New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-29


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the battle has already been fought At near nciaroD ana
victory IL vnriously assigned to other Side
Tho only authentic statement OF any rcpuae tho Turks
have with b. that the morning Of the 9TH their force
Of COO compelled 10 ovncuaio the Island In front OF tho
strong Russian position of Gurgcro With this trihins
check we have the details Of a brilliant victory
TIE BATTLE OF OLTENlTZA
We bayo now detailed accounts of this first encounter be
tween the Moslem and Russians 1t proves to have been
an affair OF much importance than at first stated Aer
CONTINUED FIRE from midnight OF November ls to daybreak
OF the 3D. tie Turkish ammunition became exharsed,-ani
with the wild cries Of Mosom warfare, the entire Turkish
force charged the enemy with bayone and sabre and scat
er,d them all point The Russians left twelve hundred
on the field is killed and wounded and were driven back
upon Bucharest where heavy fire romthe artillery OF the
place, brought up the pursuing Turks and then re-
turned to Olentza and encamped upon The felc'
I,
ion The battle was fought within triangle OF land
ormed by the waters of the Argis and Danube. Ouly
nine thousand Turks wereengagd but they had occupied
strong quarantine building and old redoub situated
in the plain near the Danube wen the village From
this position they threw shot and shell with great elect up
tie very entrance Of village whence Gen Dannenbers
was directing the attack. teegraphc dispatch sent t.
the French Government and Immediately, ION 18th inst,
communicated the Turkish Minister at Paris says that
the Russians twice drove the Turks from their position
but that the third dag by this dispatch called Noyem
Der a the Turks dispersed the Russians with the loss
above stated. The Russian loss in officers was par
ticularly severe. the enemys marksnen having ap-
psrenty endeavored to pick OF many as they could
l. is pGrC ulariy noticed that the disabled ohcers
almost without exception wounded by the conlca balls
celebrated French chaseurs of vncennes The Turkish
artillery was beautifully served. The Russians too, stood
nanfuy TO their and the affair had all the features
Of pitched battle Omar Pacha did not command in
person The position of Oentza is very strong the left
wing Of the Turks being protected by the river Args Ar
disch the right by swamp impossible to horse aud the
rear by tie of Ssia and the fort of Turtnkai
The gurner in Tur,uks fred with such precision during
tie battle that the shots passing over the heads OF the
Turks did great execution among the Russians report
say the Russians lost eight guns
Referring to this engagement Vienna letter the 10th
says II not likely that the following startling news
will find its way into papers, but you may reply implicitly
on its truth The victory Of the Turks (which owing
to reachery more complete than is generally sup.
posed The outposts nearest the river were Poles, and
they not only permitted the Turks 70 without giving
notice of their approach but actually assisted them in the
work of death The cannOnade lasted, with slight inter
mission twenty eight hours The date was mistake
the affair began in the night between the LIST and 3D. and
lasted tolihe 3d.
On leaning the defeat of Dannenberg at 0ltenitza
Prince Gortsohakof without delay, took to
tack the Turks they had time to recover from the
uaies of the former action With this view he left ucha
the sth the head Of $1,000 fresh troops and
cCmpanied by his entire staff advanced upon Oltenitza.
The Turks at that position only 1900 strong less the
hOrs de ootat Of the previous bae-probaby 1000 in
dead and wounded This left but 5000 to oppose the Rus
sian General but the Turks being in force higher up the
river would doubt up ntme to take part n the
fray.
At the date when correspondent prepared his dis
patch TUESDAY evening, 18TH already flying
thick thathe battle had been fought One account
circumsantally that the Turks had been dasrously de-
oatod and driven across the river. Another account
stated no less positively that the Russians had with
terrible repulse The locality Of this battle is vaguely
called the nsghbOrhO0d of Bucharest Another report
says "leween Wddn and Bucharest" And third dis
patch promulgated by certain spectators, said under
'the Walls Of Bucharest, and that the Russians arb-
to themselves the victory" And yet another account
states that the fight took place Kraova-which is the
most likely TO be correct learn that the 81 inst,
the Turkish force at Kalnfat awaiting roinforcements
To march upon krniOya.
That battle has been fought appears highly probable
From Vienna learn that fighting certainly going on
near Bucharest, on the morning Of thu llth.