The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-01
From the N. Y. Times.
Four Days Later from Eur0pe.

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Four Days Later from Europe
The United States mail steamship Atlantic from Liver
pool about 10. M, Wednesday, 10th nst arrived at
this port at O'Clock this morning.
From the seat OF have only details OF the pre-
vous engagements and reports that decisive battle bad
been fought, the details OF which still TO Vic
tory, far, has perched the Turkish banners For
much interesting news, we refer TO the following
mary
The intelligence from the of war has Gro ded out
news OF every other description, notwithstanding which
II is extremely difficult anything like con-
neced narrative. in the confusion of contradictory and
undated dispatches that follow each other the markets
OF Paris and London From the materials before us we
enabled to gather the details of the that have
tsanspired up the present time decisive battle was
hourly looked Tor. Report says the battle has already
been fought ut or Bucharest and victory varonsy
assigned 10 either side.
The only authentic statement OF any repuse the Turks
have mel with s that the morning OF the 9th their
force OF 1000 compelled TO the island in
fIon OF The strong Russian position of Grgevo. In
rast TO This hng check, have the details of the fol
lowing brilliant victory
THE BATTLE OF oLTENITzA.
We have detailed accounts Of this first encounter
between the Mosem and Russians. Ii proves TO have
been an affair of much more importance than at first
stated. After continued fire from midnight of Novem.
Der 4h to daybreak OF the 81 the Turkish ammunition
became exhausted and with the wild Of Moslem
warfare the entire Turkish orcs charged the enemy with
bayenet and sabre, and scattered them all points The
Russians lett twelve hundred on the field in killed and
wounded, and driven back upon Bucharest, where
heavy hre from the artillery OF the place brought up
the pursuing Turks, who then returned Olienitza and
encamped upon the field, their first care being TO oriy
the position
The battle was fought within triangle Of land formed
! by the walers OF the Args and Danube. Only nine
thousand Turks were engaged, but they had occupied
strong quarantine building. and an old redoub situated
IN the PLAIN near the Danube, well the village.
From this position they threw shot and shell with
elect up 10 the very entrance OF village whence
General Dannenberg was directing the attack. lee-
desna IN ihp
mediaely ION the 18th instantly communicated to the Turk
sh minister at Paris, that the Russians twice drove
the Turks from this position, but that the third day
(by the despatch called Nov D the Turks dispersed the
Russians with The oss above stated The Russian loss
in officers was particularly severe. the enemys marks
men having apparently endeavored 10 pick of many
they could II particularly noticed that the disabled
officers are, almost without exceptions wounded by the
conca balls OF the chasseu regiments organized The
model of the celebrated French chasseurs OF Vncennes
The Turkish artillery beautifully served The
Russians too, stood manuy to their arms, and the al
fair had all the felues OF pitched battle Omar Pacha
very srong e left wing of the Turks being protected
BY The river hrgs. Ardrisch1 The right by swamp i'm
passabe 10 horse the rear BY The fortress OF Ssra
aud the fort OF Turtukai The gunners in Tuuka fired
with such precision during the battle that the Shots
passing the heads OF the Turks, did great execution
among the Russians report says The Russians lost
eight guns.
Referring TO this engagement Vienna letter Of the
10th says: 1t is not likely that the following startling
news will nd It's way into papers, bat you may rely
implicitly on its truth. The victory OF the Turks,
(Which was owing TO reachery,) was more complete
than is generally supposed The ouiposts nearest the
river were Poles and they only permitted the Turks
to without giving notice OF their approach. but
tua assisted them in the work OF death The cannon
ade lasted with slight inermssion twenty-eight hours
The date mistake the affair began in the night be-
tween the lst and I'd, and lasted TO The 3D.
DECISIVE BATTLE LOOKED FOR, AND ERE THIS FOUGHT
On learning the defeat of Dannenberg at Oltenitza,
Prince Gorischakof without delay took measures 10 at
tack the Turks they bad time 10 from the
casualties OF the former action With this view, he left
Bucharest The sh at the head OF $4,000 fresh troops
and, accompanied by his entire saf advanced upon Oe
nltza. The Turks al that position were only 1000 strong
less the hors de combat OF the previous battle probably
900 in dead and wounded. This left but 5000 TO op
pose the Russian general but The Turks being IN force
higher the rver, would doubt come up ia time TO
take part in the fray
A, The date when our correspondent prepared his
despatch (Tuesday evening, l5h rumors were already
hyng thick that The battle had been fought One account
stated circumstan,i,y that the Turks had been dsas
uously defeated and driven across the river Another
had met with terrible repulse The locality OF this bat
tie s vaguely called :" the neiRhbohood OF Buchares"
Another report ssys between Widdin and Bucharest"
And hird despatch pfomu gated by certain
said "under the walls of Bucharest" and that " the
Rsssans attribute 10 themselves the victory" And yet
another account states that the fight took place at Kra
iowa, which is the most likely TO be correct. we learn
that the ID instant the Turkish force at kalaat
awaiting reinforcement 10 march upon krajova.
That battle has been fought appears highly probable
From Vienna we learn that hgbing certainly going
on near Bucharest on The morning OF the l1th
THE POSITION OF THE HOSTILE ARMIES.
Out OF the confused and contradictory statements that
are circulated correspondent endeavors 10 eucidae
the respective positions OF The hostile armies.
The Ausrans have 10000 men spread along their
frontier.
The French and British have feet 10 the sea Of Mar.
The Russians have fleet OF about thirty heavy ships
on the Black sea
The Turks have feet OF about equal strength. and
under the command OF Epgllshman (sdmira Sladc0
mari befu onsfan ant,n andD in he
The Turks have 100 gun boats the Danube; the
Russians about half that number.
The Turks, in alliance with the Circasslans and hav-
ing auxaries many tried soldiers OF Hungary have
force in Asia that gives tie Russians enough to do TO
hold their own.
The Russians have now in the prncpates IS, 900
servceable men, and IL, 900 hospital. Their head
quarters at Bucharest, defended by some hundred
heavy guns. The army operates in two divisions com
manded pectvely by Gen Dannenbeg (aeady fogged)
and Gen GortschakoH The latter nod his various
positions with suitable garsons and spare "a 900
for the field, either in junction with Dannenberg or
his hook They have communication open with
Russia we'll equipped and passaby- provsoned
Strong reinforcemenis OF infantry on the way but
cannot reach for five weeks Cavalry renforcemeph are
not intended to be sent until spring. Old Paskeweh ~
will come near 10 the .ea OF War being now for
maly declared the Russian generals may act on the Of
fensive--if they can.
The Turks having crossed the Danube, are establish
ed at len pontsnamey, Kalarasch, opposite Silesra
al Oentza at an leland opposite Giurgevo tbut not al
Giugevo ITSELF whchis still held by the Russians, al
though semi occasionally bombaded by the Turks across
the river at Simnitzs at Tuna; at kslarascb at Kaia
fat where they have AZ, 900 at Rusichuck and al
mov al ,he