Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-25

TO reduce the place in a few days
Mustapha Pdsha has strong garrison.
but 1t is said not TO be we'll victualed nor
properly supplied with amunl,ion. The
ford is in the possession of the Russians.
as are also the entertainments a, the juno
tion Of the Dristra. the Turks having
retired within the deienses.
The Russians were expected TO assault
on the lst of May. with 10000 men,
rney had erected seventeen heavy batter
les under cover Of which they will cross
the river. The passage at Olteniiza is
expected at the same time. Notwi,h-
standing these formidable Preparations.
we must not forget that Silis;ria is too
strong place to be carried without
severe and perhaps prolonged struggle.
THE BALTIC.
The British fleet had been further re- en-
forced and was awaiting the. arrival Of
the French squadron. Until the latter
arrives British force will cruise the CULTS
of Finland and Bo,hnia.
On the 2lst. nineteen British ships
anchored before Stockholm. Admiral
Napier arrived on the oath. and on the
18th had an interview with King Os.
car. He returned TO the feet the same
day.
A depo, of coal for the fleet is being
Termed 81 Fshroeshund. on the island of
Go,hlsnd.
A Russian powder factory on the island
of Crons.ad,, containing 10000 pounds
Of powder, blew up and killed sixty ope-
natives. No damage was done to the
fortress.
The Russian schooner Liberals. Capt.
Rass. was taken by the British, and
prize crew was put ON board 10 navigate
the vessel to England. Capt. RasS be
ing acquainted with British tastes. sup
piled his captors with an unlimited a.
mouHt of brandy. They got drunk: the
Russians nailed them below matches, and
carried them as prisoners TO Ca'lsorona!
A strong note has been sent by France
and England TO the Senate of Labec, call
ing the government of that city TO &C
count for having permitted the clearance
of cargo of sulphur 10 Rassia. after the
declara ton of neutrality was issued.
! A letter from an officer of the fees
dated 18th. tells the following rather
good story:
One morning a few days since. we
saw large vessel eight or ten miles a
head, which we fully believed TO be a
Russian man Of war. as she made all sail
to get away. and showed no colors.
AS we rapidly came up with her she
took in sail. until she was under reefed
topsails. (fgh,ing trim.) so we beat to
quarters. and the pipe sounded loudly.
'hanas. bring the ship into ac,ion!' for
some three minutes everything was bus
tie. casting the guns loose. clearing the
decks, etc. Five minutes more. and eve
ry gun was sho:ted AMI primed, and the
men standing with the match lines in
their hads waiting for the word to fire.
! 'Justas we got within good distance,
the blacksuard ran up American colors,
and cody told .us she would have hoisted
them sooner, but that she wanted to see
If our inrs did no. bless him TO the wrong
side of heaven. then never believe me.
THE DANUBE.
At the shilling of the Atlantic it was
fully expected that the Russians would
undertake important operations agains.
Rutschuh. Nicopolis, Gnd RaSsovB. No
fears were entertained OF the ability Of
Omer Pdsha TO maintain himself until
the allies arrive. The Turks from kal-
lafat have already occupied Muglavi,.
4
ted to reach krajova on April 26,h or
18th. The Russians on the 18th evacu-
a,ed ihcir hospital and magazines at Kra-
jova. Gen. Lipranpi. with the divis-
ions under his command. was expected
+ there on the 25th, and would leave on the
9Th. The evacuation Of Little Walla-
CHA by the Russians is complete. and
was skillfully performed. the retreat be-
/ ing covered by a succession Of unimpor-
tant yet hsrrassIng attacks upon the
/ Turkish positions. The retreat of the
Russisns of course renders necessary a
change in the Turkish front and makes il
no longer necessary TO retain at kalaiat
the $4,000 men and immense force OF
artillery hitherto mounted there Par, OF
The Turkish force al Kalafat has occupied
Mug avit. &c, as above stated, and
another portion IS moving to occupy the
more menaced points on the Danube. and
particularly OF Lum. Rahova aud Ru,s.
chuk. b. this change the army will be
under the hand of Omar Pasha. who will
be able to concentrate his whole force.
III case Of necessity. to meet the new op-
erations of the enemy. The right wing
Of the Russians will now probably rest
on the river Aluta. With its head quar-
ters at Bucharest. and the main interest
of the campaign is once more concentra-
ted on the operations below Nicopolis
and especially between Rutschuk and ST.
listria. Notwithstanding the accounts
of the siege Of the latter fortress. there
is still some reason 10 believe that the
reported 5ombardment was confined to
the fire of some heavy guns from the op-
posite Bank Of the Danube.
OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
Besides the above intelligence which
is positive, our news is iriding as 10 9th
er operations on the Dannbe
The Moniteur authenticate the tele-
graphic statement (already given) that
the Russians had experienced a consider
| able check at CZernayoda in the Drobrod