, 1877-05-28

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ANouoH ROAD bnRl1ooRAr1tiCALt1:
LoNnnN. MAY 17.-ons ot tae ocat tosds IN nh'o
Minor runs from l'atoum along INC Iatet tootas4
through hrttin 10 o!ti' and tneaee 70 haFuak' tac
road crosses the stvef aoont nt1 nles hoftncassoi
bcEH1hTck, anu fo!loHE INC tributary oi tho shnH~
10 iottonm' snatulne tne notae.n en's.ne " .ao
csn kuphrates. Thence II runs through as"Ampy
salloy, south Of which lies EFSesoum.
1ilE IArohfAncE or THIS ROAD
cannot be ovcFrated. II II the bcst and shoftcft
line OF communication between Erzesoum Ano toe
eca"eoast The object OF tho Ruasiaa a1taeK on
batoum ss Thought TO b lese 70 oota4n possesson
OF Inc to~n nc saan 70 control tnls foaa. Aha eot
OH communication Win hszetonm' taeJ ua.o
sueeceoeo' sno pushea shelf aasauee s'scaoJ "
Atsna'
hoR8 OF TIE SAME Riap'
From Afdshan enc road runs son1o"afo 70 hefs.
ano'nes 70 nraannascns "Hc1e u psAneuea "ent
Artsta' ana sonsa 70 iaSaaScf2 ana olt' 'na!u
foaa lesas from nfasnsn n,. w u. aS1us' n ,, aIe
en"1ll3 Slo"n'aias :" ott a." nhtuc*' ~" .ue'
retreat from Afoahan tho ia'ks usoo tne tooo"
soaulns "eht"asu ano sou'n"eet"Aso' Pa'' e"s.p.
us n.uaanuo. -. ~. "Iu post aoss n
..o"h'aha ~ olt.' uHp"tenss sese'sa ua.ns .s
~. ~. s"as va , 49, r,,p .esS s.aas
Kan 10 Erzcrouni. whtcn divides ellort distance
from KoTs, the branches running nearly parallel.
s"e ,'t. o. snf'"sa y, Pas IN r @ .h .o,,hn
through Dcl!musn and across q similar pa.s to
junction With tho northern branch A. Chosassan,
~ ~. 80. - r.o..... tr... !, h..rrh.. ,orth.
..st .sttt, Id. ,n,I With
1etsehevan.
4 MORN IMPORTANT ROAD
from Ertvan ia tho Highway lending vta Atnf5eh
across tho Perelan frontier to Uurtlan Bulumursa,
and Daynzid. This road was used BY tho I1utstsns
la their advance upon nayaxad. Tho Ertran column
bod ut last secountA reached Jsranos.
TIE PLAN or TIE RUSSIAN ADvArCn
IN thus c1sar. Thu cept.s of tho As,attc a,my.
under Gen. Meltkoh, Is tstfsnetcd 1t 80. 600 mcu
nnd $40 cannon: tho rtrbt wing, OF nion corps
nnder Gen. ok1oIiio. numbers IL, COO men and lao
gnns; tho loft wing, or Erlran corps. under Con
Tcrcukado0, Go. GOO men and 15g guns
ruH TURKS
have about "a. o,oo n,on in ths netrhborhoot Of
Frzcronr. and about 10, 600 at Ka,s. II Ia i'm.
poss!h1o to c1yo a reliable account of tho number
ri rnne. aa thoso .cnt from constsntinop]e NAV
bo sttll At Trebizond or on thn road.
Att, .tora
,ra,cot4 That thu nn,s,oos ,ntrnd IN attnct
Moukbtar's nos,tion tY Two 0ank movements, ono
fror, thc Ina ri 4 r. Yin and 4sdanuBsrb and TIM
other from DayoxId. Tho Turks arc already fort!-
fyInr ErzInr. in nntlcIpasio,Aeof being forced to
loayc Eszceoum.
REVOLT IN TIE CAUCASUS
can he productive onlv Of petty apuoyaneo. In
yInw Of tho precautions adoted and tho advance of
tho RuAaan army, which il closely followed BY
another army o! civil fupct1ounres, 10 that by the
time that tho Isusstau commanders get 10 Erze.
viii be
4 RUSSIAN PROVINCE.
Tho Districts Of StusnzeI, Dayazld, and Dyndinu
are alrcady under Russian administration. That
Erzcroun will be permanently occupied IN the con.
ycton openly expressed in authoritative circles Ia
TIhts.