Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-05-25
The Danube
IMPORTANT BATTLE BETWEEN OMAR
PACIAAND GEN. LUDERS-SIGNAL 1 f
FEAT OF TIE RUSSIANS.

IMPORTANT BATTLE BETWEEN OMAR
PACIIA AND GEN. LUDERS-SIGNAL f
FEAT OF THE RUSSIANS.
The following dispatch was ;clegraphed from
Vienna, OF date May Sd:
1t circulates in Eucharist, that on the 18th
or 10Th Of April, Omar Pacha advanced with
10000 men tow ards the Dobrudschc and bat
tie took place with Luder's corpse between Silis-
tria and Rassoya. During the night Omar
Pacha had detached a division in the di-
rection of the Black Sea, and when the battle was
at its height the next day, the corps attacked
the Russians in the rear, causing uneXamPlcd
confusion and CONSERVATION Gen. Luders re-
treated towards CZcrnayola, and it is said the
Russians lost many guns, ammunition, stores
and baggage wagons, and even their military
chest
8. On the Goth Turkish flying corps crossed
the Danube below Sillistria in order to destroy
the Russian strand batteries. They advanced
to Kalarcah, where there was hard fighting for
some hours. The Turks fought bravcly, but be-
ing overmatched were ultimately forced to re-
tire"
The Paris Patric has received accounts that
the Russian army in the Dobrudscha has sus-
Prince Paskiwitch. It appears that the orders
given by the Emperor of Russia were that the
Russian army instantly on entering the Do
brudscha was to march on without delay to
Shamla, and strike q blow before the allies could
come up, It had not been anticipated that the
Turks could arrest their progress.
The Attack On SiIistria.
Authentic accounts to April 23d, confirm that
SiIistria had been exposed to repeated and vio-
lent attacks, but to the above date was unin-
jurcd. \ Bucharest correspondence The q Frem-
den Blatt, " (yienna paperl writes that the Turks
daily send about one thousand balls into the
Russian entrenchments. To the 10th the Rus
slams had eight hundred wounded men, includ-
ing many officers; the loss in killed is not
known. 4 letter says q as it is affirmed that
Silistria is invested on the land side, the news
has found its way into some of the organs of the
foreign press, but it is incorrect, the Russians
not having even passed delile between RasSova
andSilistria, which is some 6000 yards in length !"
Gen. Graeb, in command against Silistria had
asked for reinforcements
The Black Sea.
BOMBaRDMENT OF THE DANUBE BAT
TERIES BY THE ALLIED FLEET.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April 24.-The Russian bat
teries at the Sulina mouth of the Danube have
been bombarded by part of the allied duet No
details had come to hand.
1t was reported that the Russian feet put to
sea from Ssbastopol on April 28th.
The Baltic
A letter from Copenhagen, April 9th, states
that Sir Charles Napier, wirh the line of battle
ships under Admirals Cory and Chads, were
keeping up rigorous blockade of the Gulf of
Finland, which would render the escape of sim
gle Russian ship impossible. Cruizers were
stationed off Revel, Riga, Memel, Dantzing,
Stockholm, Gothland, Borohalm, in the Sound
Cattegate, and gulf of Kid, so that the whole
Baltic sea and coasts are under strict guard
Numerous prizes had been taken. The same let
ter says that the report of the abandonment of
Aland by the Russians required confirmation
The Danish government Rangere on the side of
Russia. The Swedes are decidedly in favor of
the allies. One Swedish line of battle-ship and
four frgates were in commission at Copenhagen,
and more were being made ready.
most formidable force of row boats is being
organized by the Russians to harrass the inva-