Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-03
LATER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. ,


The New York papers of Tuesday evening con-
tain the details of the European news brought from
Liverpool by the steamship Atlantic the dates from
London and Liverpool being to the 10th November
We copy from the Commercial Advertiser
THE SEAT OF WAR
There is in reality little further authentic intell
gcnce from the Danube, and most of the known
particulars OF the various engagements were very
clearly set forth IN the extracts we gave yesterday
from the London Times There were, however,
numerous and we deem exaggerated reports afoat
some OF them no doubt originating from that GER
tain banker at Vienna who has SO adroitly used the
telegraph aforetme for operating the money market
One report, not confirmed is that decisive engage
ment had taken place at Kraova, and had terminated
in favor of the Turks We presume that the word de-
sisve is not to be taken literally, for any decisive
battle early in the campaign is scarcely be expect
cd Stripped of its teegraphc phraseoogy, suppose
it simply means that pitched battle, something
than rapid assault skirmsh has place Kra
avo upon which place the Turkish forces reported
| to be preparing to march Another report that in
this alleged ''decsive engagement the Russians, and
the Turks obtained complete victory and that the
Turks had retired the Danube into Bulgaria 1t
is of impossible to decide with confidence between
remarks:
In the obscurity which envelopes all these proceed
ings unable say what degrees probability such
statement actually carries If the affair at Oltenitza
and subsequently the encounter between Kalafat and
Krajova have been believe correctly reported it
exceedingly unlikely that Russian force could have been
concentrated under the walls of Bucharest in sufficient
strength and spirit repuse the victorious troops of
Omer Pacha but if the story of the battle in Lesser
Walacha is untrue, appears most likely only
|
the main body Of the Russians had not before been
brought into action it possible that this report
may possess some foundation.
| "Nothing is stated, however from which infer
what particular body detachment Of the Turks had
pericnced this defeat at Bucharest As far mp
prehend with any cearness certainty the relative views
positions of the commanders the prospects Of the
campaign appeared recently to be follows: The Turks
had crossed the Danube several points between Turtu
kai and Widdin At the former of these two places
also at Giurgevo they in direct line to the Russian
headquarters at Bucharest and not more than sixty
miles distant.
Oltenitza opposite Turtuka they had established
themselves after encounter of greater severity
than first reported, in strength of about eighteen
thousand men but whether they met with the
at Gurgevo has not yet been learned Gurgevo
strongly garrsoned by the Russians, and regarded by
Prince Gorschake place of great Importance to his
position at Bucharest That the Turks attacked it
know and that they stormed it has been than
reported but no confirmation Of this assertion has
yet arrived.
At neither of these points, however was the main
force of the Otomans represented engaged Their
chief line of operations said to lie between kaafa
the point opposite Widdinand Kroya that the Turk
ish commander might either advance upon the right flank
of the Russians by way of Satna, draw their main
force upon himself in Lesser Waachia while his other
divisions Giurgeyo and Oltenitza might march upon
Bucharest, thus denuded of support. This was the al
legged position of the Otomans. The Russians aid
in strength between Kraoya and Sa-
tina, under Gen. Dannenberg with under Prince
i Gortschakof at bucharest.
The battle reported in the Geographic dispatches of
last week appeared to in description the rea
tive positions of the Kaaat division of the Turks and the
Russian force under Gen. Dannenberg and it
ed that the latter had retired upon Bucharest with very
considerable loss. On this supposton should put but
little faith in the that another battle had
Cured at Bucharest with results favorable the Rus
SLAMS for as Gen. Dannenberg would probably have
closely followed in his by the Turks from kalaat
and these might be joined by their victorious comrades
from 0tentza it is obviously unlikely that the success
full forces combination would be beaten by the defeated
| forces in combination.
0n the other hand IL the reports of the encounter in
Lesser Walacha all referred in reality to the affair
0ltenitza Prince Gortschakof and General Damien
berg having again fallen with united forces the Turks,
the fortune Of may possibly have been reversed. In
this the Of battle favorable to the Russians
may point the renewal of the engagement at 0te-
nit1a by Prince Gortschako in person and with forces
superior to those Of the Turks
This however even IL unfavorable in its results to
omer Pashas troops, would hardly be decisive Of the
campaign for the force Of the Turks thus defeated would
probably not have included than the original de-
tpchment which had crossed from Turtukai, the main
body of the 0ttorsns remaining still unmaesed in Les
ser waachia At other points, too, the Turks
ported forfying themselves in strong positions the
left bank the river and il the whole force Of the Rus
were required the single division Oh
teniza the Ottomans must still be in strength enough
encounter Prince Gortschakof weakened he
| rily must be by the severity Of this engagement
at is improbable however, that this Of the
Russian success may rest foundation Mt all, al
though if Prince Gortschako did really upon intelli-
gence OF the conflict at 0tenitIa, advance upon that
place with all the force at his command TO the
counter clear that ought to expect decisive IL
dngs either Of his victory his defeat At present the
accounts Of the conendng forces their commanders and
their positions contradictory that il is difficult
arrive ut any conclusion The Russians ut 0enitza
represented sometimes General PerlofPs and some
times as General Dannenbcrgs division and the latter
commander is described in report being Kajoya
and in another being Mt Bucharest One anticipation
of ours il will be seen, is already verified viz that the
superiority OF the Turkish force at Otenitza condc
rsbly oyerrnted.
"The very vagueness, however, Of all these assump
tons sufficient to show the conectura character of the
spccuatons which, in the absence of authenticated in
teigcnce are compelled to II may be quito
possible that no engagement has yet been fought Of
calculated to decide the qualities Of the armies
but il appears to nevertheless that the current Of all
reports is against the Russians That the Ottomans
would be partsy treated by the purveyors Of such
intelligence is well known, whereas all the incidents
cessvey related tell in their favor and the accumulated
evidence becomes very apprscisbls, where its
ponent parts are slight
"We know that the Turks crossed the Danube, and
that at each point Of their passage they succeeded in
tabshng themselves either without molesatio or in de-
6ance Of attack We know that Prince Gorsobskof did
not at once assa them, as might have been expected
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