Show ASIA the rare kara correspondent adent of the morning Uron icle desp describes ribes the battle of where the turks were daf defeated bated as witnessed by hinis elfi I 1 I 1 cifor for the general r re ideas ider who i may ay fir the mere mare or tactical points of a battle I 1 wig describe the action as I 1 witnessed win essed it i the defeat of the ottoman division at albay bay I 1 1 abid djoa nd tile the fear thit that tile the vic victorious tori olis I 1 F russian oseian would d rei reinforce n force tile tae ene mys force on tile the I 1 karb I 1 led e d the machir or field marshal mustapha pasha with the advice af f the foe fo e gl agn gere gerbais ger eais rais present to attack the latter without belay it was determined tol toma march reh the itron t before the position which was to be attacked by daybreak the night of the ath instant was fixed udon on the afternoon of thit that ilay day the machir rode rod q through the camp ex exhorting h r t 1 1 the soldiers I 1 to do their duty duly and to die if necessary 1 be loved nadisha Pa disha the ineil men answer answered ell v with ich acala mationg mat ions and aad appeared rejoiced aar the I 1 of mee mcelin drig ghe the enemy the evening on and wita katl it rose a tremendous storm v whitall inch threaten threatened pil to arrest the I 1 of the ilfe ahny anny the rain soon abased and to the awful storm of thunder and aig lightning succeeded tile the most perfect calm calin the moon ampo a pres antly appeared and he r an ebely ii arus shone on n tile the plain beyond winch on the morrow was to be the licens of so 50 much earnil earn carnage il at one 0 clock on the morning morning of 01 tile the ath tb the army earisy started Geri general liral guyon W whom 1 I accompanied mounted and followed by thesta the staff rode ahead tp 0 lead the way th the e moon had retired but the stars give gave sufficient light to show tile posit ion ion of the enemy hupf unfortunately the general x as accompanied by a lantern which more filore iw than orice once awed him it would have been better to have toted alone to tile tha stirs stars st irs the army corn i its ta march in in deep silence nothing was 1 beard heard but the slow traina or of the iA infantry fantry and flieh he heavy eav y tile the artillery artill try the ground was ulle unequal jual ad intercepted by bi small ravines which caused aused some gome co confusion ri fusion adf and forced farce d the I 1 ai artillery tillery to deviate from the A night character characterized izad by y some little con can fus fusion i ion but then proper time should ii be li allowed flowed to mike make up fur for tile the delay deiny which necessarily must oc occar eiron the present occasion 1611 this was hard ly dan atine and owing to numerous barn rous halts halls caused by the dainty of thi the way more than lian two hours lo 10 t dereak discovered the right wing vi ing I 1 in position before thi the earmy whilst the left lying ft such 4 accompanied was a five aniles behma u id 1 the enemy had been apprised by his 1 is spies or by treachery of the Oie turks intentions and bad taken up a strong position HIS baggage and camp had been picked and sent across the kars kar and thus he was enabled to move freely the first glance I 1 cau taught at davin was tile hie turk burk ish fight right drawn up on some heights opposite the position and awaiting the arrival of the left W wing inato to commence om luence the action tile the russians russians had already perceived the for I 1 layn 1 I 11 position tion of the turkish right wing and i c calculated aleu lateA thit that two hours must elapse before the left wing avin could engage they fora for changed their position and leaving tho defensive one they had adapted id opted concentrated their whole strength and bore down on tile the turkish right wing mg tins This was compost d of 9 men of tile the three ar arms nis namely ya 18 bit billal lal lions ions of infantry mm men I 1 battalion beitl hion car fl a 00 14 eq 1 cavala ca ea valry 1263 9 ard and 5 12 1 2 batteries 33 p pieces mailing a total of 9 the russi russian an force was strong including twenty battalions ha lations of infantry twenty six I 1 squadrons of dragoons twenty squadrons of Cos cossares and sixty four pieces of cannon 0 ow ing to the want of of punctuality on the pirt part odthe oi the turkish left w wing ing the whole Rus russian sinji force ws enabled to advance against the turkish right at five the th cannonade cann onide began and or der were givin given to the left wing to hasten for cipe ar AA chit ala at 1 least a t two 0 lion hours rs r ga galloped I 1 oaf and never saw n again sk n AS i proceeded in the direction of the fire it increase ed and soon the ahe rat ratting fling of musketry announced ed that tile the belligerents had come to close quarters q bartols it wag now broad daylight and as I 1 galloped over tile field of corn tra down by the soldiery I 1 came upon s me fifty kers who bid bald taken advantage of the night to slip off some same were concealed behind rocks ol 01 1 11 i i 1 ers era were making off in in tile the direction of ahe kars kais tile the sight was not at all reassuring one m min I 1 asked what he was buhning running awn away V for to which lie hi naively te replied plied because I 1 am afraid in about ten m more I 1 came upon the scene of action I 1 tile the cannonade nade was conducted with wah stubborn energy on both sides but the superior numb er I 1 of tile the pieces tendered rendered the c contest 0 niest hope less the ground here wa aasc covered vere d with flying cavi cavelry who had cowardly given i way before the russian dragoons I 1 then p aage d there the re sarve serve of redius or militias mili militiamen tiar en who had never been in in fire tind and now presented the picture of agonized terror five anve ini minutes more moie brought mato me to the side of abdul kerim kenni pasha basha the ri rei or second in in command of ali the army of anatola Ana toha who com commanded mandee aliis his wing jiow the sold soldiers irs could have fled with the exa example pile of tins this glorious old warrior before them is is beyond my un der ferstanding standing in the hottest fire the f figure egure of kerit fl pasha hardly h bent with age with his flowing white beard and snowy hair was seen in his ht hand lie he held an arab spear with which he cheered on oil tho the men to the fight T aai hope was now p thedra rh i sh artillery was wa 9 slackening its fire the cavalry cavelry had h ad fled and the rus elan bian guns were co pom alting I 1 n g sad ba havoc voc among I 1 the turkish rank and file at every successive dis discharge charde of grape the turkish battalions would waver braver and op open an I 1 etwas it was now tile the momena to bring up the reserves ner vei and bezzi bey the hungarian Hun Huh ginan garian general Col collian nian started on the defrind the redia bat I 1 tal hons lions composing the th reserve no sooner heard that they were tobe to be conducted into close fire than they boke their ranks and disbanded tile he 0 set the example A more disgraceful scene could not be imagined no two men re bained together one or two battalions alone landl it alio r orrein 1 T iano 1 ll efarin n n IT the men inen wv who answered 6 were j with I 1 ja s shouts ir 0 t 0 of allah alla ill he ordered the major of this battalion it was of stamboul redia regiment to advance then the mij laj or trembled to death and refused to obey I 1 11 1 I have no orders from froin my colonO colo nf he aepli ed I 1 1 I order you to advance in in the nanna name of the machir coward shouted colman the men were irid indignant ignant aaflie at the hesitation of their major maor and threatened him with their bay one conets ts he thereupon turned his horse and fled general calmin then commanded the senior senior captain to lead on the men which he did I 1 had spent some time in in a village where this battal ion ion had lieen been quai and the wen men sized we me with shouts of I 1 englis bey 1 A junior captain an arab as black wd and a as brave aa 0 othello t hello whose hospitality I 1 had once shared rode up to me and wa we went ahead A few feo lusty strides brought the men into fire and to work they went it was alas too late for I 1 lie he artillery were flying and the I 1 em battalions I 1 were vere hesitating I 1 1 I 1 I 1 A body of dragoons visibly inflamed 1 with drink now dashed into one of the breaking battalions ta and in in a few moments cut it to pieces i this decided the contest the remaining remaining bat ta lions after a fight of two hours and ahal a hal hilr then turned and dispersed A battery opened ag against the battalion I 1 had accompanied and ac decimated imater its ranks A shell burst buist over it and a f fragment fragment entered the side side of my arab friend and he f fell ell dead from his hurse the battalion then also disbanded and fled the russian batteries opened a tremendous fire apoi poi the retreating turks with murderous effect aper A of aar wige ensued u the cowardly redius who had already flea suffered greatly A flank battery poured in in on them fortunately at this moment the left turkish wing i appeared and covered the retreat of the flying right I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 had bad turned wit with lithe the others and galloped in in i 1 search of my groom who was in in the rear with ith a j I 1 redhorse led horse the ground was covered mith w ith wounded and dead and numbers of horses were galloping wildly bout about I 1 I 1 must here pay my tribute to the k kind ina hearts heart j of f the turks the wounded as they fell were ia instantly 1 i seized by a comrade and earned carried of off the ground I 1 the turkish left wing hid biad now eng engaged raged the enemy and driven him back Th the dragoons so soon onye re ahe balance w essm javor and ana I 1 after a short conflict the left wing in in its turn attacked a by the whole russian force gave I 1 wity way and fled in my letter ef esterday I 1 de s cribei the ople operations rations r of the left ang and qs as I 1 alried arrived too kozl late 0 to o note any observations I 1 ti bris 1 will not make any further remarks I 1 ind hid approached already to th tha first baff band of I 1 fu I 1 greives when 1 I seiw saw the w hol line liff break tb the e turn sarn sa rn happened on the laft left ving as on the right I 1 a a confused conche coni used d right flight cha charges rg f s of 4 dragoons a d da a rain 0 O 0 of r grape upon the ft ahe turks the he eli enemy enly soon gave I 1 up afe evident I 1 ly crippled and fatigued lad Us continued it for gnp hil haar fir more th tb with bag I 1 gage and cagnon ij would have fallen into jus hiis hands J I 1 iem it m with a few european of fiGert di aoa ia we returned together to OUT former camp j we vc took a I 1 hasty I 1 asty I 1 neal meal and again to horse I 1 the living flood of fugitives poured over the whole country ca cavalie v ary were mixed up with infantry and artillery with the car nages containing I 1 0 tile the wun mounded ded officers were mingled with t f tha the privates all bound for kars kara many of the poor soldiers tired to beth deull threw themselves on the grass and forgot in n sleep tile disasters of the day formy for ray patt part I 1 fell asleep on on my horse which is is certainly one of the most unpleasant modes of sit c ping A jerk would w wake me sud stiv I 1 renly denly arid and throw me out of balance ba lanci A few fi w moments sleep tipp appeared bared to be a slumber of ye ira at jc nath the citadel ollars I 1 appeared on the ibe h orizon horizon arid and a few libl hours irs ride brought me to its gate chates sentinels it at the gate gale prevented the in ingress gr i assof of au all soldiers sold Jers hiie m fi regu I 1 lars ars and thus KW kats is edeli pd p liege I 1 in I 1 ill my y yesterdays account I 1 gave the nu num her bei of hill killed hilleda edW and wounded ded as about 1500 lip prisoners p and th fugitives who irive fled to their ham homes kars kara is es T the he I 1 last a t number lumber I 1 nobi now think I 1 is is exaggerated and the coriner I 1 ivio I 1 nm am of opt opinion ion have been estimate I 1 ed too low perhaps 2500 killed and wounded I 1 will be ii ift aar tile mils t and 2 5 09 firso lers ath w th 2600 2 fogdt fugitives ivea fifteen bannon cannon were left 1 1 on the fiel fiad kil not five div Q as thought it t first they 1 were lost owing ov ing to the absence of reserve borses I 1 hassan pasha of tile bistany Ar arliston ArLi stan division was the fie only general vrho fill fell general Be butofT the russian russia commander an chief chie f it Is assaid said was wounded the russian loss is i estimated here lobe to be above 2000 killed to day dav several cossack horses russian apiu lets et 7 helmets and other mi trophies have I 1 be m n fought brought m til by et i ter bashi j N h i j have lave I 1 ventured on the scene rhe russians hive have nt not advanced adv Aced nor do I 1 alie believe ve it i j is is their intention inte nhon to do so jn a few weeks beks 1 the I 1 co cold id season will acme in and arld they will retire to gum i I 1 file The anarchy in archy and disorganization he here ran be understood the flie fortifications of 0 kars are aie to be enlarged eal e arged ond end strengthened every measure will be ialyn t elnen to resist with ane cess s any attack but ut as I 1 have beevre observed the eneany e K my will not advance his troops are too few in in number to occupy kars and Ense Eme roum and he woud ex pose his flank and reir rear to the batham army aimy by 1 an vie campaign here must be considered as aa virtually ut at an end the army of balgum is is ii m v ilone alone capable of undertaking any nc e operations and it is is my intention to join join it ita a soon rodn es as I 1 am ain anssu ed that thai all is is finish ed liere here I 1 have had personally perso ally a sad task AS tile histo rian nan of this army of anatolia 1 I found it eight months ago st irving and wasting away by sickness it was and or ar 4 N alvi i 1 in f za n n 1 1 iv 1 v 11 ilip ll chronie chronicled led ap 7 in another communication he saevii the russian dra dragoons croon g 3 mad with drink threw thern them selves blindly against the fire ot of lae infantry I 1 1 and repeated showers of grape th 3 turkish sli oa cavalry alry having fled the dra dragoons croons penetrated in in I 1 I 1 to 0 the ilie alre already ady disbanding battalions bala lions antl and comin t lod I 1 1 sad havoc at this moment the turkish lil left wing approached and by its pe sence stop ped the pursuit the left wing ing at on once ce ti threw 11 ew I 1 itself upon the russians and burled them thein back j at al this period fortune seemed to shine on tilt the ottoman ai aam in the cossacks coss Cos had been ridden I 1 0 over v er bythe by the turkish cavalry whilst the russ russian ian lin infantry fantry commenced retreating retreating encouraged however by I 1 its officers who were were ever in in the I 1 front the exact reverse of the turkish corn com manders mandera the infantry returned to its dat duty yand dmd i the dragoons who hid had returned fro from in the ter fell upon and utterly defeated pirt of the turkish cavalry the russian infantry advance led ed and attacked tile the remaining cavalry who fled at once tile the turkish infantry I 1 like wise decoi ed cd and dis disbanded bander not two rn men n reinda remaining ming torelli er and the whole country was covered of fugitives the tr artillery tiller p poured ared vred in grape grap up in them whilst the cavalry a v alry mido hundreds 6 17 boners the taik turkish i h artilla artil rl llory lr had haa already alre a dy dis appeared ppe ared which w inch accounts foi far its safety |