Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-04-17
To the Editor efthe va. Herald.
FOREIGN.
FROM FRANCE

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New YoRK, April ll.-Our French paper. n
March 3dby the Nile. contain no positive POLITICAL
intelligence Of interest.
A private letter Of Feb 9. from the frontiers of
rumored that on the 22d OF January seriou, Or.
zion took place under Farna, in which the Turks
lost $4,000 men and 100 pieces of cannon (tbis 4,
without doubt greatly exaggerated,) aud that ON
ane 1|.h the Russians made themselves masters Of
Tourneul fortress opposite Nicopolis where 2o0o
Turks were killed, and 80 pieces Of cannon mere
taken by the Russians.
II Is stated from Rome, that the candidates for
INC papal throne, aret cardinals Galeffi, Nazsil,
Castiglione and Justiani.
A corps Of 5000 French troops is to remain in
the Morea. "
The Portuguese squadron, was taking on board
troops at Lisbon, to reinforce the garrison Of Ma
deira. '
The Augsburg Gazette of the s3d February.
gives the following protocol, without date:
The PIenipotentiary Of France, announced that
The military expedition agreed upon by the protocol
OF July 10, 1928, had fulfilled its Immediate Oh
iect. by putting an end to all hosties in the No.
rea' and causing its complete evacuation by the
furco-Egyptian troops. He afterwards submitted
10 the Conferences several projects, specified In a
memorandum, Of which the object lie to place tho
countries thus pacihed by the Alliance beyond the
RISK OF new invasion, at the moment of tbo
French troops leaving them. The Plenipotentia.
ries OF Great Britain and Russia, after examining
THESE projects, signified by separate memoirs the
ferable one. ii was then agreed between tbe
p'eniPotentiaries, that the French Government
shall be left TO judge how far, in evacuatiup the
peninsula OF Greece, it may be expedient to iesye
mere ior time some troops; that the Morea and
neighbourng islands, and those called Cyclades.
shall be placed under the provisional guarantee Of
ina tlree Courts, until the fate Of that country
can, in concert with the Porte, be settled: with.
our, however, in the mean time, prkjldgng any
thing respecting the final limits of Greece: This
being question TO be determined in the courss
OF the negotiations with Turkey; which negotia-
tons that power shall be anew invited to enter up-
on Immediately. II was further agreed, that the
allied courts would Immediately Communicates IN
the Ottoman Porte ,tbro' the Minister of the Neber
lands, now at Constantinople, that they take fhe
Morea tile adjoining Islands, and the Cyclates uns
der their provisional guarantee.
(oigned ABERDEEN-PoLIGNAc- -LrEvEc.
81 Petersburg, FEB. 9.-Yesterday, 9Th Feb.
ruary, solemn TIE Deum was celebrated AT the
Winter Palace, in presence of the Emperor ami
Empress, on account OF the capture by assault of
the fortress Of Kala, on the 18th JAM by the Rus.
sian troops The members of the Council of the
ministers, senators, and generals the Court and
the diplomatic corps all assembled at the ccremony
.Vetos from the Army.-Field Marshal Count
Mitgenstein, reports, that the Turkish fortress of
kaIa, on the west bank OF the Danube. opnosile
,Nisopoli, and near Tsrno, was carried by assault
oy the troops OF the 9Th division OF infantry. I'm.
DER the orders OF Gen. Maovsky Thirty-two
pieces OF cannon, five stand ,rds, and abont d0o {,
prisoners have fallen into our hands: among the
latter, ibrahm, pacha of two tails, who formerly
al Silistria
During the assault of Kala, our troops also at.
lacked the suburbs Of the fortress Of Turno. and
carried them, after driving the enemy back into
the citadel. Our loss, well at KaIta ~ at Tur-
no, amounts to about 400 killed and wounded
among the latter is Colonel Ossipoff, commanding
'he Ladogo regiment. and 1t. Col. Tchaikoysky.
that Of Sciussemburp
The fortress Of Kals. separated by the Danube
rom NicoPois, is almost under the fire of Turno,
It's iortihcations were found in the best condition
FROM NASSAU.
CHARLESTON "A pril S.--The Pilot boat Friends.
on our Bar on the 9th inst. boarded the British
,'oop boat Fduorise. days from Nassau, and took
rom her Capt. r. Soulc, his officers and crew. Of
ne ship Coliseum, Of Boston, and Captain r,
taylor, hrs officers and crew, OF the schr Sally.
d Baltimore, and three Spanish gentlemen ,passon.
gers in The Sally.
ny the FaUOrite, we received our files Of the
assau Royal Gazette, TO the 2Sth March, in
elusive.
The ship Coliseum Richard Souic master. f,or
Boston bound for Havana, was wrecked the Is,b
y March, on the Gingerbread Ground. Bsbanas
Bank, vessel lost, part Of the cargo was saved and
'arried into Nassau, where IL was sold II xr;li
'e recoliectcd that the Coiiseu,t was onc Of tI,e
'esseis missing at our last dates from Uavana
md great fear was entertained that she had fallen
n'o'hc hands Of some pirates. Melancholy as