Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-18
From the Londou Times of Nav %.

We receive the intelligence of the bombardment of
Odessa with some regret that the first blow in the
should have fallen upon commercial city, rather than
military or naval port We are satisfied, however, that
the Russian authorities in Odessa blame having
drawn down this terrible calamity their unfortunate
eow-citzens by outrage the flag Of truce which
is almost unparalleled in the of civilized nations To
his report of this transaction which dated the 10th Of
April, Admiral Hamelin adds that he and Admiral Dun
das about to consider the which such
proceeding might render necessary; and in the pro-
ceedngs which have since been TAKEN have doubt
that the admiras acted upon strong conviction that it
impossible visit such breach Of the laws OF
With speedy and chastisement. Tho town Of
Odessa was founded by Cstharne II after she bad
tended her domnions in 1892 to the banks Of the Dues-
and in GO years has become the emporium Of the
trade of Southern Russia Its population exclusive of
the garrison exceeds 10000 and the total Of its
export and import trade valued in s49 about
millions and half sterling. The is built on cliffs
which rise to considerable height above the form
sort OF amphitheatre round the bay Ii is fortified ac
corjng to the modern principles of defence and the
tadel the side of the town. commands the port
The port itself formed by two large moes OF which
is regularly defended by parapet, with embrssures for
cannon Tho anchorage in the bay is good aud the wa
deep that vessels of the FIRST class may lie within
reach Of the shore seems however by the brief
which has reached from Vienna that the ouy pract-
cable hsbor attacked the ed by nine steamers
of the fleet, and that small battery DESTROYED
Add the ships in the harbor burnt. Il is added that
the city bombarcd with shells and rockets for ten
Tor another account says two) hours but thi.
information has probably been transmitted to Vienna
through Russia, suspend opinion upon the
details OF this affair, until they made known
trustworthy authority The evacuation Of Little
Wascha is only confirmed but is already known
that the Turks had advanced into the country as far
the river Schy without seeing enemy. II further
known that the cath the Russians commenced their
from Kraovs, and have broken up their position
in the town. which for time the adauarters
of Prince Gortschakof The right wing of the Russian
will therefore probably rest the river Auta with
its headquarters at Bucharest and the main interest
the campaign is concentrated on the opera-
tons below Ncopols, and especially between Rus,chuk
and Slistria There ia reason to believe that the bonn
bardment of the latter place was confined to the FIRE of
some heavy guns placed by the Russians the opposite
bank Of the Danube but the river that place ia 900
yards wide aud Sistria itself lies about 900 Yards from
the right bank, so that this FIRE have been directed
against the place at range OF nearly mile and 10 very
important results could be expected Now that the mo-
has arrived for the operations of the al
lied forces by sea aud land and the has also re
turned at which the waters Of the Danube RISE hope
TO learn that the admras in condition open the
navigation of the Danube least the smaller steamers
Of the fleets 1t must surely be practicable force
Of tho shen was R d ai @ g as Sc
bar recently allowed to accumulate the Sulina mouth
and obvious that the commsnd the river is one oil
the most essential conditions of The forts
the mouth, and at Tuscha and Isaktcha are inconsd
| erabe and our seamen who have found their way IN
the Yang-tse-kiang and the Irrawaddy without pilots
can surely be lett TO open the navigation OF the Danube
Both for this service aud in the Baltic have no doubt
that the Admiralty would find great advantage in multi
plying our small steam craft, which ought form 10
ula for the navigation Of shallow waters. Such vessels
lifted with screws and armed with heavy gun fore
and aft, invaluable for desultory warfare Their
speed enables them TO get Of danger from vessel OF
superior force, and they admirably adapted for cru-
ers or coas'ng operations especially in waters where
deckers and heavy fgaes cannot be- brought with
out danger within reach of the shore.
From the London Times, Of Nay 81.
Among the evils have always f,rsseen in this con
test the anarchy which will probably arise in several of the
provinces OF Turkey in Europe and the xcessaa c,,n
led on both Sides fear the inevitable but deadr
consequences, Of snch struggle The ferocy of the
BlshBlzouks within the lines OF Omar Pasha's camp
st Shunla i, matched by tho fcrocy Of Grivas and h
hand, who gives pound of gunpowder and IL dracbmas
for couple of Turk heads in Thessay; and if very ac
tive measures not taken by the regular forces Of the
Porte and by the allied armies before summer IL much
advanced the whole o. Northern Greece will be one
OF desoation and Slaughter The Prince of Montenegro
has Just published his cry and called forth his noun
taneers Tor oray in the Turkish provinces evidently in
obedience to the Russian agent Cetnye who had pre-
arranged this invasion at the moment when the body
Of the Russian army about 10 attempt its principal one
ration on the Danube Tho Austrian Government how
has been closely watching these movements IN
own Dalmatau frontier and have reason to believe this.
the Imperial forces in readiness move with IN, rom
sent OF the Porte upon Montenegro and Albania at very
SHORT notice. Sad may be the results of tn,arv
cnpaon they infinitely preferable to the desnI,otv
warfare winch has begun between bands OF armed men
animated by the hatred engendere1 by centuries of on
preston, greedy of piunder and furious with
ZEAL But though the revolt may thus be stiff. we can
not ont regard II as serious misfortune TO the Greeks
themselves and to the policy of the Western Powers thai
tue confidence Of Greece has been esranged from her first
aud most cordial protectors. Ia lighting the bat,ea of
Russia In opposition to the forces OF England and France
the Greeks are destroying the real sources of their
uonal independence and prosperity for delusion and
will compel the other Christian Powers 10 emnnv tb na
ces'ary means to prevent the continuance of so isbe
vous contest.