The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-15

hoI. ssn.et the que ton and lead mmediAt. hos
fiit.es bat mus rr1Tcns
The trsormatin on which these hopes and surmises
OF peaoe are based mesgre and unsatiAciory IS all
that sss been doled the European public during
the progress OF this protracted cihacuy Here it is yer
tISn.-
There rs TO believe ths an srmistice has been
concluded bel the Turkish and Russian armies The
intelligence Russian hostile operations on the Lower
DAI ube Oct % is conadcted by the Oea1TessscAs
Correspondent
General opinion regarded this extremely doubt
ful Our corr spondent informs that it emanAed in
che first instance om Paris bureau OF very doubtful
reliability it received with ncredulity in Paris, and
Vas only acted upon the Bourse when it found
have raised the price Of csnsols at London.
The Pa;r careful to say I'VE mention this port
subject to every reservation. All the nforma ion and
al the that reached Paris contradict
this despatch which only meution Of tn
can trace the rumor further than Vienna"
Teiegraphc the London Chronicle puts the despatch
Ia this yet important shape
CoNsrASrISorIA Oct. r. 1853.
The Porte having heard OF a project of compro-
mise being negotiated, has Suspended the commence
Enent Of hostites for the present.
10 this is added under date of
VIENNA, Sunday, Oct. 80, 1853
Yesterday the new project arrived here from London,
and sent 10 Coasantnope 1t consists Of the Vienna
mote deprived Of the Questionable passages which,
6sed the Turkish notifications superHuous and
being agreeable 10 the 0lmuz concessions will satisfy
Russia The present srmstice has been obtained
necton herewith Turkey is expected to ACCEPT these
Germs, and, If So Russia.
Another version of the reported armistcs is given BY
tbs Paris Mrer OF October 80 That paper announces
that the French had received tho
spoassador at Constantnople despatch bearing date
Der q st. Prince Gortsch sko reply to One Pasha
Va" regarded by The rsrte the light OF refusal
quit the rncp siities and consequently justified Tarkey
In resortnR to war Nevertheless, tbs enreaties of
the representative of The four Rers Ottoman gov
erment had issued orders Tor the postponem. MT OF hos
tlties to November lst provided they had already
commeneed but if already commenced, order to
b void This probably fornshed the concoctors Of tee
graphic news with the idea Of the armistce.
The following the London Times gives the pArticu-
krs Of
TIN REPORTED ARM1srIcE BETWEEN TURKEY AND
RUSSIA.
From the London Times, Nov. L.
The intelligence of the armistce between the Turkish
and Russian forces has been substantially confirmed and
the event be precisely OF that character which
yestsr lay dsneated Toe interval assigned by Omar
PashA for the evacuation of the Dannban principalies
was to expire on the "a Ut out although the reply of
Prince GStsca sof to the Ottoman had been
considered at Cons antinope as equivalent to refusal
the bad consented the request of the Ambassa
dors Of the four Powers, prolong the Term Of preliminary
psse until this day, the l Of November We have reason to
believe, before stated that this movement OF the
European represent. tives not mace without well
grounded pect tons of beneficial result AMI, the
assent the Porte the propos ION bespeaks in itself
desire to avois sxremtes good ground for
ndence that this last effort in the cause of peace will prove
successful
These steps however, we're taken before the collision
between the contendng armies had occurred aud it is
not impossible that so untoward an affair may exercise
its the of events. Nevertheless,
continue be of opinion that such result Is unlikely
FOR the encounter it plain premedated signal
appears to have been unfavorable that party which
likely be exasperated by the Circumstance The
scene Of the ARRAY not exactly the Of the
pected Tbs hostile of the Russians and the
Turks stationed in the provinces OF Walachia and
Bulgaria respectively with the waters OF the Danube be-
TO say from the point OF confluence OF the
Pruth-the left bank of the Danube becomes
Russian territory. the opposite bank being form
Cd BY the northernmsst angle of Bulgaria 1t vas at
this part of the river that the engagement occurred
Russian hoa ssng of two steamers with gun boats
In tow proceeding ascend the stream when it
fred upon from the fot of Isakeh the Turkish bank
xhe object Of the Russians was doubtless to osh
OR nunicaon the Black Sea and their army
6f occupation IN Walla ha, bat either they approached
hoo closely to the Ottoman the Turks had resolved
to oppose the expedition 1t will be clearly dscerDed
however that though the Russians indeed forcing
passage up the river and were attacked in the at
tempt the operation IN no degree rsse oes movement
OF the Russian troops across the river against the Turk
IL forces.
movement of this de ,isive kind if made at ALL will
be made IL all probability from the opposite AMI by
tne opposite army. The RUS slams not likely
the Danube themselves for the Gar VIGOROUSLY
ious 10 avoid offensive ndi-posed any further in
vasion of Ottoman territory and possessed already of
somewhat larger guarantee of this description than
he finds convenient. They would incur moreover all
the dangers of the passage and would Afterwards
gage the Turks in positions proverbally favorable TO |
Ottoman tactics The very mention Of these conditions
shows what the Turks would loe by reversing them
tbeT own pref dce. They would forfeit the
q sntrsnchsd camps and well provisionsd stations.
and would advance, with very deficient cavalry
and scarcely iary squpage 10 encounter level
plains powerful army extremely well furnished with
upen the Turks and this the only direction which
movement would b. eicacious The views Of the Rus
: :.ns arc fully satisfied y nssOn and i the Turks
stances to act At serious disad vantage Is alleged
that they have already awaited themselves Q, some Of
chose slands which the Danube contains Effect partial
passage their troops at the tco points q Brdi'd and W,d-
a. forming ue opposite eTtrem'es Of Wdioch'o and that
cspao Of the Russians The report itself is inrinscsy
probable but it hardly be doubted that campaign
commenced under these conditions must prove ultimately
disadvan 10 seou to the advancing army
No arguments Of ours now be necessary to demon
stxate that the ottomans likely to obtain what
they claim by the intervention of European medators
than BY rushing hsaoong the Danube to
columns Of Prince Gortscsakof It is possible that
hey might drive the Russians out OF the Prncpaltes
but II in the highest degree unlikely that the Gar
sould suffer such expulsion without effort hereafter
70 regain his position and certainly not probable that
the Tarkish arm, with the Danube in its rear and the
whole orce Of the Russian empire its flank would long
b sbis TO maintain aelf Whether the RI, STAINS could
march To Constannople BE- queeton but Ia quite
tain that they always march to Jassy and Bucha
res There is real advantage, 10 short, to be antic
pAed from war the Gar win assuredly not yield to the
attacks Of the TURKS though he may perhaps consent
overlook them The Ottoman forces almost insvi-
tally b discom8tsd and though the interference Of
Europs may preserve the Turkish throne
The I. army or procure better terms for the Turkish
avithouf recourse to hostilitiss At all
The Sultan WAS, undoubtedly, justified BY the conduct
Of the Russians, and perhaps by his position in
minstpg of anomalous peace by . formal decara
zion Of war would be easy leave such declare
on entirely unsupported by active in the field
But the thus threatened be inc
tive for good that all the Independent Of
Europe endeavored TO prevent it. and some agreed to
sgnore it, stence altogether 1t could not possibly il
confined 10 Engagements the Turks the Rus
slams, promote any settlems OF the question ISSUE
II must inevitably IL extended to Europe 1T large entail
che extinction Of this question in o the former case
the ultimate adjustment would have been merely pre-
JUDGED BY the inerven ion o hos tes in the latter
might have Of war with refults beyond reach Of
COL lecture We trust and believe then, that this day
instead Of Witnessing the commencement of Q strugge
n OF peril though without chance OF profit will find
negotiations approaching successful Close and that
dispute 10 the form conditions which all parties
are substantially agreed will not be the Of pluny
Ing Europe into centurion
The London Ee,cs says
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