Demoine courier., 1854-07-13
ARRIVAL OF THE
AM
ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
GREAT DECLINE IN BREADsTUFFS:

GREAT DECLINE IN BREADsTUFFS:
HALIFAX, July 5.
The steamer America. with dates from
Liverpool to the 24th June. being one
week later, arrived here this morning.
II 10 reported that the Turks have driv-
en- the Russians from SiIis,ria across the
Danube and raised the siege.
MARKET.
Cotton active and one eight higher OIL
some grades. Breadstuffs largely de-
clined, owing 10 favorable weather.
Flour 2s; corn rs; wheat ed; western SIS.
Provisions unchanged. Consuls 9i4.
New YORK, July 5.
The steamer Washington reached her
wharf between s and 6 o'clock. bringing
dates from Liverpool and London to the
2lst, being four days later than per Eu.
Sropa. The following dispatch from vi.
eDna is published in the London Times:
A Turkish friga,e from Shumla en-
tered The fortress of Silistria on the 24,h
A Russian dispatch says tina, the sol.
diers defeated five Turkish friga,es with
5000 cavalry and forty guns, ia an action
On the 18th. Gen. Childers received a
wound which rendered ampulaiion nee
essary, and Prince GorischacolT received
q confusion.
The Paris Reconnoi,eur announces
that on the lllh, the Turks made a ire.
mendous sorlee from Silislria, and attack
ed the Russians with great fury. Gen.
Childers vas dangerously wounded; he
had to be removed TO Caralash. Ii was
thought that a body of troops dispatched
from Shunla appeared then, and lha, ON
the 18th the Russians sprung their mines
before Silistria without doing any dam
age to the walls. The Russian slorming
corps were prepared TO mount the ex
pec,ed breach, but were attacked on every
side by the Turks-a fearful slaughter
look place, and the Russians fled in ter.
rife disorder. The Russians were EN-.
ployed on the l4th and 18Th in removing
their dead. Three Generals were woun-
ded, and the Russian siege works totally
destroyed.
The same day the garrison Of Rustri.
chuck went over the Island of Mokau,
and destroyed all the works there.
A telegram from Vienna states that a
convention has been concluded at Con
siontinople between Austria and the
Porte, relative TO the Danubian Princi
p~aliiies. lis principal conditions are
that if Russia voluntarily returns, the
Austrian troops will enter The principal
cities and form a defence between Russia
and Turkey. If Russia refuses to retire,
Austria will take such measures as may
appea: necessary TO compel her 10 do so.
A dispatch from Tribizond states tha,
the Russians had been surprised and de.
fealed by the Circassians in The Darilan
pass.
Eighty thousand Austrian troops were
on their march from Boslea towards Ire
eastern frontier. All the Austrian garri-
sons were being reinforced, and ak the
disposaole troops were to be concentrated
at Vienna.
The death of Mussa Pacha in Silis.
tria is confirmed.
lie was killed by a grenadier after an
assault, which was CALAMITY repulsed -
sIie refused 100000 offered him by the
Prince Paskowitch. The Gazette con.
firms the destruction by admiral p.
Squadron of wharf, gun.boa,s, timber,
DC, al Braha.tadt on the 30th Nav. and
"a, Welborn, on June LIST. The vessels
engaged were the Leopold, Odin and
others. Several ships were captured.
1900 men and mariners were landed a,
Merino. he Vienna papers announced
on The l4,h ult. thar Prince P~askowiich
had received orders from ST. Petersburg
to retire beyond the Pru,hand and thus
surrender to the Sultan tina, guarantee so
urgently claimed, SO Instantly seized and
SO feebly defended.
The Turks have driven The Russians
out of Tur.ekia. They have also
strengthened their garrison a, Ruischuck.
The operations against Silislria have
been suspended.
Prince Paskowi,ch. who was on his
way to lassey, is said to have been or
dered to storm and take S%ilistria at any
cost. The Austrian summons to Rus.
sia 10 e%vacuate the municipalities had
caused great excitement in st. Peters.
burg, and the answer was under discus
sion.