Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-10
The rurkish Declaration Of War

The following is the letter of Omar Pasha,
Commander in chief Of the Turkish forces, TO
Prince Gortschakoil. commander Of the Russian
forees now occupying the Princpaiities Of Mol
dayia ead Notwithstanding war on the refu-
sal Of the l'ra.se to withdraw his troops:
MoNsIAuR II 1lsSGRAL.--lt is by the order
Of my government tat have the honor 10 I'D
dress this letter 10 your Exceemey.
Whilst the sublime Porte exhausted all means
of Cancellation to maintain at once peace aud it,
own Independence. the Court of llassia has not
ceased to raise difficulties in the WAY of any such
settlement, and has ended with the siolation of
treaies--invading the two l'fincipatics Of Mol
davia and Wallaohin integral parts OF The otto
man Empire.
True to it, pacific system. the Porte. instead Of
exercising it, right to make reprisHi=, confined
itself even then to protesting. aud did not defiute
from the way that might lend 70 an arrangement.
Russia, the contrary FAR from eenclhg
corresponding sentiments ha> ended by rejecting
the proposals recommended by the august mcd
ating courts, proposals which were alike nooessn-
~ to the honor and to the security Of the Porte.
There only remains to the latter the indispensa-
BILE necessity OF But a. the invasion of the
principalities and the violation Of the treaties
which have attended it are the workable eanses
Of war, the sublime Porte rs last epSres sion Of
It's pacific sentiments. propose t. Your Exeellen.
CN. bN nv inttfNfnitbs tut " Inv WV
provinces and grants for yoar decision term Of
fifteen dHys,to dale from the receipt of this let
ter. IT. within this interval negative answer
shall reach me from your EKeclleDey, the com
mene,meu' Of hos,iliies will be the nntufal con
sequence
WbiIe have tho honor to mike the infmution
to your Esoellency, embrace the opportunity to
offer he assurance q my high esteem.
Ea5.r ATol,Frs REPLY
NJ aaster : MT at war with Turkey; bat |
have orders not 10 leave the Prineipaties until
the Porte shall haze gwen 10 the Car the moral
satisfaction ae demands, When this point has
ben % nd will eyacnate the Prncipalities
am { y, shatever tie time OF The season. II
a4a acoed by the Turkish army | viii detaud
myself, .eohine myself 10 the defensive.
tSigned G0RlsC HAhoFF.
Voluntary gifts of all de>eript nsit Is said
continue to How ia the Iurkrh treasury
Jewels, money, horses. heuses and lands, 10 nn
immense amount were offered for The national
service. Eight thousand "Relif-, we're armed,
clothed and equipped from the proceeds Of one
day offering.
The Turkish force now in aras i estimated,
though somewhat loosely, at $50 QUO 3oen, mime
ly: l2J00 botwoen tie Danphe and the Balkan,
1890 in Bosnia 6.au0ncar Pr,stina On the Ser
ivan frontier - no Who will be 81 tered within
twenty days at Adrianopo, und from so,obo to
10000 men on tn frontier Of Asia.
The Russian. on lher part are aid 10 la eu-
gagged actively inerea eng their forces the
Danube. llnnensc horraeks are being hnilt Oh
its banks. the expense Of which Gort-chakch
makes the lIospodar> pay; and, tn such bength
has the Russia ear ID his dcmand- thai he
Walachian government has hcen compelled II
borrow six miloas oi piustres,