The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02

mind in the most pspsbs rspulsvs but also in the
the glory Of the and the grandson q the result
blood But the regments hospital choked with asses
Of the dying and the dead who expire the stroke
pspg to the most heartiess Of conquerors We resent
the political duplcity and ambition Of the Emperor of
Russawe view with disgust his appeals to the religion
which he outrages while be nvokes ibut the picture
Of these poor serfs who dragged away by tens
thous ands to rot in the marshes of the Danube-the
he pless ignorant and miserable victims of
full soyeregninspres us with stronger sense Of the
brutal nifty Of these crimes and brings home to the
imagination the great evil Of multiplied in thou
sand shapes Of individual suffering There Is prod
galty Of human life in these Russian enterprises which
is not paated, as It in the Of Napoleon
verpment must already be aware that nothing can be
made of its present military position It has failed to
the Turks snglehaDded, and already in add
ton TO the Turks there 900 Of the finest troops in
Europe within few hours sail If much at
tempt be made on the passes OF the Balkan that Is
have both bound themselves by treaty TO make it
of against Russia To advance under such circum
stances impossible to retreat may become almost
himself with the idea that he and his forces are in
a condition to give the law to the East open defiance
OF the recorded will and Of the fleets and armies Of the
rest of Europe All the evils he is about to naict upon
his people from this time purely gratuitous and
lead TO result favorable to his honor dignity He
of this war and nobody believes that the would be
carried for another week II he ceased to direct It, He
sndsavors to on public opinion put ere long the
natcism Of his manifestoes must be found out His
pea to his people like everything else he has said
this question-untrue and cannot doubt that when
these disasters become better known they be
in Russia, they will exercise beneficial effect on
the duration of the war.
OPERATIONS ON THE DANUBE.
The considerable time that has elapsed since the
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itself fact Of some significance
It will be remembered that the Russian army, under
General Ludsrs effected the passage Of the Lower Dan
the next few days taking the small Turkish orresses
of Isaktcba Toulscha Matschin, and Hirsova, while
the Russian advanced posts pushed forward with
out encounterng any serious resistance Traan
Wall
in the course Of the month Of April Prince Pasie witch
having taken the chief command and reached the
oforeraons the right wing Of the Russian army made
sudden rerograde movement and evacuated Little wa,
threatened to turn the Turkish left by an incurson into
Servia, and attack Wddn is abandoned This de-
cision may be attributed to three causes
First, the position Of the Turks at Kaleat too
strong to be forced without tremendous oss and behind
Kalefat and the Danube lies wddin which could only
Secondly, the advance q the Russians on this point
would probably have led to immediate counter
ment on the part of Austria.
Thirdly, that the Russian army, thus opposed by the
Turks and threatened by the Ausans compelled to
contract its line Of operations within narrower limits
aStOu1Shment
have 70 NAMED inactive IN the Dobrudscha for more
Eve weeks thus giving time for the sick Of May
to break out and for the land force Of the allies to
has not been laid siege TO, although the possession Of
that fortress indispensable to the any
tions against shumla varna, or The Balkan This i'm.
porant fortress has, as yet been only assaed by
the river at distance Of one thousand yards,
and the damage done has been little The entire force
with Luders the right bank Is insufficient to carry
regular SIEGE exposed the besegers would be to be
attacked by the main body Of Omars forces while Anglo
French troops could be landed With the utmost exped
ton and safety at varns only sixty miles distant Under
these circumstances it is difficult to foresee what are
Paskiewitch's plans.
The Russian taking position the line
of the Sereth, river which flows from the Bukovina
parallel to the frontier of Tansylvania and the relations
between Austria and Russia at the present moment
out the risk of adding the Austrsns to the number Of
their enemies probable suppositon Is, therefore,
taking any important offensive operation but will
fine himself to retaining his hold the Prncpalities
MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIED AND RUSSIAN
FLEETS IN THE BALTIC.
On the evening Of the 10th of May the French feet
der Admiral Parseval Deschenes eleven SAIL was of the
north of Nyborg. The English feet was, the It'll Of
same month of the Island of Gottska Sandol, north OF
Gotband The reason assigned for the hssty putting to
sian feet had out Of Helsingors but doubtful
If this information correct
The Russian ship 0tho Captain Lauren, had succeeded
in evadng the vigilance Of the British fleets She left the
Aiand Islands April 29th with cargo Of timber and
into Kie harbor the 9th inst anchored there
Acting on the recommendation OF the Swedish govern
mept France and England have agreed to permit the
trade Ct the Norwegian fishermen OF finmark with the
Russians that tring commerce being the only resource
Of the jewellers on that stormy coast
We hear of the submarine batteries that
said Of Sweaborg and Reve They consist of caissons
of that to be sunk in various parts Of the
channel and connected BY wire: with slysni' batteries
ton Of their lines Of sight will correspond with the spot
where caissons are sunk. The moment when ship be-
comes visible to both observers will be the moment for
exploding.
letters from st. Petersburg 9th May state that the
British feet had been within twenty Ave miles of
Cronstadt, and had captured number OF gunboats.
The Stettn letter Of the 18th May, alluded to above,
mentions that 1t the object Of Sir Charles Napier to
prevent this Of the Helsngfors division Of the
Russian feet with that lying at Cronstadt
Advices from st. Petersburg to the Sth May state that
one and two Russian ships had arrived at Cron
completely open. The American had her cargo waiting
for her
From Odessa letters the 9Th May aud great
prise expressed that blockade has been established
Ships being laden at ODESSA and several had been
sent to the sea Of Aaoa where cargoes were awatng
at Archangel number OF ships were expected.
OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA.
Adyices from Constantnope Of May 5h state that the
Turkish neet consisting Of twenty sail left the Bospho
rus on the day preceding for the Black Sea.
The following notice has been issued from the Russian
Consulate
GAIATz, April %, 1854
In obedience to directions from Prince Paskiewtch the
undersigned Consulate informs the quarantine board
lst That all vessels under British French flags
to he sequestrated.
ID All neutral vessels laden with corn 10 ballast,
must depart for the Black Sea within eight days.
3d. The same Is applicable TO Greek vessels.
4th. AT the expiration Of this period, all vessels OF
friendly nations entering the Danube must for their
security, proceed to a given spot at ibraila.
(Signed,) KOLA, Russian Consul.
The damage done to government property at Odessa,
by the bonn bardment far greater than at first sup
posed The Russian journals that in virtue OF
decision Of the the military stores batter
les other OF defence destroyed by the allied
squadron shall be constructed at the expense Of the
city Of Odessa. The papers add that the government In
taking that course merely accedes to the patriotic de-
mand of the inhabitants Of the city.
twenty-five Russian merchant ships have been cap
tured since the bombardment OF Odessa.
the Back Sea.
Ferik Ahmet Pacha Is in chief command, an Hassan
Facha Egypt AM second The feet had on board 5000