Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-20
THE EASTERN WAR.
The Fall of Kars,
PREDICTED DEFEAT OF o..
MAN 2ASHA.
EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS Of
THE RUSSIANS.
Desperate Character of the
Flight.
FULL PARTICULARS OF The
BATTLE.
10000 RUSSIANS ENGAGED IN
THE ASSAULT.

New YORK, November 49, The Graphic has
the following, the substance of a private cable
despatch received this afternoon, by a prominent
banking firm:
"ksrs has fallen. Erzeroum will follow. Os-
man Pasha will very soon be captured at Pleyna
with his entire army. The Russians are putting
forth extraordinary efforts so as to finish IN the
war before the close of the year. They dare not
permit the campaign to go over until spring. for
Eermany' Austria and Eaglsn are now in union
as 10 the necessity OF stopping the before the
Turks are entirely overwhelmed. Russia will
nave large slice of Armenia. The Danubjan
princlpaitles will be relieved from Turkish Au-
thofty and their future status left to future con-
ference oil the great powers. In any event peace
Is certain"
LONDON, November 10. The Daily News Vera
keleh special says kars was captured by abont
900 Russians who climbed the steeo rocks
ramparts and walls. and stormed an equal number
oi desperate fighting Turks, in headlong fight
over their bitches and parapets, compelling them
to die surrender.
The escaade had been originally fl red for tho
18Th, but was postponed owing to bad weather
The principal attack was made on the southern
forts.
Gen. Lozereff, who commanded the right con-
slstlng OF the fortieth division, assaulted Habez
rasha tort browning the steep, rocky height
Gen. Count Gerahhe with a regiment of the 39th
division, attacked Hafcz Pasha in the centre OF
the khedanli, Tahea, Savarre, Tabia, the three
towers and the Citadel
The Abraham brigade and another regime Mt of
Moscow Grenadiers under Generals Roop and
keesnarof, forming the left wing, assaulted Fort
Iegluas on the north.
The attack begun in the centre at $50 o'clock
on Saturday evening, when Count Grabbe led his
brigade against the Khan redoubt, and he himself
fell dead at the first onslaught, pierced by bull
let Capt. kwadmickie Of the Both regiment, was
the first to enter the redoubt, at IL o'clock at
night. His sword was cut clean out OF his hand,
and his clothes pierced.
The redouot surrendered early in the morning,
and then the three towers almost at once with the
capture of the khedan redoubt. The Citadel,
Fort Sauvare and Fort Habez Pasha were car
lied by assault by daylight on Sunday morning
Gen. LazerOf had made progress so far as the
capture of Fort Kara Dagh. Other forts, espe.
cially the Arb Tabia the east and Takmeh Ia
bis on the west, maintained q stubborn resistance
until 3 o'clock, when all the garrisons which
could escape fled toward Erzeroum, but these
were subsequently overaken by dragons and
Cossacks anu brought back prisoners.
A despatch dated Veran Kalch, Sunday eyeuR
says:
"The fortress and city of Kars with three hun
dred cannon, stored ammunition, ETC., fell into
Russian hands. The Turks lost 5000 killed and
wounded, $1,000 prisoners and many Tags The
Russian loss was 400. The Russian soldiers
made but tritlng booty and spared peaceful citi-
zens, women ana children. Gen. Lors Melikofi
directed the battle during the day Grand Duke
| Michael was present also. The former entered
the city at ii o'clock Sunday morning.