Washington sentinel., 1854-03-30

artillery, returned, with the other part OF my
force, TO Kalafat.
In the engagements which have taken place,
as has been narrated, in the village, in front OF
the fortihcations and in the open field OF battle,
the Russians have left, besides those taken
away by wagons, two thousand FIVE hundred
dead, whose corpses block the roads. Blood
flowed in torrents; besides which, they have
lost twice that number wounded, according to
the most reliable accounts.
May God Almighty prolong the precious
days of our well-beloyed sovereign, protect his
imperial majesty, preserve him in good health
upon his throne, and vouchsafe to him other
glorious victories.
In these combats we have sustained loss
of 800 killed, and 100 wounded; most of the
latter very slightly. As we have taken the
necessary measures for their recovery, we hope
that with divine grace they will soon be in a
state to again serve the imperial government.
All the officers of the imperial corps d armee
have given proof of extraordinary bravery 1t
would take too long to enumerate each one;
and we mention only those who have been par
ticularly distinguished. Here follows list of
superior officers who are mentioned with dis
tinction, many of them having been wounded.
Pasla TO his eaeeAeney Omsr Pasha, generals
simo Of The army Roumelie.
According to the detailed report which l
have had the honor to submit to you, you are
now aware of the issue Of the battle of Tche-
name. As soon as the vanquished Russians had
taken to fight the arms Of the valiant soldiers
OF the imperial army who had fallen or were
wounded, as well as those taken by the Otto
man soldiers during the combat, were collected
together, and sent to headquarters at Kalafat.
The day following the troops quartered in the
village of Ovnia, and were sent upon recon
noissance on the side of Tchetane, and collected
besides, without counting what the inhabitants
had carried off and concealed, about 600 guns
and sabres, which were taken to Kalalat with
three caissons of ammunition, two large camp
kettles, and fourteen buckets The Russians
also left upon the field of battle about FIVE
hundred muskets, and large quantity of uni
forms and helmets.
On the day of battle, five hundred horses fell
into the hands Of the imperial troops, but the
greater part were severely wounded. Those
which were in serviceable condition were dis
tributed among our cavalry and artillery. A
great number of decorations of st. George,
and other orders belonging to officers who had
served in the war with Hungary, passed into the
hands OF our soldiers, who, not attaching to
them any value, tore many of them to pieces,
for the gold and silver with which they were
ornamented, and sold the rest for paltry sun.
| have only succeeded in getting possession Of
two orders of St. George, and one other deco
ration, which will be presented to you by
General Ismail Pasha, commanding the cavalry
brigade. / should also state that many deco
rations and medals are in the hands of our
soldiers and the gendarmerie; but as some
recompense for their devotion and their zeal,
| shall permit them to retain them. | have
given also to the gendarmerie the parade coats
of the Russian chiefs and soldiers these have
been already sold.
In the haste in which found myself to give
you intelligence of the result of the battle, l
have observed, in my first report which had
the honor to submit to you, that the loss of the
Russian army was $500 men. But, from exact
information which subsequently have received,
we should count the Russian loss at 1000
killed, and as many wounded.
| have just learned that General Banne-
gastin, who commanded the Russian troops,
and who was wounded, has since died, after
two days Of suffering.
Thus, thanks to the protection of Almighty
God, and the devotion which we have fdf our
sovereign, the Russians have been forced to
entirely abandon the country about Kalafat.
Here follows list of commanders, and
other officers of the Turkish army, who have
received decorations and other tokens of re-
ward from the general-in-chief, Omer Pasha.l