Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-25

the Office of the London Sun ON the evening Of
| the 18th:
LONDON SUN OFFICE,
Cuarfer past 4, u. AI-Second Edition.
Inc Journal du Commerce, received by mail,
brings accounts from Frankfort to the 9ti, inst that
aitho no official accounts had been published for
several days past. private letters had been receiv-
Ell from Berlin, saying, that the second Army I'M
der the command Of Count Wittrenstein WAS
dispersed. Whole regiments Of Cavalry dis,nount-
| cd; the want OF water was SO great, that three
roub'es Were given for bottle OF water. IL was
reported, on the Change, at Frankfort. that the
siege OF Varna was raised. and ,hat,he Russian
| Army was in full retreat 70 the Danube.
HE Morning Herald also states. that the dcs.
patches from Lord Heytesbury confirm tho ac-
army. and the Herald says, il also learns from
other sources "that the Russians arc suffering all
sorts OF priraions, and that Of their greatest
Wiseries Is the want OF water. After all, however.
Varna may be obliged to surrender; but, If il
should, the victory will cost him much more than
1t is worth, and there is little doubt that he will
nevertheless be forced to retreat. This Turkish
war. war forms striking example Of very important
truth namely .shat atho ga people true to them
selves may be exiirpated, yet they never can be
conquered. Still, however, we are rather in
ciincd tobelieve, that these accounts are eKagge-
rated; and we question whether the besieging ar
my before Choumla had actually commenced fall
ing back upon the Danube, at the period mention
ed IL the account OF the retreat from, before
houmla be true. the Russians must have reach
Russian bulletin LEFT the besieginp army In their
position on the 18th; and it is believed to be i'm
possible tor such retreat TO have been performed
| IN days. The London Courier. however, does
not altogether disbeiieve the story; and ende avors
reconcile the practicabiiity aud probability Of
the retreat, with the statements that have been
| made. The Munich article says if true, the re
treat must have been known at Yarna on the 18th,
| ana II strikes US that Lord Heytesbury could not
have been ignorant Of the fact on the 26h at Odes.
l sa. But the Courier says -" Now as Varna was
1 so closely bcsieged at that time, il is not very
prcoabie that the garrison knew the state Of
| anairs before Choumia. But are Informed by
tue petersburg Gazette of the 23d uIt, that the
mead quarters OF the army before Choumla were
! TO be removed to Jeni Bazaar, TO which place all
memo hospitals anu the supertuous baggage had al
| reany been sent. The inference which this Mu-
nicn correspondent draws, that the report must
De destitute OF foundation, because il had bee
reported Tor above week in Vienna, but had not
| been confirmed. does not seem to be conclusive
Ii 1t had been altogether untrue, il would have
| oeen contradicted. Further on, the Courier
! say s. Inc very paper which has published
,hs ofihson contains an article from Frankfort of
! the 9Th, which aludes TO a report of courier
| having passed through that city with an account
Oh .he Russians having experienced fresh check
! before Choumia. General Geismar is said, in the
herman papers we received this morning, to have
broken up from his position, not being able to
make head against the Pacha Of Widden and to
have hxed his head quarters at Craiova. The
want o! forage and The badness Of the water have
aoaea 10 the difficulties which the troops have
had TO encounter. These papers add that ca
| pituiation was offered to the Governor of Varna
put refused IL mas hoped that Silistria and
arna would both have fallen this campaiep
Ihere Is little probability OF the Of the
Russians against the former. though they may
succeed against the latter. One of the Paris pa
pers, however, OF the 18th, (the Quotidenne, J
Is more Inclined to believe that the siege will be
rAsea' auo mat the beseiging army will Join the
| army retreating from before ChoumIa, and fall
pack upon the Danube"
According TO the notes Of person attached
TO the head quarters Of Count Wittgenstien, the
army Of bessarabia, on its arrival before Chounla,
numbered $4,000 effective men, including the
| corps engaged in the sege of varna; the loss
1 experienced by 1t is estimated at from 25 to
ao;OOo' including the sick There were also
1'ooo horses destroyed. But somc Of the Lon
don editors accuse the German papers OF having
toid lies TO the disadvantage OF the Russians.
SUM- II IS certain that, in consequence of the re-
cent RUSSIAN disasters, Nicholas had ordered ie-
Wy OF four men out of $40, by which 1t was calcu-
cuiated that 2i0 900 would Immediately be raised
AT this rate the population of Russia will be ma
! teriaily reduced by the sword disease and famine
me ieVy Is to extend TO the whole empire, with
the exception OF Bessarabia and Georgia The
preamble Of the manifesto is in the followins
| terms: 80
" Notwithstanding the success of our arms in
'he present war against the Ottoman Porte, ami
our sincere wish to put end TO hostiIities the
enemy, by his refusal to listen to our proposals Tor
peace, and by his obstinacy, obliges US to take
new measures for prosecuting this war; and we
| consider IL necessary 10 make army complete
lEsuma'ing the population liable to the levy now
ordered, at 3O,o00OoO, the number of recruits will
| be 24O 900 men."J
ihe gun OF the 18th says, very properly 4" till
we nave some authentic news, it would be as idle
as Improbable, to launch out into field OF pro
liabilities The success Of the Russians at Varna
! WIZ give new feature 10 the war"
ENGLISH SUMMARY.
The Sun says Z" the Increase of our annual Re.
~ fnfT - Oh
we adVerted briefly ia paper Of Saturday last,
| 49, IN every view OF the matter, source of satIs-
faction; Tor first it disproves the lille camor of those
who hold that liberal system in regard to trade.
,e the repeal OF restrictions, is runous TO lis in,
teTess as well as those of the revenue
Or Edward Codrington had arrived at Ports
mouth IN the Warspite. IL guns, and on his arri-
val m London,had a long interview with the Board
| OF Admiralty.
The Young Queen of Portugal was in at her
lodgings at GriIlon's Hotel, on the 18th ut but
was convaiescent the next day. IL is said that two
agents have been despatched from the Queen OF
FortuSai, one TO France and the other to Vienna
VAIN proposals TO assist her in regaining her crown
| II Is said that the British Government is willing
to aid, provided the other Powers agree to it,
Accounts from Oporto, as late as the Sth OF Oc-
toDer, state, that business among the British mer-
chants began to revive, and shipments of wine and
irut were making 10 considerable extent. About
% san OF vessels were at anchor in the Douro,
ready to receive cargocs.
Inc Duke of Wellington received dispatches
from Ireland on the 18Th uit. considered of high
| importance.
Mr.. Lawrence the American Charge d'Afsrcs.
| ieit London Tor Paris on the 18th ut
| The King OF England had 20 far recovered as to
be able to make his usual airings.
| III IS announced that Kean the Tragcdian is q.
| bout 10 revisit the United States again
Inc Courier peremptori!y denies that any dis