The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-29
THE TURKISH WAR.

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The nte. from the Seat of War has crowded out
of every other description notw outstanding which it
is extremely difficult arrive at anything like connect
ed narrative the confusion OF contradictory and unda
ted dispatches that follow each other to the markets
Paris and London From the materials before us,
enabled TO gather the details of the events that have
transpred up to the present time.
decisive battle hourly locked for. Report says
the battle has already been fought at Bucha est
and victory is yariously assigned to either side.
The only authentic statement Of any repus the Turks
have met WITH is that the morning Of the 9th their
force of 1000 compelled to evacuate the island
in front Of the strong Russian position of Giurge.o In
contrast to these trlns checks have the details OF the
following brilliant victory
THE BATTLE or oLTENITzA.
We have detailed accounts of this first encounter
between the Mosem and Russians. It proves to have
been affair OF much more Importance than at first
stated After continued IRE from midnight of Noyem
Der lst to daybreak Of the 81 The Turkish ammunition
became exhausted and with the wild cries Mosem war
fare the entire Turkish force charged the enemy with
ayonet and sabre and scattered them at all points
The Russians left twelve hundred the field in killed
and wounded, and were driven back upon Bucharest,
where heavy FIRE from the artillery OF the place
bIorfht up the pursuing Turks, who then returned
to Olteni,za and encampcd upon the field, their
rst being to iortisy the position. The bat
tie fought within triangle Of land formed
by the waters Of the Argyle and Danube Only nine
thousand Turks uere engaged bat they had occupied
rorg quarantine building and old rejoubt situated in
the plain near the Danube we'll the village from
this position they threw shot and shell with great effect
up TO the very ntrsnce Of village whence Gen. Damien.
berg was directing the attack telegraplic despatch
sent to tie French government and Immediately ION the
18th inst communicated 10 the Turkish mnis Pa
rs says that the Russians swcs drove the Turks from
their position but that the third day (by this Les
patch called November y The TURKS dispersed the Russ
slams, with the loss above stated The Rufse loss in or
feers was particularly severe the enemys mlrlsmen
bavrg apparently endeayored TO pick or many AZ they
could 1t particularly niice1 that the disabled officers
are almost without exception wounded By the conica
balls Of the ctasseur regiments organized the mole
Of celebrated French chasseurs OF vincennes The
Turkish artillery beautifully red. Thel Russians
too stood manInlyto their arms and the attain had ali
the features cf pitched battle Omar PAcha did not
command in person Tie position Of Oltentzs is very
-org the left wing Of The Turks being protected 10y the
river Aids (Ardrsch) the right by swamp impasable
10 horse ar the By the fortress OF Sistra an the
fort of Turtakai The gnnne,s in TursaLai fred with
such precision during the battle that The shots passing
the heads Of the Turks did great execution among
the Russians report Gays the Russians lost eight guns
Re.errirg to this ens agement Vienna letter OF the
10th says
It Is not likely that the following startling news viii
find its way into papers; but you may rely implicitly
it, truth The victory OF the Turks which was owing to
trachery) was more complete than generally supposed
The oltross ntaTest the river Poles and they
only permitted the Turks 10 without giving notice
OF their approach but actually assisted them in the
OF death The cannonade lasted, with slight nterms
sion, twenty eight hours. The date was mistake The
affair began in the night bstween the lat and Id and
lasted to the Cd.
DECISIVE BATTLE LOOKED FOR. AND ERE THIS
PROBABLY FOUGHT.
On learning OF the defeat Of Dannenferg at otenitzs
Prince GorsOhako without delay ttok measures to at
tack The Turks, they had time 10 recover from the
casualties Of the former action With this view he left
Bucharest the sh a. the head OF - fresh troops
and accompanied by his entire s,a advanced upon o.
tsnit2a. The Turks at that position were only 1000
strorg lees the hos d co0t OF the previous BATTLE
probably 900 In dead and wounded This left but
to oppose the Russian general but the Turks being in
force higher the river would doubt up in time
to take part an the fray.
At the date when correspondent prepared his des
patch, TUESDAY evening the l5th) already
flying thick that the battle had been fought.
One account stated crcGm tantly that the Turks had
been dsastrously defeated and driven the river
Another asserted, less positively that the Russians
had met with terrible repulte. The locality Of this
Another rapport says between Wddn and Bucharest and
third Dispatch promulgated b. certain 81 sculators said
under the walls OF BE- charest and that the Russians
tribute to themselves the victory And yet smother
Mt srates that the fight took place at Krajova which
the most ely to be correct, learn that the
Cd instant the Turkish force at Kalsfst avail ing
Inducements to march upon Krajova.
That battle has been fought appears highly probable
From Vienna we learn that fighting going on near
Bucharest, on the morning Of the 1lth
THE POSITION OF THE HOSTILE ARMIES.
ou Of the confused and contradictory statements that
cculaed correspondent endeayors TO elucdats
Tie respective position Of the hostile armies.
The Austrians have 30 600 spread along hor from
tier.
The Frenst and British hsvu aeet in the sea or Mar
The Russians have aeet Of about thirty heavy ships
on the Black Sea.
The Turks have aeet OF about equal strength, and
under the command OF an nglishman admiral Hsde),
part before Constannope and part in the Black Sea-
The Turks haue 200 gun boats the Danube the Rus
slams about half that number.
Ths Turks, u alliance with tbs UresAns, AaA haypg