Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-26
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DETAILS OF FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON.

The steamer Washington arrived al New York
yesterday afternoon, with London dates TO the 9th
inst. The intelligence she lrngs is, of course,
earlier than that brought by the Canada, but as
details desirable far as they can be obtained
we give below the dispatches received by the
| Times, by submarine telegraph up 10 the latest
period prior TO the sailing of the Washington. The
Times, in its leader of the day. in discussing
eastern affairs, makes no allusion 10 the rumor of
| the alliance between the Car and Dost Mahomed
and the Persians; which rumor is contradlcted by
implication in the letter of its Paris correspondent
which We give in another column, The Times
| intmales that, without the aid of England and
France, Turkey could not stand up for single
day against Russia, and sneerngly insnuates that
in the first general engagement which may take
place the Turks will be badly beaten.
The Washington left Bremen on the 4th, and
Southampton on the 9th She brings large and
valuable cargo, and 200 passengers.
The United States mail steamship Humboldt
arrived of Cowes on her way to Havre, on the
9Th inst, after passage of II days. She had en-
countered unfavorable weather, and was delayed
by the arrangement of her machinery, which rem
dered il necessary for the ship TO lay TO for nearly
two days, while repairs We're being effected
The American barque Victoria bound 10 New
York, had been totally destroyed by fire in the
Clyde. The colored steward Of the vessel had
been taken into custody on charge OF ncen-
diarism.
A public meeting called by the lord mayor Of
London was held at the Mansion House on the
7th inst at which resolutions for erecting statue
70 Prince Albert, as commemoration OF the great
exhibition of 1851, were agreed 10, and a commit
tee appointed TO carry out the object This move
ment was generally looked upon with disfavor, as
| evincng an absence of good TASTE in erecting
monument TO a man before his death.
A cabinet council was held on the Sih INST. at
which all the ministers were present.
The Morning Chronicle of the Sth instant pub
fishes teegraphic dispatch from Bucharest stat
ing that Omar Pasha had received definite orders
TO suspend hostlities and that direct negotiations
| for peace Were going on. AT Vienna consider
able rise in the funds had taken place, owing TO
the report that negotiations for an armistce were
certainly going on.
The movements of the Russian and Turkish
forces on the Danube We're enveloped in great
uncertainty. serious engagement was reported
to have taken place between the towns Of kalaiat
and Krasjowa. Two thousand Turks appeared at
Giurgevo and fired on the town. An engagement
was also said to have taken place near Dam,
where the Turks were defeated, and retreated up
the river Another despatch states that Namk
Pasha and General Prm had serious conflict,
| and that the Russians retired towards Slatina.
The Turks began the passage of the Danube on
the I'd of November, from Rutschuck to Giurge-
vo, under a heavy cannonade from the Russians,
but succeeded in efiecting their object, that they
had crossed the river in two places.
twas sadthat Louis Napoleon had recently free
" expressed his thoughts on the eastern question
Bafiied in his repeated attempts in connexion with
England TO put an end to the dispute, he has made
up his mind 10 more determined policy-one of
the first steps will be the immediate recall of all
the diplomatic agents who have been concerned in
the :. notes. and their substitution by military
men. The dispatch of General paraguay dill
liers 10 Constantinople is the first step in this
direction. Should the present negotiations. now
understood to be pending, fail in their object, some
very decisive step on the part of the French en-
peror may be fully expected.
The llonttcUr states that the French troops in
Algers had obtained victory over the Arabs on
the Goth Oct. The enemy left $50 dead on the
field the French having captured all their stand
ards arms, and horses, as well as 1000 sheep and
300 camels The French lost Smen killed, and 20
wounded.
Letters ria Persia. state that the Afghans had
sent an ambassador to the Shah entreating him to
take the part of Turkey, and threatening, in case
OF Noncompliance TO march upon Hindostan.
The packet ship Queen Of the West from Liv-
erpool, for New York, was of Cork on the 9th
instant, putting back acknowledgements all
well.
The Bremen ship Anna, bound to Baltimore,
put into Portsmouth on the 7th instant, having
had several deaths from cholera.
| The weather was much more favorable through
| out the United Kingdom and the farmers were
| busiy employed in sowing their wheat crops,
which would be planted on greatly increased
area of land than was the case, owing TO the bad
weather, last season.