Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-08-07
FOREIGN.
From the Baltimore American. I
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

From the Baltimore Americana
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
TIE ship Thomas Dickinson has arriv.
ed at New York from Liverpool, bringing
London papers to 4he 18th and Liverpool
to the 18th June inclusive. The packet
ship Edward Bonaffe has also arrived from
Havre, Bringing Paris papers to the 9th
June. From the, N. y. Commercial, Eve
ming Post, and Journal Of Commerce, we
make the extracts which follow
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
The accounts from the seat Of the Rus.
sian and Turkish war, are late. And we
have given below, " from the frontiers of
Serva," what the London Courier denom-
mates the Turkish account of the battle
OF the 18th of May, near Paravadi. Ac-
cording to this statement, the Russians
must have come off second best.
The last Russian Bulletin bears the
date ofthe camp before Silistria, Nav 29th.
1t appears that the operations of the siege
OF that place had but just commenced. 1t
seemed likely to be protracted much lon
ger than might suit the Russian interests.
A Turkish ship Of the line of 60 guns is
said to have been burnt at the entrance of
the Bosphorus, under the fire of a fort, by
a small Russian squadron. The Grand
Vlzlerremained shutup in Choumla.
The latest accounts received at Odessa
'sayth the Grand 'Vizier is concentrate
ing all his force behind Choumla. There
was no news from Varna, however. no
military operations of importance could
take place. The grass was but lust
springing up, so as to afford forage for the
horses, and the cavalry and artillery cam
not act till the ammunition and provisions
can he conveyed.
Letters from Odessa, OF the Gath of
May, state that part Of the Turkish fleet
had again got out Of the Bosphorus and
was pursued by Admiral Greig, lying be-
fore Sizepolis So
An article from the Vis,ula, dated Nav
18th, says the Emperor Of Russia returned
to st: Petersburgh in The beginning of Ju-
ly. There vas report that the exporta.
ton of corn from the kingdom Of Prussia.
both by sea and land, would be prohibited
until the produce ofthe approaching har-
vest could be ascertained. This step was
taken on account Of the late foundations.
The Russian State Gazette has story
OF plot to murder the King of Naples,
which had been discovered and prevent.
ed.
Mercantile letters from Constantinople
say, that the French General HulIot, who
lately arrived there with the intention of
entering the Turkish service, has been
appointed by the Sultan Chief of the gen.
eral staff. The Turks consider this &C.
QUESTION as highly valuable as the Gener.
al is represented to them as a very distin.
guIshed officer, and has promised by his
connections in France to engage many O.
Their officers to serve the Porte.
Letters from ConstantInople. dated Nav
18th, state that the Grand SeiGnior had
transported his camp to Terapia on the
European side ofthe Bosphorus, where he
had placed the standard in the mapDifi.
cent hlost oil Kalender, his temporary pa
lace. lie has done this from desire ofbe-
ing near his fleet. The Russian squad.
ron was cruising in the neighbourbood of
the Bosphorus and the English advancing
towards the Dardane'les. The Porte. in.
formed OF the approaching return OF the
PienIPotentlaries Of Ftance and England,
had occupied itself with the nomina ton Of
m'hmdndars, or introductory commission.
ers, who were to be sent to meet those am.
bassadors.
According to advices s,ill later than
this letter, say THE Courier DIES Electors,
zen. Diebitsch was about 10 remove the
siege of Silistria, which. he would have
formed could he have done so with adyan-
tage. He was preparing TO leave an army
OF observation before that place of IS 900
men, and to attempi with an ar,ny Of
$4,000 to penetrate into Servia. province
hitherto not yet invaded by those calami-
ties of every kind which devas.ate the two
principalties where the Russians can 70.
main no loDgey, The ravapes of the
plague still continued 10 a most frjghtful
degree.
The same paper mentions a letter from
the Austrian aomiBions, near the Turkish
frontier, IN which the retakine Of Varna
by the Grand Visier is formally related.
No credit, however, is given 10 the account
a standing army Of 10000 strong is to
be raised IN WaIlaehia, Russia fnrnisb;na
arms and Announcements, and the princi-
panty their pay and subsistence.
1t IS mentioned in the extracts from
Brussels and German papers, that all ac-
counts agree in stating that the Turkish
infantry have much improved in discipline
during the winter. The Porte has com
mIsSioned the Pacha Of Smyrna to buy
several steam boats, through the agency
,f English houses The Sultan is said to
have given positive orders TO free the Eu.
'opean coast Of the Black Sea from the
enemy, whatever il may cost. The 10, 900
lately arrived from ThessaIy,