, 1877-09-21

TIE TURKISH SUCCESS on r1ta 30rH uLr.
Correspondence Lon1oa .ftvs.
GA0oyo, Aug. W.--karuhassanko| Is sltuatel
on high point Just where the great bills,
separating tue River Kara LON from the LON,
fail away into the aat-toppcd ridgc, extending
southward until it suddenly runs into aharp,
wooded mountains In the vicinity Of EskI
UIuma. Great snltcys On either side Of this
range of hills stretch awa5 10 the blue peaks Of
the Balkans to tho south, aud arc SHUT IN by
smnllcs sun1n,its towards the north. lmmcnse
fields Of corn mud maize extend from the valleys
far up the mountain flanAs, and the fat-topped
ridge aboveepokcn Is, with the exception Of oc-
castonal patches OF dense growth Of small trees
along the summit, entirely covered With cul-
tiynted fields.
Tho Cossack outposts occupied half length
Of the ridge rs far as y small grove Of trees,
where tle Clrcassiat1 Vldettcs swar1ncd In tue
underground.
THIS morning ut 8 O'Clock Cossack reported
tllat tho Cjrcasstans were advancing trou, the
wood. in considerable numbess, md even whlls
'le was delivering his report the patter OF n.us-
kctry begun In tue maize fields along tho ridge,
u mile Gust Of tho village. Gcn. Lconot{'s fore
consisted IN oil Of about 5000 infantry, 5oo
cavalry Of Eussars and CosaacI;s, aud ten guns.
FroHl tho field In the ees,tre OF the position VIC
cnu!l sec large furec Of Turkish cayairy moving
atong opposite thu hillside, aud then dvah DORM
!uto tau valEcy, through the vineyards. to ths
4 few shots from the Cossacks' battery sent
them scamperfng away, aud VIC thought they
weru about 70 9sTs up tae attempt to cross III
valley, Hiding our guns tn poalton, when SUD
denly tl,e whole hillside was allve With troops,
spltnRing, a. It were, out al the Garth, and thvy
poured down into the corn-1elds under coTer Ut
thu drr from the batteries on thu hills beyond.
Al this instant tho battery On the right began
to work, aud We werc o1 to see what wss doing,
and found the Turkish cannon In position iu tie
wuous along the southern portion Of the 1a&-
topped ridge, Oil thu sharp submits beyuNi, and
OH tbs mountain 4Ide u far al PopkoL dye mites
away. DOWN IN the maize t'le Hussa1s and cos-
slans, and tue rattle Of muaketty began In
carIlGsk all along tho line. We heard the large
guns no |onGcE, and. Falioptng towards tue stub
6!e+ncld, saw the Turkish Infantry tsoopIng oycr
anI occupying tho poaition held by tho guns ten
minutes before.
1t was NOW 10 o'clock, and the wounded began
to trail Hcarily back. Dead officers wert carried
to tbs rear IL save them from the shocking
,putilatIon whct. tue soldiers hcee have 10 often
Witnessed, In thu time 1t takes to write this,
shells besan to drop alnoug Us from this Turkal,
guns in the wooded patch wllcru Our outposts
a man, completely hid botl4 Russian and Turk
from Sight, but wc could sce the sabers llasL as
the red lex advanced, and va knuw that no
w"undctl soldier wa sparti. From tic borders
nj tha maixe.aclIs stra,EIcd. one by one, tho
fnfantrymnu. rcoking with petsplratton, and
wen rfr,i wjti1 two hours, lari work ia The tr.
tense heat,
4 sudden tattle Ia the burned portion Of the
village told us uumtstak abr that the Turks l1ud
rorps On without check, and W. had onlY time
to rush to our quarters under thu walnut tees,
mt our blankets upun ttls sallles aud dash
awsy towards tho f.aht, The SHELLS yssuc pfol-
ItuE tnto tLu ground anon; thu trees n we
.nuante1 again, aud the leaves began to iall
cut by tic bullets Of thp Turks aIsca1y In tnu
yiiasa, On tha right Tho tntantyy were en-
ru.rI, deploYrI through grows of walnut
trccs anI would not Yield loot of ground. On
tic left the unburned portion oG tho village and
another grove wure Occupied by ono battalion,
Who nIso stubboruly held {lstf p3sts. Al! the
uu1s went 10 tho rear, aud tho patter OF mus
kgtry wa surccrded BY rattliug yollcys, aud tho
heavy boom OF the Turkish caunou :cumittg
1,earsr aud nearer ultdc tho still air CULVER ail
tlTob. 4 pitilcss sun poured down upun us.
and wherever wo won't cane the hiss oi bullets
unI the wltz Of shelit.
Bask arross ths hillside. toward Gseeya we