The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-07
KaraaL and its I,efancacla,. ],

There is in military circles an idea that
the serious work Of the Russo Turkish
war will be done in Asia, where the Gar
is less likely.to enroiInsez European oppo.
sition, and where, when successful, he
can place himself in position to operate
advaptageously in the direction of the
PersiantGuif. With Persia and interme-
diate States In her grasp, Russia could,
by her railroad system, soon control the
trade with India, although England were
left in nndistarbed possession Of Alexan-
dfia and e slcz Canal. Thccalnpaign
in AsInsis scertainly in marked contrast
.yith The delays CT the Danube y thio
cream 0s the Otte:aan forces awaits ,he
coming of the Russians; and, whatever
passing interest attaches TO the Batounss
and Eukuni Kalehs, Turkish towas az
satiited by Russians or Russian towns
taken by Turks, the eye of Europe is
chiefly fixed upon Knrs, which occupies in
Iurteyi in Asia the hame relative position
that Shumin holds In European Turkey.
As Varna, Rustchuk and ShuinIa are tie
keys to Turkey in Europe, SO Treb;zond,
kars and Erzeronin may be said 10, be
those Of Turkey in Asia. The news SO
freely published by the press as to the fall
of Knrs enme time ago must have hnen q
matter of considerable amazement to
those acquainted with its position and
defonces. Fad such an event taken
place the c.lrspaign in Asia Minor would
have been divested of its greatest dilIicul.
ties; but q place that held out in 1862
for five monIns when defended by 1900
men anu 40 gens is not. likely To be taken
by assault or coup de main, especially
when garrisoned by more than double
that amount both of men and guns.
The Town of Kars itself is small, con-
tanning only about filbeeh thousand in-
nabitants. It is built upon the River
Karschi, and is surrounded by hills on all
sides a1cep ;tlle sou Nature has done
mich III stfeEg then ISaFs sisi tho way OF
defence s1f siIirF The slnys styI hen field ar
tistet % lttest 90 actfai1 nj stWenty-6se
hiiaiTS ISss is is, systteiIl f ftT hea-
tiong ge % az the past, and Yanban
aitat bis selo0I have 1isd d natural death.
Nes eisi - isFa a lei isndets BIZ works
at o. gSisti ii sc. aud this Is fiota bly The easo
wiz Iiss I'd Ct tent of 6artil-
works which coyer Cars is about ten
sqiS I'D hss6 haastly
occupy she eninenct.s which nature has
for its protaction. On the, east,
Is tffe mighty mill Of shc Karadagh which I
Overleoks every Other elrinence for miles.
whilst on theWeSt and north Kars Is shut 4
In by another range of hills called the
Tahinasp, Tho So III Is protected by the
river and a large aIltrenched camp. of
which wa sfialI sneak prcsea.ly. From
the Kafaslarh battery to the Tshmasn
batterg is d distance Of about fnur milga.
whilst fEonl The Taleir tabia. to tllo saIith.
eynmf,eD ii "a af The fent trenched cats,n
is about gsniieS.s 1T viii here Ia, nei,es-s !
saFy Is 81 siits isIss
the Turkish for fear gthWorkn or tsfield !,
work ind llat El.eae @ Eas. Z. I. q
built they we're named by the Turksa astef
various iavofike coninhiid defs. OF the
fortthcat tons eyected by Gen, Williams
those OF the Knradarh and tho TasrnasIi
are aIl that Sdnn Ii. klit these havo bsen
end 9hat IL OF ersst ,E:
portance, slIpplied with Kruip sY,lns.
The work bf tlls K a6h isloi,IIf8 forty
guns, and yeOlnunandgn oil the others. Il IA
!, red0ttnt ssiill Is 5sfB. and conniUni-
Gates, by ]. 0sesed ysnv. with Arab tabia.
q strong, Gloss red dosibs ip0n the north
ern spur of the Kayaiagh. Tho batteries
of the Tahmasp, which is III itself q
mameion ST. rounded hill, are omen retiarlg
communic with one another until
.ss1 north sy1, !. =.
the pel .s,ih 4 rhiosefl radanE q nf .Rfssak
strength. III, addition to these defSnces
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