Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-11
POSTSCRIPT,
NEWS By THE EUROPA.
The War on the Danube.
Iron the Times Corre.ponder,

From the Times Correspondent
snuALA, March o.-In tho night between the Let ant
I'd inst the Russians attacked n con.derable force th
battery placed by Omar Pasba at Podbssb In order 1,
check the passage Of the Russian vessels on Tho .nnhs
-Four companies OF Turks imme ordered e
attack them 6y iorshm Pasha serving uu ier the order
Mnsapha fasha, who commands the right wing of III,
Turkish army In the Dobrudscha.
The OF ecs Of the Russians spike the canon ant
destroy tho works bu In this they hinderod BY III,
vvacy OF the Turkish attack 80 that asr hall an boo
engagement they all obliged TO take TO their ,bIps
in order to avoid being driven the Danube la tb
AFFAIR the Turkish oss 10 killed aud Is wounded I'D
Russian dead bodies found In the morning and =.
many were drowned. The Russian los, mus, have or
ceedcd loo. "a
At Sistow Insignificant affair has taken pl.eo tn,
kussans having attempted make ma,.rs nj
an island repulsed, tho Turks having Loaf on.
tho Russian loss was also small.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
CoSsrAsrisorLs, March o.-The Austrian government,
has recalled its military sgent who was attached 70 ,h
stair Of Prince Gortschakofi. " Wv
On the I'd an engagement took place opposite rails
where the hussans attempting to the Danube 70
destroy some works on the right bank were yirorou.
repeied by tho Turks and lost 100 In killed alone Com
oats arc oil daily occurrence aud grow more serious
well as more frequent. -
Letters from Orsova state that smart "A, of
came OIL In front cf Kaafat on the 9Th inst
Tho Lubecker Zeitung that at Reve on the 7b
inst 2iOoO mon, infantry and cavalry where expected
footing. "
ST. Petersburg letters state that In Rus.a every one
considers the approaching which will last for
Tue Morning Chronicles Paris correspondent b.s re.
ceved Copstantnope etters which represent the
Greek population 10 the Ottoman domnious as moro
aud more threatnng as regards the power the Sotan
believed that Russians will endeavor to strike
decisive blow the Danube before tho arrival of The al
He'd troops.
Omar Pacha Is to hayo the Rcneral directjo, of ,h.
tary operations both in Europe aud Asia
The Sultan intends place the disposal of the Eng
gsh ana French armies on their landing, 600 horses
and IL, 900 mules.
Tue Banshcc steamer, arrived ut Marseiles Ia said 70
e bearer OF containing the acceptance by
no forte ct Anglofrench alliance aud also the PROPOSE
ons Tor the reforms Of the social political condition
Of the Christians
private letter from Beyeos dated March 18th saws.
TIE Enghsh sent yesterday the lrigate Rerbuton
with orders to orce the stockade wach the Russians
established ut the mouth Of tho Danube and which com
pleeiy prevent the merchant ships from descending tho
river which Tor commercial purposes they had assembled
IL the Russians oppose the destruction OF that stock %
the Ren6uton has orders to hre upon them IL is pro.
bable that this act will be tho commencement of HOSTILE
nes Inc French steam corvette eaton LEFT with that fri.
gate; we shall know 10 live or six days the result.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
Private dispatches from Constannople state that the
object Of General Sir John Burgoynes recent visit To
po was to examine tho capabilities of the place with
view To Its iorticatoa so as TO reuder good
Tor our vessels OF war. For the present however Ga
poll caefy mentioned the rendezvous of the French
troops.
SIR CHARLES NAPIER AT CorEsHAGKs.-By telegraphic
Dispatches we learn that the Admiral has himself arrived
In the Danish capital in the steam pate yaorus. the
British screw irgate Miranda having made its appearance
rs drdR courier Ii understood that the squadron
woud divide at Elinore tho vessels of more moderate
draught holding right through the Sound the large
ships mikug their way through tho Great Belt to Kel
Bay
BUoYIso oP Tnr BALrrc.-Thc steam vessel lightning
Captain Sullivan, has quilted Woolwich for Sheerness
Preparatory 10 her proceeding the Baltic. She to be
employed III laying down bouys where the navigation Is
difficult. and will DO assisted in that service by the AIbap
commissioned at Woolwich by Captain Otter The Light
ming had twelve buoys put on board Woolwich. Her
duues Will be oil no Ordinary kind, It is understood h,t
the Emperor OF Russia has ordered all the buoys serving
as guides TO safe navigation in the Baltic to be removed
previous TO the arrival OF the British feet The Lightning
aud the Aban pared to lay down about $50
which will be taken few in each OF the ships OF war
and war steamers proceeding to the Baltic.
ENGLAND.
Tho preparations for were continued In England
with undated activity.
The London Globe enabled to state that Russia has
recognised the neutrality Of Sweden the nsis
ted upon by the latter Power. Ii remains to be seen
what will now be adopted by Denmark notwith
stamping Russian influence in that country, a treaty pro-
viddg for joint action between Sweden aud Denmark Is
known to exist.
Letters have been received from Berlin which state
that the Prussan Government is greatly alarmed at the
popular demonstration which in Of organization
~ the north OF Prussia for the purpose of welcoming the
English fleets their arrival in the Baltic and Of forcing
II P'ussian Government take part in the against
r issia.
RIGHTS OF NEUTRALs.
In the House vi Commons on the 18th ult Sir F. Kel.
ley wished ask the noble lord the member for the city
oil London whether the intention Of Her Majesty
GVvernncnt III the event OF declaration OF
Russt, TO adopt having private
property board neutral vessels to the searching OF
neutral vessels or to the fitting Of prvateer and II
So whether by order in Council by Instruction.
commanders Of British ships how otherwise; and
whether such measures would be submitted Parliament
before they were adopted
Lord John Russell said there was good deal of dis
cnssion upon th. mater on former night, when the
Right Hon. gentleman. the member for Manchester made
motion upon the subject, and he, (ord j. Russs then
stated that Her Maesys Government would be prepared
before many days elapsed their intentions up.
the subject aud in the meantime he had asked the for.
bearace OF the House. As the House seemed very gen
orally TO evnce disposition in that request he
could give no further tho Hon. and learned gen.
teman than that he hoped very shortly the nteu-
tons OF the Government. (Cheers)
Sir f. Kelly venured to ask the noble Lord whether be
would announce the which might be in
platon before after such might be finally
solved upon by Governmeb.P
Lord j. Russell think it will probably be In the
shape of order in Council declaration the par,
OF Her Majesty, but il will DO necessary
to bring aOIll Into Parliament Likewise.
TnE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EsoL,sD AND PRAsor.
Mr. Drummond begged to ask the noble Lord, the
member for the city, whether Her Maiestys Ministers in
tended lay before this House the
ment which had been entered into this and the
French Governments declaring the objects to be attained
by the which they had undertaken conformity and the
means by which they intended to effect tho sameS
Lord j. Russell was understood say that notes had
been exchanged the subject but, tho negotiation
was still pending, he could not under the circumstances
lay the papers upon the table.
THE CARS PROPOSITION TO FRANCE.
Iron tho London Times, March 26th.
The honeur has lost time in confirming, by the au
thoriy Of the French Government the statement which
had been published few days ago by this Journal TO the
effect that the failure OF tho and confidential
proposals addressed by the Emperor Nicholas the Brit
kh Ministry, that Sovereign turned his overtures 10
Franc aud received from Louis Napoleon similar refu.
sal We may add to these facts, which njstinctly
stated by the organ OF the French Government that these
propositions not made by the Emperor Nicholas in
person to tho French Ministers his Court they had
been made to Sir Hamilton Seymour, but that they
communicated in conversation by NJ. de KisseleG the
RUSSIAN Minister in Paris to the Emperor Of the French