The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-30

sn he nres.nt accounts strictly, by IL 900 Turks
against 700 OF 10000 Russians!
That il ,ess cannot doubt, for the Turks are
dascribed as remaining masters OF The held, ana Inc
Russians retiring by what under such circumstances
would be their natural line Of retreat upon bucharest
Rumors. moreover bad been IN circulation ior me last
day or two the effect that the right wing oil The Rus
sian army, under General DannenbeTg which was no
other than this very forehead experienced check
and as yesterday remarked the inaccuracies OF our
information from Bucharest and Vienna are no. likely
10 tell often in favor OF the Turks We must needs In
fer therefore, that any exaggeraion OF numbers applies
rather 20 the Ottoman forces than the Russian LOSSES
and The inevitable conclusion arises that the main Rus
sian army has been defeated by the Turkish army, with
severe loss, and field favorable 10 the former No
doubt The 600 Turks kalaat had been reinforced,
and perhaps largely from the troops concentrated at
Wlddin but it seems hardly probable. on any suppos
ion. that they could have been raised 10 strength
equaling that Of the Russians. Omar Pacha had some
1900 OF 10000 men IN Bulgaria OF these, he had
already carried according TO reports, ~ 900 across the
river--viz $4,000 at Oenza 900 al Kaarache, and
1900 at GurgevO. lie also menacing other points
OF The stream and $4,000 Of his best troops had been
established nj Kalaa, This Tor some 40 900
OF his army, SO that mol more than $4,000, or there
abous, would remain to be brought But even sup
posing that as many as 900 OF these taken TO
infoIcs the 600 al Kaaia sill the whole Turkish
force thus concentrated in Lesser Wallacha would
amount only TO $4,000 men; indeed, no accounts yet
received rate i at bgh strength; whereas, the Rus-
SLAMS plainly at between 10000 and 10000. with
strong cavalryaan artillery We wait with some curl
osly for The details OF so remarkable battle.
From first to last the movements OF the Russians in
these transactions appear uDacconniabe. Assuming
that the Kaaiat Turks ultimately raised 10
large force by from The opposite bank, some days
still have elapsed during which they but 900
srong and what the $4,000 Rnssians doing then
We might imagine, perhaps, that Prince Gorschakob,
having been strictly forbidden TO become the actual as
salani was compelled wait for the attack OF The Quo
mans but this hypothesis is at negatived by the
circumstances OF the affair at Oiienllza, where General
Perlof fell upon the new corners without hesitation
scrupie Yet. il General perlof could do this at one
point, why could mol General Dannenberg do the same
1000 troops against The is 900 O,omans Olienitza,
why could no The latter employ his 10000 or 40 900
against the II, 900 Oiomans WIddin' If all the incl
dents thus reported correctly gwen the sum OF the
results amounts this Tha the right wing of the Rus
SLAMS comprising their principal force, has been defeated
BY the left wing oil the Turks while the Turkish centre
has also been victorious at urlukai and IS on the I'M
mediate route 10 The Russian headquarters IN numbers
superior TO the enemy