The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-08-12
From The Ohio Statesman.
CoNsrANrINorLE, June 25, 1859.

once wrote you last, The term o.
eight days assigned TO Mr.. Ba9bine, th,
bearer Of Count Nesselrode's note to tht
Sultan's Minister for Foreign Affairs.
having expired without the negative
reply given by the Porte 10 the said note
having been reconsidered, Mr. Balabint
left for Odessa; and henceforlh the rup
ture seems complete.
Our last news Ffon Vase is dated the
22d inst. The invasion of the Danu5ian
Principalties was contemplated loaakt
| place on The lst Of July-64 600 men Of
good troops we're camped in the neigh
hood Of Lsmail, (BessaraSiA, )-And 50,>I
600 in Grlcheni, making together III. :.
1000 men. Troops and war munitions
we're daily arriving by land as we'll as by
steamers and boats from Odessa. II is
asserted that the actual number Of forces
expected there within weeks time from
the above date would be 10000 men.
Persons we'll informed write that the plan
Of Russia is to invade Moldavia yahe
passage of Huscb, with small part Of,
these troops, while the gpeat body would
invade Dobridgea by The way of Lsmael,
on the Danube. Cartal and Reny all
within shut distance from the Turkish
shores. The Russians have already pre-
pared on these last three points $4,000
cars loaded with the necessary requisites,
and 40 cutters armed with one gun of
strong calibre each. They have also
prepared two foa,ing bridges on the
Pruth for the passage of the troops from
Iiusch 10 Barlatat FIVE miles from Vase,
tie capital of Moldavia, und six floating
bridges on the Danube, for the passage
Of those from Ismal, Karial and Reng,
10 Toulcia and Issaktche on the Turkish
shore. These passages may be effected
in less than three hours time. To pre-
vem any assistance from being given 10
Turkey from The allied powers by way of
the Danube, the Russian Commander
has been ordering some I'D crafts loaded
with stones TO be sunk on the bar at
Soulina, and from ii feet, the passage of
that bar is now only seven. Turkey will
on this occasion perceive its stupidity in
having neglected opening the mouth of
ST. Georges Channel, through WI jch she
could have an entire control over her
Danubian navigation. A portion OF the
Russian feet numbering seven men>oi-
war and one frigate, was met yesterday
within shor! distance Of The Bosphorus.
On the other part the Turkish govern
meni is making all sorts Of preparations
for q vigorous resistance, and what is
strange, besides, the sympa,hies Of all
the Turks, those OF the Greeks, a:e
entirely for the Sultan. If war takes
place The population will rise en- masse.
OMER PAsHA, tho champion Of the Tur-
kish generals, has already reaclled the
Danubian shores with a corps Of good
disciplined troops numbering 10000.
AHMET PAsHA, who has been appointed
commander>in>chief of the Imperial
troops on The Danubian. shores, viii soon
reach the spo, with several other corps
numbering 10000 men, and these with
the corps d'drmee andtolie and the forces
offered by the Prince Of Servia, will make
a total Of nearly 100000 men charged
with the defence OF the Turkish Euro-
pean frontiers, against Russian aggres>
sion.
4 An American vessel of war, the ST..
Louis, is shortly expected here from
Smyrna. During the sojourn in the
above place, her Captain had a strong
alteration with tho commander of the
| Austrian sloop-oi>war Hussar, on board
, whose vessel the Austrian Consul al
Smyrna, had imprisoned Mr. Costa,
} who is said TO be an aid de camp Of Kos.
suth, and who had lately returned from
8 The United States with an American
/ passport, having duly sworn allegiance ,c
, your government. The Captain Of the
4 ST. Louis, accompanied by the Consul
I strongly protested against the arrest o
!, Mr.. Costa, and demanded his immediate
o release; and, firstly, upon the denial from
e the Austrian Commander that he ha'
\ any such man on board, and subsequent
}, ly his refusal 10 surrender him TO til
It American Commander, the latter insulte
$ the Austrian, calling him liar and,
d coward. The efforts of the America
: Captain were useless, and Mr.. Cost
d remained in the hands of the Austrians.
It In neutral country like Turkey an
e person who is not an Ottoman subiec,
+ has it optional Nth him to place himsel
r under the protection af any flag he choo
ses, and so change that protection .fo
another ,rheneper he chooses, without th'
; former protecting power can claim him
r this is the principle recognized blythe
g Turkish government and in full accord
r ance with the law Of nations. The Aus
,rian Consul therefore, had no righ, Il
ares; that man, and the American Com
+ mander had full right to claim him, eveI
s If the man ,Das not an American citizei
S and had simply inpoked the projection o
$ America and offered allegiance to her
n This principle has, at all times, beef
acknowledged and adopted in Turkey
and the Austrians had respected tina