, 1873-07-03
THE FALL OF KHlVA.
Military Movements OF tho 1Ruaslnns

Military Movements OF tho 1RuRsInns.
! From the Nt,o York Tribune, .Jant 30.
The campaign against Khiva, which hns tcrmi-
natod SO fAvorably for tho Rt1sHlanH, has been Of
short duration, II wo tako iuto consideration tho
nnture Of tho obHtaoles which retarded tho
resolution to attack tho Khannto waa formed at
St. Petersburg in Docembor last. Tho propara-
tons wero already complete In 11aroh Of this
yoar, and 1t was determined That tlroe dotach-
of THO Caspian soa, along tho yalioy Of
Rusein. by way Of the Rtvor Emba
and from tho Russian possessions IN
Turkasan. Tho throo columns were to perform
or whom they should have offootod q commun1ca-
ton with each other, tho troops woro to paBa un-
der tho superior command Of Con. Kaufman,
tho dovernor- General Of RuBaian Iurkistan OF
one Of these lotachmcnta only elight referonco
SOL, which loft Tchkshlar, near tho Atrok, fall
cd OF suocoas. 1t loft that plaoo on April s; but,
IN tho southern part OF tho BteppoB which 1t waH
obliged to oross, Il encountered such excessive
hoat that man md boast Huconmbod after 4 vain
struggle Of several wooks. It WAS compelled TO
turn back when only third Of tho distance had
boon performed. Tho mon being too exhausted
to mako the journey to T'chikshlar, they were
taken to Kraanoodgk, north Of that place, aud
arrived there in miserable condition On tho 28th
OF May.
Tho Orcnburg detachment commanded by
Con. Vcroynne, arrived at tho Einba toward Tho
end Of March,. On the 17th OF May ho roachod
Urgn, nyo or Bix marohes diBtant from Kungrad,
nchr tho mouth Of tho ANU Darie 4 portion Of
Con. Voroykino's command, undor Col. Iona
kline, which loft Ki1i1erl was OH the 25th OF
May but two marohos distant from Kungrad.
The Colonel was prevented from obeyink tho
order Of his General, who had summoned him to
Urgu, and marched straight upon tho cnomy by
q short cut which llo Ia said to aave discovered.
Tho command Of tho third detachment, which
was to march from Turkatan, waa con6led to
II was conjootnrod most Of tic honor Of tic m
campaign would fall. Thoso troops wore to
Tashkond, and moot on tho Sd Of April in tho
Doukan Hills, which separate tho Desert Of
IN account published in tho st. Petersburg m
ralidc Russe, which has all tho valuo Or IN
official statement, it appears TINT tho
Iurkistan detachment, after tho, junction,
move, moved in five ecnelons. The great
Of April april "a, making allowance for tho
different methods Of computing datcs), tho thor
mometer marking % degroos Fahrenheit In tho
shade. Tho marches wero very EeVero; but, In
was excellent. On April q (1lay 81. tho loading
echelon arrived ut Kha1a Ata, ID miles from tho
border Of Khiva, and 70 miles from tho Anu
Dnrin, and was followed by tho last ocholou
three days later: It was considered necessary to
build fort at Khala Alta, as point dappui. and
magazine for stores. Tho foundations Of tho
fort we're laid, and work begun on st. Georges
Day, from which circumstance tho works were
named Fort St. George. It WINS built for gar
riHon OF zoo mon, aud was to contnn artillery,
and engineering, and commiasnrint atorou, be.
side temporary hospital Of 80 boda.
!. Information waB received about this time that
the enemy, numbering 1000 mon, was noar d
place callod Utch Utchak. In consequence Of
piH 3t,f1 ffrnt tEa 4
tormiucd on forming IN advanced ochelon, COM
posed OF two1Vo colnpaniea, tlo baggage to 10
left at Fort st. George. Tho result is given in
the report Of tho 1nvalitze Russc, as follows:
son tho 27th Of April, therefore, an advanced
guard moved forward under tho command OF
Ma1. Con. Dartloffaky two companios Of rifemon,
ono Of Bappors, four mountain, and tTo mitrail-
leuso (?> guns, and fifty CoBaacka. Thin dotnch-
ment startol on tho 9th OF April at 3;s0p,m., TAX
Ing with them five days' supply OF water. After
marching nino vorsts thoy made Hhort hnlt and
thon continued in tho following order: A platoon
Of riaemon marched at their lead as m advanced
guard III advance OF those rode patrol Of oight
Coasacks, mud Lalf Verat In front Of the patrol
small body Of horsemon, consisting Of the
artillery, Lieut.. Col. lwanhotl, with two CoHsacks
and niue Djigits-natiye guideB-arncd with
cola stool, and Liout.-ool, Tichmonieir, Of tic
Staff Corps, who was also accompanied by two
one Of our Nirghix guides. At 81 In tho oven
hail ma,,c1,o1 pina yoruyu frrt1,or c1,3 .,,n
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