The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-10-06 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

THE FIGHTING IN TFIE MOR AVA VALLEY. TWENTY RUSSIAN OFFICERS KILLED. (Daily News telegram.) • Beteetne, Oct. I.—There Was serious fighting yesterday in the Morava Valley, along the whole line. Twenty Russian officers were killed and twenty-four wounded. Two Servian officers were killed—a proportion which needs no comment. I am privately informed that the Serviette lost 1500 killed and wounded, which, if true, indicates the heaviest fighting of the war. The Servian army was successful in the general results of the fighting, capturing a Turkish redoubt at one point on their line. Further details are yet wanting. Four hundred Russians arrived here yesterday. More than seven hundred horses have been imported into Servia during the last three days. (Reat.r's despatch.) BELGRADE, Oct. 2.—The following official inteligence has been published here :—On Saturday the Turks, with a force of 20,000 men and 40 guns, attacked the Berrien army near Greditin, but were completely repulsed, after twelve hours' lighting, in which they sustained great loss. The Servians maintained their positions on the heights. THE GREATEST BATTLE OF THE WAR (From the Tomes Correspondent ieith the Tarksish army.) THREISII HEADQUARTERS, PVICANIA, Sept. 29 (Evening).—l could not send a detailed account of the great battle which was fought yesterday in the Morava Valley, as I arrived only in the afternoon on the battle-field. Considering the number of troops engaged and the losses suffered, the battle was decidedly the greatest of the whole war. At a signal yesterday morning, at 6 mm., 17 Servian batteries opened fire, five of them on the left bask of the Morava, against Hefiz. Pasha. The line of battle extended from Dresevac by Alexinatz and Deligrad, and then along the heights running along the eastern bank of the Djuniske Mountain stream as far es Veliki Sitjegova. At 7 a.m. the Servian infantry advanced. While in front, towards theMorava, the attack wasonly directed against the Turkish bridge, the main attack was made against the Turkish left wing, commanded by Haas and Ado Pashas, in order to cut off the line of retreat of the Turks to Nish. At daybreak, 16 Servian battalions crossed the Morava at Drawee°, on the pontoon bridge thrown across during the night, and advanced by Jesica against the Turkish right wing under Fasly Pasha. It was a decided double flanking movement, which, with the Insufficiency of the forces and the badness of the Servian troops, NEW totally unjustified, and which therefore completely failed. Already at noon the Servisoe had been driven back on all point° with greet lose. At that time the murderous artillery fire which had been kept up since the early morning stopped for a short time. Towards 4 p.m. the attacks were against the Turkish, left flank renewed for the second, and in the menine Ins' the third, but were all times repulsed with great toss, as well as the last, which occurred at ri p.m The loss of the Turks, who kept all along on the defensive, Is only, 350 wounded having been brought in. Among the Servian dead there are many Russian officers, who could always be seen in front of the attaching column. It was likewise observed that ticServian rank and file had to be driven to the attack at the point of the sword. Hence the intention of Ichernaieff to obtain more favourable peace conditions. THE CZAR STILL IN FAVOUR OF PEACE, Pasts, Oct. 2.—The Temps of this evening publishes a communication received from the Russia.. Embassy, stating that the Czar is still in favour' of peace, and adding that if Russia should even'is&ly intervene it would only be with the entire agreement of the Powers, and would in any case be preceded lty a conference. Up to the present no military preparations have been made in Russia.