Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-11-17
D.. THREE DAY4LATER,
KAsiEal Of the America.

The Royal Mali st9hRdip America, Can't.
Shannan, from Liverpool No v JOwghAnM. Of
Saturday the 29th ult., arrived at Halifax at
8 80 A. M. of Friday, b6nging 1876 paSsen-
gers.
A Geographic despatch published in the
Paris MOniteur, dated Bucharest, 25th Octo-
Der, states that two Russian steamers with
eight gun boats, forced The passage of the
Danube on the 23d ultA and encountered
brisk fire from the Turkish fort Of Isactcha,
between REM and IsmaeE The Russians had
colonel, three officers and twelve sailors
killed, and fifty woundAA, but pretend they
set the fort on fire by SHE'LL
In France, everythingAs prepared for land
expedition to COnstanthOple, but no orders
will be given for it to lave unless new cir
cumstances should render it necessary.
II is reported that thesCzar will rather back
out Of the principalities Ian fight there. This
is surmised to be the ptiFport Of the reply sent
by Russia to the request of France and Eng
land to eyacuate the prlhcipalities.
Certain transactions in the London market
would indicate that sonie parties were in pos
session of exclusive and favorable informstlou,
but the public at largeAre kept altogether in
the dark respecting the progress Of affairs
We have, however, t0srecord that on the l4th
ut-, the combined feet& of England and France
left their anchorage al Besika Bay, and en-
tered the Dardanelles &and have have come to
an anchorage in the Yea Of Marmora, under
shelter Of the Island u Marmora.
\ The Turkish CabInet is said to have de-
clared that the move1Hent of the feet was mot
intelligible.' If the allies are apPrehensive Of
/ the safety of the Sultah, the Turkish govern
ment undertake to guarantee his safety, and
! have no use for the fleets at ConstantinOple
except as active allits. The presence of the
fleets in any other character, would, the Turks
say, be an avowal M weakness that would
wrong Turkey in ths5eyes OfEurope.
Several papers pub lish the following spur
Gus despatch via Viebna
The army of Omaf Pacha, which could be
kept back no longer has passed the Danube
and beaten the Russians at Oltenitze. The
Russian vessels on lie Danube have fallen in
to the hands of the nrks'
The following is more reliable, and was
telegraphed on the 2Vkh, via Brussels:
Skirmish on thee2Danube reported from
Vienna. Turkey prNh ibits corn expectation
19th-No fleet at CohAantinople.'
1t was not believed Y lat any pitched battle
had been fought.
Twenty-Five thousar Russians had landed
at Radout-Kale, with die supposed intention
VI dlIdckllS DdllOum
The Russian army was in a sad state, from
sickness and scarcity hevertheless, the bene-
diction of banners which usually precedes ser
vice, took place on the 9th at Bucharest
Koszta is on his ways Boston.
FRANCE. The Monkeur published an i'm
portant editorial, indicating that the French
Government will be firm in its support Of Tur-
key.
SPAIN. Madrid letters of the % state that
Mr.. Soule had been received by the Queen on
the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
He had consented to a bdify some expressions
considered Objectionable in his address to the
Queen.
Y The Baltic arrived al New York, 14th inst +,
bringing four days later news. The latest and
most important BY this arrival is contained In
the following despatch -
VIENNA, Monday. The following is au-
thentic: Fifty-two thousand infantry and
1000 cavalry, under the orders of Omar Pacha,