, 1879-07-31
RUSS AND TURCOAlAN,

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CAMP or lc1i1KlsiAN, NEAn THE Mouth o.
THE RIVER A7TENEK, June 20, 1S;0.-!as / tclc
soicd f,orn poi.,, ~ % r..'.,te u,tu ala nta.
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""u s"pto7co &''"t tle oaIk ol fhe iorces ct'n
canssntcd here wonld begln their march imnlo
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~" 10 ,'4sas "as u''cu'ts aoont caaleIs, Tue
"l'A"eeu E"af'' only commences its march Ii
two days time. / have nbtntncd permission &c
accompany The first t1etaclmcut. wl,.ch viii ,,c
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o.au,p ~ NO Ma3ehtY INC Emperor Thf
entire jorco making halt au11 concentrating
4 Is I nm given To undera,un1, oho,,, mn
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STALLION OF CEastc, linked With Tc.ikls-
lnr by two email military posts ut points
where water & to be- found,-na,nely. Karadja.
il naiisl arg Iath!i oInn,-l havc alIeadY de-
ecrlbeu. laktnE the shortest rnute, Chhttc IA,
in this weather. aoout three days nnt Il hati's
marcn i9r infantry from Tc'iIklslar. 10 do II
even IN fns titnc, 10 heavy marching ORDER con-
slderst: the fearful heat out on the taso steppcs,
route, for ns The wells ut the Intermediate posta
are Too fas bot"ccn for Infantry marches, and,
especially at tis season, entirely inadequate Tor
the supply Of considerable force. wc take the
more clstt1itous road BY the Attcrck, where mcp
camcls, mud horses will be sure OF water. TIIr
| nearcst no',t OF The Altcsek Is over lfty versts
from this hut within tho Inst few dnys meas
/ urcs have been taken to turn tile current Of
water half way 10 the camp. il Is Intended
to bring this supply to Tchlkss1ar tteclf BY nquc-
ulscts, the water araiiabc ut present being de-
rys!1 rem excavations in the sand, which arc
,. yrGctab'o ins nu!i inject deposits, together
with saline matter, rendering the construction
OF new 9net necessary special emplorr
out or ana keep a q s an aS S IT,
BY: ''''''A''''' 'a''
Dy tue steamers datly arriving, vast quanti-
Ties 81 L corn and Other requisites arc brought
also continue to dlscmbark. As | hare already
mentioned, the task Of discriminating ut Tch[-
ksslar Is most difficult and tedious, owing to
vsry gradual shelving At tho bottom. Ste1m-
to lfc three miles OF the coast and land
tteir ArEocs In Turcoman luggcrs OF
stalo" dfaught Even tlicsc canMut, when
lahen. come nearer than 300 yards, a,,l tenn.
ssrueted to this distance, md is bs!ny daily
lenghtenctl As It IL. horses havo to be literally
pulled lorcsbly out OF thtso lnggers into water
, ionr 1eet acrp-io easy task With ttmll nnl.
great measure BY soldiers ,waa!ng out to TIC
Ingkcrs nnd c9rFyln:s each sack or buudle
ashore on their backs. For the futuro bread
supply OF the army Q larGe permanent bake
Tats to contain the petroleum refuse (astatkil-
the future fnel-haye becu established near The
ehorc. Another great caueu OF 1ejaY III tho
marching r. Of TIC c1psditton apart from the d.