, 1877-09-17
BAYAZIn.

tHTEfpo"Fhee Lnndan Tftnks.
81. PETERSBURG, aug. lG.-Now TINT there Is
lull iu thu military operations, people spcak
morc than eyrr NJ thr hr,]i,ant fnut d,or,n.,
A.'.,, ,"as ,'as 49, Ja' aI"1'
= ma'sn nas' v peen saeeu.eu aus1ne tne ptesca.
tho photographs Of some officers who have pai-
ttc,o,Iy dl.tinrrfahcd .hcm.r1vc. nnd wss tnia
that ~ v,r,.s b,5 ,ao,, r,,sc,, IN con,.o,,o,,oe
49, s.1. ..' NV au ,a'su -,
Imperial famtlY," said the shopmau. "Russ!an
ltteratfurt, and such peop1e YOU NAV have for 10
kopcks. lut I caunot five von tho .ron-
tc,pnorarr w hcrocs 1.a,r.e.n @ ~ t,an ~ rn'1"-
l5!" Tho Incidents tnost spoken OF
arc tho destruction OF tho Turkish monitors, the
engagement Of the Yesta with Turkish tron-
clnd. and tho stcgc of Bay.zia. Regarding thia
iast' some Interesting official documenta have
1uat pccn published. As rule, AuEs!an official
documents arc rs slrJ and heavy - british ast
which ti!ey a:s eonseIyed and the heavy iua. =
bsring style ~ Whirh they asu written generally
cxpei IRON them any human Interest ami syLi-
paihy which thc subject in llscli might naturally
1urE' brilliant exception. They aru simrly tic
orlcrh of the cotiHandant Of Bayaxfd during
the siege OF the fortress, anu arc written III tho
utuai stye out tasy glye u tS ,S net IL.
refer.
Their fFaEnIcntAry condition and the absencc
OF a'l Htcrary eiI0rt add TO uiclr force, aa
rough tkstcil Is often mGrc powerful, oseauso
nlore suggestive. tEan nnlsl1tu picture. Tho
hrst order. issue.! on June III Eres ~ At once q
general Vie" Of the situation: s'sceng TINT tie
fortress I msy az =" bcsiegea and a. the suPpiy of
spa No. to III a lie ,s vessss ~ Il, d..
posaI, such ~ barrels, baths, bastns, Kettles,
ctc.. and to changa the water every two days:
!lkewiso tls commanders ot tne seventh anu
lnlAhkfY KGk1MGlk to I'LL nt hight &1J tina
suluiers kettles and rcgnlental kettles, nnd to
empty thcsn ~ tue morning." Alter various
Instructions about armlnE TUG not'-eombatants,
ailti partly with 1'ics captured from tho Turks.
It Is ordered that all the wIbdowt anu the cato
ol TIC fortress should 70 built up with stones,
leaving merely lnop,ho!cs Tor ride firing, alld
that sand.eaSs sllo6!d be prepare1 for tle pro.
teetion ot tue artillery. We hear nothing OF
thc approach vi the enemy, but tho precautions
taken "cFc evidently necessary, Tor q! June IS
following oniSr: "dloflous Russian Ws!rIorss
The enemy, s3,o00 strong, has surroundcd Us tn
all etles mad cut US OIL froEl all 'ta'tnmutjc.-
ton with the rcst OF tho army. 4 sfe9e b4rnu
kinds brings honor to our Fatherland. uur faith,
aud nrIns, md especially rcjoIces our Fatl,cr
Czar, who nryer toF.cts heroes. Having sue
ccss!ully, horno this s!e0eg you will be real
standing firmly In tli!s fortress you prevent ths
predatory crowds of barbaruus enemies from
breaking into the Province Of Eriyan, when thcy
was,ld EtYp up everything to fire antl swor.f,
sparlng neitllef old men. nor women, nor ch[l.
dEen. We should forever disgrace ourselves 1t
We let these bands Of ,narunlerz c1uss tho
frontier Of our Fathes!a1d." How the
cnctny acted VIC arc nut informed; but on tho
next day NC have The following Significant
urles: 'Gfaycs fur liotc who hare been killed
or Who have died fru1n their wounds to be dug
tn lhe ccltass, for whirtl purpose general gravu
Is to be dug, NH! u bc fourteen feet Ia lclth;
Hog tt.tYo itEr,l f1tu II
to bs thruwn il and well troilcn down" On
tic 10Th tho cotnuaMlant cordially thinks The
officers anll men fof ths he1oIsu. displaycd on
the preceding day fiji successfully rcslatl4g thu
cncny's attempt to take tho place by storm, but
Instead Of rrwar.lIpg them hc u obliged 10
ndl; "Thc portion Of water Is reduced
to half pint, as tho supply ts becoming:
exhausted and tho siege may lat lonE tImc."
This scarcity Of water constantly rccurs in tho
orders. Now tho council Of war orders q
trcnch to be dug towards q little strea.u out