Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-22
LATE FROM EUROPE.

The steamer Asia bias arrived, bringing
the following interesting intelligence re-
sporting The Turkish war:
On the 25h the tn ks advanced from
kslsfat, twelve English miles towards Kra.
Jova. and formed an in,renched camp for
SOOO men. Large bodies Of men at the
same time passed up, and others down
the Danube. On the 26,h the Turks
constructed bridge between Rus,chuk and
the lslsnd Of Moknan. This Island re-
mains in possession of the Turks, notwi,h-
standing the staemen. that they had been
dIslodged by the Russian artillery under
Formosof. They had also resisted all The
attempts Of the Russians to drive them from
their position below Hirsova, at the con-
fuence Of The Tsloniza, and the Danube
letters from Gale'z state tina. the fourth and
fifth Russian reserve corps are in movement.
They have left Bessarabia, and are about to
enter Wallschia. The whole of The army
now in Poland is to be sen, to the Princi-
pslities, and drafts from the Russian garri-
sons, together with portion of the Impe-
rial gnard, will garrison Poland.
The following is given as authentic -
sOn the night Of the 2lsl November the
Turks forced the Russians to qui, the is
land opposite Giu'gevo. Two attempts
were made BY tue Russians to re,ske the is
land, but they were REFUSED. In the Sc
cond attack the Russians showed signs of
cowardice and had to be forced into The
Tu' kIsh fire. Between and 8 O'Clock on
the morning Of The 24Ih, the Russians re-
took the island. During the night of the
25h, the Turks made a night attack, bu,
were unsuccessful. The passage of The RI
yer by the Russians a. this point is GU, OF
the question.
The Turks have gained further success
SEES in Asia. They have not only defended
successfully the for. of St. Nicholas, bu,
have captured the fortresses of Usurghetli
and Souchum Kaleh. The Georgians ia
vor the Turks. Two new regiments Of
''marine artillery" are forming to be EN-.
ployed on the coast between Snope and
TrebIzonde. Souchum Kaeh is a large
fortress Of the first class, considerably 10
the north and west of Redout Kaleh, and
its capture shows that the Turkish forces
are making decided progress in the exact
direction which renders The Russian from
tier in the Caucasus less secure than ever
We await with anxiety The details which
the mail will bring of the taking of this i'm
por,ant stronghold.
Letters from Trebizonde, Of the S.h No
vember, confirm the previous accounts Of
the Turkish, or rather Circassian successes
Q, Tchorog aud Shefkatil. These accounts
states tina. the Russians had $4,000 men in
the action, and the Circassians 2O,000-a
manifest exsggeration. The son Of Prince
GourirI, who has fallen into the hands of
tho Turks, is called the Prince of MALTA
chis.
Hosiliiies have commenced al sea. An
Egyp,ian steamship is announced TO have
captured the Russian steam frigate Wladi-
mir and The Russian ship Of war Bessara-
dia has taken Turkish steamer. The
Wanderer, of Vienna, mentions that an en-
gsgemen. had taken place between Rus
elan frigate, near Kele on the coast of Ana
solis, and that SHE advantage remained
wi,h the Turkish steamer,' perhaps this
refers to the same occurrence. And all
anonymous Geographic dispatch, states tina,
the Russian steamer vladimir, (probably
o misprin. for Bessara6ia) that returned
10 Sebas,opol, with a Turkish passenger
steamer and sn Egyptian steamer, as prizes,
the latter having offered desperate resist
ence. These accounts are contradictory, but
q, ell events, naval hos.lites are begun.
The London Daily News has an edito-
rial, stating its belief, that the Turkish fleet,
under Admiral Slade has entered the Black
Sea, with the bold intention Of attacking
Sebastopol. No one who knows the cour-
age of the Turks, can doubt that they would
attempt it if appearances were at all in their
favor. The editorial points out, from reli-
abIe sources, that Sabastopol, although said
by the Russians to be impregnable, is in re-
sli,y vulnerable even 10 sea attack. 1t
would be a GROWING glory 10 the cause of
the Turks, if the next mail should bring
intelligence, that the Turkish fleet had bonn
bsrded this pet stronghold Of the Russians.
II was reported in Paris Nov. 80, that
the project for a new conference to be held
a, Vienna, Paris or London, to settle the
Turkish difficulties, JjGni,ively, may now
be accepted as positive. II was further said
,ha, new Russian N o,e had been addressed
by Count Nesselrode to the diplomatic a.
gents of Russia in France and England.
This Mole defines the cases which would
produce an interruption Of international re-
Ia.ions or a complete rupture between Rus
sa and England and France. Anew mani
festo from the Car is also spoken of.
The Sultan will take personal command
If the army earlier than was contemplated.
From Adrianople he will proceed 10 Schum
Ia, Widdin and Rustuck.
The name Of the Russian steam Frigase
sunk by the Turkish forts off Batoun, was
the Foudroyant, the same which brought,
Prince Menschikoff to Cons,an.inople, and
remained there at his disposal during his
stay.