Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-10
foreign S9atdIiaeate.
From the London Times, Aug, "a.
The Russian Victory In Asia.

In a telegraphic dispatch from Vienna
which we published yesterday it is stated that
the news of Russian victory over the Turks
in Asia is confirmed. The following account
of the battle appears in the Mualide Russe, as
copied from the st. Petersburg Journal of the
9th l7th) August, under the head of "News
from the Caucasus" In some accounts this
action is represented as having taken place be-
tween the main armies; but here it is de-
scribed as one between detachments only:
1.-The commander of the army of the eau
casus has transmitted to the Minister of War,
| in order to be brought under the notice Of his
| Majesty the Emperor, the following copy of a
| report addressed to Lieutenant General Prince
Bebutof, commander of the forces upon active
service upon the Turkish frontiers of the eau
casus, dated the 18th (3Oth) July, containing
| an account of a brilliant victory gained on the
18th (2Oth) July, upon the heights Of Tchnglyl,
over body Of 10000 Turks, who came out of
Bayazid, under the command Of Selim Pasha.
and marched upon our frontier.
have the honor to acquaint your excel
| lency that the enemy was completely beaten
on the 18th l29th) of this month, upon the
heights OF Tchinglyl, by the troops forming the
detachment of Erivan placed under my com
| mand.
son the 10th (2Sth) July left the village
| OF lgdyr, with FIVE battalions, four guns from
the batterie de position No. s, eight pieces
from the light battery No. of the 2lst brigade
| OF artillery, seven sotnias of Cossacks of the
| Don from the 4th and 23d Regiments six sot-
| Mas from the Mussulman Regiment No. A, the
Bek Militia, and one sotnia of Hurdles. In the
whole were l6 sotnias Of irregular cavalry. I
proceeded by the Orgof road to Bayazid,
marching at o'clock in the evening, in order
to conceal my movements and to occupy the
| next morning, at as early an hour as possible,
and before the enemy, the crest Of the hills.
| But it rained the whole night, the road was
| dreadfully cut up, and it was extremely difficult
| to ascend the abrupt activities of the noun
| tains, and it was noon before arrived at the
road on the summit with the whole of the cay.
| airy, four battalons, and eight guns belonging
| to the light battery No. Z. The enemy, to the
number of nearly $4,000 men, infantry and
| cavalry had already taken up strong posi-.
| ton there. Across the defle, which at this
place extended to 300 sagenes in breadth, he
had placed four pieces of cannon, five bat
talions of infantry, and behind them about
| 5000 horsemen. The neghboring heights
| were also occupied with infantry. | gave the
| troops an hours rest and then, with the four
| battalions l had with me, without waiting for
the arrival Of the fifth, or the four guns, which
were delayed by the bad state of the roads, 1
decided upon attacking the Turks, having per-
ceived that they were continually receiving
reinforcements, that they had opened fire upon
us from four guns, and that they had threat
ened to turn both our TANKS upon the
heights, from which, sheltered by the rocks,
| they caused US some loss by well-directed fil-
SHADE. l opened fire from my eight guns,
which did not delay causing to advance, and
threw shower of grape against the centre of
the enemy's position. | posted the infantry
upon the TANKS of the battery in two lines, with
the cavalry behind -four sotnias of Cossacks
and four Of militia in order that at particu-
lar moment the infantry might give place, and,
the cavalry rushing through the intervals and
by the TANKS, both might then charge the Turks
multaneously.
cater having maintained for a short time
a wellsupported fire from our artillery and
tirailleurs, led the troops to the attack in the
defile, under concentrated cross-Gre from the
| enemy, with the object of driving in his centre
| and cutting off the retreat of that portion of
his troops which occupied the heights upon our
| Hanks. This movement was crowned with
| complete success. The enemy was attacked at
the point of the bayonet by the infantry, and at
the same time charged with the lance by the
cavalry his centre was broken, all the troops
| stationed at that point put to flight his four
guns were Immediately turned, and by this op-
Grafton those who occupied the heights upon
our TANKS were completely intercepted. Hav-
ing ordered the cavalry TO pursue the enemy.
whose centrehad been thus destroyed, / marched
the infantry in columns upon the heights in
order to take in rear and flank the Turks who
were stationed there. They entrenched them
selves behind the rocks, from whence it was
necessary to dislodge them by the bayonet.
The greater part were killed on the spot; only
a few were made prisoners, and not single
one escaped. The cavalry pursued the fugi.
| tves as far as Karaboulakh, and were only
stopped in this duty by the extreme exhaustion
of their horses.
"The trophies of this victory are pieces
Of cannon and 3 ammunition wagons with all
their teams, Is flags, field colors, $40 prison
ers, arms, and drums. More than 1000 dead
bodies, great quantities Of ammunition, camp
equipments, and stores, cover the field of battle
and the whole road from the hills to Karabou-
lakh. Two camps, with their provisions and
everything that they contained, were abandon
cd by the Turks--one at Karaboulalh, and the
other at Arzap and they are now occupied by
Cossacks. Among the number of dead is Ali
Pasha, chief Of the Bashi-B azouks. The com
manderin-chief, Selim Pasha, took to fight
i
with the others.
"'On our side we have had, in the foot regi-
ments and the Cossack regiments, ] subaltern
officer and Sc men killed, 10 subaltern officers
and 227 men wounded. One superior officer,
Lieut.. Colonel Sacken, subaltern officers, and
| 35 men sustained Commissions. The militia
have had about 10 men killed and wounded,
but, as far as they are concerned, we have not
as yet any positive information. i was myself
slightly wounded in the leg by ball, at the
commencement Of the action.
80 In the forenoon of the 18th (30tb) July, q
deputation from Bayazid and the surrounding
villages waited upon me in order TO make the
submission Of the inhabitants. They announced
that the Turks had abandoned Bayazid in COM
plete disorder, having dispersed in different
directions, and that they had wholly evacuated
the district of Bayazid. have sent an apant
gdrde, under the command Of Col. Khrestchat-
itsky, to occupy the city, and | shall repair
thither in person with the whole detachment.
In fact, on oil the roads, wherever our patrols
We hitherto appeared, nothing is met with
except traces of disaster and aight-the wound
ed abandoned, dead bodies, provisions, arms,