Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-11-17
LATE FROM EUROPE.

| LATE FROu EUROIE.
The steamer Franklin a,.ived al New
York few day since, with Liverpool dates
10 the 29lh October. We give few items,
but the news is not of much general i'm
portance.
Geographic dispatch, dated Constantine
pie, October 17ll, states that the combined
fleets had passed the Dardanelles and would
proceed to Consan,inople. The Turkish
army in Asia were receiving daily fresh re-
cruis.
Omer Pacha was at Widen directing the
works preparatory 10 crossing the Danube,
for which purpose large number Of boats
and pontoons were in readiness. The bridge
between the fortress of Widdln and the Island
opposite, was already occupied by Turkish
troops The Russians were marching in
great force to Kalafat, opposite Widdln.
1t was rumored at Paris that the text Of
q new Russian manifesto had reached the
French government, which contained some
,hing very insulting 10 France, characterizing
her as the ho,-bed of revolution. One of
its expressions is said to read as follows:
81 am in the right, and will defend it as
we'll az the rights Of my co-roligionis.s, a.
gains, oil foreign interference whatever, and
shall not stand alone"
Commercial men in London and Paris,
notwithstanding the unfavorab!e aspect Of af
fairs, sill hoped that diplomacy had not ye,
been exhausted.
The cholers had broken on, at Jassy.
The Russians were going into winter
IQusriers at Bucharest.
The navigation Of the Danube was said
to be over, the last mail steamer nc. having
been able to reach her several points.
New York has joined the other States
in appointing the 24!h inst. as Thanksgiving
! Day. Seventeen States Gre now united in
The promised observance OF tina. day.
LITER, BY THE AMERICA
Since the above waa in type, "shree days
later" intelligence from Europe has been re-
ceiyed by the steamer America with Liver
pool dates 10 the 29lh October. We pre-
sen, our readers with ''!he following summa-
~ of the various (and ia,es.) rumors which
are furnished by the foreign papers, and
espondence," as we find them in the
National KteNgencer Of Saturday morn
ing.
A Geographic despatch, dated Buchares
October 25lh, states that two Russian steem-
ers and eigh, sun-boals had forced the pss-
sage Of the Danube on the 23J, encounter
ing brisk fire from the Turkish fort Of Is
atcki. The Russians had colonel, three
other officers, and twelve sailors killed, and
forty wounded. They cay, however, tina,
they succeeded in setting the fort on fire
with shell.
In France everything was prepared for 3
land expedition to Constan'inople, but NO
orders will be given for i, to march unless
new circumstances shall render such move
ment necessary.
Letters received al Paris from Petersburg
speak Of the strong desire Of Coun. Nesse-
rode for further negotiations.
1t is reported at Paris that the Emperor
Nicholas has abdiceled in favor of The here
dtory Grand Duke. The report is doubt
ed, bu. it had The effect of giving frmness to
the markets.
Nj. Hiliers succeeded NJ Lacour as The
. French Minister at Constan,inople.
1t is reported that the Gar said, in ans
: wer to the reques. Of Eng land and France
tina, he would evacuale the pr!nclpalitles
that he would rather back GU. than 6gh
there.
: There is much running TO and fro OF
, couriers, although bu. lille news has trans
e pired. It's rumored that The Four Powers
\ have drafted new proposition.
t The combined fleet was not at Constan
! tinople on the l9.h usimo. 1t is no: believ.
= ed lhs. any pitched battle had been fought
0 A Madrid letter of the 25h ulli'no state:
e tina. Mr.. Soule has been rece ived by lht
). Queen of Spain. On The request OF The
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs he hse
e previously consented TO modify some ex
: pressions in his proposed address to TIT
n Queen which were considered Objectionable
e 1t is the custom in Spain for Foreign Min
= listers to submit copies of their addresses Il
). the Spanish Minister before the day Of thei
u reception.
e The Paris Moni.eur says arrangement
n have been made so that the French arm,
t can be raised to 100000 men in six weeks
5, Also, that England and France will be as u
: niled in action as they were IN negotiation
b Earl Clarendon declared England has no
J. the slighles. intention Of abandoning Ii
Sultan.
The reported skirmish between the Rus
+ slams and Turks was photographed by tn
o French Consul a, Bucharest.
The commercial news by the America
n of an equally important character The up
e ward tendency of Breads.uffs, reported b
5. the franklin, is no. only fully sustained, br
a further advance is announced with an i'm
e proving market. Cotton was more firm
with decline in The lower grades.
', LATEST, BY THE B.4LTIC.
ID By the arrival Of the Baltic a, New York
"a we have Liverpool dates to the "a inst