The New York herald., 1877-09-08
THE WAR.
Reported Russian Defeat
in Armenia.
ONLY TEN AGAINST ONE.
Detailed Account of the Capture Of
LOvatz by the Russians.
STORMING THE HEIGHTS
Capture of the Turkish Redoubt at
the Bayonet's Point.
RETREAT TOWARD PLEVNA.
Bokhara Threatens to AVenge
KhiVa.
Capture of the Turkish Redoubt at
the Bayonet's Point.
RETREAT TOWARD PLEVNA.
Bokhara Threa tens to AVenge
KhiVa.
ley CABLE TO THE HERALD

Erzeroum, September 4, says that the battle
of Kiziltepe, which resulted in the Russians
being completely driven from their position
at Kedalar, cost the Turks 43O in killed and
1,40O in wounded. Kiziltepe Hill, which
was held by five battalions of Russian in
fantry, the remainder having withdrawn to
Kardeck on the 23d of August, was attacked
ut two o'clock on the morning of August "a
by two divisions under Ali Pacha and
Mahomed Bey. They were both wounded.
ONLY TEN TO ONE.
''The Russians, outnumbered by ten to
one, fought bravely, but were driven of
from their main camp. They came up
lbout nine o'clock and made three unsuc-
:essful attempts to carry the hill by storm.
These were most gallantly repulsed by the
Turks, who finally remained masters Of the
field, and have now strongly intrenched
Kiziltepe hill"
SERIOUS TROUBLE FOR RUSSIA.
The st. Petersburg Gdzette's Tashkent cor
respondent writes that the Emir Of Bokhara,
considering that Russia by attacking Tur-
key threatens the whole Mohammedan world,
has placed his army on q war footing.
Russia has advised him to disarm. In the
event of his refusal Russia will attack
Bokhara, and hopes to defeat the Emir in q
few weeks
AFTER LOvATz WAS TAKEN.
A special correspondent telegraphs from
Poredin under date of September 5:-'I
arrived here last night from Lovatz. When
I left heavy force of Turks were on the
hill on the northwest of Lovatz and artillery
and infantry firing was going on. The
Turks may have reinforcements sent from
Plevna, which arrived too late, or Osran
Pacha may be sending troops to keep open
the line Of retreat to Sophia. l had to pass
within cannon shot of the left wing of the
Turkish force in order to get through to
Poredn.
THE DEADLY BAsHI-BAzoUKs.
GAIL messengers between here and Lovatz
were accompanied by an escort Of cavalry,
as bashi-bazouks were in the intervening
country. Prince Charles, of Roumania, is
Ill
facing Plevna. There are two divisions Of
Roumanian troops here. The Turks showed
themselves yesterday afternoon, but retired
into their works before Plevna without do
ing anything. We are expecting the close
of the Plevna business very soon, and a
Turkish Sedan as the result"
NEARER TO PLEvNA.
The Imperial headquarters have moved
from Gorny Studen, thlrty-eight miles from
Plevna, to Bulgareni. only twenty-five miles
from the objective point, and all APP
parently is prepared for crushing attack
on Osman Pacha's main army. But there
may be other reasons not so favorable TO the
Russians for the headquarters Of the Gear
being transferred from the vicinity of Bjela
to the valley of the Osma. A report comes
from Constantinople that the army of Me-
hemet Ali has been secretly making flank
march to the north, and it is now said that
the action reported at Kadikoi was fought
by the main army and not by the garrison
Of Rustchuk.
STARTLING THEORY.
Mehemet Ali is said to have changed his
base of operations from Eski Djuna and
Osman Bazaar to Rustchuk, pushed back
some weak Russian forces over the Lom
md established his advance guard at Obir-
teni, on the road from Rustchuk to Bjela,
eight miles from the latter place. If this
intelligence is true it announces most i'm
portant and mastery movement on the part
of Mehemet Ali. 1t would appear how
ever, that this report should be accepted
with caution.
THE FALL OF LovATz.
'Lovatz is in the centre of an amphi-
theatre" resumes the correspondent quoted
above, ''about three-quarters Of mile
In diameter at the bottom, and ten miles
at the top, which is formed by the
crests OF the encircng hills which rise 10 cleva-
hon OF about GOO feet and arc easy OF ascent.