The Sun.
London, England, 1829-01-23 00:00:00

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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY '23, 18:29.

The St, Pete;sburgh Journal, of the 16th
instant, contains news from the Russian army,
to the 24th December inclusive. The substance
of the following details is decidedly, and we

think with truth, favourable to the Russian arms.'
The severity of-the weather alone compelled the
Russians to raise the siege of Silistria, and this
they effected with little loss. They assert that
not only, all the heavy artillery, but the train and
baggage, reached the place of destination without
any obstacle. If we remember rightly, it was said,
in November, that some of the heavy artillery
was buried in the bogs, near Silistria, in order
to be taken up on resuming the siege in the
Spring—but probably this was a German story,
for we now find that :almost all the accounts

through the German Journals were purposely
perverted to annoy the Russians, as well as to
mislead the people of other countries. How-
ever, it now turns nut, as we have repeatedly
said, that the Russians, instead of being driven
across the Danube, maintai❑ their positions in
Bulgaria, and that in such force and entrench-
ment as to deter the Turks from, making any
efficient attempt:to dislodge them. Every thing,
at present, betokens that,ithe Russians are very
seriously bent upon renewinathe war, and that
on a scale proportioned to the magnitude of the
-undertaking,. Unless England and France in-
terfere with promptitude,: their own interests
will eventually compel them to take up the war

In earnest :--
ACCOUNTS FROM THE ARMY TO DEC. 24

ST, PETERSHInteM, JAN. 5.
The raising of the siege of Silistria, which had been re.
solved upon for reasons that are well known, was carried
into effect with perfect success, and without the smallest
loss on our part. Not only all the heavy artillery, but the
train and baggage reached the place of destination without
any obstacle. The whole that the enemy attempted was
but to fire a few-shot from the fortress, and he did not do
any thing more to disturb us in our operations. At pre-
sent our troops have quietly taken up their winter quarters
on both sides of the Danube, and are busied in preparations
for the approaching campaign.
The chief object of oar attention, however, is the
fortification of those:points which it is necessary to put in
a state of defence, in case of an attack by the enemy, and
the perfect security of the winter quarters. All the mea-
sures requisite for the purpose are nearly completed ; the
fortifications of Varna and other important points is quite
finished, in order to be able in every case to make a de-
cisive resistance.
In Bulgaria the enemy attempted nothing before the Bth
(20th) November, and only insignificant skirmishes took
place between the patrols ; but on that day a division of
the Grand Vizier's army, consisting of 6,000 infantry and
cavalry, appeared opposite our out-posts near Paravadi.
The enemy remained till the 12th (24th), and seeing
our garrison quite prepared to receive him, did
not venture to make a decisive attack, but retreated on
.that day by the roads o? Aides and Shumla, vigorously
pursued for 10 wersts by our troops, who took 500 head of
cattle.
The patroles and reconnoitring parties that have been
constantly sent out in search of the enemy, have never met
with any of his detachments in the vicinity of our troops.
On the Danube also the repeated attempts of the Turks
have been everywhere successfully opposed, and they have
sustained considerable losses.
On the 14th (26th) Nov. a part of the garrison of
Ghiurgevo, consisting of 3,000 foot, 500 cavalry, and
eight cannon, attacked the right wing of the Corps of Ob-
servation before that fortress, but was checked, routed,
and driven back into the fortress by two regiments of
Cossacks, under Major-General Sherow, who hastened to
support the detachment.
A few days afterwards the garrison of Ghiurgevo made
another atOck on the right wing of the detachment, but
was repulsed with small loss on our part,
The horse artillery, which pursued the enemy, caused
him great loss by its well supported fire.
On the 20th Nov. (2d Dec.) a troop of Turkish pan-
dours, which defended the fort of Vartscerst, had a skir-
mish with our out-posts, near the village of Sbidostee, and
was defeated and'repulsed with considerable loss.
The flotilla on the Danube, which observes the fortress
of Silistria at the same time, protects our passage at Mir-
soma, where a sufficient number of boats are building, and
other necessaries collecting for the passage over the river.