The Litchfield County post., 1828-11-13
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RUSSIA AND TURKEY.


Is agreed on all hands that the prospect of the
present campaign is very dark and gloomy,
and it is even apparent from the Russian bull
etinS giving the details of their operations be-
fore Varna and Shuma. The Paris Muni-
teur goes So far even as To say, that the two
armies have changed their characters, the
Turks having assumed the offensive attitude.
The Russians it seems, have been compelled
to yield their station at Eski STEAMBOAT This
is the station about which SD much was said
two months ago as affurding the Russians an
opportunity of cutting off all communication
between Shumla and COnstantinuple, Il when
the Russians took possession oft, the fate of
Shumla was thought to be sealed. Shumia
has road now open for supplies, and we are
told the opportunity has not been neglected.
We are further informed, that eN cry besieged
fortress along the frontier has IA free commu-
nlcatOn with the country in the rear, and re-
celvFs its regular supplies without mOlesta-.
ton.
The last advices from Paris brought re-
port that the Russians on the 14th Septem-
Der had sustained serious defeat at Varna.
The statement at Paris was, that the Rus
slams made general attack upon the place,
and after some hard fighting had been foiled
with great loss. This report has not gained
much credenCe.
Russian Bulletin.
An Extraordinary Supplement to the St.
Petersburgh Journal. of Sept. 9th, under the
head of News from the Army 10 Turkey
contains an account of the operations before
ChoumIa from the 18th to the 2lst of Aug:
of the operations before Varna, from the 15fh
to the 21st of Aug; and of the operations be-
for frnf hn r T,,ls,
Aug. The Turks at ChoumIt seem never to
have left tine Russians moments RESPITE: &
though they are represented as having been
uniformly unsuccessful,y yet the Russians must
have suffered considerably. General IvanoffI
fair wounded by musket shot in the shout
der. At Varna there has been incessant fight
ing. The Russians admit that Prince Menu
lkoft who had sent some cavalry with some
infantry, and with two pieces of cannon
beyond the Liman was forced to recross it,
The fleet taking advantage of favourable
wind, sailed twice to within four hundred
fathoms of its walls, and kept an uninterrup-
ted fire. doing, it is said, great damage and
suffering little 10 return. On the 2lst th.. enc
my made vigorous sally ON the Russian left
wing but were repulsed with the loss of 500
chief of the naval st IF, Prince Menzik of, was
in both legs by "a spent ball. The
Cd aud 3D. divisions of the Russian fotilla of
the Don had arrived before SiIistria but the
Russians seem to have been chiefly occupied
in clearing the roads to Chouma and Hirso-
Va from the Turks.
The intelligence in the Berlin papers is
more important. They contain extracts from
Ufnn, f1f =,
of Odessa. of the Cd Sept. giving an account
of the operations before Choumla on the 9Th
28tb, and 29th Aug In the night ofthe 25th
the Turks made an attack on both the Rus
sian wings. and on the position occupied by
Russians themselves. one of their redoubts
was taken but then the enemy favored with
an inpetuOus hurricane, succeeded 10 con-
ceaiing his approach. The Russians blame
Ma or General Baron Won Vrede, COmman-
as well as the hurricane, for we are told
that he fell, in the redoubt taken by the Turks
a victim to the negligence with which he had
defended the post intrusted to his care. They
boast of ultimately having repealed the Turks
and retaken their redOubt; but the Turks car
ried off six pieces of cannon which they found
VII tic ieuOuOt 50 tudl Tue EItlShoH Va tbc
transaction would seem to be, that the Turks
did not choose to remain in the redoubt, but
preferred their own Notifications, into which
they IeisureIy conveyed the Russian guns
The Russians acknowledge a heavy loss,
1853 killed and 424 wounded. Besides Baron
Won Vr-de, they also lost oil. EftmeM who
led the 18th Chasseurs. On the Russian left
wing. the Turks attacked with the same vio
lence the extreme left of the 9Th corps, with
view to make themselves masters of the vii
lage of Marasch, and the baggage wagons and
hospital which are there. The first battalion
of the regiment of Uppah lost three hundred
men in killed and wounded. The Turks dis
mounted and took one cannon. Gen Rudi-
ger was also attacked by the Turks,who have
SO far succeeded in their object as to render
it necessary for Field Marshal Count Witt
gens:ein to concentrate the troops. Lleuten-
ant General Rudiger left the position of Eski
Stamboul, and approached Chonmla. The
Turks Immediately availed themselves of his
retreat to throw reinforcements and provis-
ions into the fortress.
There is no doubt, then, from the confess
siOns of the Russians themselves, that they
have been beaten at Choumla. In military
operations we must look to the result, and
disregard accounts of successes which lead to
retreats.
The Journal of Odessa also brings down
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