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seeking their safety in flight along the bills between the f •rtre•ses
of blatechin and Trull, were pursued by the 22J Regiment of
Yagers half-way over the mountain, where they at last succeed•-d
in hiding themselves in their intrenchments. In this affair tit-
enemy lost 500 men : above fifty were made prisoners. Our I
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, toward. Slivno, that a considerable
corps was forming in the last-mentioned town, that fort.fication.
were constructing, and that the Grand Vizier was expected wait
troops from Shumla. This news appeared the more probable, a.
Major-Gen. Prince Gortschakoff 111. who made a reconnois,ante
on the 27th of July (August 8), towards Jumai, reported that he
had discovered traces of the movement of a strong corps, and that.
according to the statements of the inhabitants of Jurnai, a rumba
of troops with artillery had proceeded on the 24th and 25th of July
(sth and 6th of August) from Shumla towards Isom.
" As the first brigade of the licit division of infantry had ar-
rived atfinieboll by water from Sebastopol, 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 collected.
I ordered the Sirabirsk and Mutant regiments to advance to Kara.
bunar, and form a junction with the corps of Count Pablen, for
which purpose the reserves were also marched forward At the
same time I detached the 2d brigade of the 2d division of the Hus-
sars and Bug Hulans, with its artillery, front Lieut.- Ger.eral
Krassowski, and made it join me by forced marches.
" With this considerable reinforcement, and the expectation o.
the advancing reserves, I felt myself able, without weakening the
garrisons of the places which bad been taken. to fight a new battle
with a concentrated force on a point so remote as Slime. The
troops destined to this object therefore made a concentrated move-
ment on the 28th of July (Aug. 9) towards the village of Dragoda-
nov which is situated on the road from Karnabat to Slivno, about
wersts from the latter place. The 7th corps advanced front
Karnabat, the 6th from Aidos, and the sth division of infantry,
with the Pawlograd Hussars belonging to the second corps, froth
Karabonar. Major-General Sheremitirs detachments were or-
dered to remain in Jambe', and to observe the roads to Adri-
anople 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 col-
lected in Slivno, where be 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
in stating that the Grand Vizier was hourly expected, and that his
son Hussein, with the advanced guard, consisting of Albanians, had
already arrived in Slime. The enemy's force here, united under
the command of the Seraskier Hai and two other Pachas, consisted
of 13 regiments of regular infantry, three regiments of regular
cavalry, and between 4,000 and 5,000 irregular troops, with their
artillery.
° Before I give an account of the battle which took place, a de-
scription of the situation of the town of Slivno may not be super.
Bilotti. This town stands at the foot of the circuit of hills which
form the last heights of the Balkan, and whose rocky ridges are
covered with low, but thorny bushes. The roads front the
mountains are-Ist. The Koaan road, which runs from the Bal-
kan about four wersts in front of Slivno, joins the Karnabat
road, and proceeds over an open plain to the town ; 2d. The Jam-
bol road, which leads through level and open yanks to that town ,
3d. The Janisar road, which meets the Jambol road about a
went from Silva° ; 4th, a mountain road which leads to Kasan-
lik ; and Sth, a road to Staroreka. The circuit of the town is ex-
tensive, and on the side towards Jambol, where the enemy ex-
pected our attack, is defended by intrenchments. After 1 had
taken into consideration all these localities, I so availed myself of
my means, that I cut off the enemy from every road by which he
might retreat with his artillery. 1•or this purpose I ordered the
7th corps, with the whole of its artillery and cavals y, to march hi
the night between the 30th and 31st July (11th and 12th August),
on the Karnabat road to within eight wens of the town of Slivno.
" The 6th corps marched at three o'clock in the morning. The
sth division of infantry, under Colonel Pahkn, however, which
had arrived during the night, took a short rest, and did not march
until six o'clock, to form the reserve of the 6th corps. Major-
General Sherentears detachment, which bad marched front Jam-
be', approached Slivno in that direction, and halted at the distance
of 8 wersts from the town. The Major-General was ordered to
advance at day-break on the road to Janisar, and to occupy that
town.
" On the 31st (Aug. 12) at six in the mooning, when the corp,
of I.ientenant-General Rudiger had approached the junction
the Koran and Karnabat roads, I detached thither the 6th regiment
of the Black Sea Cossacks, and at the same time ordered the 14th
regiment of Yager. to take a strung position on the same road,
some wersts from the Balkan. I allotted the 24 brigade of the
division of Bug Hulans for a reserve, in order thereby to secure
our right flank from a sudden appearance of the enemy on the aide of
Kosan. In the mean time I made the troops march forward. As
we approached the town over ground intersected with vineyards,
gardens, and woods, I ordered the whole of the cavalry to make a
flank movement to the left, and to turn Into the Jambol road.
whither the enemy had sent a considerable part of his mobs ca-
valry and infantry. Being certain that the principal strength of the
town lay towards the Jambol road, I placed the whole of the infan-
try of the 6th and 7th corps round the foot of the bill on the Kasen
road, in order thereby, as soon as I should obtain possession of the
town, to turn the whole of the enemy's fortifications, and thus oblige
them, without firing a shot, to surrender to the arms of your Im-
perial Majesty. AU these arrangements succeeded according to
my wish. Scarce had General Rudiger pushed forward his cavalry,
which consisted of the first brigade of the 4th Helen divisiort, and
the 2d brigade of the 2d Hussar division, with their artillery, and
a company of Don Cossacks, and advanced to the proper distance,
when he opened the fire of his artillery, attacked t►e enemy, and
drove him towards the town, and then into the fortress.

•' During the action on tour left wing, t►e right advanced ra-
pidly; but Count Pahlen remained in reserve between the right
and left wings. The enemy fired some shots from the cannon, to
which I opposed the 19th brigade of artillery; upon which be has-
tily withdrew his guns, and began to fall back towards that put of
the town. The inconsiderable fire of • the enemy did not retard
the rapid advance of the battalion of the 18th division into
the torn, whereby the enemy were compelled to ahand n
the fortifications on the Jambol road, and to fly In all directions
along the footpaths through the mountains and cliffs. Ili%
principal masses retreated along the Kasamlik and "tar-
oreka roads, pursued until six in the evening by our infantry
and Cossacks. The terror of the enemy is so great, that he has
not the courage to make any considerable stand, and it appears that
in this respect the leaders of the troops set the example. The tro-
phils of this day consist in the taking of the whole of the enemy's
artillery, viz. nine cannon, with all their powder-chests, six stand-
still, and 500 prisoners. The loss of the enemy in killed and pri-
soners is very great. We have besides found large supplies of am-
munition and provisions in the town of Snell°. Our loss in killed
and wounded does not exceed 60 men ; among the former is one
officer ; among the latter two.

" In making to your Imperial filajecy my respectful report on
this new deed of arms of your victorious army, I have to add, that
I send the keys of this rich and populous town, which is consi-
dered the second next to Adrianople, with the six captured stand-
ards, by sea to Odessa, whence they will be conveyed to your Im-
perial Majesty by my Adjutant, lieutenant Andre., of the Yager
cavalry-guard.
" In conclusion, I have the happiness of observing; that on my
entering the town of Slivno, a numerous body of Clergy of our
faith welcomed thetroops with the cross and holy water, while the
people received them with t f joy, and presenitd to them
bread and salt. This sincere expression of feeling sprang from the
honest beans of the Bulgarians, who are attached to us. but only
as members of the same religion, bUtip consequence of our f-iendly
conduct towards them. Though the town was taken by corm,
so outrage was committed, and our warriors, so terrible bi battle.
occupy, in perfect order and tranquillity, their different quarters.
where they are treated with bread and wine by the wotti.y inha-
bitants."
The last Americatirt'--perrare full of outt:ri.-4 as 1..
commercial, manufacturing, and agricultural distress. A general
dullness of trade, and stagnation of business, is complained of, hut
Chiefly in the long settled parts of the Union, anti nut in the back
settlements. This visitation, new 'to America, is variously ex-
plained, according to the local situation and political feelings of the
writer. There his been no change in the currency.theru, nor is
there heavy taxation ; yet the Papers s.y that " the complaint cat
hard Aimee, and the scarcity of money, has become so general
throughout the United States, that one would be almost led to be-
lieve that there is really less money in the country now, than at
any former period."