The New York herald., 1877-10-06
CAUSE OF NIEHENIET ALPS TROUBLE
Significant Change Of the Russian
Headquarters in Bulgaria.
MoNTENEeRos FUTURE HOPES
LONDON, Oct. g.. 1877.

this afternoon the Russians were surround.
ing Kohl Tepe, whern Mukhtar Pacha,
desperate at seeing his communication
with Kars threatened, advanced against ouI
centre with twenty battalions. The Turks
were received with q crushing artillery fire.
The Russian tirailleurs drove them back,
pursuing them to Soubaton till nightfall.
The Turks were utterly demoralized and
everywhere took to flight" ..m.
STILL IN PROGRESS. . ngse,,a
1t is noticeable that despite the alleged
crushing nature Of this repulse the Russians
did not succeed in cutting Mukhtar off from
Kars, as the correspondent proceeds to
state:-"To-morrow (Friday) great battle
is expected along the whole 'front.' when we
hope to cut Mukhtar's communications and
render his position hopeless. Our losses
are unknown, but over two thousand are
reported missing"
sToRMING OF THE HEIGHTS.
Moukhtar Pacha telegraphs to Constantinople
that on Thursday the Turks reoccupied the heights
of the Great Yagni which had been evacuated by
the Russians during the night Two Turkish
columns are now attacking the Russians, who are
concentrated on the bank OF the KarstchaI, oppo.
site Kodak heights, while the Turkish cavalry from
Soubatan and corps from Kizil-Tepe have been
sent to threaten the communications OF the Rus.
slams, with their CAMP at RurabeL
WHO WON THE BArrLEs
Fighting was proceeding when the telegram was
despatched on Thursday, but Moukhtar Pacha con-
cludes as follows:-"we have every confidence in
our success" A telegram from Moscow states
that intelligence has been received there that the
Russians repulsed two attacks by Moukhtar Pacha
ON Thursday with heavy loss
REFUSE AND RETREAT.
special despatch from Paris to the Times says q
telegram from Mukhtar Pacha dated Thursday
evening announces that the Russians were re-
pulsed ON all sides, with the loss OF 5000 killed.
They have fallen back on Karajal pursued by the
Turks
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
Further particulars OF the battle before Kars
make 1t evident that the Russians assaulted the
Turkish positions along the whole line and were
repulsed 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 the positions carried have
since been abandoned. Notwithstanding the dila-
tory and fragmentary character OF the dispatches
enough has reached us to make 1t apparent that
the main action was fought on Tuesday.
THE TURKISH POSITION.
The Turkish line extended from Great and Little
Yagni, two fortified hills in the Kuruk Dara plain, as
far as AMI on the Arpachai River, with the centre
advanced toward the river and resting on KILL
Tepe The Russians, who had been reinforced both
by new troops and those lately employed against
the Caucasian insurgents commenced battle ut
daybreak on Tuesday by an assault on Great Yagni,
which is the extreme outwork OF Moukhtar Pacha's
Notifications, about twelve miles due east from
Kars. ~ |a~l
THE TURKS SURPRISED. -
prise as much as the Russians were when Mukhtar
won Kizi-Tepe from them and compelled them to
abandon their fortified camp at Kuruk Dara.
single Turkish battalion defending Great Yagni was
cut to pieces or captured. after two hours obsti-
nate defence, which gave the Turks an opportunity
to prepare for the next assault Up to this point
all accounts agree but regarding subsequent events
they are very conflicting.
"As you LIKE IT.n
Turkish Official despatch says IA great battle
ensued. lasting thirteen hours. Repeated Russian
attacks were repulsed with neavy loss" On the
other hand q Russian bulletin from the Grand Duke
Michacrs headquarters, at Karajal, dated the Attn
inst, says :-"After the capture Of Great Yagni It
was found that Little Yagni so strongly forth
fed that on attempt to assault 1t was considered
premature. After thirteen battalIons, sent from
the Turks to reinforce Moukhtar Pacna, had been
rcpulsed our troops fortified themselves in the
positions they occupied. Our loss on Tuesday was
5000 killed and wounded. The enemy's losses were
not less. We captured 200 men,
THIS EXPLAINS PREVIOUS REPORTS.
Evidently the Turkish account as to the repeated
attacks after the capture OF the first Turkish posi-.
tion Is correct otherwise there could not have
been 5000 men killed and wounded. The 200 cap
tured by the Russians were probably the remnant
Of the garrison OF Great YagnL The Russians also
attacked the centre at KziTepe but were repulsed.
simultaneously Russian force moving from the
direction OF AMI endeavored to turn the Turkish
right and get between Moukhtar Pacha and Kars.
This Is the movement referred to by the Daily
Ne'cs correspondent In q special despatch from
Karsial wednesday. IN which he sara s--"lsonss