, 1877-09-05

Turkish off taf kilograms II this campaign.
".'tt'iItar "a. In. rep r;ln: the cntaGc1nrnt of
fMri lighting tl.c tt1s! I'm arsmv was Tut III twt
AMI lce1 In disorder. pur4,,cd by him. In l,,int
ht TACT. the fight ln.:el tlkl.s irMrs. during
wh:,' t': cisl!t bat,al'ots 81 I,t1nss'+Iit,' III
afs1is bell their ground against Huki,tara Iiv.
tItn nf nantteen batlhIur.. an.i, tilt'uElt itry
It'll iaes IL t.tnilka:I t1,r f,itNin: .iavt 'hr
Turks never n:yan ell tru!n khaflA. Until the
27'a. w''tn, tic ltuas'ans e'te+t%! mus!
lI,atIn tn lvlyr. 11lH Turkitlr tirncsaI VI fnr
tailcst In 'I1h duly rs to l,vc N Frresl tu tf,r
t:'"nn'e'''ler.'ht1'ef thai, lsc vas tgn"'an! u
ttc route pnrauel BY Tci.ah:.>t.tT, u,ul ''lc
tilitrr. IN trlIcsiHE tile rartt*n' 'f i'tazfl lr
TIE iatc Ut Inrcc 81 sl."t''t his n"n "tze.
wi'hfn nne f"rtn|sht of liz tlnr he WV RI.
tstcsl AZ fleeing tr1nrc the rnrsl*f, igIt ~!''!.
viii hts army dcsnnrAiizrl Anl his guns
hurried. slu'ys ttlnt InfuAtl Ia.ha n,,'-t
have "rertatct t,nssncrntt!y his t,tr,r.s Il Kh'a
kllttsa s,nl Zc1ihan. 1 NH assured ltY MI En-
2l.i Een1le,IInu witu ncttrI,'a.t LlI+ Turkish
trt"'l's IN tHs nIurrlI that the mi, !.,ran
tnrpsct he saw hr Tic rt,aI Hrru tnne '!!eilnrr.
rrl iT kiI''t. from the l'irhi gt'n'tntnt %sJkstl
~ raj *cartEly credit iIc r.t.'tt that thr ~
'trtt tr"'n 'st''l:,i in,nG bnirs wao The ts'l'+c
ot the siuwnc-H ot tsiIaii's advance. Turning
AgaIh tu tue operations lIt llln r,ttI. ft.un ttIe
,tte ~ our le.IsshE ttI- caInp II Zcwin m HE
;atit"f jiI'c t." tnc nth M July, when t."ris
Mrltk'n iralc Il res t'nnus*ancc III ftttt uf our
catnt1 vt teztHEut, not nilnt was c1chahGeti bo
t*ch Muktir la*tias lnsrcs and the I;.Isslsil-.
The .'all dlslnt. lies "hiCh hay tf.At tic lstt
sta.Ie ltaye btett defeated all driven sulucs,isr
lf,"ut u MrIIi'l'a,z, Sara lsan,sn>I, ani t.ugt
Alt1lad. ltc utterly tlIsc. Wc not only did not
tu,II til'u' uiltuif. but VIC never ca,lc In sight
nf the ls":slans At tlos.. Ila es. The sympathy
ttat iii. nL'Iyatiy tcsis for tie Turks in their
Ea"ilt *ruEGt: III Armenia ts ,lru,ltnmt by tic
era2gn!pGI' and childish roiIret tftluta:I lu by
all rink regarding tIclr slieCcAsce. The with.
lra"al Vi ltuts!an Reconnaissance after tt4 t-
lcCt has !wcn 1uly effected il construed intu
great victory; fts Iusses are multiplied ly
tIundscds, and Tie enemy o;cnty vilitrl M
cowarsss and Eai ibar.an*. with aif this, s!ukf.-
tar t'a,l'n, and vary witciy iuo. neye, ventures
tUnrIHIse these fecrInu*satlres In tar It4t4h,
Declines absolutely u HE;r,l El+ army ly uttack.
fng, anl Is ualIc IL brin. iurwur,I .c iI,Ala,lve
0l opprtHhfu. or cruelty InAcihri ltt tl,r ttua.
kIns III this tuuntry. A@ t,I tefn.rs ii cruelty,
NAV Hl,.nti.n that on t,t 18th ul,- ,urtnc the
Reconnaissance Il, tt.e ~ent VI I'm: Jan3 Ia T.c.
tie C.-sl.H. Carrittl ttir i nn,ltin'r If luI>.
Ttc uwtct* cnnI;tai,ltn. to f.urfH aIe:iknT that
they "r,r t""ir lu.n a,,u woIht l,r ritdu,1 II he
ct.i>tatcll trtt gt"r1s, !I: aseli,ca thr,u that,
II ttlr cart. were }rlsute Property, tLry sltuuid
tn trl.sst'i AMI l!r immediately senl 4 Ixlrt-
''se'tf.snf tn tfm MuKlt IL in4tl,ra Into tr ruth
y! te,t tt"trrn., Alli, iii irnti4,n. tiGit II va.
tru". ar allowed thu tlen Il. taIc their drn4,s
] llk I" kars. nil ..Ia tIIik mt Vi cul!rir.s
! pr. !Irts ii like riy,i:ty u uHr l,u1t. ~ Muk.ar
inkka al tiscu rctutLs,l hunIc cattle capt,l1vu y
ltle patfVts,