New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-12
THE ACTION AT OLrEyITza.

An ENGLISH military officer attached 20 the Turkish
amy has undertaken 10 taFnsh series 81 letters TO Ie
N0rErF ChroHc IT, that ournahe Is said to have hal
ere experience in Indian warefre and to be qualified
not only describe, accurately and Gently the mill
ary operations which may take place bn; to erce the
manner in which they arc planned and cOndscted The
frst letter Of this military correspondence describing the
action at Olicnitza, on the ith ult, is subjoinet
@TurruK.I Friday, Nov. Z. p. M.-fhe Russians a.:
tackled the Turkish nrencbaent made al the quarantine
station opposite this town at one ~ on ths day N iDrce
They brought u guns baTIes dc POSITION and some
Elk OF eight horse artillery guns The cannonade was re
Piled 10 hv the guns in the in-enchmen nine in number
and from the battery at the east end Of the Island well
e. Cm those this side of the river The cannonade
lasted IN intcrmssion till quarter 90 four Z M when
the ac,ioz ended The infantry of the enemy mle two
most fierce attacks the intrenchment, advancing m
column, covered firaihear The first attack OF IN
fauiry took place at quarter past two p NJ on the
Turkish left but after reaching within 80 yards % the
iptrcrclueut they were rspulsed and obliged & re
the into q wood from whence they had emerged.
Tie second Hnd perhaps the most serious attack was
on tie right the Russians advancing covered by horse
artillery. They most gallantly repused and retired
in disorder Their guns after each ata renewed their
fire most eDergeicay The Turks fought with an obsii-
macy quite admiral Ii has been repuse - the Ris-
SLAMS which be ofimportance in moral point Of view
throughout the war The Turkish eutrenchment
marded by General Hall Pasha He had three battalons
Of infantry and two companies about 2iOo mem nine pie
cts Of artillery and $50 irregular cavalry Three OF bis
ammunition wagons eXp lOded by the enemy Inc
loss on the side OF the Russians very great as
could see the ground they etrsed rstrewn with dead
or dying People differ in their etmles. fgom iOl 70
5000 r. 70 the number killed and wounded on the Russian
side j. hard TO say what force the kussisns mai Ont II
mas very large y rson OF consequence here said he
counted 20 battaons OF infantry eight or ten u perhaps
nearer and add two regiments of cavalry OF four squad
rous each with 1000 COssacs aud you viii have he
best idea that present be formed OF their oree No
rerorts have e. vet arrived from the enrenchmen ha
no estimate of the Turkish loss be made must be
comparatively small, for they were tehnd the parapet
thew had themselves made the previous evening. lac
batteries from this side fred but think not with mlk
effect physically though doubtless supported The spirits
of the attacked.
"H,IFP.sr NINE F. M-Yesterday troops crossed
houIly To the quarantine station with their enirenchng
tools Boats laden with gaboDs landed them close by Inc
field ofthe telescope shows gray mites carving Sne
cabion may be Placed gradually extending the para
et from the station TO the left bank of the Argsch River
ON tie other flank the entertainment down 20 the
Danube About one Z. NJ the Cossaoks advanced or the
chssseuT covering the working party few shos we're
irercLanged and by two p NJ four squAdrous OF cavalry
and Two guns debCuChed from the village OF Otentza
with aboIt eco or coo Cossacks in diminishing order
They were making reconnaissance FOR as soon as they
had received sx shots from the turkish artey
in the with few from the right bank othe
Danube they retired Of shot, and remained on espo
watching the Turks til nighall. second regiment OF
cavalry with two guns likewise made IFS appearance by
wood on the road TO Oe1tza as well as regiment oil ~
crtrv "a IN lie baggage On the part Of tho TURKS field
battery Of artillery and number OF Boat i91Qs OF infantry
were sent az reinforcement, Tins evening me usua,
cheer BY the Turkish troop al sunset was very mHKo aa
hearty Given rs Il was from either bank, and Wy boeL
loads of the re nfOrcing troops In Possda may De
mentioned that he Turkish troops have every
in their present efficiency, in comparison TO what ~ W"
during the last with Russia as well indeed rs IN me
talent of The general who commands thcma feeling when
gains ground daily That distinguished officer was hetrd
10 remark what appears 10 be tho unmtgated truth aA
filings were changed Formerly the TURKS drew the
sword 10 make conquess and IN doing 80 doubtless com
United great barbsrities but now Was drawn II defense
of liberty and civilization
This asv NOV Al hope win be memorable as on I
was fought gallant an action ~ history can $500.
During the morning not soldier Oh 'ne e9ss, soOe W.
10 he reen The whole country wes scanned py ea8er
straiIi. g themselves through every imagnape "
,eescore binocle iumee, &c. They, however taed Ia
detecting aught but an empty village ad an 70
ate, cavalry picket discovered when ied peoPelo
sunuose that iey were not quite aOnea suppOsu9h os'
INV realized afteIward for about Il or IA me nus
sf gradually led out their forces On 'e NJ "b,ut
eco or 1900 yards from the quarantine Sta.ion. W.
hedies Of infantry liz remains 10 De Known "eneI ny
epi eus or batali' ns placed themselves uh1er
Coz, II, a wood on the right Of the guns-tner rght
On their left rear two more bodies Oh hatry anu
on their left two IL IL dOuDttei Us mas ooon
aid whether these we're regiments of three battaons
~ nsal Continental organization, simply single Dat
tans and on this fact rests the possibility OF FORMING an
estimate Of their force In the former case the infantry
would amount to TO- goo men nuno o h e. 100
ttle Ills calculation takes battalion at boO each but
suruosine them % be of 1000 each, II "ouh give oy
men, which is not an improoaoie hunI I.a 6ohoiorad
Russian left were three regiments OF cavalry ecqeonea
ont Of rar &C. each having two guns mere wa RS
l,edy of Cossacks to the amount perhaps OF oVo. me
batteries were worked by some 300 gunnes giving 'oa'
st The medium calculation sf tho infantry OF SOU msa
In The field The Turks If their report 10 DC us'eu'
had In the enrenchment three baalions ana TWO com,
en;ss amounting to 400 add the gunners l1O ana
IRnies amounting sUO add the gunners 49, and
the ire gulsr cavalry al many more--2,Co men On
looking OF the above Numbers with tne recochon OF ue
troops as they in the field the Russian force appears
undervsluod BE iha. as il may, at / NJ the RUSSIAN
artillery opened its fire. and replied 70 by the guns OF
the entrerchm6nt the guns OF the battery az me eastern
f.f, bcfo dos ed
on the reht bank Of the river The cannonade was Kept
I'D most vigorously each side The Russian MA their
L1iiery Of position accurately espaeed each gun beng
Placed AZ an >uGl distance from rs iel0|-te Huis Of
GOOD drilling Their practice, far az could be judged
from this bank of the river was most excellent iher
shells bursting beautifully. They opened Al long ois
tance il is true hut tie guns were pop guns to gaop
with cavalry but = FOUNDERS, such are usually EN-
rioyed in similar circumstances The remainder Of the ar
terv erreared 10 consist in the cavalry guns or morse
artillery but attached IN pairs 10 regiments q cAFay,
ss as formerly the case in most European armies Two
Ct these guns took up thanking position as the Argseh
river would permit them but could not have caused much
damage as euflader- On the Turkish right the other
four guns openod on the ntrenchment. At 20 r. ~ the
Russian artillery exploded one Of the Turkish Ammunition
wagons or timber boxes. At 2I5 T. ii. the infantry made
their appearance from the Turkish LETT emerging from
urSr cover of the wood which they had most jadieousy
occurred Ills attack seconded ythe advance Of ths
nfantryon the Turkish right Of the battery Of position
and by the ether regiments from the Vage tae cnie
the serious ratherbeng on the len Hank OF
the inrenchnent where il met the ryer-the only P1rton
rot pIoperly completed Their advance was steady. tho
Turs lied the fire lock vigorously and after the enemy
had got up perhaps fly gard hey TUNED md beat
retreat 70 Their snug quarters ia the wood They must
have been very severely handled they close under
the muzzcs II the mnskery whose every bullet surely
found It's billet just as they advanced, second and
similar explosion took place in the ntrenchnen-sadly
iIoYpcrturc, Gs doubtless thought By The TURKS
The Russian artillery redoubed its fire. and the canlonale
recommended fercey It should have been stated that
the bstery Of position had up 70 about go yards
iieir shot reaching occasionally 10 the hhergard side
q the Danube. About BIO p NJ second attack II
infantry was launched the unfortunate little inirench
meuf encompagscd on three te. appeared By IL
eueies Skirmshers duly thrown out and on close