Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-10-02
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RUSSIA
RUSSIA.
PASSING OF THE BALKAN.

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Army over the Balkan:
bIvouAc AT DERwIscn-JowAN, 9th
"lsO July. The surrender of SiIistria
having rendered the corps employed in
oese'glng It disposable for other operations
GENERAL krassnwsky was ordered imnedi.
a.eiy to Join the army assembled before
ochumla, and at the same time to detach
column directly against Kosludih. The
.,me employed i'll taking possession of
'nat fortress occupied some days, so thar
'he last division OF his troops did not ioin
the army till the Sd (l5th) of July The
movements preparatory to passing the
mountain had already begun; the troops
were to advance in two columns. The
right, consisting of IA battalions and two
regiments of Cossacks, under Gen. Rudi.
ger, took the direction of Kiupr,kioi. To
cover the flank of the left column. and Ia
iaciiitate 1t operations. This column. con-
s'St'ns o. 10 battalons, Is squadrons, and
TWO regiments of Cossa.ks, had orders to
iorce the passage over the Kam,schik
neS'oeS TINS, reserve of % battalIons,
eign' sq"ldrons and two regiments of Co.'S
SACKS, under Count Pahlen, was to follow
at snort distance, in order to support Ell
the' oil the COLLINS if necessary General
nrassowsky, with % battaluns. 40 squad
rons. and regiments of Cossacks remain.
en near Schumla to observe the Grand
viz'er, and cover the line of operations OF
The troops that w3re to Cross the Ralk,n
a" tie accounts agree ttrat the alien
.''' OF me enemy was exclusively directed
10 the defence of SchumIa, which he sup
P"Sed 10 be seriously threatened. and had
consequently left ihe lower Kamtsch Ink
pare OF troops. AS The Turks in this man
ner iaVenred our plans, it was necessary
ABOVE all things not to let them see our re-
AZ intentions. With this view. the march
OF the troops from the camp before Scbum-
la always took place in the night. in pro-
lonhd silence, and not till the troops from
o'i'strla supplied the vacancy. In this
manner, IN the night of the Isl (I3th) the
pace OF Gen. Roth's corps was supplied
ny the hrsi divisions OF Gen. KrassowsLy's
corps, and that of Gen. Rudiger, in the
night OF the Sd (I5lh,) by the second d.
VISION: Ibe reserve of Count Pahlcn aud
uen' hrass"wsky did not leave the camp
before Schumla ill the tight of the 81,
NIth The corps of Krassowsky re-
manned in position at Jenibazar and the
reserve, with which the head quarters
we're, pushed its advanced posts to Dew.
ma. The Grand Vizier did not in anv
manner modest us in our movements he.
lore Schumla; but contented himself with
sending out, on the 9th (lSth,0 in the
morning, LOCO cavalry, who cautiously
Stationed themselves in sight of the out
posts of our Cossacks.
meantime the columns of Generals
Roth and Rudiger had proceeded towards
me hamischIk; the first by way OF Dew
ma and Hassanlar, and the second by way
OF aiarkoweski aud Kadikioi. The Rants
ohik, which is not very broad, but very
RAPID river, with but few fords, and those
dangerous, was the first obstacle to be
overcome to reach the Balkan. The
lu'ks had thrown up Intrenchments pro-
Vided with artillery at every accessible
point.
Here follow the particulars of Gen.
hudigers success in defeating the Turk.
III several sklrmishes, 81 crossing the rivers
which was effected on the night of the
9th (isth.) On the preceding day he
surprised and dispersed, at the point
where he crossed the stream, a body Of
iUCO men; aud as soon as this was ac-
compbsheG, sent detachment against the
troops under Jussuf Pacha, (of two tails y
ooGo ID number, stationed above. They
were routed at once, and possession taken
OF the camp, and ammunition, and coIors
In both affairs the Russians are stated tn
have lost but 10 killed and 8 wounded.
Gen. Rudiger left The battaIons of Gen.
Kogowsky at Kiuprikioi, 1.-THE place lust
mentIoned) and marched himself down ON
The right bank OF the Kamischik to support
Gen. Roth, if needlul. The latter had in
the night OF the 9Th Q7th) reached the
Kamtschik, at the place where it crosses
the road from Varna and Bourgas. The
enemy had Oh the other side of the river
good entrenchment, with twelve cannon
and BRISK cannonade began on both
sides. Gen. Roth, seeing that this was of
nc avail, resolved TO cross the river seven
wersts below, near the village of Dulgaer,
and so get into the enemy's rear In the
night he left Gen. Fretoff, with some bat
talions, on tie high road, and marched
himself, with il battalioDs, through an al
most impossible country, by by-road
leading to Dplgaer. Here, too, the enemy
had an lntrenchment but without artillery.
The bad roads and time spent in throw
ing four bridges over so many arms Of the
hamtschlk, delayed our operations so
much that we could not cross till day
break On the 9TH (l9th,) Gen. Weljam
enow, attacked the enemy's iDtrenchment.
and took it without difficulty On this
Gen. Roth Immediately marched towards
Derwlsch, Jowau, the headquarters OF
Ali Scheffik, Pacha of two tails, to whom
the defence Of the Lower Kamschik was
Entrusted. The whole camp, FIVE cannon,