The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-18 00:00:00

Tit E WAR.

THE following is an extract of a letter dated Galatz,
March 30:—" Nothing precise is known about the war
operations on this side of the Danube. All vessels in
Salina have been sequestrated by the Russian Govern-
ment, and the month is barricaded by two strong chains
,in consequence of the appearance outside of one English
and one French steamer sounding there."
MALTA, APRIL 7.—lmportant news has reached this
island by the steamer Cyclops, which arrived here yester-
day from the fleet. The allied fleets reached Kavarna Bay
on the 26th ult. Eight line-of-battle ships (French) are
at anchor in line to the east of Varna, flanked by six
steamers. Further east are ten line-of-battle ships (Eng-
lish), with six steamers on their flank.
The Russians have crossed the Danube at Galatz, with
30,000 men, without opposition.
All the marines from the fleets are to be landed to pro-
tect Varna.

The Fury, Apollo, and Cyclops arrived at Kavarna on
the 28th.

The Cyclops brings news that the Turks expressly left
a freb passage to Hirsova, and, having surrounded them,
after a hard fight, one half of the Russians were cut to
pieces, and the remainder took to flight, and retreated
across the Danube.
The English brig Anne, from the Danube, while in tow
of the Crescent steamer, was fired on by the Russians, and
both she and the steamer were. damaged.
A barque (English) has also been sunk by the Russians
while leaving the Danube, laden with grain. Her name
is not known.
VIENNA, APRIL B.—Accounts from Bucharest of the lst
instant, report that the Russians were making great
efforts to push masses of troops across the Danube, near
Silistria. It was expected that by the 4th, they would
have concentrated 40,000 men and 130 guns in the camp
at Kalaradsch.
The Wanderer states, under the date of Bucharest, the
31st of March, that a battle had taken place at Tultscha,
which lasted five days—from the 23d to the 27th inclu-
sive—with great loss to the Russians. It is certain that
the Russian Government observes a strict silence on the
subject, and almost equally so that a serious affair has
taken place ; since, letters from Constantinople of the sth
state that great rejoicings were taking place there, in
cOnsequence of the successes obtained on the banks of the.
Danube.

The intelligence of the recal of the Greek Minister, and
of the expulsion from Constantinople of all Greek subjects
who would not consent to place themselves under the ex-
clusive protection of the Porte, is confirmed.
Czernavoda, a fortress in the Dobrudseha, had been
evacuated by the Turks.
BERLIN, APRIL 9.—Yesterday a despatch was forwarded
to St. Petersburg, announcing that the King had used
every exertion to induce the continental powers to enter
into new negotiations, but that he had failed, and could
obtain nothing till the Russians should have evacuated
the principalities.
The object of the negotiations with Baron Hess had been
to determine the course of the two German powers in case
either of them should take part in the war. It was
settled that, if the Austrian troops should pass through
Bohemia, the Prussian forces should enter Galicia and
Bohemia.

The following news is in a letter from Constantinople,
dated the 25th March : —The English steamer Sampson,
which had been sounding on the coast of Circassia, re-
turned on the 21st, bringing tidings of a complete victory
gained by the Circassians over the Russians. Early in
March the Circassians, provided with arms and ammuni-
tion, attacked the Russians, and, after a severely contested
battle, drove them into their castles on the coast. These
castles were surrounded and repeatedly attacked during
four continuous days. Finally the Russians, fearing to be
cut to pieces, blew up their powder magazines, and sought
shelter in ships. The captain of the Sampson, reports
that when some Russians had abandoned two block-houses
situated on a hill, the Circassians threw themselves on
them and cut the whole to pieces. The same steamer had
spoken with a Russian vessel proceeding to Sebastopol,
laden with fugitive soldiers. The loss of the Russians had
been considerable. The coast of Circassia is at present
free from the enemy. Two hundred and sixty-seven ves-
sels arrived this day from the Black Sea, only four of
which were in ballast. Fifteen thousand men are ex-
pected from Egypt, who will immediately on arrival be
forwarded to Batoum under the escort of English and
French steamers.

THE BRITISH ARMY FOR THE EAST.
The following analysis of the army despatched to the
seat of war will be perused with interest :

ROYAL lIORSE ARTILLERY.
Two troops 366 Reserve forces of Artil'y 300
Six companies of Artil'yll4o
Royal Engineers, Sap-
pers and Miners . . . 325
A troop of horse artillery is 180 strong, 204 horses, four
howitzers, (six-pounders,) and two twelve-pounders.
A field battery is 190 strong,l7o horses, four howitzers,
(nine-pounders,) and two twenty-four pounders.
Three companies of battering trains.

Total 2,431