Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-05

movement. The two hattalions avo
ting this movement had to advance ~
der n tremendous fire from the TIL.
lsh mountain guns. The iightino ON
the Turkish front and flank lastn1 e..
a ull hour, but at last the Turks wora
seen Withdrawing their battery Of monn
tain guns near the right flank Will
was a sure sign that danger menacad !,
if it stayed longer. Their left batter,,
followed their example, which showed
that
THE RUSSIANS GAINED THE BRIDGE on TIN,
TURKISH EFT
also. There remained but the contra
peak of the Turkish position: that cor.
ried, the ridge would be ours. and o,,r
right flank would be set free from dan
gerous pressures on it.. General Dro
glmiroff had been wounded in the knee
The Times Therepia dispatch Snnday
states that the Governors of Adriononjo
and Phillippopols, telegraph tba,
Suleiman Pasha has taken
Schipka Pass. No news of this ho1
come direct from Suleiman pasho
II STRUGGLE IN ASIA.
\ correspondent ut Russian head
quarters in Asiatic Turkey, under dota
of August 9th, telegraphs as follows,
A desperate engagement has lust beon
fought near this little village, abont
twenty miles
NORTHEAST OF KARs.
The Turkish right attacked the Rms
sian left at three O'Clock this mornino
The two armies fought all dav lone
For fourteen hours attack, repulse. and
counter-attack continued. The ioht-
ing was increasing, and the hot noon
sun was only seen at intervals throuoh
the smoke. The Russians were persist
emily brave, and pursued their well.
known policy of reserving their fire I'M
til the attacking column was at very
close range, when, after the discharge.
they sprang forward and received Their
foes with the bayonet. 1t was not al
ways that the Turks wavered. SOM
portions of the Turkish line fought bet
ter than the others.
DESPERATE H~AND-TO-HAND FIGHTING
occurred on two occasions. The Turks
attempted TO flank the right of the Rus
sian defensive position, but were defeat
ed IN each and every attempt. Gen
eral Louis Mellkotf commanded the de-
Tense III person. He was enthusiastic
ally cheered wherever he appeared.
Both the Russians and the Turks were
in full strength. Ry q cavalry dash
about daylight the Turks captured the
little village Of kezlil Topa, a place
wholly untenable to fortify, and, conse-
quently, abandoned by the Russians
long since. This place the Turks held
throughout the day
BECAUSE THE FIGHTING AT THE FRONT
WAS 50 ACTIVE
that no men could well be spared to
dislodge them, The efforts Of the
Turks to capture kuruk Dara were des-
perate, and certainly did not fail from
want of persistency. Prior to the open
ing of the attack only u few COMPANIES
OF the re gu nto io1%qm9ing the extreme
front Of the little town, but shortly AZ
fer midnight, General Louis Melkoti
having been informed of the advance OF
the enemy two entire divisions, each
division consisting of four regiments Of
$500 men, were thrown into the place
before ) O'Clock in the morning. The
greater part of the second division was
held as a reserve, and did not come III
to action until late in the afternoon.
TIL FIRST SHOCK OF THE ATTACK
received by the two regiments OF IN
fantry which had reinforced the small
force in occupation of kuruk Dara, and
i'll these two regiments the losses were
terrible, some companies being literally
wrecked. They stood their grounds,
however, until relief came, ahd that was
the main thing. These men gave the
Turks their first check, and checked
they were ut every point through
out the day. The repulee of the attack
ing army was unequivocal. saw the
greater portion of the fighting, and the
retreat of the Turks at nighttall.
THE LOSSES on BOTH SIDES
were very heavy, but at this time,
within two hours of the cessation OF the
fight, it is impossible to accurately est
mate the number Of killed and wound
ed. 1t was reported about two O'Clock
that General Komasoif Tchavsheradze
was killed, but it transpires that he wa,
only badly wounded. | was assured Oh
this fact by one of his aids within an
hour, who tells me that the general Is
doing we'll.
E:,r W,sI;pptnp scandal.