Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-08-13

4 STs RETEHSBUk0s June lUS
BY the steamboat to- Lubec, detailed nc.
counts have been received OF victorious
engagement near PravadL In which the,
Grand Vixier, at the head OF numerous troops
was defeated BY Gen. Roth. Gen. Roth re-
manned master Of the Geld Of battle, and took
two pairs of colours, which Gen. Dlebitsch
has sent to his Majesty. The enemy left
above 1000 killed and great number Of
horses, on the field. The luminosity with
which both sides fought was such that only
one Mullah and AS men were taken prisoners.
| Our loss was 48B men, 10 officers, staff
officer, and Major. General Runden, Killed;
and one Colonel, Q Lieutenant Colonies, 2
staff officers, 90 officers, and 500 priVates,
wounded. Since Silstria was invested moth.
ing Of importance has occurred there. In
triaing sally of tho Turks, General Prince
Prosorowski was killed by u cannon ball.
Some new batteries have been erected, and
the bridge over the great arm OF the Danube
Is completed; the communication over the
small arm of the Danube IN maintained by
RATS. 1t. Gen. Krucz has opened the road
from Silistria to Choumla, and on the 9TH.
10th May) opened communication with the
corps Of Gen. Roth. He sends the authentic
intelligence that the Grand Vi2ier. confound-
ed at the heroic resistance OF 30 small
corps, had retreated to Choumla. The Tur-
Aish feet consisted OF i've ships OF the line,
two frigates and one corvette, OF which one
ship Of the line, two frigates and one col vette
put out to sea on the 18th of May, and chased
one Of our cruisers, without success for ten
miles. Our cruisers have captured six mer.
chantmen, notwithstanding the vigorous re.
sistance Of the crews and the inhabitants Of
the coast, in the bay Of Kiepen, and destroyed
| eight Others off Fort Shilli
| LETTERS FROM CONSTANTINOPLE, May ~.
"A report from the Grand Vizier says that
on the 10th the Russians had 1000 men killed
near Pravadi, and that he took cannon.-
The day before yesterday three Tartars
brought the news Of battle days later, viz.
on the 10th. It seems to have been despe-
rate, and the Grand ViTier claims the victory.
Though report speaks Of 5000 Russians killed
and the Mussulmans express great JOY, no
official account whatever has yet been pub.
lshed of these repeated advantages, which
are, therefore, greatly 10 need Of cOnirma-
ton.
The standard Of the prophet IL now planted
on the Kiosk OF Kalender, whittier immense
crowds flock, both armed and unarmed.-
Large detachments Of cavalry are ut Fanara-
XII +; and on the Asiatic side, at Jenikivi, the
Sultan IL sometimes with one corps, some.
| times with the other, to examine every thing
| In person. THE voice Of the people ID now
with him, and he prOsecites his reforms with
the greatest energy. The most perfect tram
guilty prevails il the capital during his alb
sence. Meantime II excited great sensation
when thu Sultan, some days since, went to
the country seat Of Mr.. Black, the English
banker, ut the village Of Belgrade, where he
conversed Ia the most alEable manner with vii
the christians present and, what no Turk.
ish Sultan ever did before, stopped there to
dinner.
The Russian blockade extends from Adra-
miti 10 Enos. However, during the last week
several ships have arrived. not only from the
Euxine, but tho Archipelago (l5 under differ
ent Aags,) without molestatiOn, and have
brought lal 81 supplies Of rice and -four. The
Russians now reckon oil among contraband
Uf war, which has caused tho price to rise
considerably.
1t appears from the following extract OF IA
letter, which we copy from the late New.
York Daily Advertiser, that Com. Porter IL
settling up his affairs In Colombia, and pre-.
pairing to return to this country.
"MExlco, May goth, 1881 have not yet
had IN interview with the President but shall
tomorrow, when / shall settle all matters
with them and return home. On my way
here, had most unpleasant and extremely
dangerous adventure, but my good genius
protected me, as It has Oh many other Occa.
sions. Travelling with Il friend, and having
no apprehension Of danger, we were suddenly
attacked by three Banditti, being part Of n
gang Of seven, we'll mounted and well armed,
with their faces BACKED, and looked more
like devils than human beings. We had
merely time to form line on one side Of the
road while they formed on the other. The
battle commenced by their captain discharg-
Ing his pistol at noe ut the distance Of a few
PAGES. then fred aud should have killed him.
had not his horse thrown up his head and re-
ceived the ball In his neck. He in great
rage fred against me, and missed me-by
this time all the pistols of the Banditti were
discharged, as wellas those Of my friend one
of my pistols was loaded, and charged with
my friend among them, they fled and we
pursued, when the captain suddenly wheeled
his horse, passed my friend, and came direct
" at me with his sabre to cut me down.
waited quietly until he came within six feet
Of me, when shot him through the body,
he fell on the neck Ofhis horse, and they both
came to the ground together. His compan-
ions seeing this, became intinidated, but af-
ter little time, seeing an intention on their
part to charge against me. (my friend being
occupied in finishing the captain who was not
quite dead,) seized a small fowling piece
which was in the hands of my servant, and
compelled them to retreat this left Us mas
| tiers Of the field. We took possession Of the
anfain's hnrsa ars,.a Ryr and n. il cred thpnl