The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-07-04

LoSpcS, June 2J--Reater's Tel.
egram Company has received the
f,lIo wing dispatch from Efzcroum:
AT er thu hattie Of Zsidekau. ON
J Ine lG. the Turks, having fallen
back u Dslib Iba, the Russians left
wing took possess sion Of the Delibaba
Pass a1d fortified IL. The Russians
right wing having retired somewhat,
Mlkhtar Pasha t~eisgraphed To Ba-
chill Pasha to bin bin with nine Of
the IL bailaIiions forming the Turk
ISL left wing Mukhtar Quilted bis
head quarters at Zswin. on The night
of June II. for Delibaba, TO take
command Of the Turkish right wing
ia perscn. On the following day be
received Inducements, which raised
Il e strength Of the right wing to 10
battallions, four cavalry regiments,
aud three batteries. The Russians
in the Delibaba Pass numbered 90.
900, with ave batteries. Several
ski mishes were fought on June 90.
On The 2lst Mnkhtar attacked the
pass. The fighting lasted frem Is
o'ci ck 10 the morning until s in tie
evening. The Russians were first
driven from their positions, but they
afterward reeaptured them aud al
tackled The Turkish positions on the
heis hts with charges OF infantry and
cavalry. The Turkish front gave
way for a short time, but afterward
charged the Russians and
drove them back. The Turks hen
opened a terrible artillery fire and
compelled the Russians to fail back
with heavy loss. The Turks ae-
knowledge a loss of 400 killed and
about the same number wounded. 1t
is reckoned the Russian losses were
at least double.
On The ed Mukhtar again fought
a severe battle. The Russian caval-
ry were placed in an i~ntrenehment to
act as infantry, but ultimately the
Turks drove them out and pursued
them, the Russians ~retreating in dis
order as far az Zeidekan.
The whole of the fighting lasted
80 hours. The Turkish loss accord
ing to the latest accounts was upward
of 1000, and the Russian much heay-
Ter. The Turkish head .quarters are
still at Zewin. where "a ba:taliOHs
and two bat cries are occupying an eX-
position, which is unassaila-
BILE in front. Ga the 22d 10000 Rus
began to advance against this
position. The main body Of the force
IS at Sarieamieh, Eve hours march
rom levin, and its advance guard
is at YenitOkoy. IL is very probable
hat a battle will be fought in this
llarter. The Turks await the as
,ault, and if it is not attempted they
will advance and endeavor 10 crush
his cops. Ismaii Pasha, Governor
If Erzeroum commands the centre
the absence of Mukltar Pas
IA. So far all attacks on kars have
Jeen repulsed with loss.
A Const ntinOple III a ca saws
he Turkish newspaper Bassirei IN
lounces the recapitulation Of the
Russians at Bayszid.
Dergish Pasba telegr~phs from
3atoum on June %: Eve have re-
pulsed several attacks of the Rus
Iians, and finally compelled them 70
vii hdraw their batteries and retreat
With the loss of 1900 killed and
Wounded. Darkness coming on We
;ould not bring up our artillery, and,
therefore, did not occupy the intreneh-
nents which the Russians abandon
ID, bat returned TO our former posi-
4 telegram from the Governor Of
rrebizond states that u frigste assist
d in the foregoing affair by BON
the intrenehments of the
Russians, and acknowledges that !
officers and 80 men were
LONDON, June . e-The Tmes'
from Erzeroum confirms the
eport hal Mukhtar Pasha was sue
essiul in the 6ghting of June 81.
The bombar1ment of Kars is very Sc
ere. and the garrison is suffering