Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-03

ifavre bringing Paris papers to the 9th June. From
the New York Commercial, Evening Post, and Jour
nal OF ConImc.ce, VIC make the extracts which fol-
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
ne accounts from the scat of the Russian and
turkish war, are late And we have given below
from the frontiers of Servia, what the London Cou-
rler dcnomuates tho Turkish account of the battle Of
the 18th Of May near Parvadia. According to this
statement, the Russians must have come oil second
best.
The latest Russian Bulletin bears tie date of The.
camp before Sistria, May g9,h. 1t appears tat the
operations othe siege ofthat place had but Just com
menced. 1t seemed likely to be protractcd much lon
ger than might suit the Russian interests. A Turk
iSh ship OF the line U 90 guns is said TO have been
burn; at the entrance of the Bosphorus under the
hrc OF fort, by small Russian squadron The
| Grand Nizicr remained shut up in Choumla
The latest accounts received at Odessa sa, that tl,
Grand Nlzier is contracting all his force behind
Chonma. There was nonews from Varna, however;
no military operaions.of Importance could take place.
Inc glass was but ust spring ing up SO % afford
forage for the horses and the cavalry anil artillery
conveyed.
Letters ION Odessa, Of the ith ofAIav state tina,
part ofthe Turkish fleet had again got of The Bos-
phorns and was pursued by Admiral Greig, lying
before Sizopos.
An article from the istua, dated Nav oath. saws,
the Emperor Of Russia returned To ST. Pelersburuh i'm
the beginning of July There was report that Nh #,
expectation OF corn from the KINGDOM of Pfussa both
by sea a7d land, would be prohibited until the produce
! OF the approaching" harvest could be asccrtained-
rms step Mas taken on account ofthe late inunda-
tons.
The Russian State Gazette has a story of plot TO
murder the hlngof Naples, which had been discoy-
cred and prevented.
Mercantile letters from Con.antinople say that tLc
French General l1uIot, who lately arrived there
with the intention Of entering the rurish service .
has been appointed by the Sultan Chief OF the gen
cral stall The Turks consider this ACQUISITION as
highly valuable. As the General is represented to them
us :, very distinguished officer and las promised BY
his connections In France engage many other Of
Lccrs to serve the Porte.
Letters from Constanlinop!c dated Nav 10Th
state that the Grand SclgHor has transported his
camp to Terapa ON the European side OF the Gos-
phorus, where he had placed the standard IN the
magnificent Kiosk OF kalender, his temporary palace.
He has done this from desire of being near his feet
The Russian squadron cruising IN the cigh.
boihood OF ihe Bosphorus and the English advan.
eng towards the Dardanellcs. The Porte, informed
OF the approaching return OF the Plcnipotcnares Of
France and England, had occupied itself with the
nomination ofmiiDsGnders, or Introductory ccinmis-
siohers who We're to be sent TO meet those nnbas-
| sailors.
According to advices still later than THIS letter
says the Courier dies Eieote,us. Gen Debitscb was
about to remove the siege OF Sllstria, which he
would have formed could hc have done so with adj,
vantage lie was preparing to leave an army of OBJ
scrvatlon before that place of 600 men, and 10 nt
tempt with an army Of 10000 to penetrate into Scr
wa province hitherto not invaded by those calami-
ties OF every kind which dcvastate the two PRINCIPAL
tiles where the Russians can remain no longer The
rayages Of the plague still continued most fright
fUl degree.
The same paper mentions a letter from the Aus.
TRAN domnIoEs, near the Turkish frontier in whci,
the rctakng of FarBa by the Grand V2;er is formal
y feiaed. NO credit, however, Is gwen 10 the &C
count.
standing army of 10 900 strong is 70 he raised
IN Nailacha, Russia furnishing arms and accou-
tFements' and the pincipaty their pay aud subsis-
tCnCc
1t is mentioned in III, extracts from Brussels and
ti,.tt, ali
mat the Turkish infantry have much improved in dis.
cipIInc during the winter. The porte has commits
stoned the Parha OF Smyrna to buy several steam
boats through the agency Of English houses The
sultan Is sad TO have given positive orders 10 free
the European coasts OF the Buci. Sea from the en-
cny, Whatever IT may cost. The 10000 4 lbaniane
lately arrived from Thessaly, were ordered towards
Szcboli. a paragraph dated Frontiers of IVallo
CHA, May 7, states that the Turks had made nm nm
successful attempt TO penetrate into Little Walla-
G,hai thcy were beaten back by the Cossacks aud
Pandours.
According to the Hamburg Rcporter. the lot,crs
from Bucharest represent the city in state Of tho
utmost dependency and state that all who have Tho
means OF dong IT are preparing leave that abode
OF pcsilencc and misery aud to seek refuge in Tran
syVanIa. AT kaIlaiUt according to the same letters
the Turks had been Iepulscd I'm an altcmnt Tn
enter Little WaIlochia but III the vicinity at Vnrna
they had succeeded in cutting Il Two Russian ca
voIry regiments.
There is London paper ofthc 18Th in town. which
states that the Russians have extended their block
ale to the whole Turkish coast, including SMYRNA
On the third of June seven Sponiards were arrest
ed by the French authorities near the commune Of
ia Rogue, which borders on Spain. They were arm-
ed with guns and pistols, and among them was Gen.
Mnons, who 1t was supposed wasn't Montpelier. The
Pais Constitutional says that this Milops was crra-
ture oiihc Count D'Espagup, Governor Of Catalonia
and that nc with the men rndcr him. tried 20 oct
up mock instruction Ga the frontiers Of Cainlonin
~ order TO induce tho Spanish Cous'ituIionasts in
the south Of France 10 cross the Spanish Inc and
JOIN their supposed friends, when they niobt be de-
Bvercd 10 the Count ID Espa-ne
an article from Rome Of the Goth Nav SAYS that
dairy earthquakes M the inhabitants Of Mopio AIbo
no with CONSERVATION, and an eruption Of the Monte
Covo was apprehcndcd. The water in The two akos
l'I 10 feet and thctrecs began to withcr and smoke
~ various places
Dir. O'Conncl was making rapid progress through
me 'o..iy Oi clare, ~ Ireland on his oectiou"cring
tour The streets from town to Town ne me nossed
along arc said to be literally lined by tho population
The people arc described in stale ofthc ncst cx-