Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-09-27

ERzEHouM, August s.
Tariff Mustapha Pacha was anxious for an op-
portunity to draw down vengeance upon the Rus
slams for the last surprise which they gave TO the
Turkish encampment on the Turko Persian from.
tiers, and to efface by bloody battle the shame
with which his colleague Selim Pacha, was then
covered by his flight, which left the Russians mas
tiers of Bayazd and its environs
The Turks quilted Kars the 4th of August
leaving in all i've battalions and twenty four pieces
of cannon as reserve, and followed by all the rest
of their forces passed through Vely Kuey, and did
not stop till they came up with the advanced posts
of the Russians encamped at Kurukdere. They
divided their army, amounting TO about 10000 in
fantry 1900 irregular cavalry, and 900 artillery,
with htytwo field pieces, into two bodies. The
first was commanded by Vely Pacha the second
in command being General Guyon, chief of the
staff and the other by Tariff Mustapha Pacha,
commander in chief and generalissimo, and Kerlm
Pacha
Hassan Pacha, at the head of the regular troops
of Arbistan had his corps in reserve in the of
the enemy, ready TO support those battalions whose
losses might occasion them 10 fall back. lsmail
Pacha commanded the advanced guard.
During the night of the 4th, the Russians, on the
first movement of the Turks came out of their
Entertainments, and took position on the plain
about league distant from the Turks in the same
place where their advanced posts had been the pre-
yIous night. General Prince Beboutof, seconded
by General Prince Dolgerouki Bariatinski, was at
their head. Next morning, toward FIVE O'Clock,
the two armies were in presence of each other
the first 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 $50 field pieces laundering forth scat
tering showers of balls, and carrying dealt. into
the ranks upon both sides. The discharge of the
battalions continued without interruption and the
Turks, commanded by Hassan Pacha attacked
with impetuosity the left wing of the enemy,
which evlnced symptoms of disorder, and if it had
not been for succor rendered to it by reinforce
ment its defeat would have been complete.
Toward eleven o'clock the artillery suddenly
ceased, the greater number of pieces having been
dismounted. The Turkish soldiers paid no atten-
ton TO the commands of their officers, but fixing
their bayonets they threw themselves into the
thckest ranks of the enemy. A frightful carnage
followed for both sides fought with an obstinacv
and courage of the most desperate nature
barrier of dead bodies soon separated them, and
weakened and terrified on both Sides by their loss
es, and the cries of the wounded the two armies
began TO sacken In their efforts, and soon after
rereateo 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 required to
recommence the combat-leaving 5000 dead on
the field of battle. In the afternoon all the Turk
ish troops preceded by ambulaEces conveying the
wounded, went TO Kars and the wounded were
sent afterwards to Erzeroum
The Russians, in spite of their superior numbers,
composed OF twentyfour battalions of infanty, six
regiments OF regular and two of irregular cavalry,
sixty pieces of cannon with 1000 artillery suffer
ed heavier loss than the Turks their killed amount
ing to between 5000 and 1000, beside having p
500 wounded Among the killed a General
whose name has not transpired, and some superior
officers
The Turks had to regret the loss of the brave
Hassan Pacha, who commanded the reserve, and
OF fely Pacha, who commanded the first dlvis-
ION. Mustapha Pacha received mortal wound
as did Cochiminsky who shot through the
neck.
The Russians in the evening sent detachment
OF cavalry 10 bring away six pieces of cannon,
which for want of horses they had left the
field, and prohting BY the solitude around them
they carried off nine pieces left by the negligence
of the Turks, which had been dismounted in the
action. The Turks had not had time TO prevent
them, and the Cossacks dragged them off TO
Kurukdere. leaving a plot of their forces in the
position of which two regiments of cavalry and
some companies OF infantry had taken posses
sion in the morning. under the orders of Isnaii
Pacha.
In this engagement the Bashi- Bazouks acted
with great bravery and of their whole number
only 500 or GOO took to flight On both sides
there were some deserters.
Ii is impossible TO say on which side the victo-
ry vas 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
Sodiery to the Cossacks, Circassans 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 sol
diers fought the best, and that they make up for
any deficiency IN their numbers by the greater
quickness and exactitude of their mannuvers
The two parties agreed TO armstice of two
days, in order TO give time to bury their dead
Thus, although the Turks and Cossacks again met
on the field it with very different mission,
and they regarded each other very TRANQUILITY and
like old friends.
The presence of mind and the vaor of Tariff
Mustapha Pasha, who was always present with
the troops in the heat of battle contributed much
to rally the soldiers whom the carnage had in
Inundated; and many who had taken 10 flight,
animated by his voice, returned TO die glorious
ly, with their arms in their hands, on the bloody
field
An extraordinary courier, who arrived today,
announces that several Russian Generals had fall
en- in the battle, and among the troops the num-
Der of dead is much more considerable 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 cor
roborated even by the official bulletin of Prince
Beboutof, published in the Journal de ST. Peters
bolrg. He says:
The Turks retired precipitately, and returned
10 their lntrenched camp which was still at a dis
lance OF ten versts from our line. The extreme
fatigue of the troops who had been on watch all
night, and had gained victory numerous
enemy and the indispensable necessity of giving
succor TO the wounded, Oh collecting the dead and
of taking care of the cannon captured from the
enemy, did not allow the pursuit to be continued,
particularly the battle, which had commenced
at o clock in the morning upon a locality desti-
tute OF water, and during the extreme heat, had
lasted TILL l o'clock in the afternoon Beside, the
enemy, beaten in the open field might yet make
strong resistance behind the natural and artificial
detences OF his intrenched camp; consequently af-
ter having allowed the detachment half hours
Eepose, ordered it to resume its former encamp-
ment near the village of kurouk Oar.
The trophies of this brilliant victory consist OF
fifteen pieces of cannon, with six wagons of mu