Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-06
SHARP Fighting in Asia Minor.
ACCOUNTS FROM RUSSIAN AND TURKISH

SOURCES
A Russ an bulletin from Grand Duke Mich
olas headquarters at Karaj al, dated 4 h inst,
says: IAN r the capture OF Great Nagni it
was found that Little Yagni was so strongly
fortified that an attempt 10 assault IL was
considered premature. After thirteen b Al
talions sent from the Turks TO reinforce
Moushtar Pashs had been repulsed. our
troops fortified themselves in the positions
they occupied. Our loss on Tuesday was
8 069 killed aud woundei. The eaemy's
loses were not less. We captured tao hun
drcd men,
Evidently the Turkish accounts Of repea.ei
attacks after the capture OF the first IA rkish
position is correct, Otherwise there could not
nave been 5000 men killed and wounded.
The two huudrCi captured by the Russians
W re proba bly, the remnant OF The gArrls IN OF
Great Iagni. The Russians also attacked
the center at Kiziltepe, but We're repulsed.
sim ultanously Russian force moving from
The direction OF Ami endeavorei TO turn the
Turk ish right aud Set between Moukltar
Pasha and kals. Tnis is the movement re.
TERED 10 by the London Duly NetcS' core
srondent In a special dispatch from Karaial,
Wednesday, IN which he says; Hopes are en-
ter'ened OF cutting OF Monkhtar Pasha
from karS.' OF this affair a rarkish bulletin
says: "After five hours ngnting Russian
force, consisting OF six oatlalions Of infantry
and Two regiments OF cavalry, were driven
back aud pursued the banks of The Ana.
chat"
A Russian b1lletn says: "a Judgment
was effected on the Turkish right hank, aud
| q TURKISH attack on the next day, WCines-
day, was brilliantly repGis"d aud the enemy
driven as far as the outer line OF their camp
The Russian loss here was $40 killed aud
wounded" From these conflicting state
ments II l. quite appa rent that the 10 igment
effected by Inc Russians was not of any i'm.
portance, since a subsequent assault by the
Turks only resulted in the latter being driven
10 the outer line OF their camp. Tue loss YVES
also Insignificant. Finally, the Turkish bull
!etin concludes: I'VE have gained brill
liant victory, and inflicted a loss OF over s., }
on the enemy" The Russian bulletin cor
cludes: To day, Thursday, our right flank
will Withdraw from the positions occupied
by them on Tuesday on account of the diIfi-
Guilty in obtaining a supply of water"
The Turks estimate the Russian force en-
gagged against their left at IS b1ttalionS OF in-
fantry and regiments of cavalry. Taey say
Little fsgni was assaulted five times, and
taken and retaken. The movement against
the Turkish right flank was so near sue eel
ing that Mouktar Pashas communicative
with kars at one time were actually inter
cepted. Eventually the repulse was COM
plete along the whole line, aud the Turks re-
manned in possession of the field of battle
which was covered with Russian dead. The
Grand Duke Michael commanded in person.
Mukhtsr Pasba telegraphs that on TaurS-
day the Turks re-occupied the heights OF the
Great Nanilar (Yagni,) which had been
evacuated by the Russians during the night
Two Turkish columns are now attacking the
russians, who are concentrated on the
banks of the karstoai, opposite the Kablk
heights, whilst the Turkish cavalry f-Jm
SoubatSn and "A corps from Kill Tepe have
been sent TO threaten the communication OF
the Russians with their camp at Kinabel.
Fighting was proce ding when the telegram
was dispatched on Thursday, but Mukhtar
Pasha concludes as follows: "Wehave every
confidence in our success"
A telegram from Moscow states that INTEL
ligence has been received there that the Rus
slams repulse1 two attacks by Muknt ar PaSha
on Thursday with heavy loss.