The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-03-09
Ano,hef Battle between the turks and

+ 4 lie details OF tile tcrriDfe Oattle OF VI
tate, IN Wallachia, are given in a private
letter published in the London Times
We copy as follows:
On Friday, the 9th of January, the
Turkish troops. under the orders Of Ismail
Pacha and Ahmed Pacha, marched to at
tack the Russians, who had fortified them
selvesinrthe7 village of Citate, which is
about FIVE hours march from Kalafat The
force offs sIsnail Pacha was composed oi
three regiments ofSregular cavalry and
one regiment of Bashi. Bozouks, with six
guns. Ahmed Pacha was stationed at
some distance from the village with some
reserve troops, consisting of five battalions
and also six guns. frriaa - be- lo.Ic,
The Russian forcein the village consis-
ted of three battallions of infantry, COM
manded1 by Colonel Bonnegrade, three
squadrons of hussars, and two squadrons
of Cossacks, with six guns. = 1911 ~;
The Turkish troops were, as willbeseen,
superiorin number; but the position of the
Russians, who were distributed in all the
houses of the villages, which is of great
extent, and which is surrounded by a
double ditch, rendered the attack extreme
ly perilous, as the enemy, we'll sheltered,
were enabled to direct murderous fire
upon the Turks without the latter being
able to reply toit. >, 7ea .14ls-lr.F-
aaIn spite of this evident disadvantage,
Ismail Pacha gave orders for the attack,
and threw himself into the village under
a shower of balls fired from all the win
! dows. At first the Turks received very
serious injury, but, although this circum
stance somewhat disorganized their at
tack, their inpetuosity was by no means
checked! The greater portion of the sold
iers, who had never before been exposed
to nusketry, nevertheless displayed in
domitable courage. '-'@ = 81 2-'' '.'
After a desperate struggle they attacked
the houses, and fought hand to hand with
sword and bayonet The massacre was
frighful. The Russians in vain begged for
quarters. In the fever Of the fight the
Turks listened to nothing, and slaughter
ed, without pity, all who fell under their
hands. The Mussulmans of the Crimea,
incorporated with the Russian army, in
vain appealed to their character of Mus
sulmans. No quarter was given to them.
Cutters of blood ran down the streets
from this wholesale human slaughter. To
add to the horrors Of the scene, it may be
stated that a number of pigs which had
been let loose were seen eating the dead
bodies. ''i' -
All who could escape the slaughter took
refuge in a redoubt at the head of the vii
lage, and thence recommended murder
Gus fire upon the Turks, who returned it
vigorously, but not without receiving con-
siderable injury from the Russian guns.
At last the enemy, incapable of any fur
ther struggle decided on abandoning the
entrenchments A number of Russian
troops had already evacuated the place,
when colonel of Turkish cavalry con-
ceived the unfortunate idea of endeavor-
ing to oppose their passage. sh
TIE Russians, finding themselves sur
rounded, and having no outlet for escape,
and no resource but the terrible energy
derived from despair, no other alternative
butto conquer or die, recommended the
fight with desperation, and in vigorous
sortie they succeeded in capturing two
guns It should be stated that the Turks,
upon the first success in the entrench-
ments, committed the incredible fault of not
destroying the enemy's guns. 5asfo
While the battle was thus going on in
the village, twelve battalions of infantry of
the Russian army and squadron of cav
airy, with sixteen peces of cannon, were
brought to the assistance of the besieged,
and attempted to place the Turks between
two fires. Information of this was givento
Ahmed Pacha, who, BY askillful maneu
yer, directed his soldiers to the point, in
order to prevent the Junction with the be-
sieged troops. For this movement he
made use Of three of lis reserved battal-
ions.
The advantage Of theposition was now
on the side Of the Turks, who were on
ground which sloped towalds the Russians,
but the latter were in thrte times greater
number than the Turks. In spite of this
inequality, however, the Russian were
entirely beaten, and fled il the greatest
disorder. They were completely routed
a fact constituting feat of arms, on the
part of the Turks, which does great hon
or to them, and establishes aaother impor-
tant truth--that the Russians cannot cope
with Turkish troops, in equa numbers to
themselves, in open field, ard that they
can only hope for any success when they
have much more powerful force than
their enemy Their losses il these two
simultaneous affairs amount tonearly A.
900 men, among whom are Included SO