The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-11
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LYNDON, August 5.-The Daily Nevsi
correspondent sends from Paresdsn.
near Pierna, graphic account Of the
recent battle, the slitstaDtia. fscts al
which were telegraphei 10 the United
states yesterday.
The following closing SCENES give n
vivid idea Of The extent OF the Russian
disaster. II will be noted that tn.
correspondent Is with Prince Sehac-
koskS's command and does cot pur-
pose TO give any account of the condi-
ten or losses Of General Kruedenexo's
corps:
Now all hopes Of success anywhere
was dead, nor did a chance offer to
make the best OF the defeat. Prince
schackoskys had not Il man left To
cover the retreat. The Turks sfrack=
without stint. They had tie upper
hand for once, and determined 10 chow
that they knew how to AXE the mos;
OF Il.
They advanced in swsrms through
the dusk on their original first posi-
ton, and captured the Russian can.
mons before the batteries could be
withdrawn. Turkish shells began once
more to whistle over the ridge. above
Rsdsyshs, and fall into the village be.
hind. now ersmmed with wounded.
The streams of wounded vending their
painful way over the ridge were fnees-
SAINT. The badly wounded mostly Law
where they fell.
Later, in the darkness, a hateful
sort of kronkentrseger ssarms over
the battlefield, in the shape OF the
Bashi Bazouks, who spared none lin
gering there In the ridge, till the moon
rose The staff could hear from be-
hind, on the still night air, the cries
of pain and entreaties of mercy. an
the yells of blood thirsty fanaticaI til.
umph.
II was, indeed, an hour TO wiring
the stearDest heart. We stayed there
to learn, If IL might be. what troops
were coming out of the valley OF the
shadow Of death below. Were there
indeed any at all to come, it did
not seem to be the case.
The Turks had our range before
dark, and we could watch the flash of
the flames over against us and then
listen TO the scream OF the shell as II
tore by US. The sound of rifle bullets
was incessant, and the escort and re
treating wounded were demoralized.
A detachment at length began TO come
struggling up, but il will give an idea
of the disqualification 10 say that
when company was told off to cover
somewhat the wounded in Rode..
chouva, it had to be made up of men
Of several regiments.
About nine o'clock the staff quilted
the ridge, leaving IL Uttered will
groaning men, and moving gently, lest
we should tread on the Frustrated
wounded. We lost our way, as we
had lost our army. We could find 90
rest for the soles of our feet, by reason
of the alarm OF the Bashi Bazouks
swarming among the scattered and re.
firing Russians. At length, at one
O'Clock in the morning, having teen
in the saddle since since six O'Clock ou
the previous morning, We were turned
in stubble field, making beds o.
reaped grain.
! Your correspondent and Cossack
alike rested under the stars, but W,
we're not even then allowed rest. Be
fore O'Clock an alarm came that the
Busha Bazarks were upon US, and VT
had to arouse and tramp away. Tn,
only protection of chief of what in tn,
morning was the army, WAC now
handful of wearied Cossacks.
General Kouder sent word in Tia,
morning that he had lost severely an,
could make no headwsy, and had re.
solved to fall back on the line of tn,
river Osma. There had been talk o
bis troops renewing the attack with
his cooperation, but the plaiu state
| ment of facts is that we have no troop
10 attack with.