Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-08-07
TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.
A Vivid Narrative of the Disas-
ter to the Russians.
The Warfare of the Bashi Ba-
zOulSS.
Secretaries,

uln. near ! leNna, graphic account
of Tuesdays battle. The following
closing scenes give a vivid idea of
the extent of the Russian disaster.
It will be noticed that the correspon-
dence is with Prince Schackoskoy's
command and does purport to give
any account Of the condition or lossS
es of General Krudcner's corps.
"And now all hope of success any>
where was dead; nor did a chance
offer to make the best of defeat.
Prince SchackoSkoy had not a man
left to cover the retreat. The Turks
struck without stint. They had the
upper hand for once and we're deter
mined to show that they knew how
to make the best Of it. They advanced
in swarms through the dusk of their
original first position and captured
the Russian Caunons before the bat
teries could be withdrawn. Turkish
shells began once more to whistle
over tho ridge above Radisbo,a, and
fall into the village Behind, now
crammed with wounded. The streams
Of wounded vending their painful
way over the ridge we're incessant.
The badly wounded mostly lay where
they fell. Later in the darkness,
balcful sort ofkrdHEentrueyer swarmed
over the battlefield in the shape of
Bashi-Bazoukes, who spared not
Lingering there on the ridge till the
moon rose, the stats could hear from
below on the still night air cries of
pain and eDtreatioS for mercy, and
the yells of bIood-ihir,tv, fanotcal
triumph 1t was, indeed, an hour to
wiring the sternest heart. We stayed
there to learn, il it might be, what
troops we're coming ont of the valley
of the shadow of death below we're
there, indeed, any at all to Cnme. 1t
did not seem to be the case. The
Turks had our range before dark. and
we could watch the flash of flame
over against rs, and then listen to the
scream OF the she'll as it tore by us.
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