The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-19
Herald Special Report from Asiatic
Russia Through London.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS FROM KHIvA.
The Khanate Capital Taken by the
Russians and His Highness the
Khan Made Prisoner.
The Imperialist Losses of Slight
Amount.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.


The following special report to the HERALD
has been received from our correspondent in
the British metropolis
LONDON, May 10, 1873.
A telegram from Tflis, the capital city of all
the territory of Russian Transcaucasa, dated
on the 18th inst, confirms the news that Khiva
has been taken by the imperial Russian army,
prisoner by the Russians, who sustained only
slight loss during the operations.
British Press Dispatches from the Scene
OF the Russian Triumph-What Is
Said in st. Petersburg-A First Warm
Ing to Turkey.
LONDON, May 1850 A. M.
A special despatch to the Daily Telegraph,
dated Tifis, May II, says:-
The Russians have taken Khiva. The
Khan is a prisoner. The Russian loss was
slight
A telegram to the London Times from st.
Petersburg states that the Russians reached
the Khivan territory without serious en-
counter.
RUSSIAN HOPES.
There is talk in ST. Petersburg now Of the
annexation Of Bokhara and Khokand, as well
as Khiva. The Russian press represent that
Turkey is tottering with misgovernment, and
predict that time is coming when her
troubles will eliminate, and Russia will then
be able to vindicate her interests.
General Kaufmann's Order OF the Day.
The Russian imperial object and intention in the
campaign against Khiva and for future cOnse-
quences after success were set forth in the follow
ing Ordre de Jour issued by General Kaufman,
the Cars commander-ln when setting out
on the march for Khiva, and the manifesto was to
be repeated, with necessary alteration, to the
Russian troops Immediately after the fall Of the
Khanate capital. The order reads thus
GENERAL ORDER.
Considering the emlnently hostile attitude re.
Gently adopted towards us by the Khlvese, and in
order to punish this Khanate, His Majesty the
Emperor has been pleased to order decisive
measures to be taken. Our troops viii accordingly
the east the forces OF the military district under
my command will proceed in western direction !;
from the west detachments formed out OF the eau
CasuS and Orenburg troops VIII likewise take the
field. When these two principal detachments OF
the expedition shall have effected junction in the
territory of the Khanate OF Khiya. or at any rate
when they shall have put themselves IN communi-
cation with each other, the command OF the whole
forces will be assumed by me.
The following troops Of the Turkistan forces en-
trusted to my authority by His Imperial Majesty
will enter into the detachment operating from the
ast:-1. Infantry-SiX rife companies, two from
each of the fret three battalions Of Turkestan the
Fourth rifle battalion OF Turkistan; three COM
panies OF the Second battalion OF the line OF Tur
kistan; two companies of the Fourth battalion
and the Eighth battalion OF the same line; the Tur-
kistan company OF sappers. 2. Artillery-Two
pieces of the First battery of the First artillery
brigade of Turkistan; hall the Second battery OF
artillery brigade of the Orennurg Cossacks; half
battery of mountain artillery; one rocket battery
Ural, one from semiretchensk. three from Oren-
burg and one combine sotnla. At the beginning
OF the march, and before the reunion OF these
troops near the BOukan hills Ia ridge separating
the desert of Kyzil Kun from that Of Batyk Kum)
they will proceed in Two columns, the one setting
out from Kasalinsk, the other from Djizak. The
Dizak column will consist OF six rife companies,
two Of each OF the three first rifle battalions; OF
Turkistan line of the Turkistan sapper company
OF two pieces of the First battery OF the First Tur
kistan Artillery Brigade and One-half Of the Second
battery OF the same brigade; OF the battery OF the
Horse Artillery brigade OF the Orenburg Cossacks,
and half rocket battery. The effective force OF
the infantry companies IN the campaign Will be 14O
men, with from twelve to fourteen non-commls-
stoned officers and ten men per company not serv-
ing in the ranks For special reasons The Eighth
battalion OF the line Will have only 1913 men pc
company, with the same number as above OF nom
commissioned officers and men not serving in the
ranks. All the men not serving III the ranks to be
fully armed The sapper company will have 200
men, including non-commIssIOned officers.
Their Imperial highnesses the Grand Duke
Nicholas Constantnovitch and the Prince Eugene
a Al n nj Ton.
berg, will accompany the Djizak column.
The CHIEF OF the Turkistan detachment win be
Major General Golovatchov, commander OF the
forces oil the Sir Dara Province, who will organize
his own star for the campaign.
The kasaiinsk column up to its junction with the
Djizak column at the Boukan hills viii be COM
manded by Colonel Golov, Chief of the Kasalinsk
district assisted by Lieutenant Colonel Baron Won
Kaubars, OF the STAFF corps. To direct the opera
tions OF all the troops under my command during
the campaign, a special staff las been formed, in
Guiding the following officers and persons Chief
Corps Chief OF the Artillery, Major General Jarnov,
Chief OF the Artillery OF the Military district Of rur
kestan; Chief OF the Rifle troops Major General
Bardovsky, Chief of the Turkestan Rine brigade I;
Chief of the Engineers, Colonel scheiffer Chief OF
Medical Chief, Counsellor of State Souvarov.
During my absence from Turkistan the command
of the military district will be entrusted to Lieu
tenant General KOlpakOvsky, commander of the
Province OF Semretchensk, the senior officer next
placed under Major General Rsst are
chev, and those Of Semiretchensk under Major Gem
eral Mikha ovsky. The functions OF Major General
Trotsky, Cne OF the Stan Of the district are TEN.
porarily entrusted to his assistant Colonel Mosell
OF the stan corps. The artillery OF the district Is
placed under Colonel Silberswan, commander OF
the First Artillery brigade Of Turkestan; the engi.
peers being placed under Colonel Maino, Chief of
the Tashkend subdivision OF enginees.
Sketch OF the Khan Of Khiva and His
Dynasty.
His Highness the Khan OF Khiva, who has been
made prisoner by the Russians, is described rs a
man OF twenty-seven years Of age, with great mill
tary abilities and Unsuitable ambition, who openly
proclaimed. short time since, his determination
not to leave foot OF ground to the foreign inva-
ders In Central Asia, and who has for some time
been securing allies for campaign against
Russia He not only sent his emissaries Just lately
into the Russian territory OF Mangischlach to stir
up an insurrecton among the Kirghiz but des-
patched an embassy to Calcutta to apply for