The New York herald., 1877-10-14


my own ARABIA which carried my blankets.
aud bedding and the humble supply OF provisions
which had lad IN tor wces's campaigning through
tue desolated Districts IN which the war nov being
carried on had gwen tho driver instructions 70 70
s'rasnt to the village oi Kuzeevo and never doubt
eaay road which led there, rode on ahead through
the thick woods which fringe tho war, leaving on my
ieil the Turkish camp from which was separated BY
gentle depression n the plateau The whole country
In the negnoorhood OF this part OF tho river solitary
and uncuitivassd. aud night Was coming
l began 70 feel rather anxious about dinner
and shelter As J emerged from the wood two
asked them whether should have any difnculty IN
getting INTO the village OF Kuzejevo. which vas now
close al baud. They rapied that the "Moscov" was
ttere aud that the Russian outposts were only few
hundred yards IRON whore we stood | Inou2hs thss
TINS was strange ooasasrnS ma. me Russians bad
INST but assumed OF course that the soldiers knew
the whereabouts OF tue enemy in Their immediate
front aud so rode back. II dark before I
reached the hill and, as vas TOO ia:e 10
think Of obtaining admutancs 10 tie camp
there was nothing tor u but 10 ride down The
steep the village VI Soenik IA my bag aud
baggage had gone astfay and nowhere TO be
heard o. had to spend the night in an emp hopse
aud dine OIL biscuit which bought from = soldier.
WITH my saddccolh for u oed and my saddle for .
pillow slept tor lew wreched, Tea disturbed
hours and early next mornipg rode up 10 the camp,
found my ARABIA and the driver Installed close
TO the headquarters. The meeting between the ARA
might as we nave preached sense 70 the cart a The
man. He had done all Tor the best, and God wad u
Instead oil following the road ne
turn Oh BY the path winch led 10 the camp. What
more could lie sayf
On my arrival at the camp heard that the head.
quarters were about 10 move, and AZ passed the
Generals tent saw that his pair OF Russian horsos,
captured from the enemy Dy The Crcassans 10 raid
near Rnstchuk we're Standing ready 10 b. hitchsd 70
hts carriage. The tents Of the British and French
military attaches were Ueng struck and the Political
Comm in It's boots and breeches ready Tor
start Where were they all going That was the ques'
ton, but II was uot question 10 wDicn correspon-
rnn l.nn nj Nao hnEV With
II couLci OF war with Nedjib. Fuad and Acnmed Eyouh
Pachas, and could not be approached The military
attaches looked sad when they asked their desti
nation, II tney would ike 10 toll but were afraid
to; anu for the Political Commission, which had
over and over agan told US that cofrcspondents were
expected, as rule, 10 be wherever The headquarters
were, II could only look down ~ It's patent leather
boots, smile, aad say that It aidn Know. BY and W,
however, " leaked out, from the Commandment.
chiefs own coacN man. Tor all know that the order
Of march was Tor Prince Hassan's camp on tho KirI-
chen heights over Sarna,uiar but ~ there Was no
Official lntlmaton to that effect issued To any
except the sacred circle whcn the General
among others, had no alternative but 10 oracr my
horse ana ana TO follow the wake OF tho head.
quar,ers stan. keeping them well In BignI
!. cannot % have been pleasant 70 the Com
u caravan o rather disrepuiubls iook-
ing carts following close behind his aiaesde-camp,
anu sticking To hs retnue Ike grim DEATH but sup.
pose reco nzed the delcacy OF the situation and
bore 1t like When tue Chci and tis stun had
passed through tho villages OF kostautcna and SAdinA
Il became apparent that their destination really
the camp on the sarnasunsr heights, and NJ Il vas
drawlbg toward evening l turned OH with one oil
colleagues to tue village OF ketchier, where we
spent the night 1t we'll did SO, for wo alter.
heard that the whole oil the headquarters, Gen.
eral and all, got lost among tho woods on the heights
and had to blow bugles signals Of distress. was
informed that the immediate cause Of MeheInet Airs
sudden Departure IRON the camp at kuzeljeyo the
terrible blundcr committed by Prince Hassap. COM
mander oil the Egyptian contingent III permitting the
Russians TO escape from PopkeuL General BAKER.
with usual energy ana foresight had ridden down
into the vaiiey and across tho river right up to the
Russian positions AT Popkeui In order 10 ascertain
whether there was q considerable iorce still there He
hn the whole OF tho Russian troops IN iuii retreat,
with long baggage train and fourteen heavy guns.
| The retreat was hasty one, the wnoio iorce
mixed up together IN confusion, and would have fallen
easy prey 10 small body ot Infantry with two hed
guns 5ut Prince Hassau could not see the necessity
OF employing infantry IN the pursuit and would only
consent 10 send cavalry saying positively that there
Russian Infantry lcft at PopkeuL S,iich pacha
aud Baker had poiutcd out to the gallant Prince that
| the Russians would scarcely leave fourteen heavy
guns 10 the projection OF cavalry alone but he would
could effect the capture. Oi when Baker went
forward with few squadrons OF cavalry, ne found
tuat there was an infantry guard Tor the guns and thas
Ae could do nothing near that Sailch ana Baker
actually cried with vexaton over tho aar an oppor.
tunny rarely gwen in had been lost forever by
the abjcct incapacity OF tho Prince. What Mehemes
All SAID 10 him Is unknown. Probably motives OF
policy aud etiquette forbade his saying mucn out the
opinion seems universal In the Turkish camp that II
faced troops were to 90 back TO varna Egypt tna
loss would not severe US It might SEEM even a
thus moment, when Turkey wants every man and
i every gun shO CAmpniRn.