Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-19
SrccEss oF TnB TuRksI " AsIA.


The Turks have gained further ia Asia. They
have not only defended successfully the fort st. Nicholas
buthaye captured the iorcsses Of Usufghe aud Sou
kumkaleh. The GeOrgians favor the Turks. Two new
regiments Of marine artillery forming 10 be employed
on tue C0a-., between Sinope aud TrebzJnde. S)ukum
kIeh j. large ~ ;he fr-t ct-s considerably
the north aud Of Redout kaicn, .HI IL capture
shows that the Turkish forces making decided pro.
grcs il the exact direction which renders the Russian
frontier in the Caucasus less than We await
with an4iey tie details which the mail will being OF e
taking Of this important s0Oid.
Austrian fugyes will not not be permitted to serve in
Europe, but office has hecn formed Scu'ar enrol
the OF those who wish serve ia Asia. 4 corps
Of Christian cavalry is being formed To boz under the
mand OF Liika, whose dismssa Russia formerly denau-
de5
Letters irom Trebi7onde Of the 9th November confirm
the previous accounts OF ,ie T-Iksh rather Crcls.
sau successes at Tchofog and shefka Thee accounts
that the Russians had 5000 ia the action aud
the Crcnssians 20 ODOa manifest cxaggcraOn The
Of Prince Gonrie who has fallen into the hands VI the
Turks, l. called the Prince olMal.chii.
NAVAL ESGAorugsf.-IIo.titiesh have commenced at
An Egyptian steamship u annOInooa % hsye cap
tasel the Russian ffigite Vladimir and the Russian
ship Of Be-sarsbii has taken Turkish steamer.
The Wand,ysr OF yicDus. mentions that engage.
meut had taken place between Tuilbh steamer aud J.
Russian frigate Kulc, the coat Of Auaioia aud
that "tc advantage remained nith the Turkish -tauer
Perhaps this refers a. the -sme occasion
An Anonymous trlcgrsphic despatch st.les that the
Russian steamer Vladimir lprobably imprint for Res
arabia had returned 10 SebtstOpOl with Turks. pa
ger and Egyptian prizs5the latter
having offered a desperate resistance. Thc.c accounts
contradictory but, at al events nty, hositcs have
begun.
from the Paris Constitutional, Nov 10th.
According to what our correspondent informs us the
English frigites RctLulion, Tiger, Samson aud Niger
Of them hearing Admiral Dundas' lg, to enter
the Black Sea on the day on which be 3goiona,nely
the lGth-n order to explore the European coast NJ Gr
Varn1. Immediately afterwards a division oi four
French vessels under the orders Of Admiral llamn was "a
make n similar examination Of the coast Ear a. Trcb
condo. Othcr letters Of later date by diy Informs
that in fict Eoglish division, composed Of the four
steamers which have just mentioned has proceeded 10
the mouth Of the Suna where il said ust Ny order
Of the Russian auhoftcs, certain number " trading
vessels laden with had been detained IN hnc Other
=, .-ions affirmed the contrary, that these vecls
intended -coOnd the 81 the Tu-h division
which has been Tor time cruising IN the Black Sea.
THE TREATY BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND
The Paris spondent Of the London Times, uudei
date Of November ~ says:
Private letter, from london dated yesterday mention
in rather positive manner, that convention was ignct
the day before yesterday in that city pcciingth the
N adopted for combined Intervention Of France and
England in the Affairs Of the Fast I vouch TOT
the accuracy 81 te aement far 40 the sexual gnuI
y concerned butt have tha; pncc mentioned that
nent5 with the view of ring and fixing a conbincs
a,,Dn n any conflict that may become imminent ~ con
sequence 81 the ~, betvcen Turkey aud Russia. How
hr c feu.wed efforts to avoid the terrible of ~
amdcslhe extension Of the war 10 tie rest Of Europe