Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-25


steamer Canada arrived this morning,
bringing dates from Liverpool to the 10Th
inst, being one week later than previous
advices. She brings one hundred pas
sengers.
The Eastern Question.
The Emperor of Russia had issued an
arrogant manifesto, in which the leading
points of the controversy with Turkey
are recapitulated. He commences by
saying that Turkey, having enrolled in
the ranks of her army the revolutionists
of all countries, has commenced hostilI-
ties on the Danube. Russia, provoked to
d combat, has no other means left than a
recourse to arms to compel the Porte to
respect treaty obligations, and to obtain
reparation for offences against the Ortho-
dox faith in the East. The note is dated
Barskall. Nov. 3.
The French Consul at Bucharest sends
the following telegraphic despatch, dated
Nov. G.:
"The second and third division Of the
Turks crossed the Danube from Tortukai
eighteen thousand strong. 1.-THE fourth
division of the Russians attacked them
with 5000 men, and after brisk cannon
ade close combat with bayonets ensued.
The battle lasted three hours, and the
Turks maintained their position, and the
Russians retired. OF the Russians, sew
eral officers and l36 privates were killed ::
and superior officers, Is subalterns, and
40 privates were wounded. The Turk
iSh loss is not stated.
Another account via Vienna states that
Ia Russian superior officers were killed.
The Turks were left masters of the field
the Russians retreating towards Buc-
harest.
Before the Turks crossed the Danube,
a body of Cossacks came to the rivers
bank and made insulting signs to the
Egyptians, who rushed to their boats,
rowed across the stream in the face of the
Cossacks' fire, and punished them severe
ly. They chased them some distance in
land, and then returned to their camp in
triumph.
1t was rumored that Russian steamer
at Horsova had been destroyed by the
Turks.
Adviccs had been received at Constan-
tinople that Selim Pasha, the commander
of the Turkish army in Asia, had crossed
the Russian frontier. A battle ensued,
in which 5000 were engaged On each
side, and, after a desperate conflict, on
the approach of night both armies fell
back. On the following day the battle
rroc ,oroxx-ol u-har, ha
defeated with considerable loss.
On the Goth of October, Masco Bey, an
officer of Selim Pasha's staff, with small
force, was suddenly attacked by body
of Russian cavalry. The Bey fell back,
fighting in the direction of the main body
of the Turkish army. The battle speed
lily became general. Fifteen thousand
Russians were engaged. The contest was
a desperate one, but the Russians were
finally defeated and fed, pursued by the
Turks, who planted their standards at
the Russian head quarters at Orelle.
The Russion force defeated and beaten
back to Bucharest was the main body
under General Damenburg, and was from
10000 to 10000 strong.
The position of affairs may be thus
summed up: The Turks have beaten the
Russians in Asia; the Turkish left wing
in Europe has beaten the Russian right
wing, comprising their principal force.
The Turkish centre has shipped 5000
Russian at Tortukai, and is now pressing
upon Bucharest.
The efforts of diplomatists to end the
difficulties were now considered hopeless
until after decisive battle.
The typhus fever was raging in the
Russian ranks, and had reduced their
fighting men to $4,000, and it would be
six weeks before they could receive any
reinforcements.
The Porte had decided that foreign
refugees could not be employed in the
Turkish army in Europe, but might serve
against the Russians in Asia.
Constantinople was quiet. 1t was ex-
pressly contradicted at Constantinople
that Persia was hostile to Turkey.
Austria was concentrating force on
the Servian frontier. The Servian gov
eminent had ordered the population to
arms, and had informed the Porte that
neither Austria nor Russia would be per-
mitted to occupy Servia.
The Porte has informed Austria that
Turkey would expect her to prohibit the
Russians from supplying the Montane-
grins with arms through the port of
Cattari.
Austria offers to remain entirely neutral
if the Porte will refrain from employing
Austrian refugees in her army.
A fresh levy of troops was being made
in Egypt.
THE LATEST.
Five Russian officers, prisoners of war,
had been brought to Constantinople.
The allied fleets were anchored in the
Bosphorus.
1t was ruInored that Bucharest had
been stormed by the Turks.
A son of Aras Pasha had been named
as Minister of War.
The Turkish troops we've paid prompt
ly.
VIENNA, Nov. 10, p. m.-The follow
ing conditions were insisted upon by
Omer Pash, in his note to Gortschakoff,
the Russian general: "All the strong
holds of the principalities were to be i'm
mediately surrendered, and a, complete
evacuation of the principalitics effected as
speedily as possible, and guarantee by
all the powers to be given against SIM