The Lake County star., 1877-11-29
FOREIGN NEWS.

| An official Russian dispatch, dated
Veran kaleh, Sunday, November is, says
the Russians carried Kars by storm. The
| battle preceding the capture commenced
at 8 o'clock last night and terminated at
this morning. Our trophies and losses
are at present unknown.
A special dispatch dated veran Kaleh,
Sunday evening, says: The fortress and
city of Kars with 800 cannon, stores, am
munition, etc., fell into Russian hands.
The Turks lost 5000 killed and wounded,
10000 prisoners and many flags. The
Russian soldiers made but trifiing booty,
and spared peaceful citizens, women and
children. Gen. Loris Milkeoff directed
the battle during the day. The Grand
Duke Michael was present also. The
former entered the city at LILO O'Clock
Sunday morning.
A Veran Kaleh special says: Kars
was captured by about $1,000 Russians
who climbed the steep rocks, ramparts,
and walls, and stormed All equal num-
Der of desperately fighting Turks in head
long flight over their bitches and para
pets, compelling them to die or surrender
The escalade had been originally fixed
for the 18th, but 1t was postponed owing
to bad weather. The principal attack
was made on the southern forts. Gen.
Lazareff, who commanded the right
assaulted Hafez Pasha, the fort crowning
the steep rocky height; Gen. Count
Grabbe, with regiment of Moscow
grenadiers and a regiment of the Thirty
ninth Division attacked Hafez Pasha in
the center, the Khauli-Taheg, Sanvarri,
the three towers and the citadel. The
citadel, fort Sanvarri and fort Hafiz Pasha
were captured by assault. BY daylight,
Sunday, Gen. Lazareff's troops had made
progress so far as the capture Of Fort
Karadagh. The other forts, especially
Arab Tabia on the east and Takmah
Tabia on the west, maintained a stubborn
resistance until eight, when all the gar
risons which could escape fled toward
Erzeroum; but these were subsequently
overtaken by dragons and Cossacks and
brought back prisoners.
The Ardahan brigade and another reg
iment Of Moscow grenadiers under Gems.
Roop and Komaroff, forming the left
wing, assaulted Fort Inglis on the north.
The attack began in the center at $50
Saturday evening when Count Grabbe
led his brigade against the Khanli re-
doubt and himself fell dead at the first
onset, pierced by bullet. Capt. Kwad-
micki, of the Thirty-nInth regiment, was
the first to enter the redoubt at IL O'Clock
at night. His sword was cut clean out of
his hand and his clothes pierced. The
ing and the three towers almost simulta-
neously with the capture Of the Khanli
redoubt.
The Russian main army is advancing
on Erzeroum.
A telegram reports that the Russians
have summoned Mukhtar Pasha to sur.
render Erzeroum, but that the place will
be held to the last extremity by the order
OF the Sultan.
The French official Journal announces
the resignation of the Cabinet, which
President MacMahen has accepted. The
Ministers will serve until their SUCCESSORS
are appointed. This Chamber adjourned
until Thursday.
The Roumanian official paper ANNOUNCE
es that the Roumanians captured Rahova
after q three days engagement. The
Turks fled toward Lom, Polauka and
Widin, with the Roumaniaps In pursuit.
with the capture OF Ra-
hova the Roumanian division crossed the
Danube opposite that town.
A Bucharest special reports that the
batteries sunk Turkish
steamer above Kalafat.
A special from yeran Kaleh announces
that the Grand Duke Michael entered
Kars, Monday, and received the homage
Of the Inhabitants.
River Lom. Both sides claim the vic
tory.
A special correspondent at Giurgevo
sends the following:
I have been shown telegram from the
Russian headquarters requ esting con- |
tracts to furnish 20, 600 bags of biscuit in |
q antly COR the btsieged In Pleyna, rs |
Osman Pasha has opened negotiations for |
The surrender of that place.
A Cettinye dispatch says that the |
Montenegrins arriving here
report that on Sunday night the division
II Plamenaz, moving towards scutari,
'ound the Turkish forces entrenched near
Anamolite behind three lines OF breast
works extending from the hills TO the
Bavana. An assault was made by 600
volunteers, who carried the FIRST line but,
IN attacking the third, found themselves
imposed to much superior force OF
furks. and were beaten back with. loss.
3etween 20 and 80 were killed and 100 I
when the attack was abandon
n. This affair shows that the statement /
hat the right bank Of tho river - entirely i
a tlre posscssion 0f the M0neene9rins ~
lnfouuded. The locality of the pottorlo9 /
J about half way between Ant'yen 40
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