The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-18

Lase-l.sl 10 other c5ject il s;sw .bao iiei Of
.harassins Ii,e Russisb.. On thr 2i inst. ahey
seni A sttoag army 20 cut of M.jnf General Ma
bel. who vas coming from the Silisiria <oad TO
join the force near Clfoun,H hut G"seial Ut
los's division having l,~eo despatched Z. RIM
force General Mabel, the Turks returned 10
Ciioumla.
The aeeoun, r. om Little WaIlaehia i dated
ON the 4th Tie Scraskier Of Widdin advanced
OF the eli ait. from ksssfai. and wa attacked
On HE 26,h by Major General Geis'naf. HE
action continued I'LL n~,giifall, without any de-
cis,ye advantage on esther side. But the Ma
jor General foreseeiug that he should be attack
ed nexl day. and that the Turks might easily
surround him. OF At least take him in flank, re-
solved TO attack him a second time tie snme
night.
The Turks made q desperate resistance, but
were forced TO retreat. and the bulletin adds,
- that heir loss aniosnis 10 some thousands Kill
led andsjo0 prisoners with hsrses. wagg ons
nm mrn,,.on and p~rovisio rs" TIE Major Gea-
eraI has been raised 10 the rask oil Lieutenant.
Fromthe Supplement 10 the PrasTiaa State Ga
sstte OF NE 23d inst.
News from Varua, (Sept. 80 Oct. ii.
The difficulties and suferings of the army
before yarns have been crowned with victory.
The reduction of Tire fortress was the result OF
q BtHttHi Hssdut ob ~ ~ " otpt' "" W.
18th OF Oct. in which n few of our gallant sol
dsprs penetrated to the very middle OF the town
OH the night of that day.
Such wis the alarm, produced in the enemy
by this bold aud successful exploit. that a con
ference was upon The moment proposed, and
Jussuf II cha himself was the first who con-.
.,...a-A - r-u-----s ~ lay uo~utheir arms ul-
conditionally, aud without stipulation Of my
Kind. and TO pass over To oar camp.
- .IR AtnkI anLl -n H.
mornni.g, his example wss followed by the
whole garrison. save only The Captain Pacha,
and a lew followers, composed of his immediate
suite, who threw themselves into the citadel.
They were after wards made prisoners by the
Russian soldiers, who had entered by The
breaches made in the external delences Of the
town.
The first corps which entered were the 18th
and 18th OF the Foot Guards, after them Il batta-
lion OF Sappers, and then the LsnIail Regiment OF
the Imperial Guard.
The Emperor has inspected personally all the
works, ami has been thoroughly convinced fthe
difficulties with which the besieg ing army had to
contend
After hn majesty had visited the mines ION
the eve Of the assault), no proceed TO recoDnoi-
ire the deienccs 9th. Town b~esio~ing particular
attention on such parts as were to be the OBJ
jecis of attack.
From the accounts Of tina prisoners, (Which,
however, are soipem hat ynrious) il is conjectur-
ed that the garrison Of parna, with the
armed inhabitants, amounted in the begin
ming to ~ least $1,000 men nj the time Of the
surrender they numbered bur :, 900.
We cannot, however, nj preseat presenlt TO give
a correct list of the prisoners, nor aiv statement;
OF the stores. ammunition sc. thut have fallen ia
to our hands. !
The departure of the Sultan for the camp at
Rainis-T chIilik seems IN prove that the IHrks
Intended to carry on the campai. q III he ~inter,
which ~ not usual with them nd that he Sui
tan will not shesthe the sword ill he has obtain
ed n peace according to his own mind fer il is
a custom with the Turks, 'hat when a Sultan has
once taken the field, he must NOT return TO Con.
sianiihopie till he has compelled the enemy 10
maze peace. Sultan Mahnioud II, who has
more occasion TO respect the voice of the people
than his predecessors. will therefore not return
To the Srisglio until lie can bring peace with
him The answer which tile European Minis
tiers continue to receive from the Porte seems TO
confirm this.-Thr Refs Efendl. is said TO have
declared very recently. that az 'endeHvors to
persuade the Port. that the war with Russia,
aud the interference of the Powers in the affairs
OF Greece. are two distinct things, aaa would
no, h. regarded by il bu,, on the contrary, that
the Porte was resolved, by ~disposing of one
question Uhe war with Russia) to make the other
fall TO the ground of Eself, for which il ccuN-
dently relied on the sword OF is armies.
Sch uRia We hive an account of the opera
lions before ScbumIa from Sept Goth 10 0rt Sd
which prove that. they were pressing the TURKS
to the latter date IN that important fortress.
An attack ofthe 2Sth was repdis"d by the Ere
ofthe Russian batteries and 1000 infantry. and
5000 Turkish cavalry sent out agains' Gen. Ma
bel, on the Silistria Dad, IN the 3d Oct. was beat
rn b, Gen. Orlow