The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-11-24
THE ARABfA'S NEWS.


The American clipper Challenge had to
put into Fayal, leaky.
Another case of "American citizenship"
has occurred. The scene Of operations is
Ancona, the Adriatic seaport Of the Roman
states, The authorities, finding themselves
in trouble, let the man 90.
|. The newsls confirmed that the Turks have
crossed the Danube and that fighting had be-
gun IN earnest in Chcassia. Omer Pacha,
on his part, has kept his word. He informed
the Russian Commander, Gortschakoff, that
ifthe Russians did not evacuate the PRINCIPAL.
tiles before October oath, he would cross the
river and put him out The brief time that
interviewed between this summons and the
The date allowed for its fulfiiment, Omer
employed in transporting detatchments of his
troops to certain lands of the Danube, from
which point they could cross with little fur
Their obstacle to the bank held by the Rms
slams. The passage was, however, effected
without opposition.
1t remains to be seen whether Omer would
further keep his word by passing the first of
November in Bucharest. The reason assign
ed for the evacuation of Kalfat by the Rus
slams, was the mortality prevailing in their
camps.
Respecting the diplomatic movements of
the. powers, the Journal des Debates learns
from Constantinople that on October 2lst,
NJ. de Bruck the Austrian internuncio, had an
interview with the Sultan, and handed to
hima new project of note with the collective
guarantee, it was said, of the four powers,
whose representatives have assembled anew
at Vienna, that it would be accepted by
Russia.
TO the above statement was added, from
another source, that the Car had declared
his acceptance, of the note was on condition
that England and France guaranteed its ac-
ceptance by the Porte, which, it is under
stood, both Britain and France declined,
neither being disposed to use coercion.
The Gar took the opportunity of stating
that this was the last proposition he would
make or accept, and the king of Prussia had
given notice, on his part, that if the note
were not rejected, he would withdraw alto.
gether from any interference 10 the matter.
The terms of the note did not transpire,
but at the termination of the interview a
messenger was Immediately despatched to
Omar, to direct him to wait some time before
commencing hostilities. That circumstance
led to beliefin Constantinople that the note
was of a nature to be accepted by the Di-
van.
The main force of the Russians is near
Bucharest where they have some hundred
heavy cannon posted.
Money remains scarce. Namak Pacha,
the Minister of Commerce, was about to Wis
it London and Paris on financial mission.
Various schemes were discussed; among 9TH
ers it was proposed to open a loan in the
United States.
The following is Omar Pacha's address to
his troops, after reading to them the deciara-
ton of war:
"Oficers and soldiers rom Asia, Africa
and Europe!-The blood Of your fathers has
more than once redeemed this soil which
powerful enemy wishes to take from you. 1t
has by your fathers been confided to your pa
triotic honor; it has as yet no blot on it,
Know, then, that you cannot move step
without a voice rising from the earth and say
ing-'this dust that you tread under your foot
is our ashes-the ashes of your fathers-de-
feDd it!
Soldiers! let US altogether swear to spill
our blood unto the last drop to uphold the in
tegrIty Of the throne Of our Emperor and
beloved sovereign, the Sultan Abdul Med
jid.'
October Gath having passed without airy
movements on the part of the Russians to
show that they intended a retreat, the Turk
ish commander waited only for a suitable OPP
portunity, which on the 9th of October he
found, and Immediately threw across a strong
body of both infantry and cavalry into the
town or village of Kalafat, position recent
ly evacuated by the Russians.
From the last accounts receiv ed ct Con-
stantinople, via Trebisonde, that the Circas-
sions and men of Daghestan have begun the
war with spirit.
. Several thousand Of the mountain warri-
ors have descended on the fortresses of the
Black Sea, from Soujoukale to Navaghins-
koi, and in Daghestan the tribes under Scha-
my have attacked the Russian troops occu-
plying the banks Of the Terek.:
Prince Woronsoff has repaired to the spot,
and Russian reinforcements have been sent
from Sebastopol to the Eastern coast OF the
Black Sea.