Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
THE BATTLE NEAR KARs.
Further Particulars, and Conflicting Re.
pOrts-BOth Sides Claim Victory, but
the Turks Evidently Held their Own.

puTIS-pVm 0IuGS JlatW NIVSVTyi uut
the Turks Evidently Held their Own.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Further particu-
lars of the battle before Kars make il
evident that the Russians assaulted the
Turkish positions along the whole line,
and were repulsed with heavy loss.
Tie success gained on Tuesday by the
;spture Of Great Yagni hill, claimed
hy the Russians and conceded by the
Turks, did not compensate for failure
at other points, and the positions car
ritd have since been abandoned. AL
though OF a dilatory and fragmentary
character, the dispatches that have
reached us make II apparent that the
main action was fought on Tuesday.
The Turkish line extended from Great
and Little Yagni, two fortified
hills in the Kurukora PLAN, as
far as AMI on the Arpachai river,
with the center advanced toward the
river and resting on Kiseiltepe. The
Russians, who had been reinforced by
both new troops, aud those lately en-
ployed against the Caucasian insur-
gents, commenced the battle at day.
break by an assault on Great YGgni,
which is the extreme outwork Of
Mukhtar Pasha's forlications, about
twelve miles due east from Kars. Here
the Turks seem TO have been taken by
surprise, as the Russians were when
Mukhtar won Kiseiltepe from them, Land
compelled them to abandon the fortl-
fed camp at Karuckdora. A single
Turkish battalion, defending Great
Yagni, was cut TO pieces or captured,
after two hours obstinate defence,
which gave the Turks an opportunity
10 prepare for the next assault.
Up 10 this point all accounts agree,
but regarding subsequent events they
are very conflicting. 4 Turkish off.
cial dispatch says "a great battle en-.
sued, lasting thirteen hours; repeated
Russian attacks were repulscd, with
heavy loss" A Russian bulletin from
Grand Duke Nicholas's headquarters,
at Karagal, dated 4ih, Gays: "After the
capture of Great Yagni 1t was found
that Little Yagni was so strongly forli-
fed that an attempt TO assault was con-
sidered premature. After thirteen bat
falions, sent from the Turks 10 rein.
force Mukhtar Pasha, had been re-
pulsed, our troops fortified themselves
in the positions they occupied. Our
loss Tuesday was 3,069 killed and
wounded the enemy's loss not less
we captured 200 men," Evidently the
Turkish account, as TO repeated attacks
after the capture Of the first Turkish
position, is correct, otherwise there
could not have been 6,000 men killed
and wounded. The 200 captured by
the Russians were probably the
remnant Of the garrison OF Great Yag-
nj. The Russians also attacked the
center at kiseiltepe, but were repulsed.
simultaneously Russian force moving
from the direction Of Ami, endeavorGd
to turn the Turkish right and get be-
tween Mukhtar Pasha aud kars. This
is the movement referred to by the
Daily News's correspondent In a spe.
cial dispatch ftOm Karagal, Wcdnes-
day, in which he says hopes are enter
tained OF the cutting off OF Mukhtar
Pasha from Kars. Ofthis affair Turk.
ish bulletin says, AFTER five hours fight.
ing, a Russian force consisting of6 bat
tslons OF infantry and regiment Of
cavalry, we're driven back and pur-
sued to the banks o. the Arpachi." A
Russian bulletin says the movement!
was effected on the Turkish right flank,
and q Turkish attack next day was
brilliantly repulsed, aud the enemy
driven as lar As the outer line OF their
camp. The Russian loss here was 800
killed and wounded. From these con-
flicling reports it is quite evident that
the Iodgmrnt effected by the Russians
was not OF any importance, since sub
sCqueEt assault by the Turks only re-
suited in the latter being driven to the
outer line of their camp. The loss was
insignificant. Finally, the Turkish
bulletin concludes: awe have gained
a brilliant victory, and Inflicted loss
Of over 5000 on the enemy" The
Russian bulletin concludes: "To.day,
Thursday, our right flank will with
draw from positions occupied by them
on Tuesday"
LONDON, Oct 5.-The Turks esti.
mate the Russian force engaged against
them at thirly.five battalions of IN.
fantry and nine regiments of cavalry.
They say Little Yagni was assaulted
five time, aud taken and retaken.
Emperor William Advises the Turks
to Practice Humanity.
| LoSDoN, Oct. 5.--The Daily NeWs's