The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-10-07
The Great Battle. at Ears.

as q reserve. and followed by all the res.
OF 4she forces, passed Though Vely Kuey,
and'did no, stop until they came up with
the advanced posts otthe Russians, en-
uamped at kurakde.e. The divided their
army amounting to 20, 900 infantry 450o
irregular cavalry and 1000 artillery with
81 field pieces. into two. bodies. The |
first was commanded by Veiy Paeha. the
secnnd in command being General Guy
on, chief Of the staff; and the other by
Zariff Mus.apha Pacha, commander in
chief and generallislmo, and Kerim Pa
cha.
Hassan Pacse al tho head Of the ir.
regular troops oil Arbastan, had his corps
Of reserve IN the rear of the enemy, rea-
dy to support those battalions whose los
sss might occasion them TO fall back
Ismail Pacha commanded the advanced
guard
During the night Of the 4th, the Rus
SLAMS OF the first movement OF the Turks
came out of their entertainments, and
took position on the plain ahoat league
distant from the Turks, in the same place
where their advance posts had been the
prcviou, night. General Prince Bebou-
toff seconded by General Prince Dol 60
rcuki Bariatnski, was a, their head
Next morning towards S o'clock, the two
armies were in the presence Of each otn-
er; the frs, signal was made by the Turks
and the action began. The battle soon
became general and it was dreadful to
behold and terrible TO. hear more than
lsO pieces laundering forth. scattering
showers Of balls and carrying death into
the ranks or both sides Tie discharges
Of the bat.alions continued without inter-
mission, and the Turks commanded by
Hassan Pacha, attacked with nmpetuosi-
ty the left wing of the enemy, which
erinced symptoms Of disorder, and if 1t
had not been for the succor rendered to
it by reinforcement, Its defeat would
cave been complete.
Towards eleven o'clock the artillery sud-
denly ceased firing, the greater number
Of the pieces having been dismounted.-
The Turkish soldiers paid no attention to
the commands of their officers, bu, tixing
their bayonets they threw themselves in
10 the thckest ranks of the enemy. A
frightful cornage followed, for both
Tough, with an obstinacy and courage of
the the most desperate nature. a BAR
rier of dead bodies soon separated them
and weakened and terrified on both sides
by their losses, and cries of the wounded
the two armies began to slacken i'll their
efforts, and soon after re,reated from
each other. The battle had lasted for 6
hours.
The retreat Of the Turk. followed that
of the Russians-one battalion after an
other, in grea, order and ready and able
if it were required, to recommence the
combat-leaving three thousand dead on
the field Of battle. In the afternoon all
the Turkish troops, preceded by ambu-
lances conveying the wounded, went to
kars, and the wounded we've sent on af-
trrward, to Erzeroum.
The Russians IN spite Of their superior
numbers, composed of "a battalions OF
infantry, SIX regiments OF regular and
two OF irregular cavalry, sixty pieces OF
cannon, with two thousand artillery, suf-
fered heavier loss than the Turks, their
killed amounted to between three snd
four thousand, besides having thenty Ave
hundred wounded. Among the killed
was general whose name has not trans
pred, and some superior officers.
The Turks had 10 regret the loss of the
brave Hassan Pacha, who commanded
the reserve. and OF Vely Paeha, who
commanded the first division. Nusta-
pha Pacha received mortal wound, as
Gid Cochininsky, who was shot through
the neck.
The Russians in the evening sent a
detachment Of cavalry to bring away six
pieces oil cannon, which for want of hors-
es, they had left on the field, and profit
ing by the solitune around them they car
RED OF nine pieces left by the negligence
OF the Turks, and which had been dis
mounted in the action. The Turks had
MT time TO prevent them, and the Cos
sac,is dragged them off 10 Kurukdere,
leaving part of their forces in the place
OF which two regiments OF cavalry and
some companies OF infantry had taken
possession in the morning, under the or
ders OF Ismail Pacha.
/, is impossible to say on which side
the victory was declared. The two ar
mics Tough, bravely; that of the Russians
however was superior in numbers, and
the Turkish cavalry could render no aid
TO the rest of the army.
Tie two parties agreed to an arms
tse 81 two days, n order TO give time to
bury their dead.
An extraordinary courier, who arrived
10 day, announces that several Russian
generals had fallen in the battle and
among the troops the number Of dead is
much more considerable than was repor.
ted
4 Russian general deserted and pas
sei over 10 the Turks during the retreat.
The above account is evidently as Ia
vorabie as possible to the Turks, bat it is
Substantially eorroberated even by the Of
fl lal bulletin Of prince Bebotof himself,
published in the journal DC Il. Petersburg
he SAYS.
"Tae franhies Fl this victory consist OF
fifteen pieces OF cannon, with SIX wagons
Of munitions, two flags, four standards,
twenty small standards, considerable
quantity Of arms, drums AMI musical in
s4ulneuls, ani 20iS prisoners among
uhoa ale t~o superior officers, eighty
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