The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-21
DESPERITE fIGH1ING IN BOSNIA.
The Austrian. Occupying serajevo Amer a
severe Engagement.

VIENNA, Aug. 20.-After severe engage
mont the Alstrians occupied Scrajevo yester-
day. The official report Of Gen. Phillipovich
shows that the capture OF Sorajovo was the re-
suit Of the combined operations OF his own
force and that of Gen. Tcgothoh. Gen. TeRct-
hofr occupied Visora on the 18th
inst, capturing quantity OF arms
and ammunition. after an engagement in which
he had eighty-two men wounded and four
killed. He Immediately advanced n consider
able distance in the direction Of Serajevo. On
Monday Gen. Tegothof's force formed In Mt
lacking column against the northern side OF
Scraiovo and opened cannonadc against tho
castle at G:30 in the morning. tho insurgent
artillery replying. Meanwhile the force OF Gen.
Philipovich. divided in two columns. was favor
cdby athick fog in cffccting aturning movement
A column directed against the insurgent posi-
ton on the westward Of Sernievo began the
attack Mt ~ A. NJ: hut the mnin column driv-
ing the Insurgents with difficulty from strong
positions. only reached its appointed post on
The heights south of the city nj lO' A.. NJ. when
the insurgents cannon were silenced. and tho
Austrian infantry advanced ~ Sw1rms. A.,
Gen. Phllirovich says: " Fighting OF the
most hoyrp IT,, snd cnsed wh rc LASTED t n@,
every doorway and window. Even the
women and the. sick and wounded lnsur,
In Incredible scenes of widest fanaticism.
II was only owing 10 the good dis
cipline of tho troops that the. town was
not moro seriously damaged. As II was, some
houses werc plunderod and burned. Our losses.
unfortunately. were not inconstderable, The
insurgents fled In All directions, especially to-
ward Gorasda and Rogntica. Atthe close Of tho
fighting the imperial flag was hoistrd and sa-
utcd amid the cheers OF tho Christian popula-
ton"
II is reported that the nsurpcnts again at
tackled Con. Szapary. ut Doboi. ON Monday. but
werc repulscd after prolonged fighting.
IufplIfHgupn hppu received here
Constantinope 20 the effect that the English
French and German Ambassadors yesterday
urged upon the Porte IN decisive manner
the strict and unrescrycd execution of the pro-
visions of the treaty Of Berlin.
Count Zchy has informed the Pore that In
| the event OF more hloodshed IN those provinces
| Austria will definitely annex Bosnia and Here
4 despatch to the Political Corr, spondenc,
| from Const0nunnple says tn" Bosnian insur'
| rcctionary chIci lladli Lola acrid.ntaly wound
| ed himself. He has ordered that every Aus
triqn commander who may be- captured shal
| be hanged.
The same despatch says the Porto has rcit
| Grated its orders in regard TO non-rcsstnncc I,
| the Austrian advance. but Turkish authority Is
| however. powerlcss in Bosnia.
Belgrade advices are to the crectthat prepare
| tions for resistance ai Stcnitza are gradually
siackcning. Several thousand Turkish regular
| troops have passed through there on their way
| IoNpoN. Aug n. 1.-The Standards viennf
| correspondent says toe Council Of Ministers
| yesterday decided upon extensive military
| measures. so rs TO complete the occupation o
| Bosnia and Herzegovina within two months
| and ohviatc the necessity OF winter campaign
| No fresh loan will be- needed at present.
| LONDON. Aug. 2O.-Tho Berlin NdtiOnd
| Iehug says the signatory powers have al
| dressed remOnstrances. in identical terms, 4
| the Porte against It's disregard of the claims o
| Greece.
| CoNsrANTrNopLE. Aug 20.-A Grand Council
| ~ the Porto will b. held to-day to finally con
slider Austria's latest objection to the Turkisl
| proposals Tor a Convention.