Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-31


May,--hom Smyrna 10 the 5th. No further attack
or plumber of the British merchantmen Lad taken
place The English Admiral had had an official com
lunication with the Russian Cu!nmandant.
Anrlallopc has been fortified, and all the beautiful
gardens and fields there consequently laid waste.
From, The Glasgow Courier Of 1871 June.
Lord Eldon had an interview with the King few
days ago. The Morning Journal states that it was
for the purpose OF giving his opinion (solcitcd by the
kng) with regard To proper person to succeed the
present Lord Chancellor. The paper asserts,
that the Duke of Wellington intends to proceed to
Paris and Vienna immediately after the prorogation
! Of Parliament.
RUSSIAN BULLETIN
| The following Russian Bulletin details The events
before Siiistra tn the 22d ut.
Va|sasc, .uay 1, by express) The following bul-
icn has Just been received dated from the camp be-
fore Sl!istria May 10 (229
The preparations for the scge continue 10 he
made with the utmost activity. The enemy remains
quiet. and seldom disturbs our ouIposts. which
are stationed at only 500 IatlOis from the counter
scrap oi the place.
! Dispatches have just been received from Gen.
Eo'h informing ot important advantages gained
over the Turks led by the Grund Vizer in person.
The latter had left Scuma with The intention OF
lacking prava,e. Gen Roth had given orGers for
the concentration o the various corps at the head o.
(which he intended 10 march into the cid but the
bataOns did not all arrive in time at the Place o!
rendezvous the road TO Eski Amauter five
from Pravadi. Only SIX battalions with - field pie
ccs and 100 coSSacks We're assembled, yet the GTlnd
|
flank determined upon attacking them on the 9th
IU7th) May at . a. NJ. he advanced towards Is.
III AmaultCr at the head OF 900 men infantry and
cavalry The handful of brave fellows cd trcrc
we're IN moment attacked and surrounded bv an Ell.
cniy four times their own numbers. The regiments
| SciengwiEsk, Oc!utsi, and Yakouski, bulllcd du--
lIing five hours every attempt made by the Turks to
5rcal. through then lines.
{ towards lIiia O'clock, Major General Wachtc en-
arrived to their assistance from Derono. with four
hatuions iour pieces Of artillery and TWO regiments
ni Cossac.s. Their appearance tliapcrsel tho enc
any cavalry, and the Gi-nd Nzier seemed disposed
10 abandon his enterprise, aiiing back two wersts
uuio the valley OF Nevtsia. The aiiar appeared at
an end, when tie Turks receiving reinforcement Of
! 10000 men, lsrdchd Iaclla resolved once more to
atteinpt the toItune ri the battle At about 3 r. M
1000 Turkish cavalry advanced towards the heights
situated between or corps and the city of Pravada
1t being evidently their Intention pass round the
ieit flank OF General Both; the latter thought it his
duty TO oppose tins movement, and advanced town rd
the Turkish cavalry at tie head the Ockotsk repi-
meNt, the 3ist chusseurS, aud pieces of artillery,
supported By battalion of Yukoutsk regiment ano.
Their otthe esd ciasscurs, and field pieces In an
instant Cckosk regiment and t!e3Is were surround
ed by the cnemys horse whose numbers appeared to
lncrease, aRd the whole Of the Turkish infantry atya-
ced. the fire OF 10 pieces of artillery; the
enemy encouraged by the unusual superiority in num-
berS, urionsy attacked our square, an might easily
nave destroyed The csotsk gimcnt, ii Col Iisclin
iiastenngtu It's assistance at the head of the SD reoi
'eiit, iad not rushed upon the enemy masses which
u taken III Hank by the
regiment The combat was kept up some time lonrer
~Itl unexainpIcd fury, bat Notwithstanding the dis
proportion OF force, troops did not Weld foot Of
ground ut length at about eight in the eveninp
tste y Ea,id N!Zer abandoned his piace and retired
INTO the valley OF Nevtaha. The loss of the enemy
/ was inmencc, 5000 remained upon the field of
/ battle. We have also to lament the loss of Major
| General EuiGen, and our loss in killed and Wounded
amounted to nearly 1000 mon.
During tic night our little ccrHs was rein Forcnd Inv
Two hH'taloils and four held pieces from Diono and
SIN battaiions and twelve field pieces from BaZarjil
an@ on the following iav The Grand Vizer ahandoDcJ
his pan altogether, and retired to Sholnnla 'rbus
ended to the enemy discontinue an erterprizc the
success o! w!c. they seemed To consider as
r. - a courier has Just arrived from Adniral Greir
With news that the Turkish fleet which had nntaroJ
the Black Sea, had FASTENED back TO the Rosror,s
on learning that our feet going TO meet it, I'm
Incdiatey after the hasty retreat Of the enemy be
commander OF the Russian fleet reinforced the s0nad
ron stationed oil the Channel of CunstaItinople and
ordered some ships TO cruise off the coast of Nutoa
About 20 Turkish transports fell into our hands and
a new irgate was set on fire by our squadron near
Sc'li!l not far from tie Bospnorus. Alter this Ad
rnlFal Greig rcredto Sizepoli from which pIacc Tie
report is dated. ~
The Glasgow Herald of 15tlr June states that ono.
ther Russian bulletin he'd been received but no mn
portant operations bad taken place.
LoNDoS' Wednesday Evening, June I3Lh---The
accounts from the Turkish capital are three DAYS la
ter than those received yesterday. The arrival of
inc BRUSH ambassador TO reopen negotiations with
'he Porte was. anxously looked for by all classes
ana successful issue hoped for at Constantine
PIE. More reliance was placed on G. Britain than
L rance, though their united cxertons were wished
Tor. Trade was in most depressed state in couse.
qnehce OF the great preparations for the war against
Russia. " 9'
the Emperor has spent all the money borrowed
iSl year. ana has opened fresh negotiations for nr
Eate loan IN England aud France in consequence Of
t"o resistance made by Turkey: for the amonnt,
tsTe Is nothing positive though is supposed to be
i1F arger sun than that Of last year. This BEING
c mist DAY OF the week, there was rather more bns
Tie the Bank aud Stock Market particularly the
iatteF, when was increased by the fact that ,nonav
Tor few days forward fetchcs Per cent, and d per
re' Ios more distant periods Such the distress
nat special transfer of 2OO0I of Consrls was rnnd
(this can only be done by petiiionng the Bank Di-
ectoFS) at 80, the quotation for the account at The
moment Of sale, being 90 ~.