Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, NovEMBER q, 1853.


capture of Bucharest the retreat Of GoRTsCHAKoFF,
&c. without foundation, but the report Of a some
what opposite result-to w.t. the retreat of the Turks
to the right bank of the Danube, of which perhaps
the first intimaton was taken to the United States
by the last steamers fully confirmed 1t would
seem that the heavy rains which Immediately sue
ceeded the battle of the 4th rendered impossible
the continued advance of the Turks The march
OF heavy artillery necessary for the attack OF Bucha
rest being impractcable the Russian General had time
to prepare vigorous defence and renforcements were
rapidly advancing from Bessaraba and Modayia. On
the other hand, the heavy rains continuing swelling
the Danube height that not only forbade the arrival
Of renorcements from the southern bank the army of
OHER PAsuA, but rapidly cutting off the possibility
of his from the advanced and perous posi-
ton the northern bank if in the sequel that move
ment shoad become necessary OMER PAsH, therefore
concluded that discretion the better part of vaor
and recrossed the Danube The Monteur Of yesterday
thus this retreat, which the Paris journals
decided auti-Russan sympathes tendery style " sra
tegetic movement
.'Telegraphic received from Vienna, dated the
19th confirm the facts of the evacuation of Oteniza and
the of the Turks the right bank of the Danube
This movement not preceded by any encounter
between the two armies The passage of the Danube
effected by the Turks in orderly manner and without
any molestaton the part of the Russians Kalarach
Glurgeyo evacuated at the time. The
of Gen. 0sen Sackens corps had advanced beyond JAS
sey The Ottoman troops, q, 900 strong, continued
occupy kaafat and its enyirons the left bank and
receiving renforcement from Widdin and Sophia"
Geographic despatch of Prince GoRTscHAKoFr him
self to the Russian Minister Vienna dated Bucharest
November 49, thus advises him of this movement of the
Turks:
At the moment when the taken against the
establishment of the Turks upon the left bank of the
Danube, opposite Toutourkai about being carried
into execution the Turks evacuated their position and
retired the right bank retaining possession only Of
island in the river
Thus probably ends the campaign the banks of the
Danube Notwithstanding the prospect we had week
since Of active and important winter operations it is the
opinion most accredited that neither party will
tempt decisive operations till spring Serva pro-
baby the nsgaton Of Russia and Austria, is giving
signs of hostility the Porte The Prince of this pro-
vince has formally notified the Sultan that he proposes
remain neutral during the Upon the pretext of af
fordng this neutrality moral support Austria has
determined to establish considerable army Of obser-
walton at Temeswar in the Bannat. Servia is mostly
of the Greek religion is upon the right bank of the
Danube but, like the provinces of Moldava and Waa-
CHA the left bank occupied by Russia, Ser
via longer forms ntegrant part Of the Turkish En-
pire, and like them is governed by Prince, in all
spects Independent, except that he pays fixed tribute
to the Ottoman Porte The establishment Of this corps
reduction Of his army which the Emperor Austria has
alluded to- in testimony Of his desire for and conf
dence in the continued preservation Of the peace Of Eu
rope The sincerity of this Emperors desire for peace
snot be questioned but that reduction Of his army was
other than Of usory and dd cGpdndua nature
1t exactly similar to that Of France some months
ago-realy financial measure, intended 70 save for
few months the expense Of keeping under body Of
troops who not wanted for immediate service and
who would very soon be entitled to their discharge.
MARIA ii, Queen Of Portugal died in chid6ed the
18th instant She born April 4, 1872 and assembled
the throne May 1876, at the age Of seven She
will be succeeded by her who viii take the of
PEDRO v his grandfather Pedro having been the first
sovereign Of Brazil Of that name but the fourth Of Portu
gal The King Of Portugal is sixteen years Of age
His father FERDINAND Of SAKE Coburg Gotha who is
nephew Of King Leopold Of Belgium, viii govern Porta-
gal Regent till the King shall have attained his msjo
rity The late Queen Of Portugal, though yet thirty
five years Of age had been twice married Her first hus-
band by whom she had child cousin the actual
Emperor Of France, being Of Eugene Beauharnois
brother Of Hortense, mother Of Napoleon III.
The MOneur has recently published long article in
tened 10 relieve public apprehension respecting the sup
ply Of bread during the coming winter The price Of
bread is still rising all France though kept down in
the department Of the Seine Pars by the arbitrary admin
istrave which have alluded in former letters
The Government writer pretend that all danger scarcity
is passed The efficient preventive which have
been taken have secured it is alleged the arrival all
sufficient quantities from the Levant and the United
States. The deficit Of the last French crop amounted
according TO this writer TO ten millions Of hectotres
(2S 379 0G0 bushels costing thirty francs per hectic
htre S5 6 per 53S bushels the gross Of 300 000
600 francs 1851 100 000 Actual arrivals it asserted
had already made good about onehird Of the deficit and
ships daily arriving with supplies to the full
During the last month, october,) learn from official
tables that S54 900 klogrammes Zone klogramme is
equivalent 2l5 pounds avoirdupois, very nearly Of
breadsuiFs (cereGls arrived in French ports But Of
this it would that only 739 496 900 kos we're
intended for French consumption, for il this last
amount only that is entered under the head Of Special
Commerce" During the month Of October OF last year
CS52) the quantity imported for French consumption
only 9090,000 kios, and in 1851 only 1866 600
klos From January ! Of this year to November the
total amount under the head Of special commerce
ceived in French ports has been 209l 2GO 600 dlos
(460O 900 lbs ayoirdupos During the correspond
ing period Of 1852 the quantity only 100 1876 900
hlos., and in 1851 only "A, s08 900 klos The writer in
the Monteur states that II Is chiefly in wheat that the crop
Of this year defective In several districts the crops
of barley oats and potatoes better than the average
The liberal measure Of the Emperor Of Russia by which
neutral ships allowed during the war 10 continue
without interruption the trade with Odessa viii tend
very much towards facilitating the supplies OF grain re-
quired in Western Europe Il is likely too that the sup
plies from Egypt viii not be permanently interrupted
The Viceroy Of that country had prohibited the
ton Of grains and persisted in the prohibition notyir
standing the vehement protests Of the English and French
Consus at Aexandria. The British Consul has been
property owned by British subjects at the date Of the
prohibition could not legally and should not be prohibit
ed The French Consul supports this view, and their
united efforts, il supposed would prevail.
While upon the subject Of European scarcity, let me
extract few figures from report lately published by
the Board Of Trade showing the supplies introduced int
the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland during
the hrst nine months OF the current year
The quantity Of -four imported from January TO DC
tooer was 3sO2,I43 cwts., Of which 1883 263 came