, 1877-06-07


FsESxA, May 22.-Fsom various aldea detatta
come Of tho taking Of Ar3ahan bY the NusstAns.
Ftrst Of ali there s tho Official repurt Of the Com.
tnander-In.Cties Of the Army Of the Caucasus.
which says:
Majesty on H. takiaz Of Afdalan. / received as
t9!3 S'Sment tas following dispatch from osn Lo'
'Tt.a advanced works Of Arlahau, III forth.
cations. sixty gulsst au t1nncnss nass Of profts-
Ions. the camp Of TIC fourteen hsttsllona of nfks
the. admirable Gre q our aftis'esy objected
s.ss sstsfs i. n .:ss,s e. a s, u. Si:n. T:. f.
I'D M Baku. rfci,nents. and BY the s.rpsre. The
euemy could aot rcsss NJ nssses. and bed, leaving
dsrsness. The enemy WAS pursued bY THO cavalry.
At9 p. 2. the troop. marched thtonst he town
ina "a: e r. ,eo;9 q t' 4se: sa
ttustasn,. The lussian GaR was hotsted on all tho
fortIacatons. Our los.ss ara not ret exactly ~,
iftv soldiers ware killed, aud four nnlcers and
ci.ty men wounded. cItinot 1nd words sui. c4ant
t. ss % 81 e.
oaacer. Solemn dIyine service VII! be held to-day
iu the sentse q the forsiaeat!ons." .~..,
efghty.two gnns have been taken. among them
many Knapp guns and two stRht,ineh Knna, and in
vim t aataoritiss ha.e Ireu Installed. '."
.t 1:ais = - u LII q liz. s'e. tsa ssiIoSfas
ION Wednesday morning. after the, troop: under
Gen. Da~el had atormsd I've ouswoskz at Jasara.
Ell II 1aaa ass a se
VI tho l7th Int. for three houfs: At half
Il: paee Ts9 eop:st:d q tbs " rh!res%ts
Usenadier Regiment II tho ,czar, the Ejxt.tteth
tinfE7, tho one Hundred md FIFTY: third ltestaeat
tt}akuj: the uae lnn,red aud Fif.y.alx.t. Regs-
asnt tGtl.a;oeshpol' The ss;ews!ss ss.snosa,h
cs, Regiment 81 Cosaaeks, bcsidc. body of .oiuu-
tcer hos.un.on. Ardahan ts said q have bad q
ihous md ws1a sneamped before Tic town. The
Russian tsoopa advanced 70 tae asaaul In two col
ss@ % 81 ss .aa Mss s
il il j.. .w!ll:: Atsr . .aort III. i, wsiisa
Turkish ear1son hsd. leaving il tae hands Of she
s ps faa ts En. :s ssp %
| eau.psacut on the banks of the luvsf Kuea. Ii
tis hospital u tho sitadel thI,ty.ays icy ws.a
tIoaai ilyH.n. took posse.ion ii she forttoss. In
ter horse,cn and the Cossacks pursued tbs Turks
| 200 men," -
| Th,a account from Tlnlo, will. tho help Of Tho
excellent ias,ian ordnance ioap. of tt, Ganea.as,
which comprises the roads followed BY the Rus
dams tu taslr former eamnaiEn, ssa!n.t ktssrou%.
! Srd.hsn. i%ossd,.:s'y bs!sw % thss i p.sss, tSs
.he @ so;.h. sad. sf,ss soatlau!as aots aP ,e.. ID
thst direction for few English tnl!cs, again ro-
sst%,' e IT, .,.as ss sHs sssSn
closc down to tue right bank Of tho nyer. From
these heights tue town md eitatel OF Anlahan.
g. tst 20 fS:s
| Tho 1ars Of thu oil n1nooth.bt,ses, thu taking
se'' Sas sd '9 Ssesa es FL 9 as
| ihe TURKS; and those ouiwofks It Ja.ara: The
,ak!nk q which formed ths prelude 70 90 bon.
tho Turks; abourh tho aet That tt,s Russians, OF
% aue auy fsa raj. se .
Ian. epes sa,ad on bsta sIdos Il liz s.et.. What's
H. t.sss Il q. = nd 1asSs ior tic hefhss 81 tas
1.Hlt bans. tho ether advanced on Arleban BY tho
Fl y y
thalr defense Ut thu outwoeka at 1ssaea, do tho
Turk. ssstn 10 have l!splayed much tsn.et.
iofm.i: The ab.a1onnent moi osly q .cee Sat
@ were 10 ~ eesia % extent sarptised By ths nnsi u.
sant: hut tho weakness OF thc't tcsstancs III
n,a5 - e1p.!nea equally eL II. eon.|e;sa s thst
ns,l. had 10 eGsneu of rcsbttns tae NassIan fores
desmed te cess eoafts not 10 carry te*sisance 100
faf, a. etberwi.s Tho gsrtitoa might b sacHtecl
xa a f. IL. ~ ss
theuseI*es during ~ nlsht # ts onlJ other avail
v'sssX. Nay .-A bulletin Of Gen. Lor!s
Mellkod ffo.n the camp It uarsaeek gtys, deulls
taktag ,et the oatwsst. Of Asdahan* and shus
aesfc IT, iasb 81 Msy, two ct tho ouvorks
| Of Arabian. on the aekEtt uf 0elswA Aherd1n
lt,atawetdII, ws.e taiea.' among then, Jelosl
os ss IA ,a Tsh 70; .sss G1s s,a;? :?
tAnrs. in ths eou!se Of sas pssssa!nx ntshs W
ereeted nlno separate batteries. which wars ARMED
a.. snd 6ombsrded he sacmy : siatfenebments tIli !:
+. ~ Their skill !. sooyo p5al+c. Ths eHas of ths
u i iho sttsek pteasIsa. the ehief merit ei which
belong! 70 the brave regiment Of Eiisaactap<!.
S: & +; II oe9
4 eoluu,n alsaneed from Akhalzlk o.. AIaabAn.
ind, after ~ oh.slaate and on..aastAtncl mus,
t. ~ .s:
lsts*aetucata on ths leishts Of oelawtshttdin.
III H.HaHr aan.51 K
1acpt u his Imperial ui2aa*s* ths GE4al pak<
sstst. hchaeloslch. wess sent to support hin.
tis Tstks a.. p ths detsa.e Sf tas ia i:
nd 'axs s;in1 q g.: :t1!s 1 @..ste' IN dS: &;
column Vt 0.n. De.cl, ten soldier. klitetl. foqI
oblee1 and cight prtystes wounded. ln tht col:
up,n Of Gen. utjm4n. four so!1lcEs Killed snd
Hsyeu xa4adeA. The loa4 OF thss enanay IL uat
known: bat 10 judge BY tug sumbct of thcis
dead in tho !uueneamsuts. It luu.t hase becu
great"
TIL bulletin, taken In connection with what VI.
knvwn befasc, throws fsr4h light hot only OIL tAe
&anl4 eousse of operations tsfass Asdlhau. bnl
nmsmier II. .Chixf. A. my ho remembered, lhe
ltu.4t4n forces eatctel Tufktsh irE.ltosJ In foq
colu.un.--0a tic essIxae rtxht feoh, ts4uteetJ u
l.Itopn: next, under command ot Gen. uewei,
from AkhA14k on ArishAu: further on, nniss 1tt
lnltae ediAt. toRalul Of LoKit Aelsko4. tsona Af.1
&1Il1ppul {t;uuarlI 10 thu iituttaa uf kAEa; kat
Il vu tho extfcule lett from E1y tisyaz!d- Yhl
main ob}sct svidenty va* u pusb aack tho Turk,
pn their frontier {ostsststs 10 soatc these fro1s
/ tae another. and " 3sacA tha raaasstsa las* q
l. raj bv the Ruxasau column could hQ Rfp4gts