Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-05
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE,
Details of tho News b3 tho Arctic.

changed in its aspect. Below wo pub
lish the concluding portion Of the Tur
kish Declaration Of War, which is eaie
10 have been made known by Omer Pa
sha to the Russian commanderin briei
and suldier like letter, notifying him
that on the e5th instant, at latest, the
state of war would commence. The
Gear on his part, had declared that the
war should be a war Of determination
Meantime, the French and English ne.
pettiators think that lheir diplomacy will
serve to confuc tho war to the Turkish
frontier, without extending TO general
Europe. Austria and Prussia declare
their neutrality in tho coming struggle
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
q A private dispatch states that when
the Gear read the Turks declaration OF
war, he fell into a fury. and declared
ttha, he retrac,cd every concession he
had made, and tina, nothing now remain.
ed for him but war Of determination
against the Turks.
80 The Turkish Declaration of War
concludes as follows: iglSSS
"sinee the cabine. Of ST Petersburg
has not been content withSthe assuran.
.Sces and pledges that have been offered
since the benevolent efforts Of tho high
Powers have remained fruitlcss, since,
in fine, the Sublime Porte cannot toler.
ate or suffer any longer tho actual state
Of things, or the prolongation Of the &C.
cupation ofalhc Moldo Wallacl'ian
Principali,iss. they being integral por-
tions of its empire-ihe Ottoman cabi.
net, with the firm and praiscworlhy in,
teution of defending tho sacred rights
of sovereignty aud The Independence of
its government, will employ just repri-
Gals against n violation of the treaties
which it considers casas belle. 1t no.
,iGes, then, officially, that tho govern.
meus Of his Majesty the Sultan finds
itself Obliged to declare war, that it has
given most precise instructions DE; in.
stractioas lcS plus catrgariqaes) to his
Excellency Omer pucha to demand
from Prince Gortschakof the eyacua.
ton Of the Principalities, and 10 COM
mence hos,ii,cs il, after delay Of &c.
teen days from the arrival Of his dis
patch at the Russian head quarters, an
answer in the negative should be return
Ell.
"Itis distinctly understood that should
the reply of Prince Gor,schakof be
negative, the Russian agents arc TO quit
the Ottoman States, and that the COM
mercial relations of the respective sub
iects Of the two governments shall be
broken off.
AT the same time the Sublime Porte
will not consider it Just to lay an en-
barge upon Russian merchant vessels,
as has been the practice. Consequent
", they will be warned to resort either
10 the Black Sea or to the Medilerrane-
mn Sea, as they shall think fit, within a
i,ermthat shallhereaiier beixed. More
over, The Ottoman Government being
unwilling to place hindrapccs in the
wayof commercial intercourse between
;,e s,hiec,s of friendly powers, will,
during the fSar, leave the Slrai,sioPen
Il, their mercantile marine"
Tile Pnr,o has further addressed a
manifesto 10 the four Powers, but it had
not been published. As ls;andor Bey,
aid.de.camp to Omer Pacha, was in
Paris, charged with special private
mission to The Cabinets OF France and
England, he was probably bearerof the
manifesto.
The usual mail steamer from Con-
s,antinopIs. Octobef 9Th, had arrived ut
MarseiIlss, and reported from Besika
Bay that the fleets were preparing to
enter the DardanelIes. Admiral Dun
das had sent his wife home to England,
out of The way of danger.
On the ST. ius,an, the Russian fleet
arrived at Odessa from Sebas'opol to
embark troops, as was believed, for Re-
,doutkale.
Tho Paris Seirlc states that France
and England have sent joint no,e to
Russia, demanding the immediate evac.
ua,iun nf the Princiraiiies, as a pre-.
urinary measure, hefnre they will en-
ter on tho mediation which they arc still
willing to undertake.
Omer pasha is stated to have written
to the government Offering to cross the
Danube aud force the Russians from
their position, If $4,000 more men be
given him. Notwithstanding this, it
was considered doubtful il hos,iitie:
,wonld commence on the Danube this
winter, as neither commander wonlI
chousc to have such river in his rear
The Russians are posted in three strong
bodies, SO that they might attempt t'
cross the river simultaneously OF thres
points.
The reports that the schah Of Pcrsi'
had agreed to assist the Russians is Il
gain slruugly cou,radic,ed, and the coun
ter statemeu, is made that the Persian
forces are 10 aid the Turks.
The Turkish force in Bulgaria nov