Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-09-24

Russians had been obliged totetreat. Baron
GelsMar ordered three regiments rom the
camp Of DUjN near 0imgeVo' to march TOR
their sWcCOr.
HAMBuR0n, July 90.
Further details have been published respect
ing the capture If SillstriN. On tho 18TH
(SOthl Of June, at half past 2 A. NJ. mine
was sprung, the affect of which was To open
u practical breach In the very heart Of the
fortress and two other mines was ready to
he sprung. IlerGrpOn the garrison seems TO
have been struck with utter dismay' ana NJ
10 O'cluck the same morning It was intmuted
to General KrUss0wsky, that the conln1anuant
Ofihe fortress was dcsirOUs to cAptu'a'e'
cNplulaiion was agreed upon the same eve
ming, and on the following morning the ltuS>
sian troops entered the fortress through the
breach. The Russians have taken 5000 prlS"
OnCrs, Including upwards Of 1000 wounded,
aud G38 pieces Uf uItilIrry,indcpendenlly Of 81
on board the noiilla, and SO standards.
~. J. ST. PETERsBuR0H, July IL.
Prince MetatOw has already passed the
Balkan, and isShcd n proclamation, In which
he promises that private property shall Dc re-
sptctrd. This inhabitants bring ample sun
plies ofprov siUMs aud live oxen 10 our troops,
for " llNh they receive payment IN ready ni0pIs
cySs Count Diebitsch Is waiting Tor the NFris.
vAlbf u caravan with caMels 10 pass the Bal
kan With tho mNinarmy. General lkfNssow.
sky Is to invest Shumla. q. "a.
We have received news that Count Die
bitsch has completely invested Shnmla, and
will sOon make an attempt to CORY 1t by
storm.
The accounts from Vienna nre To the Goth
ul'. the latest yet received, and announce the
arrival OF Courier IN 10 days from C0nstan.
tin0plc, with intelligence that Mr. Gordon had
had m audience with the Grand SeigniOr
and that the Refs Ellendi had really sent his
interpreter to Shumla to negotiate on Ormis-
tice, after which Commissioners were to he
named by tho Porte to meet those Ut the
Emperor Nicholas ut the Russian head quar-
tiers.
Fail of Silistriu.-It is now confidently as
serted that gold had been more effective In
gaining the fortress than arms, and that some
thing very like what occurred nj Varna was
acted ut Silistra. Achtnet PachN refused to
surrender, but the second IN command, assis.
ted by the foreign troops ofthe garrison, gave
up the place, and stipulated for retreat for
themselves in Russia. The conqUerOrs, how
ever, IL after such statement they can DO 80
called. had the grace to respect the fidelity OF
the Pacha. and to allow him and his few
Turkish soldiers free passage home.
Ireldnd.--.Mr. O'Connell, who was not adj
mitted to ~ seat In Parliament at the Inst SEES.
sion, on account Of his refusal to subscribe to
tho old oaths, has Just heeD re-+lUcted In the
county Of Glare, without opposition. He
will now Take his seat under the new law
which repeats some ofthG Catholic liabilities.
NEw.YoRK, Sept. Is.
Latest from Merico.-,rhe schooner Splen.
did, Cunt. Clarke, arrived at this port yestcr-
day from Vera Cruz, having sailed on tho
18TH ult.-Wc are indebted to Capt G. for
iln Of papers to the date Of his sailing. lie
informs that the Spanish troops had taken
possession Of Tampico, whichwas gNrris0Oed
with only about 400 troops. Information Of
this movement reached VeN Cruz on the cd
or 81 OF, August. Gen. ST. Anna immediate.
~ issued tho spirited proclamation subjOined, |
and embarked on tho 4ih with $500 troops
for Tuspan, port about 90 miles from Vera
Cruz, and within about the same distance
rom Tampico. Three American vessels, the
briggs Splendid, William, and Ursula, were
among the vessels taken posscssion Of to con.
vey these troops to Tuspan. They had per.
Cruz. A body OF 600 cavalry, which lett |
Vera, Cruz ut the sNme time, and other
troops from several other points, had also
reached Tuspan, where on tho nth, It IL
affirmed, force Of from 10 to 10000 men
was collected, and reRdy to march against
the invaders.
The Mexicans werc confident Of success,
and the troops were in good spirits.
Admiral Laborde had Issued a proclama-
,on, offering bounty to all Mexicans who
would join the invaders. hut not an instance
was known that his proposal had been acce-
ded 10.
Commodore Porter was said to be under
arrest at the City Of Mexico-the cause not
known.
A motion in tho Mexican Senate. to give
P"insett his passports to return to this coun-
try, was lost.
The Noticioso states that there is but one
feeling il the subject Of the invasion, and that
is liberty or death.
One Bishop has subscribed ten thousand
dollars to the o,crnment to support the |
country. -. -.....--
BY Santa Anna, to the MericGn Troops.
The Commander. in Chief OF the division
Of operations against the Spaniards, invaders
of the, Republic, to the troops under his COM
Inand:
Soldiers The Spanish expedition an
n0unced so many times, which sailed from
the Island Of Cuba to invade our territory
has arrived, and at CabO RejO have dared to
dcRle our soil--yile slaves Of the greatest des.
pot of despots, the cruel and sanguinary Fer
dinand.
Obsiinately bent upon her ill-timed project
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