Star.
London, England, 1829-08-28 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENTARY RUSSIAN BULLETIN.

" The Commander-in-Chief of the second army, Count Die-
bitsch, has transmitted to his Majesty the Emperor, from Aldo',
where the head quarters were on the 18th (50th) of July, the fol-
lowing details, as a supplement to the Count's report, dated July
12 (24), which has not been received by his Majesty, and in which
was given an account of the taking of the fortresserof Messembria,
Achiolas, and I3ourgas, situated on the Gulf of Bourgas.
" After the fortresses on the Gulf of Bumps had, one after the
other, submitted to your Majesty's victorious troops, and the com-
mander of those fortresses, Abdurrahman Pacha of three horse-
tails, Pad sought his safety by flying towards Adrianople, as I had
the honour to state to your Majesty in my report of the 12th (24th)
of this month, I ordered, on the same day, General Rafter, with
his corps, which formed the van-guard, and which was supported
by the 6th corps, to direct his march by the way of Rumilikioi
upon Aidos, and to take possession of the latter town.
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" On the 13th (25th) a dispatch was received from Lieutenant-
General Ponca. announcing that, after leaving Sisipolis with the
Kanuschatka and Dnieper regiments, a company of pioneers, two
pieces of cannon, and 50 Cossacks, he directed his march towards
the Turkish intrenchments in Asia, and, ending them unoccupied,
he ;twitted the enemy. At the bay of Chingankale be came up
with the enemy's rear-guard, and took four pieces of cannon, which
the Turks were compelled to leave behind them.

"1 On the 15th (25th), about five in the afternoon, General Re-
diger fell in with the Turkish outposts about four versts from
Aidos. Some of the prisoners taken by the Cossacks stated, that
after we had raised our camp before Shumla, the Grand Vizier re-
mained long ignorant of the direction our army had taken, and that
it did not become known to him until all the passages over the
Kamptshik were in our possession. On the Bth (20th) be de-
tached a corps of between 10,000 and 12,000 men to drive us out
of Kirprikiui and Dervish-Yovan. However, as his troops, in
order to accomplish their march over the Balkan, were under the
necessity of making a oide circuit through the village of Chenga,
where the road was altogether impracticable for heavy artillery,
this movement upon Chenga could not be effected until the 11th
(23d), when the van-guard, consisting entirely of cavalry, arrived
at Beloff and Sutyuluff. As is already known to your Majesty,
the fortresses on the Gulf of liourgas were in our power on the
11th and 12th (23d and 24th), and the Cossacks sent out from
General Rudiger's corps were already patrolling the road
to Aidos. The rapid and unexpected appearance of our
troops obliged the Grand Vizier to abandon his first plan, and to
order the corps to march In all haste towards Aidos, which be in-
tended himself to defend to the last extremity. The corps com-
manded by Ibrahim Pacha of three talk, with two other Pathos
under him, was stated to consist of nine regiments of regular in-
fantry, 1,500 regular cavalry, and 1,500 delis or irregular cavalry,
with three pieces of cannon. This intormation of the prisoners was
confirmed by our spies, with the addition that the enemy expected
considerable reinforcements, which the Grand Vizier was in per-
son to bring from Shumla.
" In order to avail himself of these favourable circumstances
before the arri►al of she Grand Vizier.. General Rudiger continued
his movement upon Aida). He, however. found himself suddenly
attacked by a mass of cavalry with such impetuosity that his Cos-
sacks were obliged to give way. The General immediately ordered
the ttd brigade of the 4th Hulan division, and four pieces of horse
artillery, under the command of Major-General Sheremetleff, to
support the Cossacks, and after a severe action, the enemy, net.
withstanding the superiority of his force, was driven from the field
of batik, and pursued towards Aidos.
" The enemy's infantry occupied the town in strong columns
bad taken positions on the other side of it, between the Karnabag,
and Shumla roads, and had prepared themselves for a vigorous re.