, 1877-11-20

eHt says: ~ have reason to believe that tho
pence party III the Cabinet laa lately received
notable accc.sions, and that Owe Ministers are
now virtually committed to tic policy Of non-
Intervention.
Alfalfa DAGII.
DETAILS or THE ROur or NuKnTAH rAsHA BE-
FORE KANs-nEMARKAnt.E SKILL DISPLAYED
uY TIE RusstASs-A rsAHEsu EFFORT To Es-
CAFE MADE BY TURKISH DIVISION.
fbrrtstoodtnct 4Stlt Tark TrIbgne.
CoSsrAsr1aorLr, Oct. ef.-G1Iazi Mukhtar
Pas',a's defeat III front of KaFs Ia more co,n-
ptcte t,an wus at trst supposed. Ills brief MI.
nouncemcDt Of the battle, dated ou the 10Th
Inst, simply said that his centre had bcrn
pierced, and his right wing fa,l remained IN
A'aja Dagl,, while he himself lad been obliged
to take rctugeln kars. ~ am now,' llc plously
,ulis, 'cngaseu III taking the necessary measures,
and In praying to tho Almighty In regard to re-
ycngc upon the enemy" Tho scene of the bat
tle Is very brokcn country with ridge succeeds
tug ridge. earh more rocky and impractlcabtc
than tho other, aud hardly tree to te seca in
tho entire region. The Turkish right WING rest
cd upon Ala]a Dagh, which "a group of noun-
talus higher than tho others. inclosIng grassy
plateau within the circle Of its peaks Of rock.
The position was tmrrcguahlc, but It tlas the
disadvantage Of d lack OF roa.1s 10 the rear. II
tue Turkish centre could be- broken, tlc fate
OF the thirty battalons OIL Alaia was sealed be-
yord pcralvcnturc. Tho Ruesan plnn Of nttack
wak identical With that which failed In the battlc
of Oct. 2. The night Of the 14th un adventurous
division crossed t1,o Arpa Chat River nr,d seized
II position In The rear Of the Turkish centre, and
next tnurning (Oct. III, At daylight tho ,nniu
Russian attnck waa delivered upon Eylla rrpc,
Witch wns the key to ths whole 'rurkEsi, linz.
1fktt l.
1iuo IL tic uattic u tho "a inst. At thss sau,e
ttnu tremendous artillery tiro VIVA directed
Upon A!aja, IN order to kccp tlIe Turkteh right
wing lnsy. In the battle Of the 81. Mukltar
Ing column IN his rear while he reinforced lIs
tlIteatenesi centre. But his losses bad Gccn
very heavy, and his army was no longer equal
to It's work. L, only thrcc hours thu Kltssans
had carrie,! Eylta Tcpe. mud almost joined
Arpa CiAi. There was nothing for tue Turks
to .tu but 10 yet out Of thu wny. THIS WAS ac-
con,plisllcd wttl 1norc speed than dignity, aud
that night tho astonishcd CartttUh Of kars
found ilse!f once moro face to farc With tho
clrlny The division under l1agt l.eshd l'usl,a,
left III Alnla l)asfl, was entirely tsutatca aud
surrounded. With It was nl1. Or nearly a!l, the
Turkish cayalry, mud It Ind fhiEty-two pieces Of
artillery. Thc Russians could nut carry AIaya
nut ope,l communication viii. their Gcnera.ln-
Chief all! wcrc completely hafllcd. Ono Vi tho
cavalry Generals WIS Moosa pasha, whu was
educated In H. Russian military academy. aud
deserted to the Turkish service Ut thu begtntitng
Ut tbs war. This gentleman naturally frlt mis-
gfYtngs as to The result Of an interview With tho
Urand Duke Michael. aud urgently demanded
tirir way out. The rank md iile Of sne army
being morally certain tint the "Museoys
would kill them all II they surrendered. wero
willing enough to do 70, and then ensuGd an