Litchfield enquirer., 1829-08-27


to have confidential understanding with him
upon the object Of the mission. In this man
ner they have learned that the Porte will not
negotiate upon the basis Of the Protocol sign
ed at London, and especially upon the article
which requires the extension of the frontiers
of Greece from the Gulf of VolO to that of
Arta; SO that they already foresee great diff
ficuIties in the way of executing their mission.
The Grand Vizier IS collecting all the troops
he can at ChOumla, and hopes to be able to
assemble 4O, 200 men without weakening the
garrison. All the men able To bear arms have
departed for the Balkan the Turks admit
that the number of men and the artillery lost
by them in the battle Of the nth was very
considerable.
"Some persons stiIl hattpr themselves with
the hope Ofpeace, and speak Of agents having
been sent to the Russian camp. Ali Pacha, it
appears, was killed in the battle of the 18th.
The Capt. Pacha has not yet returned from
the Black Sea-" The Gazette gives another
letter from Constantinople Of the same date,
| which says-'The Grand Vizier returned to
| Choumla after the battle Of June II, with
5000 men of cavalry and $4,000 infantry
Mussulmans, thrown into CONSERVATION by
the first intelligence of the defeat, resumed
courage when they learned that the mass of
=. the army had returned into the camp. twas
also represented to them that the loss of the
Russians was very considerable"
Letters from Lesser Wallachia announce
that after the occupation of RachOva by the
troops of Gen. Geisnar, the Pacha of Widdin
reconnoitered the envrons Of that place. and
meeting division of Russian Cavalry, imme-
diately attacked it. The Russians retreated
upon Rachoya. 1t is said that if the Turkish
garrison at the latter place previous to its cap.
ture had done their duty, and the comn1an-
der had not been deficient in courage. the
Russian General would have found it difficult
to establish himself upon the right bank of the
Danube. The Pacha of NicOpOIis was al
ready on his way to. relieve Rachova. Sew
eral Ottoman vessels laden with corn. on their
way to Constantinople from Belgrade, have
been set on fire by the Russians by means of
cOngreve rockets.
The following intelligence is dated Banks of
the Danube, July 6 -" The victory gained
over the Grand Vizier by Gen. Diebitsch has
been announced by Russia to all the Courts
with which that power has friendly relations.
This communication was accompanied by
diplomatic note declarative of the Emperor's
pacific intentions, and setting forth that he is
DESTROYS Of putting stop to the effnsiOn of
blood, as soon as the Porte will consent to
satisfy his demands, the justice of which has
been admitted By all the Cabinets Of Eu-
rope"
An account from Warsaw, of June 22d,
said to be official, mentions some particulars
Of the battle Of the 18th and says the Grand
Vizier had succeeded in getting into Shumla,
accompanied by feeble escort of cavalry
The writer fixes the number of cannon taken
from the Turks at so, and the number of
Turks killed at 5000. 1t admits that the Rus
slams lost two Generals, 400 killed, and 600
wounded. ....--
According to accounts of the 3Oth from JAS
sy, the reserve OF the Russian army has been
set in motion, and IN the interior Of the EN-
pire every possible preparation is making to
continue the war and render its issue tayOra
Bile.
Berlin, July S.-Letters from the theatre of
war represent the events near Ch0umla in IA
manner perfectly in accordance with the Rus
sian Official Bulletins. The defeat of the |
Turkish army was SO general, and the des- (
truction SD complete that old soldiers do not |
remember similar victory.-The plan Of
General Count Diebitsch. though the execu-
ton Of it required great efforts. is generally
acknowledged to have been admirable. He
led the Russian army between the enemy's
army and their entrenched camp before
ChOumla. But very small part Of the Turk
ish troops, and those OF the most wretched
condition, succeeded in finding their way back
to the fortress. As far as the eye could reach
the field was covered with the wreck of the
enemy's army. 10 Choumla itself there is
but small garrison. and the battle was uni
versally considered as very important Al
ready on the, second day after the battle,
ChOumla was almost wholly outAanked, and
the Russian army in full march to the Balkan.
He advanced in the direction Of Aidos and
BOurgos. when it may be supported by 10000
men that have been landed at Sizepoli. The
best spirit animates the Russian soldiers and
they fight with admirable bravery. The
Turkish army Though the Turks when order
ed to attack, endeavOr to lose all sense of dan
ger in the most furious courage) wants pres
ence of mind and reflection, and their condi-
ton throughout is very miserable.
Passage Of Alerander the Great orer the Bal
k0n.-He found the defles in possession Of
the mOuntaineers, and other Independent
Thracian tribes. They had occupied the
summit ola mountain that completely COM
manded the pass, and rendered advance i'm
possible. Alexander carefully examined the
mountain range, but failed to discover any
other practicable defile. He determined
therefore, to storm the enemy's position. and
thus force his way. The mountains brow
was crowned with line of wagons, intended
not only to serve as rampant, but to be roll