The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-12-08
European News.

The steamer Atlantic arrived at New ori
last Friday night, and in the New York pa
pers Of Saturday and Monday We have thu
full details of her news. We avoid the Ia
bor however, Of cutting down some 8 ol
10 columns to bring them within the boundi
of our space, by availing ourselves of re
sumo Of the news which We find in the Chi
cago Press of Tuesday.
Another TuRkisu VICTORY IN ASIA
telegraph dispatch has been received in Pari.
on the 10Th Nov, announcing that Omar
Pasha defeated the Russians on the 9TH
Nov. lie had left the lngour, and taken the
direction of kutais The enemy was about
10000 strong, and suffered considerable
loss. The battle lasted five hours.
A second dispatch states that Omar Pasha
has forced the passage o! the Ingour at four
different points against superior number Of
the enemy. The Turkish gencralissimo had
pushed on at kutais
The following account ofa further success
by the Turks in Asia has been received from
Hamburg, under date of this moi ing
A dispatch has just been received here
from Constantinople, dated the 10Th. II
says that on the ith instant the Turks under
Omar Pacha entered Georgia After cross.
ing the river Anakarn by wading through il
up to their arms, the Turkish army attacked
the redoubts at the point of the bayonet,
completely routed the Russian troops to the
number Of $1,000, and after u desperate
struggle pu tthem to flight.
The Russian loss was 400 killed and 40
prisoners, and . wounded.
Tho Turks had GS killed and go wound
ed.
TIE Russians RETREATING PROM KARs.--
Adyices from Trebzond, Of the lst inst,
announce that the Russians have set of from
kars IN the direction OF Alexandropol, with
the greater part Of their baggage, which
would seem 10 indicate that they contempla-
ted the raising Of the blockade Of Kars. 1t
IL announced that the b9sieged have contri
we'd to preserve the liberty of their commu.
nications. 1t is stated that s, 900 Turks are
marching upon kutais and il is asserted
that the Russians have already evacuated
the place, and that they have fallen back
upon Titis.
OPERATIONS OS THE DSrEPER.-A cores
pondcnt Of the hsaide Russe contains the
following teegraphic dispatch from Prince
Gortchakoif
NIcoLAIEFF, October 3lst-Thc camp on
the Spit Of kinburn, between the suburb
and the fortress has been broken up by the
enemy. It's still impossible TO determine
exactly the strength Of the garrison they
had left at Kuburn. Their light vessels
though in smaller numbers, continue at
their anchorage in the Bay Of Oczakofi, or
cruise in the liman, entering the embouch
ures of the Bug and Dnieper, and taking
sonndings, but without ascending very far
up those rivers, or even to the points they
reached when they first appeared The fleet
the number OF which has again slightly
decreased since yesterday, is moored in the
same position.
A letter from Odessa, of the 3Oth, in the
1Ustriaa Gazette, says:
Accounts from Ncolaieif state that the
Bug has been rendered impossible below
that place bv the siptip9~ aJc me- hLs 'UJen
done tn TIRE nniopor beiv~-h irrrsutr. fhr
Allies are constructing batteries at kinburn,
IN which they are mounting some ships
guns Of very large calibre. The French
troops which occupy it are 3, 900 in number.
All the inhabitants have quilted Otchakoif,
and are encamped in the plains near it.
The Iardiiie Husse OF the 4th inst. con.
tains the following dispatch, dated Nicolai.
eft, Nov $500 i. NJ:
OF all the cncmys meet there remain but
the following vessels viz at sea, near the
Of the liman of the Dnicpcr,
two screw irigates Of fifty to sixty guns, and
two steam coryettes; in the same liman in
the Roads, two steam frgatcs Of thirty to
forty guns, and two steam corvcttcs, three
floating batteries, two gunboats, two trans.
ports, and one merchant vessel near the
confluence Of the Bug and the Dniepcr, sc.
ven gunboats, making in all twenty-thrcc
vessels.
OPERATIONS BEFoRE SEBAsToroI-The Ga.
2ette dies Postcs contains the following:
VARNA, Nov. 4.-Thc fire Of the batteries
on the South side Of Sebastopol against the
Northern forts redoubed on the closing days
Of last month. Since the 3Oth, the floating
batteries, armed with cannons Of the strong.
est calibre, have been ready at Kamicsch,
and are to take part in the fire against Fort
Constantine. The fleet at kinburn have re.
ceivcd orders TO send the mortars and large
gunboats at the mouth Of the Dnieper to
kameiSch. 1t is positively stated that after
the arrival Of these boats u fire from land
and sea will be simultaneously opened
against the forts on the north
a private French) letter from Sebasto.
pol, Of the 10th Of October, states as fol.
ows: The encmy's batteries do not cease
iring at us. Night and day We hear the
shells and balls which destroy or rather
complete the destruction of the houses in
he towns which are in their way, and it is
~ no means reassuring for the occupants of
he houses near them. The Russians CONT
luc to iortiiy to the north Of the bay, and
III the heights bristle with batteries. con.
css that do not see clearly the utility of
hose works; it is certain that they will ne
'er be attacked there
MISCELLANEOUS WAR News. Correspond.
nee by letter comes no further than to
Nov. 3d. Letters are entirely occupied with
ccounts of the process Of providing shelter
or the troops. Good progress has been
made in this necessary occupation. To the
bovc date the weather has been fine. A
my interchange Of fire continued between
he North and South sides. Some rcconnoi.
anccs had been made by the Allies, but re-
uting in nothing. Prince Gortschakoii's
iary of events to Oct. ~, chronicles no.
hing. His latest dispatch Of Nov. 8, is as
ollows:
"Nothing new in the Crimea. The enemy
ontirue to occupy the Valley of Baidar,
'hcrc they have two divisions
The Paris Moaiteur contains dispatch
rom General Pelisser, giving an account of
he reconnaissance made by Gen. Allonvllc
t Eupatoria, Oct. 81. Its details are unin
crcsting.
The Allies have completed some impor.
ant works near Fort ST. Nicholas, and in.
rcascd the number Of batteries bearing on
nc northern forts. A young cadet who de-
crtcd to the French, reported that Gorts.
hakof was determined to hazard an attack,
onsequently the Allies every night reinfor.
ed their advanced posts, and supported
lcm with field artillery.
Count W. Zamoiski is appointed to raise
nd command division Of Cossacks and
ocs for the British service.
y Petersburg dispatch announces that the
4 To- IL ..T