Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-19

Ratfle bef.ceen The Russians {; IHrSS.
An official relation has just been pup
lished. dated at the head quarters OF tife
Russian army. before Rudsehuk, 9th Jul
". 1911, of which the following Is an eA-
!" The army of his imperial majesty the
em,eror of all the Russias, under the
command of the general in chief Cole
m;sehtseheff de kutusoff. gained. on the
atb Of July. most signal victory over
that Of the Ottoman Porte. commanded
by the Grand Yizir in person.
Tie general in chief having, on the 18th
June. transferred his head quarters from
Bucharest to Giursewo. was informed
.by several prisoners he had made. that
the Grsiad.Yizier was marching towards
Rudehaek at the head of his army, con-
sistiug Of 6o.o0O men; having also re-
ceiyeS information that the Grand Nizir
had reached the village of kah OR San
din Kieni. short distance from Ruds-
chuck. NJ. de KutusoF passed with'his
troons on the right bank OF the Danube.
aad encamped before that fortress.
On the cd of.July, 500 Turks came to
recounoltre oar lines, but by dexterous
mannuyrc Of Lieut.. Gen. Wainoff, the e
neufy, slough superior in number, with
dew rapidly at the. appearance Off batta
lions OF Russian infantry The same day
our army took position on the heights
before Rudsehuk; and on the lth OF ll-
". the Turkish army put itselfin motion.
and the attack soon produced general
battle. 1t was the cossacks who first com
.nencetl the action by drawing the atten-
-.tion Of the enemy, whose extensive line
over. reached our tanks towards our infan-
try. who were formed in hollow square.
The commander In chief cannot refrain
from doing justice to the military talents
displayed BY the Grand Vizir ON this &C.
cas;on. He used the utmost Of his endea-
yors to profit by the extent of his line; he
successiyely caused conside; able bodies to
advance against our right wings whilst he
assailed us vigorously on the left and re-
peatedly sent columns ofhis best troops TO
force a breach in our square, anu more
than once rendered doubtful the issue OF
this affair; but at length victory declared
in favor of the glorious troops OF his I'm.
perial majesty. The enemy being IN full
retreat, was pursued by our troops as far
as his entreuehed camp. But, even there
he did not feel himself secure Tor all the
works which were erecting were battered
down, and he was obliged to run further
with great PRECIPITATION, leaving all their
baggage scattered about the field. :.
Our troops remained before the Turk
ish camp until O'Clock, p. NJ. when they
returned to their former position. Exeili-
s;ye ofthe dead carried of'the field by the
enemy during the action. 1900 were iouna
on the field of battle. We have taken Is
standards. The number of wounded, ac-
eording to accounts given by the prison
.ers. is very considerable"
By authentic information received from
Bucharest, the general in chief OF tie
Russian army, after the above action, or
dered the garrison and all the inhabitants
with their effects to evacuate RudsehuS'
and pass to the left bank of the Danube
and, after causing the works OF that for
tress to be blown up, the city was set Oh
FIRE at the four corners, as also to the
bridge across the Danube.