The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-06-21

Straits of Sangan.
The Emperor Of Japan was dead. A
very old man, but new Emperor was
enthroned.
The report given by the Russian Ad.
miral OF having made treaty with the
Emperor turns out to be unfounded.
The War.
THE DANuBE.-Lord Raglan and Mar.
shall Saint Arnaud were to meet Omer
Pasha at Varna on the 18th Of May to
arrange the plan Of the ensuing campaign.
The fall of Silistria was looked Tor from
day to day, but no reliable dispatches had
been received later than Of date 2lst.-
On tho stock exchanges it was freely
stated for some days, that the Russians
had carried the fortress by storm with a
loss Of 1900 killed, but the statement was
untrue. A series of engagements were
fought below Basardschik, on the 18th.
18th, l4th and 18th May, between the
Russians under Gen. Gro,henjelin and
the Turks under Is,nail Pasha, the latter
falling back on Paravady, and thus en-.
abling the Russians to invest Silistria.-
On May 2lst fierce attack was made on
the outworks OF Silstria, which face the
Danube, but the result is not known.
The correspondent Of the London Daily
News says that after some partial suo.
cesses the Russians met with a severe
repulse on the 2ist of May. On 18th
they made fierce but fruiiless attack OF,
the new fortress OF Abdul Mediid, and
lost 1900 (?) in killed. whose corpses were
thrown into pits and covered with quick.
lime.
THE BALrlc.-The Paris Moniteur pub.
fishes telegraphic dispatch dated Co.
penhagen, evening. Saturday 28th, stating
tha; three British steam frigates had de-
Hs,royed the detached forts al Hango, with
the loss of only three English, and few
wounded. The loss Of the Russians was
con siderable. On Esd, Admiral Napier
was off Hango, and was about to attack
the principal fortress.
The BLACK SEA.-The fleets are block.
aiding Sebastopol. Latest adyices are io
May ilth. The blockading force at Sc.
bastopol makes out the Russian force in
side the Notifications 10 be from ID to lf
sail OF the line, with 10 steameV and
frigates.
| On the I lth, the Turkish feet. under
Achmet, Admiral Pasha, with Vice Ad
miral Slade, was off Varna, on its way tc
communicate with Admiral Dundas. ant
afterwards to proceed to the coast of Cir
cassia. The three British steamships, un
der. Sir Edmund Lyons. which left tht
| fleet on the 9Th Instant, to cruise off the
Circassian coast, had returned with in
ttelligence ihatth Russians have abandon
ed all their forts. as already published.
The GREEK INsuRREcTIoN.-Gen Forey
has received orders 10 proceed to Con
s,aniinople instead OF to Greece, ant
another division 10 occupy Greece will b'
concentrated at Avigon. The bands o
iEsurgent Greeks who were dispersed
throughout Epirus were being concentra
ted near the frontier. They were still
maintaining themselves. although the.
made no progress. The Paris Moniteur
indeed, announces that the French gov
eminent has received satisfactory intelli
gence both from Epirus and Macedonia
and that all the villages in Eprus whicl
the insurgents had coerced have submitted
10 the Turkish commissioner, Faud El
fendi.
King Ohio is reported TO have threat
ened to place himself at the head Of tn
tinsurreciion, if foreign troops are lande'
on his shores! but Of course, he won'l
|, is possible, however, that he will with
draw from Greece under protest. A pri
vate letter says that at the request Of tn
lGreek Government further delay to Ma
22d had been granted to reply to the de
rnand Of the French Government.
i The English mail at Marseilles, bring
the Russian treaty with the Afghans.-
Russia promised never till the end OF tn
world (jusqu'a la fin dm nonde) to inter
lfere in ,he interior concerns Of the country
lin return for which promise the Khan {
Khiva, accords to Russia the right TO bull
, fortified barracks in the districts Of Hour
! CANT. The stations named, will be in
, mediately occupied by the Rassians troop
The Very Latest.
rHy Sub Marine and European Telegraph ]
Important from the Baltic Attack upo
Il the batteries ats.Witisland-The .Aili.
81 Repulsed--B Bombardment Of GUSTAV
earn, but "no results"
i We have received The following di
. patch from our correspondent at Berlil
k The journal de 81. Petersburg sa,
Il that on the 10Th. two frigates cannonade
e the batteries at Withstand, and on the 90
|. approached Ekenas. but Dere repulsed.
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