New-York tribune., 1876-09-05
THE BATTLE DESCRIBED.
AN ARTILLERY DUEL FOR SOME HoURs-Two VII
Lagos SET ON FIRK-rERRIBLE CARNAGE ON
BOTH sIDEs.


| AN ARTILLERY DUEL FOR SOME HoURs-TWo VIZ
| Lagos SET ON FIRK-IERRIBLE CARNAGE ON
BOTH SIDES.
LONDON, Monday Sept. A. 1876.
A special dispatch TO The Times from Bel
grade indicates the crushing defeat and thorough dlsor-
ganiz ston Of Tchcrnayens army Taking advantage OF
good will toward the English inspired by the arrival OF
an ambulance corps, with cash fund OF 10000, the
correspondent OF The got to the front in company
with number OF officers OF the Geneva os., and was
an eve witness Of most the battle Aexnatz on
Friday The battle began just rs the party reached
hlcxnatz. The following additional details OF the en-
gagcment are given by this correspondent who arrived
at Alexinatz at $50 a Friday morning:
The battle was sustained unintcrruptedly for eleven
hours aud half and was waged grounds which the
seryians had made the strongest in all this country 1t
was the decisive encounter long looked forward to- and
was wanting in feature that could mpart horrible
grandeur to the struggie-One side Tor supremacy,
on the other or existence The first sno was fired l-
der our eyes Just had passed Kubovisa, village
OF house or two. two miles this side Of Alexl-
natz II came from battery which the Turks had get
into position on the nights about Kusse which Is south
west of Alxinatz Gnd II followed by others at in
tervals OF half minute from the guns OF the same
battery and battery placed about half mile further
north. The Turks Immediately appear, begin
ming their movement u turn rchcrnayeTs hight
and cut OF th6 communications of Aexinatz
succeeded went to the headquarters OF TcherDayea
mat as he was about to 60 TO the field lie told that
day would decide the fate Of Alexinatz. He said seri-
ous attack against s communications between Alexi-
natz and D,ligrad contemplated. II he succeeded
In repellnr the attack, he thought Alexinaz would be
safe for hs believed the TurSs would not attempt it
AGAIN. For some houe, battle s almost entirely be-
tween the artillery. The vnlley through which IL Il
necessary that the Turks should pass to gain their object
is guarded by strong soryian batteries, against
which the Turg direct the fire OF three Of their bat
terles The nght continued three hours with no adj
vantage to either side. The Turks then reinforce their
artillery wiz, three more batteries aud advance the rc
becoming tremendous. The seryisns make fine stru;
gle, and bring up another battery, but In spite OF all
their efforts, the Turks steadily advance.
TIE turkish INFANTRY ADVANCE.
In the mean time the Turkish infantry are busy. From
AexiuatL seryiau infantry and cavalry hurry out TO
meet Their advance, and the storm OF battle begins In
earnest hear the first usade at 20 minutes before
l2 o'clock The Turkish infantry dare not show them
sclves al the end deies yet, for the Scrvan
guns are close but they not far off, and IL that
gallant battery which IL doing such good service the
hill between two decs only be silenced the battle
will be at once developed. The scryian infantry are In
the valley north of the little independent hill which COM
mands the entrance TO the Gces, and at intervals
quarter of an sharp yo,leys from rifles are heard
amid the thunder Of dozen batteries AZ half past
I O'Clock ge see dense of smoke and sheets OF
flame rise from the valley just before and close to the
northern doiile. To conhagIat0n is tremendous. The
brilliant sunshine Il completely overcome By the lurid
flames that rise high into the heavens, ana are now
only frnged by dense masses OF smoke. The morJ
northern of the two villages, named Suond, Is on fire.
The seryan troops make precpitatc retreat from IT,
hut as yet a good defense IL kept up. The Turks ad-
vance nnder cover Of their batteries skirmshng,
now with rush. The s5Iyians, though they are bg
back have not yet all heart Their infantry resist,
but with such trepdaon that the number OF Inalnger
ers IL becoming greater The battaons evidently
thinning II is past two O'Clock and for while
the servan artillery To be making ground. That
battery which mas been doing such good service the lit
Tie hill has advanced beyond 1t ard is boldly pouring forth
s nrc further the Cnemys position But this II de-
ccptiYc The Turks do not about IT, The rattle or
their rides heard and more 10 the north ut each
yoey The return yolley8 are becoming feebler Tho
artillery Are on both sides has become langud.
when all at there IL another great fire.
The village OF Great Adrowaz II now IN flames. This
village Is close to sitkowaz suO,Ga st burns and the
clear air full OF vast flames and dense masses o smoke,
and the thunder OF aud ncessant voeys OF rifles.
Shells have been aling INTO Skowaz for some hours,
but Il ia yet fire. Preciowitz close by Is burn-
Ing perfect panic has set In among the seryians as
they witness the steady advance OF the enemy aud whole
battaIions Of them begin fly Russian colonel In
command OF two battaions calls them to advance,
though he himself is wounded but out or the two bat
taous he can get only 90 men to respond to his call
tic rest n.y. stil regiments and tho whole Of the
artillery do their duty and for more than two hours tho
egons of three PasEas make good IN advance Of only
half mile but that has been advance all along the
line Abdul Keriln Psha has got his left wen up TO
Greditin north OF the burning Adrowaz, and
hIs right well round to Bella, though is
only 4 o'clock. Tho carnage Is terrible OH both
! sides. 7 descend for q short time from the
Light where for hours have been watching the battle,
| and | ace the main street Of AeXnatZ crowded with
| yfunded. There II not much chlnge CntH ABOUT u
o'clock though the din OF battle has gone on WITHOUT
moments cessation. II iB clear that the eft OF the
Turks have passed the town and It's couDs aud are rs
(ar as 1rausn and though not as YET on INC same
side river that ON WHEN those VIIakc rtld
TO the south they In possession OF the postons
which the night OF TcheTDayens army occupied THIS
morning. The servaIs are lighting Immense Tires all up
the hill The Turkish positions rloht before ur already
blaze with similar fires. Maaled wounded are coming
| In on strctchers IL there trncof Are hotJ sides
fairly exiaustcdi They have now been tghting aud adj
vnncug and rctreatng for ten hours Have both given
| nm from cheer exhaus,ioni No. The whole town is
rocking and hghts shaking with the thunder OF the
| Turkish artillery.
| Wholesale SLAUGHTER OF THE sERVANs.
We stop ~ raise gasses and see not half mile
fror where we are standing sight OF which not soul
in the town Ia aware At the distance have just stated
the.e rises lightly wooded elevation. tits Illuminated
ON she crest and at the foot with lines OF intermittent
| eu,ne II shoots forth along the whole line for ar
then suddenly exinguished and as sdddeI
slosts forth again. What Is tnis slghtl COnhg IRON
AZ h the ra pd detonaton OF res from above ana riLei