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MASS ACRE OF TURKISH OAYALRYe
Concerning this affair tho correspon
dent, of tho. i C;Daily y Telegrapli at
Erzeroiim telograplied on Juno 2nd ; as
follows " X Have to record the most
terrible event of the' present war/ Two
nights .ago 4,000 Circassian ' cavalry;'1 of
Mukhtar'Pashas array, commanded by
Mossa .Pasha, were oraor ed "to proceed
I towards ' Kara; ' entirely 1 unsupported by
1 infantoy 'br wrtiliory., . Having made con
siderable, progress .in thoir. destination,'
and overcome by fatigue, . they rosted for
tlio night at.Bokli Ahmea, in the plains.'
Meanwhile, the Russians, informed by
spies of the defenceless position of the
Circassians, secretly organised a powerful
forco to attack them. The moro effec
tually:, to cany out their plan, infantry
wore mounted beliind. the Russian
cavalry, and thus a largo forco during
tho night invested the village in which
tlio" Circasians wore halting, unconscious
of tho proximity of the enemy. .. Tho lino
of investment being complete, and whilst
darkness prevailed, the Muscovite soldiers
commenced ;tho massacre. . Directly the
Circassians 'discovered thoir desporato
condition,, thoir; leader Vaceused the
villagers of troachory, and having found
somo Russiau spies, tlioy wore immediately
Bhot. Tho coiubut lhoii'.< b'egaU' with;
fury ; the assailed being totally ignorant1
of tho1 disposition of tlio attackiiig'forco,!
fought . at., great disudvnutagd, which!
was iucronsed by the suddpuiicBs of the;
onslaught. ' Tiiough thoir uiimbbra were
rapidly lessened by tho well-directed firoi
of tho Russiau infantiy, and all chances;
of escapo cut off by the enomy'si cavalry, :
tho Circassians' rosolutoly rofusod to aur-i
render. 'rhoy, dptcriniiiedto dio hard,!
and, standing back, -to .'back, ( it. stated;
thoy fought with dcsparatocourago, But
all 1 in vriiii. ; , tlio .Russians gradimlly/Tiar-
rowod1 tho 'ihvbatiiig cirelp, aiid 'brought.!
tlioir'destrrictivo'firo clotomid|cl«ior to
their victiniB.; tTho smMP'bntdbyotcd-
bttudrtft>iU continued tlio iiiioqual fight With
n dusponitiou hiid!u: lioroisiu described as
luarvollous. -
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