, 1875-10-18

ro.ched Th-hsont that tho khokand troops wars
marching IN Tic direction Of tho Russian non.
ter, aud TINT tho holr war Of tho Koran, ths
Djih.i. vas being prsnchol tn the febeIlious
principally. Evohs.,aijy Prrclams:ious w"ra
c4rcnlated aiming tho lrlIsbttArta OF ths
RuHtfnn border i,strirts. enjoipinR thent 70 rsc
ayanEt the in!ldee mad 10 make cpInn,on ca1uo
with tho Khokanders. uho woul1 not fail to Ap-
pear In force. About tha mlldle of August ttlese
threats wore re1llzel by bands OF Khoxsnlers
crossing tie frontier, pasHinR kbodsEent. md
penetrating as tfAr north "a The Kuranln dif.
had, tho tlu.siana wefo taken BY surprsae, When
0su. Hol1vAtchefr was ordered By Gen. Kauf-
imam to lea7e Taahkent and drive back the
1,4@1 II. tsS{ W va.s actually ss ,on 70
the CAPITAL Of Itusaiau 'rursistan. Az tho dis.
tancs bntweee1 the TchIrtclk aud tho Il 1850.
ktokafid frontier In about 10 mitoa. 1t follnHa
that tho insurgents ha1 ampiu ttme allowed them
tn spread over aud ttoYaatsta tho country. How.
ever, when tho Russians pnce took tho ield. tho
breec1l!osd"r Rreelir mHlo up for prsYionr DO.
lAr. fcn. tioioratcIIoT aiAp peraed body Of
5000 mon "ho lad tHtab1iAicd Themselves 1iesr
I'sEent. saine - miles from Tashkont. Col.
EglAstein. vino hal another detachment no
der llia cnnmand* actually killed 5oU out of 4
host Of H4J he came hcrosB in tho Angren
valley. n short distnnco east Of rakens; whilc
Go'. sAoSellen. who had aaoh narrow cscaps y
Klokanl with aome Hundreds IT Siberian Co.'S
Backs, aaePt tim regiou OF KnrAnIn, md forced
the remaining bands to retiro to tho bills.
Hliih Taahkent was thus oxl'tet TO attack,
KholAhons, the border tom, vas in es"n more
Col. D,fou Won Soldo received tucll atarming
intelligence from tho other sldo ri thu
frontier that .hs thought 1t ,necoHuAry
to quarter !S;nh PARTON ot xtdHsn s 'Fvos n
occupy the bridge over tho Br. On Aug. 20
1,arou Noldc,-whn docs not seom t. hare
thought IL quite safe to weaken his force by pa
tro'B-was cEedby Informed by natives that ibe
- lt $oxvt t7itn nat aF k1ndzhaof
had Lcen occupied by tha insurgents. Tho
uiel,t after tho receipt OF this intelligence thirty
men. SUPPOSED to be Khokandsts. attacked Col.
NolJe's house. but woro scared awa7 by ; feE
kknl army, eBtitustod At marc thap 10000 men.
STACKED Ki,odshent on three aides. About
1o,o0u infantry endshyorod to storm
tic Russian poaltion in front OF the suburb %
Tackled the bridge over the Sir, sLilo tue gate Of
Nau was asaal!ed by large force Of cavalry and
Infantry. covering the hills All round. The to"
suit waH the ueual ono. The khokAudors, wtinas
brcoeh-loalns rifle Of theno latter dAys than the
Mexican arrow hid against tho primitive caonon
Of tho SpaniRrds, turned md He'd after the first
few ronnds. Tho 1suapian citadel Of
Of lilo Russian inhabltants lad been sent.
WAS not attacked 1t al but the danger Was go
Immuent lint tho Kuasian merchants. eEtlBaus,
| and co!oniHta living IN and uesE Khodaheat wese
Mans Of these civilians vero in, peril before
| teachiu. the protecting sasnparts. Fourteen men.
| for instance, engaged i'll tho beot-root sugar
| wo.ks Of QUO II. 1savaff, 10 n,ilea from tho
town, suddenly saw sbo building surrounded
| By 800 Khoksndcss trsng 10 set tho
factory OIL trn. Six houra did tho contest
| last. A. Il o'clock in tho afternoon. having
killed twenty Of tho enemy, the gallant fourteen
| 1Harcl!od off, and tl,reo Aours Inter uero aaia
! in tho citadel. Tha factory was burnt BY tho
invaders.
| Tile night Of tho 1tst passed qnetly at Khod-
| Rlent. Tin the morning Of tic I'D tie attack
was removed aud repllsed ~ eaefy as that OF
tho previous day. Tn tho same day company
| through the Insurgents to khodAhont to 6eek
shelter III the citadel Tho 2'd Of Au-
gust witnessed some more shlr,nishing 1t.
tho garden round tue city. the. enemy
| drawing 1e ofton rs tho merclicsa Rhot told On
| the vat. On tho cath OF Anguat fnnr ]snssial
companies, supported lY four gums aud 11o Cug-
hacks, IN MI about l. 1ou meu. attacked the ,1-
trssed. The right column Of tho Russlaos-60o
men. nnder tho command OF Col. aarrimovitcl--
by two Eronado allGts tl.slod4ed l5.000 men
placed bohind tho houaoa and tsccs Of Kastakos:
falconets opcued . tremendous. fire, which
to s'isase. ia"s' IL u" their ' ieht u'1 ti'o Ss Nbos
kandcrs wero met by the lett column Of the
| ltHbhthlB, I&lueF TUG C0HtulRnu u 4IleIt--Luls
Icfromon, stationed near tile village Of lspear.
4 new attAck dlsose numbers Of them !nto the
Sir. 4 lew hour4 hfter this affair. which lsste1
the whole forenoon, and terminated in tho 70.
treat Of the invaders to their o~u territory, q
frcsh ri9o battalion, With lour guus. arrived a1
lholshcut Thoy had boou dispatched from
Tnshkenl too late to asn1ss IN tho dslonss Of tht
border town. Tne day uftor the co!1aiop 1t Aas'
takos. Kusslen authority WAS 90 completoly 70
etoro.i TINT tho wiyea and children loft th.
citadel aud returned to their unprotected abode.
tu tho Russian quarters OF the Town. Respect
Ing tue baltic Of Machrarl. on tho KhokAnd sd
Of ths fronNer. whicls waB fought subsequently
no "details have M yct been received.
Tho revolt, invasion. ard defeat Of the Kho
kan.1ers settlo the fate OF tile Princpality. NJ
matter whether tho new Khan Ia recognized o
not the permanent occupation Of the khsnnt
haa boen determ1ned upon. Ruasia~ which hn
long beid tho northorn frontiers Of Kashgar, |
now also in full posaeaalou OF tho WeatcEn an
moro practicable passes leading to D)itlhAr.