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via.
The Porte has informed Austria that
Turkey would expect her TO prohibit the
Russians from supplying the Mon,anegrins
with aims, through the port of Callari.
| Austria offers to remain enliely neutral il
The Porte will refrain from employing Aus
trian refugees in her Amy.
fresh levy Of troops was being made in
Egypt.
lNDIA.-The overland mail from India
brings the important report tina, the Empe-
ror of Russia had formed an alliance with
Dos Mahommed 10 proclaim war sgains,
the British in India if Grea, Britain persists
in supporting Turkey.
A large Russian force was to invade Bak-
hardl, and Herman army was collecting
in the valley Scol,ania, to cooperate with
Russia against Turkey.
ENGLAND.-The British fleet at Sp,head
has been ordered to ge, ready for sea by
the 10Th. lis destination was unknown.
Mr.. Buchanan attended the Lord Mayors
banquet. and made speech, bu, it was
merely of q complimentary character. the
Earl Of Aberdeen referred to bis known
peace policy bu. he said il was not impossi-
BILE TO engage in war 10 prevent greater evils.
Other ministers were in attendance but
made no political illusions.
full Cabinet Council was held on the
receipt Of this news from India.
The weather in England was very favor
able for the sowing Of wheat.
FRANCE.-The trial of the consprators,
for an attempt TO assassinaie the Emperor al
the Opera, was proceeding. The evidence
was clear that deep scheme had been laid
TO assassinale Napoleon.
The London Times comments as follows
on the military operations and the battle of
Kalafal.
"This battle mus, have been fought and
won, if we are TO accep, the present accounts
strictly, by some $4,000 Turks against go
900 or 10000 Russians. Omer Pacha had
some $4,000 or 10000 men in Bulgaria. OF
these he had already carried, according to
reports, $4,000 across The river, viz: $4,000
a. O,eni,za, 1000 Kalarache, and 1900 al
Giurgevo. He was also menacing other
points Of the stream, and 10000 of his bes,
troops had been established a, Kalafat. This
accounts for some 10000 of his army; so
that not more than $4,000 or Whereabouts
would remain to be brought over. But,
even supposing that as many as 10000 Of
these were taken to reinforce the 10000 at
Kalafa,, still the whole Turkish force thus
concentrated 10 Lesser Wallachia would
amour. only TO $4,000 men; indeed, no
accounts yet received rate ii at so high
strength; whereas the Russians are plainly
set at between 10000 and 10000, with
strong cavalry and artillery. We wait
with some curiosity for the details OF so
remarkable battle.
"From first to last, the movements Of the
Russians in these transactions appear unac-
coun,able. Assuming even that The Kala-
fat Turks were ultimately raised 10 large
force by succors from The opposite bank,
some days must still have elapsed during
which they were but $4,000 strong, and
what were the 10000 Russians doing them
We might imagine, perhaps, that Prince
Gortschakof, having been strictly forbidden
10 become the actual assaiant, was compel
led TO wait for The attack Of the Ouomans
but this hypothesis is at once negatved by
the circumstances of The sffair at Oleni'zs,
where Gen. Perlnfffell upon the new corners
without hesitation or scruple. Yet, if Gen.
Perlof could do this at one poin', why
could not Gen. Dannenberg do the same al
another If the former commander could
lead his 5000 troops against the $4,000 o.
tomans a, Ol,eni,za, why could no, the lat
ter employ his 10000 or 10000 troops a.
gainst the $4,000 Ouomans at Widdin IfI
all the incidents thus reported are correctly
given, the sum Of the results amount TO this: |
That the right wing of the Russians, COM
prising their principal force, has been defeat
ed by the left wing of the Turks, while the
Turkish centre has also been victorious a,
Turlukai, and is on the immediate route to
the Russian headquarters, in number supe-
rior to the enemy.
eff would appear from the plan of opera
lions in the movements of Omar Pscha,
tina! he is moving the three wings Of bis
army simultaneously upon Bucharest, and
we may shortly expect TO hear tina, by this
date some decisive action has been fought
that Bucharest has been bonn
barded and stormed, or that the Turkish
army has been defeated before its walls.
Letters are said TO have been received from
the Turkish General himself which an
nounced that the onward march 10 the CAPT.
tai of Wallachia was the main object of his
operations.
LATER, BY THE ATLANTIC.
The news by the Atlantic is highly inter-
es,ing. Although the intelligence is of such
a character as 10 render i, somewhat diff
cul. to arrive at a connected narrative, we
are enabled to gather The details of the events
thu, have thus far transpired. A decisive
battle was momentarily xpec.ed-indeed,
repor, has it that j, has already been Tough,
a. or near Eucharist, and victory is various