The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-26 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The Journal de St. Petersbourg, of the 18th
December, publishes the official account of the sur-
render of C.ars. _ _

It precedes it with the following letter of Vassif
Pasha, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of
Anatolia, dated the 14th (26th)' November, giving
full powers to General Williams to negotiate :
" Most eminent, most worthy, sagacious, and most
noble General Mouravieff

" His Excellency the Ferik Williams Pasha, a digni-
tary of the great English Power, being in this country,
is appointed by us and provided with full powers to ne-
gotiate the evacuation of Kars ; this letter is written by
me to inform your Excellency of the circumstance.
" The 15th of Raby-el-Aouel, 1272.
Sealed with the seal of
" MEHMED VASSIF PASHA."

"Act of the Surrender of the Town and Fortress of
Kars on the Stipulations agreed upon between the
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Caucasus,
Aide-de-Camp General Mouravieff, and General Wil-
liams, Commissary of her Majesty the Queen of Eng-
land ; the 13th (25th) of November, Head-Quarters of
Tcbiftli-Kaya.
" Art. 1. Surrender of the fortress with all its materiel
intact. The guns surrendered are not to be spiked ; the
stores and arms are to be given up in the same state as
they are actually in ; the ammunition, powder, arsenals,
deposits of military clothes and stores are to be given up
as they stand in the official returns up to the day of
surrender. Nothing is to be detracted or taken from
the archives.
"On evacuating Kars, the troops are to leave posts,
each of three men and a corporal, at the following
points :—At each fort, redoubt, or battery armed with
artillery ; at each powder magazine, arsenal, or military
depot, hospital, archives, treasury, and mosque. Com-
missaries shall be appointed by the Turkish authorities
for each part of the materiel, as the treasury, arsenals,
artillery, hospitals, provision stores, and archives, charged
to hand over the same to commissaries appointed for
that purpose by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian
army.
"Immediately the troops have left the place the above-
mentioned posts are to be relieved by Russian posts in
the presence of the above-named Turkish Commander
and of the newly-appointed Russian Commandant. The
Turkish soldiers are to give up their arms and accoutre-
ments to the Russian posts, and under the orders of their
commander are to march towards the Mainly Redoubt
to await instructions for their further movements. The
remittal of the above-mentioned articles by the Commis-
saries is to take place the day after the evacuation of the
place.
"Art. 2. The garrison of Kars surrendering prisoners
of war, with the Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish
army and all the military authorities, will leave the
place with the honours of war, and deposit their arms,
flags, &c., in a spot agreed upon previously, whence
they will proceed to the destination indicated to them
by the Russian Commander-in-Chief. As a testimonial
of the valorous resistance made by the garrison of Kars
the officers of all ranks are to keep their swords.
" All the troops forming the garrison of Kars, except
those actually in hospital from illness, are to leave the
fortress in full uniform, with drums beating and colours
flying, having first discharged their muskets, and are to
assemble at 10 a.m. near the ruins of the village of
Goumbet. They are to deploy in a single line, in
columns, by battalions. Tho artillerymen are to form
separate columns by regiments. The Redifs, Lazes, and
Bashi-Bazouks are to form separately at half a verst
distance from the other troops. The garrison are to
pile their arms, flags, and accoutrements, and to form
in the preesding order in front of the line of muskets.
"The Mushir Commander-in-Chief of the army of
Anatolia is then to wait upon the Russian Commander-
in Chief and hand him the muster-roll of his troops and
a report of all the materiel stipulated in the act of sur-
render. Delegates of the Russian army will then call
over the muster-roll and enregister the officers and men
of the Turkish army, for which object the Turkish au-
thorities are called upon to present the registers of their
respective commands. The enregistration finished, all
the prisoners of war, headed by their officers, will pro-
ceed in columns to the bridge of Tchiftli-Kaya, where
they will be met by the Russian troops appointed to
serve as their escort.
" The Turkish troops mentioned in the subjoined
articles as having permission to return to their homes
will take the Tainra-road, under an especial escort, and
will halt for the night near the village of Kotanly ; they
bind themselves to respect the inhabitants of that vil-
lage, and not to commit any excess. The column will
continue its march the following day in the same order,
and halt for the night at the village of Tosanly. On
the third day, when they will have reached the foot
of the Saganlong, the Russian troops will stop and the
Turks continue their march across the chain of moun-
tains. In the direction of Erzeroum the Turks engage
themselves not to enter the village of Bardours, occu-
pied by militiamen of the Russian camp. The Turkish
stragglers who, within 24 hours of the last day's march,
should not have crossed the Saganloug will be considered
as prisoners of war.
"Ie evacuating the town and fortress of Kars the
military authorities of the Turkish army engage themselves
to leave there a sufficient number of medical men and
nurses to take care of the sick left in the hospitals until
their recovery.
" Art 3. The private property of members of the army
of every rank is respected.
" Each individual belonging to the personnel of the
army is authorised to sell his property or take it away
at his own cost of carriage.
" Art. 4. The militia (Redifs, Bashi-Bazouks, and
Lazes), their number having first been accurately ascer-
tained, will be allowed to return to their homes.
" The Redifs, Bashi-Bazonke, and Lazes in hospital
will have the same right under the same conditions,
as soon as well enough to leave.
"Art. 5. The non-combatants of the army, as scri-
veners, interpreters, nurses, are allowed to return to
their homes as soon as their number has been accurately
ascertained.
" Art. 6. To General Williams is reserved tho right
of designating at his choice in a list, which must be pre-
viously submitted to the approval of General Mouravieff,
of a certain number of persons to whom permission will
be given to return to their homes.
" Military men, subjects of ono of the belligerent
Powers, are excluded from this list.
" Art. 7. All persons indicated in Articles 4,5, and
6, engage themselves by their word of honour not to
bear arms against his Majesty the Emperor of all the
Russias during the whole duration of the present war.
" Art. 8. The inhabitants of the town throw them-
selves upon the generosity of the Russian Government,
which takes them under its protection.
"Immediately the troops have given up their arms the
inhabitants of the town are to send a deputation, consist-
ing of the principal inhabitants of the place, to give the
keys to the Russian Commander-in-Chief, and to trust
themselves unreservedly to the generosity of the august
Sovereign of Russia.
" Art. 9. The public monuments and buildings of the
town belonging to the Government are to be respected
and left intact.
" It being the principle of the Russian Government to
respect the customs and traditions of the people sub-
jected to its government, and especially the buildings
devoted to worship, it will not allow any damage to be
done to the religious monuments or historical ROLM-
airs of Kars.
"Signed and approved by
"W. S. WILLIAMS, MajonGeneral.
" Colonel do KAUFMANN, Chief of the
Military Chancery of the Commander-
in-Chief of the army of the Caucasus.'