THE BATTLE OF YENI SAGHRA ASAWAN
The following interesting acomat of the battle of Yeni Saghra la contained in a private loiter from Mr. Has the artist of the Inetrated Lender Nowe, whose kind to the wounded was recently referred to by our military corres
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friends. Terence, however, got hold of some willing Bulgariany ezil o stray Corsaak, and Carriet and I ran opposite ways, no horqui We met disconsolate and tired and determined to make the best of it, we lighted a dre und wiede some tes, ligating our fire within cartridge, ái we had no histchne, then I realked over to the poor wounded then left Lero far away from the “I have a little tikes to write a few Liss to retreating army, for the Fucks Tere too, song. show you I am well and alve, but when I tall for the Russians to hold the position, and the you that for the past ten days I Love hot stopped Rasstans were forced to rating. We war be. long cough in any lads to have more than a fuven the two armies, and we wall know tha few hours to work at my sketches, you will un-traatment of the Turks to prisoners and wounded derstand my eilen For ex days I have not Bare I get a pipeful of tulisqus from the good had my clothes off and have been in the opan plans, who, in hit pain ramanabeced. I had none air without eren a tont st night, and next to when on the mound and felt at his aide for hin othing to staph bread se we have to ông tug. I don't think Layor Asw sở thuching a brask with a stonu. On Sunday morning kantrison of genflemanly gratitude for slight sorvloss -wook Rose (the sorrespondent for the Scotsman) and I never enjoyed a pipe mere, but better wa
and Dr. Caerlok, à St. Petersburg doctor, and I i stors. I sew the faithful Terendo mud the atarted at four fu the morning with General Bulgarians with tho three truante sad with Gourko and his drieg column from Kesanlik, We are the only correspondents with this ad- vanced force, much to our delight, and I had a clear fall for the first time. Our objent was to worthe tower Baikuus und Jooopy Tent Bagkrti and Raki Baghta niceting another column on Night desed in and still ne vedors; we had our way. Well we rote on through burning villages through the long hot day with the staff, and ware vary well received, as they were very well satisfad to 893-4 tobom any them on this adventurous expedition.
delight Lembraced my horse and felt rich again, and rewarded the poor fellows handsomely. The three horses had gous for a walk in the wood? the bushes closing behind them had effectually cenesling their retrot
bean forgotten by our General and must not for urselves. The poor fellow wore lifted into long waggoos, and muy were the shriek and grans and the continued aries for wode, woda. Saw My fast was soon empty, and again I blessed. The way lay through a lovely valley, roh the moment I decided to take a large one instead. with vasize and cora and for the most part bonds of the small regulation one. Tfires or four time avery pleasant Httlo river, the Tands stopping on departure was delayed by some poor fellow bazida it for a ocuple of hours to sivonas in the who had to be buried before he was cold, as we heat of the day; then on fed or into the night could leave no dead behind unburied for fear of till the poor Infantry mon could go no further, the Tarks matlisting them, not that it wach and wertopped at 1 am, at the village of Balu mastored, but they Insisted on ristian harial. hauli Almost gebep in our saddles, wo glady last we moved in bitch darkness, very slowly tied our horses to tres, and after robbing and westly until we come up with a piolet of canfield for air hang we lay down and woke Hassars that had out their way through the again at Three hore slop after 18-hours Circassians in the after park of battle Here maroh was hard lines, but off my wont. Then I Carrick and determined to stay szd lie down, gat separated by trying a short out to enve iny In the morning we awoke, and I found we had daar hores, and got fired in thick wood, but is the darkass loin down close to the dead Inokily few resonnoitring. Cossacks came norrible moment, but I am now so accustomed and gave man lead and ta tey horse would sooner die than by left behind, we tore through the brushwood at a breakneck pace, and came, out on the hills aboyu, Ion Saghra to so the place in Blumos; this was serious, ny we hoped to find resting place. We soon drove the Turks out mind as I and my cumjoskins could stand our kunger and fatigue with patience, no longer, -stormed a desarted vllage; ostoling our dinner,
tarkey, and two fat goess, plans and four Here was a feast! We sopa entered a Turkish bons, and Terence, my faithful servant and pool, made 2, asupft for this Land Mayor, and baked the fear bato bread; dough though it was it was botter than the dry raske we had hitherto anten,
and aftar a smoke and sleep we resumed our way.
to horrors, I did not take much notice. In the morning vs all moved on, and I found my frioul Rose af head quarters, man to my delight, sa had them easy about hidr without necessity" --Tinde
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patched for Fun Fransisco, vid Tokohama, A. Sleope, Master, will load here for the above THURSDAY, the 8th November, at 32M.,
taking Cargo and Fassengers for Japan, aquired of the departure of a vessel if not adver. United States, and Enzopo.M
Connection le made at Yokohama with Sten mere from Shanghot
Treight will be receivert de board until 4 FM on the 7th November. PARCEL PACKAGES will be egroived at the Offee until 5 P.M. Karna day All Parcel Pankeges should be marked to address
For Freight, apply to
RUSSELL & Co Hongkong 27th September, 1877 11464
FOR LONDON,
THE. 100 A1 British Darqua
TH
WOODVILLE,"
T. E Nelson, Master, will load here, and will full value of some is required. bave quick despatch."
For Freight, apply to
MEYER, & Co. Hongkong, 10th Geptember, 1877,5 [1960
FOR LONDON. THE AL 100 years Splendid British Clip
Tfor Ship
SYDENHAM,”
A. Millar, Commander, will load here for the above-Port, and will have quick despatch
For Freight, apply to add
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.,
"Agente, Hongkong, 26th September, 1877, (1461
FOR SAN FRANCISCO. THE 3/3 L. II. Gecuun Ship
;
Return Passage Tickets available for 6 months are issued at
reduction of 20 per cent. on ro. galar, rates,
For further information se fo Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company No. 37, Queen's Road Central.
CB EMORY
Hongkong, 6th October, 1877.
No
Agert
TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, nor the Owners, will be: RESPONSIBLE for any DEBT contracted by the Offours or the Gren of the following Vassels during their stay in Hongkong Harbour
SEMUA GALATEA " Tregor, Master, will load here for the above Port, ABIEL ABBOT, American m. schooter, Chose. and will hava quick dašpaton. :
"For Prainhill apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.- Hongkong, 11th September, 1877.
(1397 FOR SAN FRANCISCO: THE Al British Ship
THE
"JUBILEE,"
J. Harria, Master, will bond: here for the above Port, and will have immediate despatch.
For Fraight apply to
VOGEL HAGEDORN & Co. Hongkong, 3rd September, 1877,
(1936
FOR NEW YORK
THE AL British Bark
ANADA GRASMERE,"
-Order.
fised, nor of departares for Canton or Macso.. Notice is now required of any departure, though with regard to sailing ships, the old rule will practically remain in fores, that notice mesë not basent unises asked for.
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BW In the case of stesizers plying regularly or on fixed days, naties of any ohange in the day or hour will be anfficiant.
Stamped correspondence may still be sent on bar any rosted after the Mall is closed at the Port Office.
The Poetruester General take this opportunity pe calling the attention of firms to the fact that any such words as Despatch will close at 11 A.M., added to the advertisement of a vessel are illegal Consigue letters are aśmnated by law. from passing through the Post Office, but no on allowed to make collection of such let- ters for transmission under pendity of E150 par wealf during which the practice ontinued.
COMMUNICATION WITH BATAVIA, noro fortnightly, and are fitted to the arrival The Netherlands India Packeta leave Singa.
of the catwael P. & O. Mall fram Europe."
The French Packets, for Balavis wait t Singapore for the Packet from China, and ran
AUGUS British 3m sekcenat, Thofortnightly
Mleven & Co
BERTEL, German bark, Hinge-Wieler & Co. CHAMRON KAMRYE, Siamese bark, Müller
Chinezo.
Chasca, American bark. Washburn-Order. CHINAKAN, British Lark, MoKenzie-Chinese.
"It follows that, to forward Correspondence Batavis with the least delay, the following are the best opportun ties ---
In the S.W. Monsoon.
The English Mail The Frenet Muil.
In the NE Monsoon-
CILTANUM, Betish sap, Shrewsbury. Weler A Frivate Steamer a few days before the
& Co.
GOLD HUNTER, American slip, Freman--Mager
GRAMMERS, British hark, Hastings-Vogel,
•Hagedorn & Co. KGA GREAT ADMIRAL, American ship, Thompson--
Captain. GUSTAY ADOLPH Gorman bark. Neumann
Hastings, Master, will lond here for the above Botani Sabelibass & Co. Port, and will have quick despatch
For Freight, apply to diag BANCA IN VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Co.
Hongkong, 17th August, 1877.
HARDINGEE, British ship, Johnston-Jardins,
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Tho larger Directory wontaine Exe different Treaties and Conventions drade by China sad Japan with foreign countries, together with | ♫ Varios Aots, Ordinances, and Regulations, re
INGLISE AND CBINE 5.3lating to Commers, and Shipping."
DICTIONARY,
WITH THE PUNTI AND MANDARIN -
PRONUNCIATION.
An Anglo-Chinese Dictionary, published at the Daily Premios, Hongkong.
It is fitter embellished with a Chromo-Lithin graph of
PLAN of VICTORIA, HONGKONG:
FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS OF
SHANGHAI
Chromolithograph Plate of the NEW
CODE of SIGNALS in use at the
PEAK;***
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(Designed expressly for the Work); and
For comprehensiveness and practical sortica. this Work stands unrivalled Af the nor words which the Chinese have to late you been compelled to Arbres the ninerous of jects in machinery.plintegmply, Colography, and in science generally, which the rapid advance maren sad 17.0 GHODS FAR AS of foreign rotations her beposed upon them, are here given in extenso. Each and ecary weed is fally Hlustrated and explained, forming exercises for students of a most instructive nature. Both the Court and Panti pronunciations are KIVEL the acounts being carefully marked on the best- principle hitherto attained. The typography Chinese and English type correspond in the kiza publicstice of its kind for China and Japan displays the mocess of an attempt to make the
of body, thereby alloting a vast copy of and it will be found invaluable to all Public, space, achieving a clemens not previously
WB were far from help The artillery between ne E
and the Turks fell short of ammunition and
reibrod What a moment! Here were helplessly fallen
men, whom it was imposablesad almost cowardly
bbe
ARMATEX, levoth in mes, tank, und kundreds THERMOMETAR, in Falzenbejt degrees and tees, Rest in tha
Divotion D WIND registared over two patats, H., NNENLE
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to leave to the mercy of the Turies and yet sell presariation world arong one's mind from one's inability to help them in case of an advance of the Turkish right Bars buried their hands in the ground, and otham ons could be quite Cazed. and since they were slick, indiferent to what happened The captain ordered them not to sho themselves, and as we would not bear to see their suspense, I, in my brown suite quite invisible, crept through the parched grass till I could watch the operations again. I by still and called down to them that there, waN DO danger till to our ralief, another battery gallopadence day birine or he wae of their
up and dailiod forward about 400 yards, and, wheeling round opened a heary Gre on the Turks. Then the Infantry went in and won the day on our left wing and all was over for us. The last shell fall and left us more with our obiger Hearing there were doctors behind our mound, f man came galloping na de vital to recog- „mized as our Colonel'e kurse, nad said there were.
MAPS OF HONGKONG, JAPAN, &c."
FOR NEW YORK.
HE A1 British Bark
144 ABERLADY Z
11268
Jare, Rusalan ahip, Moberg Jarding, Mathe
sou & Co.
LARGE, British bark, Brown.-Eduard Schell
baas & Co.
LEON CRESPO, British back Gorge Gibb
Livingston & Co.-
J. Nivolt, Master, willout here for the shove Loun MACAUGAY, British, bark, Monkman) — Port, and will have quick despatchi
For Freight, apply to
VOGEL, HAGEDORN & Ca. Hongkong, 17th August, 1877;" 1239
FOR LONDON. THE A1 British Bark
**GEO. CROSHAW”
Order,
MANGERTON, British tark, Thompson.—Adamı
son, Fall & Co,
MARIE, Garman back, Burmeister Wm. Pag
81&Co.
MIGNON, Ámotiesa 3.m. schocher. Sola Ed
PICCIOLA, German back, Grafe-fressen & BODERICK HAT, British bark, Nicolson-Bo
Geo Irving, Master, wid have early despatch as Com
J'abord
For Freight apply to
-VOGEL HAGEDOEN & Co. Hongkong, 31st July, 1877,
[1170
FOR HAMBURG..
THE AI-British Bark
**LORD: MACAULAY."'".
zaro de Co.,
ETAELIGHT, Blauese brig, Wachtelrenner,
Kien tys-long.
SEKATRA, American chip, Gough. Order:“ SYDENHAM, Britiel, ship, Millar'--Mésangeries
Maritimes
THBBESE BEMN, denuan bark Steffens.
Siemssen & Co
|
English Mail.
The French Mail,
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London, private terms
American ship HENRY'S. SANFORD, 1,159 tons, German Lock TEETH, 442 tons, Feroe to Hum.
honos to New Yorki private termë,
burg, private terms:
British ship BAYIAN, 750 tons; Amoy to Nor
Fork, private terma
British back GTAYMORGANSHIRE, 456 tons, Newolwang to Hongkong. 26 conts: per picul, 25 Iny days.
O MAK German bark MALrina, 499 tona, Nerohmang to Hongkong, 271 cents per pical, 23 lay days.
Britash hack GWELINA, 914 on Nawowang
to Whampoa, 30 cents per pieni, 22 lay days... British bark Nimm die tony. Newehyung to. Swaton, 24 cents per soul, 80 ly days, American, bark: QUICKSTEP, 836 fons. Now- British bark MERK 20 tona, Nawhwang to
ohwang to Siratow, 22 cents par pioul
Swatow. 23% couts per pioul, 25 Jay days British Lark E. M. YOUNG, 345 Lone, Nowolwang
to Swatow, 293 cents per picul, 24-loy days. American schooner ANNIE 3. Hat 450 tons,
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