The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-09-12
THE TERRIBLE TURK.
Details Of the Recent Turkish
Victory at ShumIa.


| LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Times
correspondent with the Turkish ar
my telegraphs the following, aud
describes the position OF Thursday q
battle, apparently made from per-
sonal observation: Early this
morning Nidjil Pasha advanced from
Adakeny. near Rasgrad, with three
brigades, two batteries OF artillery,
two squadrons OF calvary and one
brigade of infantry as a reserve.
Mehemet Ali and Prince Hassan
took up a position, with their staff,
on high hill, Immediately north of
Nejbed, which commands an unin-
terrupted view from .Rasgrad to be-
yond Osman Bazaar. The Russians,
from their batteries behind Sadova,
opened fire apout o'clock, on the
advancing Turks. Nebjib steadily
advanced and entered the burning
village Of Sedan by II 80 o'clock.
The retreating Russians were hot
Iy pressed. They returned precipi-
lately to Kasassan. where they
made vigorous stand. Sabi Pasha
created a diversion by attacking
Hardarakoi The Russians had a
battery OF three guns to their right
near Hardarakoi. They made splen-
did practice at the advancing Turks
and Egyptians, but these cleverly
opened out and advanced to the
right and left of the village, in real
ly workmanlike style The engage
ment now became general and ex.
tended over some 15 miles. Heavy
and continued roll of fire of skirm :
ishes heard along all the ridges
from the basis lines to near Sadona. {.
BY four O'clock Kasassan was in
flames. The Russians gradually
gave way and the Turks redoubled
the energy of their attack. AT five
o'clock the enemy were scampering
out of Haidarkoi aud horses were
trotting up to take guns out of the
battery. The Turkish battery was
making splendid practice and fred
just as the guns were taken off, one
gun was struck with the last shell.
The Turks cheered and dashed
through the blazing village and
away to the left to Papskoi like q
pack of hounds. The Russian
camps were hastily cleared out, two
guns covering their retreat and max
ing excellent practice but the Turks
and Egyptians still scampered over
the ground in fine style. The Rus
SLAMS were now in full retreat in
every direction aud by sunset the
Turks had proved for the second
time not only capable of meeting
the Russians in the open but also
Of driving them from strongly en-
trenched positions. In ten days
the Russians have lost the magnifi-
cent double position of the Lom and
Kara LON. What may have been
next no one knows; it is impossible
to tell what forces the Russians had
engaged. nor can their losses yet be
estimated. Probably they were not
heavy except around Kassassan. by
" hich name this engagement was
designated by the Turks. -y0x
The Times Vienna dispatch says
the fight for Schipka Pass is gradu-
ally becoming developed into oper-
ations on large scale.
1t seems that since the lull in
fighting Monday, the Turks have
been preparing turning movement,
for besides the attempt to turn the
position of the Sehipka Pass in the
Turkish forces have been sent with
in the last few days on some other
lines of passage across the Balkans
to east and west of Schipka. One
column was seen in the direction of
the Kalifor river, in the northwest Of
Dronova, having probably made or
may cross by the Triagana Pass.
Another is said to have appeared in
the valley OF the Videna and Bons-
nick. to the southwest OF Selvi, hay-
ing probably made their way across
by the Trojan or Rosilita Pass. They
may be only irreguiars or flying de-.
tachments bat it is also possible
they are different links Of q combin-