The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-20
KARS CARRIED BY ASSAULT.
THE EORTREsSEs AND CITY FAILING
INTO RUSSIAN HANDS.


the Very First Onset Desperate Fighting
VERANKALEH. Nov. 18-The fortress and
city Of Knrs. with 800 cannon. stores
ammunition. cash. &c., have fallen into
Russian hands Tho Turks lost 5000 killed.
and wounded 10000 prisoners. and many flags.
Tho Russian loss is about 400. The Russian
soldiers made but trinng booty. and spared
peaceful citizons. women. and children. Gen..
Loris Mclikor directed tho battle during tho
day. Tho Grand Duke Michael was present
also. The formor entered the city at IL o'clock
on Sunday morning.
kars was captured 10y about 3 900 Russians
who climbed the steep rocks, ramparts. and
wills. and stormed them against nm equal num-
bcr Of desperately fighting Turks in a hcadlong
flight over their bitches and parapcts compel
ling them TO die or surrender. Tho cscaadc
had been originally fixed for the 18th. but IL was
postponed owing to bad weather. Tho prn-
cipal attack was made on tho southern tort.
Gen. Lazercn commanded the right wing. con-
sisting VI the FOrticth Division, and attacked
linilz Pasha. fort crowning n steep rocky
height. Gen. Count Grabbc with regiment Of
Moscow grenHdlcrs and regiment OF the
Thirty ninth Division. assniled In tho centre
the Khauli-Tabia. Suivarr -Tnba. the thrco
towers. and the citadel. The Ardahan brigade
and another regiment Of Moscow grcnadicrs.
left wing. assaulted Fort Inglis on tho north.
Tho attack began In tho centre at 81 o'clock
on Saturday evening. when Count Grabbo led
his brigade against the Khaui rcdoubt and
himself fell dead at the frs, onset pierced by
bullet. Capt. kwadmicki OF the Thiriy-ninth
Regiment was the first to enter the rrdOubt, ut
IL o'clock at night. His sword was cut clrnr
out OF his hand and his clothes were pierced.
The redouM surrendered early in the morning.
and then the three towers. Almost simultHne-
ously with the capture oithc Khaui redouht the
CITADEL Fort SuNarri-Tabiq and Fort laiz
Pasha were carried Ivy assault BY daylight on
SUNDAY morning Gen. Lazsrefs troops hal
made progrces as far as the capture Of Fort
karndngh. The other forts, especially the
Arab -Tabia on the east and the Takmah- -Tnbia
ON the west, maintained q stubborn rcsintance
until 3 O'Clock. when all the garrison which
could escape icd toward Erzcroum. But these
| were subsequently oVcrlaken 10y the dragons
and Corsaehs 9nd brought back prisoners.
| en- the opinion that the capture Of kars by the
kgasslans was the r, ult Of trca,hcry
says that Russia has resolvedtO refuse all offers
! OF mediation.
EDINBuRGH. Nov. 19.-The Scotsman's Lon
| don correspondent says; ! have reason TO
believe that the pca'' party in the Cabinet has
lat"ly received notable accession. and thnt Ave-
! 81 Tie Ministers are now virtually committed to
the policy of non -iuterventiOn.'
CoSs1A ANriNorLE. Nov 1a.-The Turkish Gov
! ernor ~ ko-suvo has cNhDrtcd the Mussumans
To- defend tho province against IL possible ser
IAHA. Nov. l0.-The Turks violated tho Ans.
| triun frontier on saturday. They sacked scv-
crnl house. and -toL. cuiil"
BERLIN. Nov. l9.-Thc Worth German Gazette
! commenting upon an article In the 81. Peters
| burg 6dsfne r. 'ommrndng "A Russo French
alliance SAYS that such an alliance would trans
| form the /, mt friendship Of Prussia and
Austria toward Russia into sheer hostility.
LoSpoS. Nov. 2D.-The Times Crttinis cor
respondcnt says unofficial reports state TINT tho
| Mpntencgrns haVo stOrmcd the citadel Of
| SpiEa. This gives the Montcnegrins posses
| sion of tho coast from the Austrian frontier to
the Boyana. The Turks still hold tho citadel
| Of AutVari.
The T0aes' Vienna correspondent says tho
| Mont"negtins arr kept in check by two Turkish
| sAIls III the rual-tead.
now THE WAR WILL END.
| The following l. the substance II private
| cable despatch sent in cipher and received in
| Nov York 10y prominent banking house:
hars has fallen; IrIer0um viii follow. Os-
! man Phshn VIII very soon b" captured nj llovna
! with his entire army The Russians ARE putting
| forth extraordinary efforts. 80 Us TO finish up
| tho war before tho CLOSE Oi the year. They dnre
not permit the campaign to 90 over until spring {:
! for Germany Au-tria, and England are in union
! as 10 the necessity o. stopping the war heioih
| the Turks ara entirely overwh' lined. Russia
| Will hnvn large slice OF Armenia. the Danuhan
! prlncipalltics Will be relieved from Turkish
authority, and their future status is to be left To
/ Ttfu a lts n