The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-07
TILE SIEGE OF KNJMEVAIz
ONE or THE GREAT BITTLES 0FIHA
WiRFARE ~ THE EAST.
ybrcc nnvs or Terrible Engagement. fi'iuN
prsrr,bcd b, an r,c-W itncsH HOW a"'
serbs In win Resisted tue Tnrh" ""-
.,a.,.tt nh, Adrnucc Toward hcigradc'

tp.
slaught Tho Advance '"""'"
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Am Al hive
kNJAILNAI@' SUN" ""r' 80 an
I,ou witnessing the siege OF hnJ @nNa'h' 'i'
H. ., ~ Tho u,o.t unurishtug places In
lN'"N '"' "' ......,.,,. t,, only
81 ing .,.n.tf,d was % COntiuu nee Oh peace bu''
'" ., v,t,,,yo,, Law In tho Y. ~ path
"'N'' ""'' - ~ 80, .,,, T., t,otg,a,is
a. The ufhish troops q" '"'i 'V"'
II wa. to be the rcnd, zvous Tor all the merry
....,,, ,.,,.d Ivotb pasha and Suleyuun
VICE ""''' :, ,.... a., -,
plshaconli mustcr' ana D.. 'no S'''i"'ls ue''"eu
9, i.fend H. tho siege OF the place was an aOsO-
t.,. u.c,ssttv lam convinced that the servi MS
i"'. -, -. -, -,
htd anticipated the battle ior some ''ne o'her-
VIE the carthwJfks would not have been 50
,t..i,. ov.r,,ovn with ,raas. Yet tbev had
.."' oc'r, ,n ,o,a Tho noin, from when II
c,s comm andcd, or indeed to furnish sufficient
- r.. h.tf tho man thov had nj dts,osal
Anrle time had been given them to prepare for
ns.vere contest 1hcy might have fought safely
while their ouUoututs must nave been all ex-
80 aud ,'.sn'tn,e havs nrenar.d for tho re-
,-s.t mon eoue rlacc ~ stren0fh in the rear
Instead they allowed The links to place
~ ,,,,,,a Al ,h.t ,-lrn ,i,r, ,,,,,,,icJ and "a
:, ~ ,S.,,, -, " t,saA, ntar, me re MI wa.
=, ,t H. r,cr, S,,otG So s,,nr .helied the ham
lis in thr uistrlrt wore burned aud "a success
- a. Ht,,.,r.J In ths result that tho
So, ne ~ "a ~, ~ ,rssi IN n b.stv and IN ordered
tasbinn unnn kniezeyafz 10 follow them, and
rrctty , n IN, Shned Eyoub PAsha set
ti,''otf s,'ti,,y,,b Fv~rv mountain ON the
rotitc ,ros ,,t,cLcj and taxi H. every hamlet was
brrnsd The ngntinr oifeutimos being very
tv,rs ana m. loss % life ON both sides ere {.
y s' ~ ~ ,,Ler Tho mt at,sn,s CON
rived TO set to the tops Of higher hhls
g. n those n. id hy me Servi,t :. always man
ma 10 rour hcir shells into the very heart If
tlfo ~uth pcsifiJ;s and thc end ulwnvs ( llo,ved
H.. .ncn. with "A rnrld infantry advance SO
t!at sine Servans had scarce y reached Kniaz.-
- iefure the iurks wete There TOO, aud LAl
h,-.n the struggle nfrrsh. what WIS ~ even
NOR. i.nportqr o. was tbat here Sulevman P4.aa
/ ned Armed EvtuO, and wash him carried cut
! cone. rtcd attack.
r.,fe Is always confederate difficulty IN so
d.,roIug hliLttto unknown places as 10 ne
SOL IA err exact incaiu to the English mind.
VINO .v,r Ire 4rd Z kujazeyatz before. or was
wei utuuaiuted vita it- K CT situ.tinur Ii Is
:, ~, means IA CIV sct upnn ~ IN. nm Tho con-
ir rv IL i upon \ ulatesu surfounued every.
Vic, bv mountains. Iill YOU are within "A
s.,t II q you cannot sec its houses or even
through the woods which cover m. grpund
.uf4 Nuu can Lct good view OF the Le-
L.. pEe-el town. Inc Turks. however. knew its
wLer. ahOuts very we'll :-they had arranged to
me mere "a furnigl a.,o, and wien l., w ar
rived % was on three sid, simultaneously. ~
A.. ouS one road open t. the euemN. Then they
posted their artillery In the be Z po.siui. osl-
dos. and. guarding their rear very strongly 30
tnat t. cir Inc 4 communication inigh. uot be
cur pietai,d with tLtir Infantry TO take the
ii &C. Iiut TINS was by NJ "a cans So EASY /. task
A. Al ff-t auteafsc ne vond was n,Ii nv fhe
Sefvt4us. ma the whole OF the efytrous ri tho
town Wefe iutlcnched. The rear was planted
MIA cannon. aud, what VS. worse stil
.i
a. the little green piatesd was UNDER
mined. aud tnat u ever they re.cuci II
taci Would most certainly ne blown up. So IL
was clear tuat a good deal OF caution and dis
git.iuu must be called mo I'll y Il must no -
b. suti,. .ed. however int the Seryi,n. lad
ANY iuttuttou OF letting their opponents come
urnn thrtt, "A tu.n',t,f mar I'm ~ s,te,tsi.
reressaly and. once allowed tbaf i, was g,1d
paicv fu "A. K the destruc. ion of a foNl Iike
hni ztvatz instead II rere.tl.g further Ind
/ klnc uy .nu.L~r POSITION the, cert.,if, Md
the nest tfcy could rneir rtil..rv VS. VOL
n cea.t their Infantry in hand. AGA th. tr-icnts
we've the hest thev had-eVcrytuing was ar
AN ed IA determined re. .tau,e
ki .lug around tle rulklsn position early on
Fnday mor.ins. 4 MAS greatly surprised 10 see
alw Large uYuoer Vi troOrs tue Turks had
bought up t. ihe SC ne OF action. NOT hall of
tact. could be emf loved uuiess to cut the road
IA 4o4r Il tue &c. yiaf~. ana | could not md
Tt tli~ was AtttmpieG. " hereyer went tho
.r.Vc- OF trees were full of soluiets: and
ttiy good specilnen3 they were Dut OF
1t,e.s.fy tie sctt1n Was for the moot mart an
srali.rs dght. he object OF the turks was
at 80 nue.. to tax the town 80 10 silenc. the
rus Of her opponents. ana thus enlnle their
sNn 100: ntrV To- uv.nre over tie NIL, to
Tue !atea A., Oh ~ Inch krIlaztv u .tands. 4h.y
i4rte4o q. e1-r,e cd then.-eiyv. tu tue utmost 10
BRING aS MANY guns 10 bsdr ~ they tossiuly could
But II tue MI were tnus tut 10 tne Ottouians
tley we're not lees SO to their enemies. Ju Nug
pie, e ui ruckwnrK ~ d sew u Inl la kl-h can
DOT e. I'VE could see the puff ~ White SIN, lie
irOu the O0ponlte Sue ~ The V.lteN, auu CuDll