New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-19

teiligonce Department fearing to make one When on
the l,th VI August, Mek0K made general assault on
slaughter IN most brilliant manner by Mukhtar, who
iotoWtt 9 ms -ucc--. on the I'D or the same month
neglect, had been mtrusted 10 a single battalion.
MUKHTAR's FATAL MISTAKE.
lis line OF communication was now by a road over
q difficult country bis 'front.' extending from Igdyr to
Fennek, covered vast extent Of ground; there was
no means whereby support could be afforded by
one column 10 another. and finally his own position
was 20 extended Tor bis small force, and presented
m the Yagni aud Olya-Teres cuuical knobs rs-
hills KEYS the possession oi which would efectuay cut
Oh tho troops on tie Aada-Da-E. and compe them 10
fa.l back on LrZcrum, ry kIgisman and Get-cle van
circgOu7 route, n rayer8ing which they would DE OK
posed % the flank attacks or an enemy marching down
gers pointed out TO the Communicating hief Oy Off
~ hIs stlf men trained I'm tho school II war; not
As stU further % enhance rs danger. Mushar seized
and held the Kz Iepc thus frhcrexstndng MS 'front.'
The position then that Mukhar occupied at the early
part Ji month"; stretched from the AladJa-Dagh 70
Ears passing through VcUn'm. The detached knobs "
Kz-IrUe. Ntkhur Tepe, Oya-repc. and Yagni Iepe az
lying front OF the main line, were well ntrenched and
nv i've battalion. with three Guns on the Nakhlri Tcue
was a battalion with two mountain guns, while on the
fopes of the AadiaDagh were thrty-three battaions
with i've batteries cavalry dI'ls on ufins en@1mprd
Inns Win tyo BATTERIES str,ng detaaImrnt being
s.u forward 20 hold Yagni For The purpose Of defending
this line Eas mad been almost ltnId 1i troops, only
et naffoIiona vim 500 artillery being LETT IN tho
fortress. Opposed the hry-rhC bat,dlons number
Ing barely 10000 men and nitl-tour gun*l win winch
3uIhtar defending this position is sad me Grand
Dgke brought less than 10000 men and zoo pieces OF
artillery. succ TO the Russians was insured.
TIE BATTLE OF ALADJA-DAGH.
Tile critical attack the 18th was made by General
lehman on the Olga OF Awly Ill., Heimanns Grena
Gcrs ay for three hours waiting for the order 10 al
vance while the shrapnel firing concentrated on tue
Turks. when from the Aada mountain strong line OF
Turkish ra!iour- advancing 10 the rescue OF
their haId-prc-sed cUmIadesi puJ before lhey couu
rested by "a Russian line, which compelled them
10 Withdraw. 40 the same tine the three Rus
Ariy-Yer. moved onward MP that hill. Tie Russians
crowded more and mJrc together as they GOT up t.S
cone. toward tine enemy, while their batteries SIM
co, cred fic TOP level with shells and shrapncls Ihen
n1- his .olnled tprough the air and the grena-
dtrs Jumped IN crowds over the enemy diches ana
parluct-. The gallant Turks, then reilhqusiinE al
hope ran for their lives. pursHed by bullets aud Dayo-
fhlt Gallant onslaught The next fortified plateau to
fie southwest situated just before tlat OF Er1Ah3
WA. r. .o sormed within hour. AfJer o'clock, the
tIo" az 49,, Sic,, fi~'na,.icrs The cannon and
E M.l' r,"ir camp 10 the summit Of the noun
ain About hIIf-nast four they gave up fur
ti,.r resistance. and retired % the opposite side
I'm, e,,0-vtliug they had M the hands Of the Rus
i'. MN fi. eyecpuon NJ some of their guns. lney
hnyrr.d there IN the wilderness for while without
der.d al about halfpast eight he same eVehh''
soon after che crushing defeat at Aadia-Dagn, MuAh-
tar Left part OF his forces al kars and reIeated toward
rr1priin lie was followed by the Russians under Cen
eral Hsymann but no engagement took place uh'l 'hs
armies met at Deyeboy un' near ErIera aI
ou the 4th instant Iukhtr was IOuIe' H., anu
trad to trzeruu. where he Is now Deseged tue III
ycstncnl OF kars began soon aef the o@l'e ol HJ
Dagh. The Turks made sortle lolh tHe M
ann southeast ~ tuc city but were Iepulsed. Iue
Russians continued ho"e',r. ~ fsi' thu general as
.1n which nas given them ossesson Oh the fortress