Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-06
The Eastern War.

make It evident that the Russians assaulted the
Turkish positions along the whole Ilue, and
we're REFUSED with heavy losS. The success
gained on Tuesday in the capture OF the Great
yapri n;!!, claimed By the Russians and con-
csded By the Turks, did not compensate for the
failure at other p,ints Of the line, and the. pc
sitous carried have since been abandoned.
LATHE Earni, two fortified hills il the kuruk
lara Main, as far as Ami on the Arpachai river,
with the centre advanced toward the river and
resting on KiziItepe. The Russians, who bad
been reinforced both by new troops ard those
lately employed against the Cl1casslan lnSur
GEMS, commenced battle at dag break Tuesday
bv an assault on Great Yagni, which is the ex-
treme outyork Of Moukhtar Iasha's tortihca-
tons, about twelve miles due east from kars
Here the Turks seem 10 have been taken by
sunrise, as much as the Russians were when
NIoukhtar won Kiziltcpe from. and compelled
them to abandon their fortified camp at kuruk.
dara, 4 single Tul kish tattalion defending
Great Yagni was cut to pieces or captured,
after two hour obstinate detebcr, which gave
the Turks IN opportunity to prepare Tor the
next assault.
liviien,ly the Turkish account as to repeated
attacks after The capture OF the hrst Turkish
position Is correct, otherWiao there could not
have been six hundred Men killed and wound.
Ell. The two hundred captured by The Nus
SLAMS were probably tho remnant OF the garrison
Of Great Yagni. The Russians also attacked
the centre at kizltepe but were repulsed. Sim
ultancouslg Russian force moving from the
direction Of Aui endeavored 10 turn the Turkish
tight and get between Moukhtar Pasha and
ka1s This is The movement referred to By the
Daily News correspondent in special dispatch
from Kara jail on Wednesday, 10 which he says
Homes are entertained OF cutting 0tt Nloukhtar
Pasba from kars" Of this affair Turkish
bulletin says: "After i've hours fighting a
Russian force, consisting Of six battaliOns Of in
| tln1y ana Two regiments OF cavalry, were driven
back and pursued 10 the banks Of the Arpa-
chat.
A Russau bulletin says: "a Judgment was
effected on The Turkish right flank. and Turk
i,h attack on the nevt day Wednesday, was
brilliantly rcpulsed, aud the enemy driven q:
far as the outer line Of their camp. The Rus
sian loss here was 800 killed and wounded
From these conflicting statements il is quite
apparent that the Judgment effected by the
Rus,ians was not Of any Importance, slOce the
SUBSEQUENT assault by the Turks only resulted
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their camp. The loss was also Insignificant.
Finally the Turkish bulletin concludes: 1--WE
have gained brilliant victory, and lut!cted Il
loss Of over ) 900 on the enemy.
The Russian bulletin concludes 1T day
Thursday our right flank will Withdraw from
the POSITIONS occupied by them on Tuesday on
aceouot of the difficulty 10 obtaining supply
Ct water
{ A Turkish Official dispatch says:-"A great
battle has occurred, lasting thirteen hours. Re.
rcated Russian attacks were repulsed with
heavy los.
| \ Russian bulletin from Grand Duke Ncho'
las headquarters, at Karsja, dated the 18th 10.
| slant says AFTER the canture of Great Iag.
| ri it was found that Little Yagni was 90 strong.
~ fortified that an attempt to assault it was con
sidcred premature After thirteen battaions
sent from the Turks to reinforce hloukhtar
| Pasha had been repulsed our troops fortified
| themselves in the positions they occupied. Our
| loss on Tuesday was 5000 killed and wounded.
| The encmy'5 losses were not less We cap
| turcd 200 men.
The Turks estimate The Russian force en-
gagged against their left at thirty five battaon5
| of Infantry and nine regiments Of cavalry They
say Little Yagui was assaulted five times, and
| taken and retaken. The movement against the
| Turkish right flank was so near succeeding that
Moukhtar Pasha's communications with Kars
at one time were actually intercepted. Event.
ualIy the rrpusc was complete along the whole
line. and the Turks remained in possession Of
the field Of battle, which was covered with Rus.
sian dead. The Grand Duke Michael COM
manled in person.
NI3ukhtar Pash telegraphs that on Thursday
the Turks reoclupiel the heights Of the Great
Yanilar Yagni,) which had been evacuated BY
the Russians during the night. The Turkish
columns arc now attacking the Russians who
are concentrated on the bank Of the karstoyi,
opposite Kabak Heights, whilst the Turkish
cavalry from Soubatan and corps from kizl.
tepc have been sent to threaten the eommunica-
ton Of the Russians with the camp at klnabel.
The lighting vas proceeding when the telegram
was dispatched on Thursday but Moukhtar
Pasha concludes as follows I'VE have every
confidence 10 our success.
\ telegram from Moscow states that intel-
gcncc has been received there that the Rus
slams Tcpulsed two attacks by Nloukhtar Pasha
on Thursday with heavy loss.
\ correspondent with General Mehkof 8
army, telegraphing from Roscchens under date
of Thursday, says AT three o'clock this al
lern0on the Russians wero surrounding Kill
Jcpe, when Mukhtar Pasha, desperate at sec.
ing his communication with Kars threatened,
advanced against our centre with twenty bat.
taIions The Turks were received with a crush:
ing artillery fire. The Russian Frailleuse drove
them back, pursuing them to Soubatan till
niphtlal The Turks were utterly demOrallzed
and everywhere took to flight Tomorrow
(Flilay) a great battle is expected along the
whole front, when we hope TO cut MukhLar' 8
COMMUNICATIONS and render bis position hope
less Our losses are unknown, but one or two
thousand are reported missing
AVienna dispatch says:-The Montenegrlus'
abandonment Of further offensive movements 10
Herzegovina is due to political considerations.
The territory they now hold 90 that sid exactly
corresponds with the line of demarkation fixed
last autumn by the international Commission,
and likewise proposed and accepted by the pre-
liminary conference at Constantiuope as rec.
LITIGATION of the frontier which might eventually
be given 10 Montenegro. 1t is not likely, there
fore, that Montenegro will be allowed more 10
the final settlement, which must be made by
Europe So Prince Nicholas, with bis usual
ooo1 onlonlatinn &c pnu furpino kic oifnnfinp RI