The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-12-16


Gorsschskof. The plan succeeded and Om-
ar Pscha 10 combining his troops to attack
the division ofGen Luders in Besstrabis.
The Ottoman force in the Black sea is to co-
operate with the land force in the attack.
Hostilities have ceased oil along the. Mol
dsvia and the Wallachian lines.
The foods Of the Danube prevent opera.
tons, but when tho lrosts set in, il is expec-
ted the fighting win be resumed.
Vienna letters Of the 22d state that Omar
Pachs has been ordered to prosecute the war
with energy. .-. ...
From Bucharest under the date Of tho l4th
we learn that Prince .GortscAskoff had recei-
we'd similar instructions. In the meantime,
.diplomayc is again active.
On the 7th the British steamer Fury,
brought to Constantinope the draft Of new
Anglo French note. The Porte, however, /.
declined to consider II and it was therefore,
withdrawn.
A more comprehensive proposal, it is said
has been prepared at Paris, by Napolean.
The present position Of military affairs is
stated thus-Omar Pacha, holds a strong
position in Kaafat with 10000 men, and is
fortifying himself in the strongest manner, in
the triangle between Kalafat and Tarajool
and Marabou, thus securing a:communication
with both banks of the river, and having q
base Of operations to act in lesser Walachia.
The Russians under Gen'l Back took froGa
them Tarajool
The Sultan is said also to be equally dis.
posed to come to terms, hut will not be the
first to retract. He has, however, sent Psul
Efendi, as imperial Commissioner to the ar
my on the Danube to restrain the ardof of
Omar Pacha and thus give diplomacy ano-
ther chance. ..t
The porte has received from the Ambassa-
doris assurance of effective cooperation in
case of need, and may send feet into the
Black sea without fear Of leaving the capital
exposed.-The Patrie states under date of
Vienna 2lst, that the Russian army has re-
ceived orders to assume the offensive and
cross the Danube and 60 towards Adrianople
if the Turks will let them. Baron De Hill
ers, arrived at ConstantnopIe on the ltth.
There are more reports of diplomatic notes
in circulation, but none are deemed reliable.
| It is said that the Count Walesiokski the
J French minister at London, had returned from
( Paris with draft of a treaty agreed to by
France and England, and the other powers,
were to be invited to form.
II the Austrian statement may be believed,
the Gar has replied, in answer to an inquiry
of Austria, that he will propose project of
peace. ssr-t
A rumor from Vienna, which ia however,
not credited, says that the Turks have recei-
we'd orders from Cohstantinople to abandon
Kalatat-Omar Pacha is said to have given
to his reason for recrossing the Danube, that
Gen'l Paulof expected asuperor force, and
if we were beaten and reintorcements arrived
to make the Russian corps twice as great as
ours, and if we remain where we are, we
shall probably meet q disaster similar to that
of Pauoff. .... .-. ,.
| FURTHER NEWS BY THE NIAGARA.
BosToN, Dec 10
The Niagara arrived at IL o'clock last
night with its and the Humbodt's mails, and
$50 passengers. Welsh.
The London Morning Advertiser Of the
26th says, the government has received tel
egraphic despatch announcing the entrance
of the combined Fleets into the Black Sea.
From Vienna we learn that the Russians
attacked St. Nicholas in Asir, by land and
sea, but were repulsed Ave times. A Russian
steamer with 1900 men was sttaHded. Only
25 Of the crew were saved by the Turks, who
borught them to- Constantinopie, prisoners.
1t is statedin another despatch that the Turks
had taken Russian man of war in the Black
Sea und that the crew had arrived at COM
stahtnuple but there are no details.
Constantinope on the 10th was In q state
Of joyful excitement, a buletltin having been
issued, announcing that on the 4th inst Omur
Pacha had defeated the Russians at Otenita.,
The Russian General led 10000 against
the position which the Turks had taken upon
the second and third, on the left bank of the
Danube. The combat lasted six hours, and
the Russians were routed. and lefta large
number of muskets ammunition, &c. &C., on
the field. 800 Russians were killed. The
Turks had only l3 killed and - wounded.
! il cannot be denied that our Government
paper renders itself justly liable to such cen.
sures as the following. The Union certainly
needs reformation in its manner of treating
friendly foreign Governments. A letter from
Washington remarks that.
"While Mr.. SoULE was exchanging with
the Queen of Spain assurances of friendly
feelings between the two countries, the organ
os this Government at Washington was pub
fishing, apparently with the sanction Of
the Executive, the most insulting diatribes
against the people, the institutions, and the
national policy Of Spain, and using all its
energies to stir up another expedition for
despoiling her of Cuba the most valuable
colony which remains to her," ... .
The Washington Star states, that il is now
understood at Washington that serious efforts
are about being made by the lobby men to
start a new party, whose real object will be
to prevent the success Of the Administrations
plans to guard the Treasury of the United
States from them. Some ofthe mail steamer