TKE WAR.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 852, 1 December 1877, Page 2

TKE WAR.

TURKISH DISASTERS. A TURKISH "BULLS RUN." Tlie 'AasU'alia' brings news of fresh disisters to the Turks. In a battle at Alsiiuiiadah, near Kara, the Turkish army was surroun.ied, ail almost annihilated. General Hjymanu, with 10.000 infautr^, carried Alaga, cutting the i'urksh arm/ m two. '' he main centre ami lrilt, under Mukhta, retreated v. on Kara, and was pursued by General ileymann, and liarrasse I on its flank by Ga.ieral Liharoff, bit succeeded m gaini ig the shelter of the fortifications at Kars, after a tearful route and 10-ss v;f several thou.san.l prisoners, four guns, and many killed and wounded. Three divisions, constituting the Turkish right wing, moantinie, were atacived, aurroutided, and driven from their fonificitions and camp with great loss. At 8 p.m. tb • remnant of the sight wing surrendered, wkh 42 guns and a grea.^ quantity or material. The Russian *uss was 1,441 killed and woundec, m carrying Aladapa Dugh, held by che right wuuj or the i'urto. Tin jlo.sn-«, at oiher poiu'S, not ataCed. 18,000 men and 40 cannons, were cm itare I by . the Russians, and a great qianioy of at;»res and a<mnuuiti »:i, m the vicgo-v over Mukhtar Puhi. General Heymann 13 advancing 1 on E z r um. lirzerum is prvpiriug for a suiife. Reinforcements were despatched from Oonsjantinoplfc) Erzyroum. The Russians hid 70.00J me a before Kuis. The Grand Duke leh 40,000 to invest it tiud pushed forward to Br z jroum. .vlukhbar Pash . had 40.000 men engaged, 14 baitsUioiid being drawn from garrison v. Kai s. j The Woman fiald army lost ». third of its strength \u killed ana wounded, m the battle of the 15tn November. A few battaliio is arc s ill available to cover Erez roum and joia at Kics. Is ..ail Pasha's corps nid troops from Penic learning of Mukhtar's defe it hastily retreated, avoiding General Lahar:»ff, .iutstrippin^ Gan-rat Teriikass^tf, ia speed, and suoeedud m joining Mukhtar P.isiia at Kaprikoi, wiiosa r-treat. from Kara had been a compile route. ThtJ Russi ins m pursuit met witli no obsicie till m u»e viciniiy of ri zerou o, whyre the co.nbiue i Turkish forces had taken up a si roil; position. They attacke 1 the defda^ tei Turks there, buo failed m an attempt on the city. In Burops the victory gained by General Gourka od tin rf.ip ii roa» was of greater importance thai, a ipeared from the brief despatche-. received and the capture ot leJiclie. At the juuciion of the roids t ■Sophia and Missa, tlie Russians not «mly cautureil 7000 prisoners and h qnanfity of c tuuon nud'wav material. Out cm 00 ojui nunioatiju from thic direction with Osuaan Pasha «t Plevna. Improving their advantages large bodies'of Russian troops are being massed at Tiruova. Rb inforcements are constantly arriviu^ anil being echelloued on the SUtora. Bjila, and T.ruovo line. Tuis indicates a flank movement against Pasha or an advance i ■ force across the Bnlkau. The lines of investiture ni-p ulosjng m upon Osniin at Pk-vna. The Roumanians captured a Turkish poHitiori on the Plev'ua aad Gab'i'ova roa>l, ihe -control of whic;i is uow^iri liussian hauds, A .simul aihjoua attack by Gen. Zimmerman, from Dabi udsoha ami Czin jwith, along the line of Lorn, and nf the Graud Duke Nicholas, irorn Tiirnovu, would, it is though d: pri)Vt'4 fata! to Pasha and the q.tadiiUiteral. Public feeing m Russia, el-vated In these successes, is already au'icpitljng she close of the war o • the basis of the erection of Bulgaria inco a trioutary htate under a Geraun Pri: cc, gaarHni.eed by the urr-at powers; the tree lorn of the Dardanelles fo Russian shipping: and the establishment of a representative chamber m Turkey. Meanwhile the Porte is preparing for emergency and foraterrib:e sfcrugg.'e m the coming spring, bf calling into h-s Jirfl.l reset yes »ul all military reaou.ctjs o£ blu country.