New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-21
RUSSIA.
Tur C.p1rRE OF sHAMYL.

"HEaDQCAKrEKs, usDER IhL ao'
YESTERDAY the Commander 10 ca ef cent dispaicn
n snpb.,orol 10 be forsarded by telegraph - y;
Peersburg snnouuc ng the csptare OF Ghoanio ana
tie snrrepdeT Of SbsuyL u:,;,
Tpus the last bios has been given 70 MlflcUm
The fate of the Eastern region ofthe Cauct nnay
decided. Aaer sspg uiosv struggle of half cee'ury
the day Of peace has arrived iol IT,
"In a former bulietin 1t ~as stated tna the Cou-
mspJer in Chiei had pat end - t1e tru,iess pego
tinnou. vi.h Shsmy ard taken bis measures 70 cap
ture lourt Ghoubib. ,,.,.,
uTte troops ~ere psced ro1rd Guounio 10 Tue tp,-
loving nsnter: Against the eastern face two oaua-
iors OF the Infantry RsgmeGt Schrvar-ki, sth ioa,
,,on,t.n 6-6. oi.c-s urder the comlsud Of Cclo1el
Kotouovitch sgsrst the northern lace TOO oenrr ga
taltps Of the regimen, tue Lat pat aoo Oh tue
Grouzirsky Or, nsoies, one battalion OF tue Saihou
,ky r. giueLt. Eve s0tnlas Of irregular cSvAIy, anu
10 .otIs IS If IeousnIy uoGer tue con Iand OF Mor
General Price Ia ksu-ascuravos; sganst tue SCUM
ern eide t~o bsttshous Of the R-gimeot Apscbefoh,
sky two batialons OF the Rrei nent Simoufsky, anI
ths el.t battalion OF Sharp hooters, uoder the con-
mspd Of Colonel Te gouka-sos; finally sgsins. the
western side two bNtslops Of tire lotsutry Regiment
Dseestanssy under the command OF Colonel kaiotksy.
"Tke command Of these sovspced troops ana tue
measures 10 Dc taken Immediately for TIE epgnserng
works were in,ru.ted ~ M-iorGeuera' De kesseer.
III ser the chief command Of Aide-dsCamp General
Baron Wranael.
"On the same day Msjor General De kesseler inside
minute reconnaissance OF all me locsh res and coon.
meL ced preparing ssoons, sealing LADDERS, &C., and
ali articles necessary IN siege AMI assault.
An Inspection OF the approaches 70 tue sun nu OF
the nouptsn showed that toe eastern decloe thouSa
the weakest sDd most accessible, from the nHore OF
tie grouUd offered peverth-ess, the greatest ooes
ces a. the paths we're intersecied by strong oreas
works vgiispty watched by the msori'y OF the gar
risop of Guounib. X consequently decided not 70
attack ,bst side except lsst extremity, preterins
if poesbls attack one OF the other sides never
tbesss. 10 occupy the sterton OF tue enemy ana 20
keep him always the alert IN the expectation OF I'd
r,f -ffah nrAa
20 advance graz usy that quarter By regular siege
works entrusted 20 Cspt Falkenhsgen, OF the Engl-
neers. , ,
"Ip the night between the sd aud the 9Th, the
sharpshooters Of the Schirvsnsky Regiment msde
dash forward under fire Of the enemy and established
thens. Ives behind some rocks not fsr from thu walls,
leavrg their reserve IN some outAouses aoandoned oy
the enemy.
troous OF he north SIDE and took 10 occupy
on the following points IN the vicinity oi the
craggy his hts on the summit OF The mountan NlmIar
given to the troops on the south and west
sices.
On TIE 9Jh before dsybresk, Col Tergouk,s
SOW, comm sndng the troops On the south sde ordered
Lieut. Col. legorow, in command OF the hfst BATTALION
of the infantry regiment Apscheronsky, TO epproach
the rocks who 6ndrg he dit unob-erget by the ea-
emy-thsDBs 10 g dense fog-took avaotase oil the
moment To dvsDce his still closer ~ the summit
The ground, which mad been p,evi,nsly explored by
volunteers offered such great difficulties on tots point,
that the besiegers, doubtless considering naccess-
bic, had only small post to defend it.
10 front of the be,iegers rose perpendcnlary Ike
wall one above the other, three pointed crsgs each
fromeigh 10 ten SageRes IN hight, open only at one
PONY where there Wa narrow uansversa dehle.
One bor bred aDd fifty volunteers led bS Capt Skvart-
sow and Ensign kouschnare~, with sandals OF bark or
leather provided with scaling ladders ana grapphog
irons, succeeded in scaling the rocks, helping esch
other up till they gained the terrace which separates
toe fret crsg from the second, and were followed oy
the bsttsfop, which left body Of rhemen laoed on
uh.ra fEaU.a ON anu
ore on the upper crsgs The volunteers, followed by
the battalion scaled the second point oy means OF
ropes and ladders but under the IRE of the enemy,
who hsd discovered Them and finally succeeded 10
reaching the upper plateau Of Gaouab, where the
whole battalion took footing about a. %. Meantime
the volunteers had creumvented the enemy in his bar
rcsde placed sganst the rookie had made seven pri'-
OF ers, and killed ID three we're women armed the
others wi'hdieT under cover of the fog
" simultaneously at ID yersts distance from the
battalion Apscheronsky the troops on tue north eide,
led by Msior.Gen Prince Tatkao. Msourayo~ in per.
SOD had scaled Ghounb under tue same difficulties,
and with the same success on the opposite side.
" On reaching the summit, Pm % Tsrksn. haoura-
VOW advanced The company OF riienen OF the Grouz-
ipsty Grenadiers, under the orders OF sub Lieut..
Mkeladze and the sotna OF irregular cayaTy under
Capt Djsfsr Aga sho took the LEAD, followed by the
whole battalion Of grenadlers, under Lieut.. Col Ga
bsiew against Sbamys tent, and on the outposts Of
the entertainments upon the eastern decline Of the
mouptsiI go a. TO surround the Acul.
Taken shack by the Simultaneous apparition Of
our troops on various points, the mountaneers abant
ored the walls the eastern decline, and lied 10 dis
order 70 the bghts, exposed 10 the fire OF the nhemen
Of the ShrvsDsky Regiment. The maj )rity Of ths
MuIdes including Shamy and his sons, sougnt shelter
in the Aou OF Ghounib, and posted themselves in the
houses.
Pursuing the Murides who hsd evscusted the
works Col KOnonovtch advanced rapidly the LIST aud
ID batfsliODs OF the Shrvarsby Regiment with fOur
mountain gurs. Meanwhile Col. Rsdetsky reached
the summit OF Ghounb, after encountellng great OBJ
s.soles on the western side.
"Some hundred Marbles, who he'd fled in disorder
from the enIebcbmepts ard found the nseves cut of
from the Aodl collected together on Q Wooded emf
or the ]e Of the rosd leading TO the Aoul, sad
therce under Of rocks opened brsk ire against
the advancing paIi.s Of the Schirvansky Regiment
Two companies we're pushed forward TO dlslodge the
Murdes These latter ipdiog there wss no chance of
fight threw Themselves upon our men, sword and dag
ger hand. After fierce hand tonand tight of short
duration, but determined and saDguDary, the Nurces
driven from their bill aid attacked the guard 80
had posted the enemys at the foot Of the
ascent. Closely pursued they we're driven to the
bark. Of email rivuet, where every man OF them
vas put 10 the bsyonet.
While our troops were s1ysocng eagerly on ell
sides OF the Ao1l, MAJOR General De Kss.e!er, obed
ert 20 orders from the Commando in Cne' not :, neg
lect snythiDg 10 take Sbamy alive pat check upon
the srdor Of TROOPS vAo were really 70 storm the
Aoul, aid placed them as 10 render the escape OF
any ole inpoetio!e.
At hi. i1nc,ure the Conmaniern- Chief came up
in person, eccomp as.ed by the comm snder OF the
troops Of the coast and ordered the firing %
cee.e and cent summons 10 the Mgrides shut up in
Ghonnb 10 surendei-not 20 expose the Aodl TO al
the horrors Of assault a il contained May 70 nen
and children After regota'iors which lasted nearly
two hour Shsmyl, finding the Aoul sarIouLded BY
thick chain Of troops ready 70 enter IT, decided upon
surrerderng a. discretion. Accompanied by sope de,
voted Nurides he presented himself TO the Prince and
submitted bis fate TO the cleDency Of the Emperor
"Tbe Coumsnder-n- Chief ordered Tim 70 be taken
to bis headqusr'er. where, on the morrow his .~o
cons sDd all family joined Dim. Thence they were
all sept on the 9th TO Teni' khen.Schours, whence