The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-08

The formal de Consonnople gives the following
Of attack made by the Russians the southwest
works Of Siistria-on what day Is not said;
Three siorming corps, Of 10000 men each, formed,
scaling ladders their head Before the work
they addressed by Prince Paskiewisch who urged
them 10 exsr,on they did not succeed in taking the
fortress he should be obliged keep back their raons
After this encouragement Of the corps proceeded
wards the forts of Arab Tabn and Yean the third corps
act as q reserve
After terrific cannonade the storming parties ad
oed but were received by the Turks with such well-d-
reced IRE that for time they made but little progress
The Russians, however fought bravely and having
aged TO scale the breaswork OF OF the batteries
ular haldo-hand fight took place At last the Turks
victorious and the besegers knocked
into the bitches with the butends Of the Turkish
kes The Russians had evidently lost courage and when
they returned 10 the attack IL only because they
forced TO DO so by their officers
When there literally fight in the men, a
retreat was sounded and the Russians carried off
OF their dead and wounded they could The Turks,
after their enemies had retired, picked up 1900 dead
bodies great number of guns swords drums musical in
s;ruments and the colors OF a battalion.
Ii said that much disunon exists among the Russian
generals at induced by the i'll
cess OF the late operations
From MoSTESEcEoAccordng TO letter from the Mon
tenegrne frontier of the Sd u and which appears in the
Agram Journal the with which Montenegro threaten
&c her Turkey has deenerated into feats of
der and rapine Undcipned and lawless bands adyen-
Of the peaceful Herzegovina where they murder hesnen
and deceess people for the savage satisfaction Of carrying
about in triumph human head "A short time back,
says this writer Fifteen human heads after that nine then
and only the day before yesterday more
brought to GETTING fixed pixies They most likely nearly
all Of them belonged the Christian inhabitants of Tur-
keyo poor shepherds peasants As it would lead into
wide field the atrocities perpetra-
ted in this land Of utter wlessness allow describe
you single fact which, think will sufficiently de
pict the spirit that riot in Montenegro young
man. in heated drunken state promised Prince Danieo
to bring him within week the head of the Mussul-
Cengieh and staked his head on the issue Of
his promise He started ON his errani al once, and
travorsed the herzegovina by night contendng against
countless difficulties but necessarily intent the Of
his victim At last the sixth day. he succeeded in
compshng his purpose; but his way back power
FIJI fellows robbed him of his prey the Mussulmans head
with the design of taking it themselves Prince Daneo
and presenting they the performers of this he
roc feat The deceived young repaired in all haste
Cettine related his misfortune demanded Justice and Of
fered if it denied him. his life because he could
not keep his promise The Prince investigated the matter
rewarded the young man. and ordered the two Others
der pain of Punishment and the conscaon Of their prop
ery to kill another Turk and bring him his head On the
lth Of ibis month"; which day falls the Greek Whitsun-
tide festival Prince Danieo has commanded his whole
NEE! at GETTING where be intends distributing
other 1000 brass crosses which the warriors to wear
their field caps the badge the holy which the
Prince means begin. On this occasion inHammatory
speeches will he made against the Turks and exciting
songs viii be sung about the old Turkish expressions
with view infame and the martial phTensy Of
these crusaders