Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-19
DEFEAT OF NIUHKTAR.
Russian Perseverance, and Pluck at Last
Meets suCosss-Muhktar Pasha Driven
lntO KarS, and a Large Portion Of bic
ARu,v esnIursd

Army Captured.
LONDON, Oct. ia New correspond.
ent with the Russian headquarters In
Asia, teegTaphs from karajal, en- Monday
morning: Gen. LaZarOd, who, with y
battllions Of infantry and 80 guns, was re-
Gently dispatched or q turning movement
from here behind the Aladia to AvOlis
hill and NenlnkO, telegTaphe1 last night
from Baseardjik, begging tor assistance,
as MuhktaT Pdsha was before MIN with q
superior fOIcl. TheTeupon, this morning,
our troops began an attack on the Turk
ish position, and after cannOnadiug on our
left with the Aladj ia batteries, we made q
serious assault on Avo.is hill and redoubt.
At noon the Caucasian grcnadiers, under
Gen. F!ermann, sto:med the hill aud re-.
doubt, capturing three krup2 guns. The
EZnhoy regiment occupied Aladja-Dagh,
capturing the Turkish camp. The enemy
retired IN disorder Ia three directions, be-
ing cut uf in the rear from Kars. The
pursuit was sharp everywhere, and will
be continued tomorrow. No news has
yet been received from Gen. LazaroG."
LONDON, oct. lI-AccUrding to Russian
official tulIetins, not only was Muhktar
Pasha decisively defeated Monday, but
the Turkish army utterly destroyeI as a
lighting intcger. A 5 made out from these
dispatches, the following was the position
OF the forces and the course Of the action:
The Russians occupied positions as de.
scribed in dispatch OF the 18th inst, on
1agni Hills, Sarbat0n and keZil Tepe, eX.
cept that the Turks retained Little Iagni,
which Is southeast Of Great Yagni. On
the l4th inst, therefore, the Turkish left
rested on Little iagni, the center on Ayo.
lie or Ola Tepe, aud the right on Aladja
Dagh, where three divisions were strong.
ly fortified. Ola Tepe is a spur or hill be.
tween lagni and Aladja, about fifteen
miles east by south from Kars.
Besides these positions the Turks
such as Orlok and NeZinkoi, in the rear Of
the lire for tue protection Of their army
aud kGrs from a flank attack. On Sunday
the Russian LETT having been extended to
the banks OF tue ArOpachi, beyond Ami, a
division under GeIeral sagarOf moved
south Of Aladja Dagh, drove the Turks
from Orlok upon Nisink0i and kars, and
occupied Orl0S, thus completely turning
Muhktar's rignt. On the morning ef Mon.
day, the 18th, heavy caun onade WAS dl.
rected against Olga Tepe, which was the
Key tO rurkish positions. In the after.
noon, General HeynmaGn, With 1000 in
ianify, carried Olga Tepe by assault, cut
ting iue TUrki,h army In twl. The center
and let wing. under Muhktsr pasha him.
self, reirealed UoG Ear,, pursued by
Gen. Et Lmauu. and Earrassed in hanks
hy Gshc!L. LaZafcG, 'Ut succeeded in
gaining the cover @! the iJrtitcations o.!
kGrs, ate. a car u. rnui, during which
le .o.: :rea. number Oi killed and
wound 1t. Sc, eral III usaud prisoners and
four g"n-. Tue three divisions consutut.
ing tue furkisG iish: uad in the meantime
been surrounded, attacked aud driven
from tAci; fortified camp with great loss.
Finally. at o'clock Monday might, the
remnant OF this portion 0! MUka;ar's army
surrendered with ,nirty-iwJ guns and Il
grea: q2anti.y oi material Anon. tue
persons captured are several Pashas.
MuEa:d. pasaa Is IN Kars. Russian lysscs
are s!G.Gt 80 tc relatively s..g.: