The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-07 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

HOSTILITIES ON THE DANUBE.
Though the latest telegraph despatches, with
news from the seat of war, are contradictory, they
leave no doubt that hostilities-have commenced in
earnest. One states that, in a conflict between the
opposing armies near Dam, the Turks retreated ;
another, generally, that " the Turkish corps which
passed the Danube at Kalafat" were defeated,
making no mention of the place where the engage-
ment took place; and a third, that after a serious
conflict between Kalafat and Krajowa, which lasted
two hours, the Russians retreated towards Slatina.
Subjoined are the despatches to which we refer.
An official communication from Bucharest
says :
Two thousand Turks appeared at Guirgevo and
fired into the town.
In aPconflict near Darn many Russians and Turks
were killed. The Turks retreated up the river, and
the Russians followed them.
At Kalafat there are daily skirmishes.
The Turks respect foreign property under the
Austrian flag.
A private telegraphic despatch from Vienna of
the 3rd inst. announces the defeat of the Turkish
corps which had passed the Danube fiear Kalafat.
ThelVienna Freese confirms the intelligence of
the arrival of 7,000 Turks at Kalafat, and of the
advance of the left wing of the Turkish army,
besides 8,000 of the Turkish reserve from Sophia.
The vanguard, Under Namik Pacha and General
Prim, had a serious conflict with 2,500 Russian
cavalry; etWeen Kalafat and Karajowa. The affair
lasted two- hours, .when the Russians retreated
towards Slatina.
A despatch, dated Bucharest, Nov. 2, gives the
following account of the attack of Giurgevo by the
Turks:—
Yesterday 800 or 1,000 Turks appeared at and
bombarded Giurgevo. A fight ensued along shore;
several Russians and Turks were killed, and civil-
ians wounded. The Turks proceeded up the river.
Russian cavalry with cannon followed in the same
direction. Skirmishes between the out-posts
happen daily near Kalafat.
Another telegraphic dispatch from Vienna says ;
—The Hospodar, Demetri, Stirby, is superseded ;
he has already retired from his Principality, and is
already in Transylvania.
The members Qf the civil courts are ordered into
the interior, and all offences are to be tried by the
Russian courts-martial.
The war with Russia has been proclaimed at
Belgrade by Izzet Pacha in presence of the Ser-
vian ministers and dignitaries.
The Presse states, on the authority of Constan-
tinople letters of the 21st ult., that Redschid
Pasha has consented to a fresh draught of a note,
proposed by Lord Redcliffe, and based on the
Czar's admissions at Olmutz.
Redschid Pasha is said to have given his consent
after a series of " stormy" conferences.
A letter from Constantinople of the 21st, in the
Presse of Vienna, says :—" Lord Stratford de Red.
cliffe has made it a condition sine qua non, that hos-
tilities shall not commence until the receipt of the
answer of the cabinet of St. Petersburg to the last
project of arrangement. It is said that this de-
mand gave rise to some very stormy scenes be-
tween him and the Divan, but at last the considera-
tion due to the Western Powers caused the latter to
consent."
The Breslau' Gazette states from Vienna, 30th
ult, ;—" Negotiations have taken place between
Austria and l‘lontenegro._ Austria recommends the
Vladika to observe the strictest neutrality, but the
Prince thinks that his warlike people cannot be
prevented from attacking the Turks, and he, more
moreover, states .that he owes a proof of devoted-
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