The true Democrat., 1854-10-04

with impetuosity the left wing of the enemy. evinced symtoms of disorder, and if it had not been for the succor rendered to it by a re-in- forcement its defeat would have been complete.
 Towards eleven o'clock the artillery suddenly ceased, the greater number of the pieces hav- ing been dismounted. The Turkish soldiers paid no attention to the command of their off. cers, but fixing their bayonets, they threw them selves into the thickest ranks of the enemv- A frghtful carnage followed, for both sides fought with obstinacy and courage of the most desperate nature. A barrier of dead bodies soon separated them, and weakened and terri fled on both sides by their losses and cries of the wounded, the two armies began to slacken ln their efforts, and soon after retreated from each other. The battle had lasted for six hours.
 The retreat of the Turks followed that of the Russians-one battalion after another, in great order, and ready and able, if it were re- qulred, to recommence the combat-leaving 5000 dead on tho field of battle. In the afternoon all the Turkish troops, preceded by ambulances conveying the wounded were sent on afterward to Erzeroum
 The Russians in spite of their superior num- bers composed of 34 battalons of infantry, 6 regiments of regular and 2 of irregular cavalry, 6O pieces of cannon with two thousand artillery, suffered heavier loss than the Turks, their kill led amounting to between 5000 and 4OOO be- sides having 2,5OO wounded. Among the kill led was general, whose name has not tran spred, and some superior officers
 The Turks had to regretthe loss of the brave Hassan Pacha, who commanded the reserve, and of Vely Pacha, who commanded the first divi- sion. Mustapha Pacha received amortal wound, as did Cochminsky, who was shot through the neck.
 The Russians in the evening sent detach- ment of cavalry to bring away six pieces of cannon, which for want of horses they had left on the field, and profting by the solitude around them they carried off nine pieces left by the negligence of the Turks, and which had been dlsmounted in the action. The Turks had not time to prevent them and the Cossacks dragged them off to Kurudere, leaving a part of their forces, in the position of which two regiments of cavalry and some companies of infantry had taken possession in the morning, under the orders of Ismail Pacha.
 In this engagement the Bash-Bazouk acted with great bravery, and of their whole num- bers only 500 or 600 took to flight. On both sides there were some deserters
 It Is impossible to say on which side the vic- tory was declared. The two armies fought bravely; that of the Russians, however, was superior in numbers, and the Turkish cavalry could render no aid to the rest of the army.- While we must attribute great part of the loss of the Turkish soldiery to the Cossacks, Cir cassians and Dragons, who went up to the very ranks of their infantry to attack them, though defending themselves with the bayonet, we must admit that the Turkish soldiers fought the best and that they made up for any de- fciency in their manevres.
 The two parties agreed to an armistice of two days, in order to give time to bury their dead Thus, although the Turks and Cossacks again met on the field, it was with very different mission, and they regarded each other very tranquilly and like old friends
 The presence of mind and the valor of Zariff Mustapha Pacha, who was always present with the troops in the heat of battle, contributed much to rally the soldiers whom the carnage had intimidated, and many who had taken to flight, animated by his voice. returned to die gloriously, with their arms in their hands on the bloody field.
 Another extraordinary courier, who arrived to-day, announces that several Russian Gene rals had fallen in the battle, and among the troops the number of dead is much more con- siderable than was reported.
 A Russian General deserted and passed over to the Turks during the retreat.
 The above account is evidently as favorable as possible to the Turks, but it is substantially corroborated even by the official bulletin of Prince Reboztof, published in the Journal de St. Petersburg. He says:
 "The Turks retired preciptately, returned to their intrenched camp, which was still at a distance of ten versts from our line. The ex- treme fatigue of the troops, who had been on watch all night, and had gained victory over numerous enemy, and the indispensable ne- cessity of giving succor to the wounded, col lecting the dead, and taking off the cannon captured from the enemy, did not allow the pursuit to be continued; particularly as the bat tie, which had commenced at 5 o'clock in the morning upon locality destitute of water, and during the extreme heat had lasted till o'clock in the afternoon. Besides, the enemy, beaten in the open field, might yet make strong resis- tance behind the natural and artificial defences of his intrenched camp; consequently, after having allowed the detachment half an hours repose, l ordered it to resume its former en- campment near the village of Kurouk Dar
 The trophies of the brilliant victory consits of l5 pieces of cannon, with six wagons of munitions, 2 flags, standards, 20 small stan- dards a considerable quantity of arms drums and musical instruments, and 2,O1S prisoners. among whom are ? superior officers 64 suba- tern officers, and 1882 men, all of the regular infantry.
 The loss of the enemy is not yet correctly ascertained, but he left more than two thousand dead upon the field. Such a sanguinary battle, in which nearly 140 pieces of cannon were fired on both sides during four hours, could not fail to occasion us serious losses particularly as the Turks displayed resistance such as the oldest of our soldiers had never witnessed from them before. We had four superior officers, 17 sub- altern officers, and 568 men killed; general, superior officers, 70 subaltern officers, and 1881 men wounded. One general, 9 superior officers, 29 subaltern officers, and 444 men re- ceved contusons. The militia had 10 killed, and 61 men were wounded or received contu- sions.
 The Journal says that after having received this report, his majesty the Emperor, in testi- mony of his great satisfaction at such brilliant and useful victory, designed to confer the order of St. Andrew upon General Prince Beboutoff
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