, 1877-10-04

n,cnss, and then At a sudden tfgnaj-raIsinv n
TER Tremendous shuut of "Alni,! A1la1!" and
o.scha1qi,ng ing smutanso,ls voleys-they were
| huri tt!cmkclrcs with steel enl dubbed muskets
upon the KuesiAus. These latter yfcldsti, md
fan. f9F tho Sl'nck VIA lntolcrnlsc, tha ground
thetr dsal aud wounded a. they, vent down
under this t'n.et Or were ahe1le'l frnm the re-
~orled hll1 opposite.
Os1;Ian rasla'* great stronghold wa. dcselnping
ttse!f. Ahout3 3 o'ctnck In the afternoon Ali
fas1la'8 preparations for resistance there had
been pretty. veil ctHnpletcd. The tr!plcl ,c1ni-
ntm'st pnssih!e capacity will, ranks OF concealed
'ncH; double auanttt 7 nf cartridges had bren
served out TO cvrr! soldier: md this hntter!cs
ait,re wrsc all 1asisIy rcplen!shcd with nmtnu-
greatly expo*cd during. its -passagr Of the l,ol-
lows to tho Ottoman shell fire, wbicl. fro,n the
lrst wnS already costing h!s advance dearly.
ltldEe t'iat the kussoRoHman drew nigh tn
us hffe in a mass Ut met about equal tn those
directed against our other side. Leading the
whY were clearly two whole regiments, each Of
tires battslloi.si but tcac, unlike Tic ottlcrs
hut avsnee iva r. lor nes ,akor n crery swrf aaxaa
tage that was p's+Iblc of tho dips and elopcs OF
tic groun.a. In this order they were aIAc u
maintain from time N time heavy and regular
Turks replied Y'gur,,lsly, suffering, however,
meanwhile from the +nrfsy's distant artillery,
which very pcrsstently s'icllcd thclr batteries,
and tue infantry in the trenches a. wo'E, With
the Russians gfaflually ADVANCED, keeping thcir
| order, TIL shortly before 4 O'Clock tho worrl
was evidently given shcm all ri a sudden IL
make grand rusi, upon the trenches. II was n
splendid aud thrilling, hut most terrible, sIeht
to Sc TIE long lines topping tho bsow and
breaking li'tO the critical Impulse OF tho charge.
As tue lsukaians titus accelerated their pace the
TURKS tn tic trenches o!~ncd upon them u per-
fcc!iy consuming fire from thclE siaes, loading
| and ltscllarglDg with tho most extraordinary
anil imoassisr cuolncss, the effect 0! which was
to literally wipe away llnc after line u those
aootas'' Slusegs1tss ~ they s1tsscss!vey ~;
think, was ever kccn isforc like thts In warfare
II was tho fearful triumph Ut tho brCccluad.
inE st!'l Of precision. Each successive KuseiAn
battalion, Us It lrayc'y crowned that fatal pln-
tsau, was iuown down by the deadly fFe rs
Ridges OF wheat GO prone TO tho earth before
rcapcEs. A9att anil again It seemed that scaEcc-
ly single man stool up alive after the thunder
nnd lightning vs. ot one q these tc'upcsts oi l,ui-
ealmnees worthy Of thc gool and sturdy stutI
that they commanded, directed their tnrn 10
load and fro ~ steadily ;: possible. AMI to hold
tic muzzlcs OF their rifles low down At The
watetheits OF their foe.
Nevertheless, though tic lcud!og Russian flea
thus fatied away from tbs fruit vi tue Turkfs,
ttGnc}lcs, the eainc tactfcs Ut rrinforcemcuts
xete xete i,clnE parauetl; md. augmented by ever
tack wa delivered On Tic nurthcrn inc. Tic
results were always e1actlY the same. luc
devotion Or desperation VI tue enemy cuutL uot
carry him past Tie edge Of tlo.c: clouds Vi
smoke curling, In lighted wrcaths from Tic
the Turks, will loud CIV OF yi.to,y, da.hrI
outside tlcir cover and iurtousIy swept tlr
remnants Of thrlr enemy fro,u the hill, scarcely
numbering now moro than few hu1,lrrjs of
survivors, I estimate, frutn souu experience
Of battletlcl,ls the dcad and wounded that lay
around riry1ua after alt this blt,ody work Il
between G,00u and 7,UU0. The Turks brought
back linc prisoners to the rrdoults, WHO tolI
us that there were bntta1iouy among thoau Of
their side which charged first Which had not a
dozcn men saved alive.
After thIs exciting business there cane upot,
tic sgctle vi bat Lie Tor so.ne time per,oI Of
comparative peace, !nterrupte,i onlY t,y sullen
eannon.1sIng. THIS lasted for certaIi, inter.
yal, when by-anu.by lIews was broltrht to tho
outlook, whoru Usman rasln watched lie wlloio
war.'Ike sceuc, tiat ths Kuss.ans we're advauc-
t1,IrrftlFe khn t.pnrhes ynrs atlantic fiar ~,