The Press. — London, England, 1853-11-26 00:00:00

1114 nitsa, as well sus • regiment of infant ry with the age. " On the part of the Turks, a field battery of artillery, and a number of boatloads of baronial', *ere sent as a rein forcement. " This slay (November 41, I loupe, will be memorable, as on it was fought as gallant an action as history can record. During the monolog not &soldier of the Russian fume was to be seen. Presently a cavalry picket war discovered, and about twelve the Russians gradually led out their forces on the plain. Twelve guns were placed as a battery of posi tion at about 1,2011 or 1,3011 yards from the 'ptomaine sta tion. Two bodies of infantry placed themselves under cover ins wtxml on the right of the gnus. On their left rear went two more bodies of infantry, and on their left flank two more. It its doubtful whether these were regi ments of tiwtse battalions, the usual continental organism,- (ion, or simply single battalions ; and on this fact testa the possibility of forming an estimate of their force. In the ft enter case the infantry would amount to 111,s(1) turn—a number, it is imagined, far tAtu great : and in thu latter tit 30100—a number far too little. This calculation takes a battalion at WWI earth. nut, supposing them is Ibe of I.IIIXI eaela, it would give them 0,1/151 1114 . 111, wluish Isnot all impro bable number. rho the Russian left were three regiments of cavalry eelselloned out of range, each having two guns. There waft likewise a body of Coasacks, to the amount, perhaps, of HIM). The batteries were workout by some al N I giumen4, giving a total of—at the medium calculation of the infan try-14,0011 men in the field. "'l'he 'Turks, if their report is t4l be trusted, had in the entrenchment three battalions and two emulation., amount ing to 2,40') men ; add the gunners, I:su , mad the irregular cavalry as many !more-2,11Ni Mel,. " At tow p.m. the Russian artillery opened its lire, and was replied to by the guns of the entrenchment, of a battery at the eastamo end of the entrenchment, and by thosee on the right hank sof the river. The cannonade was kept up snort vi„.sonotsly on either able. The Russians had their battery of posit anitrately empaceti, each gun being placed at an elittlittlintitlleo from its 1 . 0114)W -- the fruits of good drilling. Their practice, air far as could be judged from this bleak of the liver, was most excellent, tlwirshells Limiting lwatitifully. 'They opened at a long distance, it, is trite, but the guns wen' no ptipgmas to gallop with cavalry, but 1.2-poottident. The runiainder of the artillery appeared to mammal, of cavalry guns. or horse artillery, hut attached its pairs to regiments of eavalry, as was forillt.ll tips C.ISC in newt Eurstiwau armies. Two of these gnus took up as flanking a position as the Argimelo river would penult them, but could nut have caused mewl thimage its eutiladsrss. Olt the 'Turkish right another battery 1 , 1 Will* opened on the entnnichinent. At 2 1(1 p.m. the Russian artillery exploded 0110 of the Turkish ansuannititsiewaggoos or limber-boxes At 2 14 p.m. the infantry made Atli'. appearatiee from the Toirkimlo lett, emerging from under cover 41f the wood, which they most judiciously occupied. This attack was seconded by the advance of the infantry on the (Turkish o right of the battery of position. and In the other regiments from the village. '1 he chief attach was on the left flank of the entrenchment where 41110 the river--the only pinion not imiperly completed. Their advance was steady ; the Turks plied the firelitek igorously ; and after the enemy had got up to perhaps fifty yanls they turned, and beat a retreat to their smog !nolo i 1111111 1 .114 in the wood. They moist have 6.501 very severely handled, as they wen. close smiler the muzzles of the moisketrv, abuse every bullet sorely Amos' its bill. f. .last as they atl‘ants.4l. a set:ono" and it s • ' lax explosion 101114 111114 . 4 . its 11111 . I . IIIIVIIOI. illollllolilllle. sr WA% doobtiesr thought by the Turks. The Miamian artillery redoubled its tire, Milt ht• cannonade recommenced tien.ely. It should have be e ts stated that the battery of position had eoutc 1111 to about 1140 yaralx, their shot reaching oceasiotially to the hither. want aisle of the I builds% A bout 3 10 p.m. a seetnitl at tack of infantry was litimeheil at the mitiiiiimate little entrench. ment, esamstaipasstsl on flame sides, as it appeared, by its enemies. Skirmishers were doily thrown out, and tin a chest. approach were recalled. The infintry mistiness' in columns on both OtTilAtiilll4 elose 011 111111rier-tliSifillCe . --% Cry ridiculously, it is thought, though of course the world moist Low no the superior knowledge and experience of such a military nation as Russia. The Colllllllls 111141 mot ails:Weed Many pass when they OVVllVllehtli'il 551101 the infantry fire of the entrenchment, and the artillery tire of a battery on the right bank. They were thrown into the newt eomplete disorder, awl retired utterly tlisteotutitutl. Again their artillery opened, and drove tunnels into the entrenchment, mod continued tiring for half an hour. oss the retreat of the infantry, thnoigh the glass their shad tstilltl be seen in numbers strewing the ground. A hearty cheer from the entreneliment gave vent to the gaud spirits of its gallant defenders. It was echoed by one from this side by the • led voices of the chiefs Anil 15,..e -Hmilanix. The Turkish force was e ,,soon s anded by llniil Pavlv. all licittenant-colonel in the Remit..., who. upon his presenting himself to 1 Inter Paielm, was made a full colonel. One of fitment' t'rim's aitles-de.eamp. Colonel Ih.tente, wa s present in the action, nn.i escaped unhurt. The coin tumulur received a slight wooed in the hand. The report of the killed on the Turkish side is only twenty; but thin war WI 110111 or two idler the action, m od m an y. w h o were then simply w deal, have since, poor fellows, left this scene of trouble. "Mid morning (titli) it id stated that 1,000 stand of WIWI have lreets taken." A correspondent of tho Patric states that the Turks displayed after the engagement as much humanity as they had already shown courage. for as soon as the Russians were beaten they stopped the tire of their artillery. to allow the wounded to be " rtiPil Mr. They then drew up in a single line, littering with one accord the cry of " Allah !" The Turkish newspaper. the Djeridei r 0113110 in a supplement the Aida details of the TIIE PRESS. battle of Oltenitva. The enthusiasm of the people wax beyond description. They all rushed to the printing-office of the paper, and, in their eagerness to obtain supplements, forced the printing-moms, and created the greatest disorder. The Minister of Police, with a strong detachment, came to protect the office, but it was unapproachable. After a time, however, order was re-established, and 6,000 copies distributed. The Ottoman Government have prrchased :10,000 horses for the service of their cavalry and artillery. 10,6(10 have already been delivered, which are to be distributed among the new regime its of light cavalry about to be formed. It is Muted that the Porte intends to issue as signats for 10 and piastres on the Moldavian and Wallachian tribute. Linll Carlisle arrised at Constantinople on the 9th inmtant. A Constantinople association, called the Teutonic Society, has, in the sole interest of truth, published a declaration, numerously signed, and addressed to all the German papers, stating that all the reports relative to persecutions against, the Christians in 'turkey are fab , e and unfounded. In Egypt the armaments were pressed on with the utmost energy and severity. The Viceroy has or tiered a new levy of not less than 75,000 men. It is stated that the Russian Consul-General at Alexandria has received orders to quit the country. Ilitberto the Russian agents in Egypt have remained at. their posts, but the energetic wanner in which Abbas Paella has taken part with the Sultan has been regarded by the Cabinet of St. Petersburg as a complete rupture. A letter from St. Petersburg in the Cologne Ga zette states that the Emperor of Russia is suffering from illness. The Russian war-stcamer Senikale has been wrecked near Yalta, in the Black Sea. The men were saved. The Austrian journals state that a recent ukase of the Emperor of Russia maintains 14 the port of Odessa freedom of commerce as regards neutral vessels. It is said that this 'immure is adopted for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Crimea and of the Danubian provinces, who are at this time selling their productions to great advantage to European dealer s. It is announced that the Prussian and Austrian Consuls and agents in the Danubian provinces have received orders to remain at their lasts whatever may happen. M. Totstu, time French Consul in Mel having received orders from his Government to quit the country, the Prussian Consul is charged to take the French subjects under his protection. An important event. occurred in Ifelgrade on the lith. The new Russian Consul-General, who ar rived three weeks previously, took down his flag, having been ordered to leave that city on the follow Mg day. The Servian Government, after a great deal of 111'Sitatil on and unquestionable embarrass men', thus makes an acknowledgment of the sove reignty of the Porte, and an announcement of their 11.101111111allilll not to co-operate with Russia at pre sent. 1 ' N IT ED STATES. New York dates to the 11th inst. have arrived by the Arctic. The Neu. York Herald anticipates the Presidential message in its allusion to financial affairs : " state of the finances will be fully presented in the ine , 4,age. At first Mush. it will I , e one lOf which every Ameriemi may \tell hi' proud. An enortmais surplus in the tr ,,, sur ve% emu' film * !-•.ntitcr titan rim IN! expended— n 41,14 fallin, consi , lerably short of onelialf the 11111111111 interest on that 1.1 tires! Britain - 310 an annual expendi titre whielt does not nearly absorb the receipts from the are Solid evidences of prosperity such as no nation has e‘t'r presCilied. Nor is it less satisfaetory to think that. while other nations are planning and scheming raise 111 , iney to pay ow arr e ars of interest or to renew we are enabled to call in our debt and wipe oft * mil. in litiValleu." Our A merivalll contcn►porary adds that general Vierce, AS well as most of the heads of departments, intend to "confine their communications to plain facts, without resorting to the customary verbosity." John Mitchel, the Irish exile, whose escape from Van Diemen's Land was lately announced, has ar rived in New York, rid the Sandwich Islands. The Rev. Mr. Rittenhouse, while officiating at the consecration of a church at Washingtonville, Pennsyl vania, fell down dead. THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. The American papers contain important intelli gence from the Sandwich Islands. Dr. Judd has been removed from his office as Minister of Finance, and Elisha W. Allen, late United States Consul, appointed in his place. A decided step had thus been taken by the Govern ment towards the annexation of the islands to the United States. The French and British Consuls protested to the King against such an tg, and the American Com missioner* replied in a drug and dignified wanner. SATURDAY, This movement has caused much excitement throughout the islands. BERMUDA. The latest letters from this colony state that great excitement still existed on account of the fever. The disease had reached Ireland Island (the most west ern of the group), and had made severe ravages. The natives still escaped, and the fever was chiefly confined to the soldiers and convicts. This summer has been extremely hot, the warmest remembered, anti was still very oppressive. The garrison is fear• fully cut up : the nth Regiment have lost six officers and twenty-one sergeants; the Artillery, three officers ; the Engineers, two officers. As to the privates, they have lost some hundreds. There had been fire governors of the colony this year, and a sixth was expected before the end of it. AUSTRALIA. Sydney papers of June 25 state that the proceed. ings of the Legislature during the previous month, although not of a very striking character, have been of considerable interest in a colonial point of view. The estimates for the year 1854 were brought forward on the 22nd. The gross revenue is set down at 500,2251., of which 811,0 W)!. is estimated as the produce of customs duties; 80,00/. as the gold revenue ; 30,0i10/. for duties on spirits distilled in the colony ; , 41, 4 WM 9. for postage ; 37,41401. fur licences ; the remainder being made up of mis cellaneous items. The expenditure is calculated at 562,7311. 11s. sd. One of the most startling features of the estimates is that the duty on spirits alone for next year is cal culated at 188,000/. The consumption has incre ase d enormously ; and it is a remarkable fact that the principal increase has been upon brandy and whisky, whilst ruin and other inferior spirits which were very generally consumed before the gold discovery, on account of their cheapness, have scarcely in creased at all. The increased consumption of ruin during the first quarter of this year, as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1852, has been 0 per cent.; of brandy, 70 per cent. ; of gin, 26 per cent. ; of whisky, 181) per cent.; of all other spirits, 240 per cent. The consumption of tobacco shows an increase of 18 per cent. Comparing the consumption of tea, sugar, anal wine during the first six months of 1852 and the first five mouths and a half of the present year, the increase is—of tea, 12 per cent. ; of sugar, 27 per cent.; of wine, 13 per cent. Duties have been already paid this year on 2,017,90111 m. of tea, 7,942 tons of sugar, 100,014 gallons of wine. Trade continued to exhibit an unhealthy character. The natural consequences of over-speculation con tinued to appear in the form of inth‘idual distress and loss to a very considerable extent. Constuup tiou, however, was as rapid as ever, and the pro ductive powers of the colony were in no degree diminished. Court ant( lastion. THE QUEEN AND DUCHESS OF BRABANT carne to London on Wednesday, when her Majesty's royal visitor was shown over Westminster Abbey and the new Houses of Parliament. After visiting the Duchess of Gloucester, the party returned to Windsor. The departure of the Court for Osborne has been delayed until this day (Saturday). Her Mikjesty will return to NVindsor on Dec. $l, for the Christmas holidays. PniNcE Al.nEnr, as Chancellor of Cambridge Uni versity, accompanied the Duke of Brabant thither on Tuesday last. Their Royal Highnesses spent nearly two days in various tours of inspection, visits to the several halls and colleges, attendances on the Geo logical and Jacksonian lectures, &c. &c. They dined with the Vice-Chancellor at Trinity College on Tues day, having previously held a "reception " of such members of the senate as wished for the honour of a presentation. On Wednesday a Congregation was held, to which all the members went in state, and Prince Albert presided in his Chancellor's robes, for the purpose of conferring the honotary degree of LL.D. upon the Duke of Brabant. In the evening of that day the royal visitors quitted the Universit!, on their return to Windsor. THE SERIES OF DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENTS before her Majesty and the Court, at Windsor Castle, will not be continued until after Christmas, when Sir Bulwer Lytton's comedy of Money will be repro settled. The four principal male characters will be supported by four metropolitan managers :—Erdyn, Mr. Charles Kean ; Graces, Mr. Webster; Mr. Ben jamin Stout, Mr. Buckstone ; and Captain Dudley Smooth, Mr. Wigan. Volitual anb Omni. Ix the management of the property of the l'row•n the Woods and Forests have secured the services of Mr. laird, of Balloon. This gentleman has left Scotland for London, to prosecute the duties of hti office.