Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-07-30
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v.nnaFg TO that date ana LOnuOn HISS W ue
ktb. The dates from Paris are only two days
later than those received by the SHtty rom
Havre, and they add nothing to previous ad-
vices. BY the way Of Hamburg, however ever
accounts had reached London Of some fight
Inc IN the vicinity Of Silistria, tho not with
decisive effect. Il would seem certain, how
ever. that SisebOi yet remained In the pos
sesion of tho Russians. Whether 1t is their
purpose to attempt to turn the Balkan, ana
through SizebOli and Bourgas advance direct
~ upon CUnstantinople, appears very DOUBT
I'll, In reference to such project, the Lon
don Courier Of the third says" The nature
~ the country alone, in that direction, would
onnnse very considerable difficulties tn the
.march Of an army, ia addition to which, the
large force collected by the Turks at Choum-
IA would remain perfectly unbroken and dis
posable, and might, therefore, be moved TO
one Of the strong positions which abound be-
tween Bourgas, and the capital, and even IN
the vicinity oCthe latter, 50 as to mako t1rther
advance impossible, without trying the chance
ola battle, In which, with the Balkan Oenlnd
them, defeat would be total ruin and annlh'-
lation to the Russians, while success itself must
be purchased at too great loss to leave them
the power Of proceeding towards Cons'an"'
nople." D.
The rumored extension of the Russian
blockade ~ Smyrna, about 1870 miles 70 tne
so,,th. and 10 the Gulph of COntessa, about
GOO miles to the northward and westward, OF
the mouth of the Dardanelles, excited much
sensation in London. "This," says the Cour'
lar az the 4th, would be sweeping block
ade with n vengeance But 1t Ia proper to
state, that no intelligence Of the extension OF
the blockade to Smyrna has been received by
his M%iesty's Ministers and that were such
a measure attempted, which we do not believe
Il will. Sir Pulteney Malcolm, in all proba-
hillty. would consider himself authorized to
oppose It."
Parliament would, It was expected, be pro.
rogued on the 18th or 18th June.
LONDON, June Sat a late hour last night
we received the Prussian State Gazette OF the
sOth ultimc, which contains news Of conslder-
able interest from the seat ofwar on the Dan
ube. The following is the account which the
Russians give of their recent success, which
seems 10 result only In the REIMBURSEMENT oil
Silistria, the seige Of which they were obll'
ged to raise ut the conclusion fthe last cam
paign. ."
Ne,cs from the Theatre Of Wn.
WARSAW, May 28.-'The campaign on tn
Danube has commenced with the investmen
.ofthe important fortress Of Silistria, which ha
been executed with equal energy and success
The head quarters were removed som!
time ago to Czernowody. Count Diebltscl
having collected many troops there, advanced
on tho 18th OF May, at the head of VI battn!
ions, 10 sQuadrOns of cavalry, and some regl
ments Of COssackS, by way Of kuzgoun, to
\ wards SIlistria. The great road, by way Il
Rassesat, was still under water. In consequenc
SSsflssad' israusmpsr WItn rnes greatest zeal.
ION the 18th of May, at three o'clock Il
thO afternoon, the corps reached the village o
Almalui, five wersts from Silistria, withou
having fallen In with the enemy on the
march. Hefe the com mander-n chief divi
ded his corps into three columns the right
under Lieutenants General Bartholomew the
centre under Major General Lnschkiewitsch
and the left under Lieutenant. General Kras.
sowsky. The first fell In with the enemy a.
bout 5000 strong, who occupied some en-.
trenchments which we erected last year, two
wersts from silistria. A brisk attack made by
a regiment Of Cossacks under the eye Of the
commander .in- chief, upon a mass OF Turkish
cavalry posted upon the heights, wasa signal
Tor general battle. The infantry, which
quickly followed, attacked with equal zeal
the enemy was broken, and in less than a
quarter Of an hour, driven from all the work.
which he occupied on that point. The centre
column followed this example, but the left
column met with greater resistance, and az I
had longer march to make, It did not arrive
ell O'Clock In the afternoon. General Kras
sowslsy having given his troops an hours rest
led them against two strong rcdoubts, which
were very advantageously situated, and which
were taken In a moment. The Turks, who
were driven back at every point; now thought
Of only getting back into the fortress.
Our hotila on the Danube, commanded BY
Admiral Patiniotti, supported these move.
snents; so that the investment Of the very ex.
tensive fortress Of Silistria was not only effected
10 asingle day, but the troops advanced within
the distance Of cannon shot OF the walls. In
the following night our Cossacks took Tur.
kish courier, sent by tho Pacha of Silistria 10
the Grand Vizier at Shumla, to inform him OF
the investment Of that place, and earnestly
begging assistance.
"The loss Ofthearmy on the 18th Of NAV.
may be about 4 or 500 men killed and wound
cd, ours 10 about 100 men killed and wounded.
The bridge built at Kalarash, the completion
Of which was delayed by the Overlooking OF
the river, will be finished Ia two or three d1ys
from this, and, as well 40 the bridge, at Her.
sowa, will facilitate the communication with
the left bank 0fthe Danube. The communi.
cation Of the beseiging corps with Basardiick,
Koslueji and Pravadi, are fully secured, and
the detachments sent out to scour the country
have only met with few struggling parties ~