Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-12-14
Three nays Later Froun Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.

LIVERPOOL MARKETSs--fl0urs western canal
36s; Ohio 38s. Corn; yellow 46s Cd. Cotton
market nearly unchanged in every respect; firm;
lower qualities have improved most, the prices Of
which are a shade higher; the sales of the week
were 4lO00; sales to speculators $3.50 bales;
sales to exporters 1850 bales. Brown and Ship
ley quote fair Orleans at 81; mddling s.; Mobiles
fair =; middlng ST; fair upland 81; middling 81;
inferior 33@43; ordinary 43@54; the stock at
Liverpool exclusive Of shipboard, 10 656 900 bales
The improved tone in breadstufHs has been lost.
Consols 95a.
Hostilities have ceased in EuroUe, The Turks
continue to meet with success in Asia.
A new attempt hes been made at reconciliation,
Egypt has prohibited the expectation Of grain.
The latest from Constantinople embraced let
ters under date of the 10th inst, which show that
the operations at Olmitza were feigned, at
tack intended to deceive Gortscakof. The plan
~succeeded. L IL .H{bN
| Omer is combining to attack the divisions Of
Gen. Luders in Bessarabis, and the Ottoman
force in the Black Sea is to Cooperate with the
land forces in the attack.
The Porte has received from the British and
French ambassadors assurance Of effective co-op-
Grafton in of need, and may send a feet into.
the Black Sea without fear Of leaving the capital
exposed.
The Patrie states, under date of Vienna 2lst,
that the Russian army has received orders to
sumo the offensive, and cross the Danube, and go
towards Aurianople, if the Turks will let them.
Baron de Hilliers arriv ed at Constantinople
the 10Th.
There more reports of diplomatic notes in
circulation, but none are deemed reliable.
The Turkish for the present is suspended, all
hostilities having ceased all along Moldava and
the Wallachian lines. ..f tg
The floods Of the Danube prevent operations,
but when the ports set in, it is expected the fight
| ing will be resumed.
Vienna letters of the 23d state that Omir Pa
cha was ordered from Constantinople to prose-
cute the with energy. ;....t.
| From Bucharest, under date of the 18th, we
learn that Prince Gortscakof had received SINH
lar instructions, Meantime diplomacy is again ac-
tive.
! On the 7th the British steamer Fury brought to
| Constantnople the draft of new Anglo-French
note to the Porte, which was, however, disnclin-
ed to consider it, and it was therefore withdrawn.
| More comprehensive proposals, it is said, havo
been prepar ed at Paris by Napoleon.
1t is said that the Count Waiewski, the French
Minister at London, had returned from Paris with
a draft of this treaty, which was agreed to by
France and England, and the other powers were
to be united to join. sas- sge
/ If the Austrian statement may be believed, the
Car has replied, in answer to an inquiry of Aus
tria, that he will propose project Of peace.
The Sultan is also said to be equally disposed
to come to terms, but will not be the first to re-
tract. He has, however, sent Faud Efendi as
Imperial Commissioner to the army on the Dam
thus give diplomacy another chance.
The present position Of military affairs is sta
ted thus. Omar holds strong position in Kala-
fat with 10000 men, and is fortifyiDg himself in
the strongest manner in the triangle between
Kalafat and Jaragoon and Marobia, thus securing
a communication with both banks of the river,
and having a base of operations to act in lesser
Wallacha with the troops under Imael Pacha.-
The Russians under Gen. Bach took from them
Kragood. a~s -sG ~ .
! A rumor from Vienna, which, however, 10 not
credited says that the Turks have received orders
/ from Constantinople to abandon Kalafat. -
Omar is said to have given as his reason for re-
crossing the Danube that Gen. Pawloff was de-
feated with troop of superior force; and il he
were beaten, and reinforcements arrived to make
the Russians twice as great our, if we remain
here, we shall probably meet disaster similar to
that of Pawloff. ''A
On the 18th, the Turks attempted to SURPRISE
the Russian post Of Tnrnal, but were discovered,
and returned to Kalafat. The Turks must soon
abandon the islands opposite Tustaka, as the rs0
! in the Danube annually overfows them.
| The Russian Bulletin states that their batteries
drove the Turks, on the 9Th, from the Island OF
Mocan, near Giurgovo but the latest accounts say
that the Turks sill occupy it. u fizg arsistl 5ga
/ The successes of the Turks in Asia continue
TO be brilliant.
The Egyptian squadron keep watch on the
coast from Trebisonde TO Redonte Kaie HF1 70
More Turkish ships have entered the Black
Sea, and extensive naval battle is daily ex-
pected. a-gu ta 1- .gl s. 75--'r5,
The Turks have captured Fort St -Nicholss,
and now hold it, having repused the Russians
three times.
The militia of Alocustan, that had been equip.
ped by Russia, have gone over to the Turks.
The Turks have defeated the Russians in the
! highlands of Armenia. g mi Z. mid .e1f,t
An engagement occurred on the Asiatic from
Tier of Georgia, between the Turks and Russians
under Prince Bariatinsk. The Russian accounts
claim the victory on the 18TH a1 ~ s.t ze@
+ The Anglo French fleet has coneentratedEon
the Bosphorus, but up to the 1lth none of the Yes-
sells had entered the Black Sea.
From the 10th to the 18th, heavy storms pre-
| vailed on the Black Sea. .. 3F's'si 's Esf'tf
The Russian steamer Senekalf foundercd sfear
Su.ta; the crew was saved. 80 sssp .6 g-aI9le-
The Turkish squadron is said to have chased
the Russian ships that were attempting tn land
supplies at Poti, but the Russians escaped. *
! Another division of the Turkish fleet is to en-
ter the Black Sea and intercept Russian COM
merce with the coast of Asia. g60i 58EE
The inhabitants ofConstantinoplei are said to
be enthusiastic for war, and it is considered to bo
| a bad time for the renewal of negotiations.
The rumors circulated of Turkish prosecutions
against the Christians are false. s3aeW 7od
b The house of Batlazzi has loaned to the Porte
100000 francs, secured on the Egyptian tribute.
The Servians are determined to oppose any in
vasion of their territory by the Austrians, Rus
SLAMS or Turks. .ttf' F@ ~
The militia are much opposed to being incor-
porated into the Russian army. Yfa ! 2rjG9v3
Military execution of deserters are taking place
daily in Bucharest. ,..s ..... -
b The Grand Dnke Michael has been appointed