New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-27
THE WAR IN ASIA.

The following letter fiom Erzeroan Nov. T. svea
summary OF recent prOosedinss'
All Yasdii eD'Gs this city 20 moro" InNnnz Ana
ur, o. The three regiments o. cavalry o tns a'1'a'
aruv are hourly expected from karp'lt IA.T c'l''a'
I.v b.su LEFT al Ora in con- q1enee Of 'e bad 1iae o.
Le roses br; the VIII end plenty a. Ksrs vtaoa; 10 u
sgi,p, IN WORK them l,u.sas division consisting OF
afo cavalry fop The camp voy Char surr ssd IN Nv
,,be VILLAGE Of Dadeli The Turkish rres lTs re2ls9d
them rs ar rs the stream dividing the fs0nier bat IRA
ls,t e1pecng IT, eucoaaieFed BODY Of 2ol i,lssan in
fsntry tie aIay ccnlacied With bayoass and "r'
ma" md tie Ru,sisDs completely routed aei in th3 d.
reeiion Of Akiska the Turks returning to BIisa Next
uornug ct break OF day the Turks from The Esyi5l-ag
yifceS amounting 20 0oo bedes go reg las caTay IN
der the command Of the Crc~sGn iiassan y cfosed.he
f.ttier and estaLl.sh.d their camp at Vol Cilr on
lo Russian territory Aryod their rEmbcrz n-rol'ed bT
thousand irrS gular Of the Cab ian Ru sian ascts a1i
iIom tie villages Of ScLalpla, tie ;so Gerl Gssn'l,
B.kissn and other at present in Toe hands of tbs Rus
,srs ba Leonging 10 Pacof previous the deiae roa
Of tie frontier The commlndsT Iva lstl Il- Plshi,
with ttrec ba;aons and caanon, pr'ceeie from ~
dahsn 10 Voy Char aud wa- reeniOrcod b. i.rk Al
p,sis end Livs All Pacha with four battalion Of N1an
and 200 irreernrs besides - pieces Of aTCTy IN tho
tere loc:a.y On November g. l5o) Kasis .Ffe-li.r&
susidrg tie frontier Of Bayazrd we're attacked by dg
ion of thousand Russians, who, afr long struggle
were reed to retreat vi loss OF eighty prs oae
cep.ein and coas.t raLle number OF kl.d aud wjlni
MIG ltids rent to Basazrd Ga tho srns day icfS
Scm ra,ls with three battaions, fhe Vay Of Van a1i
Etm posla repaired FROM that town w.Ii eigh. .i,l
,ard irrecu ors to lie scene OF acton. H. E.csl
| l,Icy lie Muslur is at Klrs. with ths pm pI
Giyson Cf tAo army Naly. al-o with hs rsgi'ars
he vanguard comaa adcd by ies Pl.ha at Chsrlgl Tue
ds, before yesterday rim Peshs, Of tho ATL5sn army
arrived h,re to take command Of tvve 5-.;aoaI tom
Treb zcrd vih three Tcgmouts cf cavalry Gli one from
Kauout Tlelcah of tie army is in se1c-l e,'e'cn-
W. heaT ha. Slim TosLa oi Baun, having .akea C1st
lc as ,ou are aware, marched on UZn5act and aiieT
rec frul,ss essau.;s mccooed q: length IA %, a7y :
lst rot and routed 500 Russians drlenils r. Ths
/ commander now demands fur baial0ns lrIm NlEs 10
cve sufficient earrfor in Urzgnhei and aiylns ou to
Koufaf guarded By 1900 Egssians, whereof the 1Fy
GIo Googians and prom JON the To ~ Sl'ld Se'n
Pas succeed ia ts enlr.e, aud une ls fJ.ccs ia
.ereieIlorrg Crca.seis which appears, is his object
twill become serious afaFfr Eussa In ih3 alry
of BlGea iho loss Of tie Turks 200 WOUNDED aad 80
Kidd ,hat of tie Russians dough 1esi is not known
IT,, Russian sul,ecs who renamed here under Aus;.iia
protection ure vel treated blythe population and auh1dae'
Provisions Of all SORTS in great abundance aud pces
es heretofore The Dterdar Beg net. Cainlcarn !l the
ie;uin Of or ycly ZurfT Mu.tapba Pasha
TIE NAVAL DEFEAT OF THE TURKS
From The L.ndou Times. .
Tie nidgonc, fiOaih scat Of ~af, which wero,eivot
yo'ndoy vih Lciaicr, las now b'en eor.oooratei ey
f,voirl tharnes and by positive 0nnpnncen nt IN the
oncinl Journal of France War has begun in earnest.
iaAli action las h, oughtupon tie coast OF Ala Minor
rdng IN oteta dtstru iipn of portion 0 .ie to nt1
fecf; aud for the hsst time IN naval history kissan
fqG0d1Cu los returned to SevastopI laden wh The sp)
81 vi,tory. Tie war hitherto confined 70 the o;cipl,pn
ofiho DauatiDu PrncpGtes aud 10 few partial enccaa
tr Of he hostile amcs appears - have assumed on the
Ilash s.. he cbaidjer of direct Hggos-ign, ani the
loro Russia hos drown down the gauntlet - th5 mai
te roVeis precisely ihGt element which tloy are
l0f pee aTCd 10 meet lin We nave though our dly
10 N lod end defend e cagse O peace as ns as p;Aoo
Z, G;iLe viii iLe honor and dignity ol the c11ntry
md ic ~ regret That 10 the very l we nave il5el
TO CCuTfo 81 policy which u- concern ir tie best m
crtsts oi England and OF the civilized world prescribed
But We have never concealed opinion tLat the events
o,Cunirc il tie Eat ght ere long compel u N el by
more fesouie meOuns sterner alternative ani We live
IeCaiCGh gCd upon Tho Governments ~ England AMI
Ftte necessity Of being prepared wltI W N 81 Ops
ai ous odai ;,d to su,h n emergency tn7 i., I,'
att received be coLhmcd IN the manner n which IS re-
l,d TO mr. hc time for these resolutions - take oh5c IL
GllC tcy come.
II nnt however be remarked that Great pe- exi;y and
uncertainty til hang the details Oi This Important
ty,nt All The accounts received of Il appear to haY0
hotu atChed from Odessa tho Jth Inst, All 10 have
rtssed through Vienna They are, therefore Altogether
kassian htatis mis- On the other hand, II is well acof
tain, that On tie .sth OF Noyemoor twO days Por -
tie dOon the principal divisions o. the lllASh lset
wolo at sEchor in the Boslhorus Admiral Slile hIi
broug bach his division some days before, wl'l he eX
cuon Of one frgate which had taken shelter 1t Saope
AID Cea satisfaction had been expr ssed that al ths IN
c season Of the year III, hae Of battle slls AMI
figaios snie in harbor. 1; would seem probable
therefore that The squadron which the Russians den)l
ihod convoy bound wish troops GAd arms Tor sOn3
point tie of Asia and the most probable yer
lion Of tho story 10 be that the Russian cruisers
IurLed lia convoy into the Roads OF Siuope IL has
llo been suggested that Siuope is naval arsenal It
il possible a. Of the Vossos destroyed hy the
GIs AuAs in that port. Snope i the best hirb,r
the coast Il Asia Ainor situated about 50D miles
from tie B0sphoIus, and al the narrlwes part Oi the
Black Sea, being OILY forty two maritime leagues from
Ssy pol lne town Of sin0pe s Dulls on tho i3tn-
mus Of p'ninsula juitins out into the Elxine,
ard forming two cnp8cOUs harDOrs That TO the
south east j. used by ,he Turks naval station. Tao
town is square hsuktd with towers and covered by
tmsl citadel bat IL spite of the Importance OF ho place.
il has long been considered this most vulnerable pJut
the whole noIih of Asia Minor. The lld blitoes.
WhHeyeT thy mey be, appear to have been quite inc)m
Ietlnt the Of tie ships. sn1 this engagement
furnishes another example Of the comparative weakness
ofo!dirary foations when opposed modern naval
luuutIy Among the Turkish forts there scarcely any
strong enough to beat Off line Of battle ship However
aier the destruction Of ~ less than twelve Turkish
vessos without taking single prize in sl:e 10 be
moved g. SovastoO The Russian ships themselves
il condition to reach that harbor with difficulty The
tnvoc which Is described 10 have taken place shows that
tie slip both sdes fought with grea g.lantry
and ;tc Russians Who ffst sGrprsed every allow
ing themselves TO be beaten Oh land, have surprised
again b. exploit as sea. They had. however, by
thei. own occontt vast srpnoiy Of force and Osmiu
Boy the IHkh commander, only surrendered al the
last extremity.
Whatever doubt may prev all to TIE ecumstsnoe'
which preceded this action and the mode in which i
fought there can be very Little as TO It's naval sud political
cOrs rstquenc.s. j tends 90 give the Russian navy as
ctrdancy the sck sen viii b the Turks have hitherto
dis uied and It als upon the maritime allies Of tbs Porte
In positive language 10 supply that nav 81 cion
Of which she than stands in nset 81 )ui
turn that he Russian squadron fell IL with convoy
bound for the army Of Asia and pursued these ships inO
Sinope this act may in the present state OF waEars be-
tween tne Powers be considered ustiisble. But IT,
A. equally prob able these Russian shiDs Of the line