Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-05-08
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ing steamer, Clty OF Glasgow. Richard
son, Brothers e. Co., of the Philadelphia
Steamship Company, had issued notice
stating that, owing to the present gfeag
demand Tor steamers, they have been una
BILE to charter one to take the place Of the
City of Glasgow, which steamer they be-
lieve TO be detained in the ice.
There is nothing of striking i:n portance
from the seat of war. The British fleet in
the Baltic had sent in as prizes few Rus
sian merchantmen but, so far as known
the first hostile gun had not been fred in
the war threatened to be waged against
Russia by England and France. The dill
iatory conduct Of the combined fleet in the
Black Sea beglns to excite impotence in
England Its inelIiciency is severely re-
buked by the London Times.
Nar:er's fleet now musters 81 sail, car
ny 1890 guns, and over IS, 900 men.
All the Russian Baltic ports are formally
declared under blockade by the Allies. A
heavy canonade was heard in the Baltic
on the night of the 10Th and 10Th giving
rise to the rumor of battle, but it was on
ly the ships exercising.
THE FIRST PRIzEs.--The London Tim
es the 18th, says:
owe have received from our corfespon-
dent at Copenhagen, dispatch dated
yesterday, with the following gratifying
and important intelligence The Tribune
irlgate has just arrived from Admiral
Plumr!3ge's squadron. having taken five
hnssian prizes and number Of prisoners"
Hungary and Poland are both exhibit
ing symptoms Of disaaeetion, and secfes
movements are safd 80 BE on foot 70 take
advantage Of the first chances Of war.
Before leaving Aland the Russians were
guilty OF the greatest baibaFities. Besides
carrying sof1' al the n;;..ois, they have
siezed one man N hundred for The Rus.
sian army, and have burned all the ships
boats and banks exising in the islands
Hereby the inhabitants are entirely ruin.
ed, for they subslsted by fishing. The coast
trade.
Ii is rumored, in weI-informed quarters,
that Austria proposed to Prussia to consid-
er the passage Of the Danube a easus 5eVi.
VIENNA, April 1.-THE Russians ore
entrenching themselves at Hirsoya. As
Omar Pasha has issued orders to the troops
occupying the second or Balkan line of the
defence. to begin their march towards the
Danube on the 10th, it is supposed that
some positive assurances relative 10 the ar
rival Of the allies must have reached him.
ORseTA, 9th.-Extreme activity pre-.
walls among the Turks, and il is believed
tha, important events sill occur about the
/ Goth.
The 0esi DeafeScde Pese of the 10th.
learns from the seat Of war that the sc.e -du-
pcnt at Che'navada has been taken BY
storm. Eight thousand Russians attempted
| to storm Rassoya. but were repulsed On
April I'd, the attacked was renewed. Sew
ell thousand five hundred men had been
landed to reiniotee Varna. Tb. Croastadt
| Satellite OF the 4th, announces the passage
OF the Danube at Simntza BY the Turk.
March 9th. 1t was iurtheied rumoa 4
that the Turks had taken Tufna, and were
advancing in the rear of the Rrssilas.-
No pitched battle had taken place up 10
April 9th. neither at Rasovia or Sllis,ra
but much fighting and eannonading had
been going Oh from March 30th to April
9Th, III which time the list of killed and
wounded, especially of the Russians, was
augmented.
CoNsrAxrrxorLr April 6.-The whole
tleet IS now in The Black Sea.
NV AHpuShht NItthS nave PfDDQfkpU
prceipitately in order TO Leave Turkey
Trade is at stand STILL
Yler9Ry IN THE CaueAsus.-The En-
glish steamer Samp@o on, which had been
surveyin ing on the coast OF Circassia. return
ed to eorstantinopie March 81, bringing
tidings Of complete victory gained by
the Circassians over the Russians. Eary
in March the Cireassians, provided with
arms and ammunition. attacked the Russians.
and, after severely contested battle. drove
them into their castles on the coast. These
castles were surrounded and repeatedly
attacked during four continuous days.
FiHally the Russians fearing to be cut to
pieces, blew Up their magazines and
sought shelter in their ships. The Sa.np-
son further reports, that the Cireassians.
Tell oh the garrisens who were retreating
from two hill forts, and put them to the
sword. The Cireassian coast is at presrn.
free from the enemy.
Important Movement in tne Senate.
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