Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-12-07
Highly Important from Europe.

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York on the Goth ult., bringing the fol.
lowing highly important news.
From the seat of war we have only de
tails of. the previous engagements, and
reports that a decisive battle had been
fought, the details of which are vet to
come. Victory. SO far, has perched ON
the Turkish banners.
The latest Geographic dispatches re-
eeived at Liverpool declared that the Sui
tan would place himself at the head Of
bis troops.
:. The general news from all the parts OF
the continent of Europe possesses but
little interest. England, for the time be-
ing. appears pescably disposed. but the
French feel warlike and their Emperor,
thinks that the +" Gear of Russia has gone
too far. and the moment is at hand when
neither honor nor interest will permit the
sword of France to slumber in its scab-
bard" OF course the people of Paris
were greatly excited, but whether the
war fever would lead many of them be-
yond the confines of their own city seem
ed to depend in great measure, Judging
from the tone of their journals, upon
The policy to be adopted by England
Prussia, in the meantime, preserves to
herself full liberty of action"
By the intelligence from the seat Of war
it is extremely difficult to arrive at any
thing like connected narrative, in the
confusion of contradictory and undated
dispatches that follow each other to the
markets of Paris and London. From the
materials before us we are enabled to gath
erthe details of the events that have trans
pired up to the present time. A decisive
battle was hourly looked for. Report
says the battle has already been foug ht.
at or near Bucharest, and victory is vari-
ously assigned to either side.
The only authentic statement Of any
repulse the Turks have met with, is that,
on the morning of the 9th, their force of
1000 men was compelled to evacuate the
island in front of the strong Russians po
sitlouof Giurgero. In contrast of these tri-
fling checks we have the details of the fol-
lowing brilliant victory.
The BATTLE OF OLTENITzA.-We have
now detailed accounts Of the first encoun-
ter between. the Moslem and Russians.
1t proves to have been an affair of much
more Importance than at first stated. At
ter continued fire from midnight of No
vember LIST to daybreak of the Sd, the
Turkish ammunition became exhausted,
and with the wild cries of Moslem war.
fare the entire Turkish force charged the
enemy with bayonet and sabre, and scat
tered them at all points. The Russians
left twelve hundred on the field in killed
and wounded, and were driven back upon
Bucharest, where heavy fire from the
artillery of the place brought up by the
pursuing Turks, who then returned to Oh
tenitza and encanped upon the field,
their first care being to fortify the posi-
ton. The battle was fought within a
triangle of land formed by the waters of
the Argis and Danube.
Only nine thousand Turks were enga-
ged but they had occupied strong
quarantine building and an old redoubt
situated in plain near the Danube, as
well as the village. From this position
they threw shot and shell with great effect,
up to the very entrance of the village
where Gen. Dannenberg was directing the
attack. telegraphic despatch sent to
the French government, and Immediately
ION the 18th instantly communicated to
the Turkish minister as Paris. says that
the Russians twice drove the Turks from
their position, but that on the third day
(by the dispatch called November ~ the
Turks dispersed the Russians. with the
loss above stated The Russian loss in
officers was particularly severe, the enc
my's marksmen apparently endeavored
to pick off as many as they could. 1t
is particularly noted that the disabled Of
fcers are almost without exception woun-
ded by the conical balls of the chasseur
regiments. organized on the model of the
celebrated French chasseurs ofVincennes.
The Turkish artillery was beautifully
served. The Russians, too, stood man
fully to their arms, and the affair had all
the features of a pitched battle. Omar
Pacha did not command in person. The
position Of Oltenitza is very strong: the
left wing of the Turks being protected by
the river Ards { Ardrish. the right by a
Swamp impossible to horse, and the rear
by. the fortress of Silistria and the fort of
Turtakia. The garrison in Turtakia Gred
with such precision during the battle tina,
the shots passing over the heads of the
Turks. did great execution among the
Russians. A report says the Russians
lost 3 guns.
Referring to this engagement. Vienna
letter of the 10th. says
1T is not likely that the following
startling news will find its way into pa,
pers but you may rely implicitly on its
truth, The victory of the Turks, (Which
was owing to treachery,) was more com,
plete than is generally supposed. The
outposts nearest the river were Poles and
they not only permitted the Turks to cross
without giving notice of the approach
but actually assisted them in the work o.
death. The cannonade lasted, with slight
intermission, twenty eight hours. The
date was mistake. The affair being il
the night between the LIST and ed, and
lasted until the Sd"