, 1877-05-19
est share In 10 greAt = responsibility. l remain
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es,,..psna..et w a5ss. London T1ass..
v'EsFa. NY 4-1ns . mo-. , ,pot p,a a.. '',., ~
aers to hand. Indeed, slm@s. tae on, .tm' me
sax or ,'ef aa. o. On
,n t,n,o ~, nns,isn s'de which ~. H.
1"v ~ enos,.,trv ~ -oo nacn hs. ,r
Tired to AliadAgh, In ths sonth~ess, leaving |
quantity Of ammunition and provia-
lon. behind. Doth in 1928 and 1854 p.,a.!a. %
which Il the frontier town towards
Persia, on the great caravan road rom
,,.st nd tho ru,ks l.,d c,ea. .trc.a
ps ~ ~ ~ ~" non, ,.hsh W M ,,so
control. the saorte.. road from The Arar.. country
to Eeze.ou, and ou the other leads on To Van and
tn the Timer Euphrates country, In 1864 tho
a'st and only enaaRemehn u 'ns 1alts. 's"oPa
in tho open country were fought IN that dftcstton'
o IA "ST a. o, nnaar se, pssba m Tho ,.h Of
1ay 'a, nnnt aeearsne
Tsskish .toon. about Dsyszd I'D tese
" atSf ss u q IT, o:ons eps
1adagh, i high mountain near The .oHsccs Of the
Muraa or Enphrates, which t,ae n the m9nntaina ~
Ike srsa
attached BY ths Turkish commander Is the ,defcnsc
& c ,"h9ae. and .p h' s se*ss
into ths caspian, th!s point has now
ossn stea G hs t,Gse e, q
obe nesiscnes stS On tc pais of the Turksh con-.
Sn,s. y !@ns,asH sten,s np w.
nay may b. s:es esed.e % ~ viii avas abandoned B.ya1ia
e e. e sa r.ast tssn o%
Of liz jl1sro turkish ffontfer, which runs nlon4
lie western siupes oi Mount Atarat, and The
vated extending from Il to The northwest,
and forming tho watershed between tho Euphfatcs
and 10 Ara*. Bayaxid thus fo1ms ;,sry exposed
lsh f!ent,er. whsfe i touches Persian Territory.
CansEderIng thai this frontier line T. some 400 Eli.
sa sons i shts sne, ID tsee ot 81 enemy superior il
ary arrangement; and both In the watsof 1928 and
trouble. teox posses..on q y.
Another circumstance IN favor Of the auppoAtion
ths Tafk. Is. ,hat the piaes h.. lo.t much oi IL
s.a "a q: &C.
ss; !'q S;oS ';I; . af;s
ami. Tsbreez, which has impcdcd the pro.ps,i!y
Of payaz!d. now only possessed q soma =. COY to
number. ;rhus, the reasons which H'ay formerly
have existcd tor mixing some efforts TO dctent
uayaxid having now guile dlsApp&at%4 tho militia.
ry conaile erat10Hs had merely 70 b taken Into &C
count, ard these certainly were sFasnst making
my great ctfost 10 hold such m outlying point.
Thu possession Of Bayazid opens out tho
possibility =. for the lsuss!sns to operate
but a. thls ia tho toutu to Kurdlatsn
md Mesopoasnia, 1t can scarcely be supposed TINT
tho Nua*iaus havo any intention ns atfasnlnR IN
direction which,. regarded itom military poEnt ot
vIcw, leads nowhsre. The posscss!on Of this point
by tho 3sntstaus II has any nacasAne at ~. would
seem 10 cnnc them to gain tue tnoAt direct road 10
Erxeroua which f0rmFthc most Important strategic
point LII that part. and thus, BY getting down Into
the Valley of Kara;on tt!eatary of s!s Aras t9
Kars. Uut to do this tic high nnd tnhospltab!e
plateau q Deye Ilurt Or Gsme e.; ,Seesc. h: to
Tayaxid. aad In general from the East, join. This
has alway. been leoEed upon q tto .eal deter'lve
have evidence to faow that Baya<id has been lost
by careieasness1 and not given Up Or policy; =
| Turks IN order to strengthen The more thcls dc.
| fcntlyc position. ...