The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-10 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

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ERZEROUM, Sept. 11.—Letters from Kars of the
Ist and 3d inst. state that the Russian cavalry
patrole the whole country, and watch with the
greatest attention all the roads by which Kars is
approached. Corn is exceedingly scarce here, and
detachments as continually being sent out for the
purpose of procuring fodder. The Russians op-
pose to these detachments bodies of infantry, and
sometimes of cavalry. The miserable condition
of the horses, both of the cavalry and artillery,
was such that the Mtichir determined to send them
from Kars. More than three thousand, with a
thousand riders, left the city on their road to Olti.
The Russians received intelligence of this, and fell
upon the troop near Chiakmak, between two and
three leagues from Kars, on the night of the sth
inst. They put the Turks to flight, 200 of the
latter being left on the field of battle. The rem-
nant fled in various directions. A few hundred
men and horses arrived in Olti. Of the remainder
we have received no account.
To show the miserable condition of the•cavalry
of Kars, it will be sufficient to state that of four
regiments of this arm of the service, forming a por-
tion of the corps from Arabistan, only four squa-
drons can be got together. These, united with the
model squadron, form our whole force of cavalry.
The infantry and artillery are no better off. They
are ill clothed, not paid, miserably fed, and shoe-
less. Fortunately for them, General Williams and
the rest of the European officers sustain by their
example the courage of the troops.
It is olear, then, that wanting cavalry, the force

at Kars is Aeither in a condition to retreat nor to
give battle. Obliged to shut itself within fortifica-
tions, a force of 10,000 Russians is sufficient to
keep the garrison in check. Such a blockade will
take place if General Mouravieff is obliged to send
reinforcements to the army called together to op-
pose Omer Pacha. Kars, however, under these
circumstances, would be enabled to receive provi-
sions, and would hold its own until the retreat of
the Russians should open the road to Erzeroum.
It is satisfactory that in Kars the sanitary condi-
tion of the people remains good. There are not 300
invalids in the Cholera has, however, been
prevalent in the province ; it is on the point of
vanishing here. In the military hospitals about
two deaths per diem happen from this cause, and
in the city from three to five.

An adjutant from the Seraskier arrived here yes-
terday from Constantinople, with orders to pay the
Bashi-Bazouks at the rate of 60 piastres per month
per man. The difficulty will be to find them, as
many of them have deserted, and they have been
decimated by cholera.
There is no doubt that the arrival of Omer
Pacha with his army will give the Russians some
uneasiness ;. but it is a question whether he will be
able to save Kars.

The Russians have retreated from Melasghirt
and Bulanmek to Uch Klisia and Deli Baba. One
battalion took shelter in Erivan. Yesterday we
heard that some squadrons of Comasks had been
seen on the road to Hinis, situated about 20 hours'
distance from here. Their intention must have
been to intercept convoys.
Cholera still rages amongst the troops at Olti
and Hassan Kaleh.

The adjutant mentioned above brought money
to the amount of 14,000 purses for the army. With
this remittance the military chest contains about
50,000 purses.

RUSSIA.
The Invalide Russe gives the following list of lod'ses
sustained by the Russian army on Sept. 8 :

KILLED.

Superior officers
Inferior
S'ldiers

WOUNDED.

Superior officers
Interior
Soldiers

CONTUSIONED.

Superior officers
Inferior
Soldiers

55
2,625

MISSING.

Officers.
Soldiers

26
906
5,826

58
1,138

24
1,730

MOVEMENTS OF THE FRENCH ARMY.

We extract the following from a letter published
by the Presse d'Orient, Sept. 27 : ,

" KAMIESII, Sept. 22.

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"The embarkations for Eupatoria have been rapidly
effected. The cavalry division of the 2d corps, com-
manded by General d'Allonville, has been conveyed to
this point; it consists of a hussar brigade, let and 4th
regiment., and of a dragoon brigade, 6th and 7th regi-
ments. A division of the 2d corps will be added, I be-
lieve, to the Eupatoria corps, and this, with Ahmed
Menekli Paoha's 25,000 men, will be able to attempt
something serious. Our splendid cavalry is at last about
to be paced on fitting ground—ground where it can
display its strength and make up for what it considers
lost time.

"The Egyptian troops, tried already in the Danubian
campaign, are highly spoken of ; and the Generals feel
sure that they will behave capitally by the side of ours.
For the rest, Eupatoria serves as an excellent point
d'appui, and under actual circumstances will be the
nucleus of very serious operations.
"In the camp the chief movements have been the fol-
lowing :
"The whole of the Ist corps, commanded by General
de Salles, has marched into the plain ; it is stationed in
front of Baidar. One division alone of this corps has
remained behind ; it is that which forms the garrison of
Sebastopol. The head-quarters of the let corps are at
Baidar.

" General M`Mallon, who has just assumed his com-
mand, has descended with the 3d corps into the Tcher-
naya valley, where he has set up his head-quarters.
The Division of the Guard has again entered its old
encampment. _ _

"All these movements were executed during a shocking
state of the weather. We have had a great deal of rain,
and this is not calculated to facilitate the conveyance. of
stores into these valleys. We are actively collecting
the vehicles and carts required for the march of the army.
Sinop° and Samsoun have supplied two thousand of the
latter.

" We keep up a close observation of the Russian
camp. From the Tchernaya side Grtngalet gi►es signs
of life from time to time by sending us a few balls. At
the mouth of the roadstead the presence of the enemy
is more sensible. You know that the Russians left in-
tact the Quarantine Fort, but they blew up the earthen
batteries constructed in front of the battery on the beach.
We have built batteries of a similar kind for fighting
those of the enemy. The Russians fire but seldom from
Fort Constantine, but they have connected the fort with
the end of the roadstead towards the east by a series of
works, and it is these works that cannonade the town.
Yesterday, the 21st, the firing became heavy ;_ this
morning the music continues. But for this pastime we
should think the enemy had left, for we perceive very
little movement in their camp.
" Do the Russians mean to stay on the north side, or
are they merely waiting fnr a fitting moment to evacuate
it ? This is the question every one here asks. Gene-
rally the opinion i.s that the Russians will retire.