The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-18
FOREIGN ~lNTELLIGENCE
fton the Now York American. Nov

el nv them 10 decisive 40 TO the capture OF DdrHd
BY The Russians. For details we refer 10 whal
follows. II would seem thai, a MISUNDERSTANDING
at least. between the Turkish Cbiefs-if not
tfeaohety o. the part ofiusnf Pasha. led 10 nj
earlier aud mere inglorious surrender OF this
important fot iress than could have been aoiici
p.ied However this tie, the Russians are by
the capture OF this important seaport. put in n
pos,tion 10 renew, aud continue ihsir operations
NJ ainsi Choumla, relying upon the supplies OF
ali sorts u on Odcss "A and Sebnsiopol, which can
now be regularly introduced into vnrna. I'm
de, these circumstances, aud from the tsno,ir
If the account. frem Choumia, we shan not os
...n.,sa' .--t s''e esnpslgn he pus''ed during
The winter.
The great merting on Penenden Health. in
the county Of Kent, mad been held. Over 100,
600 persons arr said TO have attended. The
object Of The gel,erf- up ofthe meeting was TO
embody IN expressionof opinion from that veal
Thy aud p%owertol county, against the Catholic
claims. At the head Of this Protestant holly
were Lords Brxiey, Camden, Winchelesea,
and others. On the other hnnd those friendly
10 The liberation Of the Catholics, mustered then
forces, headed by bishop Doyle, Mr.. Shiel, md
others The meeting under lhese circumslan-
ces. wa mo1l tnmultnous ; but, finally, the Pro
iestant resolutions were CARVED, or said to be
carried by n large majority. The example
Of Kent will, it Is con5ectured, be followed by o.
Their counties and an increased aud more de
t"rmined spirit Of hostility thence be engendeT
ell again I any Concession TO the Catholics
The graiR marke's were more active, and
prices somewhat advanc ing. Large ,nporta-
tlons were making from the continent, which
acre awaiting IN bond. The fail of duty proper
toned TO the rise "a price
All doubts OF the capture Of Narna having
been removed, W. proceed, says thetCourier Of
3Isi October, IN aieyIew of The Russian Bulletins
which announce that event, aud furnish ms, al
so. with accounts "f the operations ut Chounls,
and ~ little Wallachia.
On The Sd and In, two mines WERE sprurg-
thai spr.ng on the 4ih made two breaches in the
NORTH la lion, towards the see, though The
Turks made ioGr attacks, during the night ofthe
3D.. 10 di.iodge the Rn>.mns. These breachPs
having been made, II VAS resolved oe the 9Th
to send a deiaclmcnt 10 take possession Of he
north b%astiop, near the sea. and to erect a bate
ny mia The detachment got into the bas,ion
without sting n shoi, aud cut To pieces the
Turks who defended it but instead of taking
possession of the bAItlo0, which was their sole
object, they ha tened into the middle Of the
town, whilst three false attacks upon the place
wer, made by ilp Russian red0uhts. Reinforce
monis were sent TO the de, Achment that had got
into the tewn, but as il was ioreseen thar they
could not resis, the whole Of the enemy garri.
son. nor retain possession Of the tAsiion. which
they had been semitic takr, and erect u batter,
IN IL, they were ordered 10 retreat, M order tn
prevent further bloodshed. In tact. they had
COMPLETELY fn lied ,~an .s4"sli they had atteihp-
ted. aud were driven out with great loss. though
the bulletin says IT amounted only to 81 Killed
and 3bU wounded.
A.. - .., Ill H. s,.-,so ~ 80. sau
ders to the following circumstance The
Russians had been defeated in an assault on the
7ih, get the defeat is said TO have produced the
elertof showing 10 the Turks thai theyware n"
long er safe in The walls Of Varna, and that by
means OF the breaches made. the fortress might
he taken by storm. The breaches certainly en-
hbled the Russians to attempts storm, but ~
does nor foilowthet the ati" mpt must be success
fui. However, the next day "A Turkish Officer
cane to negotiate fai the surrender OF the for
tress in whose name II Is not SAID bu' the
ncxt morning, the 9th, Jussuf Pacha GOT whom
we had not heard bcfore,) one of the chief com
mnndcTs ia the town, he'd n conference Nilh
Admiral GreIg. II is evident that the brave
Captain Pachn did not make or sanction amy of
TER himself Of surrender-th1ugh the PtussiAn
State Gazette OF the % h, IN communicating
the additional particulars, says that the Fri-
waite Secretary Of The Cap'tsn Pacha. appeared
with two other Turks, on board the Paris, to
commence a negotiation for the surrender OF
Nnrna. II must have been the private Secretary
of Jussuf pacha. for WE are assured by 5ussut
himself. in a subsequent par, OF the narrative,
g that the Captain Pacha would not consent to
capi,uIation upon any terms" OF course he
wonld not send q private Secretary to com
mcnce a negotiation for n surrender The Sc
cretary, therefore, beingthe agent OF Jussui Pa
chn, was sent TO state upon what terms, he
would surrender, with his troops. and thes de-
prive his superior officer. the Captain facta, OF
all power of making any further ssiectuai or
yigo. Gus !, Sistancc--Jussuf's ageut having paw
! ed the way for his master, Jussuf himself goes
to Count Woronsow in the evening OF the 9Th,
aud promlSs a positive declaration for tn
next day. The interval was, probably, spent
in talk ing measures with his officers Next
day Jussuf and his positive declaration appear
aud this oihcer, second in command aad tnere
fore subordinate 10 his Chief, without any or
ders 10 negotiate from that Chief-he, Jussuf,
! tells the bcsieging Geneaal, that the place IL M
capsule ofnny fui Their drfenee--and TINT " rs
the Captain P~xta will not consent TO a ospitu'
| lntion on any terms, he is resolved not 10 return
into the fortress. hut TO place himself under the
| protection of Inc Emperor. Jussui haa, no
| doubt, previously ia Rpered with his own troops
for rs soon Us his resolution was known IN I'M
town, all the troops under his I'm lal'
down their arms, and tina, very night anu 'h'
next morning surrendered themselves prisoners
| Of war.
We cannot help feeling for che situation o
the brave Capt. fschs, who. deserted ny M
own officer, and, at the tins,igatloo OF mar ON
Ger, by his garrison, which, as che bniie'"
saws. " had in this nlanser dissolved iises, has
no % her resource bul TO retreatr into the otta'e
with those who still remained faithful to MN
a corps of, we infer, no, more than ~ me
for that WIS the whole amount ofthe force WIT
which he desired to retire unnIolesed. tbs de
sire was granted, aud he proceeded 10 jein IN
corps ofkrione.
Whether the place could have made al ehet
tual resistance, or whether the Grand s's'e
could have relie we'd it, are points witch u Is "o'
useless TO discuss. But IT is evident that 10
Russians made themselves masters Of II ,m"ug
an act Of insuhordination on the part vi Jussu
Pacha. We shall not hear OF Jussuf faeha q
gain in the Turkish ranks.