The New York herald., 1877-09-08

runs the triple gantet Of the Turkish rifle are and
batteries o, the first position As senior and highest
office. present, no at once took commana. coinpli-
mcnting General stoeton whom he relieved Tho
excellence OF his dispositions and stubborn less OF
fence. In the night renewed attempt TO carry lhe
Turkish positions Threatening The right Hank could
well be spared
OPENING OF rnE FOURTH DAy's FIGHT
There were only 49, 900 Russians aud Bugariaus
The operations began to-day at daybreak An attack
was made on the Turkish commanding position the
Russian right hank BY The ,iraleur brigade nnd the
Bcanski regiment OF the Ninth division Almost at the
same moment the Turks from that position renewed
their turning effort. extending their left with
push across the intervening deep valley and gain tho
top edge OF the ground In the OF the Russian posi-
tions and SO nem in the Russlan forces The stimuli
taneous attacks met IN the valley separating tue
parallel ridges held by the Russians and Turks The
lighting became At fierce and stubborn | had
been told about eight O'clock that In half on no our tho
Turks would be driven back. When rcacned the
crest Of the Russian ridge lam confess saw
no Immediate prospect Of this. furious infantry
nre was raging In the valley between tho re
ridge and the Turkish higher wooded ridge The bare
ness oil our slope brought ABOUT that our went
down into battle without cover, bstered by Turk
ish infantry hre from their wooded slope aud by the
she'll ic OF The mountain batteries on the summit.
Tho Russian battery IN the hrst position confronting
Is true Il Is waste oi ammunition TO shower
shells into trees, but The Turkish battery
a mark, and 1t would have been worth while to throw
q tcw shells TO help 10 cover with their moral effect
the advance OF infantry. fancy there was long
period when the battery was short OF ammunition.
Tho road Is so exposed that fetching ammunition Is
extremely dangerous The Turks had detachments OF
marxsmen detained with seemingly no other du,y than
10 sweep the Russian road ut ths exposed points of
its course and indeed, TO hre at everything aud
everybody exposed Oh the Russian ridge 10 auy-
thing and TO obtain shelter from the rles' are
incompatible objects.
~ rue WOODED VALLEY.
The lighting hung very much IN the valley, and the
reiniorcements OF the Ninth division sent down
miror arrived with TWO regiments o! tho secord
brigade o his own division, tho Podoisk regiment.
about eleven The nrng ~ ,y the ,ya,lsy swe'i'd N
remembered and taking on my whito ha,
crept up to tho edge OF tho ridge and looked down
upon the below Tho Russlsns had their trail
leurs IN among the trees o the Turkish slope. lcav.
ing The bare ground behind strown with Killed and
wounded. Tho ambulance behaving al.
iire, and. indeed, not lew we're themselves among
the" the wounded. As % 70 The me progress p Of the Rus
cover was SO thick, but It was clear that the battle
wased to and fro, now tho Russians, now the turks,
poiut would 0e hurled clean back out oi tho wood
altosether and with my glass could mark tho
lying down while pouring out u CALLING dre.
II seemed an even match; the turks and
Russians alike accept vallantly ,he chances
Of battle The Russian lrallcurs hneiy trained sklr
mishcrs, looked Out dexterousy Tor cover ana the
Turk displayed fine skrmisniDg ability but tho sol.
dlers OF the Brcansk limo regiment SO good
at hndng cover There was Clearly no thought among
them oi qnailins Tut they stood up IN tho open as
our Guards do IN sham light and ook what
came AS natural result, this line regiment showed
the greatest proportion OF casualties.
DKAGIMIsoFP WOUNDED.
There Is something terrible in u hght In a wood.
You can see nothing save occasional fash OF dark
color among tho somore foliage ami tho white olouds
OF smoke rising above IT like soap bubbles. Hoarse
cries come back to ycu on the wind from the mys.
ferrous Inferno The fire RACES still The mad clamor
blue heavens. Wounded men come staggering out
from among the swarthy trunks and st down IN
a heap, or crawl on TO The ambulance men. leave
the edge of the ridge soon alter eleven, ana pick
my way up toward the peak, on The slope OF which
the generals ana staff are surveying the scene. The
One bullet strikes on tue eft kneo General Dragin.
ron, who has been standing calmly 10 tha face OF the
fire, looking down upon the battle ono OF the best
generals In the Russian army Is hors de comoa. He
as brave he is skiful he never SO much as takes
his spectaces or but quietly sits down, and, ripping
up hs uowser log, buds u handkerchief round tho
wound Surgeons gather round him; but, like the
true soldier he is no says he will take his turn when
what, his boot removed and tho limb bandaged Then
he rs placed on strelcher and Is borne away The
last words on the noble soldiers lips are iervent
wish for good fortune 10 the arms OF the CZar.
COUNTER ATTACK.
II was determined at twelve O'Clock to deliver
counter faux attack The right odge OF the Turkish
ridge simultaneously with u renewed strenuous at.
tack OF the tirailleurs ana tho men from below Tho
Two oattalions ol the Jtomer regiment, each leaving
one company 3enind os supports olergc from tho
tal shelter oil tho peuk OF tue Russian mrs. position ana
march in company columns across the more level
grass land al the head OF tho intervening valley.
They have no great DIP to traverse, and THOR way s
good marching ground. but the Turkish mountain
u1ttcTy ulHu up Oh tne WoOucu peak OF
the Turkish position are ready for thom also IS
the Turkish Infantry the Turkish right edge OF The
ridge The fire sweeps through them, and many
gallant fellow dyes the grass with bis blood.
But the baalions press steauily on, and dash into
the wood al tie double. Tho Russian artillery had
done It's best to prepare the way their battery on
the peak had fred hard while they crossing over
and reserve battery near the KhaD down below had
come into action But now The artillery had to cease
for there danger In blind firing into the wood
when our were In II. The arbitramenl had to DO
lett to rifle and bsyonet
THEY CAN ENDURE
The crisis OF the battle had now arrived. II re.
NAMED Tor US but TO into the perplexing mystery
OF forest and 10 hope iervently The fighting or the
infantry on tho Turkish front and flank lasted for q
long hour and raged with great fury, but was clear
that the Russians were gradually gaining
ground. The Turks were seen withdrawing
their battery of mountain Guns near tho
right flank, sure sign that danger mcnacod 1t II 1t
stayed longer. Then the left battery followed their
example sure sign that the tiraeurs aud
Brcanskis had gained the ridge tho Turkish left
also. There renamed but the central peak OF the
Turkish position. That carried the ridge was ours
and right flank would bc free from the danger.
Gus pressure on II. adhere tc my impression That
the Shipka Pass held by Radctzky IS sale, and
that unless Suleinan racha run II coiumn through
another pass regarding the practcabity or the con.
trary OF which know nothing, he Will wreck his
army by thus dashing 1t continually against the rock
OF shpka.