Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-23

be received with the hiehes, satisfaction by the
American public. There is no doubt but that,
with the knowledge and eousen; OF the for'e'
the Eurooean Admi, ais and Count Cspo dis
,r;as have had an interview with Ibrahim Pa
cha. and have made a formal convention win
him to supply his army with provisions from
Zante, on his engaging TO evacuaie the Mnrea
by the beginning Of August. An English brig
was sen, 10 Alexandria TO procure the vesseis
necessary for the conveyance oil the troops
Till the time the evacuation shall actually DE
effected, the blockade Of Navarino, Gambia, and
Alexandria is merely for the purpose OF ooser"-
alton, as an armis,ice, in TACT, exists. We Halter
ourselves here that the Ambassadors will soon
land at Vourls. Ibrahim has lately released
800 Greek prisoners at the request oil Admiral
de Rilny:
The London papers received by this arrival
brings the operations OF the Russian army up
to the 10Th July, and gives full and particular
account of the capture Of The Turkish fortress
of Ears in Asia The troops under the Russian
General Paskewi,sch, (says the new imes OF
the s. h, )passed the frontiers oil Asiatic urkey
on the Goth June, and advanced directly on
Kars. Kars, or Cars, is a strongly iortlhed
town in Turkish Armenia, situated on oranch
of the Aras. distant about 90 miles from Ell
,an, and the capital of oachalic OF the same
name The whole tract In which the army haa
10 move was one picture OF desolation, III con,
sequence Of the late absurd and cruel decree OIL
the Seignor, by which the poor Armen'ans, us
pe ace(ul ami prosperous inhabitants, were oah'
ished from the Turkish territories. ne enc
nv was first seen by the Russian Columns on
the 2eth, about twelve miles III advance Of Mars
The former made flank movement, Tor .he
purpose OF cutting off the communication DC
tween the fortress and Erzeroum, which being
successfully executed, on the lst OF July the
w,ol- of the forces were marched Toward upon
The Kars.
Scarce had they shown themselves on the
heights TO the east ofthe city, when the Turk
ish airy sailed out against The M and attack
ed the Cossacks Of the advanced guard WIN
great vigor The Cossachs, according 10 or
ders retreated towards the left flank o, the ar
nv, and drew after them their lm2tiu0us ara
unsus oeclibg assailants, while another division
of Russian cavalry Of two pieces OF Cannon
pushed forward and cut off the Turks from the
fortress The loss of the latter in this hrst tri-
al of strength was very considerable. Follow
ing up this success, Gen Paskewitsch, on the
MOI ning Of the 18th, attacked with his lsit
wing strong enlrencheJ camp 10 the south
west Of tie town, and carried II by storm, and
the almost immediate consequence was, the
surrender OF the fortress md town. 1t Is des>
cribed as very strongly fortified with three ran
pes of very thick wais-thost III all probabll-
lity lha, were built round il by Mustapha Pa
cha, the Russian Gentralissimo in 1898. It's
garrison consisted of not less than 1900 men,
of W HON 1000 were killed during the siege, and
was uerruueu uy ISL pTeces OF caun'n, the Nus'
SLAMS only Acknowledged loss Of one officer
and So pri, ates killed
While success crowned ths Efforts Of the
Russian army in Asia, The Emperor has not
been idle in Europe. The PrussIau States Ga
zeIte states, that on the Is h, the head quarters
Of the Emperor Nc holas were at Cschanli, The
van guard having ad, anced towards Janioazar.
General Su,chelin had had sharp affair with
the enemy in the neighborhood Of Varna On
The l7th, the Imperial head quarters were push
ed forward TO Jasiepe; and on the 9Th they
were fixed at Arnoular. The following day
they wtro moved TO JarGbazar, close 10 the e"e-
my's pu,posts, and In sight Of his euoampment
on The heights above Choumla. On the Goth
the army ad, anced towards that city, and after
some hard fighting succeeded in driving the
Turks, who amounted 20 or 10000 men, from
one OF the eminences, on which the Rnssians
bivouacked that night. The next day the
TURKS withdrew witnin their enrerched camp,
and the rest of the heights were taken posses
sion Of without resistance. The siege of Silis-
tria took place on the 2lst.
On tnp situation Of the army as above stated,
the Times OF the 18Th has the following re-
ma, ks:-"Such, then, is the position Of the Rus
sian fnrces; the main body OF the army occu-
pies The high ground before Chouma, where
is first object will Of course be to drive the
Turks from the en,renched camp in front OF
the town, task which has hitherto in all cases
proved one Of great difficulty, for it is in such
circumstances thai the personal bravery Of the
Turks is proverbially terrible. The division
under Roth, holds Silisuia invested, while Sui
ohein acts similar part by Varna Should
the Russians force the enlrenched camp al
Choumla, there sill remains the town 10 be |
subdued, which SO far as The Russians arr con-
crrhrd, is yet maiden fortress, and were the
town also tsken, there are behind il the long |
and perilous defes Of the Balkan. Lastly, |
should these he surmoun,ed, The Vizier, If