Star.
London, England, 1829-01-20 00:00:00

RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN TURKEY.

The followiag are vorisets Pow the Journal of a
volunteer engaged in the Russian army on theDaneber
“ The brevery ef the Resslain tteeps.has been lohg
aweabliehed, and "awn well commanded, there are sotto
who will longer withstand the meek of an enemy, or
tee ttwitarepidly sepport the murderous attack of a,
Ed *battery. At-Sitio. ia, &hustle, and Verna.
repeated -poets hen. been given of the gallantry of
several corps when employed eat awl .and 'there are-
also s me b:llliant examples of personal bravery which.
• thee been scarcely enticed eercrtsgst the noble achieve-
ments cif the 31, drh, and'ettr corps d'armee during the:

tdo)P4iBll,
4 66 *NIO%, I remained .vrith nay friend of the. 'menial
Guards. I leaned a lew anecdotacvlaith I,iMink di
eaute4reios otentioned, and L sise- 'bore to /00 06 ab.l
striver doets.
Sllkieret Lieutenant-C(46nel Readb bad 1
• eiheontspreoa cookie* and ceoroito in otarcotiog teal
• Grim eittle.. imperial . Majesty, to robelli• lae• het Ow
Mauer ot•istiolg oves.of ike aides.deoetnp4 be .idiatiivi
riisiorti -Wawa drab* • in. prof ming .4116 lest duty,
. . airdamageor tembiebtbeereaesposed. 41e Ina eivisre4

to communicate with the Commandisg Officer of a
detachment greatly piled by the Turkish batteries,
which ceased not for a moment their tremendous file.

Rsadh advanced coolly through a shower of shot. nee
qf which unfortunately terminated the career of this
Tieroic Officer. The Emperor is said to greatly regret
this loss, and as a mark of his esteem for his late aide-
de•camp, has appointed to the same situation his bro
ther, already a Colonel commanding a regiment of
Hussars.

N Soon after the Russians had entered Moldavia, a
brigade of Lancets were on their march neat Gouja,
under the orders of Lient. General Kteitz, when a re-

port was made to him that the Turks, well armed, had
posted themselves ins monastery, which, like all the
other buildings of the same kind in the two piaci-
palities, was ►urrounded by a high wall. Tile General
proposed to the Chevalier Mellini to make these Turks

prisoners, and ordered a gallant Cossack to accompany
him. Notwithstanding the inequality of the parties,
the brave Merlini accepted the proposition, and ad-
vancing with intrepidity summoned the Turks to sur-
render. They immediately flew to their arms, and de-
termined to defend themselves, when, with adwiirAste
presage, of mind, Merlitti called out to his Cossack,
• The detachment is near ; advance!' and then, making
the Turks comprehend they would be pet to death if
they resisted, or saved it they surrendeted, the Turks
gave up their arms, and Me lini conveyed both dims
and prisoners to his companions of the detachment. who
anxiously waited the result of his prowess. For this act
heroibtn. Metli i was advenced to the unk ot Cornet.

It may not be amiss to say here, that thisGemleman, bat n
of a nobl, Po;ish-family,is one of the unfortunate victims
of duelling. At the age of 25. by repeated acts at bravery
dining the last war, and by continued go id conduct.
he had been advanced to the distinguished rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Imperial Guards, and had
been honoured with nine orders or decorations of diffe-
rent nations. Having been so enfortunale as to vinund
mortally his superior Officer in a duel of no common
nature (both being wounded through the hods ), the
severity of miluary law was inflicted upon him; anJ
though suffering severely, he was ordered ii.to i xile, de-
graded to the rank of a common soldier, and deprived
of all his honourable decorations. Again, having re-
covered the rank of an Officer by the above-mentioned
gallant conduct, he has distinguised himself through-
out the campaign, but particularly on the fodoAing
occasion : Lieutenunt-General Roth, judging it neces•
sary to send an Officer of distinguished loyalty,
courage, and address, on a reconnoitring patty,
sear Sili,tria, before he could mime hi, little army
to pass from Wallachia to the Turkish sole of the
Danube, propo.ed the undertaking to Cornet Mer-
lini, Who learle.sly plunged into the rive, with his
accoutrements. and followed by ten Cissacks, equailv
brave with their heroic leader, together with all
t eir horse:, gained the opposite bank. Here these
ehampions remained two days, and having ob-
tained all the information necessary lor them and
their General, they again, with their horses, threw,
themselves into the Danube, compelling a Bulgaisaii
prisoner to imitate their exampte, and authenticate the
report which Metlini had to communicate. The im•
•portance of such an expedition at such a moment will
be appreciated by mitts, y men, and the d.ngers at-
tending its execution by all, when it is kno an that the
current of the Danube is not less than four miles pet
hour, and its breadth where these noble fellows crossed'
it wider than at London-bridge. Alter such conduct.
and after having supported with patience the punish-
ment of existing as a common soldier during ten long
years, it is expected that the error of a moment which
has so heavily pressed upon the Chevalier Merlin and
brought down the displeasure of his late Sovereign,
will besffaced by the generosity of the Emperor Ni-
cholas.
$6 I met w;tb another brave in General Risctow, also
one of the Emperor's Aides de Camp. He was the first
person who in a small boat. which contained only him
self and his Aide de Camp. aul at the head of a regi-
nsent of Chas,ruts, crossed the Danube immediately
before the fortress of Issaktchi, from Owner the cannon
were incessa,,tly directed against the small boat. Not-
withstanding all danger. the General persevered, ef-
fected his lauding, mud the fortress was soon after coin-
ipeHed to sort ender.
•' Had I remained longer amongst these heroes, I.
have no doubt that I should-have c •Ilec ted many more
%anecdotes of peaanoal bravery t hut the army having
abandoned Schunila, Silistr ia, and the Bulgarian bank
of the Danube, has entered int') winter quarters, and
we must wait the events of the spring. which seem to
be involved in rem cloak and obscurity."

The mo-t eztensige public hospitrl in Europe is that
f Milan, which is eridoned with landed estmes pro.,
clueing an unseal revenue of upwards of 70,0004
The sum of 10,000 francs having been abstracted
from 3 mercantile house In the Rae Bergere; the servants Well
suspected of 'being the authors of the robbery, and police-often
were employed to endeavour to find them out. Latour and his
agents were set about the affair, and they discovered that the thief
Was a Lady of very respectable connexions, who frequented the
%WM After a Wag search, the money was found at the bottom
of a pot of butter, the butter baying been melted and poured over
It.—Pmis Alper.
At Paris the cold has been more intense than in Lon-
don. The French papers mention that on Thursday
night and Friday morning the thermometer of Cheva-
lier fell upwards t f five degrees and a half below zero.
As the zero of this instrument is the freezing paint,
and each degree is nearly two of Fahrenheit, the cold
most bate been more than ten degrees of Fahrenheit
below freezing.

Gies* traa.—Estraet of a letter dated Gibraltar.
the il9th. of.Decembert..l4 We have the greatest plea.
sure in confirming the favourable state of the general
health noticed in our last, which was on Cluistmas.day,
since when not a case of fever has been repotted, aid
the weather hastootinued and still is most cheering.--
A fine breeze from the north west. For many days to
come, perhaps eight Of too, not an individual will be
Allowed to eater the gars icon from the Detrital ground.
This is to preventthe possibility of its again lighting op."
Ykstract of a lester•float the Agent to Lloyd's at Gob.
raker, of the Nth of December t--“ His Majesty's ship
Orestes, arrived yesterday from Tangier for provisions
and water, reports affairs there to be in the same state.
The Fdsoperer does sot agree to our demand, and great
aksiety is esteemed for the arrival of the packet, for
2- -16/./MLAL "