, 1876-08-03
TJHERNAYEFF.
Tic Russian General in tho Servian Army
LohInn 17mts.

IpEH1H 1iH1tR.
A correspondent writes to ua:
- lrIct account Uf Gen. TchcrnnvcfT, from
Russian and other Eonres, may not he anae~
ccptahle.
1928, is the gon u Il snail landed proprietor III
tic acmt-Folls1l pvoviuco Of Mohtlth. IIay!ng
received some instruction In tits fathers house,
l,c at the nye Of ~ yrar67. was transferred
to a Cnllrt Cnrps known az tl!e Nobility hcgt-
rnrnt. III 1871 hc WIS appointed to " Lieutcr-
Foot Guards, lu wllci, capacity hv two
years litter WAS permitted to uttcnl the lectures
1T the StuI Academy After finishing Lis culirsc,
Ills proficiency III military ssicncc s.cress!sely
Guards, of tho Central Cavalry Staff, a'H! VI ya-
riuns bo4ltcs CONNECTED with the direction vi thc
Artillery Department. lis theoretical training
tlni:hs!, sl'e Crmtan var gave hitn a'l vpl.or.
tunlty for distinctton fH thu teld. In Turkey
a1l 1t Scilustupol thu young utllccr renIMsl Li*
first laurels. lie was present ut the. ai[4ir Of
karal;nli under Col. kanmffnc, tonk part Il,
tile ggautl Hortie from Scbust"pnl on thy ltl If
November 1b14, aud Wus ono Of tht gallant de-
Tenders Ut thu ptace IN to the lnai assault IN
1876.
"Attcr the war N. Trl,eruuyeiE, who had
;1lcnnwlilc BEEN promoted tn the rink Ut Lieu
Corps, aud III 1888 In~ninc Adjutant III tla: svr
paryn lire. He wa8 INT vi thu military nltiecr5
accompanying Admiral Dutokcll III his oxplols.-
tIon of Lakc Aspl aid tln month Of the ANU
unTfMs 4UG EiAhlL III Llllh GAIHpIit4ill DEsN4 lUE
ccrtn,uty TINT KhiYa could llot Ic nttlcstl from
tho watGr side. tits young occr caused himself
tn bu removed to The Callcnstts wherr measures
were brtng takcH for tho final su,luSa!ioh
sus in 1s53, ar.l rs Colonvl Of tho staff parstri-
laictl IN the operations Of the left winS III the
Tcrtk district. TIN battles Of FcduN, Ilsl,nr-
duk, aud uen, tho laarrh to Argun, and Other
directed by tho eallal.t Cuonel, now generally
resogulzed rs rsInkE laat, nna IN ol!ltsr OF M
rilln war he gathered lurlng this period "l llIs
career will slai,l ilin tn good steIi III Ills pfes-
Cnt ratIlpuiEll lI SLryia.
s''li,c conclusion uf tic Caueasrs war brought
him to 1t. Petersburg, wllGrr, us all eihEcnt
member Of tho Cci,tra! Stall, ln MIS- cosnn.ts-
stunned to assist tn tic discussion vi s,sulEy n
lmannt question: relative to tho Organization
Ut nild administration Of thu army. Ills rclhI-
tntIon rs un Intelligent md energetic officer ut
this time, It IL stated, cascd lltm, Z" By c1'-
ploych 1T Bc1grallc,-n ntsshu Of which NJ
trustworthy account seems to liayc tralisrtrtd.
| IN 1861, when Central Asia w.lA nhtut IN tie
taken iii hand, lie returned to hir old llal,ts
| the syr Dasyh line. The Emperor Altxander,
| 1t Is well knnwn, in thusH days dctcrns1lcsl 10
ro,lnect tho syr Darya Frontier with tue west
S!bcrtai, territory, nnl aS this could unly lr cf-
| ftctct by lhc annexation 0! Northern khoka,ld,
| war With the khnnale became tic order Of tie
day. Two columns vert forlne1-thc onc iln-
der Col. VcrcvkInc to uprr7lts N. the Syr, thu
| other Under Col. TrlrrnayeiF to proceed from
thu district Of Aintat !I,tIe direction Of Turkcs
| tun, n,ui etyaet a junction with Col. VcrLvkinn
Oh the encnly'H territory. Marcslirt; with
eff nuyeh took tic Khukarti f"rtress II Aullr Ii.
then trayrrstd the arid etcppe lnr il!etanre uf
:.,50 mica, and succeeded III r:syhng detasl-
1nent u1sdcr Capts. l.err!e anil Meyer dlarlttll.
| r,l to lncct hin, ly Col. Vcrrvkfna. One ,Ae III
Of July l,s led bis linInu.yc forre otIlo at,ar,;
III fortified position Oh thu rta.l 10 Tc'!ulcnt,
0cr,.pitt. by 1900 Khukan'lrrs. The defeat
of tlie khokan'lcrs gave li1n an o,w'rtnnity Of
| accommodating tllu country to the wtst, IN
extending hfB operations as fnr suuth ~ Ts'lclh.
| kent, which had not originally hccn Intended
III St. rntcrsburg. Tin cxl'crlcucc he had
| of tho utter dcfunsetessuess If this Klokutl
earlier Times tll tle Afkir Ages, proved tho
| enterprise to 10 t4r more eusy tlIlii II tal,lI
| hive heen considered heturc tlc "'LllIct.
o a''afes s0Mr ss, H e S st IT. r'tsfspnis On
,lskcl fr pertnisslon t.' extend operations; but,
iIlng htiilscf ssN!t'cnly prh!lute.l tu lie chIcf
comuilnl nf the Turkcsiai, tronrs, dill not walt
ist 5rpiy pi 's svst,d sH s t "n 5s'ES":Mt E M ot r; IT.
tcmt'er his /, ono men, having uisodgel carri::
Hon of 10,OU, stationed part of then, In cl,adrl
on the top ot u hla, conquered tho City of
ee ,Ss .1, 1n i MtaeSfsy S!rs;a End wfS fs''hs ,hs
country WIS, still resnunaluE With Il" ter
son ut Trl.tnukent, with 1,ls5U nlci and II
guns, actually attempted Tushkunt. Ills pru-
lf.nlnary exploration Of tlu place psrsua,cd hiln
tLat city Of t9lIthN could not bo taken, u, i
taksls, could not le garrlsoncl b.. his snlnll
iarco. lie, therefore, returned to 1uletnk,.nt
fur the wIntus, whlrh he employed III studying
| the geography And RESOURCES uf Thu country.
| Tie Information. hu gathrrul showed him HI
| easy ucans of compelling tho surrender NJ tic
Sraat md aucirnt city cluse ut luul. liz found
that thu siual furt of Niasbek commanded thu
water supply Of Tushkcnt. There could now be
no douits US to this plau to 10 adupt-
! III, lie took Niastek carly In May,
1915; next POSSESSED himself Ut a1lnthcr small
fnrt, Tchtllas, and IN tho eth ri JNnr stornct
tho cttudui Of Tashkent. Tho gurrisuh arfcntha
itself bravciy; but, as the Inhabitants could
| neither e1sduro permanent thirst nor i days
hou,bariment from European ealno,, tho fato
Of the place was soun decided. tircat bonty
| WAS taken, and tho name Of ltuss!a icw 1jko
wid'!ifo through tho land. Now that to resi-
dence of So many Tartar kllans, an.l Sill thu
principal emporium Of the country, had bowed
its liuad, what could resIst tho arms
III tho White Ezarl Tchrrlaycti lltnlsrlf
was 10 clatcA by h!s. exploit that In u
! letter to friend at Vyadka lo represented
'ra.kent " tho gatu Of lul!A, and p!Asc fro IN
| which tho lsusslal caglo would DO suru to swoup
| down unon thu rich countries further aulltL