Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-11

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| Great fears are now felt for the safety Of
the steamer Germania, from Bremen. now
| nearly o month Mt sea. Yesterday morning,
! it was reported she was below. but it turned
out to be the Martin Hoffman, from the South.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.
BY THE FRANKLIN
Since our Geographic announcement OF
the arrival of the Franklin of New York,
we have received the following:
Russia mad Turkey.
The subioined letter in the Times, da-
ted Constantinople, Oct. 10, furnishes full
particulars of the naval and military
movements of the Turkish forces, together
with other information
Mehemed Ali, the Seraskier, has PROM
Used an addition of 100000 disciplined
Rediff in Asia, and 10000 in Roumclia.
On the 9th, 7 ,537 troops arrived from Bey-
rout by the Medjidie steamer, part of the
"ardou," or corps d drmec, of Syria.
About 5000 more were expected from the
same place. On the same day the steam
er Shaiki-Shadi brought from Tripoli
1857 troops Of the line.
About | ZOO troops are just embarking
for Trebizond. A steamer is now at Var
ma waiting for the answer of General
Gortschakoff to the summons he has re-
ceivcd to quit the Ottoman territory. In
the event of the answer being negative,
the captain has instructions to proceed at
once to Batoum to order the commence
ment of hostilties. Six frigates are sent
to defend the latter port. About the 25th
of this month the term given to General
Gortschakotf expires.
The old Admiral, Achmed Pasha, has
gone into the Black Sea with a squadron
composed of four frigates, a corvette, q
brig and steamer, with double allow
ance of captains and lieutenants, in order
to practice evolutions and gunnery.
An ancient custom requires the Sultan
to march to battle against the infdel at
the head of his sacred troops. This Gus.
tom has degenerated into fiction. In
accordance whit, however, the Padishan
is preparing to quit his palace, and during
the war he will inhabit the kiosk at The
rapia, which his father Malmoud occu-
pied during the late Russian war. and
which is being prepared for his reception
and is, we may add vastly more comfort
able than the tent of his great ancestor.
Suleiman the Magnificent.
1t is said that the Turks are about TO
Or have already applied for a loan in Lon
don of 100000 purses, or $500, 600
sterling at the enormous interest of ten
per cent, The late affair of the loan has
given bad name to Ottoman credit, and
we think undcseryedly so, since all claims
connected with the late affair have been
honestly paid.
Accounts from Eucharist speak of the
frightful mortality of the Russian troops
from typhus fever. The houses used as
hospitals are being changed in order to
mitigate the infection. from which about
| ten per cent fall victims. This has al
ways been the scourge of an invading
Russian army in Turkey, and may be
traced to the bad clothing and food of
these wretchcd troops, Joined to the fatigue
they are SO i'll able to support, with, per-
haps. the change of climate
A new Greek Patriarch has been elect
ed in place of the late one, deceased: his
name is AnthemOs, and he formerly
Worthlly filled the same post, but being
OF too liberal and reforming a spirit, he
lost his place through Russian intrigue.
The London Ners speculates as follows
upon the relative strength of the Russian
and Turkish armies now arrayed against
each other:-'' According to the best
estimates of the force with which each
party enters upon state of war, Russia
has about 10000 men in the Danubian
provinces, the centre of operations of this
army Prince Woronzoff, who commands
IN the Caucasus, has demanded reinforce
ments, and his army is to be raised to
10000. Scarcely the half of this force
can be employed against the Turkish
army, as the Caucasus will be like an
immense chain of fortrcsscs in the rear of
the Russians. On the side of the Turks
the regular army amounts, according to
the declarations of the Minister of War.
Mehemet All Pacha, to 217,OOO men,
without counting the irregular corps and
the volunteers. These troops altogether
are estimated to amount to 100000 men.
and the new levies 200, 900. Omer Pacha
at present commands 10000 men, dis
tributed on three lines, the Danube, the
line from Varna to Choumla, and third
line which guards all the passages of the
Balkans, and closes the road to Constan
tlnople. On his side ADD Pacha has I'M
der his orders $4,000 regular troops, and
10000 irregulars, who are encamped on
the banks of the Black Sea, in Asia.
PEsTH, Oct. l3.-The Austrian GOV
eminent having asccrtained that the chol-
era had broken out at Jasey, has extend
ed the term of quarantine for travellers
from the Danubian Principalities.
Danubian PrimcipaIities.
The navigation of the Danube is NOW
quite impossible. The latest steamer was
not allowed to touch at any point on the
right bank, and at Rustchuck she was
even prevented from delivering her letters
for that town.
Prince Stlrbey is still in Bucharest.
The Russians are settling into their
winter quarters in the vicinity of the
town.
VIENNA, Oct. 20.-As the steamers
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