New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-08


chester school Some hundred and fifty bOrosghs in
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in England will not fail to support this Union since
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be carried in single municipalities while it would be i'm
possible to obtain such law from Parliament, because
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sterling. Under the present regulations, no munich
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From Our Own Correspondent.
LONDON Friday, Jan. 90, 1854.
The latest mails have brought some supplemea-
tary news with regard to the military events which
lately took place in Asia 1t appears that the Turks
have been compelled entirely to evacuate the Russo
Armenian territory but the precise result OF the en-
eacements which determined herretreat, is not known
Tie Turks penetrated the direct road to Akhalt
xix from Arabian while another body took the more
southern road from Karo by Alexapdrcpo lin Georgian
Gumri) to TiGis Both these corps, it appears, were
met by the Russians; according to the Russian ac-
counts the Turks were routed on either line and lost
about forty pieces of cannon as to the Turkish ac-
counts we have nothing official but in private CORES
pOndence the retreat is explained by the necessity oil
going into winter quarters
Tie only thing certain is this that the Turks have
evacuated the Russian territory with the exception of
the Fort St Nicholas; that the Russians followed
them and that their advanced guard even yentured to
within mile Of Kars, where it was repulsed. We
know besides that the Turkish army of AnatOlia, re-
cruited il is from the Asatc provinces, the seat OF
the old MOsem baIbarism, and counting in It's ranks
great number of rreguars unreliable though general
" brave soldiers Of adj enure, fancy warriors and FILL
busters that this army Of Anatoia is nothing like the
stern disciplined and drilled army of Rumil whose
conn auder knows how many and what men he has
from doy to day under bis command, and where the
thirst for independent adventure and private plumber
is held under check by articles OF war and courts
tal We know that the Russians, who were very hard
up for troops in the beginning Of the Asac campaign,
have been reinforced by 5000 men under Lieut. Gen.
CbIutcle and by body OF Cossacks from the Don;
We know that they have been able TO keep the noun
taineers within bounds to maintain their communica
ton, well across the Caucasus b. Wladikaukas as
by sea to Odessa and SeyastopOL
Under these circumstances and considering that the
Turkish commander ADD Pasha was either traitor
or Ounce Che has been recalled since andplaced under
arrest at Kars; Ahmed Pasha was sent IN his place.
we should not wonder at all if the Turks had been
wOIsted although there can be doubt of the exag
.eraton prevailing in the Russian bulletins We read
in tie Augsburger ZeifHng that towards the end OF
November, Shamyl MADE desperate attempt to force
"hs way to the south in order TO effect direct COM
"municaton with the Turks. The siren. IN OF has
corps estimated at from 10000 to lO,O00 men,
land il is affirmed that the Murides the flower of his
troops, were cut to pieces" This however wants
confirmation.
AT last the murder is out as regards the affair az 81
nope One of the finest three-deckers OF the Russian
feet-tLe Rastslav, I20gun shp--was sunk there by
the Turks This fact-kept back hitherto under the
specous pretext that the Rasslav did not sink during
tie action, but Immediately Afterwards now admit
ted by the Russians and forms good set-0h against
the destroyed Turkish ships If one threececker was
actually sunk we may suppose that the other Russian
vessels received very serious harm indeed during the
action-aDd after all tie victory of Sinope may have
more disabled the Russian than the Turkish feet Al
Together the Turks appear TO fight like Turks when
on the water. The Egyptian steam frgate Peryaz
Bahr disabled and taken after nearly five hours strug-
gle by the far larger Russian steam'trgate Vladimir,
was so rdded with shot that she could hardly be
brought into SevastopO and when there sank at once
So far then, the prizes carried off by the Russians
amount TO nothing, aud indeed the impossbility for
them to carry off single prize from sinope shows both
the obstinacy the Turkish defense and the mutiated
state Of the Russian feet after the action.
There is report that the combined French and
English fleets together with the first division OF the
Turkish Navy, transporting 600 Turks to Baum
If this be true il is as much an act OF war as ii they
made direct attack upon Sevastopol, and the Gar
cannot but declare war at Immediately PRIOR to
the entrance of the combined fleets into the Black Sea
the Gar is said to have sent his mandate for the with
daws of all Lis vessels of from the waters OF the
Euxine TO Sevastopol A letter dated Odessa, Dec
"a. reports that the commander of the Russian 10
tlla in the sea Of Azof Lad sent Of his aides de
camp to Seyastopol TO explain how critical his po-
stion was Two corps Of 1900 men each were
ready to be embarked al SevastOpOl, when this Oper
alton Of war paralyzed by the news of the mmi-
nont entrance of the united fleets into the Euxine
From the last telegraphic news received il appears
that the Russians intended attempting general attack
on the Turkish lines at kaefat the 18th inst the
/ Russian New-Years day. They had already pushed
forward about 600 men in entertainments st Thsetale
village nine English miles north Of kaefat but
/ prevented from concentrating their whole available
force by the Turkish Generals getting the start of them
/ stormiuC the enemys entrenchments with $4,000 or
Il 900 men, proving victorious in series of most mur
derous encounters that took place the 9th 7tb eth
9th ard 10th insts, and finally forcing the Russians 70
retire in the direction of Krsjovs I've Russians them
selves confess loss of 600 killed and 200 wounded
/ Gen Anrep, we are toldby the telegraph WHO com
nanded the Russians, was severely wounded, as well
"as Gen Tunant" On the 10th, il is stated the Turks
/ who were commanded b. Selim Pasba. (the Pole Zed
linsky) again retired 10 kslefat Thus far the tele
graphic news hitherto the only Of information
about these most important events. The report wind
ing up on tie one hand, with the retirement of the
Russians or KrajOya and of the Turks on the other
TO Kaleiat, eyokes suspicion that great strateGca
faults have again been committed both sides There
is ere report sfoat that Omer Pasha caused whole
corps 10 PASS the between the Aluta and the Shy
tlus meraciDg the communications Of the Russia
corus AT KrsiOva But how could the Turks cross the
DsIule which is filed with floating masses Of ice az
any other point than kalefat where alone they were
/ PREPARED for such IN emergency
Tie defeats fiC Russians met With az kaleiat are
Terters ne 'pporlsnt ~ political taau military