Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-02
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THE WAR NEWS IL ENGLAND
From the London lines, Nov. is.
Much uncertainty still prevails respecting the actual in
cdents OF the Wallaehan war No confirmation has beer
Vet received OF the report which announccda decisive
gagemeut kraova Terminating in favor OF the Turks
while, the other hand has been lately obtain
ing currency, the effect that the Russians have achiey
ell complete victory in pitched battle. A fortnight
ago might have accepted the latter notification
exceedingly natural piece of Intelligence; but present
We hesitate before attaching cedt to tdings widel,
differing from the information herto transmitted. The
rumor in question implies that battle had occurred
under the walls OF Bucharest and that the Turks had
retired across the Danube into Bulgaria after experience
| inc severe loss.
In the obscuy which envelopes all these proceedings
VIC are unable to say what degree of probability such
statement actually carries II the affair at otcnitzi and
subsequently, the betvcen kact aud KraOva
have been believe CORRECTLY reported it IL exceed
ugiy unlikely that Russian force could have been
centraed under the walls OF Bucharest in sufficient
strength aud spirit rcpulsc the victorious troops
Omer Pasha; but If the story Of the battle in Lesser Wal
lacha Is untrue, as nov appears most likely, only
other version ot the engagement oenitza and IT the
main body of the Russians had not before been
brought into action, IL Is possible that this report
possess foundation. Nothing is stated however FROM
which can infer what particular body detachment
OF the Turks had experienced this defeat at Bucharest
As lar as apprchend With any cearncsS of certain
~ the relative views positions Of the two comman
the prospects of the campaign appeared recently
follows The Tutk~ had crossed the Danube several
points between TuTtukai aud Wildn. At the former of
these two places also at GurSevo, they in d
rect line TO the Russian headquarters at Bucharest and
nUtmOrc than sky n,cs distant AZ Otcnitza opposite
Turtuka they hal established themselves alter AN eucoun
ter greater severity than at first reported in
strength at 5000 mc. but whether they met with th
success at GurvCEO has been learnt. Gur
vcgo strongly chrr-ouci by the Russians aud regar
dcd 10y frincc Gostscbakoh Is pcco great Importance
tn his position at bucharest That the Turks attacked IL
know aud that they sormei has been an
reported. nu confirmation ct this assertion las
yet arrived At neither OF these points, however the
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chief line Of operations sato lie bctNCen kalcft-thc
point opposite dlu-aud Eriovl. that the Turkish
commander might either advauc, upon the right flank
the Russians hN wav ct Satul, or draw their main force
upon himself ia Lesser Waichia while his other dvis.
ions GUgEcvo ana pcuzl might march upou Bucha.
rest thus iouuiri of support THIS the alleged po.
si,ior cthC otOnlns. The Russians, If said were
concentrated IN strength between kraCori and Sana un
der General n,nnciburC, with 4 under FRINGE
Cots ,hakon az Bucharest.
The battle report the Geographic dispatches of last
week appeared To IN description the relative po-
sij0u Of he Ftoft division OF the Turks and the Rus.
sian force Uud"r Gen. pauucubcr- and il asserted
the reader will re member that tc latter had retired
upon bucharest with very considerable loss. On this
-Ippo,ou should put hut little faith in the rumor
tGat another hat" hsi occurred at Bucharest with
results favorable the Russians, for a. zen. Damien
berg would probably have been closely followed in his
retreat Dos tho Turks from kaclt, snd these might
Joined hy thcr vicoiuGs comrades from Olteurs 10 g.
obviously mlsoy that the successful force, ia cumbnl-
ton would hc beaten by the Defeated force iu comLjua.
ton. uu The other hand reports oi the encounter u
Lesser Walat '' referred n reality the sair At
Oitcuitrl aul F after tus rypuc had been ,,rerruc,i
Prince Gor c.tSoh aud Gen DauueuberF have again fat
len with united forces the Turk the fortune oi war
may possibly have been reversed. Ia this tUc late
rumor OF ID battle favorable to tho hussian may point
Tie renewal 81 the engagement az ptenii-a hv Prince
Gnrt-ChtkJN Iu p"-apu aud with force, superior Ca
those G tie Iut7- Ius however even Il uufayorable
in it, results 10 umc. rasba troops, would hardly be
tcc.sv" u ac campaign Tor the force Of the Turks tins
defeated wogli pJDJlniv have included more than the
original detachment which had crossed from TuriuFl
tic mliu body OF he Ottoman remaining -ll uua,oe=rei
ia Lesser Nsllls 40 other points too IN, furAs vera
reported terrifying themselves IN strong positions ON
the ,it bank Of tuc ysr aud tthc whole force OF the
Russians v's required 90 overcome the single division AZ
utgu %, t.c ortomlu- si. be- u strength enough
n encounter Prince G1rtscHskoi, weakened he reec-
lrly ur Iv tue -arc-!rv oil iEs ENGAGEMENT II Is
not improbable, 0uevcr, that this rsmUT OF the Russia.
success may rest foundation an Although IL
Prince GortS, Ello lid really, upon intelligence of the
conflict NJ ptcUiT a1yADcc upon hat place with lll tr
force 40 his command the encounter 10 is clear
iHt W. ought i' expect decisive U-UEs either Of mis-
victory o ms defeat ~ present the accounts 81 the
tending forces, their commander and tbtr positions
CONTRADICTORY, t.at 10 difficult 70 arrive al aav
conclusion. Tho Russians nj Oteui'-l represented
sometime as General Pcs!u and sometime a. General
Diuurghurs division and the latter commander l. dos
,r bed in one report being huovs aud iu another
ls hcu. a. Bucharest One anticipation Of ours IL viii
Zoe stca, ts tc1uV VctlhNiv- that the sGncr1.itv
the Turkish force Osuit-l Was considerably overfatei
Ihr very vaEucncsa however, oi si these assumptions
IS sufficient 90 show the COM ctlr character spec
ulauuu 10 vHrh 10 .Ho absence OF authenticated nttl-
Eoucc, compelled 20 resur II nav be quite pos
sihlc h1t mo- cu,-em mt has vet been fought OF nature
calculated 20 decide tue quGs OF the armies bur
appear @ ucvartUt,.s that the current at al rsp1r-
d against the Russians. That tie utoT,as would not be
.MpaTtr treated by tie pur.CvOr9 Of such intelligence
Is well AuoHn, vc.u.- az che incidents lcec-sivrg re
lated Sell 30 their nvor ami the accumulated evidence
becomes very aPpI-rne even where IT, component plrs
are slight We Bnpw that t.e Turks crossed the Dtulba
AVID that each point Of their pI-ase they succeeded u
establishing themselves either without uG!es,IoD or In
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