The Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Advertiser. — 1876-10-07 (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England)

BED:P.II,E, Oct. L—There was serious fighting yesterday in the Morava Valley, along the whole line. Twenty Russian ofrcers were killed and twenty-four wounded. Two Servian officers were killed—a proportion which needs no comments I am privately informed that the Servians lost 154 w killed and wounded, which, if true, indicates the heaviest fighting of the war. The Servian army was successful in the geneviil results of the 6ehtine, 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 Servla during the last three days. (lie,,Ltes deApatch.) BrteinAns, Oct. 21-- The following official inteligenee has been published here:—Oa Saturday the Turks, with a form of 20,000 men and 40 guns, attacked the Servian army near Greditin, but were completely repulsed, after twelve hours' fighting, in which they sustained great loss. The Servians maintained their positions on the heights. TIIE GREATEST BATTLE OF THE WAR (From the Timps Corretepandetst with the Turkiah array.) TrI:KPO HE a D-QUAUTERS, PESCAXIA, Sept. 29 (Evening).—l could not send a detailed aoouunt 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 a.m., 17 Servian batteries opened tire, five of them on the left bank of the Morava, against Hafiz Pasha. The line of battle extended from Drasevao by Alezinatz and Deligrad, and then alone the heights running along the easter', bank ef the Djeniska Mountain stream as far as Veliki Sigegova. At 7 a.m. the Servian infantry advaneed. While in front, towards thelforava, the attack wasonly directed against the Turkish bridge, the main attack was made against the Turkish left wing, commanded by Hafiz and Ade Pashas, in order to cut off the line of retreat of the Turks to Nish. At daybreak, 16 Servian battalions crossed the Morava at Drasevac, on the pontoon bridge thrown across during the night, and advanced by ,Tes;ea against the Turkish right wing under Fazly Pasha. It was a decided double flanking movement, which, with the insufficiency of the forces and the badness of the Servian troops, was totally unjustified, and which therefore completely failed. Already at noon the Servians had been driven hack on all points with great loss. At that time the murderous artillery flee 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 evening for the third, hilt were all times repulsed with greet loss, as well as the lest, which occurred at 5 p.m. The 1098 of the Turks, who kept all along on the defensive, Is trilling only, :150 wounded having been brought in. Among the Servlan dead there are many Russian Officers, who could always be seen in front of the attecking column. It was likewise observed that the Sorrier. rank and file had to be driven to the attack at the point of the sword. Hence the intention of Tchernaieff to obtain more favourable peace conditions.