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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Paris paper reports Ottoman victories: Turkish army routed Russian General Michelson's forces; Capt. Pacha's fleet defeated Russian squadron off Tenedos; Thessalonica's Pacha repelled British summons with cannon fire, forcing their flight. These offset Alexandria's loss to English Gen. Fraser.
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Authentic letters announce that a French officer, dispatched by the Ambassador Sebastiani, and repairing to his majesty the Emperor Napoleon to his Excellency Gen. Andreossi, our Ambassador at the Court of Austria, the important news, that the army of the Russian General Michelson, had been invested by the Turkish army, and completely routed. Intelligence was received by the same channel, that the Capt. Pacha, who had passed the Dardanelles with 10 ships of the line, put to fight the Russian squadron stationed off Tenedos.
These two events are neither less glorious for the Ottoman arms, nor less important for the fate of the Porte, the expulsion of the English fleet from before Constantinople, and amply make up for the loss of Alexandria, so shamefully surrendered to the English General Fraser. The town of Thessalonica did not follow the example of Alexandria; upon the British representing themselves before that place, and summoning in it to surrender, and send away the French Consul, the Pacha answered them with cannon balls, and immediately took such measures as made them judge proper to seek their safety in flight.
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Ottoman Empire
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As Reported In Paris Paper Of May 23d
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russian army completely routed; russian squadron put to flight; british forced to flee thessalonica; offsets loss of alexandria
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A French officer brought news to Napoleon and Andreossi that Turkish army invested and routed Russian General Michelson's army. Capt. Pacha passed Dardanelles with 10 ships of the line and defeated Russian squadron off Tenedos. These events glorify Ottoman arms and aid the Porte, including expelling English fleet from Constantinople. Thessalonica's Pacha repelled British summons to surrender and expel French Consul with cannon fire, prompting British flight.