New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-02
THE RUSSIAN PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE.

Fru III. Supplement
This journal of the 9th of April contains long report
the Emperor from Gen Prince Gorchakof commanding
the 3D. 18th and jth corps of Infantry giving the details of
the occupation of the right bank of the Danube by the
Russian troops The report by enuIneratng
the troops employed in the operation states thar the
passage before Galatc nrusted to AddeCamp Gen
luders who had at his disposal 24t baaions, squad
rons and a pieces of artillery Prince Gorca-
ko gives the following the total of the troops under his
command: IA battsons 10 squsdrons, o sotnas and a
pieces Of artillery He then proceeds to state as follows
Ouhakoh had order. 70 force the passage OF
the Danube tte above the promont3ry oil icnss s
having securely established the night bank BY
demOr.sons aanst Tuh. and ktcha the operations OF the
he TINE @ the es,. Gsa',H s BIaow and ,Is ," wa.
coed 70 the n. s Of sse: " on as the landing OF troops
In order sill away attention the enemy.
Ho', with detachment! Of two bstsons Of in
,sny Two ree Of e.lnon i piece, 81 & naS tw
Th va. attended with full part
Tursh position destroyed 0y The hre OF our alerI which
three OF their and they removed ID,
defer The q he Ii,sr i'll the Nh
rot Of h ss Of our pToops gave order. On the lob .
O'Clock The afternoon fot our bstteree established on The JET.
sons M.chin These batteries h,d been erected wiz
IN .ddrica to The ro..drias the sunoop
" a s A q s .n OF the s .o2 T 5 p % IRE
The united action OF these batteries successful The
jsF,d tu,. although their Ere diminished ii maintained
On the iiA Mach d.,breat General LADDERS BEGAN tbs
passage before Gsaeh The gris did not expect
snce rOs established upon the skt
,oOs TO digit A. the village Of A1.th Gpon which he
hor.eHen and .srna which oos place with them Cos
00s The t S1Sy S9i, rs. p.,sS 'fors e.sh s
, t fnI,s mi ocecI =. he rolpip Of b- sta in eon--
aa.Iee Of de violence Of the wind -.
der The command est Gen de Gro;enhel proceed The
80 H. ys H. nan IN of .r1srs xbb were gr,da.iy
psnAs ., zoe Is p NM, ,is ,or, 100 ~ M 30.
81
LEND Is .is5 '''''ee'' '' @''' Il ''' "
On The lsh bridge which enabled the
rssahed Gsr'n vbou: oe,.e aud eseee iso
VIII he trooF- VI the ses1hneni Of brs-o~
or be IN ae sTe.er -t the ds,aesueo established
se e Of B.ao tao b.i.aior q infantry zone Il
Of nisnv Prsss that u the Chs-sss "
ZsuacJ Lpole 20 defend the Island Of Nyadoa A tae
rols Pea hai sAad placed snds the eona.ae q ssi,
Ger Psee orla teoasss % 5as 'di,s q yoa IN
81 IL de., nil % ntsredst
i' o. Of tie ii Of Mach esecu,d
bit t. ;oIpd iaredsisy sief~,d " ne IafAs dd
AZ loeocs ,be ,eruoou or baer. having recommended
he te With -edoubed activity. the troops proceeded ioe he
p.-s Tie srek int'sd 10 The command OF AID de
t. u the aite-roon three bai;sions Of the Of
Chs-s Zrnosc COMPANIES Of the third battalion Of zap
,.n,ri o. c-es q the DOH de z.'oqtns WHO bad been
preyossy sosi.e y D. nd e.n, he erss Of he
| DtIube srIy,G happily 8, Ghiteset :,
Durns Of The batteries Of he enemy had
ben and De 20 that might have ben
believed that tie Turks ead completely abandoned the 'oAs
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General N-sezky chain Of shooters WITH the nrs
no landed them The infantry who andet
tt form colluls BY COMPANIES Preceding this chain n person
/ n. advanced uTcn the road % bsichr
simultaneously with his he seat Asor General Bon
orir. who acted Qnsrte hief with few Ores
orufee abandoned BY the the e OF
p order territory The TURKS preserved tn
euce Of showed himself but hardly had MAJOR
Genera Bogtoqne entered he battery with ms 70 snesr. than 10
rv behind the battery and IN the deep II
with the other batteries opened
rnudsrous tf By order Of AtdeCsmp Geaer-
ko,zebue chain OF hArp shooters haed and returned n
ersMys me
Th- construction Of the bridge which eonhded TO Mao
General spakt commander Of tt lsi onsade o. the "a div
ou OF gh cavalry Of the dnRrur
for
The enemy perceived the movement Of The sections
the for is establishment directed upon %
from The principal baery he bank owar
the Danube which impossible r silence n eonsequene
Of n, c1pcsfior Of he place.
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