, 1877-12-17


ERZEROUM,
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Tue d. INC 10 Town. may sa'. has been In state
OF Siege. The morning after dtspatcbinR MY
Icttc, was awakened ut laru by a f,trioua ran.
nonado In tic direction of tha nevt noxun. mi
or1n,Inr -o,,,,a ~ 1,,r., ,',,s.., , 49, 49,,
9'uc'lo9 1ounu my morse: pashca along tue
fefe'ah foaa uhll', rcachtog The crest OF the
hill, WAS cuablcu to Witness The fight,
From tho adyapccd redout,t Overlooking TIM
nlafn / could tco three .trono Ru.,,au ro1n,,,,.
~ ,t.ntr. .svsn",a .o.n, Asa's'su ~ su'u'na .''
VI !htah'sy aaYanclnQ' co'esca oY hcaYS aftlt"
lcry lire. Their gums, being OF larger calibEe
than our advanced 1eld.plcccs, made thcu,-
a,'r roaro ~. oan.se ,a,,'n, l"ur "s,o '.n Uas
w." w. M".tT, H' es"1' eu'".'". a's"'"8 ~
tho Saol-lchal stream, Which! howa at the
southern stopo OF tho Dovt Doyun, halted, and
commenced 10 den1ny: hnt tha n,lvnnrcf irlt,.
oaic whcn II hal rnt ,n,o In. iii nnt s,to,,,,,
-. ,s 49, -, ~. 49,, s' ~" ~"
W W a'eo!." she .'u' w. lalo oo"h ano "a'tca the
tarn OF cyents. willie tho other two columns,
command Of nurd Is1nai, pa.ha. md % ,i,c ,rte ,s
,.a.. ~. ~, 80. ',.."n, .'1 NV ~
sLas! s..|.s, eups ,,' nSna ine '"t.et o'surs
oI!saue WA ho'ul1k rocky cin1ttcncet Wh1ch
cMo,!111lahaeo M tno "hoIe lfnc. ecc'ng that tho
-. ~! y. tn!s ""uIl etao!e ttem 70 ehilaae Inc
tuF*!sh 1foMt, t!la RUSSIANS tnauu thu most
strenuous cIlarts 10 capture II. An Aasauiting
aolu.n w. IT, l9raneo: anu 'i!luor cover ot ~c'l;
Tue ascent. nut " q. N. II naa oenn dr!sols
DOCK tn complete disorder. The gallant Kus.
saans !osscs nan uGeD lnost sGvofc' Aha on eeo'
.hs seroou attaeK 4cselop ltsell ~ nfplicd 70
sFu1e tnet', lot Tue ScEtfa4 column, lhdlne that
tuo HANKS OF tha ottoman army were bciug
nanaiY M!,. pIesseo, Was sluWl! pMstnk iorwant.
~, sec,hE tne ulte e1ttehty 70 Wtlcn
~
ihseg mattaons n1lo w.. batteries to his leit'
insplfet! " tlu ssSht o. thtst fclntorrctnents,
, Mea1heu lah''as "lcn en!iantY lepaiaeu sac.
@ uore 'n liz a resrs ,' s ta 1a 'n "toss
nle US 'hlaatry torres on thr crest by two q
the new oattal'ont, 10 placed thu third. with
tne guns; on sahaIl eisyatlosl hahHltS hts own
necessary at al hazards to cheek tl!s attack,
ioF success oi its part Wouid cut oil tho troops
~ ths oiur]l bnghax dc1lle from tue 'naln army,
a'nl enable Tue kussla.s to advance vta lsit"
M .lita assault 4a.i been attempted and ;epai.el:
Wtih this the nussisns aptear to have drawn oH
il!eir , tofses' nu cnntc'lted IL themselves With
9sspp .2. " us axsStoFY q1s1y a 5s IN Hs Hs,
rasla (tae''. ho.lmani'} wns holding h;s o"n On
tbs right near the Fhlagu OF TeItalack. A
! neasy eanno'!aAc was oosng carried IN bot"ect!
@ n m1a ,e Mussan 1cst atS So'u "'s M snssa
ento Wae MI attack pressed homo. Tho gallant
old o!iircr-xhso nan'e has been 50 frequently
mentioned during tlI,s campaign as tse otganizer
u tile Fourth Army Corps, 10 the designer
Ut the works Ut batounl, knsa. and ErxaEuuIn+
| A. thu commander In tho fanHutnhry victory on
Inc ZeWln lJoux-Wna wounded III tile lrlt carly
IN tho dny, Ant, though suffering much fF,nl
loss Ut biooHt, hu mover lett tho held, but r.
nalncd on tho crest vi tic Dcy1 boYnn until ali
hops 1f savlnE tho day was gonc. when Eo drew
oil tia mel tn good order, cHtcrinE tho city
alnut midnight. Al about 80 p. IN. the guns
| with tue central Russian column, numbering,
should say. eight batsertcs.-l counted this nIm-
llcf, but there Itaay have bcen moru,-alvancc4,
accompanied by very strong cavalry division,
musterlnR fully l2,000 nun. The Turks, lying
hltll "Aile tho storm Ut shot and shell hurt1cl
OYER thclr heads, allowed the loTscIhen TO atl-
vance. until, scEcening tllclr own artillery
forco slleuccd, Nheu Atukntar PAsha 1t once or
dereu eight battafions tn advance and Irve tho
cavalry back. Fixing bayonetA ~ they dash over
The tntyenchncnts, aud with loud erica Ut SAL
lall, ul Allah," tic Usmanli infantry pour down
| tho HILL firing ns thyy 10, 1ncy arc met hy
stcattY fusttala from brigade Ut dts,Aounte4
I Dragons, which only urges them on, md soon
| tho TiIrka arc thousand yards
Irotn THUR lutrenrhmcnts, Gloss down
| On tho Village Of NabI.kul. un tho treat
| ali stood brcaihlcss. Tho cayalry weru tn tar
| too brukcn ground to act freely, and their al-
utilization src,ncd certain, for daahtpe down thu
| hill ut = ttan! gsiIop went two batteries
OF horse artillery to Aia In tho wslco,no
work OF pounding thu 3luscpylte horse, sud
| denly from either Hank Ut raylns running
down into tie Nab-Tclat stream, comes thc rG-
| yertpta.ions af !nfaniry fire. The basta,ions