The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-17

-0 80 AyWW Fc8uhf troops u and orOani
Snnnmvs., infantry, IA battalioas. music from
wv 70 IOo men each; cavalry, one regiment Of Hus
ears, one regiment Of Cossacks OF the Don an SOD
mounsea Geo siaa miltiamen 90 pieces Of cannon
mortality bad prevailed among the trooos d"r;nr -
winter Some weeks ago enc regiment OF inf atrv
WAS 6n 70 garrison the citadel OF Gumr aud ali tn
Gher troops encsmped outside tho walls. since
then the mortality has decreased.
So much for the enemy. AZ f,r thu TURKS thew
90 lot seem to think Of advancing yet The me =
ard horses belonging to I've batteries Of artillery OF
AiaDlAan came In two days ago from Bagdad and
ae sspso VIA naZ you except few pieces
no more ieinforcemeats arc expected, aud q Il
seems decided ct C0nstaatinopls that no French or
Ensisn troops shall Be ssnt this way, We may at
upon marching against the foe.
The best spirit still prevails among the troops
they wish to encounter the enemy; everything Is in
good order the dry season has set iu tic roads
good, and Is high time that something should be
done to wash away the stain Of last years defeats
Last night the mail from Constantinople came
In. This morning the Grand Council assembled,
presiding and the plan Of march onward was SI a
last laid on tho fcp:: Unfortunately, great deal
Of dissension prevails among the generals, and
fear that even now nothing Win b decided upon.
General Guy0n, with his usual determination and
energy, proposed marching immediately towards
Tiais, and By bold maneuvre striking the enemy
with terror. His motion was, however, overuled
A ss. %.o'K q ~, ao s belonging e the
here IS there are In England.
General Guyons plan was simply the following =
On stated day the army Of Batoum wouli attack
Kutais, after blockading with their BashiBszo
tho fortress Of Akisfs. On the Same day the
garrisons Of Wan and Bayazid would concentrate
and attack Erivan. The troops Of Kars. having
left sufficient force before Gumri, on the right
kalakhi, and then march towards Tifs. Kutais and
Erivan having surrendered, the troops of Erivan
would surround Gumn on the other side, while tue
armies Of Kars and Bstoum, having effected their
The Turks were frightened out of their wits when
Guyon, with real English pluck, made what they
considered such rash proposal, and his plan was,
as have said, set aside, notwithstanding its many
chan ces OF success. The general then again pro.
posed two other plans still towards Ti1is, the one
by Akiska, the other by Erivap. They were also
deemed impracticable. The fact is, that tho
Turkish. commander is utterly incapable OF doing
an, thing, not from want OF an army but
from his utter want OF kno Wedge how to use
it. He and the other native generals know abso-
lusely nothing OF military operations on a large
scale. They can understand that If small body
OF the enemy is in such and such place, it is pro-
bsble it may be beaten by sending very superior
ferce TO attack it, but 1t never enters into their
head to try to drive the enemy from his position by
mapeuvre and not by force 1t is, then, very I'm
probable that 5000 or 900 men can be marched in
different directions, and then concentrated again.
80 Is to effect an object by generals to whom stra
rant the best planned operations must fail. They
are now bent upon beseging Gumri, that 10 upon
breaking their heads against stone wall The
fortifcatons Of Gumr are very strong, the garrison
The Turkish army Is deficient In battering guns,
and regular siege would hold out no chance OF
success. Still this Is the fixed idea Of the comman
derin-chief, and unfortunately the Polish generals
being averse on principle to every measure pro-
posed BY Guyon, have sided with him and uphold
his PLAN All the other European officers are averse
to it, and have signed to day protest, in which
everything in their power to insure the success Of
the operation; but, being Of quite contrary OPT
MON, they decline any responsibility In such false
Three Crcassians have arrived, after passing the
Russian lines. They bring news from Schamyl.
He ia with 10000 horse at some three days march
from Iifis: He urges strongly on the Mushir the
necessity Of advancing, and promises il he will do
so TO fall upon the enemys rear, and effect juno.
ton with the army Of Kars. We have just had
news from the outposts. The Russians have ad-
vanced one step more. They crossed the Arpachai
this river and the Ksrscha within two hours Of our
outposts. The reason Of this sar see,ns 70 BIO the
scarcity Of forage on their side. Everybody now
hopes that they will come little further STILL so
that the Turkish generals will be shamed into ad-
vancing.
BY this time you must have received all the de
tails OF the battle fought at Ozurghett on the 18th
(1ttb) OF last month, ending with the defeat Of
Sclim Pacha and his subsequent retreat to Churuk
su. The communications bctwee the several corps
d'mmee here are 30 badly kept mp, that the first
Tvs We received of the battle was via Tretizonde
and Erzeroum, while, with proper management, we
might receive news from Selim Pacha in twelve
hoas overland. shall give you the Russian YER
Gazette On the 9th (2ls) ult., and you will be able
to compare it with the stateme1t that has appeared
in the Turkish papers. The newspapers in Persia
have copied it, and the Russian partisans in that
couutrv had mn de the hest of IL. and looking
once more:--
from the Gazette de caucsse, June (o) 81
God has again crowned our arms with success May
His enemies always hy before Him as chan before the
wind,
without los Of time publish the news Of another
victory which brave troops have gained over the
Mussulmans, whom the Almighty has visited once more
while Lieutenant Colonel Prince Eis.oa was defeat
log on the 2th Of May 18th of June Turkish corps at
Nix o;tli and entirely hilAing IT, General Prince
reroniko6 making his disp ,stons to advance oa
Of une) he at Tchekhstaous eight bstta
ions of infantry, with ten pieces of artillery and nd
Colonel Korganof with six baitaliops Of infantry and
eight guns, marched In the direction Of Akty In two
on the ' "a nsth, Of june the several detachmenis
we're concentrated in good order at a village
eight miles dstan. fron ozmshett, where they
iows-Fourteen batalons OF infantry eighteen pieces
cannon 400 Cossack5, GOO mounted Georsans, QUO mo
panies Of sappeYs. The Mushr selm Pacha, the COM
usndcr In Chief OF hc Turkish forces having heard that
NO we're throwing bridge tho Soupsa, issued
orders to the generals under to concentrate
their men At Czurshstt, and lac himself hastily sban-
doned Gourel Next day he abandoned ozurghet.i alo
and with much precipitation tina: several hundred
alex we're left in the hospitals he thea took up
ceet position on The other side u the Tchook
xaouthi and pandour; his forces consisted OF twelse
haaons OF regular infantry, eight tations OF redfs,
IL GCv miluis1aen, and thirteen pieces OF artillery
Or. the morning OF the 4th (lsh) OK June, 6enerai
Prince Ands stormed the cnsnys petition sight
bs taons Of infantry with pieces Of cannon AID 500
mihtismen, STACKED their left wlng two bat I'm
pieces Of cannon, attacked ie centre whie COY n
.ncn ard some Georgian cavalry ordered 70 tura
til ir right wing All the rest Of troops, commanded
5y Colonel korganof, formed the rcscrYe Tue move
were all executed with the rester eeclness am
precision. Our movements efectuaIy conceaie I
s,m the Turkish troors by tbs nature Of tho 9roand
ard u that they persuaded hat our rrsnci-
pal attack would lie objected agsnH ttsl right wiz AMI
csntfe
Cur valiant trcorR fuu Of couGderee in the justice
ther cause and svre that the Al1ig.y with them
rrhel on Hith fearful yehemcneo agsnst the enemy