The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-01
Victory OF Omer fnsha In Asia.

" rom 6be iondon rimte NOV, IL
IL IL plain that victory Of small Importance has
been won by 0mor Pasha who has thus proved
the justice OF the opinion which places him at the head
OF the Ottoman Generals II will be remembered that
the town Of suchum Kaieh, the Abssian cpsst,
choFen Tor the debakation Of large part OF the Turkish
Amy. Both military and political reasons seem t. have
Determined this policy. omer Pasha no doubt felt
when he nrst landed the Astic shore, and before
the gallant resistance At Kars changed the fortunes Of
the war that for direct march through Armenia he had
neither troops time. Il possible that the In
vested place might tall at once the other hand the
approach Of winter might compel abandonment -
the Siege. II Kars could be succored Mt all the
more expedient was to create a diversion
by entering the more exposed provinces of Russia
itsei, and placing on the defensive the generals
who Tor two years had thought IT needless 70 guard the
territory from which they operated. Policy may also
have dictated hs choice the nhabitant. OF Min
grela and uerta, though Christians and drcading
the renewed rule Of the Ottoman yet by
enthusiastic subjects Of the Car aud might be brought
by promise Of Independence to operate with the
lies against their present ruler Their country com
manded IRON the and sncrcied landward BY lofty
mountains could be easily held when conquered and t
occupation would threaten Georgia with ,urly danger
o. Invasion The headquartors OF Omer Pasha have
the troops LANDED have been pushed forward
10 shemsera lower down the coast and everything has
p Dsfn ;, %ias ready or march Into the Interior ka.
the n,enspns Of omer P.aS. from aIa the p.s q
10 have concentrated lorce mads mp II regulars
and Georgian militia the rngourA river which rises
Mist and runs southwest through hiy and ,hiekIy
wooded country until II falls into the a Anakis.
Our correspondent, writing from shemsera the Goth
OF October, speaks Of report that the Russians had
100 the northern bank Of the ingour about 20
niies from the main body Of the Turkish army omer
three days; the army would then advance and we can
well believe that by the 5h ~ November Il would have
come upon the Russian iorce which guarded the passage
We have received ,eegrsphic accounts of the battle
from the French English, and Turkish governments,
from which We gather that the force with Ouser
Pashs vas about twenty thousand men, and that
the Russians mustered about half that
os ma sm .dss psd ,na ss1l1f ~ m '.Sps paf
numbers II must have been exploit 70 cross =
deep and rapid river Ia face of enemy occupying p
sition partially entrenehcd, and the Sultan has
"a he proud of his troops and Of his General The
French despatch adds that Oner Pasha had left the In
gour and marched In the direction of kutais The dis
lance BY the road IS about 70 snie4 which un-e the
Russians have rished second battle be may have
complsbed in ten days. u Ia possible that at tais
psnt the Ottoman General IL in posseeson Of the chief
city Il INERTIA and ands the valley of the Phaps
ssd To be uavg ole for mail craft at 100 miles from s
This al that say present Of the battle
of the Dgeur which may have greater ic,r importance
than have attributed 10 g. The future aAl
tain. II IL anticipated that oner rasha Will, impe
diafely on the capture u Kuai retqush all designs
against the enemy for the present year and that he s
collect his troops and keep them during the winter la
owisnds. But IL also possible that active zcnera
may follow up successful battle. rw days Of warmth
and sunshine may cnabe him 70 rsiise heavier blow
should the deaed enemy b. much broken b. repeat
their rsstanos. pas 900 fee, above the s.s 4 ts
chief obstacle 10 immediate aavsnce but should on-r
Parha Jenetrate into Georgia + aid that tho winter
climate u favorable TO the epefatons Of
than the heats o Then fever and cholera dec
mate AL who occupy the deep Saieys and stranger 70
the land might perish In large numbers rhoee the
spot however anticipate us. the conquest of ku'As
win co-e the lsbors Of the pre-ent year bat that rs
snd effective Turkkh array viii b. reaty for The opening
OF the asst campaign.
whether the spcce~ b. immediate evr..1al Il u
certain Although kars msy not - relieved except W
the winter the sensation which IL danger created has
hasteBed the transfer ~ the OF H. Ada fst
The Russians look 10 their territory With he
evacuation of the Crmea the nmsn@e armies n The Az
hes VIII b. 81 liberty, and fngitshmsn eat eiA -
disappointed .ne-s -ome part o. the un0ccuga 'orcss
b. andsf Ia The regions where alone roaI conquest can
be e1pscteSvhere alone the barrier be raised which
y 70 shut out future Cars from aggression AMI influences
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tufe % huge And mpasssble that 70 IL has b.
cetue among Fs@t9rn nations proyvrbiN rrprrs lon
er ihe Arn vssnrnt ef any gigantic vok fhe 8estso-
uu y hasssn power south Il the vreat rang 3 nua-
tain. ferest Ahd torrent 4 n not an easy 10 ~. Ne
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