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died about this time, and koutouzof was appointed

his successor.

Though our forces оп the Danube were much dimin-

ished by the march of 4 divisions into Poland, he

resolved not to remain inactive, but to до forward and

meet the new grand-vizier Achmet-Pacha, who was

marching from Schoumla towards Roustchouk. Не knew

ту ardent wish not to rernain in inactivity in Poland,

if anything should be going оп elsewhere and was

accordingly good enough to send те ап estafette with

ап order to join the army at Djourdja, where I arrived

оп the 17-th 0f Јипе. I was. appointed to the command

0f а brigade in the advanced guard; we passed the

Danube оп the 19-th, and оп the 22-nd we were atta-

cked by the grand-vizier and the whole of hiS forces.

We beat him от completely; but as it was notjudged

prudent at that time to remain оп the right bank of

the Danube, we repassed that river оп the 26-th and

encamped in and about Djourdja.

Му brigade remained in the rear-guard, and cover-

ed the retreat.

Soon after serious operations began in Small Walla-

chia, and Ismail-Bey of Macedonia, father to Yous-

souf Pasha, subsequently taken at Varna in the year

1828, having passed the Danube with а chosen body

of troops, with the intention of occupying Crai-

ova, the capital of Small Wallachia, I was sent with а

regiment 0f infantry to the support of general Zass,

who commanded in that province.

This was а very active campaign, for we had to do

'•,vith а strong and enterprising епету; several епда-