New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-20
- F1sIIL0Ns ATTAoKEn.

TIE IvTRryCutD CA,ip ATTACHED oy fHr -Asr
AND WEST siDEs-CuAHAcIER or ru- WORKS
AsstuED.
The attack on Kars was made 40 the in
treucled camp plain south Of the city. This nco-
ure b, about one ard to-thir!s miles long and one ms
wide The incidents OF the assault may be c.as,. %
follows:
l. General IazaroE With the Forfeit Delian.4itl.td
Fort Hlfz Ptsha THIS fort IL az the -ouflcasferu 1u
OF the ntrenchec camp and the strongest but ofa ma
works 70 close. the wais being pierced onJ bf ono
- toward the town. The whole structure q. surrounded
d. deep trench ana protected on tlc southeast by n
oren outw0rk called EclaI There s MAGAZINE Orb ths
fo-f Genera, IazafoT carried this position by assault.
and then directed hs troops against Fort Kara Dagl.
or Htra-D1Il. which they carried Dr. DAY.
Hight on sunday morn.rr. Tie k3ra-Dash, or Black
Mountain is the key 90 Tie whole sy-teu ~ dr'enrfsi
it. de'ruccs command nearly al he other forthca-
tons. ia three forts are named Forts kIrt-
Da.h Arab and K3tak. Fort Kari-Dagh, which
Tlltrof assaiicd after capturing Fort Hank pashl,
mounts forty Suns and IL about Eve furlouss om Fort
Arab. IL commands Tue road entering the ely
from AexanIropo ana its procession by ths
Russians gave them at once command of tho
utreurhei camp n wen 1rm f10tlo.t ou the Black
mountain Tie loss here must have been very heavy,
the attacking force being no great dis .inta-e. AMI
exposed to whitening hrr. TIE capture ~ .If- haNs
P,ua, and kiih D -i, gave General Llzlroi tn' eisS
3 Ataboat thrcc miles from the first position attacked
81 the head of te ,-co@ Grrnidrr- al ytnc.i asiuss
Fort K4ul. This position which Is 40 tle Western anglo
OF tile Enclosure, consists n clos.d ilnrtf9
and Two advanced rcdul1-s projected bf deep rrk-
heWu trench aud raFrrse-. l contains powder uael-
zine Here Count Grabbe fe dead pierced by ualcthus
the attack maintained vigorously, and after tNu alt
half hours nEhtng Captain kFadnffhi entered tlH r-
Doubt Tho TURKS continued to rfsl,f and if was nOt
until sunday morning chat tue Russians hnt fu cDuffal
Of tAC tOlt The ali crut works at once fell into th X
bands aud tine first line OK defence was ilrctrcyahlg
broken.
g. The attack on Fort suwa-r which r. about aut
q half miles For llalz flshI formed para Oi ts
operations tle western angle - tlc Enclosure Ins
road leading froin Erzmm into tne town.
II contains small magazine 1ud u prusec cu hf cartl-
works which cover tho approaches VI tie Efzo-
A. The fan Of the citadel followed the suc-
cess attained in the preceding attacks. Tat
structure is built 81 BRICK, contains tNO small
towers and powder magazine.
D. Fort hucHss. Che north, was also Included n
tile assault, blt probably attacked only VITA TO
yIev OF dyegtilg troops from other p.rfs TINS por-
ton Is ON tie north side Of the river. and fllY four
miles from Fort hari-DIgh. IT, defrncc- income
plctc. and II Il attacked With VISOR u l-ust have
fallen.
s. The Arab Faba or Fort which The last % fan.
built the summit 0f Tue ki-l-Da-n, aut s OBJ. most
elevated VI ai the works defending tle city l. s sur
rounded Jy gscs clean slope outward, ala tcd f1r
artillery and gg,aetry defence. r. Gag tu-e lacgt
table after tAe fail OF ti4c other POSITIONS.
! =. Fort Icuakmtra 4, asout f.rtr miles fnM fnrt
MIehl,. Tie garrison evidently l. fr.u. 10 q nlI z
Tue other positions DAD ttt cue UI lIlds. 10 lUt
WIthin the area OF tie main attack.