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district. on June 18th, the Russians plllaeed
eleven villages and killed nfty people. on the pre-.
text that they had fought against them On Friday
previous. General TergukassOr has returned TO
Russian territory tout Of Turkish Armenia.) His
force marched 40 kilometres GA milrs) daily, and
is believed TO have lost all lis war materials. Ac.
| counts from Asia acknowledge that the campaign
in Asia is considered a complete failure, and will
have TO be renewed In Europe. A deputation Of
citizens OF Kars have visited Mukhtar Pasba. The
Turks announce that the Russian left wing has
been driven across the Russian frontier, pursued
by Ismail Pasha. Mukhtar Pasha bias effected a
junction with q portion OF the garrison OF Kars,
three miles from the Notifications. The Russians
continue to retreat on Kurukdaria. Ismuil Pasha
is at GenssOum, three miles from the frontier.
General Tergukassof occupies a position on the
frontier. A special dispatch from st. Petersburg
states that 1900 infantry from Saratov are now
proceeding TO Armenia by forced marches.
A London telegram, dated. July 18th, says A
Russian official dispatch, dated Alexandropol,
virtually admits that the siege Of Kars has been
raised; the dispatch is as follows General Nell
koff, being %apprised OF the movements OF Mukh-
tar Pasha's troops towards Kars, in order 10 place
the troops ~besieging Kars in a position 10 move
with greater readiness. suspended The lombard
ment. sent the siege artillery 10 Kurukdaria and
Alexandropol. concentrated the greater part Of
the cavalry at Kbajivale 10 protect the communica-
tions. and stationed the infantry at Zaim. The
dispatch also admits the retreat OF General Ter
gukassOff. and says that alter placing the sick,
wounded and iugilives in a place Of safety. he
went to Igdur, and having renewed bis supplies
there. started in the direction Of Bayazid. Under
the heading of - The Asian HdSco," the Alta
publishes the following Telegram from st. Peters
burg. July llth A correspondent reports that
the Gar has ordered the withdrawal Of the Rus
slams from Turkish Armenia. Great dependency
prevails amongst the troops In consequence.
General Melikoff has offered his resignation, and
requested a court martial. A fortnight ago, the
Grand Duke Michael refused any longer b incur
the responsibility Of carrying out General Mrli-
kofs siratrgical operations. A New York Herald
cable dispatch says Among the Russian officers
a. thu h-.A mayfair NJ tina DuuuhIan asFnu Nla
Asian campaign seems TO be universally regarded
as a failure. Some excuse. however, for Grand
Duke Micbaels misfortune Is found In the terrible
hurricanes and violent rain storms. which prevailed
TO such an extent as TO render the movement OF
the investing army difficult and often hazardous.
General Tergukassof in his retreat has reached
Russian territory by ardnous marches across high
mountains. So precipitate was the retreat that
cannons were hidden In the crevices OF rocks.
The army was ~hurrying on at the rate OF more
than 20 miles per day. Grand Duke Michael has
retired towards the frontier. His entire army suf-
fered greatly on every hand. The Russian retreat Ia
either a defeat or a radical change OF policy.
Some wiseacres declare that this new line OF de-
fence is forced upon Russia by the course which
England threatens to take, and that the Gear has
declared that there is a scheme In Persia TO des-
troy his army in Armenia by cutting Cd It's sup.
plies and retreat.
A London telegram Of July 10Th says: The
position in Asia Minor is tolerably clear. Mukh-
tar Pasha is at Kars with about 10000 men, all
told, including the Kars garrison. General Nell
kOH - NJ Ldlh VIII INV hAfhs Jul EuDts
rior to the Turks ia cavalry and artillery. The
garrison Of BatOum has made no important move
ment. as far as reported, since Oklobschis retired.
The Russians still hold Ardahan. A 81. Peters.
burg telegram Of the same date, July 10Th, says
General TergukassOf reports that he found the
town Of Bayazid destroyed and the atmosphere no
infected from dead bodies that II Was impossible 10
remain In the place. From the scene OF the insur-
rection in the Caucasus IL IL reported that the
Russians have resumed the offensive. General
Alkeosod marched on July 18th from Tokvell 10
Ill., on eha RtnhN lnnl1 - A.. I'll
drove the enemy from his entrencbed positions,
forced them behind Mokva and occupied Goum. 20
miles north Of Sukum-Kaleh. A dispatch from
Kars dated July 18th. says The Russians have
fallen back from Batoum. II Is rumored that the
column will join General MelikOn and again In
wade Armenia from Kuruk Daria.
A ST. Petersburg Telegram OF July 18th says :
AT Official dispatch from the army Of the Caucasua
Announces that the Russian garrison at Bayazid
consisted on June 10Th. Of four stan officers, TWEEN
ty-six officers and 1887 men. o. these two STAFF
officers and l44 men were killed, and z officers aud
359 men wounded during the siege. The remain
der were much weakened by pTivation, and will
require great care before they can recover. The
garrison lived on borse-desh towards the end OF the
nal at Tyeelvi, in Asia, and shot several Mussul-
mans prisoners accused Of having been engaged
in the Bulgarian atrocities last year. The Circas
SLAMS and Leschians are In full rebellion, and have
killed many thousand Russians In the Caucasus.
Only the middle part OF the mountains, IL still
faithful 10 Russia. Eight thousand bombs were
fred at Kars, at q cost Of l,60Ol000 TOubies. Is
mail Pasha. In a dispatch from Bayazid. states
that twelve battalions Of Russians endeavored 70
relieve Bayazid, but were defeated with 600 loss,
20 baggage Wagons aud their entire ambulance
train. The latest intelligence from Asia confirms
the statement that the Russians have been com.
pletely defeated on that battle-ground
As 10 the position In Turkey In Europe. q tele-
gram from London dated July 10Th, says there Is
no trustworthy news. No great battles had been
fought. IL was considered probable that the Rus
SLAMS were closing round Rustcnuk. but their con-
centratiOn was still Ia "A very backward state.
But on the 18th. IL was announced via Constan-
tinople that IL Russian battalions led by BulRar-
ian guides. bad passed the Shipka denle and ar
rived before Jeni-saphia. However this account
lie supposed TO be Incorrect. as ROouf Pasha was
stationed al the Shipka denle. and 10 ls thought
that only some Cossacks led by Buigarians got
through some Of the secret passes OF the Balkans.
The Times thinks that the main body Of the Rus
sian army would not ATTEMPT 90 cross the Balkans,
till Ruslchuk il taken from the Turks. The Rus
SLAMS advanced, according 10 a London telegram
Of July 18th, on the hanks OF the Lom Flver.
Their horse patrols bad pushed on TO within three
hours OF the Rasgrad and Vettova Railway sta
lions. Railway communication between Rasgrad
and Tchef navoda had been cut on. Cossaks WsTe
iniestIng the country east Of Tersevick.
A Therapia dispatch Of July 18th saws that on.
cial dispatches from the scene Of action deny the
crossing Of the Balkans by the Russian army.
This dispatch treats the report as a russ Of the
Turks to alarm England and Austria. On the
other hand a 81. Petersburg telegram OF July 18th
says: II Is officially announced that the advanced
guard OF the Russian army passed the Balkans on
the evening Of the lath, without Gring a shot. A
ConstantinOple telegram OF the same date duly
l6th) Says ID not IL battalions OF the Russians
crossed the Balkans through Tivarditzka Pass
probably as q feint to withdraw the Turks from
the Sbipka Pass. Another St Petersburg telegram
Of July 18th says: A large contingent OF The Rus
sian army Is marching on the balkans. A London
telegram Of The same date duly l6tb) says that
great excitement prevailed IN Constantinople at
the report Of the crossing OF the Balkans by the
kussians' The work on the Notifications was Wig
orously carried on.
On the same date DULY I6tb), a ConstaDtinople
dispatch announces a great victory gained by
Eyeaub Pasba over the Grand Duke Nicholas.
north OF Turnova. with q loss Of 1000 men 10 the
Russians, and that the Grand Duke was surround
ed. Two Turkish monitors destroyed The Danube
boat bridge at Sistova. cutting of communication
with ROumania; one monitor was sunk by torpe-
does. But this battle is not confirmed by DIE
patches from Redii Pasha up 10 latest dates. Raouf
Pasha's dispatches state that the Russians were
beaten at Tivarkizka Pass In the Balkans.
From Nicopolis. two contradictory statements
have been dispatched one. 10 the effect that the
Turkish garrison. 600O strong. with 40 guns. and
two Pashas. besides a monitor. surrendered 20 the
Russians the other. that the Turks evacuated