The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10, 1853
THE FOREIGN NEWS By THE ATLANTIC

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Private letters received by the Atlantic are in
definite with regard to the Eastern question.
They mention rumors of the Sultan having de
clared war. and of an actual commencement ofhos
tiities, but nothing certain was known. When the
Atlantic sailed breadstutfs had taken decided up
ward turn, and the impression prevailed they
would further advance. The very latest accounts
from Constantinople are certainly warlike, but
| many had hopes that the calamity would eventual
IL be arrested.
Relative to the despatch received from Vienna,
published by US on Monday, the London Globe
ssys:
SIN publishing the foregoing important inteIli-
gence, we would merely state that although our
own information does not authorize us TO corrobo-
rate the main fact OF declaration of war; it is of
nature to warrant US in placing every credit in the
statement. That the Sultan had, on the 9th, con-
voke6 grand council consisting of one hundred
and twenty OF the principal minister's counsellors,
pachas and others; that the question of peace and
war was submitted to them by him, and that they
had decided in favor OF the latter alternatiye-all
this Is beyond doubt. Such being the case our
readers will that all the probabilities are in IA
vor OF the correctness the main feature of the in
tellieencer
Other accounts inform US that at the Grand
Council dispatches from Omer Pacha were read,
set in.
1t was further stated that Prince Gortschak IF
was moving troops as if he intended to cross the
Danube for the purpose of attacking the Turkish
position at Roustchouk.
twill be perceived by the following correspon-
dence dated Olmutz, Sept 90, that peace was then
expected.
The conferences between the two Powers have
nded The Emperor Nicholas and Count Nesselrode
rY1y m So
Buol Schauenstein the most positive assurances
that there ID now and henceforth no question of
any isolated action on the part of Russia with a
view to the subversiOn of the Ottoman Empire,
and that the sole object of the Emperor Nicholas is
TO the entire affair with honor and put an
end TO the suspense in the European money mar
ket as quickly as possible. For this purpose it is
the anxious joint desire of the Cabinets of Vienna
and ST. Petersburg, that, with the concurrence of
the governments of England. France and Prussia
collective action of the Vienna conference should
be renewed, and that its result should be formula
OF assurance perfectly satisfactory to the Porte
as to hold forth every prospect of acceptance.
The question is therefore regarded as substan-
TALLY terminated, and henceforth involving only a
few FORMS which we may safely leave to the tact of
the dlplomatlsts, unless the Moslem Ianaticism
which Russia has soincautiously evoked should in
teTpOse a barrier. These assurances will take
place with view to enable Russia to accomplish
without humiliation, the wished for point of the
evacuation ofthe Prncipalities, but win involve on
the part OF the FIVE powers no technical guarantee
to Turkey beyond what already exists in the treaty
of l84I and which, in fact says the writer) would
be superfiuous
tbs, it will be seen transpired previous to the
reception of the news. On Monday the Sd
inst the ministers in London, constituting ma
jority ofthe British Cabinet held long conference
on the position of Eastern affairs The intelligence
which was the immediate occasion of the meeting,
was that Sept 2G, week later than last letters,
the Grand Council, body consisting of about l40
magnates ofthe Turkish empire, had recommended
the Sultan to make declaration Of war. The force
oftnat recommendation, and the probability of the
Sultan acting upon it, well the particulars OF
the proceeding ascribed to the Grand Council must
remain matter of conjecture until the arrival of
more definite information which was hourly look
ed for, by the route of Marseilles..
Wefud in the papers the following summary,
which possesses considerable interest:
Rv the way of Belgium comes statement for
which the public were not unpreparei to the effect
thatthe French cabinet had at last expressed in
strong terms its surprise at the rresoute conduct
of the British ministry with regard to the affairs of
Turkey.
TWAS openly asserted that the French govern
rnent considered that France had been Guped by
Austria outwitted by Russia, and unsAfuly led by
Lord Aberdeen
The Minister of War was said to have issued or
ders of Il nature to convey the impression that
France must be ready for ecery enerSencg.
Toulon paper confirms thisby stating that all
officers and soldiers leave in that city are order
ed To ioin their rcepectiye corps Immediately