Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-08-31
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Aug. GA dispatch To
Reuters Telegram Company from
Belgrade says the Turks yesterday
made three desperate attacks on the
Servian position at Alexinatz and some
OF the Servian battalions lost more
than quarter of their straightforward
Russian officers were killed The
Turks also lost heavily, being exposed
to a cross fire of artillery from the en-
trenchnent, Gen. Tchernayeff, who
commanded the Servians in person,
succeeded in repulsing the Turks on
each occasion. The Turks renewed the
attack early this morning and We're
repulsed along the whole line and fell
back distance Of two kilometres. Gen.
TcherrayeE is understood to have de-
cided in the event of defeat to fall back
on DeIigrad. Ciapr;ja, on the Morava
river. has also been fortified as third
line Of defense. II Gen Tchernayef
is successful he VIII advance OFT Nisch,
in the direction Of which the SeYvian
Hoaratoyres is now advancing. Gen.
Tchernayeff telegraphs Prince Milan as
follows: 'SOur affairs are not progress
ing badly. The Turks have evacuated
the line Of She Timok but still occupy
Saitschar." 1t is also stated officially
that the Turks have been reinforced by
$4,000, evidently from the Timex.
Another dispatch from Alexinatz,
dated Monday, says all civilians have
been ordered to quit Alexinatz The
bombardment may be expected to cons
mence Tonight.
FURTHER ACCOUNTS A SURPRISE lsNTI
CIPkFED.
LoNDoN, August 25.-A special dis
patch to the Standard from Alexinatz
says; Gen. Tchernayeff attached ALI
Saib at noon on Wednesday. Twenty
Servian 'attalions, with two batteries
of artillery, passed thl ongh the valley
leading northeast of Alexinatz to Tur>
kish headquarters. The movement
was discovered by the Turks, who went
to meet the column. The Turks held
their ground although the Seryians
were superior in numbers. The losses
of the Turks were heavy. Nearly all
their officers were killed or wounded
The Servians fought under shelter of
the forest, but at six in the evening re-
treated to Alexinatz Their total loss
was Loco killed and wounded.
The Daily News dispatch from Bel
grade says the Turks are gradually
forcing the Servian outposts back to
the entertainments. Gen Horvatovich
has attached the rear of the Turkish
right flank.
1t is reported he has captured Pan
diralo and Granada, turning the right
wing of the Turks. Gen. Antitch is
resisting an attempt of the enemy to
turn the Servian right flank by moving
down the Moravia in the rear of Alex
inatz and Delegrad Gen. Leschianin
is moving up the Timok valley toward
Saitchar to reinforce Tchernayeff
The whole Turkish army is concen..
trated before Alexinatz The writer of
the above adds: ''Servia, guided by
Tchprnay ef's telegram, is confident of
making successful resistance in the
Monravian valley.
81 am informed that mediation was
virtually promised by all the powers,
except Germany, before the battles
around Alexinatz began.l
The Times correspondent at Bel
grade says ''the reoccupation of Gursus
ovatz, Tresibaba and Granada by the
Servians is unwise. l should not be
surprised if it turns out that trap has
been laid for Horvatovich."
The diplomatic agents in Belgrade,
| although invited, did not tend State
service in the Cathedral on the occasion
! OF Prince Milans birthday.
Another Times dispatch reports that
the Turks on Wednesday got within
250 metres of the chief redoubts on the
heights before Alexinatz. Kerin
Pasha took the first steps for bonn.
bardment Some of his guns are COM
pletely within range, and have thrown
shells into the town.
Private accounts represent that the
| Servians have not stood their ground
running whenever pressed. If this is
the case, and the report is probably
| true. Alexinatz will fall and Servia vii
lose the last chance Of retrieving hel
fallen fortunes.