, 1876-09-05
Several Outlying Villages Destroy
cd by the Bombardment.
England Demands of Turkey the
Granting Of a Months
Armistice.
Threatening TO Abandon Her to 1ussia
in the Event Of Refusal.
TIE WAR.

anil ,i,orn,,oh d,sorea n;yotfon ~ .rrhernavcfYs
army.
Tal,no ,dven,oo, NJ Tho cooa will tov,rd ,bo
EnrlIah.: :insnircf ~ tba arrival AZ on antnl,ne.
ro,.n. Win = ra.b fnnd NJ. f1f, mn n. corr,.
anonicut Of tbe TIM, rat To the front In co,a-
pany with Il numbcr' of n}t}cert of ,thc
Heneva Cro,a. and ,vna an ove,wttne.s
at rnnst. NJ thn b.+tla ne.r Alrrfno+z m F,,d,v
Tba hnttto ro,nmcnrct, Inst 4. th, rarlv re.rho,,
AlcSinatz, The follorinr, nrc n,lft,onat ,1rtai,s
Of TIM cnrsrctnenta: The hott1c ga. s,,atoinn.1
uniutetrnnte1ly for eleven hours anfl a half nn,,
vas vaecd on ground wh;cI, the seryians had
made thu stroncost Ia all lila eonnt,v. r. wa.
q decisive cucouutcr, Iour.loo1,ed forward In.
md was vantinr In M fuature TINT could i'm.
part
uonu1D1s GRANDEUR
to the strupr1e. On the ono allie for aunrcmnrv.
md m thu ntf,cr for eYfetcnce. Tha fir,t .b:t
wa. ercd nnder mr. cvcr ;net a. W. ,,os ~ o..a,s
Rubovsta sms vtage nf ~ ho,,sa %u s esta tya
about miles this sldo OF Ac1inatz. It came
from battery which the Turks had got Into
position on tho heights about Kruse, which ia
southwcst of A,cxinntz. nnf1 n WA fo1,nwct tr -.
otners q Intervals OF hait minute OF 40 from
thu guns of the same battery, and d battery
r]aced about half "a mile further north. Tho
tT1rl.u nt1fnt n1u oppnorod t,.rtn.t,. .t.,x
,,nnanan. ~ 49,. ,rlSs cppsu, ~" nes.nnhs % .ae'!
tnovca'snt ~ tuFn AeheInaye1s fight ano cut
OH tho communication Of Alc1fnotz With Deli
grad. Hazardous rs tho'dcstgn was 1t suecce.}-
cd for some hours. Tho battle is entirely ho.
tween artillery. Tho va1lrv thro,,oh whic,, It IL
Necessary eoas she 1tfaa saouia pass 70 gam
their object Is guarded by two strong 6eryian
batteries, against which tic Turks directed the
fro Of Tires Of their best batteries, The deht
continued cs three rec hours hours, with no advantage to
eltacf siae. Inc Turks then ..-...
RE1NronoHp 7ualn 4RTlLtERr
With three moro batteries, and advanced, tho
fire becoming tremendous Ths eerviaus mike
~. n'e s..ass.e anu nI'ng up anotner batteEJ'
ily advance In the meantime tho Turldsh
infantry are busy. From Alcxinatz the strylan
naranaS ~ Ha, ~. 10y ~. uae ~ Ase. sne's
adVaoee' ana tne stoftn OF Inc oattic begins In
earnest. WeshcAr tho FIRST fuEilla4ls at twenty
n,nates tnn. oeiore u el9ek inc Inrlsh !h-
flles yes, for the scrysans 9nna are too CLOSE,
uut taey afe not Idr pa. ana II tttat Raltaut BAT
tery which ls uotnE &ueh good Hgrrlec Oh tho
~ w.! 9etWsea sMo a!es ean GUY DO kilcnTsd,
ssysn ss Gaia aaS1v wv arc sasy n II s ths
little independent hill Which co,usnands en-
trance 70 the uenles, allh III intcfVals Of quar-
SHARP voLLEI5 YRost TuB 1IFLES
arc heard amid tho thunder Of somr dozen hat
terscs. At halt.past ! o'clock We see denso
nlaasea ol stnokc and sheen OF lame rase from
tue Talle7 right beiorc ", and close to the
,. sr rfiiet ofie is e1n,ngnoa a. trene
come by the lur1d aaa.es that rlsa lgh Tito tha
hoavens, aud Eso now only frlHgcd by dense
masses Ut s.aokc. The nloro northern of the two
villages, nasitco shestna !s On ars. Tho ser-
S,an S,a troops MAKE phosphate retreat from II
~ nut as set y Eood defense Is kcpt up. The
:. luEks advance unaes cover Of their batteries.
now skirinishing, how with a rush. Tha Scr
v,ans, ~, th1,ngh q, tney aTs ftafing hac have not
ys. ,os1 ~ aea1 tet tat inaatry ses hnt
evidently thinning.
!. II Is now past o'clock, and for while the
Sstytsn e artillery seems 70 bo making ground.
service on tue littlo hIll, has advanced beYoud
It, ansl is boldly pouring forth Its fire further
into tbs enemy's position, hut this IL deceptive.
rhe Turks do nut cure about It. The rattle of
North. At each vollcy tho return yolleys =
-, Ann nacoltlso FxEnInR.
angutaa, when all at once thero + another
low In aalncs. This ylllls,e is closc to siiEownx'
DUSTIN stll! burns, al,I ths clear aIr is ful of
The vast tla1ues and dense t1laases Of smoke mi
thunder pf cannon and inccasant vnllcva nf
lilies.
Shells have been failing Into sttkowax for
lonu hours, but It Is not Yet on Dire, precilo-
vitx, closc by, is BURNING. i ncrfert nanic i,ss
vet In a,nonG the SeryIans as they wttnnss ths
,teAdy adyaics Of tbe enemy. antl whols hat-
aliohs begin to tY. a Eussfan Coionnl. in cnn.
nand Ut two battsltons, calls on thcm 10 Nj
vance, though he hitusrlf Is wounded. but Cit
VI two tattaiious le can get oniv twenf Tnrn ~
respond to Ills call. The rest IT,. Etill some
regiments md tho whoio artillery do their 1uty.
TUE CAANA0R 3s 7HRituLH
- both sides, a1ld the main etreet Of A1e1fn,tz
5 crowded with wounded md maagleu. Ths
rounded arc coming In on etretehcTs.
Ihe stampede frou, Alc1lnatz soon took plncc,
lau Tor 10 miles on tho toat to Dcltrrati thrrn