The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-05
THE BATTLE OF ALEXlNATz
AN FYE-W WITNESS'S GRdPHTc PIC
IURING or THE C1RNdGE'

the IuAS from BeIEraue huicatcs tue cTuShint
sefe,t ma thorough REORGANIZATION OF Gen.
,...r,s sr,,y r,Lt,c odvon,,oe Of oood
will to"'u the o"s''s"' '"sp''eu W '"o "i""'
Of an ambulance corps with cash fund Of
yioOll the correspondent Of tho Times got to
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oftbe Geneva Cross, and was an eyo witness OF
xos, ~ ,,. hot,tos roa, Aicx,,,,z q, Eridav
Tho hattie oponod ,us, "a tho rartv rc,cbcd
Alexinltz. The following are additional details
.
OF tue engagement;
"rr,oh.,,la ,,., sus,,i,o al untnt ntorruntodlv for
., 49,. 81. "aS s, ,a,, sn, ,yas rasad on
eleven bours and half, snd was wagon on
ground which the Seryians had made the strong
est IN nil tbis country. IL was tho decisive en-
W III W ' , - -,
counter long Iooheu l"r"a'u TO- anu was want
Ing in no feature hat cuud impart horrible
.a,,;.,,. - ,ho .,,uo,t. an nm. std. f,r an,
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premao' ana on tno o'n'r lor existence lne
h.n n,ssed Ruhovist.. a ,,llass Of a bouss cr
''"u p'9,u 80 ','', ,'s , n, =.
two about TWO miles this side OF AleHinatI' 1t
,,to rosition an he hsi,hts ahout K,u.se witch
IL southwest OF Alerina Z, aud IL was followed
by Others at intervals of half minute or 40
., ''' 80 ", ""' y, "
h''" '"e guns u 'ne sau'e oa'.cly' anu "a'-
tery placed about haf mile further north.
The Turks imm ediately appeared beginning their
......... 80. ,,,........, r.. -. = -, 80.
.'','"'"' ~ 'u'" iV"V." ,'en i'E"' unu o"'
OF the communications OF Alexinatz with Deli
cr.d Hazardous "A the !eyiun VIVA A. succeed-
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eu' went - '"o ho"uauht'ets OF ichetnayen
Just "a, be vas about to 90 to the field. lie told
me thnt ii y would decide the fate of Alexinatz
~ n,, sr,.,''. - "a ,
ne s"iu serious btlack against us coinnuul-
catious between Al xins,z and Dsliprsd was
conten,p nted. Ifbe sucre,ded in ro noIlin, the
~, ~ H. ti,,,,,t Ss,,i, ~ ~ ~ , ~
~ i,, , ~ w0uiI VIZ .. ssie, 10,
as,in ''' "ou'' NV "'''"''' "
""L,r coma hou,s .he bo..t. .. .irn,s, .r,,r,,
be,t,es,' Jnr irv rhe yaI,ay 1t,no,sb scb
it il necessary .ne Turks should pass to gain
tleir 90 iect l. euarued 10y TWO strong servian
bs'te!ies against which the Turks direct tue
tnues thfee hOuts. with ne advantage Tor either
yde. 'He Turks thon tsen;9rce their artillery
with thrc more batteries and advance, the nre
becoming tr-msnious. ihe SerNiahe make
IN spit of hli their EFFORTS the turks steadily
eoV,nce. IN the .eantlne @ tue lurslsh laisntry
say or Ius IRON NieA,n@.I M 99rtlAn Iniantry and
.he ssuim ol oal'le oefns VI earnest. we near
we hrsi iusiiado az l"entS minutes before
~ clttk. 4ne iuI.lsu iui"n ~ dute not
shp" NJ the emu ol tnc niue ueuIes YET, Tor
me setFlan RuLs ars TOO clos; but they are
y I"i Hn' auu tn.N Edil-nt psttetp
wulcn j. uolhs svcn E"uH terNice on the uliI
tetween x~o uelies cnn on, .e sliehcsd, me
lAn. are ~ zoe NnIley hofth 81 lhe niue iu-
."tshus si5 hil' WnIch c.uiLanus tne entrance
~ ar aharp Noile)s from Hue- are heard amid
IN 'nun1er - snHe uSzen bstier'es. Az Nal
M c. -, ,ee inro ,ro cn iFus iFs
osi,re a ~ no c,psr 10 we n0rtnefn nenle. me
.ohh 'sia ION !. lieuheuuou-. nc otiiiiant sun.
i'm T ,n ~ '"e d id' ~ n'rh ms 80
M re lI~n l. 70 Tue ht-N-hs, ahu arc no"
& snn '',nsrn ,,n ~ cen, masses oi SMOKE, Ins %
lotnl;i: on nre; Ihe setYisn troop. maHs a
'tc ~ na 49, ~ 80 49,. 20. s"Vu
49, ~ ,heir baiter,s 80 sLiT,uIsnins NV,
~ nh - h',,,,i ti,,.v 70 III
80 80 - -. 49,, ,.t 10 ~ - ar ~ T"oir ~
iantrv re-. a. mn vim su.L tr,rid ON thst ine
So, -, 20 - str,.r.ts /, No. 'p,ing orse'sr
Shn tstt slions Nts sviosntiy mi, ningH
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THREE VILLAGES IN fLANks'
"lt Is now rest two o'clock, and for while the
SeryIan artillery seems 10 be maAins sruund.
lnat battery Wnicn b - been dong sucb good
Iervlcs ho lttle MI nAs I'd vance I'd oeyond u,
ind !, boiflv pouring forth ~ DIRE further IN tbs
bneIny'a position. Bdt this l. deceptive. Tue
iurks do not care about l.. Inc nlue II their
niles II heaIJ more aud mole to the north al
zach yols,. Ibe retuln yoloys arr becoaing
feeolor he atulier, lro Oh 10Th Sides ha. be-
come usuid, wA.n h tHnce there IA another
gre g 1rr. Ine vulag. Of q "a AdtOw h Is now
Ia flames Ins village IS clJse to StAoNsz.
s ot1s s.il burus, aud the clear air Is III, oi
gas. flames and uense masses of smoke, aud The
thunirr oi cannon and ince.sAu' yncNs OF
rhes. Shells have been falling INTO 81 Aowaz
I?r some nours, out II Is not >et on NE. fie
Sho"i!@' clcse Oy, Is uulh hs. a perfect panic
r. s.. . atho,'S "a Svt i'ua as 'n.i vine 9s =,
,he sieady s'y,nGe 3I me sn,my' ana 4, ,s.,. m-.ie
10 Ct,,i'i'a ~ ,,r, w. sIIs I,
,hs a. a. % ,ln - ~ ,, ~ ~, , "''s a. a
tie'n /" AS' 80 'DVu, T. mn ,e't - 20 "U'u w.
,yc',t, M ma. 80 10, ,s,,,,,'1 ~ Iis - ~, 10
siS"N no" ~ '.n,'enu M y, '.'s - tSS 'es. ~
S,." . 'ne eE'eh'o a"- .i,e nhYle " .ho al -
~ -o 49, ~ IL 20 q" ~ tn" " n'riS
ths .e-'..4s VI ."i,' T. Ia nlsAe Ioou An Au-
sa ue" 90 III I''' - .Ii., 0at ',n' nSr nSS' + ~ 80
s"'"'.' an tuis l'"o' AuIui hei'h NJ ~ = .sls
na' D.. "'S 'ett "ti ny 70 pleui.n ""i'n "I
tn' o"t ."nf A"Eo"-< y anu DIS is"l IOuuE 10
~. "a an '."u 81, ... - 4, A..
o'',' '.Ii e, On > "s celuaGe - " te'-
..'lc "' 90, Nes. uc7sen" Ioi y aI,IV t'ult
a. 'Nl "c Le'-ut WHV'" iOI h"uIs nave uetu
" ''l"- tuu Dltlsi "iiu Seo '"o man "ueet
W a. "-~ 80 '"'en ",.u "yu'.I'S t'. T. 4uelo . -
~ a. - W. - ""u' ~ - - v 4, o., .-"ubu wv
~ u'" " ua's'e ~ "a, h"ne ~ ui ",tnpuu. ny, ny
'' '''. - M ~ v'e 'u"' 'pe 'e.. oi ,',e
- 'S i'1Seu NV 10 y 'hi ~ Ieuo"Us, 10y,
esyct IN tnr sane .l!c 4 lie r,yef a. tust on
"nicn ih"Hs san ses s,sn4. To ihs south they
are ~ i"'s~-. on ot tie positions which the
iltHl ,l i'Heih Yeua amy occupied this morn.
ing. ur oe't lins are igulins ltnuiense nr+s al
w lhs Ali. 4te ufAisA u,s lions Ighi be ore
u q. ~ III <e VITA similar fires. A4ns!ed
~uuhu mr. coming Ia Oh sIetchers. is
S.eIe 'ih'ef Are bOih sides fairy eK-
hhAa,'u htN nave nov been nsntinR and hd-
Et"c' = ma TetitaNhg ior tn hours. Have
huoS ~ SNvu ~ folh sHset e1ha.sti~ M No.
IhS Nn"lN Town J. TucSihg tni thc heights
~ lh''s WIN TUE thuhuel u Inc iufkith aTti-
tolS We 20 u rare our SlAsses, ana see not
-" lhl7 u ON "heie No ~ standing sight
OF VIII ch nOt 'oul IN lhe town u aware. At
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