The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-22


swept with different CORPS of bis great ar'
I my, an arch approaching 10 semicircle,
the northern point ofwtirfi rests on Shnm-
la, the southern on Adrianop'e. On The
l6ih'uli. The seventh Russian corps was
in possession Of Kurnabsi, valuable cen
trnl point among the mountains. placed al
. junction OF several roads, in. direction
w. N. w. Of hidos, and about one third oi
the way between the latter post ond Sc
limno.-At the same time Count Dieblisch
ordered The second corps, under Count
I PGhleD, 20 occupy KsrabUnor. about 4u
mdcs due soa.h OF Aidos, 10 push lis ed
vance guard long days march further
south offaki, and 10 recoDnotrc through
a line nearly cast aud west, from Tnnowo
I through Adfianopie. easy execution
Of these orders proves how slendcrly the
! Turks held possession OF their own coun'
ifV. and how paliry was their general re-
sislancr 10 The invader. With a view 10
- 81 .he communic niions of the Grand
V'Z'cr with AdTianople, aud 10 establish
hhnscn on an inner line Of posts ~ di
rccfion nearly parallel 10 the Danube, but
- The nnturo Of third parallel towards
Consi ;iaopie-- Count Dlebltsch comsin-
e'i Gphale m0yemert, one immediately a.
gsiix. iac rear nj Shnnia the other against
Tie tcwn'c. SsliiDGo. and The great road
fieaiin. sccih from IT, by Jambol, TO Adri-
nroplc. Grneral Krasowski execUiedthe
former Of these operations, by forcing hls
wy from hiorasc,l through Eski Sfnnlboul
sEi 20 the wcsiward oft, thereby blocking
up the cenira. road which runs 10 Adria-
nople by 'karnabat. The troops ofthe vi.
80 4,
way after very lr'le fighting, end 10 hnre
lost between 500 and COO men. In pur.
suancc of tie second project. which was
executed on more extensive scale. Gen.
Sberernc,ief Of The 9Th corps, proceeded
from Kornsbet about HE 2gih of July. 10
!eei for the Turks towards Jambol. On
the road iEiihcr. with one brigade Of Hu.
i1ns and some Cossacks. he fell in viii, a
CORPS Of no less than fifteen thousand Of
the enemy, commanded b. Hail pacha.--
The dispropori;oD must have been eigh; or
ten IA one, and yet it appears that The Rus
sim cavalry utiecked and uvcr,hrcw the
Pacha's army, drove them into The town
of Jambol, and burnt the Turkish camp.
The extreme 6isirust Of Themselves, snd
broken rprits of The Clio;nans, showed it,
sclfin shameful Hight from Jambol, from
the opp, chcnsion that ICU Cossacks, who
were left tciore The town in obserya,inn
by Genera, Sheremcticf, when he retired
10 join his head quarters at Hsrnabai, were
but the advanced guard of the whole Rus
sian army. which was The next day desln.
ed to attack them. Learning that the
Grand Vzer had made his way ont of
Choumla by the western road. The only
i,T, u.,I 10
limno, in The supposi,ion that the route
from thence 10 Adrinnople would be un-
occupied, Count Dicbi,sch drew together
troops F,onicvcry quarter. from the corps
before Choumla, from hidos, Size boil, Kar.
nsba,, and Karnshunar; and with two
cops d'armec. divisions Of q third corps,
and q large body Of cuvslry--aliogcther
not far short Of 10000 or 2S,oG0 mcn he
moved upon Sclimnn, and on the 18th ut.
attacked the Vzier 10 his position nt cnd
before that place. The engagement up
pears 10 have been neither .ung nor doubt
fol The Turks were beaten without any
difficulty, and dispersed with u loss 10 the
Russian Of not more than 60 men. Indeed
ihc account given by the bulletin very can.
d!dly clips the laurcls Of the conqurtors,
by stating that "the terror of the enc
my is 60 great. fiat he has g not the courage
to make shy considerable stand. and it ap.
pcars in this respect the leaders Of the
iidops act The example" What can be
hcPed for by any army when lis chiefs are
irp first 10 run away? What, again, can be
hoped fora ftotc, the subjects Of which
are oycy where emnlous TO obtain aninvn.
dcr's fricndship; *The bulk of yhe nbsb
torih in crowds oeeck protection from the
Imperial troops. Tho issue of matters Of
prcscnt s, that on tho 2mh Count 0iebhsch
catered Adiienoplc, with his army, having
met with no further resistance He had oil
ready formed aew bnsis, or wh:ch t. ycei
his ferccs--trcm Selimno en the rsht, 10.
Aidos on the lcii: Adrianople. Kirk klissi.
and thrsgrb ii.-- VT ioths "uxine, a.. vi
'Nrrs ~ c.oseg hpn Invrsllk toxal s
GGtsap'moplo Q lru crSsl issuii iefh
sNic9crlfg' gitrisoNs sonihwcrdS. tylhs
gtcy as scIs resi- ~ ss;iiSo sx4 a AgtcbcIL
Le,s king bc lsy sc d IS Sixcbcli tgnsI the cnpi
l3. thn.sste,i 81 a dsnirnI Grc}g and his
ships. ~ the nues;r<i II ls te nowngrrsf.
cd. y ~ prS, csfsclis,iy nst 81 forcr The
srhcmta q cb,hcribe have ahnnilsutly sue
sceded. VIVA, nov nhcncs niay gtow
Dot % Their accomplishment bsl0ng- !. /
d'ferct chap,cr.
Fs9m s,ss s.or.fc- ,as4rs, Of SS.yp;. IA.
Tbs ip'fli;gerc q from ,!.c East. since
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eigc. ltkas nnly 1il..l up the nu,Iine oil
BE hcls vstp which Ne were nlroaIy &C
qus slatcds 7'hs,s VIZ have tho dsiails rt'.h ?
stn'taphal entry of nc Hsssiaa rsiny at A
trisncple, its Commeriet IN cLlcf riding
nj iis head, ARD The wholr ,c:uloiiun ss
sssstublcd assn DAY ci s..ie 10 cnsn,