Show RUSSIA GREAT DEFEAT IN CENTRAL ASIA the progress of the russian arms in gentral asia asla lias ilas just received aberi a serious check hitherto everything had favored the progress of general eidok dimoff whose successes were as m much uch due io to the exertions of prince gort koff as to the military talents of the generals of the czar having H made friends of the important population belonging to the chanat of chokan call Kais saks general Endo ewdokimoff kimoff carried his army of or infantry with a proportionate force of cavalry and artillery into these districts of central asia knowing well how far he could count upon this people by this means on the side of lake aral the russians without striking a blow obtained possession of the fortress of ak a place of great strategic importance ortance near the mouth of the sir garla barla daria darla they claimed the fortress as having been sold to them by the late khan of khodan khan now an ati exile at on the side of AT the russians after a fifteen ilass days march advanced to hodja ab med the of the russians and thence after another march 0 of six d days they reached the fortress of T rny impett otherwise known as boum kat a place only three or four days march from Tach kend this progress of the russians made without firing a shot was altogether due to the assistance and countenance of the Kais kaiss aks saks who partly on I 1 account count of their rus nus siani zed hab habits I 1 t s and partly owing to their wealth in cattle which causes them to desire the protection of the russians thus lend a all ail the aid in their power to their projects of domination the great object of the late march of the russians has been to obtain posses possession of the town of Tach kend as occupying a point the most favorable to their views views being on one side the key to the chanat of chokan and on the other seriously threatening the chanat of if the latter ventured to ofner offer an any assistance to the former G general ewdokimoff Endo kimoff after his march of twenty one days was able to arrive almost at the gates gateb of 1 and he attempted to obtain possession of the place with the view of the future occupation of Tach kend he imagined it would seem that the Kho rho kese keso anese commander would at once open the tho gates and little anticipated chatin I 1 of an easy conquest he would fing find the regent of chokan the ail AU at the head of a numerous nume rous roua force ready to oppose him the ru jans jaus sian general seeing the town in a per fact state of defence with a battery ot fifty cannon gave up all idea of attacking it and gave battle instead to the emir emin the conflict was a bloody one and ended in the defeat of the russians who were compelled to fall back upon hodja ahmed with a precipitancy which amounted to a flight the eke had bad about 1000 killed and wounded e W nd the russians it Is assaid said bald about fo times that number no doubt general ewdokimoff Endo kimoff will endeavor at the earliest opportunity to rz retrieve this disaster but it will be difficult for him to take not only on account of the strength of the tho place but of the spirit of the inhabitants which is edw thoroughly aroused the regent is thoroughly aware of the importance of the post and has mustered an army of highly efficient troops for its delace defence it is now certain that the tho khan of has not only sent a sum of money to the assistance of chokan dut out is at the head of a large army of observation observation on the frontier in the neighborhood of samarcand Sam arcand |