Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-10-25
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Passage Of the Dardanelles
by the Combined Fleets.
HALIrAx, n. S. Oct. l3, 1853.


Tho Royal Mail Steamship Canada.
Capt. Stone, from Liverpool on Sa,ur.
day, Oct l, about ten A. NJ. arriveI at
this port at 4 o'clock this morning.
bringing 1873 through passengers.
On the 25th and 2G,h Sept, violen,
storm prevailed along the British and
Dutch coasts, occasioning much loss of
life and property. Rotterdam AMI o!hcr
Dutch Cries were inundated, and a
screw steamer of Ams,pr lam was los,
in Znyder Zcc, with 100 lives.
The iron steamer Cammeston, bound
from Hull TO Hamburg, was also los,
with several lives.
The American packe, ship Nova put
back 10 Liverpool, ana wen. ashore in
the Mersey. Several passens. rs in at.
tempting to reach the pier were drowned
The ship Joseph Walker, from y. York
sustained considerable damage in the
Merscy. The American, for San Fran.
cisco, went ashore near Southport. The
Shooting Star lost her topmast. The
Caroline and intrinsic, for Prince Ed.
wards lslnnd: W illiam Ward and Hin.
da, from On bee; Stephen Glover, from
81. John were more or less injured.
The ship Rhein, from Hamburg for n.
York, with two hnnlre passengers, had
put into Portsmouth with cholera on
hoard
The French Governnrn, has receive,
a pacific communication from the En-.
porors at Olmu.z.
The Eastern question shows some new
features Of alarm, hut as yet no acts OF
hostility have been committed |.
1t has heen alrealy mentioned this,
the lemas hal presented a thrca'cninc
address to the Sultan. calling on him Ia
declare war or to resign. Inquiry has
prove that the Ulemas in this matter
were acting at the instigaion of the po.
lirical war party, at the hea Of whom
is Mehemet Ali. the Sul.an's hrothrr.in.
law. They persisted. however. that war
w's dcmnn lei by tho Koran, anil by the
circumstances of the Empire.
The Daily News Of the 2o,h, states
that Admiral Dunda. has received or l"rs
from the British Admiralty IN move with
the whole English fleet from Bcsika to
Constaniinople.
The rejection by the Gar Of the Tur.
kish amendments, was known nt Con.
on the 10Th, but the expected crisis dill
not occur. md the Ministry, at the late
Of the las, letters, remained without
change.
The Sultan was said to be displeased
with the foreign Ministers for .bnnging 9
their fleets to Constantinople. He con. =.
silercd it unnecessary and derogatory.
A report had been current that Austria
Prussia AMI Russia had enterei into a
joint protest against the ships passing
the Straits. but it had been contradic,el.
The Cologne Gazette further init.
mates that Austria is endeavering to
quarrel with Turkey under the preiext
ofinde,nni y due Austrian subjects.
The Tries Gazette states that Russia
demands the Province OF Daviston (?)
in payment OF expenses in occupying
the Principalities. This province pos.
ses valuable mines and forests. and com.
mands Barkistan and Circassia.
Confident expectations are expressed
in Europe tina, American privateers will
not accep, letters Of Marque from Rus.
sis.
Tho Russians had sent forwarl detach.
ments to Kaletsl and Guirceho, which
litter place they appear now to make
their center of operations.
The Turks continued to erect delen.
sivc works. and all points from varna to
Nicombia were fortified.
Copenhagen dates to the 2srl Sept.