The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-02 00:00:00

AND TURKEY.

AFFAIRS OF THE EAST

"trrwit our Second Edition of yesterday.)
The Tr, VIENNA, WEDNESDAY.
Neh." auderer contains the following private de-
-6(4;7" On the 26th the Russians commenced
Cl4Ne:tr,t;lctiori of a bridge across the Danube, at
/4the,a., On the 14th the city of Belgrade was
krrioirint of being bombarded by the Turkish
of the fortress. The difference was
Nwoy the presence in Belgrade of the Russian
ttio'll The calamity was averted by the inter-
,rillaef,flia
1„,°1f1. the Austrian consul-general.
e
has been retained at Constantinople by
It •a"
ite„s",
ated that Omar Pacha has intercepted
to the Porte a letter from Menschikoff
It t "schalcoff, advising the latter to keep as
as
oPossible in Wallachia.
'll4la refuses the offer of the Ulemas to
the gold and silver from *the churches, as he
to avoid doing anything which would give
1"r
tha' religious character.
Nia„e 24th of November the Turks and Cir.
ttssia were 'to make a combined attack on the
pit ar lines.
announced from Si. ,Petersburg that the
riders bout to issue another manifesto.
ktit p a letters state that the Russian vessels in
tli,
e4,"rt Were unloading their cargoes, in conse-
ver: of the notice received from the Turkish
'idereallieht that all Russian vessels will be con-
V lawful prizes after the 20th of November.
ei
.Nig,,,ssians have announced their intention of
:the (1411 Turkish vessels after the 22nd.
044, ,errand for wheat had lessened, and prices
being decidedly loWer, showed a tendency
The Way. Freights were easier.
'etobo, Proportion of the shipments of grain in
The to England were very small.
I,l,7;iittes leading article-" The temporary
Letely of the Russian consul from London was
o,o4ecasioned by his having accompanied the
'the D.' recently sent to Amsterdam, on account
St, 'Ytperor.
ittlotat Petersburg advises of the 24th, and the
.S 1 -in of the rate of Exchange, show a re-action
lulaYn,—, Prevent any further remittances of gold
•Theg,,,ts country. The weather continues mild.
11t404„inies has a leading article o. n the probable
'11951. "eement of naval hostilities between the
1:11an and Turkish fleets in the Black Sea, and
position generally with respect to her
The,lous in that quarter.
!ki Times believes that the four British steamers
44(ditot started on their cruise from Constan-
Air
e °ll the 16th of November, and it is possible
A 1111
°Veltients may have been countermanded.
ob.
Ject was certainly not a hostile demonstra-
-4e "t merely to take off Mr, Colquohoun, our
ti eo
tb general in the Principalities, and to
-e,,,tqate of the mouths of the Danube.
111-rlye nrkiSh ships in the Black Sea may be
)41,4qiiam„,ule to hold their own against an equal
°!te force. The weather may, however, prove
eoAtt ta,,ltgeyous to both than hostilities.,
4,8 t 'tective blockade of the north and western
k.°41(.1 be an object of great difficulty. The
114'1 and military consequences to Russia, of
()s
'Le I,of the security she has hitherto enjoyed
°p the
Sea are incalculable.
the trade of the whole of Southern RuSsia, and
Atig vast basin watered by the -Dniester, the
vd and
e4a the Dnieper can be interrupted.
A'aF,A. would be at the mercy of the enemy.
the..ot might be blockaded and attacked,
is believe that sea-
14' bat
kAllt teries are ofto its
inferior force to the
t," metal which might be brought against it,
Ocy tile place is ill fortified in the rear., The fort
thti yat,;off, the arsenal of Nicolaieff, and the build-
:4ll,.-1'". of Cherson, are said to be very imper-
protected, the Russians having apparently
w? elite
themselves with defences sufficient to
111°4 the Turks.
•
P4titi: article further shows the possibility of ope-
e a.(along the Crimea the towns on the
(4. Az against • • •
-or • ° and the forts by which Circassia and
gm are held.
are held.
maritime force, especially steamcrs,
.41110,
.withitt thi,, to eight days, be able to attack
`4l point °n tt,ll-0-u- t 2000 miles of coast, where the
e Iv"ld`be unable to concentrate any force.
P,°Lley of the Emperor Nicholas has not only
Turkey to collect a considerable naval arma-
. ttk capable of perhaps meeting the Russian
,into Without disadvantage, but has brought
\e Bosphorus,
for the first time in history,
tt ,est powerful fleet England and France ever
klee sea. She has contributed to place this
N 4, within reach of everything that is most
:able in his dominions, and has 'directed
attention of Europe to a point which places
elations to the Russian Empire in a new
oEar •
Y Opening the Black Sea to foreign navies,
li;lreater blow has been given to the security
44,,,p,,a5ia than Turkey has received from the
Rilllo
°tit 11.3' occupation of the Principalities.
, "neS hopes it may not be necesssary to
"eet to measures which cannot be executed
-N
t. all the evils of war; but that such mea-
lc,tllll:an be executed, if necessary, with rapidity
4terseision, by the. forces now in the Turkish
1t is not possible to doubt.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
k '11:0)0 SA L OF ARRANGEMENT,
V. Dr,"`;aris correspondent of the Times alludes to
I,lll,t4,,"Jected. conference, to be held either at
Th'i London, or Paris, for the settlement of
'llt:ite‘yrk4h question, and to which Russia and
thr,llea „Would be invited to send plenipoten-
41:te explain the final conditions on which
"-Iv arrange—
r
•,h'ltiti,ll Prance and England, with a view to estab-
i)4tiei; conditions and extent of a common inter-
!tit-41 the affairs of the East, is again stated as
gate letters which have arrived from War
Os 'Le that the Russians are making prepara-
ttS,°_a the most extensive scale for the spring
ellat I'l"11. Marshal Paskewitsch has announced
means then to take the command of the
r,t't)l.o.ll, the Moldo-Wallachian provinces ; but
ktr,a't ic,(4l3ing so he hopes that it will be composed
11 ofast 200,000 men ready to take the field,
ireserve of 100,000 men. He is getting up
Oteci?..!l a corresponding scale. He has already
tNaChae officers who are to serve as his aides-
-411e1r,: and has appointed General Abramovitsch,
commander in-chief of the gendarmerie
rhi.tl, as the commandant of his head guar-
is appointment is considered an undoubted
le toy,
of the commencement of au imp46rtant
thin.' •
Ilate. s from Bucharest of the 18th allege that
to 'e re'f!siaus, who were at Ismail, in Bessarabia,
Eillet,.,,`'eived. orders to re-enter Wallachia, in order
14,,,Lite,,L'Y the fortresses on the Danube, and that
,t`'etas-ahttips had been broken up on account of the
kio ae (,'CY of the season.
f~ its t °ort of Vienna, it is said, is extremely an-
Ctite ° settle the Russo-Turkish question without
44(111rttnfbl,00dshed, for which purpose it proposes a
who'.' A Arbitration, to consist of representatives
14,1Q111114ria, England, France, and Prussia, to
44,11,ikilssia and Turkey are to be allowed to send
C't tertiaries, the decision of that Court to be
tttlta" b' •
.4„ .er binding upon the belligerent parties.
4t,';t11.4, .version, however, of the story is, that
th 44 :„,1:11„Ply suggested that Russia and Turkey
14:1!tltei,-`44e their 'differences themselves, without
thiltitn„vention. of any other power ; but upon thell
Ta be -tY condition that Moldavia and Wa
at on,
a-
e e evacuated by the Russian troops.
the "Ting is authentic :
r‘y"„qan,,- 2 tult, at night, the Turks forced the
the",att; to quit the island opposite Giurgevo.
en,'Etla,nciPts were made by the Russians to retake
the'bbut were repulsed. In the second at-
e j-tussian soldiers had to be forced into
bi CI, seven and eight in the morning of tile
440 Arinn, e Russians retook the island.
'tt,her Z.tile night of the 25th the Turks made
tObe Da'slst:r,lt attack, but were repulsed..
TO age of the riv& at this point on the part
Q'tigeDo,sBlans is out of the question.
°f nest h"'°°llB have all been sent to Hirsova, to
.(111,er
,•• numerous islands with the right bank
, 4.
i PreBs,
a says that Count Nesselrode has for-
an, lt oLher note to the Russian Ambassadors
ftn
f (1.
19 Encrl, resin continu-
. bilttieliternationapl an d
rel onsatipect betwe g enthe ee the three •
011 tea to
N the
ittai,4lth ult. Ismael Pacha and Schamyl
" simultaneous attacks on the Russian