The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-06
THE BATTLES BEFORE KARS.
THE RUSsTANs' ASSAULTS REPULSEO
WITH HEAVY LOSS
Capturing Great Yngni Hin, hut Defeated at
NIL Other Points, and Finally Compelled TO
Abandon the Positions Previously Carried.

LONDON, Oct. 5.-Further part iculars OF
| the battle before Kars make II evident that the
Russians assaulted the Turkish positions along
the whole line. and were rcpulscd with heavy
loss. The success gained on Tuesday in the
capture Of the Great Yagni hill. claimed by the
| Russians and conceded by the Turks. did not
compensate for the failure at other points Of
| the line. and tho positions carried have since
been abandoned. Notwithstanding the dilatory
| and frngmentary character of the dispatches
| enough has reached us to make 1t apparent
that tho main action was fought on Tues
| day. The Turkish line extended from
Grcat and Little Yagn fortified hills on
the Kurukdara plain. as far MS Ami on
the Arpachai river with the centre advanced
| toward tho river and resting on Kzll-Tepe.
| The Russians. who had been reinforced both by
now troops and those lately employed against
| the Caucausan insurgents. began battle at day
| break on Tuesday by an assault on Great Yagni.
which Is the extreme outwork of Mukhtar
Pasha's fortiflcations about twelve miles due
east from Kars. Here the Turks seem to have
| been taken by surprise. as much as the Russians
were when Mukhtar won Kizl-Tcpc from them
and compelled them TO abandon their fortified
| camp at kurukdara. A single Turkish bat
| talon defending Great Yagni was cut to pieces
or captured after two hours obstinate defence.
which gave the. Turks an opportunity to pre-;
|
| accounts agree. but regarding subsequent events
| they nre very conflicting.
| Turkish ON inl despatch says: 4 great
| battle ensued. lasting thirteen hours. Repeated
| Russian attacks were rcpulscd with heavy loss"
| A NuSsiun bulletin from the Grand Duke
| Michncls headquarters at haralal. dated the
| 4th inst. says: After the capture of Great
Yagni. it was found that Lttld Yagni was so
strongly fortified that an attempt 70 assault il
| WAS considered premature. After thirteen bat
talions. sent from the Turks to reinforce Muhk
tar Pasha, had been rcpulsed our troops forti-
! ned themselves I'm the positions thoy occupied.
Our loss o., TUESDAY was 3.0G9 Killed and
| Wounded. The cnemys losses were not less.
| We captured two hundred men"
Evidently the Turkish account MS TO the re-
pcatcd attacks after the capture o the first Turk
! not hive been G,OOO men killed and wounded.
Thc 2pO men captured 10y the hn--ian- wers
| NngnL The kus-inns also att, 'ked the centre
Of kizil,Tcpe but were repuls'd simulane-
tion Of AMI. cndeayorel t. turn the Turkish
| right and grt between Nukhtar Pnsha mud kars.
| This is tho movement referred to uy the UJilp
| from KGmjal on Wednesday. In whi N he says:
paISP rom srn 'KKIg9nSa Il & &sunE oi N9Enlar
| bulletin says After nve hours lighting. "a Rus
SIAN force; cons sting Of SIX hqiiaiions Of IN;
| iantry and tWl of cavalry. " 're driven back and
rumnod 70 the tanks Of the Arlachqi."
-h auack On on ie , ncHt M day.. Wsinasay.. Vas
brilliantly r'pul-ed. and the enemy ali,,n us
sian loss here was 300 killed ami wound 3D."
From these conili ting sat ,menis II IS quite
! aDparcn ni that the lrdsmcnt olnct"d hy the Rus
| Sims wis not of any importance since n su ,se-
| qU nj assault by the Turks only resulted in the
latter being driven TO the outer line ol their
| camp. Tho loss was ulso nsgnin amt Finally.
| the Turksh bulletin concludes: We have
gained M brilliant yi,tory, and inflicted loss of
The Russian bulletin concludes: To-day.
Thursday our right ilgnk wili withdraw from
| the positions occupied hy them ON Tuesday on
account Of the difficulty in optainns supply
The Turks estimate tho Russian force en-
| gagged ngainst their l"ft at thiriv-iivc battaons
81 lninniry ant n.ne rcsln'nis Of cavalry.
| an taken and retakcn.
The movement against the Turkish right
| flank was 50 near succeeding that Mukhtar
Pashas communications with Kars at one time
| were actually intercepted. Eventually the re-
pulse WIS complete along tho whole line. and
| thc Turks remained in possess ion OF the field
oi battle. which Wa. covered with Russian dead.
The Grand Duke Mlchaei commanded in per-
CoSsTANTINorr T.. OFT 5.-Mukhtnr Pasha tele-
graphs that "a Thurs lay the Turks roo cupicd
th" h'ieAts Of tho Grrat lnnilar (Yagni ~.
which had been evaeulted blythe Russians dur
INK thr night. Two IurNish columns are now
alta king ths Russians who ara concentrated
on tho bank OF the kar~toai. opposite Knhak
heights. whilo the Turkish cavalry from Sou
hatan and "a curls from kl2ll-IouH have boon
s"nt 90 threaten tho communications of thu
WIS nrn,nedine when The t'i.gram wis DC
spached on Thursday, but Mukhtar Pasha
concludes n fo.lows;, We have every conll-
drnre IN our success
states that Intelligence has been received there
tnnt the husslans repulsed two attacks by
MukhHr lnshn on Thursdny with heavy loss.
LONDON. o t. 1.-THE Daily Nslcs correspond
ent with Con. Mclikoirs army. telecraphing
from kosrecheno under date Of Thursday, says:
AT o'clock this afternoon tho .Russians wore
surrounding kozii-Tcpe when Mukhtar Pasha
q 'speratr at seeing his communications with
kars threatened. advanced against our centre
with twenty hataons.
The Turks were received with n crushing
artillery lirc The Russian Tirailleprs drove
them back, pursuing them to SQubntan till
nghtfall, Tho Turks We're utterly demoral-
i2ed, and everywhere took 10 flight"
NoTE.-It Is noticeable that despite the alleged
crushing nature of this repulsr the Russians
did not succeed in cutting Mukhtar ofI from
kars. ms the correspondent proceeds tO state:
Tomorrow Friday u great battle is expect
s,d along the whole front when we hope TO cut
Mukhtar's communir cations and render his
position hopeless. our losses are unknown
but over two thousand are reported missing"
THE RECALL OF MEHEMET ALI.
SRSf o sys sA ETSr Gr% GGs r frSm
from his command is nscrihod tn the influence
Of Mahmoud Damnd. the Sullan's brother-in-
Ali. and Achmrt EyOub have arrived at Shumla.
the last two on their way hther."
Pashq from Mukhtnr rashas division com,
ma,ndrr Of the snmo nnm@,I p.,,.
Mehgmrt All resigned the chief command of
the Turkish army ON account Of luck of
himself and brcnuse the Government failed 10
furnish the rcdnforcemens hn demanded.
| III ~ Uui'n more IIpbhhf lnu Alfltllit MI >
| rocnll like his appointment. was tho result of
| political intrigue NJ ConstlntinOpe. Achmpt
EyOub. commander Of the Rusb'huk army. was
also To he replaced hy. FAIL Pasha one of
| Mukhtnr Pasha's Generals. hut report reached
Const,ntinoplc tha FAIL pasna WAS wounded
in Wednesdays BATTLE Ahmrt Eyouh is n
long way the senior Of both Mchomct Ali and
Sulriman pasha. and rs he resented the
formers appointment aud failed To cooperate
with him. Suleiman pasha Is likely to moot the
same difficulty in that quarter unless another
successor IL iuund.l
The Times Versailles correspondent confirms
the report that Mehemot ANS removal IL due
to tho intrigues Of JEALOUS Turkish rivals,
who accused him OF surrounding himself
with GcrnRn ana other foreign Officers,
who rcyualed his plans TO the kus-
Sims. The Egyptian Prince. liassan. is
prominent among Mehemet's detractors. 1t s
notable TINT NJ 'hemet Ais lust action failed in
ngrent measure because the Egyptian troops
failed TO support him.
THE MoNTFNEGRIN WAR.
LoNDoS. oct. 5.-A Vienna despatch to the
Times says: The Montcn"grins' abandonment
of further offensive movements in llCrH'gOVinn
IN due To political considerations. Tho tcrri-
tory they now hold on that side exactly cor
responds with the line Of domarkation fixed last
autumn by the International Comm IS ION, and
a lao tlt,4 - linn