The Nevada journal., 1853-12-23

satisfy Russia. The present armlstice has
been obtained in connection herewith
Turkey is expected to accept the terms,
and if so, Russia.
The news from the seat of war however
indicates the probability of pitched battle
soon to be fought between the Turks and
Russians, on the left bank of the Danube,
the Turks having crossed the river from
Widdin between twenty and thirty thou.
sand strong, and taken position at Kalafat,
on tbs Western border of Wallachia,
whittier the Russians were concentrating
their forces. This movement appears to
have been made at moment when the
| strongest anticipations of peace had been
encouraged, by new psoposition of set
Element from the mediating Powers as
stated above believed to be satisfactory to
both the hostile parties.
The following is from the London Chron-
icle:-
Some time since Omar Pacha sent notice to
the Russian commander that, if armed Russian
vessels approached t 90 near the Turkish bat
teries they should be fired into. To this mes
sage Gortschakoff returned for answer that, if
the Russian vessels were fired into they would
return the fire. Accordingly, on the 22d ult a
Russian fotilla, consisting of the two armed
steamers, towing eight gun boats, attempted to
ascend the river, from the Sulina bason to
h;olo of I1,o L. r.
war by Turkey, and the avowed intention of
Omar Pasha to cross the Danube, having rem
dered their presence necessary in order to sup
port the main body of the Russians.
On coming abreast of the Turkish battery,
they were summoned to stop, but not needing
| the summons, were promptly fired into and as
promptly returned the compliment. Some ten
or fifteen Russians were killed, and fifty more
wounded. The Turkish loss is not stated, but
was probably few or none, although q stray
shell set fire to the fort The steamers crowded
on steam, and badly damaged, managed to make
their way up the river beyond the range of the
Turkish missiles
The London Times Of Nov. lst, has the fol-
lowing interesting resume of the aspects of
affairs
The intelligence of the armistice between
the Turkish and Russian forces has been sub
stantially confirmed, and the event appears to
be Of precisely of the character which we yes
terday delincated. The interval assigned by
Omar Pasha for the evacuation of the Danubi-
an Prncipalities was to expire on the Oath
ult., but although the reply Of Prince Gort-
schakoff to the Ottoman summons has been
considered at ConstantinOple as equivalent to
refusal, the Porte bad consented, ut the request
of the ambassadors Of the four powers, to pro-
long the term of preliminary peace until this
dav, the lst Of November. We have reason
to believe, as we before stated, that this move
ment Of the European representatives was not
made without well grounded expectations of
beneficial result, and, as the assent of the Porte
to the proposition bcspcaks in itself a desire to
avoid eXtremites, we have good ground for
confidence that this last effort in the cause of
peace will prove successful.
These steps, however, were taken before the
! collision between the contcnding armies had
occurred and it is not impossible that so I'M
toward an affair may exercise its influence on
the course ofevents. Nevertheless, we continue
to be Of opinion that such a result is unlikely,
f. The encounter, it is plain, was no premedi-
tated signal of hostilities, and, in so far as it
produced any effect, it appears to have been
unfavorable to that party which is least likely
| to be exasperatcd by the circumstance. The
scene OF the affray was not exactly the scene of
the expected war. The hostile armies of the
Russians and Turks arc stationed in the PROV
inces of Wailachia and Bulgaria respectively,
with the waters of the Danube between them
Further down the stream, that is to say from
the point of the confluence of the Pruth,-the
left bank of the Danube becomes Russian ter
ritory, the opposite bank being formed by the
northernmost angle of Bulgaria.
1t was at this part of the river that the
engagement occurred. A Russian fotilla, con-
sisting of two steamers with gunboats in tow,
was proceeding to ascend the stream, when it
was fired upon from the foot of Isaktchi, on
the Turkish bank. The object of the Russians
was, doubtless, to establish O communication
between the Black Sea and their army Of oc-
cupation, in Wallachia, but either they ap-
preached too closely to the Ottoman guns, or
the Turks had resolved to oppose the expedition.
1t will be clearly discerned, however, that
| though the Russians were indeed forcing q
passage" up the river, and were attacked in
the attempt, the operation in no degree resem-
bles n movement of the Russian troops across
! the river against the Turkish forces.
A movement of this decisive kind, if made at
all, will be made in all probability from the op-
posite bank and by the opposite army
Though no one fancies that Turkey can cope
with Russia in q prolonged contest, yet the
chances of success for the Gear are materially
leSsened by the certainty that the first reverse
of his antagonist will bring to the succor of the
vanquished the fleets, and perhaps other forces
| of two nations, each able to contend with Rus
sia single handed. The state of affairs in the
Caucasus, where it is now certain that the Rus
slams have met with great reverses, and the
weakness of the army of occupation in the Prin-
| cipalities, decimated by disease and dispirited
by inaction, may also have had some share in
bringing the Emperor Nicholas to better
! frame Of mind"
LONDON, Nov. 2, 1858.
The Times states in the leading article, that
| there is no reason to doubt, that on the 9th