New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-28
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
THE FIGHTING IN wALLACHIA.

From The London Times
We may venture upon transating into anything like
tircumstantla exposition Of events the reports flashed
the Continent by the wires Of telegraph must
prepare readers intelligence yet unexpected
han snv hitherto received from the seat of war on the
Danube. battle" il is said has taken place and
"tbe Russians have retreaed with loss This might pos
sbly nothing very decisive but from the additional
information which has reached we are almost com
PEELED to conclude that the encounter was nothing les
the Russian and Turkish armies, IN which the OuOmans
though greatly inferior in numbers succeeded in com
pletely routing the forces Of the Car.
We observed yesterday that accounts were furnished
ohe eDgh the operations Of the Russian main body
which at the first passage Of the Danube by the Turks hal
marched 10 encounter them at Knlefat Ii now asserted
that this force which under the command Of General
Dannenberg, numbered between 10000 and 10000 men,
and that Il in position between Krajova and setina
30 as to intercept the route from Kaleat 10 Bucharest
The Turks also told by the latest dispatches were
occupying Lesser Wallachaihat is TO say the country
about kaefat-wth 1000 men but as this was evidently
the iekfont at which the Dannbe was to be crossed II
is probable that the force efced had received constant
augmentaons from the other bank Of the stream Indeed
il expressly mentioned that large bodies OF Turkish
troops were concentrated round Widdnhe fort opposite
TO Kacfet and all these could Of course DO brought over
without much difficulty when the passage Of tbs rver bad
been secured Now, wheiheribe Russians advanced
to attack the Turks the Turks in marching the
try encountered the Russians not fully informed
but IL Is between these two armies that the battle re-
ported must apparently have been fought Nor Nc hsye
snv dou. that II proved dsafroust 10 the K1sa an rOof
We arc Il is true, merely tolAthat fourteen superior
Russian officers were killed. and that s Russians were
rect convey volumes Of intelligence. II fourteen s1fiD
officers killed how many inferior officers ard how
many men mus, have shared in all probability ths same
fate Aud how many Of all ranks mn have been wyoai
ed Those acquainted with the rules Of military chcpls
tons would construct fearful let u casualties from %
unit given In the despatch In the affair A. Oisslza ~
Instance though superior officer" reyDrtsd klls1
and only sx wounded the total number Of Tines pacsi
k0rs de combat seems 10 have eIesedsd TO. Hslsfe
less. this battle must have been fought sni wDn
10 accept the pfeseni account ssrialy ~ iaDg
Turks against 10000 or 10000 kgsssfs.
That Il cannot doubt f1f ifs Tsf<s are o.
scribed as remaining masiers u the Gs1 saf De Hgs
slams as retiring BY what. afdcr fueh cfe9sas;sees
would be their neutral line Of retreat sygs Esshsfs-i
Rumors moreover had been IN crcga'l9n ~ ~ las 5sy
or two TO the effect that the ngt wing ~ uss kssesD
"army under General D9nDeDDefH e1ieh ssA ~ ssisf
than this very force-hsd erpSrehes9 ebtk ~ e -
Yesterday remarked the inseeWsess ~ fof stSsFitys
from Bucharest and VieDna M bssiY W ~ f'ts ~
favor Of the Turks We nius Dfefx iSsf, ntst'F rst
any exaggersiion 81 numbers syes fs'sf Nis 'vSsfs
forces than the Russian osses, en1 ~ S*Sa}e '''tt
sion aries bat the main kussisg amy LES bete fF2
by the Turkilh army with kss Eoi ~ ~ fsfy
able 10 the former No de9b ts fz1)gJ lfss - Esiie
concentrated a, Wied1 bit sses Aeffit trytsi' NJ
any suprosit0n. ihhi they egsi9 beyt befA f@atf ~
strength cqnsiinz ibs offhs Esssssz DiGsf f4ss ~
come 5000 of 19NeD Lsea 10 Es2sfs ~ H4s~t ~ ~
already carried ee60Tfibg ~ fflsi1s sfbt al.yss iis
riyer-yiz 1900 a. Oitksstzs fyS5 y Eaastslie so
1900 al GiggQeF0. Us 80 ais1 nssDasef s,ss ys ~
fle ffresm and fzgle II BE bfss i,ees ~ ~. A7
h,ied n Kelefsi Jiis sseoetfe ~ s1sss PD)Y ~ %
army % thft nof more hss stfae 1le5sast4 v,ae
rmnn % ~ tsDref orr $50 fysf ssyssstt f~ -
many ~ ec1Cg - Dsse eDf f.stt r09sff.t ~ tt