The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-11-21

that the Turks have crossed the Danube u
strong force, and have occupied Kalfat.
1t is also rumored that the Russians had al
tackled and defeated them AT Kalfat.
In the mountains, however, the Dagharsia
mountaineers were defeated.
The Russians had captured some forts.
II is stated positively that .he Austrian en-
voy has pressed on the Sultan to accept tn
new note which the Car approves condition
ally on its being accepted by the Sultan.
The attention Of the diplomacy is now di
rected to procuring the joint assent of tn,
Car and the Sultan to that Eote.
There is some talk Of opening a Turkish
loan in the United States.
All of the allied fleets that have been col
lie citing in the Sea Of Mamora have been dis
persed by the late storms. TTqAr
There is great inundation in the south o
Ireland, and much damage has been sustain
ed. r5s. 81 I.sra. .lga .
Highly important from the Danube.-By sub
marine Tslegraph.-Fighting Briskiy IL
WaLichid. 80 ~ asFs4
Two thousand Turks appeared at Cturgos
and fred upon the town. This brought on
an engagement with the Russians. A force
was dispatched to the assistance of the place
and considerable slaughter ensued.
There was also another encounter be.
tween 1000 Turks and Ia like number OF Rus.
sian cavalry, between Kafata and Sothian,
when tine Russian forces fell back.
The intelligence of the armistice between
the Turkish and Russian forces has been SUBJ
stantially confirmed. and the event appears
to be precisely Of the character which we
Yesterday .delineated. The interval signed
by Omar Pacha, for the evacuation OF Danu.
bian Principaliiies was to expire on the gath
ult., but, although the reply of Prince Gorts-
chakof to the Ottoman summons had been
considered at Cons,antinople as equivalent
to a refusal, the Porte had consented, at the
request of the ambassadors of the Four Pow.
ers, to prolong the term Of preliminary peace
until this day, the LIST OF November. We
have reason to believe, as we before stated,
that this movement OF the European repre-.
sentatves was not made without well-groun.
ded expectations Of beneficial result, and
az the assent OF the Porte to the proposition
bespeaks in itself desire to avoid extremities
we have good GROUND for confidence that this
last effort in the cause Of peace will prove
successful. .-l.h
These steps, however were taken before
the collision between the contending arEies
had occurred, and it is not impossible that so
untoward an affair may exercise its influence
in the course of events. Nevertheless, we
continue to be Of the opinion that such re-
suit is unlikely, for the encounter, it is plain
was no premeditated signal of hostilities,
and, in so far as i, produced any effect, it ap-
pears to have been uniavorable to that par
ty which is likely to be exasperated by cir
cumstance. The scene Of the ARRAY was
not exactly the scene Of the expected war.
The hostile armies of the Russians and
the Turks are stationed in the provinces of
Waliachia and Colgara respectively, with
the waters of the Danube between them
Further down the stream-that is to say,
from the point Of confluence Of the Pruth-
the left bank of the Danube becomes Russi.
an territory, the opposite ba nix being formed
by the northernmost angle Of Bulgaria.
It was atthis part of the river that the en-
gagement occurred. A Russian fiotilla, con-
sisting of two steamers with gun boats in
tow, Was proceeding to ascend the stream,
when it was fired upon from the fort Isaktch
on the Turkish bank. The object of the
Russians was, doubtless, to establish COM
munication between the Black sea aud their
own army occupation, in wallachia, but eth
er they approached too closely to the Otto
man guns, or the Turks had resolved to op-
pose the expedition. 1t will be clearly dis
cerned, however, that though the Russians
were indeed "forcing passage" up the river,
and were attacked in the attempt, the opera
ton in no degree resembles movement Of
the Russian troops across the river against
the Turkish forces.
A NOV ement of this decisive, kind, ifmade
at all, will be made in all probability from
the opposite bank and by the opposite army.
+: The Paris correspondent of the Times has
the following on the present position OF the
Eastern question. His information, he says,
is derived from " unquestionable authority"
"The much-talked Of and dreaded NANTES.
to of the Emperor of Russia on the receipt
of the Turkish declaration of war now turns
out to have been very pacific note from
Prince Nesselrode, in which he informed the
four powers that the Emperor, his master, re
pretted extremely that the Turks should have
so misunderstood his intentions as to have
pushed matters to declaration of war; that
he depIored the present state of suspense,
and was most anxious for its speedy ternina-
ton.
"As the r. adiest way of effecting this, and
with a view to the immediate evacuation Of
the Prncipalities, he proposed that Turkish
Plenipoteniiary should proceed to Prince
Gortschakoff's headquarters, and arrange the
matter on the spot. am informed that this
proposition was declined by France andEng-
land, on the ground that mstters had gone
too far TO allow the difference between Rus.
STA and Turkey to be arranged in this sum.
mary manner, but that those powers were
ready.to draw up new note, based OF the
evacuation of the Principalities, in whidh the
portions of the Vienna note which had dfend-
ed, Turkish dignity, should be omitted or ex-
planned in such a way as to leave no ground
for Russian interference with the sovereign
rights and prerogatves of the Sultan. !