Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-01
THE SIEGE OF sILrsTRIA.


The latest European advices, being from Liver
Atlantic, furnish the following particulars respect
ing the siege of silistria by the Russians
The latest accounts to June 9TH Of the operations be-
fore Siistra decidedly favorable to the Turks Full
particulars Of the several engagements which took place
during the last days of May have not yet been received
but there appears to be doubt that May 27th the
Russians made another fierce attempt to carry the place
by Storm in which they repulsed with great loss,
and that the S0h the Turks able to assume the
offensive against the besieging army 1t stated in
London that the English Government had received inior
nation from Admiral Dundas that the garrison had sue
ceeded in counermHipg the Russian engineers to such
extent that 5000 10000 of the besiegers had been
blown up This last statement wants confirmation az
all events Sstria has been defended with great skill
and bravery and, yet, with success The Russians,
since the Of the siege, have suffered tre-
mendous oss and is far from unlikely that the fortress
may hold out until relieved As usual, there seems 70
be delay the part of the British. To May 3Oh
only one English division had left Scutari for varra
Two thousand English horses at Constantinope but
winds and it was-currently reported that the English
commander would risk his forces against the kus-
slams in the field until he had full complement Of co,
valry and artillery Perhaps, however the French and
Omer Pachas disposabe force may proceed to the re-
lief of the besieged stronghold.
Our accounts of the sortie made by the Turks say
that took place o'clock in the morning OF the 3Vsn
Of May and totally unexpected by the Russians.
strong force Of Turks made sudden sally and AFTER
fearful Of the surprised Russians they reaca
the works Of the beseged where they destroyed the
newy-opened "approaches' spiked number Of can
and carried off others into the fortress but maoe
no prisoners.
Omer Pacha was still at Shumla on the lst june Ine
Af the 10 900 TurLs having advanced towardS 81
sra is correct neither the statement that Paskie
witch had pushed forward 10000 Russians on the road
to shumla Nothing had been attempted against Rustchuk
Little transpires of the Russian movements The corps
dragons ordered advance by forced marches
into Moldayia The Transylyania frontier is swarmine
with Cossacks Gen. Sotikof has been killed before 81
stria; also, 30th of May, the eldest son o
Count Orlof; and the Goth Lieut. Gen. Sylvan, WHIT
fell bravey at the head Of his troops General nam
mentioned is to be tried for cowardice, displayed du
ring the sore of the Turks the night Of the 29th
Gen. Luders continues sick, but retains his command
despatch from Vienna, published in the Paris Mont
eur says that the Of the removal of Prince
Paskewitchs headquarters to Jassy is confirmed BY al
the from the frontier The report Of the conoen
tration in Moldava Of the Russian corps who were
marching to the Danube appears to be equally authentic
These to afford answer to Austria
movements the frontier of Pennsylvania tits statee
as certain that Prince Gortschakof will retain the com
Of all the troops the right bank Of thu
= Danube.