The Nevada journal., 1854-04-07
EASTERN AFFAIRS.

The following is summary Of the news
by the last arrivals, touching the Eastern
Question
The screw steam ship Andes, from Liv-
erpool Feb 4. arrived at Boston about s
o'clock on Wednesday morning.
The British Government has chartered
thirteen steamships to convey troops to
Malta, to wit-from the B. N. A (Cunard)
Line, the Niagara and Cambria; General
Screw steam ship Line, the Golden Fleece,
Jason, Cape of Good Hope and Propontis; !;
Peninsula and Oriental Line, the Hima-
laya, Manila and Rpon; Australian Line,
the Victoria, Queen of the South, Hydas-
pes and Harbnger.
The British contingent for the defense
OF Turkey will amount to 10000 men, with
40 guns; 25O picked men in each battal-
ion are to be armed with MIME rifles, and
brigade commands will be conferred on
young colonies. The naval preparations
are carried on with the greatest vigilence.
The Andes will proceed to New York.
after dischargins her cargo, and will again
return to this port to take the mails for
Liverpool next Wednesday week.
The ship Mary L. Sterrett, Of Rock
land, from New York for Havana, was
abandoned Feb l. in latitude 45o N, lon
gitude 80, in sinking condition, and part
of her cargo thrown overheard.
The period of forty days allowed by the
Porte for the acceptance, by Russia of the
terms Of adjustment proposed by the Four
Powers and assisted by the Turkish Cab
met expired on Thursday, Feb. s, and the
Porte or his allies are now fully justified
in taking, without further notice, such
measures as they may deem necessary in
opposition to the Gear.
Advices from Constantinople state that
the French and English Admirals had
fixed the period of 10 days from the 9th
January, for the Russian vessels to return
to their harbors in the Black Sea.
A camp for 10000 men is being pre-
pared at place six miles from Constanti-
nope, on the banks of the Sea Of Mar
mora.
In Asia, Gen Guyon had resumed Of
fensive operations against the Russians.
Dates from Bucharest of Feb. l, state
that the Rus ians have $4,000 men before
Kalafat, and that the Emperor has given
orders to drive the Turks out of Lesser
Wallachia without loss of time.
St. Petersburg 3d-Since Count Orloff's
departure, great animation has prevailed,
but matters wear sombre and warlike
aspect.
The Eastern War-A letter from
Treqi=ond of the | 4th states that Shamyl,
at the head of 10000 Circassiars was
marching against Zakatila, an important
military position Of the B ussians.
1t is reported that Ra 5lan is 10 have the
chief command of the allied forces, and
that the Duke of Cambridge. Earl Of Car
dican, Generals Evans and Brotherton are
to have appointments.
According to letters from Krajov the
bad weather has alone prevented the Rus
slams from attacking Kalafat. The invest
ing army has made a movement in ad-
vance, but active operations will not begin
before March, when the fordage for cross
ing the Danube will be ready.
1t is now clear that the future opera
tions against KaIafat will be undertaken
from Beleschti rather than from Kadovan,
although this last place, which is most
important position at the end of spur of
the Carpathians, will be strongly gar
rsoned.
Three Russian regiments, one of which
is the Chasseurs of Odessa, have been so
cut up that they must be completely re-
organized before they can again take the
field.
Up to the 27th the Russian corps had
formed semi-circle, the extent of which
was about So English miles, around the
Turkish position at Kalafat.
Early on the morning of the 2Sth there
was general advance on the part Of the
Russians, and on the evening of the same
day the right wing had left Tshetete about
seven English miles in the rear. The
centre met with considerable resistance,
but when the infantry came up the Turks
retired to their intrenchments The left
wing has taken up a position in the neigh