Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-05
re Ralila. of oltaniizs.


Turkish ammunition became exhausted and with
che wild cries Of Moslem warfare, the entire lnr-
kish force charged the enemy with bayonet aud
sabre and scattered them at all points
The Russians left twelve hundred on the field
in killed aud wounded. and were driven back up
on Bucharest. where IA heavy fire from the artl-
/ igrv OF the place brought up the pursuing Turks
who then returned to Oltenitza, and eucamped
upon the field their first eare being to fortfy the
/ position.
"1be battle was fought within Triangle Of land
/ formed by the waters Of the Argis aud Danube.
/ Only nine thousand Turks were engaged, but
/ they occupied strong quarantine building
aud an old redouht situated in the plain, near tie
/ Danube. a. well as the village. From this posi-
tor they threw .hot aud shell with great effect
up to the very entrance Of village, whence &c.
neral Daunenberg was directing the attaek.
"a teleeraphie dispatch sent to the French
| Governments and Immediately Ton the 18th inst
communicated to the Turkish Minister at Pari-,
says that the Russians twice drove the Turks
from their position, but that on the third day Or
thj, dispatch called November ith,) the TURKS
dispersed the Russians with the loss above sta
ted. The Russian loss in officers very 80
we're, The enemy's mark smen having apparently
ondenyored 10 pick off rs many as they could
iii is particularly noticed that the disabled eli
Gers nrc almost without exception wounded by
the concal balls Of the ehasseur regiments, or
eoni1ed on tn model of the celebrated French
cho~-curs Of incomes. The Turkish artillery
was beautifully served The Russians, too, stood
manioly 10 their arms, aud the atiair had all the
fcuturcs OF n pitched battle Omer Pasha did
mot command in person.
"rhc position Of Oltenitza Is very strong,the left
wing of the Turk being protected by river Ar
ei-, fArdrsch.) the right by swamp impossible
to horse and the rear by the fortress of silistra
and the fort OF rurtalsa Tie gunners in Tur-
iul,uj fired with such precision during the bntilo
that the shotspassng over the heads Of tire
Turks, did great execution among The Russian,
4 report says the Russians lost eight guns
"Rrforrng to this cngogemcnt,a Vienna letter
of the 10th says:
cit i.not likely that the following startling
news will find It's way into our papers, but you
may rely implicitly on liz truth The victory of
the Turks (which was owing to treaehery,) wa
more complete than Is generally supposed.
"The ontposts nearest the river were Poles, md
they not only permitted the Turks to cross with
out giving notice of their approach, but actually
assisted thcm in the work Of death The Gun
uonadc la-ted without internisson twenty-eieht
hours. The date wns "A mistake,--the affair be
gan in the night between the lst aud 2nd, and
lasted to the ;}rda
DECISIVE BATTLE LOOKED rom AND, ERE rnls,
rouGnr!l
"On learning the defeat Of Dauncnberg nj Often
lt1o, Prince Gortsclmkoii, without delay, too,
measures toattncl the Turks, ere lhey had time
tn recover from the casualties Of the former nc
Jion, With this view, he left Bucharest on tire
5th with $1,000 fresh troops, aud accompanied
by his active staff, advanced upon Oltenitza
"rhc Turks ut that position were only 9O5a
strong tess hors de combat Of the previous BATH,
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