The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-20
Pile, was defeated by vote Of 1853 to 1876, and
the order OF the day proposed by the Right
passed by vote OF 151 yeas to 129 nays.
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The War News.
CAPTURE OF KARs By THE RUSSIANS.


CAPTURE OF KARs By THE RUSSIANS.
NDoE, November 19.-The DAILY
Nens's,, Veran-keieh special says: kafs
was captured bv about $4,000 Russians, who
climbed the steep rocks, ramparts, and
walls, and storned an equal number OF DIES.
peratey fighting Turks in headlong flight
over their bitches and parapets, compelling
them to die or surrender. The escalade
had been originally fixed for the 18th, but
postponed, owing to bad weather. The
principal attack was made on the southern
forts
General LaZcretf, commanding the right
wing, consisting Of the Fortieth division,
attacked Hafez Pasha, 4 fort browning q
steep, rocky height. General Count Grabbe,
with a regiment OF Moscow grenadiers and
q regiment of the Thirty-ninth division,
assaiied on the centre the Khauli Tabia,
surrounded Tabia, the three towers, and
the citadel. The Arabian brigade and other
regiments of Moscow grenadiers. under
Generals Roop and kamarof, forming the
left wing, assaulted Fort Inglis on the north.
The attack began IN the centre at $3.50
o'clock on Saturday evening, when Count
Grabbe led his brigades against the khaul
redoubt, and himself fell dead at the first
onset, pierced by bullet. Captain kwad-
mcki, OF the Thirty-ninth regiment, was
the first to enter the redoubt, at IL o'clock
at night. His sword was cut clean out OF
his hand and his clothes pierced. The re-
doubt surrendered early in the morning,
and then the three towers. Almost stimuli
taneously with the capture Of the khaul
redoubt the citadel, Fort Sevwarri. and
Fort HafeZ PaSha were carried by assault.
By daylight on Sunday morning General
Lazcreff's troops had made progress rs far
as the capture Of Fort Karadagh. The other
forts, especially the Arab Tabia, on the
east, and Takinob Tabia, on the west, main
tanned stubborn resistance until S O'Clock,
when all the garrisons which could escape
fled toward Erzeroum, but these were
oyertaken by dragons and CosSackS and
brought back prisoners.
lin all the wars between the Muscoyite
and Ottoman Empires, Kars, with its out
lying forts and Notifications, has been one
OF the principal objective points OF the in
vading army. During the Crimean war the
Turks made desperate defence OF the place
against the Russians, second only to the one
lust concluded. At that time Kars was
taken by hunger, and not by assault; the
garrison was starved, not whipped into sub
mission. From late in April last, when the
Car gave his troops the order to "cross the
frontier" until this final moment OF triumph,
Kars has been more or less strongly invested
By a portion OF the Grand Duke MichaePs
army. In its immediate neighborhood have
been fought more engagements than clSt-
where in Armenia, and on numerous occa-
sons its garrison has repealed desperate
foe in great disorder. BY many military
writer's it was, from the commencement OF
hostiities, looked upon as the military key
Of Asia Minor. It was one OF quadrlatc-
raj, OF which Erzeroum. Trebizondc, and
Batoum were the other three points.
1t has been held that once the Rus
slams were in possession OF the place,
Erzeroum and the other strong points
of resistance would BIZ easily over
come. Since the beginning. OF the cam
paign it has more than once been reported
that the garrison had succumbcd to the he
sicging forces; but it is hardly necessary to
say these reports were untrue. 1t has been
besieecd, then the siege has been raised.
and then again it has been invested, but ut
no time until now have the Russians been
inside the town itself. It's garrison. and
the few hundred people remaining
within its Notifications. have suffered great
hardships, but they were equal to the cmer-
gencics required OF them. From early III
Nav until the oath OF that month the place
suffered greatly from bombardment; then
there was lull OF a few weeks, and then
the firing was renewed. The fall OF Arda-
han and BayaZid enabled the Russians to
concentrate larger force on kars, and only
for the opportune arrival of Mukhtar Pasha
tue place might even then have succumb'
ed to the enemy. Large quantities OF am
munition, both for small arms and artillery
were thrown into the place during the
months OF July, August, and September
and the commissariat storehouses were com
pletcly replenished. 1t was dangerously
denuded OF troops during the occupation o.
the Aladia Dagh by the Turkish army, and
at one time during the great battle OF Octo'
Der 18th Mukhtar's communications will
the place were temporarily severed. The
result OF that great battle completed.
changed the Turkish Generals plans. lie
was badly beaten and compelled to fal
back, first upon Kars and then hastily upor
Erzeroum. kars was at once closely in
vested by strong Russian force, ant
finally, us we are informed above, was cap
tured by grand coup dc main during las
Saturday night