The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-17 00:00:00

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LONDON,SATURDAY,DECEMBI:II I 7,1P33.

POSTSCRIPT.

ItUSsiA AND TLILIiLY.

The tidings of military operations last received
are, as usual, e'ontradi story to a most perplexing
degree. For example: the Patric states positively
that Akalsich has been taken by the Turks. A des.
patch from Vienna, dated Thursday last, affirms, on
the contrary, that the Russian 6encral AndronikotT
had totally defeated the Turks in a battle at Akalsieh,
and left .1,1100 of their sailers dead upon the field.
lit tit. Peterslinrg intelligeueo is said t s bare been
received of victories gained by Prince Orbeliti, alto
eneoinitered 1144,1 NN) Turks near Alexandropak and
drove them bark, after a sharp encounter; and by
general Baummer, who charged i,INNI Turks with
the bayonet, completuly routed them, and took a
cannon, two standards, and a quantity of ammuni-
tion, at some place unnamed. By wit) of counter-
poise to the statements, the AnNtrian Lloyd, the
Oat Dentache Fast, and other authorities, relate a
ol' 'lurkish hticeesse:. The first mentioned
journal reports that Alexandropal, the site of Prince
thrlailin's alleged victory. had been besieged and taken
by an Ottoman force. It i. stated, also, that at the
capture of the fort of Sala, near ShelLatil, by the
'lurks the Russians lost 400 killed ; that in the
newed attack tin Shefitatil, on the 17th Wt., the
RuNtoiam were repubtotk with heavy loss; anal that
Sehamyl anti Selim Paella, (Terming in eoneert,
were gradually approaching each other, and taking
the fortresses on their lines of march. Prince
Worenzulf was surrounded at Tiflis, and his retreat
cut off.

7 The following bulletin, containing a litts,..ian
official account of the victory at Sloop), was posted on
the Bourse at Odessa on the bth inst.:—
" The Russian fleet, tinder the commend of Admiral
Netihimolf, has wet in the black See a Turkish and
Heoptian feet, composed of eighteen ships—two-deckers,
frigates, corvettes, together with two steamers of 400-horse
power, and two others of flat-horse power. After a lung
engagement, the following Turkish ships have been de-
stroyed or captured :-
- One of 61 guns .. No name given.
HO
.Vezratni
.11miet Ali.
Vnzim lessins.

MI
" Steamers-
-2 of 20 gnus each.
2 transports.
1 British transport.
" The engsgroinent took place near sinope : 4,000
'l'urks have been &Mud, slot 'ntty taken prisoners.
Osman Huhn. %1t was wounded, inis sko Levu taken
lois( er.
" Several officers, both Engli,h and Freud', welt; on
board thu Turkish fuel."
Of the vessels named in this bulletin there is but
one, the Fessi 211alimoutl, which can be identified
with any of the ships enutuerntel in the official lists
of the Turkish fleet recently published.

SEvEnAi. po: sons who %yore voluieto.l in .'than Of
having excited the population of lireece to iv a r
against Turkey hale Is:on nrested by order a the
tireek Govillitnent.

M. nr. 1..\ COtrn, late .thibit,sador at Constantinople.
has arrived at Paris. Ntunik Nicht% was to lea‘e
for London tlik day.

AnvicEs front the south-western coast of Anteriva
Mate that an insurrection had taken place in the
north of Peru, and that the Peruvian territory lia.l
Le. n invaded also by the Peruvian arn)y. headed by
General Mitt. The Permian President has resolved
t t take the field againsttl 10li lens. The position
of the Lieverutueut was