New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-19

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termed European Congress
/ Greece
The Ministry has been changed again. M
Condostienati is Minister Of Finance; Christo-
pould, Public Instruction; Bolte, the Interior !;
Tricoapi, Foreign Affairs.
| The Pacha Of Egypt has prohibited the export
OF grain after the 9Th of January next, owing
to short-eoming in the rise Of the Nile
| Details of the Attack on Kars.
| Prom the Daily Naws e.
ERzERouM, Oct. YESTERDAY yevening there
arrived here an express, with letters of the Goth
Of September, from Kars The letters were
written in the evening, and contained the intel
Eiigence that, oD the morning Of that day. the
Russians invested Kars on ali sides in full force
The batteries at Kars opened murderous fire
ON the besiegeIs. Three times did the Russians
, cain footing in the Turkish retrenehments-
and three times were they driven ont by the
Turks at the point Of the bagonet. Col Lake
distinguished ninself in the contest, not only by
his courage, bat o. his skill. 1t was he who
drove the enemy from tie Ingiis Tabia. Eight
defended by four hundred Turks. The firing
lasted seven hours and a half when the Russians
took to fight
The Turks performed prodigies Of vaIor, and
our European ofheers-Colonel Lake and Cap
| tains Tresdale and Thompson-distinguish
themselves. MIR. Churchill, formerly attache
OF our embassy from Paris, and now Secretary
to General Williams, commanded at one Of the
redoubts, and showed himself thorough Eng
ishman. A postscript Of g letter OF the 1sk
inst, adds, that the loas Of the Russians ia esti
mated at about eight or nine Thousand killed or
wounded. About four thousand corpses lie
under the walls of Kars The Turksare busted
now in buryipg them. The enemy lost besides
this great quantity of stores, and about 800
prisoners were taken, amongst whom were many
officers Four guns are said to have been taken
The loss Of the Turks is reekened at about $50
killed and wounded.
This great battle, which had 30 fortunate g.
erminatien-thapks to the skill Of the COM
mander, Genl Williams shows clearly enough
that the Turkish soidier, when well led, is not
only brave, but able to distinguish himself like
the soldier of any other nation. At the same
time it must convince Europe in general, and
the Turkish government in particular, that the
latter has no good native officers, SINCE from
the commencement of hostilities in asia until
the present moment that is the only victory
the Turks have gained, and this ia owing to
Genrael Williams. When the Turks were under
native commanders they experienced nothing
but defeats.
hope that by TUESDAY we shall nave other
dispatches from Kars. / will forward them
without delay wheB they arrive.
This evening / saw a letter written by a Bey
Of Livania Turkish Georgia,) Hs says that
Omer Pacha, having concentrated his troops in
Churukshu. had marched On Urzughet, and that
he had made himself master Of the place without
much difficulty. He received there deputa-
tion from the Georgian nobility, who made their
submission to the Porte in the name of the in
habitants of the district. According to this
letter, Omer Pacha was marching towards
Akaltzck, for the purpose Of making a diver
sion in favor of Kars, and of ultimately coming
to the assistance Of that city. This last news
tallies with that contained in letters received
the day before yesterday, which say that Omer
Pacha has communicated with the Muchir in
Kars, telling him to maintain his position. for
twenty days. at the expiration of which he
would be in Kars with his army He must be
near there by this time, and it would be most
fortunate if he should arrive in time to cut off
the retreat of Gen Mouravietf, and be able to
iRVest Alexandropol
P. S.--Not one of the European officers at
Kars was Killed or wounded.
Letter from an English officer Engaged in the
Battle.
KARs, Monday, Oct. /. - Here I am on the
Karadagh again, none the worse for my late
illness. LasI light the Russians attacked us in
force, and (between you and me and the post)
very nearly took Kars The fight was most
bloody one, and lasted eleven hours and a half.
without one second 8 internission The Russians
left upwards of 1000 men dead on the field and
their loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, must
have exceeded 5000 men What do you think Of
us Kars chaps after that | vas not actively
engaged, as they know better than to attack
my almost impregnahle battery second time
but did great service with my heavy guns,
and twice drove them out of battery they had
taken and turned upon Us. 1t was nasty
sight-the feld-afterwards 1t was completely
covered with dead bodies, moatly Russians, as
our men did not lose more than five or six hun
dred altogether.
The defence was commanded by dear old Gen
Emeti, and when our General thanked hinin
the name of Queen Victoria for his gallant re-
pulse of the enemy, thought the brave old boy
would have burst his heart open he was 80
proud The Turks fought-not like lions, but
like fiends. | never saw such desperate reck-
lessness of life. You can form some idea of
what desperate business it was, when tell
you that the Russians had their whole force
concentrated upon Gen. Emsti's division, which,
with the reinforcements he afterwards received,
did not amount to 5000 men. The reports have
just come in, and there are more than 5000
killed on the side of the enemy.
The Recall Of Cen simpson-His Probable Sue
cessUr.
/ From the London Dsy News, Oct. 25
That Gen Simpson comes home Immediately
appears to be beyond doubt. Owing to his
great and increasing infrmites he has persisted
In his request to be allowed to resign. BatRif
it has been decided who is to be his suecESor,
the secret has been carefully kept All that
has been allowed to transpire is, that the new
Commanderein-C Chief will be chosen from among
the general officers already with the army, and
that no new man will be sent out.
An impression prevails among those who have
access to the best information, that some time
may be allowed to elapse ere o successor to Gen.
Simpson is nominated. 1t is thought SO longies
our troops are divided-part of them before Se-
bastopol and part engaged in the northern ex
petitions Sir kichard Eyre and Sir Colin Camp
bell will each be allowed to retain separate
and entirely independent command.
Gen. MourayieR's Account Of the Battle of Kars.
From the Insalide Russo, Oct. l5 =t sa
General Mouravieif announces, under date of
Sept 80, that having been informed that the
Turkish troops had received reinforcements in
the neighborheod Of Batoum, and that the ene-
my purposed effeeting a movement simulta-
neously advancing on Kars, he resolved TO at