attack took place in the west On
the banks of the Drna where the Turks tried to drive
General Rance-Ampitch and his army into the river.
This really serious battle and grave check 10
the Turkish arms. The following official details were
scLt by the General TO en- counter
took place the 20,h The Turkish army, consisting
Of zen battalons OF nizams and rediis beside num-
Der OF bashbazouks, attacked the servans about nine
O'Clock in the morning as they lay inrenched not FAR
from the Drna with the hope OF driving them back
into the river The onslaught was furious but was
brilliantly rcpulsed by the Servians who strongly
intrenched The fighting continued IN one part or
another Of the field until halfpas three O'Clock in the
afternoon. AT length, when repulsed along the
whole line the Turks retreated and took refuge
In Belina, leaving number Of dead and wounded
the field The pursuit which immediately followed
Gould last long, the roads and DcdS were terri
ply cut up by dciuge OF ram, which has been general
Ior the last lew days throughout The country"
AT Paratchn surrounded Dy water. In this
attack the Turkish loss very considerable tue
servians moved them down compsnes. and III their
last ons siaught they were obliged to retire under u
q
wounded Tcherna. ell reports Lieutenant Colonel GrouA
Mlchkovch and TWO brave commanders oi companies
from fravenik IN Bosnia The result OF these various
sngagcments-thc last being really important--nas
been that the Turks have orders ~
he offensive. Whether the Scrvians who are good IN
3c.ensive movements better than The Turks Will
DO shown IN The approaching contests
A HEAVY RAIN STOPS TIE FIGHTING-DEATH IN
THE HospITALs-THI RUSSIAN GENERAL
ToHERNAYEFF APPOINTED COMMANDMENT
caIEP.
PA3ATcaN. July "a 1876.
Since tho fighting at Satchar IN the east, Novi-
varosch the south aud Bena in the west there has
been no IN litary operation worthy Of notice. The bad
weather has been by itself able to stop the war; and
that has been than the most influential diploma.
tis,s could CO Tho magnificent thick and shady
forests which cover the mountains OF Bosnia and
Servia by collecting thick Clouds have caused such
heavy rains that hostiIes have been suddenly inter-
supted. Men and horses have been half drowned !;
heavy cannon aud wagons arc buried in the mud cars
stick In the bogs and have be abandoned The ar
mics Of the Tmok Morava and Drina said down"
their arms The eastern sun rcappcarcd yesterday,
and Its heat has already dried up the hills and erZed
plains Nature in tears, has arrested nations their
ncrce onslaught To-day, when the sun shines, the
flowers bloom again anu the birds SING, death will re-
appear; and how active
DEATH HAS BEEN AMONG u.s.
Three hundred and thirty wounded from the fight at
6aitschar arrived hero last evening" have been N
gagged in dressing unwashed wounds, many of which
still contain bullets There only two surgeons here
md tonight dozen would not be sufficient. The
fortunate victip;s who lying stretched here aud
there upon the cold hard floors the will be
to Jagodina where the ambulances are. At Parat.
chin. where are begnning TO think that not
well informed TO what is going they at
Belgrade, although good horse cover the ground
from Saitschar to this IN eight hours, there is
nothing new except the arrival OF General
rehernayen Taking advantage of the state OF
.nc reads, which renders all military operations
impossible, the General came to explain The posi-
ZION OF things and suppose to lay definite
plan for the campaign After stay of twepty-iour
hours he set out in the direction Of Satsehar with
Prince Milan and his chief OF staff, Colonel lvauovitch
who accompanied him as far as the post village. Two
lays before Tchcrnayens arrival his hcrn-aw,
Russian officer uniform, VISITED the Prince, and lac
has now gone with the General 10 tho front.
TcnsENAYEFF CoAMASDER-iN- CHIEF.
According to "a rumor, when have good reason for
believing correct, 1chernaycl took with hlm leaving
ParatchiL his commission commander IN. chef oi
ihe entire Serv,sn army We may therefore eoncude
that from to-day Generals Zasoh aud Alimpitch and
Colonel LeschJann Will look to hlm tor orders. The
.reat respons oliiIy which falls upon tho General
Si make the accom-; of his military ilie interesting.
so doubt much has already been written about aim,
'ui can vouch for the correctness OF The following
Trl. l..t
Russian family He born ls2s Al twenty
years oil age, when he had finished his special slud
In the regiment o the imperial court, winch then
existed he was ap.ointed ''prsporsihk' tadjulant IN
The Paul regiment Of guards In 1851, after
renewed study at the Military Academy OF Nico-
iaen, he completed his military education oy specially
studying the science oi artillery he began h actual
soldier ia 1858, wnen he was appointed stan
major OF the Fourth corps, which was then operating
along the Danube He ai,erward distinguished himself
IN the Crimsa at sebastopol, In the Caucasus aud in
centra Asia IL would take TOO long TO enumeratc the
various degrees OF officer state major
somma nder in Chief &C.
Frtm 1888 TO 1866 he was constantly dghiing taking
part In twenty three battles Danube twenty.
Tour in she Caucasus in ccntrai Asia, where lie was
commander IN chief he fought twenty times In tho
Crimex he fought nearly twenty more. HIS services
always to nave been well rewarded. Al The age
Of twcnty-six he was chief-ots,ah, at thirty four
be was quartermsstcr general OF largo Russian army
corps. AZ ,hirty-nvc he was cn'ei-os'au TO 'he
army Of Orenburg, at thirtysx he was found direct
ing the military operations IN Central ASA return
ng 10 Russia bearing the title OF brlgadcr
general. and since then he has served as
In several of The rurkestan provinces which
he he ned to couquer This rapid and briniantiy
cess. m illary career brought every honor
could gird himself with perfect arsenal OF swords OF
'honorr anu his breast is literally aglow with the
shining crosses aud medals OF Russia In 1867 he LEFT
the service, with the right OF pension. and subse-
queny he was told he mi gh, the uniform oi his
class as long As he lived. He was married and de-
voted good deal his time TO the cducJioh of hrs
children He again called upon to bear arms. but
After whiic retired, he says, dehnitey, IN June,
1875.
AN uxsUccEssFuL JOURNALIST.
RctWuing thus private lie he devoted himself as
duousiy literature becoming proprietor and editor
In chief Of Russian World 4 lie Roask1 MR. am
told that his Journalist much less brill-
ant than hw military record, tor ~ writer he very