New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-15
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NY OUR own BAsHl-BozoUK. W. n. THAcKrRAr.l
From Puseh
JOURNAL OF THE SIEGE OF sILrsTRA.

JouRyAL OF THE SIEGE OF sILrsTRIA.
FoRT or ARAD TABIA, June IS.
DEAR SIR: Some jealous scoundres, | suspect the
eryious maienity of q couple of English Oticers,
who are maxi themselves very ofclous here have
been complaining of the plundering propensities OF
my Bashi Bozouks. In an angry interview with H.
f. Mussa Pasha this morning, | repelled the accuss-
ton with scOrn and challenged both the English Of
fcers for the honor Of our corps n. B-The Turks
do not understand the practice OF civlsed European
gentlemen. and Mussa Pasha said, Suppose Capt.
q H. shoots you, will that prove you did not take the
Z" jew Merchants silver s0up-ladle and diamonds
Go and shoot az many Russians a. you please, Null
Ieoon Ferik but let us hear of no m ,re plumber
ing 1t is in vain 10 expect in half educated men
the refinement and delicate feelings of gentlemen
with long line of ancestry. The enemy made
three attacks this evening on Arab Tabia. As
brought in prisoner, though very much mutiated,
MsiorGeneral Count Swiggamof who led the last
attack His Excellency Mussa Pasha was pleased 10
compliment me, said he would send my name to the
commander r-n-Chief for decoration, and look over
the affair of the Jew, who was making deuce OF
disturbance. go
The affair last night was very hot. My arm this
morning is black and blue from lifting iron. Tho
Russians had actually entered the redOubt and cut
down our srtile cry at their guns when the Bishl-
Bozouks luckily arriving gave different turn to at-
fairs. We may expect great attack IA day or
two, NV prisoner says that Marshal Paskiewltsch
was in such rage as to kick the Major-General at
Il head of the column.
27. Three tremendous attacks upon Arab Tsbis
took place tonight. The first under the command OF
General Count Slutz OF the Alexander Regiment was
very nearly doing FIR They came on in spite Of
the FIRE of guns their drums beating the officers IN
front waving their hats and curling and swearing IN
the most frghtful manner. The Russians actually
cambered through the embrasures and over the guns
Count Sutz, q very stout man, in jack boots was
rammed up in embrasure against q Pal1han gun,
and there / confess prodded him. After his death
the survivors Of the attacking column fell back 10
much disorder This must have been at 1885 BY the
late Counts repeater.
At II:22 p. NJ. the gallant foe returned in siill
greater force they did not fire shot until they were
close upon u.s. and | heard q voice calling out
"Tbree hundred thousand silver roubles and tho
Order of Saint Anne second class, for the man who
brings in Muliganoff dead or siyeW thought
knew the voice. "Ha. my boy |" roared out from
the baston. " Hs, Tuff-kin, my boy How did you
ike the bsstinado at the Hotel Europe" Indeed
il was poor Tuskin who had arrived only that morn-
ing at The army He will suffer the cst-of nine
tails more. Ii the fortune of war, and now he
no more | can do justice to gallant enemy. gave
bis earnings to little Rhododactylos on my return TO
ny quarters after the third attack, which was
the most severe Of all. BY this time ammu-
pition had been luckily brought 10 US in the fort,
and az the enemy came up we received him with
FIRE 90 murderous that f52 men were Killed
and 2.706 wounded by the first discharge. We
gave them q second by the time they were up
70 our guns and then rushing out on the disorder
ed column, my gallant Bashi- BozoGks drove the
s,orming party back three miles through their own
intrepcbments and into the Danube, where, such vas
their impetuosiiy, many of my fellows were actusuy
crowned with the Russians. | had marked ana
seized an old officer who had been making himself
particularly conspicuous, and having 0roksn my
sword, was pummeliDg him most severely Win 'ne
handle about the face and rbs when ne crisa ga'
very good French, 4" TsasE, Mnllganou Js ne
"rends. Je s4,s ls Marechal Prince Paskis but
heard no more for shot entered my shoulder aud
down dropped. Provoking.
Jbsd IN ak home five miles with q bullet In my
.honlder and did not reach my quarters till clock
A NJ What a scream ofdellght little Rhododactylos
asvs At beholding me. They we're eating piece Of
horse for breskfast for provisions getting scarce
tool INV sbare of IL cktUalric meal and theu had the
conical hall extracted, which had given me much
snnoyanee Prisoners who in this day, the
Sstb announced that Prince Paske witsch had re.
coived soe severe eontusions the night before and
tbst Prince Gorchak of had resumed the command Of
the siege. -
40. Had some fever from my wound, the fire Of the
enemy was hot that less than twenty nine can
non balls and four shells fell into my room, which
burst there and filed the place with smoke could
not move, as the surgeon had forbidden me 10 STIR,
even taking away my pentsoons so as to prevent the
possibility Of my quitting my apartment. In the IN
tervsls Of the firing my charming Rhododsctylos wss
20 attentive and kind 10 the poor ROUNDED Bdsh,-
BOzosk that my heart melted toward the dear girl
offered her my hand condition, Of course that she
would separate from the Greek schism and the blush
ing young creature gave me her own rosy fingers IN
reply. IN
retreat ny Bashi. Bozouks after them. Am 90 weak
that cannot move from my bed. CowGs sna 90
tractors have been blackening my character 70 SAIL