, 1877-11-24
IIAI}S.

!yto tnrk Tribune, 4ydF. ~.
The attack on Knrs was made nj the ntrench.
ed camp or plain south Of the city. This tn-
closure Is about ono aMl two-thirtts niles tonr
md Que mile vide. Tho tncllcnts OF tho u.s.
taat n'ay he classified as follows:
|. Gen. Laxar1lt. with the FortIcth Division.
lttacktl Fnrt Iiaflz 1'AsIsa. This lort Is nt the
southeastern unGlo TT tho tntrenchcd catnp, anil
Is Tho stronEest built Of nil tho works. 1t
Is closed, tho walts being pierced only by ono
Illr townn! thp town. I',c wflntc structure Ia
~ tle southeast by an open outwnrk called
Echals. Trre Is a 1laeazlne In tic fart, lien.
!;azaroI carried this position BY assault, ani
Then dtrgetrl h!s tronpa against Fort karn-
!ight on sun,'ay t'H1Ening. Thu Kuru. .Dagl,, or
Blatk Mountain, is tho kuy to the wt.uIu system,
q dctcnscs; It's ucle1lses command nrarly nti
tho other foEt!tlcatlous, Its threo forts
'oa I'd Ps,s KoIsk f1ftt g1t KkaFanIas karaI,as @ A5.
ii,azaroH assatlcd after capturing Fort ilaz
tasaat mounts forty guns, and is at,out tIyu fur.
lon.s from Fort Arub. 1t commands tho roa.t
sntcFlug tho city from Alexn..dropol, mud it.
possrssfon BY the Russians gave them ut once
:unsnantt Of tho !ntrenchcd camp US we'll as n
arnl footho.l on thu Black Mountnin. The loss
eeso must have been very heavy, tho nttauk1ny
nsce being at q great disadvantage, nnl cx.
9'osed e witterinE lre: The capture Of Forts
. IL y
so1 thu cast side Of tho ineosure.
tttacked by Gen. Lazagoff, tho gulai.t Gen,
s;oaht Grabhe, ut the head ot tho atossow
posltsnn. which is ut tho western angle Ut ihs
!aiclos'lre, consist Of closed luncttc anil two
adsHnced redoubts, protected BY tlcep roek-
aewn trench and travcrscs. Il contatns
how!er magazine. Here Count Grnobu fell
dead, pierced BY n bullet, but ths ntt4ck was
FjUfffffff$if.
.nl:a-nall hoars' dshtins r. Cart. .' XVIII. sW
nlskt entered tho Tcio1abt. Ihe Turks
continued to resist. and It was not
III Sns'. sunday mornng tat The Russians l'a4
3nse icIl Into their hantls, aud tho fsss ,lne OF
dtfc,lso wRs ftrctrteyably broken.
U. The sstack on Fort 8uwarr!, which is about
ono and Aatf miles from Eott llanx l,,st,u,
angle Of ths inslosura. This position, wtIst
Was carried BY assault, commands the road
leading frotn Erxcsoum into tho town. 1t con.
lahs snal! magazine, and Is projected by
f. Tf9IaaaofRs. which cover tho approaches Of thr
~ !: lls tsll Of tbs etta,lel followed the sue.
sess attained IN the preceding atlacks. Tint
STRUCTURE Is bui(t OF brick, contains two small
'"sets ! E',a! aI4 a. a laTder magaz'ne.
D. FUR Aiuchllsx, on tbs north, was a!ep H.
cll1eu y tile assault, but was probably attacked
oaiY with The view of dtyert,o. troops from
other points. This position Is On ths nt,rth sido
Z! thT rlsef' and tu!fy four .nites from Fort
II *ers attacked with vi9or It must tayn faIlan'
U: Ths Argb Fabla or Fort, which was tts last
2 fall IL built Oh tho summit of TIC Kura.
oaKt, aud u thc.1nost elevated Of all the works
1elEndang tfic city. 1t Is surrounded by Il gsacts
md lnuhketry defense. Its cupture was iucytta.
IL af!eF the fnll Dl thu olheF positions.
Z. Fort Tchakmatk IL about three miles from
Fort Muchltss. The garrison eyttlently tlcI
nh str1, II
mrs hands. 1t wus not wttltn the area Ut tho
lalI attack.