New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-03
THE SITUATION AT KARs AND ERzERUM.
MUKHTAR IN A STRONG POsITION-ERZERUM FORTl'
FIKD-KARs MODERATELY SECURE.

THE SITUATION AT KARS AND ERZERUM.
MUKHTAR IN STRONG PosITIoN-ERzERUM FoRrI'
FIKD-KARs MODERATELY SECURE
LONDON, Friday, Nov. q 1877.
Captain Norman, who was lately correspondent
with Mukhtar's army, but was expelled by the
Turks for unfriendy criticisms reviews the Asiatic
campaign in The Times. Taken in connection with
the COnstantinople telegram, saying that Mukhtars
condition is critical his opinions are interesting.
"Deve BOyun" the crest of range 1000 feet
higher than the surrounding plain, Captain Norman
says, presents every facility for most determined
resistance. If Ghazi Mukhtar can reach this In
safety and throw % 900 men into the very fornid-
able works that, under the able direction of his
gallant Hungarian Chiefof-StaG. General Kohlmann,
have been recently constructed, Deve-Boyun should
defy front attack and, at this season, Hank
movement mountains 8, 900 to 5000 feet above
the presents almost insurmountable difficulties.
AS to flank movement from Olti and Pennek, II
may be checked by the troops from Pennek, under
Hassan Bey, who will occupy the works at Gulrl-
BOghaZ q pass where the three roads from Pennek
to Erzerum converge
ERZERUM PLACED IL STATE or OFFENCE.
"Erzerum is not a very formidable fortress, but,
under the able direction of General KOhlmann, the
encente has been repaired, the parapets consider
ably strengthened, magazines placed under the ram
parts, detached forts fully provisioned, arrange
ments made to insure an adequate supply of water.
and more than 100 Krupp guns varying from fifteen
to twenty centimetres in calibre, mounted on the
walls. The city, however is very unhealthy, typhus
fever having been rife all the Summer; and, more
over it is very Inadequately provsioned as far as
the civilian element is concerned, all stores having
been seized by the Government for tho use Of the
troops"
THE OUTLOOK AT KARS.
Referring to the reports from st. Petersburg OF
negotiations for the surrender of Kars, Captain
Norman saws: 4" cannot credit the rumors that
the COmmandant has entered into negotiations for
the surrender of that fortress am aware from
personal observation, that very large supplies OF
ammunition, for both small arms and artillery, were
thrown into the place during july August and
September, and that the cOmmissaTlat store
houses were completely repenisted. 1t was dan
gerously denuied of troops during the occupation
of the Aladja-Dagh. If Mukhtar Pasha was
enabled subsequent to his defeat the 18th OF
October to leave garrison of the same strength as
he did III April there should be nOfear for its safety
IT, however he was unable to do SO, it is more than
probable 1t Will fall by a coup de man, but it will not
be starved into submission" The garrison in April
consisted Of twenty-ninc Battaions numbering less
than five hundred men each. The Doily Ners's cor
respondent with the Russians before Kars, says the
Garrison now numbers 10000 men.
cHEFKET PAsHA AGAIN ROUTED.
VIENNA, Friday Nov. 2, 1877.
On October 81 Chefket Pasha advanced to retake
Telische lie was defeated after several hours en-
gagement by the Russians at RadOmrze, and He'd
in the greatest disorder. Pleyna is now completely
invested lR adomirze is a town on the River lskra,
below Dubnik, and west of Plevna.l