Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-13

whole kingdom, being a rise OF 10 centimes on the
rate OF the LIST of April The average ON the LIST Of
May 1923, 81. 81. In some districts, the price
was as high 90. SO. The scarcity was greater IN
Paris than IN any other section.
Russta and Turkey.--A French ministerial journal
announces with regret that for the present all hopes
OF terminating The existing hostlities between Rus
STA aud Turkey by the mediation OF the Allies have
vanished; that the Allies could not gain the least
attention TO the voice opcRce; and TINT the fortune
OF arms IS about to be tried in new campaign
That campaign according TO the journal in question,
is expected To open, the part of Russia, by attacks
ontour different pointslst, Oh the Danube, to com
pei the surrender of the for,rcsses, which still hold
our for the Porte: Cd in Scrva, by Orsova, Widdu,
ana Nssa Sd, in Bulgaria, by Varna and Bazardick;
aud 1th on the coast ofthc Black Sea, by Bonrgas
and SzepoG, TO cut off the communication with
Adrianople In such plan of operations the head
quarters would remain in Wallaeha till the expected
surrender of the fortrcsscs the Danube permitted
Tree communion III all points from Bucharest to
Nsrna. Head quarters would then BE- transferred to
the latter city. and the principal operations would he
directed towar,ls the Balkan and Shuma, either with
the object ofattacking the Turkish army in 'front.'
turning ITS position by movement towards Bourgas.
u tins line OF Turkish operations forced, the
tatican of the ministerial journal then calculates
that the Russians would spread themselves into the
province south ofthc Balkan, and occupy triangu-
lar theatre OF combat including no other ortrcsses
but those of Tartar BaZardjick Adrianople and the
capital of the empire. Before the latter place. how
posltions-so many difficulties to be overcome-as
would stilI render The issue ofihc campaign doubtful
The elders OF the Jews 'pisy in arranging pc
tiiions to the British Parliament praying the extcn-
sion oither civil rights.
Tho Protestant Mctholiss nrpear IN he ;ncreo s,,o
their numbers in Yorkshire. A secession from the
wesleyan hiethodiss 10 the new community has
taken place at kciehev.
In the night of the 18th April, tremendous Ere
broke out at Lyons in that part OF the CITY chilled
~ nCpdi in ctatt Il H.
winI being very high, the flames were carried with
rapaity To several houses contiguous that were bni.
Principally OF wood, and occupied by carpenters, ca
nnct makers and timber merchants On the evening
oil the 4th oil May the ruins still burning. Thir
ty or forty houses with the effects and frnitsre
they contained, were entirely DESTROYED; no liyrs
were lost. The loss is computed ut 400 900 francs
Accounts from the frontiers of Wallacha of April
D say that travellers from the envrons of Gnlrgrvp
reported having heard for three days an
ed caunonade from that fortress
numerous renforccmsnts were daily passing the
Danube. by the bridge at lsaktcha The greater mart
oithe forage and provisions said TO have been
DESTROYED by the floods. In the latter half of March
5000 Russians, crossed the Prutb at Lmva, who were
despatched as they arrived TO the several regiments
IN Modava, II 900 passed in the same time at Sku-
enl and went on for Jassy, besides five regiments of
ifussars' andone OF iuans The first joined the ca
VARY division of zen. Madatef. The Hulane went
to Gen Rciter.
Petersburgh, .fpra lO.-7He Journal of 81 Ps-
teTSon'gh gives from the report of Gen Count Pas
kewlisch to his Majesty the Emperor the following
detailed account ofthe events with which the cam.
pagn IN Asia'ic Turkey has begun this year.
"A Turkish corps ofabove go 900 men. under the
command of Adjunct Bey of Adiar, advanced in the
night OF the Sd of March from the province of Afar
adjoining that of Akhalzk took possession by div
break OF the suburb of the fortress of Akhazik pro-
10 assault the place, and reached the first wall
OF the town. But IN spite of all his exertions the
enemy was compelled, by the exemplary valour of
the garrison TO retreat with considerable loss and
take up position III the neighborhood As soon as
ueH rasKcWtsch was informed OF this event tie sent
Two regiments OF infantry, regiment Of Cossa rks
and ID pieces of cannon, to the relief If Alhalz;L
nd Tor the protection OF the other orresscs occpied
ny our troops in that neighborhood. Meantime
Akhaizlk was closely blockaded, and, the garrison
WHICH was not numerous, continually resisted the
repeated attacks OF the enemy, and constantly re-
pulsed them under the command of Major General
frnice be6outoh governor OF the fortress The ran
I'd march ofour remfoTccments was checked nv tbc
enemy on the Koura. This river winds in n rovi,o
tnroueh wnlch the road from Georgia To AkhaIzik
passes and has to be crossed twice at the distance
OF 90 and az wersts from the fortress Col Rour
toll, with the head of tile column composed of Zoo
companies Of infantry, $50 Cossacks and five can
hoh' arrived on the lth Of March, at the first pas
sage, made himself master Of it, and detacbnd
company of CossaCks 20 the second DassaOc bnt Tho
CossackS were obgedto come back again having
met with strong detachment of the enemy. For
L"o Gays the Turks cndcavured 10 make themselves
masters OF the passage occupied by our brave troops
who repulscd their attacks with vaiour and maintain
Cd ebeir position though part of the enenys troop
nad occupied the heights, and thrown down enor.
nous stones upon tle1 to compel them to retire On
18th OF March, the Turbsnot repeating their attack
Cooliel Boursioi took advantage of tho interval to
constructrais, aud made hs Whole detachment cross
over to the right bank of the river in order TO turn
the enemy, by following the road along that bank
and to get possession Of the second passage
This movement wa commenced in the evening of
the 18th of March; the narrow stream ofthc Koura
alone separated troops from the ,yatcL-Gres of
the Turks, whose conversation they could hear but
they marched. IN such profound silence, that they
were not observed by the cnemy WHO, Mt day break,
seeing us masters Of the second passage and inding
themselves thus cut off from AklIazik, Dispersed
among the mountains. and entirely Disappeared
meantrne the eneDly's corps blockudug Akhaizik,
received information Of the approach of tic reiufore
incnt before the latter could reach is destination
and raised the siege on the 10th Of March before
sun rise, retEeating prcclptutely, mud in disorder
Major Ggn Prince BebOuto off foot a.;