Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-05
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Coz u a notice stating that, owing TO the
had ist de,oaud for steamers, they have
sent gte - =, charter one to take the place of the
unspie which steamer they believe to
lined by the ice. III ;,u..o g..
There Is .r The British feet in the Baltic
seat o. 90 rrizes a few Russian merchantmen
sent III % tpown, the first hostile gun had
50 rs, esea IL the war threatened to be waged
been n IL. hy England and France. The
sinst hes ad,,ct of the combined fleet in the
atofy heeins to excite Impotence in Eng
ck zee s.n ;neffcieuoy is severely rebuked by the
ndOn Times THE WAR.
.u.,ion in the Baltic is opening Admiral
Nav f7British) and staff passed through f@Tls'
oAe' I,7tb. on their way to- the East. fIinee VA
p tas Embarked at Marseilles' on the l'th' ior
Constan ,r.a.acb squadron that has sailed from
The fl 1sr Admiral Deschives,to reinforce Ma
Brest' @ Raltic, is composed of the ne-o f-bat-
bier N vi Inaexible, Jemappes, Tage, Breslau,and
(le snip nar;en Poursuivante and Semillante.
bigaps - Acct now musters 81 sail, carry 1900
WI and over lo,0O0 men.
u III, .ho Russian Baltic ports are formally de-
Al al, ' ,,uder blockade by the allies. heavy
fareu 10 was heard in the Baltic on the night
fannoI rStb and 10th, giving rise to the lumor of
'n '8a a' Int It was only the ships exercising.
6ailI aoet was in sight of Bornholm on the 10TH
nv Wxsocki is to command the Polish legion
el' ururkish service Luders was ut Hirsova,
III the arrival of Gortschakof from Bucha-
's THE FIRST PRIzEs.-The London Times OF
khe Eth, says: ouuos,,o,ao,,. =.
,,nenbagen, a dispatch dated yesterday, with
'be following gratifying and important nteil,
ronce THE Tribune frigate has just arrived
Fam Admiral Plumrdge's squadron having TIA
lem five Russian prizes and number OF prison
RS H., c.,
| Naner,s fleet, are said to have been laden with
.,,,bnr and other articles contraband of war;
tEhp, had been under surveillance for some time
IN and were last from Lubec,a on their way
omards Russian port in the Gulf of Finland.
unnrary and Poland are both exhibiting symp-
ans ri isaffectonand secret movements are said
he foot to take advantage of the first chances
lf war
The most extensive preparations continue
Russia and Turkey for the great con
hast that is now just commencing. The Turks
are in fine spirits, and will fight with renewed
|rgor.
Tbe Sandman Government has forbid any pri-
voteers under the Russian flag from being armed,
noyisioned or harbored with their prizes in the
Sandman ports.
COPENHAGEN, Apr. 16.-The fleet had passed
.he Island of Bornholm. A heavy cannonade was
heard in the course of last night.
The Austerlitz has reioined Admiral Napier.
BEFORE leaving Aland the Russians were gull
l. If the greatest barbarites. Besides carrying
-,
hundred for the Russian army, and have burned
m tbe ships, boats and banks existing in the is
ands. Hereby the inhabitants are entirely ru-
ned for they subssted by fishing and the coast
rade.
VIENNA April 10.-The state of siege will be
aised in Hungary, the Servian Woywodate, the
,anat, Galicia, Cracow and Bukowina, after the
st May. This is official.
It's rumored in we'll informed quarters, that
Austria proposes to Prussia to consider the pass
,pe of the Danube casus belH.
VIENNA, April 13.-The late accounts state
that numerous skirmshes of very sanguinary
character take place along the line of the Dan
,be. The national antipathies have reached
their extreme point
Prince Gortschakoff is about to move from Blu
charest on the Danube.
Gen. Luders has arrived at Hirsova with the
main body of the army.
The Turks have evacuated the island which
they occupied near Touschtukai, in order to
bring up their heavy artillery to Silistria.
Omar Pasha is manoeuvring for the double pur-
pose of covering Silistria and the Wall of Ira
ian.
Luders only advances very slowly in Dobruds-
cha, and with the greatest precaution.
VIENNA, April 14.-The Russians were en-
of Az inns
sha has issued orders to the troops occupying
the second or Balkan line of the defence, to be-
gin their march towards the Danube on the 10th,
t is supposed that some positive assurances re-
atiye to the arrival of the allies must have reach
I'd him.
ORSovA, 9th-Extreme activity prevails a
nong the Turks, and it is believed that impor-
ant events will occur about the Goth.
The Oest Deutesche Pose of 10th, learns from
he seat of war that the tete-du pont at Cherna-
ioda has been taken by storm. Eight thousand
Russians attempted to storm Rassova, but were
repulsed. On April I'd the attack was renewed.
Seven thousand and five hundred men had been
anded to reinforce Varna. The Cronstadt Set
thte of the 4th, announces the passage of the
Danube at Smnitza by the Turks, March 9th.
t was further rumored that the Turks had taken
iuma, and were advancing in rear of the Rus
ans' No pitched battle had taken place up to
April 9TH, either at Rassova or Sillistria; but
much lighting and cannonading had been going
u, u from March Both to April 9Th, in which time
. list OF killed and wounded, especially of the
russians, was much augmented.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April G.-The whole feet is
low in the Black Sea.
Three thousand Greeks have embarked pre-
lpltately in order TO leave Turkey. Trade is at
stand still
THE LATEST.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, April 10, l854.-lt
; confirmed that the Russians have entered Ser
"a, Ia force crossed on the 18th and occupied
lurna.
II ne important fortress of Tehaking $50 called
!, lne telegraph dispatch) in Lower Wallachia,
.as DESTROYED by accidental fire. together with