The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-17 00:00:00

EASTERN
113tPEAT OF THE RUSSIANS!

BUCHAREST IN FLAMES I

We received the following startling telegraphic
cdespatch late yesterday afternoon: The Vienna
errespondent of The Times states that the source
Ivl
n'euee it is derived is excellent, but that at the
t
..:Irtle time the intelligence is of so extraordinary a
character that it must be received with caution.
VIENNA, Wednesday Morning.—" The Turks
Bare already passed Bucharest,which is in flames
in three places.
`` The Russians are retreating on Cronstadt.
Fifteen thousand Turks have been despatched
to •
, Intercept them through the Principality of
Qervia.
" The Austrian government have ordered an
Croatia.„
corps to be immediately concentrated in
‘,roatia.„
Cronstadt, in Transylvania, is situate in the di-
rect line of retreat from Bucharest, supposing the
Auk •
-slans to have been cut off from their commit-
qleations with Moldavia.
Atiother despatch gives the following :
VIENNA, Tuesday Night.—On the 1 lth the Turks
It:tacked the Russian entrenchments at Oltenitza,
tit Were repulsed.
there were heavy rains on the 10th and 11th;
tide Danube is greatly swollen ; the roads are im-
passable, and operations are impeded.
Polinour here says that the Turkish army is
Patti
cut off and routed. The rumour requires
confirmation. Northern Railway shares conse-
gaently
rose 3 per cent. out of doors.
'he following telegraphic despatch, dated Tues-
-1,4' has been received at the Turkish embassy in
aril
- OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR AT VIENNA TO THE
OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR IN PARIS.
"VIENNA, NOV. 15.
Theco communications from the theatre of war
„,
ka,e down to the 11th instant. At that period
plug 'decisive had taken place."
cir° many reports of a conflicting character are in
h,eillation, that the last quoted telegraphic de-
tric,4tieli would be of considerable importance, but for
It' later and more important one from The Times.
ii)et all events puts an end to the rumour so
t‘ite striously circulated, that an engagementf had
roils 4 place, in which Prince Gortbcha a
ba 'ad the Turks, and driven them into the
Oth •
11x. er accounts have been received from the seat
to the 11th, from which it appears that the
the;'s repulsed, on that day, an attack made upon
Iles entrenchments entrenchments by Prince Gortschakoff. A
thevatelt from Vienna, received subsequently to
loetc/lae given in the Moniteur yesterday, states the
izatit(4 the Russians, in the battle of Oltenitza, at
1,2
~,oeo.than 2,000 killed and wounded, instead of
(11e and another account carries it to 3,000.
•Clie accuracy of either it is impossible to guarantee.
the k?riginal despatch proceeded, it appears, from
tiort.„rench Consul General, at Bucharest, and the
to Ll'llblication of the later account, (supposing it
e Correct). might be owing to unwillingness oh
it
ollart of the government to expose the error of
hattpro functionary—an error, by the way, very
hatilal, even at Bucharest, considering in whose
L'ild the country, of which it is the capital, is.
Nitetters from Vienna, of the 12th inst., announce
4,11, Omar Pasha had crossed the Danube in per-
ret,,,alad was at the head of 35,000 men, ready to
attack the
Prince Gortschakoff, who threatened to
.ge:lc the Turks in their position.
kijyrivate letters from Erzeroum, of the 26th ult.
t4,llollnce that the Turks had concluded an alliance
;Lellsive and defensive with Schamyl, and with the
tribes[of Mingrelia, Imeritia, Gouriel,
`4 the other independent tribes of that part of
'ka. Those countries can furnish 80,000 warriors,
64 practised in mountain warfare.
I:l.`o:•larrison of Sebastopol had marched against
r:,,,007%-•ai,,, ans. The garrison was replaced by
-viaco,i'9il 'from the camp of Odessa, which were
Lett-'4 by troops from bceseinm.
tile
ride. Manifesto of the Czar had been read in all
114de"11rches on the 4th. A corps d'armee was
to 1..1; orders to embark from Odessa for Georgia,
for t'lltorce Prince Woronzoff, who urgently asks
laatwileeours. The embarkation has been counter
as th ed since the proclamation of war by Turkey,
naval forces of that power in the Black Sea
teCela". effectually hinder the corps d'armee from
,eeed ',rag its destination. The forces will now pr 0,44,0,44,
,44, "5 the Principalities. Russian cavalry had
bot",,,°r(lered to proceed to the Danubian provinces,
teceiTse Estate of those countries, in consequence of
tiave-*" rain, is such as to preclude any operations,
tEtt,l°4 the high roads. The marching orders of
t}4TrY had therefore been withdrawn.
tctv„iees from Constantinople, of the 3rd, state
thethe fact of the passage of the Danube, and
fort,'lteeess in Asia, where the Turks had taken the
tto(,;'eSB of Schafkatil, had been announced to the
~
's
now in the capital. It is also stated that
''s=eeks had offered to advance money to the
by way of loan.
'44v: learn from Constantinople, that the Turks
•D. erossed the river into the Island of Tschatal
°bablyttte from Tultsha—formed by the Kilia
lell,lll.llina arms of the Danube, which places
pill; directly opposite Ismail. On the 24th,
Gortschakoff sent away all the Turks from
Ilreaf,`-`4, with bag and baggage. The vessels which
ea taking taking in their cargoes at Ibraila have also
glea. 4nt over to the island opposite. As this
414:,11, re was a source of great annoyance to some
titref'all captains, the rice-consul demanded of
xlilly'eeal authorities some explanation, but the
,Ail„rePly given was " strategic considerations."
:,ecei,"l4et Pacha, the commander of Varna, has
Nt:Led orders to fire on every Russian ship of war
'45l;t4Y pass within gun-shot. The state of siege
„kue,,,ell proclaimed at Galatz. Abdullah Pacha,
44t• iti,\tish. chief, who had been detained at Con-
• ."Ple, has been permitted to return to his
Ple' It •is understood that the Turks have pro-
.lot to pass the Pruth or the Kuban, a large
ea aSlau river, one arm of which falls into the
has the
Azoff, and the other, the Chervoi Protok,
~"0 Black Sea. The Austrian government
°R °I-ven the Knight's Cross of the Francis
t eDl'
r,lvo -.o's order to Messrs. Werry and Turrel, the
)14,'Ilglishmen who defended the Austrian
-111 R: at Smyrna against the attack of the
Thee
al s.
- troops at Kalifat are so elated, that their
I,thib,ilders have great difficulty in keeping them
'4l bounds. The Turks and Wallachians are
0., , , •
jig a4v,?et on very well together. We have medi-
Ma lees that, from Giurgevo, Oltenitza, and
take ra h
above 3,000 wounded men have been
a to
the hospitals at Bucharest.
Cr, qe
i;hatti.-8L of the various letters of the 31st, from
tiCeees,;"ooe, is as follows :—The news of the
4,''rpr6'",ll.l passage of the Danube most agreeably
the Turks. At Turtukai, opposite Olte-
'low te Arnauts led the way, and were speedily
ed b
the Egyptians, who swam across the
ti tit altis, however, was merely an experiment, as
tthe
ri'vaelnne,nts soon returned to the right bank
atti el', laden with booty. Mention is made of
e nee,.
lz, 4,00„ Batoum, between Selim Bey's troops
\ Russians; the latter are said to have had
ktiti:llk among rig whom were 22 officers. The
'9 have yet to learn how to make bul-
tOltia:p Russe, lost 195 men, and had 380
tlt,N4 The attack is- said to have been fur-
-0127 some diversion made by Schamyl on the
4: the Russians. As soon as the news of the
I' Wag "es in Bulgaria reached Constantinople,
the o Communicated to the reprentatives of
4 Iv and England, and they advised that
blIV11,1: should be continued. On the 29th
fie
,4 Cr waited on the Sultan, and in the
1141111-le t' his
Emperor placed the French General
, Whot his disposal, with six other officers of
to:ooitlq tlewould arrive on the 2nd of November.
‘oh s 0 1,, audience mention was also made of
I,Q,'-reve lend' soldiers, who would be landed
Nahal' r the
traty Sultan might be pleased to direct.
‘,4t fleet t"rd, on his side, declared that the Eng-
W°llld enter the Black Sea and act on
With the Turkish vessels. A corps of