The New York herald., 1877-10-14
WITH MEH EMET ALI.
DISADVANTAGES UNDER WHICH CORRESPOND
ENTs LABoR-ABsuRD oENsoRsHIP-THE BAT
TIE FIELD OF EsIRDscHE-A CHANGE or
HEADQUARTERS.

ENIS LABoR-ABSuRD CENsoRsHIP-THE BAT
TIE FIELD OF EsIRDscHE-A CHANGE or
HEADQUARTERS.
CAMP OF THE TURKISH ARMY FIELD,)
SARNAsufLAR, sept .. 1877. I
After the battle OF KuzcJevo, or Ablava-I believe
II is TO bo known by tho latter ttc-which completed
the series OF brilliant offensive engagements under.
taken by Mchemot Ali Tor ,hc purpose OF expeing
Russians from the eastern bank OF the LON, return
to Rasgrad the bearer OF my own telegram Exclusion
from the OF the field telegraph OF the many
serious disadvantages under which uniorlunat
correspondents whose duty Il has been record the
events OF the from tho Turkish side, have had to
endure. Win the exception OF Major Sartorus who
Is attached 10 the stan Of Valentine Baker Pscha and
also that Of very TurcopniIo London Journal and
Political Commission appointed 10 watch and control
the teegrams and letters Of the other gentle
Of the press, aud who IS himself,
they say, the agent OF Baron Reuter-, none oI US
permitted to avail ourselves Of The field telegraph
We canLot hope, therefore, to 40 ourselves or our
journals JUSTICE and have to make the best Of what
been from nrst TO last a trying aud u thaIkiess
business. II VIC are fortunate enough 10 witness a
battle we ae compelled 10 send our account oil II.
whether by telegraph or mail. to Shuma by special
mcssengcr-basni-Dazouk or Circassian. Alter due
censorship by reohx Bey, tho head OF he ssion,
who not understand word OF English, tho telc.
gram goes TO Cons antinoplc where 1t under
goes another cxamiDatlon Eventually, unless sup
pressed ur ord,e atrisa. or dropped INTO the
paper basket y reaches i,s destination, probably at
lime when pubic interest iu the matter OF which IL
treats has subsided or aitoset ceased.
Having Gent OF my telegram and letters returned
to camp OF the right wing oil the Turkish army at
Kuzejevo by way OF Esrdschc and Solenik For
about eight miles followed the main ROAD between
Rasgrad ana Rustchuk past the VILLAGES OF Hassanllr
and Husenosche. On either side OF the way were the
pits anu shelter trenches thrown UP by tho Turks
al tho zine Of the battle Of Esrdsche, when tho
adventurous advanced guards OF tho Russians
had pushed their recommending parties up
TO and across the great road connecting
Ruslchuk wih Rasgrad, aud had cut the rail-
road si vetova All The earthworKs aud rcdouots
empty: the Inhabitants OF Hsssanlar and Hus-
endsche had returned and haa peacefully resumed tner
monotonous village life: there scarcely u solder
TO be IN Kasgrad. On the Mills overlook
ing the town, which had been alive with swarming sol
diery few weeks ago, there was nothing TO be
except lew OF the bough huts which had been put up
close TO the headquarters and the holes and circles
The ground when marked the site OF tho camp ures
aud tent drains Here ana there, too tho hillside
were freshly made graves telling Of The death, IRON
dysenlery, PROBABLY. OF some OF the patient men
who had succumDcd early under the lesscr
hardsnips OF the campaign. By the sido OF
the road human skull which my
TO be that OF "M oscov, although he unable to
give any grounds Tor his belief beyond that the
Giaou.s had been on the ground ior2o while looking
al THIS grim remnant OF humanity, 10 carry IL away
with me IN fuihment oil RASH promise had made 10
ons OF the Engsu doctors TO bring htm a the Russian
ana Cossnck skulls might come course
Of my wandcrags at the 'front.' But was not sorry;
the skull is better thore, resting carth than
knocking about among preserved meat tins 10 my
saddle bags
BATTLE FIELD EsRrscHh
Soon after leaving the village oi Husendschc
turned out Of tue man road by by~ay winch leads
10 Esirjschc the place where Aziz Pacha met his
dVptu IN a severe sklrmsi the 20tu OF July. The
whole country around Esrdscnc Is covered with dense
brushwood SCRUB oak and haze, ani tho Russians,
who seem particularly ioDd OF hghting under such
cover, advanced iel upon the weak Turkish force
which Azz Pacna had rashv advanced beyond proper
limits ahd without adequate support bvdences OF the
struggle abounded; many OF the shallow graves had
been invaded by dogs and vutures aud tho aead
dragged out and devoured Dones ana shrcds Of
clolhing scattered over the ground, aud
the smell--the slckcning smcL oil battle
ncd-was, aiser lapse OF six weeks, quite
noticeable No DOUBT many Of the Russians who we're
Killed the we're not discovered ana remained
unburcd. came across another skull-a nne spcuI-
mcn 1t would have been for tho Doctors Museum
which had a little round hole, with sharp clean edges,
IN the centre OF the forehead.
ATTENDANTS.
From EsrdscEe took the foau leading over the
nigh plateau between the Bell and The Middle LON 70
kostantcha village Iy ing ON The later stream All
niong TINS extensive plateau were vast neds OF wheat
and barley still uncut aud, OF course, The graiu
now fast allng It ON the ear Every now ana then
saw one peasants IN the folds, VINO trying
to save some ofhcir harvest but there could have
been much lett for Them to save. The road deseenGs
sharply kOsantcba and tho deep valley OF tue Middle
LON, ana there ncrsects the road which runs along
the valley, connecting the villages on the river with
Eskl Djuma. From kOstantcha followed thIs valley
road down stream far Us Solcnlck, ana thence as
cendcd the opposite heights By sscep and stony
track which loads TO KuzeHevo The view IRON the
heights down into the valley IS very strkng the river
runs through Hat grassy bottom In an ex-
traordlnary winding course, and the NUS rise
either side IN abrupt wooded slopes crowned Win
prcc OF perpcndicuar rocks On the steep ROAD
we were by tho long line OF sraUas which ~ per
petuauy trailing along Dohnd the army wherever ~
gocs, bringing from shuma ana kasgrad and Eski
DJuma incessant supplies Of biscuit and amnuni.
ton In tho confusion and crowd missed