The Portland daily press., 1877-11-20
FOREIGN.
The TurcO-Russian War.
CAPTURE OF KARS CON-
FIRMED.
5000 Turks Killed and 10000
Made Prisoners.
FOREIGN.

| LONDON, Nov. ia despatch dated Veran
| haleh, Sunday morning says:
The fortress and city of Kars, with 300 can
| non, stored ammunition, cash, etc., has fallen
| into the hands of the Russians The Turks
| lost 5000 killed and wounded, 10000 prisoners
| and many flags. The Russians lost about 200,
The Russian soldiers made but triaing booty,
| and spared peaceful citizens, women and child
rem. Gen. Melikoff directed the battle during
| the day. Grand Duke Michael was present
also, The former entered the city at IL O'Clock
Sunday merDiug.
The Daily News Verau-Kaleh special SAYS
Kars was captured by about $1,000 Russians
who climbed the steep rocks, ramparts and
walls. and stormed an equal number of desper-
ately fighting Turks in headlong flight ove1
die or surrender The escalade had been orig
inally fixed for the 18th, but passed over owing
to bad weather. The principal attack was made
on the southern forts. Gen. Lozereff, who
commanded the right wing. consisting of the
18th division, assaulted Hafz Pasha, fort
browning steep rocky height; Gen. Count
Grobbe with regiment of Moscow grenaders
and regiment of the 39th division attacked
Hatiz Pasha IN the centre, the Kbanli Tabia,
Suavarre Tabia, the three lowest of the cita-
dels; the Arabian brigade and another regi-
ment of Moscow grenadiers, under Gems. Roop
and Kowaroff, forming the left wing, assaulted
fort Inglis OF the right. The attack began in
the centre at 3 o'clock on Saturday evening
when Count Groboe led two brgades against
Kpanli redoubt and himself fell dead at the
first onslaught pierced by a bullet. Capt.
Kwodmickie of the seth regiment was the first
to enter the redoubt at II o'clock at night. His
sword was cut clean out of his hand and his
clothes pierced. The redoubt surrendered early
in the morning, and then the three towers al
most simultaneously with the capture of the
Kbanli redoubt. The citadel, Fort Souvarre
aud Fort Hafz Pasha were carried by assault.
By daylight Sunday morning Gen. Lazerof' 8
troops had made progress as far as the capture
OF Fort Harodagh. Other forts, especially the
Arab Tabia on the east and Takmeh Tabia on
the west, maintained q stubborn resistance un-
til o'clock, when all the garrison that could
escape fled towards ErzerOum. but these were
subsequently overtaken by dragons and Cos
sacks and brought back prisoners.
PrediciiOnsi. of n General Turkish Col
lapse.
New YORK, NV 19-The Graphic has the
following in substance of private cable des-
patch received in this city by prominent bank
ing firm:
Kars has fallen. Erzsroum will follow o.
man Pasha will very soon be captured at Plev-
ma with his entire army. The Russians are
putting forth extraordinary efforts so as to fu-
ish up the war before the close of the year.
They dare not permit the campaign to go over
until spring, for Germany, Austria and Eng
land are in union as to the necessity of stop
ping the war before the Turks are entirely oyer
whelmed. The Russians will have large
slice of Armenia, the Danubian principalites
will be relieved from Turkish authority and
their future status left to future conference of
the great powers. In any event peace is certain.
Seryia's Position.
BELGRADE, Nov. 19.-Although there are
marked signs here of desire to take the field
several clauses of the convention between Rus
STA and Servla are still unsettled. 1t is believ-
ed Rnssia is disinclned to accept all the cond-
tons demanded by Servia.
spiszn Taken by abe Montenegrins,
LONDON, Nov. 19.-The Times Cettinge cor
respondent says Unofficial reports state that the
Montenegrins have stormed the citadel of Spit
"a This gives the Monteneer rims the posses
sion of the coast from the Austrian frontier to
Boyana. Turks still hold the citadel of Ant
wari.