New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-08

GRAPHIC DaIAus % UE pAHlr or uov'u

Losuos Friday, e.it1. f-ts
Details of the battle which resulted in ui8
capture OF L0yafl-au IMPORTANT st.fetIe position
about twenty Babes .ouh Of rc.la-.re ifcn hy
correspondent of me TIMES. who was yfh Obi. El..ln
forces. lie cs.im.trs fhc actual Hu..itI attacking
l1lce nc 22.o0J. vih one division m r.Dfr lio
says tic capture secrs % hNe h.su cnrairi
pary hy sur rs.. Iae i.uss'aas o1 81. iH5 AID early
ou Monday we're biyuua. sed ,n the ruF.. 'e of tne
heights, east ot Loy to as 90 coac,fi iI... 'mplrs
lom tue Turkish se.uIei. EuthWurs n,Ic ni.oau
up ID tuo Russian dulas .le uet f'g . f' caauou
oUrLlN. OI IiE BATTLE-GROUND.
Loyrtz. the c.I. pouent c0utnIcs, s ln fao centre
of 900 anpAi,hslte about tagc. quarters 'i m.'r iu
diameter 20. tr bottom, ard cu nl.s af f, tnn ahrl
is formed by ue cn.ts ~ tac D ..r..rf OBS,
witch rise % an elevation OF aapft go fct
and are easy OF ascent. Through ore centre ~
this amphtIoltre runs a. ridge, nou scuthclst
t1uor,hwest The river Osna flows dcep doau IN th.s
rocky ridge between two prrpendcaaf ur. r.'cs, aud
u 30. course separates t eastern end of o.. ridge iom
tho sie- of tue amp atecIflu- 900 s'I,.I position
u the valley. Toe road from s.iyi % l1tak plssos
along hc eastern end o ao ridge, down info t.' latter
city, which IS situated n the river hI' With Dos southern
enulc. ing alust tlo l- c.iac,s 10 ODE o. channel
already mentioned Ih.s isolated p,c 90 ti' c utri
ride formed The eastern koy OF - Loyuir position
ON the mornlngof ue 3lof September tlr rnihs hell
the crest ~ tine amphuhcate with tne exception ~ two
pcas ON tuo ulht OF hc road from ely where TIE road
enters the circular taciirc Of o-nys BATTLE Gcu. sE0
ION had secured tlrse peaks on the mofniut
OK the "a. The Turkish batteries were partly
on the two keys of llcr position already reformed 10.
oneuu battery was placed ou the crest, whore hc road
from rnlius Wall enters the amphithoatrr, aud thtIo
vi re two rod1ubts nnct with infantry, bui aitllut
cannon, opposite our night wing. Pc.d's these hcid.
works. there were rac pits and trenches boa every dec-
ton where infantry could oppose oar advance while the
redoubts were also fan Of Infantry lac Turkish un,..
winch were yerv rous could De reached with aflcgy
fire from the higher crest Of The ampmtheatre.
At six O'Clock u the morning. guns poste on tie
pca's previously secured by Gen. ssobeiof opened fac
a. WAS nearly half hour before the TURKS replied AZ
G.5 O'clock heavy MASSES Of infantry were ronccntraied
behind the bills. from which We were hrins stray nhs
shots we've heard away our right, whore Gen Dobr0-
yosv WIS to make ODE first attack small hills
aou- the ri.ht bank of the Osma, which rise mp me
slope Of tho amphithratre. Upon two OF these bills
were the rcioubis previously mentioned rs being
without guns but strongly held by infantry AZ
o'clock the pattar 0i sk snng shots began 10 IAN moro
rardly upon the car ahd D. evident that DObroyul-
shy was advancing. Tie Turkish artillery rcrc doing
,erv ltt now, but oar guns were hrlug rapidly upon
the Turkish nantry. who were 0ppos ng the advance
Tie artillery did most of the hghting untI uc.acE.
and the muskstIy firing became very heavy; 80
nrks pourIng steady rn II nfe over il-lr parapcts
A. ~ o,loc, two regiments II infantry were Ordered
mo n ,si.t the rnillrugs Of DObrOyo-k Even at his
rIv Lour the "a 90 is intrsc Au officer arriving fs0n
~ i,mr o match of these two e. .im.ufs states thar
Ia men have fallen by the wlysIr. overcome
by the heat AT O'Clock the rlr ire ia-
The Osma The Tirircuis are sWcepn- ne IufssdoUu,
and out guns open heavy IRE 10 assist tle Infantry
tler onward movement. Al hrtps.t n.n O'clock tie
one of The two Turkish rcfuuhts. and thc Two rsg-
ments named after the German Emperor move upon
the other.
AtlO1O o'clock good news arrived from ihe rghf.
Thr Turkish positions have been taken on That 'front.' and
the kussans are masters o. tlat l"roh a th, side ~
tue amputIelirc. They must nl" Case io i-"iafcd
ridge called Mount KOus, winch ofrrlIns~ lDNHIz and
forms the western key ~ The position Nlii Co.'s 30 fn.g
pOsse-slou Loyai1 IN ihts, ana there icnals ony the
iar.c rcdluht oluins tLc western Beg.
At 1920 the firing hi, ceased ruurlY rp fle right
tho Turks having lied ucrp.. the valley. wing Dlbfo
taious towards thc extreme ici e. tlac Mount Hogs,
the ISOLATE ridge n the bottom ~ the um hthcatrc.
Al lO.8O tie pattcuug IskrrN on Coo lit tells 4
skoepas advance. Al 1870 hs column - mosihg
down slope tle aiupt,ueatlc aud crossing the nt
H. valley intervening between zoe sle aud Muant kou-
fre upon tue slope oi Mount nous facing rkobe, AMI
tue Turks are secu running Hym their eutrrucl-
mtuts on the top ava scope ot ths N uuL A.
The foot however, aud near the highway. they
hold their around and nlc rapidly upon rknbc-
Ions advance. lie heat h aoiuail, frlghtfui.
AMI n sesms Impossible for men 10 HaHt under hi
A regiment from the reserve moves down deaf. TIC
rsht Of the headquarters To take Mount Ron. la nauk
add cut on The Turkish retreat Al l22j o'clock bat.
terry up 10 support the advance of tbs regiment.
aud takes position the road leading
end ~ Mount kous. Ten minutes sftcr, -SoDel0n's
column road aud TAX ~ the hcg Mount
Rous and be lhrm witn BIS Infantry. The garr
the Turkish batteries away 10 elt, TIE
TrJan road now withdraw towards TraJAn, taking
At o'clock We have taken an the Tur.h positions er
cept tie redOub on the fvna road. the strongest vi a
for 10 commanded the little valley al tnp bottom
amphthcatre and ha4 outlying detachod works 90 nanh
an ttacking force Tie first period OF battle ha
now terminated Orders given ~ advance our w.