The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-29 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

The Invalide Busse publishes the subjoined re-
port from Prince Mouravieff. The Invalide says :
toile Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasus division
annoances a successful affair which our troops have bad
before Kars on the night between the 22d and 23d of
August (3d and 4th of September). Awaiting the full
reports of the different Commanders, Aide-de-Camp
General Mcuravieff confines himself to a rapid summary
of this success.
"The English General Williams, who commands at
Kars, experiencing daily greater difficulty in feeding the
garrison, especially the horses, resolved to send away
the greater portion of the cavalry from the fortress.
"On the 22d of August (3d of September), at night-
fall, a column of 1,200 regular horse, without counting
the Bashi-Bazouks, with three Pashas and a great quan-
tity of beasts of burden, left Kars, sad advanced in re-
gular order from the heights of Tchatmak, towards the
village of Djavri. There it was perceived by the ad-
vanced guard of Colonel Baron Ungerq Sternberg.
Lieut.-Colonel Loschakoff, who commands the 3d Regi-
ment of Mussulman Cavalry, charged from the flank the
centre of this column, and rode into its dense
masses. The rear of the column turned imme-
diately towards the right, where it was surrounded
and routed. As regards the head of the column
it made for the mountains as hard as it could,
hut Lieutenant-Colonel Loscbakoff gave hot pursuit.
He was reinforced by Colonel Ungern-Sternberg him-
self, and Lieut.-Colonel Kischinsky soon joined them
with two squadrons of the Prince Royal of Wurtemberg
Dragoons. The pursuit lasted till daybreak ;at dif-
ferent times the Turks endeavoured to defend them.
selves in houses and in narrow passes. The bead of the
column, which had crossed the brow of the hills at a
gallop, was met near the village of Akhkom by Colonel
de Schultz's militia and a company of Beleff chasseurs,
which hastened up in support ; this portion ef the Turkish
cavalry was surrounded, and finally surrendered.
"The whole affair, which took place during a dark
' night and on hilly ground, was conduoted with admira-
ble skill and sagacity by the Commanders of the differ-1
ent detachments. Aide-de-Camp General Mouravieff
speaks
f Kmost highly of the excellent arrangements
nd in
of Major-General Baklanoff, Colonels Prince Don-
Gdoukoff Korsakoff, Baron Ungern-Sternberg, and
do Schultz. The Turks lost, it is presumed, about
500 men i
in
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their dead bodies lined the road as far as the village
of
superior officers prisoners, 19 subaltern officers, and
185 men - the •
, remainder disbanded. More than 400
horses, three banners, trumpets, and a large quantity of
arms, remained in
our hands. This signal defeat in-
flicted upon the enemy cost us very little loss. e hadW
one soldier and two militiamen killed one officer, five
soldiers, and seven militiamen wounded.
" On the following day, 23d of August ( Sept. 4), in
the evening, the remainder of the Turkish °ava
a show of attempting to force a passage
by
thelry made
of Kars towards a pass over the Asa plainzee ; but seeing
the precautions we had taken, it returned to the for-
tress."