New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-08
FROM ASIA.


The winter hss been, have already mentioned %
you very peincious to the Turkish army, who have ss
feed al the that their Genera have been abe
to prepare Themselves against the effects o; me scason
ether with respect TO provisions 10 ci0ipg ani Ihat
tie hospitals not organized so as % p.. stop 10 the
diseases which had already declared themselves Even
a. the Inccn: write YOU these h0sp pls ae erammed
with soldiers The scurvy prevails in the army OF har
and nevertheless, after the reports Of the Generals te
selves the number of deaths exclusively attributable -
;h. Sc diseases reaches Tie hospitals Of fzsrOum
are w.hou, any species Of medica! direction The Two
medical men who do duty IN them have jnsi t"nd-re tnsil
rcsicnaiCn after having long anc frequently Cean lec
Tie meioraoBs which they lave not obtained aud ae-
having themselves suffered from long an dangerous
mslady which they bad contracted IN iAese ecspi-
tas Nothing is more common than ;le van. Of
~" su,tor,ties refasn to Inv =. III Lecs1,e
there exists q negligence and disorder IN tic med ~
adIa i-tr1iion Of which you scarcely have iee
II not long since that he army o. kgrs Lad =
without morel Of bread for three deg, because ae con
tractor 10 whom grea; deal oi money wa due refused
to continue his supplies and only by Of lie
stick with which Zarf Pasha beat with BIZ hands the
unfortunate contractor that lie decided giving another
supply in the country the alders .experence the sae
difficulty procuring proyisioEs and the inhabitants
lie at tie idea of their passing through Almost al the
counted by the PahG they obliged 10 lose from %
10 per according 10 the degree of cgpdy of that
uncionery There are great many refractory members
among the new Ottoman recruits and frequent expeli
ons have been found necessary TO search for them when
they 1eset. As to the Russian army has advantage
in this respect the Turks # has suffered enor-
Odessa particularly il has been in the CREATES.
possible disorganzaon morally and materially Up %
that moment the Russian Generals succeeded IN making
their believe that France and England fighting
az gainst Turkey, and for Russia and such we
have been invariably told By the Russian prisoners
WHO passed through Erzerum Russian dispatches have
been intercepted, in which Prince Woonzow Informed the
Governor OF Gumri Of the which circulated that
French division 10 arrive the Aspatoh sHd order
Ing him if II should take place 70 imme t.aely abandon
Gumri and fall back TiGis. At present the Turkish
army for the greater part gone from kars and Is En-
canp ped on ihe Arlatch6 awaiting the favorable
attempt attack Akissa but, between ourselves,
rather ilnk that both armies afraid Of each other anu
in fact letters which have this afternoon received from
Kars III the most positive manner that go :ar as
the Turks concerned plan has been resolved aud
would Gppcsr that iio Mushr has Instructions 70
move little possible. Tie Russian army the from
tier disposed follows At Ku;ais and Go TO- 600
al Akska, 600 at Abakalaki, 500; al Imr from IL
to IL baaons infantry from batteries and abou.
1900 cavalry Erivan and lis envirDns have five bltta
ions incomplete eight guns and few horses. The Turk
ish forces thus distributed Al Ardahan there are
$3.50 men and horses, at Bayazid 800; AMI at kers
10000, being infantry and cavalry. and 90 guns Some
drsensics have taken place between the European Gem
erals in the service of the Ottoman army in AnGtOa and
wel-nfnmed persons attribute the cause the 81
dsceIImtni of General Guyon, (kurchid Pashai who,
moreover does pass for General OF very high mil
tary capacity while all agree in admitting the superior
talents OF General Briansk, which makes every one
pet that lac viii not other part in the
than that OF amateur. must not forget to mention 70
YOU the TO this place of NJ de Challaye the Froach
Consul who had been absent from hs post io the as
months III consequence OF malady OWING TO the :gor o.
the climate at ErZelum IL is thought that II Is 10 the
iport of the approaching campaign that the reufn
OF Tie Consul is attributable.
7. S-We in hopes that in consequence OF the
ducton OF five days in the quarantine OF the caravans
coming from Persia, which will facilitate the transport OF
grain, and particularly of rice the headquarters will 10
abundaniy supplied with provisions than heretofore.
am on the point OF starting for kars.