Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-31


Prom the Liverpool Courier.
East Of EnoPe.-rhe accounts in the German pa
pers OF thc sustained by the Russians tr
retreat INTO winter quarters have proved gross exag
gcrations. They could scarcely hope 10 deceive q ss-
cond time, and what they have said both at the com
mencement OF the campaign, and recently, may serve
TO correct the public opinion the foreign papcrs
the German ones especially. Over them the rich CAPT.
talists ia several CITIES obtain influence by brbes and
there Is concert among these dealers in stock from
London tn every other cnptal to pay off their TRICKS
upon Pobc crcduly when the thing be turned to
their advantage. The true state Of affairs appears 10
be- that the Russians long detained by the stub
born Resistance of Vana and Sstra, that the setting
IN OF an early winter has Obliged them to rcfiroto tho
cit bank OF the Danube VGrra only, and the fortress
oil halata remain To them the fruit of the
advantages which have been purchased ut very dear
rate Their retreat iuto winter quarters appears,
however, to have been conducted with as little loss
as the state OF the weather and roads would admit
After the army had Withdrawn from Shunla il was
attacked by chosen body of 1000 Turkish IIors>
who are stated, in the st. Potcrsburph Gazette 70
have been defeated after which ts corps pursued IT'S
march, suffering much, however, it is plain from the
Russian account from tho cold and rainy weather.
he troops which had been employed before Siistrn
have withdrawn to their quarters in Moldavia and
Walscha, anu that without any attempt of the enc
my 1t should seem, to annoy them. By this corps
these provinces will be protected from attack by the
TURKS, during the winter. This is the state ofthinrs
That the Turks will be able to effect much whilst tn,
severity OF the weather continues, is not likely; but
when the field il open, all viii depend upon the AMI
mus and the preparations of the Russians
hGt their army must be greatly shattered is plain;
and there are three things which the Emperor
Nicholas viii have TO neditatc,--the expense of a
new campaign; the vast reinorcemens necessary 10
undertake. with any prospcc; ofsucccss; ard the not
very comfortable fact, that, Varna excepted he has
al his work To begin again. fIe must BEGIN anew
with Silstria; look the formidable Shu,uIa in tho
faces aud the risk of wasting another summer
II another plan OF operotions could be taken which,
with less loss of time and men, could brinr tbem .ta
circumstances in which they could force the T,rks
into the field we'll if not the prospect Of subdujnn
Turkey Is not of the brightest. Ncrocatiors n,r
active; hnt then the mun party, the Turk HIMSELF Is
not hkeiy TO consent TO any thing but the state ot
things before the way, TO submit TO which would be
great humiliation for Russia. So the matter hangs
All attempts have failed it would sccrn which have
lherto been made to bring the Sultan to accede 70
| the treaty of London, and to acknowledge the mr.
engagements as to the Morea. The Allies seem, To sof
their hearts on this, because nothing else seems IN
stand IN the way Of the ambassadors rctrrnjnr m
Constantinope. They would then, it r. supposed
become active rnediotors between the Porte and Rms,
STA, England and France, and with them Austria,
not being dspeased to see Russia b,,mbled and e.
discover that Turkey with little assistance fcr,
them, may at any time be made an effectuaI barrier
against the projects of Russian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Is
inc oostinacy o. se Sultan prevent this it win look
somewhat like inatuation, and may lead to singular
results The present hope appears TO rest upon tbis
that the ambassadors have agree To restrict the Ian
It's OF Greece 10 the Morea and Cyclados which il k
sand IN French paper, they purpose to erect not into
an independent state; but into n province administro
ted by its own laws, but still subject TO the Porte If
TINS be So they have come back Mr. earnings pro.
lJeot, only they have the difficulty of bringn,
Russia to rctnrnto the status ante 5eilo.
j BULLETIN FROM THE RUSSIAN ARMY
II The ST. Petersburg Gazette contains tho fellow,
ing news from the army in the field from Oct ~ 10
| Nov. 10;
according to the general plan of the military ON.
eratons, the third corps of infantry began on the 18Th
! its march from Shurnla Up TO the Io,h =,
was not IN the least disturbed by the cncy incon-
siderable maurauding parties, which showed them
selves from time to time in the rear did not venturn
to attcupt to impede the movement of tho troons
But the 9th, when the corps was TO noss r,o,
dcle. near the village Of Acdochen the rear-c,,orj
was attacked by the enemy, who Rad como S-,,.
Shun,a with 5000 chosen cavalry, ind detachment
/ Of infantry and artillery.
! Notwithstanding all his attempts no ,vrs doro,s
With great loss on hIs side; and the march Of tho
third CORPS to the place of its destination was corti
ucd without any further interruption from the enemy
though the badness Of the ronds, in conseouence -
the cold and rainy weather. whicssat in ren,nrlabI,
early for that country rendered the march every day
more difficult. This weather also checked yory
much the progress of the serc of Silistra vot ~,
were proceeding quic " as possbIe l,,t ,9Scn fS
the ncessant torrents OF rain. the around in w6;ch
! the trenches were to be made was entirely md
water, and the arrival of materials rendeyoJ ~.
merely difficult, but impossible, the Commander ~
Chlcf, General Wngenstein, resolved on tho "a
November TO change the siege into n bombordroon,
Whch was Kept up with success two days and nights
Meantime the cold increased TO deg. RcaIrnay o.
! ~ deg Fahrcnhct below fr-czinr q benvv sno,s 80
VcrnS all our batteries and the clay huts OF tho eni
qcrs ana arge ankes OF ice appeared in the Dannir
IN lhls manner nature ITSELF by the commencement
I OF q winter of extraordinary sevori;v evcr in a.
mort hem countries, interrupted the progress fonr on
eratons before Sistria and threatened 70 Gu, off IL
communication between the lcf and right banks Is
tho Dnpube. and to stop tho supplies Of nrori.,
and ammunition from the bcsicging CORPS THO
blockade % Sstriu was, therefore, discontinued and
on the 10Th Of November tho troops of the second enI
third corps began their march the winter nnsrtara
assigned to them in Moldsvio and Wallacbia in fSo
columns, one Of which passed tho Danube in vessels
belonging to the otila that river near tho yillne
OF hanrasch ana the other at Hrsbova, except tho
the troops OF the Don, covered tho movement.
=. ITO oboctvc the garrison of Silistria a etronc
G,ylsion OF the toet remains opposite that fortress
Ihc village OF j\8llaTasch, the e bank being for.
rd and rcdOMhta erecting crit bic nlncc. nrrcil