The Express.
London, England, 1855-10-27 00:00:00

THE TURKISH VICTORY AT KARS.

DESPATCH FROM GENERAL WILLIAMS.
(ram • SOPPLIMINT TO TH3 o•sorrs.)
Foreign-oBloe, Oet. 2e, 1835.
The Earl of Carendon has received a despatch
from Brigadier-General Williams, her Majesty's Com-

missioner with the Turkish Army in Asia, of which
the following is a copy :

Kam Sept. 29, 1855.

My Lord,—l have the honour to inform your lord-
ship that General Mouravieff, with the bulk of his
army, at day-dawn this morning, attacked our in-
trenched position on the heights above Bars, and on
the opposite side of the river. The battle lasted,
without a moment's intermission, for nearly seven
hours, when the enemy WAS driven off in the greatest
disorder, with the loss of 2,600 dead, and nearly
double that number of wounded, who were, for the
most part, carried off by the retreating enemy.
Upwards of 4,000 muskets were left on the field.
tour lordship can, without a description on my
part, imagine the determination of the assailants, and
the undaunted courage of the troops who defended
the position for so many hours.
The Muchir will doubtlessly, at a future moment,
bring before his government the =duet of those
allows who have distinguished themselves on this day
—a day so glorious for the Turkish arms.
On my part, I have great gratification in acquaint-
ing your lordship with the gallant conduct of Lieut.-
Colonel Lake, Major Teesdale, and Captain Thompson,
who rendered the most important service in defending
the redoubts of Veil Pasha Tabia, T■hmasb Table, and
Arap Take. I beg to recommend these officers to
your lordship's protection.
I also beg to name my secretary, Mr. Churchill,
_ _ _

an attache of her Majesty's mission in Persia. He
directed the fire of • battery throughout the action,
and caused the enemy great loss.
I also beg to draw your lordship's attention to the
gallant bearing of Messrs. Zobrab and Renaisson,
who, u interpreters to Lieutenant-Colonel Lake and

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Major Teesdale, rendered very effective service. Dr.
Sandwith has been moat active and efficient in the
management of the ambulances and in the hospital

arrangements.
We are now employed in the burial of the dead.
and I will have the honour by the next memenger
of detailing the movements of this eventful day.
Oar loss was about 700 killed and wounded.—l
have, (Signed) W. F. WILLIAMS.

The Earl of Clarendon, dre.

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT.

The Invalids Russo of Oet. 18 contains the fol-
lowing :
" General Mouravieff announces, under date
of Sept. 80, that, having been iutormed that the
Turkish troops had reorived reinforcements in the
neighbourhood of Batman, and that the enemy pan
posed effecting a movement on the Gonnel and
Akbaltsyk. and simultaneously advancing from
Enseronni on Lem. be resolved to attack this latter
fatten on the 29th. _ _ _ _

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" Throe camas wen told off for this purpose, the
first wain the senumuld of Lieut.-Oen. Bonlevsky,
the mend emir Major.Oeneral Maydel, and the
third osier that of Niaj?r-Otheral Count Nyrod.
Then wee also formed an intermediary column ander
the summand of Link-Winn' Prince Oagarioe,
wish, a general reserve coofided to the command
d Liwat.Cieneral Brawnier. Lastly, a special de-
talkiest. led by liajor-Cleneral Bann, wee to act
seeselfusesapecial arrangements.
"The abusne advanced to the welt ia the
firma osier, and with the greatest intrepidity.
The Week el Major-On. Beane was seen crowned
with moms, but unfertaaately, almost at the own-
inensement of the ousimeght, several of the prineipal
elide sod insissaiers wsisr their Gorden inn killed
or wangled. Theresa' at this was, that the unity
of the *matins was *ekes and the mat brilliant
efforts during $ sanguinary combat, lasting several
hoar, mold not re.eisaWish it. Aide.chi-Ousp One-
rat Mousavieg having convinced himself of this,
embed the reserve to advance' and under its prates
Lion ordered the asseultiog columns to effect their
retreat. The obstinacy with which oar troops fought'
a beyond all praise. During the combat they tosk
from the Turks 14 different tags and pennons, sod
either spiked or dismounted several of their ma.
"Oar lose is cot yet exactly known, but it is
considerable. The enemy also must have sustained
%.avy Ices. Amongst oar generals, the Lieutenant-
Oeneralsionleney and Pone Oageria&and Major-
Gamma Bronevsky, are grievously wounded, and
Major-General Maydel lees dangerously.
"The blockade of Bare is noetabliebed as Wale

FRENCH ACCOUNT;

The Perim Moniker has the following:

" The blockade of Ban, which place had bass isolated for
awe this three months from every other part of Anatolie,
bad set la say way shakes the Armes of the Turkish
beep esehded te the commead of Vault Pasha. Diane%
attacks made at varies' Uses apiece the works which
defied the tows had bees before repulsed with pest vigour,
hut the favourable turn which the operatiess of the allied
antis is the Sleek Sea bad steady takes appeared to
have deteneSed Gemmel Moorevieff is sake mother die
was erns Two hoes before stubs es the Mb
September, the Ranks mope, from WOOD to 40,000
is umber, sadd• teemed is several deep oulause, stashed
the works pieced ea the hills to the wee of Kers.
The baulks of the Modem was to pia pounds
of Wee heights, which, is.. la the power of the
enemy, would have readesed my farther resisteas
ea dm pert of the gashes itsporeitsle. All the efforts of
the sway were therefore seuessated ea the redoubt el
USA'S Tabia sad the two ethos adjeialsg, WWI the
Impish sod Arab Redoubts. The lbstmamed, width was
rossidered the key to the others, was guardedly dangled
by Ismail Peeks (Ousel Lamy), wham bravery sad
completely electrified the troop. Fur time did
Ste Ramie= gala peseseges of the redoubts, sad were
drives est at the Owl of the layout by the Turkish
I Wien, lei as by General Keay. Mier a desperate
sabot, whisk lased emu hour, the nuesisse were sr
r pelted to gittsway. It eeeW wells eves ask tasittlwy mode
r a retreat, he they ridged la oesptese disorder, felleurd
l fats the pled by the vistecieue Turks, who leek 110
. prisoner, memo pima at wanly. The Wive if the
. Imp awl the mist al 'mkt viiil4.oo allow of the