The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1876-10-06 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

BEIA:R ADE, OCT. I.—There was serious fighting yesterday in the Morava Valley, along the whole line. rwenty 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 Servians lost 151(11 killed and wounded, which, if true, indicates the heaviest fighting of the war. The Servian army was successful in the general results of the lighting, capturing a Turkish redoubt at one point on their line. Further details are yet wantour hundred Russians arrived here yesterday. More than seven hundred horses have been imported into Servia during the last three days. (ne,t-r's de,patch.) BETA:RADE, Oct. 2.—The following official inteligence has been published here :—On Saturday the Turks, with R fin-re 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 Tunes Correspondent with the Turkish army.) TURKISH HvAii-QrAcTinis, PESCANIA, Sept. 29 (Even' ing).—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 Ii a.m., 17 Servian batteries opened fire, live of them on the left hack of the Morava, against Halls Pasha. The line of battle extended from Drasevac by Alexinatz and Deligrad, and then along the heights running along the eastern bank of the Djuniska Mountain stream as far as Veliki Sitjegova. At 7 a.m. the Servian infantry advanced. While in front, towards theMorava, the attack was only directed against the Turkish bridge, the main attack was made against the Turkish left wing, commanded by Irak and Ade Pashas, in order to cut off the line of retreat of the Turks to Nish. At daybreak, Id Servial, battalions crossed the Morava at Drasevac, on the pontoon bridge thrown across during the night, and advanced by Jesica against the Turkish right wing under Fatly l'asba. It was a decided double thanking 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 back on all points with great loss. At that time the murderous artillery fire which had been kept up since the early morning stopped for is short time. Towards 4 p.m. the attacks were against the Turkish left ttank renewed for the second, and in the e‘ening for the third, but were all times repulsed with great loss, as well as the last, which occurred at 5 p.m. The loss of the Turks, who kept all along on the defensive, In trifling only, 550 wounded having been brought in. Among the Servian dead there are many Russian officers, who could always be seen in front of the attacking column. It was likewise observed that the Servian rank and file had to be driven to the attack at the point of the sword. Hence the intention of Tchernaleff to obtain more favourable peace conditions.