The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-11
4 Herald Special Writer in Danger Of Death
from Starvation and Cold.
A Welcome Pinnacle and Joy-
Gus Observation.
AT KAuFMANES HEADQUARTERS.
Camped in a Modern
Canaan.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TELEGRAM TO THE new YORK HERALD.
The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received by way Of London
from our correspondent attached to the Rus
sian army command, under General Kauf-
mann, operating against Khiva:-
LONDON, July 10, 1873.
The HERALD special correspondent on duty
at Sheik Ark, river Oxus, Central Asia, dating
on June 4 (old style), on the staff of the Rus
sian commander, General Kaufman, tele-
graphs details of the operations which took
place prior to the capture of Khiva. The
despatch was delayed at Orenburg owing to
the inability of the operators to wire foreign
language.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE MARCH-rB puEICuL-
TIES, DELAYS AND BRILLIANT TRIUMPH.
The report reads as follows:-General Kauf-
mann crossed the Oxus River on the LIST of
June, having in his command ten pieces Of
artillery, two mitrailleuses, fifteen hundred
infantry and six hundred cavalry, having
passed Adamkulgan on the 18th of May. In
order to procure q supply of water camels
were sent back-water becoming very SCARCE
thus causing delay of a week
VICTORIOUS UNDER A TERRIBLE WANT.
The Russians in the meantime attacked
Adam-K kirkland and repulsed an assault which
was made on the column by the famous Asiatic
brigand, Sadik Valtack, despite the fact that
the imperialist soldiers were suffering from
terrible want.
General Kaufman pushed forward, reach
ing Dock Ookak, on the Oxus. after skirmish-
ing continuously with the enemy all the way
during the last twenty miles of the march, He
there reached water, and charged the Turco-
mans force, capturing eleven boats, which
where used for its transport.
Following the course Of the river distance
of fifty miles, the Russian headquarters ar
rived opposite this station on the 2Sth Of May.
BoMBARDINa A FORT
A strong fort having been discovered on the
left, General Golavoschoff opened fire on the
place and silenced the Khivan guns.
THE BOAR OF THE GUNS SOUND OF HOPE IN
THE DESERT
Meantime MacGahan, the HERALD special
correspondent, had wandered in the desert
from point to point, according to uncertain
information, following in the wake of the
army until two of his horses died from hunger
and thirst.
He finally reached the Oxus May %.
Attracted by the roar of the contending
cannon he was enabled to reach an elevation
on billy ground wherefrom he observed, during
space of two hours, the operations Of the
Russian and Khivese armies.
CAPIrULATIoN
The Khivans offered submission to the Rus
slams and General Kaufman crossed into the
territory of the Khanate proper in the cap
tured army boats He was met by the publ
cation of proclamation of friendship.
THE coMMssAR1AT
The inhabitants brought out bread, fruits
and goats for the use of the troops. The
Russians paid enormous prices for the COM
missariat, the men having lived for week
previous on black biscuits.
10 THE FRONT.
At that period the HERALD correspondent
was enabled to join General Kaufmann's
IN LAND LIKE CANAAN.
After taking, on the 4th of June, Fort
Kasagrash, distant ten miles from the Oxus
River and forty miles from Khiva, the Rus
slams camped in gardens richly studded with
ripe apricots, mulberries and the like.
MuscovrrE MUSTER, WITH TRIUMPH AT HAND.
The whole available Russian force, 10000
strong, then continued to move on towards
Khiva, with the certain prospect Of bril-
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