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DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY
UNDER GEN, LUDERS.

ONOLh OEN, Il OGhO.
VIENNA, May, 3--The following re-
port circulates in Bucharest:-Omer Pa
cha advanced with 10000 men towards
the Dobrudscha on the eighteenth or nine
teenth OF April. and battle took place
with Luder's corpse between Silistria and
Rassova. During the night Omer Pacha
had detached division in the direction
of the Black Sea, aud when ;he battle
was at lis heigh, on the next dag, this
corps attacked the Russians in their rear,
causing unexAmpled confusion and CON
s,ernatiou.
Gen. LuGers retreated towards Czerna
voda. and il is said that the Russians lost
many guns and even their military chest.
On the Goth a Turkish flying corps.
crossed the Danube below Silistria. in or
der to destroy the Russian strand batter
les. They advanced towards ka'arash.
where there was hard fighting foE some
hours. The Turks fought like lions. but
being terribly overma.ched, were u!ti
ma,ely forced 10 retreat
By the latest accounts from Orsova. the
Russians had ceased connonading that
fortress, and Il YVES expected by their
movements that Gen. Graeb was about
to raise the seige. The success of the
Turks near CZernay0da is confirmed.
Y letter from Drobrudscha of the l7;h
says: The deserlers arrived here from the
Russian army say that the Danube
overlooked AMI carried away all the raft
bridges: the communication with the
right bank of the Danube is cut off. and
for the las, four days the armies have
been withou; provisions. Their number
is 60. 600 men. They lost } 600 in pass
ing the river Tho place on which they
encamped is very marshy. and their
loss 100 men per diem.
In Walachia the turks advance as
the Russians retire.
Letters JUST received from Corfu con
firm The capture BY the TURKS of Prta
4 strong position Of tie Greeks near Ar
ia. in southern A,bania; and announce
the reiakiug by the Sultan'S troops Of
the town II Metzeva. a very important
position indeed. fer it commands the
principal pass over the chain Of Pindas
I
habitanis os Me'zova are entirely chris
.an. and were wealthy from the carr, ing
trade, in which they were almCs, all en-.
gagged. They OPENLY affirm tina! they
were induced TO throw of their ale
gence to the Sultan by Signor Eossei,i,
The Greek Consul. who has just been ex
PEELED from Janiana.
No sooner had they done so than the
Greek General Ggiyas came to their pro
tection.' and began his operations by
lcvying n contribution of 1000 piasres
upon the town. and stripping every wo-
men Of their Jewels and all their gold ami
silver ornaments. He then fortified Linn
! self with some three hundred meh III
some loop holed houses that might have
inieifeIed with his retreat. and awaited
! the Turkish General, Abdi Pesha's ami
val. cxhorting the people of Mrtzova TO
defend themselves gnllanlly. This they
did Cor a short time but Aodi Pdsha's ir-
regulars. with the plumber Of such a
town before item. soon put an end To all
resistance. G.iyns never stirred from
: his snug retreat. but made good his posi-
zion ill NIGHT. {Abdi Pasha having no
heavy artillery md then made his rs
cape while the Albanians were too busily
intent upon pilage TO observe his move
ments.
He got safely OF with his booty. which
was chiefly the object OF his visit. md
;he deputa'ion Of Meizo,itcs who wait
/ ed upon Abli Paslla to make .heir sub
mission declared they would rather live
! forever nnder Turkish rule than endure
for week such Christian tyranny. Alb
di Posha did nll in his power to pr0tec.
! The Greek prisoners. and to preserve that
/ portion Of The town which is still stand
! ing. but the Albanian ifregularS had
been reused TO pitch o.: fury that was
exceedingly difficult to control; and. in
deed. vnnquished rebels do not receive
very mild treatment i'll any CO ntrv.
The Ionian Islands are tranquil. though
of course. there is great excitement in
all parts of the Leyant where there are
Greeks.
/ In Bucharest the Turks have issued a
very trsnquIlizi'ig proclamation. None
are TO be prosecuted for political opin-
/ ions. Every one is to continue his usu-
al occupation, and everything is to be
paid for.