Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-08
TIE Defence OF Kars.

From the London Times of Oct. u.
The defense of Kars is not the least glorious
episode of this great wal As formerly at st.
Jean d'Acrc, and in DER own days at Silistra,
the skill. courage, and devotion of an English
man have rouscd the incrt,but obstinate Mussul-
man. To heroic resistance. Far away amid the
mountains of Armenia neglected hy those who
should have cared for and assisted him, the gal
liant General Williams has toiled and struggled
for months. 1t Is now ten weeks since, with his
few devoted followers, he has been shut up III
Kars by the whole strength of the Russian ar
my. The deeds of the General, his stuff, and the
brave garrison, have been hidden from the world;
it is to be hoped that some record of them will
hereafter be made public, and that while the in
competent get Grand Crosses of the Bath, real
merit will not so unrewarded. We heard of the
cavalry and irregular troops being sent away
that there might be fewer months TO feed; we
have heard too, of the increasing scarcity, which
il said must limit further resistance to less
than twenty day. Even now we know not wheth
~ famine may not conquer the little band against
which whole army has been arrayed in vain
! But still we not 10 hope The Gespatch
just received states that on the goth of Septem-
! Der the Russians were defeated in general
sault, and lost mere than 1900 men, while the
! defenders had only 700 killed and Wounded
No less than A 900 musk cts were left the field.
| The reality and magnitude of the victory are not
To be doubted. 1t will probably have crushed the
| design OF the Russians to take the place by AS
sault, and forced them 10 raise the siege. OF O.
mar Pasha and his advance from the coast We
! will say nothing Next year he may probably
find field for his genius in an offensive oanpaign
| should his army be recruited. clothed and paid:
| but with the troops he now leads, and at this
season of the year, nothing is to be expected A
winter campaign in that country is all but i'm
possible. The garrison of kars must depend on
itself alone. On the whole the events we record
to-day are the most important since the fall of
Sehastopol. We trust that the last supreme
struggle is approaching between the allies and
their enemy. That it will add another page TO
the role of our military glories canno. doubt
unless indeed, that incapacity which has led to
50 many disasters again deprivcs Us of our share
IN the honors which our allies will win.
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