The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-12-30
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

forts in favor of peace and recognised by
formal Protocol the importance of the present
territorial arrangements in Europe, and pro-
pose a new Conference, to be open TO the
of Russia and Turkey. The
proposition, however, has been uniavorably
received by the Liberal portion of the Press.
Adyices have been received from Bucharest
to the 9Th, and Kalafat the Sd Of November.
They contain, however, nothing new.
abb Pacha is TO invade Georgia.
The port of Odessa is frozen up.
Two Walachia Militia Regiments have
deserted to Omer Pacha.
The small Turkish steamer MGdGle, has
been captured by Russian Frigate. She
was afterwards re.captured by Turkish
Frigate.
The Porte has refused to grant the nrmis-
tice for three months, proposed by England,
in consequence Of which the English Minister
had lone conference with the Sultan, which
was followed by an extraordinary meeting Of
the Divan.
At an entertainment on board the Turkish
Flag Ship, Lord Stratford made speech,
coupling the promised aid of Great Britain
with strong recommendations for peace, to
which it was replied that Turkey, also, desir-
ed peace-but not peace ON dishonorable
terms.
The Turkish victories in Asia continued at
last adviccs, the Russians, after three bloodx1l
engagements having been routed.
Selm Pacha had taken the fortrcsses
Safia and Akisian by assault. The Russians
had attacked and entrenched the camp at
Bagazd, but had been rcpulsed. The Rus
slams also failed in their last attempt to take
Fort st. Nicholas.
In an engagement Of magnitude near
Orcska, on the 4th ut., the Russians were
defeated, and left many dead and wounded
on the field.
The Turks had also captured Akhalzikh,
in Georgia. The Russians, indeed. were so
hard pushed that 10000 fresh troops had
! been sent TO their relief.
No movement of any importance had oc-
Cured on the Danube, The Turks were
terrifying Kalafat.
The Turkish feet was cruising in the Black
Sea, and will return TO the Bosphorus
The Turks are elated t, the highest pitch
| at their success thus far. The armies were
abundantIy provisioned and regularly paid.
The Russians were suffering badly from
sickness. Some Americans had joined the
Turkish camp.
A legion of Crcassons has been formed at
Constantinople, under Soft Bey.
The Russian General has been removed
from the command in Moldaviu, and succeed
ed 10y Prince Gortschakoff.
The Greek Patriarch ut Constantinople has
requested permission to accompany the Sui.
tan to the camp, in order to prove that the
Greek Church prefers Turkey to Russia.
; The latest accounts says that encounters
, had taken place between the Montcnegrins
and Turks.
, Advices from Vienna to the 9th inst, state
that the Russian troops in Little Wallachia
had retired before lsmael Paeha.
FROM Great Britain there was no political
: intelligence.
' The ship Edward Everett, from Baltimore,
!, has rescued part of the crew of the ship
: Hyperion, bound to jamaica, which founder
ed at sea, having sunk with eight men on
board. ...... ....
The French Minister has been instructed
to demand from Austria an explanation rela-
tive to the recent alleged arrangements with
Persia, which is said to be satisfactory.
t The cholera fingers in the suburbs of Paris.
I 1t is reported in Spain that movements are
being made among the Carst Chiefs
Twenty young men have been arrested at
Rome, charged with belonging to London
, secret society.
: In Naples the King has dismissed the
t quarantine officers concerned in the late in.
suit on the French Envoy. The Neapoitan
army is to be increased.
i. The ports on the Baltic have been closed
:, by the ice.
BALTIMORE, Dee. 90.
\ The steam ship Hermann has arrived al
4 New York, from Bremen, ria Southampton
= Having left the latter port on the 7th inst,
, she does not bring as late intelligence by
three days as the America that arrived al
Halifax on Thursday, but having access to
the files of European papers she has brought
we are enabled to give some items of news
that were not telegraphcd from Halifax.
Louis Napoleon charges the King of Bel
GUM with having promoted the fusion Of the
Bourbon family, and the Cabinet at Brussels
is consequently in great fright ms to how
I. far they will be involved by the first political
t movement of the united family.
3 The Turkish Government has officially de-
e cared that it will not sanction privateering,
nor grant letters of maique