The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-10 00:00:00

RUSSIAN BULLETIN;

" ST. PETERSBURGIi, AUG. 2G.—His Majesty
has received from the Commander-in-Chief of the
Second Army, the following report on the opera-
tions of that army to the 13th of August :
" Your Majesty will be pleased to perceive from
my report of the 18th (30th) July, that on the 16th
(28th) Karnabat was occupied by the 7th infantry
corps. At the same time I ordered Count Pahlen's
corps to occupy Karabunar, to push its vanguard
forward to Faki, and to send out reconnoitring
parties on the roads to Trinovo, Kirk-kilissa, and
Adrianople. Meanwhile, not to lose sight of the
enemy retreating from Karnabat, Major-General
Sheremetiff was on the 18th detached on a strong
reconnoissance with the 2d brigade of the 4th divi-
sion of Hulans, four cannon of the horse artillery,
and 100 Cossacks, towards Jambol. As the Gene-
ral was approaching Karnabat on the 19th, he fell in
with a corps of 15,000 men, under the command of
Hain Pacha. A warm action ensued, in which the
undaunted Hulans, disregarding the great force of
the enemy, and powerfully supported by the skilfully
directed fire of the artillery, gave a new proof of
the superiority of our cavalry over the Turkish, for
the charges of the enemy were not only every where
repulsed, but he was driven from the field of battle
into the town, and the whole of his camp delivered
up to the flames. Towards evening, Major-Gene-
ral Sheremetiff left 100 Cossacks before Jambol,
and approached the 7th corps, stationed near Kar-
nabat, where he himself arrived on the 20th. Halil
Pacha, alarmed by this bold manoeuvre of our de-
tachment, and supposing that he would on the follow-
ing day be attacked by the whole of our force, re-
treated in the greatest haste during the night, be-
tween the 19th and the 20th (31st July and Ist of
August), with part of his force towards Adrianople
and part towards Slivno (Selimno), leaving in Jam-
bol a considerable quantity of munitions of war, and
39,000 poods of biscuit. On the 21st (August 2)
Major-General Sheremetiff occupied Jambol.

" With a view to a closer communication with
Lieutenant-General Krassowski, as well as to confine
the enemy as much as possible near Shumla, I gave
orders for the occupation of the defiles of Chelikawak
and Otenge, which were still in the power of the
Turks. The detachments of Major-Generals Ro-
gowski aid Sawadski, which were formed out of
the regiments of their hrigades, under the command
of Major-General Nabel, were employed on this ser-
vice, and were marched, the former by the way of
Dobrol, the latter by the way of Chenge, towards
Chelikawak. As the same time Lieutenant-
General Krassowsl4 was directed to undertake a
general movement fretn the side of Marasch against
Shumla, and in that way to bring himself into
closer communication with me. All the dispositions
I had thus made were, or. the 25th of July (Aug.
6), crowned with the happ'istst result. The Turks
were almost every where drrien out of their impas-
sable defiles, and their intrenchments domolished, by
which means we obtained the intended communica-
tion with Lieut.-General Krassowski, who, on the
26th (Aug. 7), reported, that, in pursuance of the
order he received from me, he had on the 25th
(Aug. 6) approached Marasch, and had sent five
battalions of infantry, the hussar regiments of the
Prince of Orange, and the 9th Orenburgh, with the
artillery belonging to them, under the command of
Major-General Prince Gortschakow, Chief of the
general Staff, towards Eski-Stamboul, and further
on ; that the Grand Vizieread thereby been obliged
w advance against him with a considerable force,
which he immediately attacked, and drove between
the fortresses of Matschin and Trull, in such a si-
tuation that the Vizier was only enabled to fall back
upon Shumla with a small part of his troops, ex-
posed to the grape-shot of our artillery, while the
remainder, seeking their safety in flight along the
hills between the fortresses of Matschin and Truli,
were pursued by the 22d regiment of Yagers half
way over the mountain, where they at last suc-
ceeded in hiding themselves in their intrenchments.
In this affair the enemy lost 500 men : above 50
were made prisoners. Our loss was two privates
killed, two officers and 18 privates wounded.
" Meanwhile we learned from the spies whom
we had sent out from Karnabat and Jambol, towards
Slivno, that a considerable corps was forming in the
last-mentioned town, that fortifications were con-
structing, and that the Grand Vizier was expected
with troops from Shumla. This news appeared the
more probable, as Major-General Prince Gortschakoff
111., who made a reconnoissance of the 27th of July
(Aug. 8), towards Jumai, reported that he had dis-
covered traces of the movement of a strong corps,
and that, according to the statements of the inhabi-
tants of Jumai, a number of troops with artillery had
proceeded on the 24th and 25th of July (sth and
6th of August) from Shumla towards Kosan.
" As the first brigade of the 12th division of in-
fantry had arrived at Sizeboli by water from Sebas-
topol, I made it relieve the regiments of the 19th
division, and sent them direct to Aidos, where they
were joined by the reserves which were there col-
lected. I ordered the Simbirsk and Murom regi•
ments to advance to Karabunar, and form a junc-
tion with the corps of Count Pahlen, for which pur-
pose the reserves were also marched forward. At
the same time, I detached the 2d brigade of the 2d
division of the Hussars and Bug Hulans, with its
artillery, from Lieutenant-General Krassowski, and
made it join me by forced marches.

" ' With this considerable reinforcementrand the
expectation of the advancing reserves, I felt myself
able, without weakening the garrisons of the places
which had been taken, to fight a new battle with a
concentrated force on a point so remote as Slivno.
The troops destined to this object therefore made a
concentrated movement on the 28th of July (Aug.
9) towards the village of Dragodanovo, which is
situated on the road from Karnabat to Slivno, about
15 wersts from the latter place. The 7th corps ad-
vanced from Karnabat, the 6th from Aidos, and
the sth division of infantry, with the Pawlograd
Hussars belonging to the second corps, from Kara-
bunar. Major-General Sheremetiff 's detachments
were ordered to remain in Jambol, and to observe
the roads to Adrianople and Slivno. On the day
of the attack, however, to approach the latter town
with reference to the general action. In order not
to obstruct the junction of the Grand Vizier with
the troops collected in Slivno, where he was daily
expected, I gave my troops a day's rest on the 30th
of July (August 11) at Dragodanovo. The Turks
taken on that day by foraging parties of Cossacks
concurred is stating that the Grand
Vizier was
hourly expected, and that his son Hussein, with the
advanced guard, consisting of Albanians, had al-
ready arrived in Slivno. The enemy's force here,
united the command of the Seraskier Halil and
two other Paellas, consisted of thirteen regiments
of regular infantry, three regiments of regular ca-
valry, and between 4,000 and 5,000 irregular troops
with their artillery.
' Before I give an account of the battle which
took place, a description of the situation of the town
of Slivno may not be superfluous. This town stands
.