New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-26
THE WAR.
THE SIEGE OF SILISTRIA.


Si,ria are decidedly favorable to the Turks. Full par
culars of the several engagements which took place dur
ing the last DAYS of May have yet been received but
there appears be doubt that May - the Russians
made another fierce attempt to carry the place by storm.
in which they repscd with great loss and that on
the 3Oth the Turks able to the offensive
against the besegng army Ii stated in London that
the English Government had received information FROM
Admiral Dundas that the garrison had succeed IN coun
termnns the Russian engineers to such an extent that
5000 or GOO Of the besegers had been blown up This
last statement wants confirmation At all events, Ssria
has been defended with great skill and bravery and, as
vet with success. The Russians, since the commence
ment of the siege have suffered tremendous oss and
is far from unlikely that the fortress may hold out until
relieved As usual there to be some delay on tho
part of the British. To May 30 only one English division
had left Scutari for Vana. Two thousand English horses
were at Constantnoe but the transporsseiling ships
were delayed by contrary winds and It was currently re-
ported that the English commander would not risk his
force against the Russians in the field until he had full
complement of cavalry and artillery. Perhaps howcvor,
the French and Omer Pashas dsposabe force may pro-
coed TO the relief of the beseged stronghold.
Our accounts Of the sorte made by the Turks say that
took place at clock the morning of tho 3Oth Of May,
and was totally unexpected by the Russians. strong
force Of Turks made sudden sally and after fearful
massacre of the surprised Russians they reached the works
OF the bescgers where they destroyed the newly opened
"approa hes spiked number of cannon, and carried
Of Others into the fortress but made no prisoners.
Omar Pasha was still at Shumla on the LIST June Tho
story of the 600 Turks having advanced toward Ssra
is not correct neither is the statement that Pashkewitch
had pushed forward so 600 Russians on The road to Shuma
Nothing had been attempted against Rasichuk.
Ii is universally acknowledged that the Russians
have recently suffered series of defeats and some of
them are attributed solely to the ounders OF tner com
Russians had been totally defeated at place called
Brankoven the right bank OF the Auta half way be-
tween Karakal and Slatna and we now have some de-
tails Of what occurred there. The rising Of the river so
much mpeded the retreat Of General Llprandi corps
from Little Wallacha, that the rear-guard of Elk baita
march up from karakal by way of Retska toward Sla
tina where there il. rather was, wooden bridge.
During the night of the 2sth Of May while this corps was
resting at Oltez SLENDER Beg marched with about 1000
from KrajOya 10 place about seven English miles
from Brunkoven where he placed his mon in an adyan-
tageous position. When the Russians the 2sb
a furious attack made their left flank. Instead Of
turning boldly their enemy the Russians fought as they
retreated and the consequence was that their loss was
very great reaching satina they lost time in de-
stroyng the Alua bridge behind them 1t supposed that
hardly Russian woudhave escaped the Turks had not
been much weared by their long march during the pre-
cedDg night BY the foregoing you Val see that the Dat
tles of Karaka and Brankoyen OF which the Austrian
papers have recently spoken in reality one and tho
same affair We to the battle fought on the 27th
of May between Turnu and Smntza in which only three
Russian squadrons said to have been engaged On
the 25th the Russians after having destroyed their field
works quilted Turnu and marched down stream. A.
Sail PSha the commander Of Nicopols, made no psepa-
ratons for taking possession Of Turnu the Russians
thought themselves perfectly secure and marched at their
ease along tho e bank of the Danube toward Smntza-
Sail Pasha had however been idle. He had sent
CORPS of 0CO men along the road from Nicopolis 10
Ssiow and ordered up 1900 from that place TO meet
them; he then dispatched detachment of 1000
drawn from lsass To place called WoganLa When mo
Russians were about midway between urnu and Slmnltzs
the two first mentioned Turkish deachments crossed the
river and attacked the enemy in front Shortly after tho
engagement had begun the 900 men VINO ad crossed to
river from Nogsnza up, aud took the Russians IN
flank and rear most ssngnary and obstinate conflict
ensued and although between two fires the Russians long
displayed great courage The jaeger battalions called
Aexopolsk and kremen.sohuk, cut to pieces and
tie rest Of the detachment only escaped similar fate by
d<ordcrIy flight. ..r,