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Show Till: EASTERN Alt. j Tho fr-ast SlnUluK Turkish I CauNe, i THE FALL OF KAUS. I London, 19. A special dispatch, dated Veran Kalch, Sunday morning, says the fortress and oily of Kara, with 300 cannons, stores, ammunition, ammuni-tion, cash, etc., fell into the hands ol the Russians. Tbe Turks lost 5,000 killed and wounded, 10,000 prisoners and many flags. The Kuesinn Iosb was about 2,700. Kuseian- soldiers made but trifling booty, and spared peaceful citizens, women and children. child-ren. General Loris Melikofl directed the battle. During tho day Grand Duke Michael was present also. The former entered the city at 1.10 iiunday morning. Tbe oity was captured by about 15,000 Russians, who climbed tbe steep rocks, ramparts and walls and stormed an equal number of desperately fighting fight-ing Turks, driving tbeui in a head icng flight over their ditches and parapets, compelling them to die or surrender. The escalade bad been originally fixed for the 13th, but it was postponed owing to the bad weather. The principal attack was made on the r-out hern lort, crowning a ateep rocky height. Gen. Count Grabbe, with a regiment of Moscow grenadiers and a regiment of tbe 39th 1 division, attacked Hufiz Fasha fort iu the centre,the Kuauiic Tohea.Sauvarri Tabiahe three to were and tbe citadel. The Ardaban brigade and another regiment of Mwsoow grenadiers under Generals Hoop and KomarofJ, forming the lelt wing, assaulted tor Inglis on tbe north. The attack began in the centre, at 8.30 Saturday evening, when Count Grabbe led his brigade igainst Khanli redoubt, and himself fell dead at the first onset pierced by a bullet. Captain Kwadmicki of the 39th regiment was the first to enter the redoubt, at 11 at night. His sword was cut oleau out of his hand and his clothes were pierced. The redoubt surrendered early in the morning and then tbe three towers. Almost simultaneously with the cap-Lure cap-Lure of Kanli redoubt, Fort Sauvarri and Fort Hafiz Pasha were carried by assault. By daylight on Sunday Gen. Lazarefi's troops had made progress as far as the capture of Fort Karidigb. Other forts, especially Arb Tabia on the east and Takmah Tabia on the west, maintained stubborn resistance until 8 o'clock, when all the garrisons which could escape tied towards Erze-roum, Erze-roum, but thtse were subsequently; overtaken by dragoons and Cossacks and brought back prisoners. ! ANOTHER TURKISH DEFEAT. A Russian official dispatch dated Bogot, Saturday 17lh, Bays; NewB has just been received that a detachment of Cossacks and infantry succeeded in driving the Turks out of Koaalie pass by turning their fortified positions on Moragaidagh. The Turkish camp there was captured. SKOBELEPF WOUSDKD. General Skobelefl, during the skirmish skir-mish on the night of the 16th instant, received severe contusions from fragments frag-ments of shell. He had already received re-ceived similar contusions on the night of tho lolh. His wounds, however, i are uot dangerous, and he continues to direct the fire maintained against tlie2Turkish positions. RUSSIAN RETULSE. A dispatch from Sofia reports that the Hiiesian?, on Friday, attacked Ktropol and tbe Turkish positions at the entrance of Orchanie defile, and were repulsed witb heavy loss. A Vienna correspondent Bays it siieina to be believed at Constantinople Constantino-ple that Osman Pasha can hold out till tho beginning oi December. SEBVJA STILL URQFJ TO TAKE A HAND. Kusbia is urging Servia to cooperate in the war, in view ol operations for tho reliel of Plevna, which Mehemet Ali is expected to commence during the last week in November. A correspondent at Belgrade telegraphs tele-graphs aB lollows: Gen. Horvatovich hiis informed the Servian government that if it wishes to join in the war it should do so immediately, as the Turks are throwing up utrong entrenchments, en-trenchments, mounted with heavy Krupp guns, all along the eastern troutier, and also aro concentrating troops near Clissoura and Tirnova, and may any day determine on invasion. in-vasion. Constantinople, 18. The report is current here that the Russians have made an assault on Plevna and been repulsed. |