The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-05 00:00:00

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES

RESPECTING THE FALL OF KARS.

This morning ban been issued a bulky blot-book of
366 peg", °envied rf " papers relative to the military
affahe in Asiatic Turkey and the defence and espitalation of
Kam."

• The documents commence with a letter by the Earl of
Clarendon, dated Foreign-;(flee, August 2, 1864, to Lieut.-
Colonel Williams, informing him of his appointment as
commissioner at the head-quarters of the Tarkieh army
in Asia. Letters to and from Lord Stratford de
Radcliffe, and to and from Colonel Williams, tot •
low, treating of the gallant colonel's interview with and
instructions from Lord Realm ; certain losses of the Turks;
Colonel Williams's corrp'aiete of the eta's of thing. at Er-
german, and the measures urgently requested by him;
eommenicrtions with the Parte as to supplies for tl e army ;
stets of the defences and bospitali at Kiiri at the date of the
Commissioner's arrival; his review of the Turkish troops
there, and attempted measures for improving the state tf
the army, punishment of fraudulent and intriguing Pachar,
&c. As early as the Bth of December, 18.54, Colonel
Williams writes from Erse r min to Lord Stratford de Red-
cliffs, complaining bitterly of the silence with which his
1' rdsbip has treated him, deigning ao answer to no less
than fifty-four deep etches sent to him since the comelie-
st user's arrival at Kars, end of the delay in attending to
his requests. "Having,' Coloael Williams writes, "made
this appeal to your lordship in the name of
Her Mejeity's government, it is my deity to
state distinctly that 1 shell not be able to give such i ttelli-
fiance to my super[ re se is etiolate,' 'memory Cr them to
be masters of, that I Fluff fail to preserve the power which
I have (enaided) seised, and !ha! I shall consequently not
succeed in shielding the veep+ from starvation without my
demands are complied with. If they be not, the dissolution
of this army and the fall of Asia Minor cell inevitably tol-
-1 ow, end a golden or portuoity be lost." Toe Earl e f Claren-
don, receiving a copy of the foregoing, writes to Lord Burst
ford (Jen. 6, 1866) a Utter espreesive of the great regret
of her Majesty's Government, and adding, "Your Excel-
lency will understand that her Majesty's Government re-
quire to be furnished with a fall and det►iled report of every-
thing which baa paned between her Majesty's Embassy and
the Porte respecting the army at Hats in complicate with the
instractimis that so frequently, but in vain, hrve been ad-
&send to year Excellency." Despatches trom Lord Strat-
ford to the Earl of Clarendon, both anticip►tory of, and
r plying to, the foregoing, (Halal= any intention of disres-
pect to Colonel Williams; explain the cultism complained
of as having " originated in my musty nit to occasion
disappointment by announcing measures which might or not
be carried into area," and attribute the neglect on the
part of his lordship to apply in writing for the formal
recognition from the Turkish government of General
Williams is an inadvertency. Colonel Williams continues
in comtent correspondence with Lord S r,tford and the
Earl of Clarendon, urging various measures upon the
Turkish government, setting forth the rineneful neglect of
the army, leading; to desertion and discouragement. "No
time," he writes as far beck se January 10 la t year, "is
to be lest; whiter is gliding away from us, aid our disci-
plined and Intelligent enemy Is as fully 'wire as I am of the
destitute sod disorganised ewe of the army which lies op•
posits to him."

Lord Stratford complains to the Earl of Clarendon, under
date of February 19, of the tone of General Williams' com-
municatioas, and of his treatment of the Turkish oaken.
splogising for the Turkish gwernment, and asking how
fee he (Lord Stratford) must insist on obedience t r the com-
missioner's demands"witsout reference to say doabts enter-

tallied of their espeditmey either by the Porte or by me."
On July 16, last year, General Simpson frrwerls a
deripsteh detailing the particalars of a Coaferenes, attended
by General Mosier, Geseral Ls Humors, Vice Admiral
Sir B. Lyons, Vice Admiral Brost, R,sr Memel
Stewart, and Gemmel Simpson, at which Omer Pacha
endeavoured to induces theta to send a tortion of ths
troops from the Crimea and tramport them to Asia. His
aromests halal; to produce any effect, the Turkish gene-
ral ansottailed his istentios of prooesding Constantinople
to cousalt with his government, sad General Bimproa begs
Lord Strati, ri "to me your powerful inflame is MIS
oar opinion to prevail over that of his highnen, for grist
public interests are at stake, and i onions consequences
might result from his success." The considerations

eorMaitted by Omer Pecks are then given. They show that
at that date the Turkish goners' was fully &WM of the
witted rosition of Hare. The corrsepouderos then turns
' upon Omer Pacha's ezpeditlea to Asia, urged by the
British government, but oppossa, at first, by Franey. The
expedition which wu Sadly agreed upon will be in the re
mikados of the reader. Meanwhile, as despatches are
vassiag to and fro between the British goveromeat sad
the Porte, sad our ambassador and the Porte, sni
011 f goverment and our embassador; General Williams
writes (September 1, 11166), "No barley; scarcely any
forage. Cavalry reduced to walking skeletons, and sent
out of garrison; ertillery hones soon the same. How
will the field-ohms be moved after that ? The
apathy of superior damn is quite distressing. We can
boll out two months more. What is being done for the
relief the army 1" On Sept. 29 he describes the victory over
Mourevieff. "I em so fatigued," he writes to L• rd Cla-
rendon in a second despatch an this event, "that I can
scarcely hold my pen, bat I em sue your lordship will par-
don the scrawl." Coagratulatioas, honours, and premien
of reward are allowing from Coastantioople. "The seg.
looted garrison of Hers," writes Earl Clarendon (Nov. 21) t
Lori Stratford, " will at least bare toe satamtion of kai.w-
Meg t►at their sufferings troubled the sleep and re ;ore of the
Turkish miaisten—(this is in illusion to an address from'
these functionaries to the troops at Han)—who, in default
of all ordinary measures of relief,
tar their safety sad OSICOSI." Oa ()weber 12, Omani
Williams urges upon Burl Clarendon that " recreant:scions
may be instantly made to General Omer to act with vigour
and decision against Georgia, o berwim, in spits of our
brilliant vistmy, we must ultimately fall into the mem) 's
hands." Os October 2111 d, he says—. We heard
yesterday, of the expedition to &einem under
Sells Nabs, and I have requested Mr. Brant
to ie. that general on his arrival in &imam, to urge on
Ma my hopes that he would use the most eaergetie means
to sucnier the garrison." A variety rf der/watches fr tan
Lard Stratford fallow, detailing the verious st pi he has
taken, and which call from the Berl of Clarendon, oa Der. 7,
the remark that "bar Majesty's government entirely ap-
Foy, the steps which you have taken with a view to the
relief of Merv"

Os November 19 Ccniul Brent, narestiog to Lord !Bra-
trd the coatents cf a note be has received from °antral
Williams, adds (writing from EMMONS) I ask from your
Bacellency, is the Ken army to be allowed to perish ? Is
nothing te be dose to Mime ft ? for all that the Porte has
lately dare is quite invefficieet for the purpose. I have
before pointed out that Omer Pieha•s army should have
been directed on Kars by way of Era r.um, and not os
Grim& ; and had that bees dare, Kars might long since
have bees raved. I now fear it most surrender, and to
confer honours on its gallant defenders while they
are lift to perish is a cruel so:km and ac
indelible disgrace to the Turkish aorrnment, as
well as to those of the Allied Powers." Oa December 19
the Earl of Clarendon transmits a despatch lom Lieur-C 1
flinsarras to Lord Cowley, requesting his «salieney while
Itoinwanicatiog this t 3 Vie French government to " point
out the danger to which the army of Omer Pacha h now ex-
pend sad the argent sorority for the formation of en army of
reserve. The Emperor and Marsh Vaillauthaveloag bus
aware of the great importance attacked by her hivjery's
',Tinniest to the relief of Kan, and ins disastrous news
whisk has loseetly arrived proves that their apt rabaaakaas
as to he probable fail were bat too well-founded." We may
state that the British °overman were for moist rold-
foreounis by way cf Trebisosd, but the Feeseb and the
Porte, la Meer of a diversion on the side of Redout-
Laois. _ _

Nov. 24, Rensal Brant attribstee ell the deeper to " the
apathy of the Porte, and the climates sad imbecility of
Miss Pasha," sad the same resist receives, ceder
date of Nov. 19, a note from Omura! Williams me follows
—" Leeds Clareadon sad Ratcliffe th.t the Resales'
rimy is batted now, end takes ao omits either of Omer
or ffellm Parkes. They sunset have acted al they might to
bare dose. We divide oar bread with the starving t .was.
people. No salmi feed for seven weeks. 1 kill
karma is my stable sandy, and mad the seem
to the heeplal, which 1 sew very erowded. We
eca held eat and try to retreat over the moan-
Was, th Olti. Have previsions seat la that direction
ere the lilth day after Nal date We shall carry three days'
Weak with as." Oa November 27, Osumi Kmety
beemffst le Brweream t►e dilemmas sews of the surrender.
Is a despetelt dated Die. 22, the Bari of Cluesoos bi-
focals lbeemesseeal Williams that theekorasseat have

observed with the utrooet admirntim his whole proceed•
fogs, and are hcp NI that en 811A:cation which had been
msde to the Russian government f. r an exchange will be
successful. Lord Clarendon instructs Lord Stratford
(Dec. 28) to woke a signal example of Selina Paths. The
permission of the Fret ch goveratn, nt to the departure of
the Egyptian iniattry at Eupatori i fir Trobizond, was
gained, but at too lace a period for the object in view.

In a panfidly interesting &vetch dated from the Ras.
elan ramp, November 29, General Williams communicates
to the Barl of Clarendon the reh of the surrender, pre-
facicg it with there remarks-.—" From the varnse de
snatches In eyoher which I have aid d to your lordship
through Mr. Brant, she intelligence which I have now the
misfortune to announce most hays been especmd by your
lorisbip. I bad r, c.ived direct pima's., of succour
from Selina Pacha ; and Omer Pschs's operations, until I
knew that his movements were directed toward. Souks=
Hsieh, bad buoyed roe up in my determination
to hold oat to the hot moment; this intelligence from
the generalissimo reached me on t*.c. 21th instant, by the
same poet which brought me posit,ve news from Mr. Brant
of the indisposition or inability of Brlim Pacha to advance
further thee Iteumi-Keny "

The remaining domments include a stAtement drawn up
by Brigadier-General Mansfield, and an abstract con.piled
by Coast Pisani from Lord Stratford de Redoliffe's coma-
pondenoe, inhibiting together the series of incidents which
bate taken plan between the Turkish authorities, her Ma.
jetty's embassy, and the British commiesioner at Kan, from
the autumn of 1864. This abstract is divided into three
parte, viz. :—Fint Epoch—From the arrival of
General Williams to the departure of Vomit
Paella. Second Epoch—From the departure of
Vomit Pubs is the commencemeat of the siege. Third
Epoch—daring the siege. There is ahro a memorandum by

Brigadieraeneral Man!ficld, on the measures tiken fox
the relief cf Hare since his arrival at Constantinople.
The*. documcnts will attract much public attent on, and
will be much dimmed, but our spice will not allow ea
tc-day to enter upon their contents