Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-24
SERVIANS BEATEN BACK.
ALEXANDER,s BRAVE TROOPS
RECOVER THEIR REVERSEs.

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Oragoman, Bresnik, Pernik and TzvOr
all occupied-Tzsribrod said to Have
| been Taken by Alexander's Cavalry
men-The Prince viii Arrange an Ar
mistioe Only ON servian Territory.
LONDON, Nov. "a, MA dispatch
from Belgrade to the DAILY Telegraph says
that the servians have evacuated all the
positions hitherto occupied by them.
Dragomar, Bresnik, Perrik and Izvor are
in the hands Of the Bulgarians. The Ser
vians are still retiring. 1t is stated that
the Bulgarian cavalry have occupied
Tzaribrod.
King Milan was forced 10 retreat by the
failure OF the commissariat SERVICE He
VIII remain on the defensive at the FROM
tier until the arrival OF Gen Leshianin'a
division and the rest Of the reserves.
| wounded soldiers have been arriving
here constantly since Sunday morning.
Every available vehicle is being utiis
ized for transportation purposes.
CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT.
AS far as can be judged from the con-
fiicting telegrams, the situation at the
seat Of war is as follows: Prince Alex
ander has held at bay the MOrava and
shamadia divisions, which were advance
ing via Rodowar, and prevented them
from joining the Drina and Danube divi-
sions. he has driven the latter back
| from Dragoman. The MOrava
and Shumadia divisions still
hold their positions, and are probably
| commanded by King Milan. The people
OF Belgrade are anxious as to how the Ser
yians will escape defeat. The servian
reverses are attributed to blunders made
by favorites OF King Milan, who are in
command.
AN ATTACK ON sLIVNITZA IMMINENT.
BELGRADE, Nov. 23.-An official report
! says that King Milan has brought his main.
| force into operation with the Drina end
Morava divisions, and a decisive attack
on Slivnitza is imminent. II also states
that II King Milan is victorious he will
agree to an armistice so as 10 allow the
| conference Of the powers TO settle the
terms OF peace.
sERvIANs LOSING HEART.
Only trihlng skirmishes took place to-
day between the Servians and Bulgarians,
as both sides are awaiting reinfOrcements.i
| The Servians are preparing for power
ful bOmbardment Of slivnitza prior to an
attack by infantry. Meanwhile popular
hatred of the Bulgarians has dwindled
owing 10 Prince Alexander's submission
to the Porte. Hopes Of fnal victory are
fading, and there - much depression.
| Foreign Intervention Is eagerly hoped for
on account of the strength OF the forts at
| slivnitza aud their obstinate resistance.
The ServIans call that town "PlevnichzaS
or Little Plevna."
INTERVENTION EXPECTED.
The foreign diplomatic representatives
here are OF the opinion that the powers
are about TO intervene between Servia
and Bulgaria, believing that both sides
have suffered enough, while the results
are indecisiVe. Austria alone hesitates.
| The Russian government has requested
| the SerYian minister al st. Petersburg to
notify his government Of Russia's formal
disav0wal Of the conduct OF the Servians.
The Uuder foreign secretary states
| that although King Milan has not agreed
10 an armestice he has not assumed the
offensive since Nov. 20. None OF the
powers have formerly interVened yet.
ALEXANDER's RUSSIAN REGIMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 25.-The re-
mOval OF the initials OF Prince Alexander
OF Bulgaria from the officers epaulets OF
the Thirteenth rifle battalion has bean
decreed. Prince Alexander was honorary
colonel Of the battalion and bis name
was excluded from the rolls OF the Rus
sian army by order Of the Gar. The bat
TALON was known as the Thirteenth Rifle
Battalion OF his hlghness Prince Bull
garsky, and Is now simply the Thirteenth
! rifle battalion.
wIDDIN REPORTED BURNING.
| LONDON, Nov. 23.-A telegram from
| Sofa says that the Servians have bonn
barded Widdin, and that the city is on
! fire.
Many Austrian and German news.
papers are opening subscription lists for
the benefit OF the wounded Seryians and
Bulgarians.
THE CONFERENCES EIGHTH SITTING.
mi.
kan conference held its eighth sitting to-
day.
Prince Alexander has requested the
Porte TO postpone sending a commission
10 Eastern ROumelia until the termIna-
| tiOn of the war. He says that as a soldier
he can only propose an armistice when
on Servian territory. II is not true that
the Porte has summoned the servians 70
evacuate Bulgaria.
ALEXANDER THANKS HIS FATHER.
DARMsTADT, Nov. 23.--Prince Alex
ander has sent a dispatch 30 his father
thanking him for his gift OF clothing, etc,
20 the BULGARIAN troops. The dispatch
SAYS: "We fought all sunday and spent
the night on DragOman Heights, which We
carried by storm. The fighting continues
to-day in the direction Of TzaribrOd.D
wIDDIN's COMMANDMENT.
LONDON, Nov. "a, A. M.-The bonn
bardment OF Widdin continued for an
hour without any decisive result. The
Bulgarians replied vigorously TO the Ser
Wan fire.
Wounded Bulgarians and Servians are
all treated alike at Rustehuk.
TANTAMoUET TO ANNEXATION.
LONDON, Nov. "a, A. M.-Four deputy
commissioners and four assistants have
been appointed for Burmah. This is tan
tamount 10 annexation.
GREEKS FESTIVE.
| ATHENS, Nov. 23.--Gen. Sapundaki,
commander Of the First army corps, which
Ia encamped at Laressa, is waiting orders
/ TO cross the frontier and advance on Sa-
| lonlca, The Greeks IN lower Macedonia
are rising. They are forming force OF
| irregular troops.
A note from the Turkish government
| demands an explanation OF tho Greek
/ armaments.