The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-22 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIG_N NEWS.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

ANOTHER DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS.

The Morning Post publishes in a third edition
to-day the follo wing important telegraphic despatch,
dated

" VIENNA, TUESDAY (THIS DAY).

"A despatch, published in the Austrian Corres-
pondence, announces that General Bariatinsky has
been defeated, and driven back by the Turks, in
Georgia, between Gemni and Altazich."
By telegraph despatch we have advices from the
Bosnian frontier of the sthinst., which state that
the contingent of that province, a corps of about
12,000 men, was preparing to join the Turkish
army. The Prince of Servia had been asked to
allow the corps to march through the Servian ter-
ritories, the shortest route to the position assigned
to the Bosnians in the Turkish lines on the Danube.
As no answer had been given to this demand, the
commander of the Bosnian contingent was pre-
paring to cross the Servian territory without leave.
Letters from the Danubian Principalities state
that an ukase had been published granting permis-
sion to the port of Odessa to continue its commerce
with vessels sailing under neutral flags.
The consuls and agents of Austria and Prussia
in Moldavia have been ordered by their Govern-
ments to remain at their posts.
From Constantinople, Nov. 7th, we learn that
Generals Sadullah Pasha and Sirri Pasha have
been appointed to the army of Asia. They are to
serve under the acting commanders, and to take
their places in case of need.
The Russians are fortifying Odessa on the land
side.
It is said that the combined fleets of Great
Britain and France have been ordered to come to
Constantinople.
The naval officers of Turkey and France have
met to consult and ascertain whether or not the
Black Sea is navigable in winter. They have come
to the conclusion that the navigation, though diffi-
cult, was not impossible.

A citizen of Aleppo has offered to equip and pay
a corps of 5,000 men. 10,000 muskets are expected
from EBypt.

From Vienna we learn that, according to an
official Russian report, the Turks attacked Fort
Gumri, between Tiflis and Kars, on the 29th and
30th of October, but were repulsed by General
Prince Bariatynski, with a loss of one thousand
killed and wounded, and several hundred pri-
soners.

The Russians were marching from Krajowa on
Kalafat, where the Turks are being strongly rein-
forced from Widdin.

Rumours innumerable fill the city of Vienna, but
of credible news we have literally none. " The
truth of the report of Bucharest being in flames in
several places," says the Presse, " is still insisted
on, and mention is even made of a terrible battle
in the streets, but when all the circumstances are
taken into consideration we cannot but come to
the conclusion that the advantages gained by the
Turks are neither so very great nor the losses of
the Russians so serious as is generally believed."
The Lloyds of Vienna, of the 18th, says :—" The
Turks are strongly entrenched at Kalafat. The
Russian head-quarters are near Budeschti, and
they receive every day rations for 40,000 men. A
letter from Belgrade states that the reigning prince
of Servia, after having received a despatch from
Omer Paella, soliciting permission for the Turkish
troops to pass through his territory, sent a courier
to St. Petersburg, Constantinople, and Vienna.
It adds that Servian troops were being marched to
the frontier. According to a medical report from
Bucharest, there are ten thousand Russians in the
hospitals of Moldavia and Wallachia. It is certain
that there are 2,000 at Bucharest."

A letter from Bucharest states that the Russian
troops were proceeding towards Little Wallachia.
The Voss Gazette of Berlin quotes a letter from
Vienna of the 16th, stating that, according to the
last despatches received at the British Embassy,
the Turks have advanced from Kalafat to Czorojul,
and menaced Krajova, which had been occupied by
Russians, reinforced by the corps of General Fisch-
bach, whom General Daunenberg had sent there
in great haste. General Dannenberg's head-quar-
ters are at Slatina. It is asserted that the Turkish
troops have advanced, and that General Fischbach
has received orders to quit Krajova and to retire
upon Slatina to join General Dannenberg, whose
corps now amounts to 18,000 men. It is further
rumoured that the Turks have occupied Krajova
without firing a shot. The retreat of the Russians
is explained by the circumstance that the Turks are
said to have crossed the Danube near Nicopolis,
about half-way between Kalafat and Oltenitza, and
to have marched in the direction of Slatina, in order
to get the Russians between two fires.

The Augsburg Gazette publishes the following
telegraphic despatch, dated Vienna the 17th :
"An official despatch from Bucharest of the 13th
says In consequence of the strategic operations
of Prince Gortschakoff, the Turks, after having,
without accepting a battle, destroyed their entrench-
ments near Oltenitza, burned the bridge, and en-
tirely evacuated the left bank of the Danube. The
Russians have defeated an attempt of the Turks to
cross the Danube, near Kalarasch, and to occupy
the island near Giurgevo.' " We do not understand
what is meant by an " official. despatch." From
what quarter does it come ? The account that it
gives is directly at variance with the really official
despatch published in the Paris Moniteur, under a
Vienna date, two days later than the Vienna des-
patch of the Cologne Gazette, and it is also incon-
sistent with various statements in other German
journals.
The Cologne Gazette says it is difficult for us to
account for General de Dannenberg having retired.
The motive which induced Omer Pacha to with-
draw from Oltenitza was, it is said, that he had
only 25,000 men to oppose 35,000 Russians, and on
the other hand the waters of the Danube, which
had considerably fallen, had suddenly attained a
great height. The Turks having had time to set
fire to their entrenchments before retiring clearly
shows that they were not closely pressed by the
enemy.

" The Consul of France at Jassy has," says a
Berlin letter, "received orders from his Govern-
ment to leave Moldavia, without however going
too far. It is said that he will go to Lemberg, and
will only leave at Jassy a Chancellor without any
official character. French subjects have been
placed under the protection of the Prussian Con-
sul. A Russian functionary was expected to arrive
to take the Presidency of the Council of Adminis-
tration of the Province, and a palace was being
prepared for his reception."
The Servian journal, Serbi Dnemi, says :
" Derwisch Pacha has marched towards Grahowo
with 5,000 men and a strong force of artillery, in
order to establish batteries where necessary. Imme-
diately from 2,000 to 3,000 Montenegrins left for
Grahowo and began fortifying the town. It is be
ferred that Derwisch Pacha and his army will be
received with hostilities from the Montenegrins."
The following is the Russian bulletin of the battle
of Oltenitza. It was published at Bucharest by
Prince Gortschakoff as an order of the day on the
6th inst. :

" On the Ist inst. the Turkish troops in considerable
numbers left the camp of Turtukai, and occupied an
island at the mouth of the river Argis. On the following
day they passed over to the left bank of the river, and oc-
cupied the stone building of the quarantine establishment.
On the report made by our advanced posts of Cossacks, I
ordered General Dannenberg to take up a position near
the village of Nutreui Fundoui, and to attack the enemy
from that point. In the afternoon of the 4th he marched
against the enemy, who had had time to entrench them-
selves. The quarantine building, armed with six pieces
of cannon, formed the centre of their position, which
was supported on the left by the river Argis, and their
right on the Danube. The Turks were, besides, pro-
tected by works and palisades. The right flank of
the enemy was also defended by three batteries estab-
lished on the right bank of the Danube, which at this
place is only 212 toises in width. The left flank was
Protected by batteries erected on the island of the
Danube. On our troops reaching within the dis-
tance of cannon-shot, the enemy opened a fire from
all his guns, and even from some mortars on the
right bank. Two of our batteries advanced to within a
distance of 450 toises from the Turkish entrenchments,
and returned their fire with great energy. After an
hour's well supported firing, they were able to approach
within the range of grape. The infantry, protected by the
artillery, advanced rapidly towards the enemy's entrench-
ments, and, in spite of a destructive fire, penetrated even
into the ditches. This bold and sudden attack threw
the enemy's ranks into disorder ; the cavalry took to
flight, and precipitated themselves into the Danube. As
our shells had caused two explosions in the quarantine
building, the Turks hastily withdrew their artillery, and
retired in disorder towards the steep banks of the
river. The troops also retired from their entrench-
ments, and a part of them gained their boats. General
Dannenberg having attained the object he had in view
of preventing the Turks from taking up an advanta-
geous position on the left bank of the Danube, thought
it prudent not to follow up his advantages, fearing that
the losses which would be occasioned by the fire from 40
pieces of cannon posted up on the right bank of the
Danube would not be conipensated for any advan-
tage he might gain. He consequently decided on re-
turning to his former position. The Turks did not at•