Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-07-15
Russians Defeated at Silistria.
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.

Southampton June 21st, arrived at New York
on the 9Th instant
THE WAR.
The Vienna papers announced, on the 18th
ult, that Prince Paskewitch had received or
ders from St. Petersburg to retire beyond the
Pruth, and then to surrender to the Sultan that
material guarantee" so arrogantly claimed,
so nsolently SEIZED so feebly, SO unskillfully
and pusillanimously defended.
The London Times atfirms that in short time
there will not be one Russian soldier on the
western side of the river Pruth.
The Paris Moniteur announces that on the
18th June, the Turks made tremendous sortie
from Silistria, and attacked the Russians with
great fury General Schillers was dangerously
wounded and had to be removed to kalarasch.
1t appears that on the 18th the Russians sprung
three mines before Siistria, without doing any
damage to the walls. The Russian storlnng
columns were prepared to mount the expected
breach, but were attacked on three sides by the
Turks. 4 fearful slaughter took place, and the
Russians fed in terrible disorder The Rus
slams were employed the 18th and 18th in
removing their dead. Three Russian Generals
were wounded, and all the Russian siege-works
totally destroyed. The same day, the garrison
of Rustchuk went over to the Island of Mokaw
and destroyed all the Russian works there.
Telegraphic dispatches from Vienna state that
a convention had been concluded at Constanti-
nople between Austria and the Porte, relative
to the Danubian Princpalities. It's principal
conditions are that if Russia voluntarily retres,
the Austrian troops will enter the Principalities
and from defence between Russia and Turkey.
If Russia refuses to retire, Austria will take
such measures as may appear necessary to in
sure her doing so. Austria agrees to Withdraw
her troops when peace is fully established
A dispatch from Trebizonde states that the
Russians have been surprised and beaten by
the Circassians in the Darrell pass.
Eighty thousand Austrian troops we're on
their march from Bohemia towards the Eastern
frontier. All the Austrian garrisons were being
reinforced, and all the disposable troops were to
be concentrated in Vienna.
The Paris Monteur publishes an official no
tifcation of the blockade of the mouths of the
Danube, and of the Russian ports and harbors
in the Baltic
The death of Mussa Pasha, at Silstria, is
confirmed. He was killed by grenade after
an assault which was CALAMITY repulsed. He
refused 100000 roubles offered to him by
Prince Paskiewitch. Immediately upon his
death being known, Omar Pasha dispatched
Suram Pacha, with 10000 men, to mannuvre,
as If DESTROYS to give battle, and under cover of
this movement, succeeded in throwing 1000
turks into ClllStrla.
From Greece we learn that, after the Turks |
had been worsted at kalambuca, they received
reinforcements and totally defeated Hadi Pa
tros. Karo Tassos, after obtaining two slight |
advantages, had also beer defeated The allied
ambassadors were negotiating an honorable SUBJ
mission for the insurgents, and there were
hopes of an arrangement
Circasia is all in arms and would cooperate
it was said, in the attack On the Crimea. The
camp of Schamye is fortified by European Off
GERS, and he has assumed the offensive
private telegraphic dispatch, received by
Greek firm in London, states that military in
surrection, sympathized with by the fleet had
taken place at Sebastopol, and was with diff
Guilty suppressed. The soldiers, it appears,
complained of their treatment and food The
leader, Major, had effected his escape
The Finnish Gazette confirms the destruction,
by Admiral Plumridge's squadron, of wharves,
gunboats, lumber, &C., at Braheastadt on the
3Oth May, and at Uleabourg on the LIST of June
Adispatch from Dantzic states that 20 British
and Is French ships had made junction on
the 18th June, at Bornsund, 20 miles from
Sweabourg, and were to proceed to the Island
Of Gogland.
STILL LATER.
The royal mail steamship America, Captain
Lang, from Liverpool on Saturday, Oath June,
arrived at Halifax, on the 9Th inst, en- route for
Boston
The Collins steamship Baltic, from New York
On the 10th June, arrived out at Liverpool at
seven A. NJ, on Wednesday, the Dist
The news from the seat of war by this arrival
IS OF the greatest Importance.
THE WAR
The siege of Silstria has been raised-the
Russians defeated by the Turks, and driven
across the Danube
The order OF events was MS follows: Siege
operations were commenced the 18th May, and
continued until 18th June, the attack and de-
ence being carried on necessarily, and with
equal bravery on both sides.
Repeated storming parties were directed
against the entertainments, mines and counter
mines were exploded, causing immense slaughter
% both besiegers and besieged. Mussa Pasha,
he brave Turkish commander, was killed by a
she'll; after which Prince Paskiewitch, the Rus
sian commander, was struck and disabled by
spent ball, and will probably die.
On the 18th June a tremendous attack was
ordered under Generals Gortschakoff and Schil- :
lers, but after severe fighting, the Russians I
we're repulsed, and Turkish brigade sent from ,
shumla by Omer Pasha, succeeded in entering ,
he fortress. Thus reinforced the garrison on
he 10th made sortie: desperate hand-to- |
land contest ensued and ended in the complete 7
uSconHture OF the russians. Prince GOrtScha- I
,off was severely wounded General Schilders
lad his leg shot off, and two other Generals '
we're killed.
The carnage among the Russian troops was
readful, and they retired, fighting, across the t
liver. Pursuing their advantage, the Turks :
rossed an arm of the river, seized the Isle of
Iope, and blew up the Russian siege works
hereon The Turks then brought out their f
,uns, and erected temporary batteries on the S
bulgarian bank of the river, before the north 7
ace of the fortress The Russian battalions .
last and West of Silistria Immediately retreated Il
q good order across the river, and destroyed
heir bridges.
The Russians, at latest dates, were in the 9
icinity of Kalarasch, awaiting reinforcements =
nd orders. Z
General Liprandi's Division, and several de- Z
ached corps, were marching in haste from Sla- +
ma to join them.
The victory was gained entirely by the Turks, "
le French and English not having made their r
ppearance.
The siege of siistria being raised, must alter q
he whole plan of operations in Bulgaria, and o
must change the plans of the allies
is surmised that Paskiewitch will order his
hole force to fall back on Jassy. u
Ere this, the Russians, have probably relin-
uished all their positions on the left bank of 81
le Danube, excepting the forts of Hirsova,