The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-26
CENTRAL ASIA,
Herald Special Report from the
Khanates Via London.
Khivan Effort for Diplomatic NegOtia-
ton with the Russians.
The Mission to General Kaufmann-Its
Route and Chances of Success.
Imperialist Advance Against a Dy-
nasty Torn by Family Feud.
The American Correspondent at
His Post of Duty.
Collecting News in the Desert
Of the Kill Kun.
Yartar and Khirgese on Guard-.-A Dictionary
and PrOtracted Vigil.
APress Bayard and His De-
spatch from the Sir-Daria.
Devotion to Duty, Personal Endurance
The American Correspondent at
His Post of Duty.
Collecting News in the Desert
Of the Kizil-Kum.
YartaH and Khirgese on Guard-.-A Dictionary
and PrOtracted Vigil.
APress Bayard and His De-
spatch from the Sir-Daria.
Devotion to Duty, Personal Endurance
and the Triumph.
lTLEGRAms TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

,TLEsRAms TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
The following special despatch to the
HnRAID, reporting the progress of the Rus
sian war against Khiva, has been received
from our correspondent in Central Asia, by
way of London
LONDON, May 25, 1873.
The following has been telegraphed from
Central Asia to this metropolis for the
HERALD:-I have joined the ENJOYS of His
Highness the Khan of Khiva, in the Kizil
Kun desert, on the way from Fort No. /
of Tamdi, 800 miles west of fash
kend, where His Imperial Highness the
Grand Nicolas Constantinovitch, of Russia, and
General Kaufman, Commander-in-Chief of
the Russian expeditionary army, are waiting
to see them.
Tm EFFORT FOR THE NEGOTIATION AND PROS
PECT OF ITS SUCCESS.
These ENJOYS, as previously informed
you, went to Fort No. / with instruc-
lions to accept on behalf Of the Khan any
terms which the Russian military authorities
would propose. They, on this occasion,
failed to find General Kaufman there; but they
seem now to understand, contrary to what
wrote at the time, that the Russian Grand
Duke and the Russian commander (Kauffman)
are not pushing on, but, on the contrary,
swait the coming Of the Khivan Commits
sioners to negotiate.
Although the Russian commanders may
thus wait, doubt if there will be any inter-
ruption in the steady advance march of the
imperialist troops which have been sent forth
10 secure the fall of Khiva. 1t appears that
The presence Of the Russians before the
Khanate capital is only necessary to induce
this result. Dissension reigns there. His
Highness the Khan is at war with his two
brothers, and the latter only await the arrival
of the Russians to surrender the place to the
Cars officers.
The Herald Special Enterprise I'm Gem
and Endurance.
LONDON, May 25, 1873.
The telegraph report from Central Asia,
which cable to-day to New York, is from
Jokn, A. Macgahan, the HERALD special cor
xespou> lent attached to the Khivan expedition.
He was l,'st previously heard from when
leaving Fort 'eroffski, on the Sir-Daria River,
In order 70 ovarta re the Tashkend column of the
Russian army moving on Khiva. He had to
cross the KILL Kun De- sert. He was accom-
panied by two Khirgese, OF Aoicoman anu
dictionary the latter necessA ~ ior the rea-
sons that of the languages which are spoken
in that country he knows only Russ. an anu
that the people are ignorant Of that to. ''eue'
He would be from seven to ten days crossiL.
the desert. He could never close his eyes,
by night or by day, in sleep with
she assurance of any degree of certainty
that he would open them again in
this life; for those men of the Tartar
race, by whom he was surrounded, though
specifically tame while they linger near the
Russian military posts, are true savages when
they find themselves once more in the desert
and would not forget their instructive luminosity
towards white man if favorable opportunity
for its qualification presented Though this
gallant clear-headed fellow (Nacgahan) would
be match for twenty men of their sort, with
only half chance for q fight, it is neverthe-
less fact that HERALD special correspond
emit has never ventured with his life in his
hand more literally than did this one in Gen.
trail Asia.
HOPE AND JOY.
Isuppose that after joining the caravan Of
the Khivan Ambassadors he will 60 on with
them and that he has sent back one Of his
Tartar couriers with the above despatch for
transmission to New York.
rejoice personally, as will the readers of
the HERALD everywhere, that the gentleman,
your writer, brave and true as another Bayard,
has come safely through the most imminent
peril, undertaken with a romantic devotion 70
duty. 44aset