New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-20

bcsvv crle the steamer crowded with sick Turks We
hired horses vsrna and hurried on TO Shama with let
tiers 10 Omer Pasha with ervaDi hope Of witnessing
.bs oreratious of his army We arrived after two days
riding on the 5h instant and were immediately furnished
with quarters by the Pasha. We visited him the morn
ING ai.e. clock. The following our conversation
with the Pasha After the usual cup OF coffee, the Pasha
stated th. after the Russians had crossed the Danube
was his intention to fall his troops back only a. far as har-
asow and there concentrate them but fearing that the
Russians hit may be seen By the map IN that case
cut him ST rom his communications in the rear, he had
finally resolved 10 fall back to this town shlna and here
concentrate Lis troops.
In srrwcr to cur questions. he said that the actual
Der Of Russians who had crossed 20 ooo AMI
their emmy the Danube and in the provinces amounted
TO eco eco. These were his words he added that he
thought the Russians had immediate intentions of al
yancIng but that they terrifying themselves AZ BE-
zaiiuk Tu,sha, and other places, forming good base
for operations line running from Matchin to Tut
sha; that they had on the Danube % ganbcats, with
two heavy pieces in the bow and stern that the
Turks had number of boats az SIlstria and Rust
chuck capable of Transporting 600 la reply 20
question what Omer Pasha thought the best mode OF
COOPERATION the part of the English and French troops
now arriving ard expected at Gapoi he said that be
thought should be sent 20 occupy Vaa and form
der6ts of Goals &c there; that there plenty mate
rias there for making iascines &C. and recommended
the troops be furnished with them 10 considerable
AMOUNT that from Narna. by means Of the hee diver
sion might be made with the troops in the Crmea, where
all POINTS were attack able that Odessa and Oyidapol
coud be taken without much difficulty and the result,
be thought would be the evacuation by the Russians OF
Modevia otherwise they would be forced 70 extend too
much weaken their line. Beng asked how the steamers
employed could be furnished with Goals he said that the
Isle of sulina, good "Po,Et 10 attack, contained
nines, ~ and dtpd, could be formed there, as at
Wanna. In reply TO statement that the Bijl3aiouks
r,eusr caya ally Of the Suan committing frghul
in the villages passed on our route 10 snuma,
Omer Pssha stated his intention OF making severe exam
rles when he had collected them together They have IN
fact been saueh terng men, women ana children several
of the wounded having been taken on board the beet for
treatment child shot in three piaeesl Omer Pasha
said Il was also his intention TO shoot Russian spy he had
takeu. He stated that severe combat took place az
T,heta Booroon, where whole Turkish battalion was
destroyed. Tie Turks appears, had fortified themselves
ca an island connected by bridge with the main land;
that BY their boa.s lie Russians, after seIzng by
surprise suppose the Turks smoking the tee dE
pts tcmbardtd the place and destroyed the whole bat
talon eco men, who refused TO Surrender Omer Pasa
then said n he presence OF the French and English Heels
the oast had produced good moral effect, probably
preventing the advance OF the Russians who imagine their
reartlIeaiened in case of advance Omor Pasha then,
in compliance with the request of the officer who acco-
panied me- promised order out the horse artillery the
no1t morning at o'clock. Al that hour were ON the
ground accompanied by an eid-e-camp OF Omer Pasna,
and witness ed the manouver Of the artillery which We're
PERFORMED ve considering me small SIZE oil me HORSES
We also had ont squadron OF COssacks bngarans pFn-
cipay but Of all nations, carrying on Their banner the
crosc6n; and the The first time possibly those two
symbols have been united
Tie above account may be relied on as exact and
hall spare you all my own impressions and opinions,
cept the condition of the Pasha army which, howey-
er. shall be concise.
The artillery is doubtless the best arm the horses or
rather the Iones, being picked for that service
The cayary is wIetehcd. The worst most ragged and
mney costermongering ponies IN London, bleeding with
sores and loaded with h equal in all respects to the
chargers which these horsemen bad ones ride The
rider himself is bundle of dirty Lumber, poorly armed
they maneuver very badly in body; and as irregular
caVglry actng Independently contemplate and wDad
be useless opposed any cavalry have ever seen Indian
or other. There is however thing certain that these
miserable of ponies, unfit to feed hounds since
hey are all bones undergo much fatigue Will not
say without losing condition they have none to losebu
without being rendered incapable OF such services may
be expected from them. charge made by the horse
,lery in supposed defense of their guns utterly Judi
crous dozen Dragons, German, French, English, or
even leht cavalry of India, would have completely ami
hlaed them for the absurd way in which these
armed and seated their saddles with blunt swords which
rendered them unfit TO meet the Slkhs could not prevent
their trampng down this cavalry
With regard the infantry their clothing is of the worst
descrptiOn they march as much unlike soldiers ana az
like old women possible but very generally their mus
kes are good and owing TO the hardy nature Of the men,
their patience and endurance of fatigue, and contented
diepo sons under priv atoms of all kinds including food
and paw they are capable of being made fine infantry
as any in the world but words give idea OF the
Turkish officers will simply say that they are utterly IL
norant and incapable.
NhenI think what have made of the eifeminate II
doc il is enough to disgust to such nateria in
such hlnd The above my opinions. III they appear
too d,cded let it be imagined that have preXed the
words / think TO each sentence
L. S-About 45 600 in this place, and Others
irving; il is inirenched camp than fortress
strong but lmpregnable Omer Pasha has difficult
card to play The misconduct OF his troops, OF which
there have been several instances, s misrepresoned TO
him. and lie has always nearly restored to their rank
pashas whom he had depOsed for pecuaton and mscon
duct fearing 10 be thought lease Mussuman. When
said of the gentlemen OF the press here that
pity the truth did reach the English public his reply
was that fhe real fact was told the of information
would be diminished.