Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-10

CURED On Tuesday the journal Pays Constitution
as published Ybi oyb the hrst iucubration OF m dc
la G. Turkey and Russia before Europe was its title
IA decidedly anti Russian, but not offensive or war
like. 1t expressed confidence that the war would con-
tnue local and confined to its actual parties and was as
indefinite touching the future Of France was the
article of the Cars manifesto in the Aoe
of the Saturday previous France and England there
FORE may be confidently argued do not yet occasion
to abandon their attitude of armed, dstrusful ygant
neutrality And received yesterday in Paris official
information confirming the belief have always enter
tanned of the pacific disposition and intended neutrality
Of Austria and Prussia The Germanc Diet is now in
session. Last Thursday 10th November) the Austrian
delegate President of the Assembly, declared that no
had been charged by his Government to make to the
Diet communication of the Austrian policy in relation
to the Turco Russian then raging The sincere efforts
of Austria and of the other allied Powers had not been
able prevent defntive rupture between the Car
and the Sultan. War declared and was fragrant;
yet Notwithstanding this deporabe result the Austrian
Government had just operated considerable dimnuton
in the effective force of its standing army.
at was not Continues the Austrian delegae till after
mature examination the political affairs Of Europe and
of the Austrian Monarchy that his majesty the Emperor
Francis Joseph had resolved to carry into effect the long
medtated reduction Of his army, while was
actually raging between Russia and the Porte AUSTRIA
which has the slightest intention to take part in this
conflict long the particular interests Of the empire
shall be menaced, has not been able TO nd either in
the attitude of the begerents in that Of the other
great Powers of Europe, for keeping up the
former force of its armies On the contrary the Impe
rial Government has been able choose with confidence
the actual moment to partial dsarmng thus
giving to the world new guaranty not only Of its
pacific sentiments but also its confidence that AMIGA
Bile arrangement providing for the interests Of all will
put end to the conflict which has occurred be-
tween two neighboring empires"
The Austrian delegate then gees to say that,
wthsanding this reduction of her standing army, Aus
would be ready to respond promptly and eff
GENTLY to the exgencies of any emergency that may
possibly arise.
But faithful its policy of peace the Austrian Cow
eminent will strive increasingly to keep the local cona
grafton already lighted from spreading and its hope is
the stronger its labor of peace successful in
spite of the that is raging inasmuch the precise
and repeated declarations of the Court of Russia afford
the gertrude that this Power has intention encroach
either upon the integrity of the Ottoman empire upon
the Sutans sovereign rights and Russia has ceased
to manifest and reiterate the expression of these
QUILTING intentions, even subsequently TO the Portes
declaration Of war;"
The same account that when the Austrian dele
gate had taken his the member from Prussia in the
Diet and stated:
sThat he was sufficiently acquainted with the nten-
tons of his Government and of its policy member
of the Confederation to feel able to the Diet
lstye the communication just made by the delegate
from Austria that the Royal Government would continue
the liberty of action which had hitherto reserved
to tsefn devotng in concert with his Majesty the Kings
august allies all its to the preservation Of
For the present therefore, all things upon the
whole to confirm the opinion all along expressed that the
will beconfned any rate during this winter to the
actual belligerents Russia and Turkey.
The conferences of Vienna, it is formally announced,
have adjourned de- having been unable devise any
presenting to the Sultan acceptable conditions
The Porte had given the Conference expressly under
stand that in any proposition there must be au
sion the late Vienna note and especially
ton of the word protscora in alusion to Turkish
Greek subjects and the Emperor of Russia.
The following note published last Monday in the Aoni
ter contains the last authentic intelligence that have
from the seat Of the on the Danube:
The Government has received the following details
the OF the 4h between the Turks and Rus
Otenitza II is in the triangle formed by the
sanguinary combat Of the 4th took place The Turks
were only 5000 strong. They occupied the quarantine
building situated in the plain the Danube and the
village. This building and an old redoubt fortified
with materials brought from Tourtukai. The Turks
made of the batteries Of that fortress with great
they threw the Danube which is about
260 toises in width shot and shells which reached the
Russians the foot of the village situated an eeva
| ton Gen, Dannenberg, who directed the operations,
at short distance from the village with his staff
The Of the Russians is estimated twelve hundred
killed wounded Almost all the chefs de battalion
wounded well several colonies the great
jory Of the wounds made with conica balls Prince
UortscnaKoH mas Ior III Is intended
attack the Turks with "a, 600 men to-day tomorrow"
Since the above the papers abound in reports but
there is nothing to be relied respecting the
either Of 0mer Pacha of Prince Gorschako 1t
certain that important engagement had taken place
between the 4th 1.-THE date Of the affair Of 0tenitza and
the 18th November. serious engagement was antci-
pated between the 18th and 10TH 1t is believed that
Omer Pacha himself is the left bGnk of the
Danube at the head Of 100 900 Turks divided into three
great corps converging toward Bucharest Some mill
tary men attribute to him the bold design Of throwing
himself between Prince Gortschakof and the reinforce
ments which Fastening to him from Bessaraba By
the you will probably hear Of important
battle The conica balls to which allusion is made in
the above from the Aonieu shot from the
French rife muskets sold months ago by this Gov
eminent to the Sultan 1t is the weapon that did
such fine in the hands Of the French invaders
the siege of Rome in the second and last of the
Roman republic.
There good deal Of talk last week Of European
Congress be convened for the settlement Of the Eastern
question. The idea started by de Mory uterine
brother Of Napoleon III who is stanch advocate ola
peace policy for the French Empire While the Congress
talked Of de Morny universally looked TO the
probable representative Of France in the But his
chances for that honor have expired with all idea Of the
Congress itself.
The political trial which has been occupying the Court
Of Assizes during the last week is terminated 1t
for conspiracy assassinae the Emperor and reesab
sh the Republic by another nsurrecon in Paris Seven