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of the necessary delay, erected entrench-
them with cannon, and showed determin-
alton to dispute the passage. Their posi-
ton was very advantageous one (; and was
to he carried by main force, to effect the
passage of the river. A brigade was there
fore embarked at Ismail, and sent I'D the
river escorted by part of our t1otilla; and
two corps were collected at the place where
the river was to be passed. On the 9Th the
Emperor, and the brigade from Ismal, join
ed the two corps. After giving orders for
! dislodging the enemy, his Majesty wen. to
| an encampment, where TIE Deum was
sung to invoke the divine protection at that
decisive moment. On the Sth of June at
one o'clock in the morning, the Emperor
was on an eminence at the commencement
of the line across the Danube. At dav
break battery of "a ~ Founders opened a
cannonade, in concert with that of the ho-
! tilla, to silence the Turkish fire. The Otto
mans replied vigorously, but IN spite of
their fire our troops embarked; and the
Attaman of the Zaporoc Turkish Cos
sacks, who had a few days before put him
self under the Emperor's protection, offer
ed his light boats, and his Cossacks. and
exhibited the utmost zeal at the moment of
debarkation. To reach the Turks our
troops had 10 pass the river and deep
marsh, under the enemy's cannonade bit
they were not slow in overcoming both OH
stacles and in taking ground on the tight
! bank of the Danube. At ii o'clock, A.. NJ.
the enemy's batteries were in our hands,
! although one of them had been mined and
exploded, killing about 80 men. Eight bat
talions and several pieces of artillery were
landed, and the Turks retreated to the for
tfess of Isaktscha, after setting FIRE to one
of lis suburbs. They left II cannon, 2 NOR
! tars and Il howitzar.
The Danube was thus brilliantly passed,
under the very fire of the enemy. The
/ bridge will be finished in two or three DAYS.
The Emperor has promoted the Attaman of
| the Cossacks to the rank of Colonel, decor
ated him with the order of st. George, and
given him six crosses for distribution. The
! Emperor has also conferred trosses on four
Don Cossacks, for their bravery in crossing
the Danube in chaloupe, accommodating
the most favorable point for landing, and
passing the night on the Turkish shore.
Camp of Satouniua, June IL.
After our troops forced the passage OF
the Danube, the river was covered with
boats transporting troops and artillery to
the positions which the enemy had left.
We found in one of the redoubts four can
non, mortar, and considerable quantity
of ammunition, more than befole reported.
On the 9th June the passage of the river
was continued. and works begin to protect
the bridge. At II o'clock the enemy burnt
the remainder of the suburbs and in the
afternoon the Emperor crossedto the Turk
lsa territory, conducted by six Zaporoc Cos
sacks, who few days before we're subjects
OF the Porte-their Attaman, Who lust be-
fore was Pasha with two tails. was at the
helm of his barge. On the same day the
Emperor received news that the Schah of
Persia had named one OF the battalons oil
his guard after his Majesty. His Majesty
visited all the positions taken from the enc
my; presented Count Wittgens;ein with
one of the captured cannon, and was then
rowed back by the same Zaporoc Cos
sacks.
On the 10th June the Pasha of Isaktscha
proposed to capitulate, and was allowed
till ten O'Clock next day to accept terms
On that day the fortress was surrounded by
two corps, and while the Emperor was pass
| ing the advanced posts, two messengers
brought him information that the Pasha
had accepted his terms. On the 18th Isak.
tscha was surrendered. The armament Of
the fortress, consisting of Sc pieces of can
non, with an immense quantity of munitions
of war and provisions, and II stands of col.
ors, were taken. Intelligence has beer
received, that on the 9th there was an en-.
gagement near Braila, between our f1otlla
of II vessels, and the Turkish of 80 in
which, after a brisk action, the Turkish
Admiral's vessels struck, and some hours
after % more were taken, sunk, burnt. OF
stranded. The six remaining vessels took
shelter under the guns Of the fort of Nal
chine.
The bridge over the Danube is finished
A brigade Of cavalry is now crossing it
The whole army will follow.
PARIS, June %. The Russian Bulletins
give ample evidence that the Russians dc
not find their excursions into Turkey quite
s. pleasant promenade as they expected
They find fortresses where the maps only
| designated pleasure grounds; and more
over have learned to their costs, that the
Turkish artillery has something of the pre-.
cislon in lis discharges which they expert
enced at Snoensko. Before the campaign
is over they will find, probably, that all the
old officers of Napoleon are not extinct nor
superannunted.
1t will also be seen by the Bulletins, that
the Turks in Asia have not to contend sin.
gle handed with their powerful invaders
but that they have been aided by thousands
of Circassian cavalry and mountaineers
who have had the boldness to attack the
invlncible Imperial legions almost within
cannon shot Of the Russian dominion of the
! CrImea.
The princinal Ottoman orr,,, ,,;lI