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FOREIC N EW S .
Per City of Sydney, Oct, 18th.

Our latest war kilograms are to October 9th.-Iu
Armenia, heavy fighting has taken place, since ouI
last published reports. Following 10 a telegraphiC
summary of the recent events of the Armenian
campaign -
Erxeroum, Thursday, September 27.-Twenty.
two thousand Russians have arrived opposite Mukh.
tar Pasha's centre, and a battle is imminent.
The great battle before Kars is telegraphed, az
follows
Constantinople, October 2.-Mukhtar Pasha tele.
graphs that eight Russian battalions, with cavalry
and artillery, attacked his rear guard at Neekjonin,
on Monday. The Russians, after five hours fight.
ing were repulsed, with the loss of 400 killed. Four
battalions of Russian infantry, and three regiments
of cavalry, who at the same time attempted to create
q diversion by attacking the Turkish right, were
also repulsed.
The Sultan has conferred the title of GhaEior Con-
querOr on Osman Pasha and Mukhtar Pasha.
Constantinople, October 4.-Mukhtar Pasha te-
legraphs q long account Of Wednesdays battle,
which appears to have been indecisive. He says
his oQtposts withdrew from Great Kamlar, which
is probably the position the capture of which by
General Melikof was described in the dispatch from
Karajal yesterday. The Russian attacks on Little
Kamlar and KiZiltepe were unsuccessful. On the
right the Turks being threatened by six battaIions,
assumed the offensive. They stormed Gladdi Gagh,
and after five hours fighting pursued the Russians
to Arpetcohi. Night stopped the conflict. Both
sides maintained their positions. Mukhtar Pasha
estimates the Russian loss at 900 Turkish loss I'M
known. Taslle Pasha was wounded. There was
no fighting on Thursday, except near Karajal, Of
which the dispatch gives no details. The rumor
that two Russian Generals were killed is unfounded.
The Port, in a dispatch to its Representatives
abroad. claims that Mukhtar Pasha gained an
overwhelming victory.
The Russians officially acknowledge q loss Of 81 1000
men up to S September 9th.
London, October 5th.-Further particulars Of
the battle before Kars make it evident that the Rus
SLAMS assaulted the Turkish positions along the
whole line, and were repulsed with heavy loss.
The main action was fought on Tuesday. The
Turkish line extended from Great and Little Yagui,
two fortified hills in the Kuniskada plain, as far as
Ami on the Arpactal river, with the centre advanced
toward the river and resting on Kiziltepe. The
Russians, reinforced by new troops and those lately
employed against the Caucasian Insurgents, began
the battle at daybreak Tuesday by an assault on
Great Yagui, the extreme outbreak Of Muhktar
Pasha's Notifications, twelve miles due east Of Kars.
The Turks seem to have been taken by surprise.
A single Turkish battalion defending the great
Yaaui was cut to pieces or captured with the post,
after two hours of obstinate defense, which gave the
Turkish general an opportunity to prepare for the next
assault. Up to this point all accounts agree, but
regarding subsequent events they are very con-
hicting.
A Turkish official despatch says A great battle
ensued, lasting thirteen hours. Repeated Russian
attacks were repulsed with heavy loss.
A Russian bulletin from Grand Duke Michael's
headquarters at Karajal, dated the 4th, says: After
the capture Of Great Yagui it was found that Little
Yagui was so strongly fortified that an attempt to
assault it was considered premature. After tbir-
IlullOn ECAb llOHl a. Nh " ItlulOICG
Mukhtar Pasha, had been repulsed, our troops for
tilted themselves in the position they occupied.
Our loss on Tuesday was 5000 killed and wound
ed. The enemy's losses are not less. We captured
two hundred men. The Turkish account, as to the
repeated attacks Of the Russians after the capture
OF the 6rst Turkish position, seems correct, other
wise there would not have been 5000 killed and
wounded. The 200 captured by the Russians were
probably the remnant Of the garrison Of Great va
gui. The Russians also attacked the center al
Kiziltepe, but were repulsed.
simultaneously a Russian force, moving from
the direction OF Ami. endeavored to turn the Turk
ish right. and get between Mukhtar Pasha and
Kars. This is the movement referred TO by the
correspondent, who says hopes are entertained OF
cutting of Mukhtar Pasha from Kars.
OF this AFFAIR a Turkish bulletin says: After 1--WE
hours Sighting a Russian force of six battalions Of
infantry and two regiments Of cavalry were driven
back and pursued to the banks Of the Arpactai.
London. Oct. "a Russian estimate places
Mukhtar Pasba's loso on the I'd and Sd at 5000.
While the Russians are engaged with Mukhtar
Pasha's victorious troops on their front, the insur-
rection OF The Mussulmans Of Daghestan still gives
them trouble on their rear, as appears from the
following kilograms:
London, Oct. 3.-The action Of the Russian ar
mics in Asia is explained by an official despatch
from st. Petersburg announcing that an lnsurrec-
ton had started in the central districts Of Daghes-
tan, about Sept. 18th. and bad gradually spread
until all central and southern Dagbestan. includ-
ing the coast districts. were involved. On the 23d
and oath the Russians were attacked by the main
body Of the insurgents, 6.000 strong, and defeated
and dispersed them. 1t is now believed the incur
rection will not give any further trouble.
Turning to the European battle-ground, our tele-
graphic intelligence from the seat Of war on the Da-
nube is so unanimously supplied by our California
files, that we are at a loss how to curtail 1t, without
emitting important events. Following is a summary
of the war news from European Turkey:
NEW YoRK, Sept. pa special from London
says A correspondent at Constantinople telegraphs
that q rumor is prevalent in that city that Sulimen