Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-09-24

Shumla to the Grand Vlzier' bss 10
despatched the Drsgemsn of,he Jos'
with hls answer TO The Russian head
quarters. "eao'
Hence FIRE sh hopes are eDter,.,
IN this capital that peace r1ay he r.|d
red more speedily han we bad $50
red to hope.' GNU
Belgrade, Juiy 30h-The
OF Belgrade has received news i,oms
Constantinople of the 30th OF Jooe-
The Sultan has given orders for The
corps OF reserve encamped near Adr;,
anople march Immediately to SbumIa
Preparations are also making, from
which it is Inferred that the Sultan
himself will soon take the field. Five
thousand Bosniaks are now on thr;r
march TO the Danube.
The latest intelligence from Con.
%siantinople is by the way of Vienna
The accounts from the latter are 10 ,ha
Goth of July, on which day a courier
had arrived in Is days from Constan'
tinople, with Intelligence "ihat M,
Gordon had had an audience Of lbs
Grand Signior; and that the Refs IF.
iendi had really SEN his interpreter n
Choum'a TO negotiate an armestics
after which commissioners were 10 bs'
named by the Porte to meet those os
The Emperor Nicholas at the Russian
head quarters" This is confirmed hv
The Paris dates of August 4th
The Sultan, however, according IA
these advices, had given orders for the
Army of Reserve encamped near A.
drianopfe, to march TO Choumla, and
was making preparations, which led
to a belief that he would immediately
place himself at its head. The sud.
den advance of The Reserve, on which
the remaining hopes of the empire
must almost exclusively depend, a,
far as military operations are concerned.
seem an indirect confirmation of The
reported march Of two Russian CORPS
across the Balkan. In that case, how.
ever, says the Courier, it is probable
that they would find it prudent 10 re.
tire. or, at all events, that they would
be reduced TO the defensive till The ar.
rival Of their main army, which could
not safely take place before the reduc.
ton Of Choumla
Hamburg, July 2 -Further de.
tails have been published respecting
the capture Of SiIistria. On the 18Th
(3Oth) of jane, at half past TWO A.
M "a mine was sprung, the effect of
which was to open a practical breach
in the very heart of the fortress; and
two other mines were ready to, be
sprung Hereupon the garrison seems
TO hav e been struck with utter dismay,
and at ten O'Clock the same morning
it was minated to General Krassow.
sky, that the commandant of the jos.
iress was DESTROYS TO capitulaie. A
capIiulatloD was agreed upon the same
evening, and on the following morn.
ing the Russian troops entered the
fortress through the breach. The
Russians have taken 5000 prisoners.
including upwards of 1000 wounded,
and 238 pieces o: artillery, indrpen.
IDENTITY Of 81 on board the noiilla, and
SO standards.
The following are the principal
features of the capitulaiien:-
l The garrison 10 be prisoners Of
war, apd to deliver up The whole OF
their arms, baggage, artillery, and
fiotIlla; but TO retain their private pro.
perry.
8. All Mahometan inhabitants are
allowed to leave the place, aud to re-
pair with their families whittier they
please, but without taking their arms
with them.
g. Those who choose to repair TO
Russia or Silistria 10 receive assistance.
The war III Asia, according 10 The
ST Petersburg papers, have been re.
sumed With great activity. We have
already bad particulars OF the defea!
of the Turks at Poztov, for which a
lie DE um was sung in St. Peters.
burgh.
The Turks had made several abor.
tive attempts 10 retake the fortresses OF
Akhalzyk and Ardejan, but The Sc
raskIer was advancing from Erzeroum
with $1,000 men and so pieces of can
non, leaving, il is aid $4,000 men be-
had him. SO that . general battle was
shortly expected. The Seraskier's
chief force consisted in excelicn, Asl.
ATTIC cavalry, but the Russians relied
Tor success on the superiority of their
infantry aud artillery. The Russian
accounts Of The affair at poztoy. state