New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14
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GREAT AND FINAL VICTORY OF TnE RusnAss N
CIRIASSIA.

GREAT AND FINAL VICTORY OF rnE RusnAss =,
CIRCAssIA
For many years letters from Circassia hsv,
brought to Constantinope OF Russian defeats sni
losses In Circassis Now and then victory has b,s.
gained but seldom Army after army has nisers,,,
persisted in those terrible mountain defles as eax,
defend as the mountains Of Grenada.
But In spite of these constant ryerses tho Cruass.
have been gradually weakened in nnmbers and >.
sources Their victories have cost them So dear t,,ss
recruited of Russia.
TIE defeat and capture Of Heir great CHEF Sohsnu
a severe blow but not hnal one. for no was IL
head OF but single tribe. ard owed his general IN
luenco to his personal bravery and success
For several years the Russians desparing Of evss
reducing these tribes TO obedience, have adopted Tn
plan Of destroying their means Of living ard forons
them ont Of the country.
Fer i've years as.one district after another has bc,,
devastated and occupied with strong Russian ortesse
the remnants OF the tribes have been pouring into Tue
key where they have been received by the goyernme
and furnished with land and years subsistence free
They have died By thousands Of staryaon,feyer aal
exposure. and have presented TO the world picture
misery Gnequalcd In modern times
But some OF the mountain tribes furnished with arm
by Turkey and England and aided by experienced
European artillery officers have mGintained themselys
up TO this time, and have inflicted great injury rpos
the Russians
The first Of H. present month the Russians found sAs
whole force of these tribes concentrated in Of tss
strongest mountain Businesses, not Tar from the soA
some hours from the Bay of Toab2e
The Russians attacked the position In front VIA
r. 90 men. but repulsed With severe loss Main
tanning their position here however they succeeded y
gaining the flank and rear Of the Crcassians BY send
ing large force up q narrow deble which had beae
considered absolutely impraotic.ble.
Having the CircassIGns thus surrounded. terToe
battle ensued resulting In the utter rouc Or the moun
taneers, who lost more than 1900 men, together wfo
all hrir
An tho foreign officers fonnd refuge in 'turste
territory and the remnants OF the greut Ubykh tr4
the last and trayest OF he Ciroassans. are following
their example as fast Us possible
The Turkish Government has chartered numbS
large steamers 10 receive and bring away tne refugees
who viii soon be scattered over Asia Minor
This crushing blow seems 10 be final one. A.thoaH
the scattered remnants Of VI the tribes may s0
urk in mountains and make some trouble, tho oaS W.
In Cireassia seems 10 be at an END.
The English organ OF the British cmbassador hss
received tine news with howl Of dissatisfaction ard u
braids the European Powers for not maintaining ard d.
Tending this last great barrier between RuNsis sn4
Turkey
Unfortunately for the Crcass!ans they have been d
ceived by promises from England. but have me! ~
same fate as Italy Poland and Denmark. John ls1
sontents himself with niaring.
ESCAPE OF TIE POLISH OFFICER CONFINED HtRA-
The Russian embassy here has concluded noi 70 hda
the case of the Polish officer mentioned In ny last
trial ard has allowed him to escape from his prison
which Le did few nights ago.
It wa, wise policy. IL saved us from pnbc out
break and the Turkish Government from 30 little e1
barraSs nent
ACHAET BEFIK EFFEyDI, THE GREAT TuRKisH
REFORMED.
Achmet Befk Eifend has Just returned to Brsosa .
le Sultans alter ego to reform and transform that Proc
nee according to his own good pleasure
Az lie il held up to the world the great con
ing man in Turkey il may be worth while To make sv
.tatenents as 10 Ms refo ms which have received -
little praise in Turkey ori England.
IL is safe TO say that reforIner be Is somewsa
ike Nero the Roman Emperor. and somewhat Ike Du
Quixote OF La Mancha.
No Roman Emperor over more utterly ignored IL
ri hts OF lis subjects, and DOu QaixOte himself neSe
conceived more absurd plans for reforming The county
For example he is cutting streets through the maa
populous parts OF the city Of BrOosa which VI
leave Thousand families bouseiess, AM many
the pcnniless while he utterly refuses 20 pay them.
single cent compensation he has madc Gad ~
forced law in the province that every person VAC ~
paid more than 10 per cent interest borrowed noel
ut any time within tie last ~ years recover b.
same with interest BY addressing petition 10 him
pure sx post Jaet0 8w-which is reducing many 10 pos
erty AT certain village called feu. Sbehr, 0I AsN
town, was an old Khan which had gone 70 ruin on1
count II all business having forsaken the place.
Half the shops in the place also vacant and =
ing ~ ruin To revive tho trade % he compelled -
poor people Of this decayed village TO rebuild u rse
expense this enormous Khan with It's 80 shops, AID ~
destroyed the little remaining wealth OF the village
These only fair examples Of the general oIHdsa
Of this " gro.t Turkish Reiormer.'