, 1877-07-02

monitors noH on the Danube arc surrounded
ny torpctlocs. II Is believed those at NEkopofts
haFc been abandoned by the Turks, a. no sign
Of lilo has been seen On them for tEo o7 thrco
day&"
In ASIA.
uATouA.
CoNs7ANT11orLE, july Ian Official dis
patch conarms the report that the Turks have
captured The Samcbah aud Rhatzubani Heights
before Batotm aftcr severe conflict.
TUE INVESTMENT or KARs ABANDONED.
II Is reported that the RNseians have sus-
pended operations against Kars, III order to re-
inforce the army hphting against the Turks at
soghaula and Bayazld.
x1onr, AND A TuRE1sn ACCOUNT or n.
Coxs1AsrIxoPLE, July 1.--Fazli Pasha tc1c-
graphs from Sukum-Kalcb that the Turks i,ay-
in9 landed 1t Tchnn,dIar1 and commenced to
erect tntrcchmcnts Wese On June 27 attacked br
1900 Ruesiaua. Be til sides were subsequently
reinforced. this Turkish rclr.forceu,ents arriving
By sea from Batoum. The Turks with The
assistance OF the ironcfads routed the Russians
with loss Of 1900 killed and a ,000 wounded.
Ninety Turks wcro killed and ESQ wounded.
Thc telegram from tho commander Of the feet
confirms the foregoing, but the proportion Of
losses on the two sldc8 ts evidently nIsreprc-
sented.
BAD ron uArAx1D.
A Vienna dispatch says tho Russian Gcucral
marching from EeIgan To relievc Bayaz1a haa
been compelled to Eutire to Russian territory.
pLuNpHRs or MuKHTAH PAsHA-TnE s1TuA-
TtoN Ar KARs AND ElzEHuA.
Csrrsspondsnce HeD lork Tribune.
CoxsFAHrrxor1K. Juno s.-Ahmed hukhsar
Fssha, Who commands tho Fourth Army CoF,e,
arrived At he&dQuhgters to assume command only
about two weeks before tho outbreak of tho war.
lilo had been yeas in Herzegovina, and wns re-
moved from that post IN February to become Gov.
esaot Of Ctets lie had Just begun 10 learu The
trials Of Cretsn Governors when new order sent
him 10 Tho Fourth Corps. embracing ait the troops
on the Nusa,an frontier Of Asatlc Turkey. OF
coarse, ono must mako allowances for him. under
Tho circumstances lie flooded uma 10 COL
lect ILL wits after r. spid r:ans'r.
ton from pillar to puss. Moreover, he de-
clarcs that lso was nfked 10 mako bricks without
straw ~ tho War Ofaee had .atdc IT. grcatest con.
cepssatfons on tho Danubo and lett only small
3o.ee IN As!a. The Russ1an tectarstton Of war was
10 be expected hourly, but ~ Tho Turkish system
cntoin4 trust In Providence without feteyunrs to
asluultaneous caro- for tho rHtWdcr, absolutely no
preparations uerc con,pirt: when war actually
came. Tho fortrcss Of 4.rdkhan was known
to bs un&cnable, but tho engineers had
not tint to foltffy tho h1 which made 1t 10.
!'a 'esssss ~ n"1Au' sutstK '.e "so'
riso{sed, hut wa left to tako caro- Of itself On
the strength of tho prof f,ise Of = Koordlsh
chlef that hs would dcl!ver 10, 600 men there II
.waE occurred. Hence tho p]a:e was In the haads
Of the enemy before the K1otdlsh Chief heaEd that
war was declared. No prophetic eift enabled tho
Governor Of Ears to SEQ that he would have to suf.
tefA sloke anu tnsse.oto ~ no nos ues'n es'a,
tx t1a nnFrhhneA n TN nAfAn tnnfrAftnrN.
VIM IN. nn.,tan. cros4sd tba hordar Mnkht,r
p.saa W. :. Ksts. Sut ho Va. ouly Beginning to
arrange bin deployment md hls rcsef!cs wete atlll
.x.y mss ":ng fer s setaa Is w.f sa 6sto,s
Tx. I 10 Va. reached when sSs declaration of VIZ
vas known, dts4Ioa Of infantry a.arehed rapld!y
xs sssa .s:s i: G:aop e
begin lhsir adranec. but the .vi.ioa CAME back It
ths douels rt"oat staDplns e d1sT sfcash
begun 'rhc kasassua s.ruek out i tho vety outAet
ass e. q e; a.
There weto none. there. hoys.er and Muxhssr
Pasta va forced to tAks s: oo9 men from tho
natehet on .patntict roats tot six hpurs. Tho
iime. This forred the Naaslsna 10 taEe
Ardahan It III costs, for thcss passes
cannot b carried BY sss.au't IN front: They .'e
moaat.ss @ t!I ttes!Isd i. tSs iussisa d.p.tehes Isl:
caalnng" Of boRnnlu). Thesc nountalus draw Ill
ths foada between Kan and Erxsrum into two
narrow deA'es, ouly ens Of which L. practicable
Tor b. 1yy tralna and that one was made BY tho
Nu,s.Ans themselves, lot mlli.asy purposea, yea.a
ago. These de6los are ltks TAcfmopylr, and the
Kusaians have = deep RESPECT Tor them. having
had TO do with them several ttnta a3rtady.
NukhtAr PssbA had two weaks' respite whIls tho
Walaian att4ck On Arslah1n Wa being tnade.
pot ho dId not turn so4 10 strengthen hI% posl.
lion In tho passfa, nor did he cali up hIa 70.
sorxcA lie slmply Ivy st,li With hts il, o00 men
10 tho mud aQd the snow among tho mountains,
ind waited The Atriykl Of smother aisIsion
Of troops from Constautinople, which was to
protett his }eft hanx. Ills men ~ess suffering
}rom cyposars and lack Of food. They had but
three quarter rasIona OF b4cntt no meat, And
f4r codoe The Turkish religion l.npels il 70.
taf1es To military lifs but fOfbid4 them ths
~ r.. .n..s 'u.J. fns xo1itor.-nsit 1o.G