The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-11
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
The Russians Acknowledge the Loss of
Fi0y-TwO Thousand Men mp TO Date
The Ruasfau Grain Crop Unsatisfhe-


Finy-TwO Thousand Men mp TO Date
The Russiau Grain Crop UnsafIsfhe-
tory
A Berlin dispatch says that the
Russians officially acknowledge the loss
of fiftv-two thousand men up TO the
twenty-seyenth of September. The same
dispatch saws that the Russian grain
harvest is disappointing both in quality
and quantity. The wet weather IN Au-
gust is assigned as the cause of the short
yield.
Further particulars of the battle before
Kars make it evident that the Russians
assaulted the Turkish positions along
the whole line, and were repulsed with
heavy loss. The main action was fought
Oh Tuesday. The Turkish line extended
from the Great and Little Yagni to the
fortified hills on the Kurskada plains as
! far as Ami, on the ATpaChai river, with
the center advanced toward the river
and resting on Kizil-TePe. The Rus
slams, reinforced by new troops and those
lately employed against the Caucasian
insurgents, began the batUle at daybreak
On Tuesday by an assault on the Great
Yagui. the extreme on twOTks Of Mukhtar
Pasha's fortifcatiOns, twelve miles east
from Kars. Tue Turks seem to have
been taken by surprise. A single Turk
ish battalion, defending the Great Yagni,
was cut to pieces or captured with the post
after two hours obstinate defence, which
gave the Turks an opportunity 10 prepare
for the next assault. Up TO this point
all accounts agree, but regarding sub
sequent events they are very conflicting.
The Turkish Official dispatch says: "A
great battle ensued, lasting thirteen
hours Repeated Russian attacks we're
repuIsed with heavy loss
A Russian bulletin from Grand Duke
Nicholas's headquarters at karaJdl,
dated fourth instant, says: After the
CAPTURE of Great Yagni it was found
/ that Little Yagni was so strOnEtlXsf sfOrti-
| fed that the attempt 10 assault Was con-
| sidered premature. After thirteen bat
/ talions. sent from the Turks to reinforce
/ Nuhktar Pasha, bad been Tepulssd, our
! troops fortified themselves in the posi-
! tiOns occupied. Our loss Tuesday was
! three thousand and sixty nine killed and
wounded. The enemy's loss was not
! less. We captured two hundred men,"
/ The Turkish account as 10 repeated
/ attacks alter the capture Of the first Turk
/ ism position seems correct, otherwise
/ there could not have been six thousand
/ killed aud wounded. The two hundred
captured by the Russians were probably
. the remnant IF the garrison of Great
/ Yagni.- The Russians also attacked the
center, at Kisiltrez, but we're repulsed
/ simultaneously the Russian force, moving
frou1 the direction of Ami, endeayored "a
d, turn the Turkish right and get between
1 Mukhtar Pssha End Ksrs. This move
me7t il referred 10 by a correspondent
saying: HOPES are entertained OF cutting
of Mukhtsr Pashs fre m Kars'
OF lbis affair the Turkish bulletin
say that after five hours fighting th,
Russian 'orce, of six battalions Of infantr,
and two regiments cavalry. was driver
back and pursued to the banks of IN,
ATpachai.
The Russian bulletin Saws: a lodge
ment was effected on the Turkish Il h
flank, and the Turkish attack on tn