, 1877-07-28

IIf3. NiI,i tases.4.
The following account Of tho hotoftiacations round
tho turtress recently printed In tho Russian
igralsds. The fortress Ut Ksrs ls rtuatcd apon
h,uh na.s Of tGc9 known % ~ tao Rsfadaxa' formsd
Naturally strong posltlon, the Kasad&sl, directly
iars tho foal dawn tho valley Ut tho kars-T,ehai
ss e,d ns 1'G md ' h s~sy.
oas q tio mott |,nyoit.nt balwais. for
Isusa.an imrssion. Atter sverI camnaixn, there.
forv. tho dsfenses Of Ksrs hare been slrengshened
,pd p 81 snsSs . ~ ss
hcations On tho CAucas1an *ltt Ut this rnccnte.
The experience Ra.nsd during fofner canpaisns, III
u prominent ,Mcident, has oetn usiltxeu- Eons OF
cois!uefabo 4ize and Formidable profile, OF pef.
mancnt oF at Least pfoytsluna caat4ster have been
constructed ut pULnH where On f0rMer occasl0ns
ths exiYtuccs Of the moment. have prurcd vs'aabc
hS srsa vii s
nanes. Tho result Of the labur which has besn
thu. bestowed npon suGss.s'ss!y %.kna ~ sstonx
that al the present tls tse fofsscss VI Kara con.
slats VI cita4el,-au ancient construction. but
which has heen festossd .ud .eEalfed.-and =. =.
ill., Ieft bank Of tho Kac...r.eAst. eeuuaua'ea!on
Tho t~u dir'tq.s esnE ht.s:
4tISs' VIII bssk ds .:s the fei!exi"s: o. .&s @
northeast Of tho atalcl, lies Fort Arab, or Kara.
Iatlak afacel IN an irregular sury with tug gos.e
closrd BY drfsnslbls OaftaesA. ,Fhe Icy hank u
Tic work resls Oil thu PERCEPTIONS bank Of
T4rhsI, aud cosunaands fntt lnglas on Tho tcft Of
tho ryar.. 10 tho nurtL sas ..'uy Is swept By the
"ntxotx. @ whisht hks .le main woI1 ltssli I'D il
Glacs. Il formed u! earth brought from di+ancu
thv ruckJ natnEs y lhs 0founa sunderinx deep *.
Ii u tu0ws: Command. l.! mctrrss thlek:
HESS of that Of tho liAln work, !. malsea. aud
Ut that VI ths outwof9. eleven ms1scs; length q
/, l2O metres to lhe southeast oi tho fort described
1 Sy Se;h .s.Isry nd sa.tyssy dss. It. sls.s s
Il /. 5lH p4css ID length. Tho command Of IT. par-
apet IL angut thssu metres. lts tee4ists. seten
being built Vt earth brought lEom distance. IN
s1yuucs VI it arc TWO out ut*oEka, c9mMantcd BY U
ia ths fe.t Tss tts4 wots9,t = ,S Gsts
Ingh, ,t!u metres from the fort Vt tho la1tcl
naine, aid u square bAstl1nea fuEt With mssonry
wy, Eicu aids u III. square en which sLs bas'
t,aned fronts aro tsaCed II .s metres IN length.
| Tho parapst has command " 9.7 nettrs, Y
fort Ksnii--is !. .0uo mstre. di.!aat rum For
ChAt.. sud con.lsn Il thrcs iadspcn.!eas work.
! caunnctcd toscthes BY pataprt: the wh9te suE
of liz cress iins amounts - =. lis paeee. III
|
~ metres. tis width Ut the ditch III. 4nd it,
drpth l.b mvtfea. rne tith aud ln.t work on lht
right bank u the sires u fort sIwaE, ~ nctte
ffoIn Furt kanlt, aud IL y haid: work VI no IEea
has been but llt.ls Improved. IN tue latt banl
eo1aa lao following !oftlhcat1oas; The battos
| TscLlu., or Ted .Chaisb, IL dcs.ned to sweep th
valley Vi the k1fsTschai ~ Tbs wet Ant oo0te III
| town. EunatEuetrd of rurth cuFfled IL tbs gpot,
aa s.tes IL hs,:ht aad metres T II ilietaas.
Fort relt-lashs. J, lao melres from thu last. !e
scribed work, and SJo metres from tbs citadel
clo.od " ! dxfcu.,ulo bsstaeks aud lo.apholc
waii. TAs Length OF lhe trout Il y
u,stse.. aud Of tho aauks ~ metres. III
thiekucss of thy palapct u 81 metres, u
Fl metres, The tuta lspxth Of efrst;llas a,aoan!
j, 800 arltcs di.tanl fsom Fort tc!. and !. =.
FROM Fust Arab, ~ pasapst Il only arranged +
its theknes. ~ .ns wi4th u Il a.,ch ~, /,
ueptA ). metres unu lhs lsnxtl Ut its cecsl.llu
III: pacss, Fort Nuch!!s, lyln: l,0.D mctss. fso
FuFs H.: i!snnL t.uaJ uIetse. ffuM Fort Arab, e
tssxs.s Iuns.te "psn ~ ~ gofxs stSa;ed
strspiy Into tbs ksss.Tscbaa. Ths parsHes has
commau1 Of 81 metsss. th:ctlss. .
u.3, mud thc !sagth Sf tae e1sst.ltue r. 81,
sltua,sl u rocky suaAlt u the plateau; eo't
1u4nIs thu enllfa Ieishbut!lpo4. IL cun'!sts
three .ep4Eutu tRlIsrlGs. VI which thu centre uns
sousswbal sxllcnt. Az the h4tsetist are sutI4ant
Cd ~ tS~9sa s Tas sa.aa.1 sa!s1as.t mstIe ~ !,
the of tho outer batteries ~ sud Of tue cent
Is u,etIcs IN length. foIl itch Yepeci lIrs l, l.
metres to The Auuth Ut FuEt las- repeet, 9Ad col
el4ci.. Ths huslht of Las p4fnpst II ~ ulstts
il. thtckBess .hs samr. tAc Width VI tie dilth !"
it, ucpla n4elsr.; the tota! length Of tas cres
Ana ~ p4ess. uA tAa hoxlasxss VI tas fost u