The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

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1,200 KILLED AND I,I7OUNDED.

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The Pads Moniteur of yesterday explains that
the battle of Oltenitza took place ou. the 4th of
NoVember, -'within 'the triangle of land, .fermed
by the waters of the Argis and the Danube.' 9000
Turks occupied the Quarantine 'Building, and the
old fortified redoubt, situated in the plain near
the Danube, as.well as the village, From their posi,
tion the turps poured shell and shot among the
RUSsians . Willi great success, up to the ~very en=
trance of • the village. where. General Dannenberg
was directing the attack.
The: Russian :loss in killed. and wounded.'-'is
estimated at .1;200. , Nearly a.ll the Chiefs of batta-
lion are wounded, and that withconicai
Prince Gortselitikoff left his poSition on learn-
ing-the'news from. 'Oltenitza, and it:is a question
of his 'attacking the Turks With 24;000 men, some-
where about this date:
The following despatch has 'been received by.
sill) Marine telegraph, but there, is_ evidently some
miStake in it. lurtukai is 'nu : the. Bulgarian, or
Turkish proper bank of:the Danube,-. and unless
we are to ..read.the paragraph" across from Tur-
tukai," the beginning 'of itseems:inconSistent with
the -end,, which announces' as,expeeted, a renewed
attack by the TurkS.' •
VIENNA, Stinday.All the reports of a grand
battle, and the taking of Bucharest by, the Turks,
are till now unfounded. On the 30, Prince, Gorts7
ehakoff received Orders to ,assume the offensive, all
projects of Compromise having proved unsuccessfuL
The AuSrian, Correspondenz ~ says Prince
Gortschakoff, accompanied by his .whole staff,
advanced towards Oltenitza on the Bth The
Turks have sent considerable masses 'of troops
across to Turtukai. A renewed attack from the
Turks was hourly expected,'
PAnts, 'Monday 'Morning.—Prince Gortschakoff
has left Bucharest for Oltenitza with 24,000 men,
to attack. the Turks. .The TurkiSh foree' there, is..
only 9,000 strong. A battle was hourly expected..
Another despatch. from Paris,. dated Sunday
evening,%alf-past six o"clock, says.:—The Turkish
embassy at Paris'has not received fora-day or two
any direct' intelligence from the theatre of war.
The French governinent this- day communicated
to the Turkish ambassador a telegrAphic despatch
which it'had just received, -and Which-gives'
account of the third day's. fighting. at „Oltenitza.
It deelares that the Turks twice occupied Oltenitia,
and were twice, forced from their positions by the
Russians ; but that in the end, ,On their occupying
the place:the third time, aftera desperate struggle,
theY succeeded in remaining masters of the town;
lii this last fighting not less than 1,200
Russians were put hors de combat,- and the loss in
Officers was. unusually great, nearly A the Russian.
colonels and majors being either kit' or Wounded..
The despatch mentions that the Turkish chasseurs,
organised on the Model of those of Vincennes,
have -rendered services of a very remarkable
character.

Vienna letters of the 10th, written at six- o'clock
p.nt, say it is not likely that the following startling
news will find its way into our papers, but you may
implicitly rely on, its correctness. The victory of
the Turks, which.waS owing to treachery,- was more'
complete than is generally supposed. The outposts
nearest the river were Poles, and they not only per-
mitted the Turks to cross without giving notice of
their approach, bet assisted them in the Work of
death. The cannonade, as at first slated, actually
lasted-, with slight interruptionS, 28 hours.. The
date was a' mistake; the affair began in' the:-night
between the Ist and ?,nd, and lasted until the .3rd
The Constitzitiwinel, -while it appearS to confirm
the fact of a seriolls Ylnp:afrOrnPiit 1191,471 ft'azon
place in the neighbourhood of. Bucharest, says that
the advantage was on the side of the Turks ; and
adds, -`! A. Russian corps, thought to -be, that Of
Creneral Dannenberg, is said to Shave been beaten'
on the line frimn Widdin to Dacharent.,' This
iiri-
portant advantage 'obtained by the Turks, would, if
confirmed; account for the :ultimatu)n mentioned in
one of the -.telegraphic despatches as haying been
sent' by Omer Paella to the Russian General-in-
Chief."
Letters of the Val from the Danube, mention

that all the forts and batteries established on the
right bank of the river were completely armed and
defended by nuinerons garrisons, 'and that two
corps de reserve were organised, one to prevent the
RtissianS from crossing in cage they attempted any-
thing of the kind,; and thp other' to second the
movements of
.the Turkish' troops operating in
. .
The position. of Oltenitza is very strong. The
left wing of the 'Turks- is protected by the river
ArdriSeh, the right by the swampy. round, and:
the rear by the .fortress bf Silistria andt'the fort of
Turtukai.
From the varions somewhat unconnected state-
ments which.have been,received from the seat of
war, the following would appear to' ,be the true
position of affairs Turks; then, are estab;
lishetl at Kalarasch, oppoSite Silistria; at Olte-
nitza, on island opposite Giurgevo ;at Simnitza,.
at Tarim; at Kalaraseh,'opposite Rahova; and at
Kalafat, and with 42,000 men: ' Each paper has a
different account of; what has occurred, but the
Oast. Deutsche Yost `gives: a kind 'of panoramic view
of the whole:seat of .war,,which is both' instructive.
and interesting. 'A short E notice from Herniann-
stadt- saYs that the Turks have got posse.ssion of
Lesser Wallachia without striking a blow ; and, in.
a letter from .Cronstadt, their. progress' is being.
'desaribed-as. very 'considerable, 'As well at Silis-
tria as .at :Rustchtick,, Considerable masses' of

Turkish troops have crossed the river, and at
least 22,000 men must be. in Greater Wallachia.
We further learn that at Kirnoczi the Turks have
formed a fortified camp, from which 12,000 Rus-

shins have been repUlsed ; but this .Would' appear
more worthy of .credit if' such a place could be
found on the map. 'The Journal de Smyrna speaks

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of a battle near Butoum, in which theßusstans
not only lost 1,000 men, but were purSued fifty
English miles across the frontier. This may be
true; as the Trieste Zeitung has. letters of the 31st

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Octobek fkoM Constantinople, in which • mention
is made of SeliinPasha's having passed the Rns-
sian frontier, and: of-a. prevalent rumour of a
conflict near ,Batoum- Theie is, 'hoWever, good
reason for supposing that up to the. With • October,-
only tvVo.unimportant oOpoSt skirmishes had Oe-
eurr4d.. • • . ,

The Oest. Deutsche Post is prObably not far from
the truth when it supposes that the left•wing of
Omar Pasha's army, which was' at Sophia, is now in
Lesser Walachia, and consegnently on the. right
flank of the. Russians, The second and more im-.
portant movement is that in front;. as its .success
will probably force Prince, Gortschakoff to order
his right wing to. fall back on Bucharest to protect,
that 41ty, in which case the, left wing of the Turks
will have little difficulty in getting through• Lesser
Wallachia to the Aluna. The operations in front
'are etidently directed from Shunala, which place is
the lertex ' of ' the obtuse angle formed by
Silistiia and RutschuiC . There is no positive
intelligence on which' to found such a conjecture,
but i 'would, nof,.• surprise, one 'to learn in a few
II days hat the left flank of the .Russians was also
mena red - by Turkish troops. Which had crossed
at. H rsova, on that part of .the Danube which;
flowiy• due north, forms the eastern boundary of
Wall Il lia. - An 'immediate advance against 131 V
cho.re E t doeS not appear probable. The Turks
havehot succeeded in the crossing the river at
'Griur evo, which leaves a nasty gap in their line of
attar . • - -
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• We may next, therefore,. expect to hear of the
encou ter between the main bodies, under Prince
Gorts, hakoff and Omer, Pasha, which will, of course,
materially affect the issue of the struggle, for the
present at least' •' •
SO much for the seat of war. As regards •pel

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tical vents the Paris correspondent of the..Chr- mu
cle sags :-" I understand the policy of the French
i goverment with respect to Russia is becoming.
daily iore and more vigorous. - :'.lt.has intimated
ahead to Russia, that it A:ill .. consider it a cases
be4i it the principalities be'ndt at once evacuated;
and it has, moreover, called upon Austria for expla-
nations, as to the part she will take in the struggle,
should struggle ensue." The correspondent men-
tions a rumour, " That notes are being exchanged
between Vienna, Paris, and London, for the pur-
pose of clearly defining the position of Austria in

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, every eventuality- of _the Eastern question: The
French Gov,,ru.nient it is, added, has proppsed to
the English (.Jiiuet to at once act With enemy;
and order -the. entrance of the combined fleets into.
tile Black.sea.",.
We learn from Pran.k.fort, that Baron Pyokesh-
Osten has .communicated to the Diet a statement
respecting the Oriential question. The Prussian
Ambassador declared that his Government reserved
to itself full liberty of action. •,‘
The German papers affirm that orders haveleen.
sent to- M. de Bruck to inform the Porte that Aus-
tria retires from the conference, and.will henceforth
remain neutral. . .
The. latest accounts from Belgrade state that the
Austrian army ofobservation on the Servian frontier
will be
,40,000 strong. ,
The following is the circular Note addressed. by
Count Nesselrode to the Russian representatives
at the Courts of Europe
4.t ST. PITERSBITRG, OCt. 19, (31).
" Sir--The efforts which we have not ceased to, make for
the last eight _months to arrive at the amicable arrange-
ment Of our differences 'with the Ottoman Empire, have
been hitherto `r fraitlesS. Nay more, the situation
seems to tend every day to aggravate' greatly. While the
Emperor offered, daring his interview at • Olmutz with his
intimate friend and ally the Emperor Francis 'Joseph, new
facilities to -the Ottoman 'Cabinet to clear the •misunder-
standing which has been attached to the motives set forth by
_us for rejecting the modifications which the Porte wished to
introduce into the, note concerted at Vienna, the Porte
yielding, notwithstanding. the counsels of the uropean re-
preSentatives 'at• Constantinople, to the impulse of warlike
ideas and of Mussulman fanaticism, has,, as you are already
aware, formally declared war against us, That precipitate
measure has, nevertheless, made no change in the pacific
dispositions of the. Emperor. We do not on that account
yet abandon the resolutions announced from the beginning
in our circular of the 20th of June (2 July. - At that period
his Majesty declared that in temporarily occupying the
Principalities as a material guarantee destined to insure him
the satisfaction which he demands, he did not wish to push
further the measures of coercion, and would avoid an offen—
sive war as.long as his dignity and his interests
.would permit
him: •

"At the present hour, and in spite of the new. provocation
Which has now been addi-essed to hini, the intentions of my
august waster -i•etnain the oriald of th
same. Posses See mat
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pledge which the occupation of the two Moldo:‘lrallachian
provinces give nOlthough we are always ready, according
to our promises, to evacuate them from the moment that re-
paration shall hnve-be-en Made-CO' us, we shall content our-
selves
.previsionally with- maintaining our positions there, .
remaining • on' the- defensive, •as long as we' shall not • have
'been forced to quit the circle within which we desire to con-
fine
our action., 'We- will await the attack of the Turks,
without asSuming•the initiative•of hostilities.: 'lt *ill con-
sequently depend altogether on the other powers not to en-
large the limits of the-War, if the Turks should persist in
absolutolr.eommencing it, and not to itnpart to it a ehara..ter
different from that which. we intend to leave it. ThiS situa-
tion, :altogether_oean'eipeetant .oliaraeter, does not throw
any obstacle in the way of continuing negotiations. As is
to be -expected, after the declaration of war which has been
made, it is not for Russia:to seek for- new expedients, or to
assume the initiatiVe •ot :making :overtures of cenciliation.
But if the Porte, becoming more enlightened as to her own
interests, should hereafter be' disposed to put forward or to
receive favourably such overtures, it will not be •frera. the
Emperor that any obstacles will 'proceed to their being taken
into consideration. Such, 'Sir, is all that at present' we are
allowed to sio'nify to von, in Our incertitude as to whether
the Ottoman Porte:will immediately carry out the warlike
projects which she has just adopted, • State our eventual
intention to the Cabinet to which- you are aecredited. They
will once more attest the desire of our august master'
to circumscribe as much as possible the circle of hostilities
should they take place in spite of his wishes,' and to spare
the consequences of them to the rest of Europe.—Receive,
... • "
The following. is the notification of the Russian
Minister of Finance respecting the embargo ion
Turkish •ves'Sels, November b : •
" In con,equence. of war. haVing been declared against
Russia-by the-Often:fan- Porte, the Minister of Finance con:.
skiers it lit to make the following communications to the
trade. The warlike operations which Turkey has already
begun against Russia 'put a Stop to all direct intercourse be-
tween their respective subjects ; nevertheless the Porte has
h; id -no eintrargo - vessels lying in her ports, "and
in her proclamation promised to grant them a limited period
fur their, frendepartnre for whatever port they may please; •
at the same time the Porte promised not to hinder the free
rf.Lsqage mereliant .obit!F frinnrily P.rvort,
Straits leading to the Black Sea.- ' '
".Promoted by feelings of justice, the Russian Govern-
ment, on its part, offers.a free exit to the .Turkish vessels
that happen to be in, her ports up to the 10th (22nd) Noveni-
lx,r of this'year ; 'furthermore; if even after the expiration
of this daft, our .raisers should fall in with Turkish vessels•
leaded with goods belonging to Use sahjom...f those Powers
with whom Russia -is in friendly intercourse, they wiii-lic
permitted to proceed. o theii destination unmolested; and their
cargoes recognized as inviolable if the ships' documents prove
that they were loaded by the above-mentioned date, Further,
as the Porte has not exempted the mercantile navy of RuSsia
from the rigorous Measures which are justified by the rules
of war,• so our cruisers also will chase Turkish merchant
ships on the sea, and in the event of capture, the vessels
themselves, as well as their. cargdes; will be considered as
rightful sea prizes; although the cargoes seized under Turkish
fla,gs-maynot have been .TurkiShproperty, but belong to a
subject of a friendly Power. To the navigation of merchant
ships of neutral :nation's, even during warlike operations on
the part-of Russia; Rill free:dem hill be allowed. Commer-
cial craft, -under neutral flags, will, as heretofore, be per-
mitted to, enter and leave our ports at will. Besides this,
-in conseqUence Of the rupture of that general intercourse
'-between Odessa and Constantinople which was carried on
by Russian steamers, our government appreciating the im-
portance of this intercourse to trade in general, has eiripow-
.ered the company (Lloyd's), during the war, to keep up
this regular communication between Odessa and Constanti-
nople by Means of steamers, in which they are at liberty to
transport not only passengers and good, but also ,corres:
pondence.". • -• •
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