The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-12-09
NUMBER 43.
TIE BATTLE OF G0RNY DUBYTT.
RAsHNEss OF THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL otJAnr,
pEsPkRATE vALoR OF THE TURKS.
London Timex.

London Times.
Plorna.: Nor: 2-Gorny Dabnik was the
Doonik on tho east, and Tells on the west, be-
ing its outlying posts. 1t was strongly In
s, ..encned, with Q principal redoubt Of 600
This was aspked again ct about !, 900 Yards On
esch side by smaller rodoubt, while llnes Of
shelter trenches and detached rifle pits, sx-
misnbss senSibs over ss,.;W two miles made up for
south, covering the little village of Goruy,
DGbnik, which lies In 9 hollow behind.
~ was held by about twelve bAttalions Of
left the place early in the day His troops
fought under Aohmet Fsvh Pasho, q very
we'll. -' ~"'S
The Russian troops engaged vsrs: Ths
Second Division of the Guard, viz the Mos
cow Grenadiers, Paulof and Finland Rsoi-
~enss' W;sa a. and the Preobajenski Regiment Of the
the Guard Tlraiileur Brigade, twenty.foor
battsliops in all, with sixty .iour gnns and ore
regiment OF cavalry, the Lanoers Of the Grand
Dnke Nicholas.
The attack was ordered for O'Clock, 90 N Co
give the artillery fall time to operate, bat che
same mistake occurred here ao ct Pievna ON
tne llth OF September. The impetnosity Of
young troops feebly handled was not 70 be re-.
strained: At II A. n. the Grsnadier Reei-
ment, which was on the Russian left, took the
right redoubt with 9 rush. They Immediately
came under an awful fusillade from che oen-
trst rcdoubt commanding IL, and what was
worse. the whole artillery frs Of their iofs
wing was st once neutralizsd. Conseo uently
the night ianguished. The Moscow Regiment,
whlcn followed tho Grenadiers, endeavored.
under cover of the banks and ditcbeo, TO
storm the central redoubt, but they only
added to the slaughtef. The Turkish rife
hre from the left redonbt took them in the
Il snk aud rear, and strewed the road thick
with corpses.
The artillery Rre of the Russian right wing
WA, was continued oil this time. and the riGhs
Regiments, getting round by tho rsvines Of
The little stream on which Gorby Dabnlk lies.
sWErmed mp to the glsois Of the great redoubt
to within 200 yards; but the commanding ArO
Of the inside redonbt kept them Also In cheek,
and losing hundreds of men aud scores Of on
GERS, they could not gain On inch Of ground.
The Turks, with their four guns and their
twelve bsttsliops, in q dirty LITTLE earth work,
held their ground from 10 A, N. till p. NJ
against sixty.fo guns and twenty. four of
he finest battalious of the far-famed Imperial
4uard OF Russia. Night was drawing on, and
iourko, departing of success, assembled the
brigade commanders, and gave the order to
raw the men off under cover Of the evening,
Vhen all Of sudden the men took tho thing
EePt round by the rayines completely In rear
the redOubt, and the men, breaking out of
he hands of the battalion commanders,
nshed up to the glacis. and, lying down,
Wept the whole rear parapet with the fire OF
heir Berdans. At the came moment tho
inland Regiment entered break whore the
Itch and psrapet had not been completed.
When the Turks saw themselves outwittad
nd outuumbered they lost heart, and Achmes
EVIL Pasba at p. NJ hoisted the white flag.
hose who were in the rear works made their
cspe under cover of the darkness, though tho
rand Duke's Lancers pnrsus cd them aud killed
few. Seven battaiioDs laid down their arms,
i'd, to judge by the appearance Of the men,
ere not sorry to exchange starvation and
I'D for better fare and life flee from shells;
At Achmet Fevzt Pash9 behaved with great
Rnity when questioned in Qourko's tent.
Thus the persistence of the men turned
hat would have been another bloody repulSe
to great success but this paltTy earth
ork cost the Second Division of the Imperial
lards l54 officers and little over , 900 men.
IVES not Gen. GOurko's fsnlt His attack
as admirably planned, and would have been
oil executed IL the irrepressible impetuosity
the young Grenadier regiment had not
oilt ali, and siIenced bali mis- guns for the
loIe day.