Litchfield enquirer., 1829-08-20
:ForetHtt &ntRlItgetTce.
NEw.YoRK, August l2.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

The Manchester, packet ship, arrived last
evening from Liverpool, bringing London pa
pcra to the lst July. The two most impor.
tant items are the propagation Of Parliament
by a speech from the Throne. delivered by
commission, and Russian victory between
Choumla and Silistria. OF the royal speech
We have only to repeat what Of royal speech
es IL almost always to be said, that Il Is SO
vague and general as to indicate nothing de.
cisively. The London Courier, after admit
ting its indefinite language, says
"But we derive from the speech the graft
fying belief, that the country will remain al
peace-that hostlities are not likely to be
attended to any other than tho two Powers
OF the Russian victory there can be no
doubt-that IL, no doubt that In pitched bat.
tie OF two considerable detachments of the
hostile armies, Of nearly equal force, the SUI
perior discipline and stFategies Of tho Rus.
SLAMS, enabled them to break and disperse
their opponents-but not without hard iight-
ing--nor as we are disposed to think, with
any result decisive Of the campaign. A bat
tie OF which the victor says: "After a MUIR
derous combat Of four hours, the fire which
the exhausted troops could not continue, on.
trely ceased on both Sides" and of which
the result was not obtained without loss to
the ylctors: (which unhappily is not SMALL"
very decisive one. The loss Of the CON.
qWerOrs 10 not stated, tho that Of the conquer.
ed seems to have been ascertained with won
der(ul celebrity, and 10 put down at two thou.
sand, and fifteen hundred prisoners. This
loss to the Turks, supposing It not exaggera.
ted, would appear by tho annexed article.
which we find In the London Courier of the
95th, to be more than compensated by previ-
Gus success
Several important, though not official,
particulars are contained IN the articles
from Bucharest and Augsburgh inserted in
that well informed paper the Algemeine lei
tung, which we have received Of the l9th.
AT Bucharest, on The cd, It was believed that
the garrison Of Silistria had made vigorous
sally, In which they destroyed part Of the
besieging works. An obstinate action took
place. and they returned into the garrison
900 wounded Russians are said to have been
brought across the Danube; two Russian
Generals are said to have been killed. The
sally took place on the eth ult.
The object Of the attack made by the Grand
Vizier on tina 18th ult. was 60 cut off the J
between Varna and Kavarna. !
The loss OF the Russians, in this and other ac- |
ions, is stated to be 5000 men, whilst that of
he Turks did not. according to the German |
papers exceed 1900"
The intelligence previously received of the
capture Of a Russian frigate by the Turks il
confirmed. She was named the Raphael. Of
10 guns. "As set-off against this misior.
une," says the London Courier, 1.-THE Rus
ian State Gazette has published long ac-
cunt Of an action between Russian brig
nd two Turkish men-of-war. The brig
ariied 10 guns-and the Turkish men-of.war
'ere Of 10 guns, and Of ~ guns Such a
avail combat as this was never heard Of be-
ore--no, not even in the unparalleled exploits
{ the British navyw
The cruize which the Turkish feet made
the Black Sea was chiefly for the purpose
enabling several corn vessels to reach Con
iantinople. which 10 now said 10 be abund-
ntly supplied.
The Emperor Of Russia left Warsaw nm
he 18th Cor Kalisch. Whether he meant m
.tarn to Warsaw. or proceed to his army, i !
Ot mentioned.
In the London Courier Of the sSth, we find !
fusion thus made to 1.-THE sentiments Of the !,