New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-25
THE INVASION OF SERVIA
FIERCE FIGHTING AT ALEXINATZ.
THREE DESPERATE ASSAULTS REFUSED BY THE
sERyIANs-HEAyY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES

THREE DESPERATE ASSAULTS REFUSED BY THE
sERyIANs-HEAvY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
NIsSA THREATENED BY THE sERvIANs
LONDON. Thursday, Aug. "a, 1876.
dispatch TO Reuters Telegram Company from
Belgrade says the Turks yesterday made three des-
perate attacks on the Servian position at Aexinatz
and some of the Servian battalons lost more than
quarter of their strength. Several Russian officers
were killed. The Turks also lost heavily, being ex
posed to a cross fire of artillery from the intrench
ments Gen. Tchernsyeff, who commanded the Ser
vians in person, succeeded in repulsing the Turks
on each occasion. The Turks renewed the attack
early this morning, and were repulsed along the
whole line and fell back distance of mile and a
quarter. Gen. Tchernayeff is understood to have
decided in the event of defeat to fall back on Deli
grad. Cuprija, on the Morava, has also been forti-
fed as a third line of defense If Gen. Tchernayef
is successful he will advance Nissa in the direc
ton of which the Seryian Gen. Horvatoych is now
advancing.
Gen. Tchernayeff telegraphs Prince Milan as fol-
lows; "Our affairs are not progressing badly. The
Turks have evacuated the line of the Timok, but
still occupy Saitschar"
A correspondent of The Daily Neirs at Belgrade
telegraphs that yesterday afternoon it rumored
that the Turks had abandoned SaitSchar and adds :
/ am disposed to believe that they have done so in
order to concentrate all their forces for attack
Alexinatz."
A dispatch to the same journal from Mexinatz,
dated Monday, says all civilians have been ordered
TO quit Alexinatz. The bombaTdment may be ex-
pected to commence tonight.
dispatch TO The DAILY Necs from Berlin says the
Servians themselves speak of the bombardment of
the works about Alexinatz. This is supposed to
show that they have been driven behind their forti
fcations.
The Illness Vienna dispatch explains that Servis's
delay in accepting the good offices offered by all the
Powers at Englands initiative is occasoned by the
circumstances of Montenegro, who fears being ex
posed to the whole force Of Turkey IN the event of
Servia concluding separate peace. compromise
has consequently been arranged in accordance with
which Servia makes one more effort. in which Mon
tenegro will cooperate. This explains the sudden
march of the Prince of Montenegro toward Kolasdin,
where he will unite with the forces under his brother
in-law, Vukovics, with the intention of attacking
the Turks about Sienitza IN conjunction with the
Servian force in the same neighborhOOd.
THE sALoNICA OUTRAGE REDREssED.
The French and German ambassadors have in
formed the Porte that their Governments are salts
fed with the reparation made by the Turkish Gov
eminent for the SalOnca outrage.
THE CREIAN CLAIMS DIsREGARDED.
The Porte has refused to consider the Greek note
respecting Crete until the termination of the war.
Meanwhile business in Crete is at standstill, and
the judges refuse to sit.
BELGRADE, Thursday, Aug 24, 1876.
An official dispatch recounting Tuesdays fighting
says: Both sides maintain their positions. The
Turks have received re6nforcements to the number
of so, GEO."