The Cecil Whig., 1853-12-03
European News.
THE RUSSIANS AND TURKS.


THE RUSSIANS AND TURKS.
The Steamer Atlantic which arrived
at New York on Tuesday, brings the
following interesting news:
By the intelligence from the seat of
war il is extremely difficult to arrive at
anything like corrected narrative, 10
the confusion OF contradictory and un-
dated dispatches that follow each Other
to the markets of Paris and London.
From he materials before us we enabled
to gather the details Of til" events that
have i~anSpireG up to the present time.
\ decisive battle was hourly looked for.
Report says the battle has already been
fought, atornear Burcharr>t, and victory
Is varIouS assigned TO either SIDE.
The only authentic statement Of any
repuIse the Turks have met with, is
that, on the morning Of the 9Th, rh"ir
force OF 1000 men was compelled 10
evacuate the Island in front Of Die slron .
Russian position Of Giurgero. In con-
iras; to these trihing checks we have the
details OF the following brilliant victory.
HE BATTLE OF OLIENlTzA.--Wc have
now detailed accounts .oi this first en-
counter between the AlosIem and Nu.-
SANS. 1t proves TO have been an affair
OF much more imporlance than at first
stated. After continued iilc from mid
night 0! November lSt to day brcai, Of
the Sd, the Turkish ammunition became
exhausted, and with the wild cries of
A!oSlrm warfare the entire Turkish force
charged the enemy with bayonct aud
sabre, aud scattered them a, all POINTS.
i ne Russians left twelve hundred on
the field in killed and wounded, and
We're driven back upon Bucharest, here
a heavy fire from the artillery Of the
place brought up the pursuing Turks,
vino then returned TO OIt-ni,za and en-
camprd upon the field, their first care
being to iorlfy the position. The bat
tie was fought within t.langlr Of land
formed hy the waters Of the Argis and
Danube.
Only nine thousand Turks were en-
gagged: but they had occupied a strong
quarantine building and an old redoubl
situated IN the plain near the Danube, as
we'll as the village. From this position
they threw shot and she'll with great
effect, up TO the very entrance OF a wi.
lage where Gen. Dannrnberg was d.
rcctlng the attack. \ teIegrapic drs-
patch sent to the French government.
and immediatel Y (pn thr 18Th !.MauO
communicated to the Turkish minister
at Paris, says that the Russians twice
drove the Turks from their position,
but that on the third day (hy the de-
spatch called November A. the Turks
dispersed the RusaiauS, with the loss
above stated. The Russian loss in Off
GERS was particuIarly y severe, the pnemy's
mark'nr having apparently endea-
vortd to pick oil as many as they could.
1t is particularly noted that the disabled
officers are almost without exception
wounded by the conical balls Of the
chasspur regiments, organized on the
mode! ofthe celebrated French chasseurs
Of iincrnnes.
The Turkish artillery was beautifully
served. The Russians, too. stood man
fully to their arms, ard the affair had
all the features Of a pitched battle. Omrr
Pascha did not command in person.
The position of Oltentza is very strong;
the left wing Of the Turks being pro-
tected by the river Ardis (Ardrisch,) }
the right by a swamp impossible to a
horse, and the rear by the fortress of
the Silistria and the fort Of the Turtalial
The garrison in Turtakal fired with such
precision during the battle that the shots
passlng over the heads of the Turks,
did great execution among the Russians
4 report says the Russians lost guns.
Referring TO this engagement, a Vi
emma letter Of the 10th, says:
AT is not likely that the following
startling news viii find its wa, into pa
pcrs; but you may rely implicitly on its
truth. The victory ofthe Turks, (Which
was owing to trtachery, 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 their
approach, but actually assisted them IN
the work OF death. The cannonade
lasted, with slight intermisson, twenty
eight hours. The date was a mistake.
The affair began in the night between
the lst and ID, and lasted to the 3d."
The Eastonln, of Easton, p, nomi-