The Delaware herald., 1854-06-14

THE RUSSIAN WAR.-The warllke attitude
of Europe is the great topic of the day. The
Fcombatants are--the colossal empire of Russia
! on the ote side, and the combined powers Of
Englaud, France and Turkey on the other
The former is battling single-handed, and fear-
lessly advanced it's frees into a neighboring
kingdom but must evidently soon be driven
back before the accommodating forces which
are combining against her. 1t is impossl-
HE TOR Russia to resist the forces of her
enemies, and she will be obliged to draw her
self like great tortoise, within her SHE'LL
Wi hin her own immense territories, she Will
be safe. Retreat from the Turkish territories
alone can save her army from destructlon.--
; In her own wide dominions she Will be lm-
/ pregnable. The London Daily NeaoS, thus
succinctly sets forth the movements of the al
lies and 1t would seem that the Russian Bear
, must soon have his hands full:
The balance is already turning against Rus
: sa. The Russian soldiers in the Dobrudscha
7 Gas we fofetod some time ago) are dying off
= like rotten sheep The inhabitants of FOks-
chanY have risen in their rear, and burned their
, military stores. The accounts we published
i some days ago of victories gained over them at
" several points on the Danube are confirmed.
The military defences and military stores at
- the Russian Liverpool on the Euxne-Odcssa
- E-have been destroyed. The Russian Black
:, Sea feet is cooped up in Sebastopol. The CIR
! cassians have, without losing moment, occu-
~ pied and begun to repair the forts on their cOas
"a dsmantled and deserted by their INVADERS
-, The French have already sent arms to these
81 gallant mountaineers, and the Engl s are abou
~ to send all ted agent to Schamyl. Thes
~ {nultirlyng disasters of Russia i'll the South,
~ earnestly and promptly turned to account by tn
b. allies, Will soon dis buse thq Russian people 9
-; auy III GcOncept ons instllcd into them by off
~ c:al reports ui their Government representa-
y defea Is as victories In The North, too, affa! il
49," lock touring on the AutocTat He has declare
H. St Petersburg i'll state Of siege, and the su
49,, ieriug and ds2oAtent OF the mobiles and me
,hn chan:s there grew daily more alarming stat
w Of mind not likely 10 b. paci6ed by an eve
oro report j to w from St Petcrsbur2--that on Il
tbo ON instant, the British feet had been see
-, wthH thirty niles OF Cronstadt, and that
nRnbrr OF kue'lan guaboats had been Capture
the
ere TEMPERANCE IN ALABAMA--A temper; n
the convention was held in Montgomery, Ala,
uld the lst inst. at wh ch it was resolved to ST.
the port nu man cr Governor, or either branch
nty the Legislature. who Will not distinctly and u
ex- cquivocally avow his purpose to favor the p
O.. sage Of The Maine Liquor law.
'.de UNPARALLELED IMMIGRATIoY.-During {
ing month of May 517,566 passenger from foIeI
countries arrived at New York, 53,629 Of VIII
ielt e. were aliens. This is about equal to the ent
) hr population of Boston twenty years ago.
hem a GooD PAssAGE.-l ne snip Argonant' "a
per. Nathaniel Hale, from Cadiz, May IL, arrr
ther at Boston on the 4th instant, having made
n;np passage in twenty-three days. She had o
M fourteen days to the Banks, after which
pro- had llght WINDS anu caiIns'
orle- G-9- In Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, muc
the wheat was winter killed. In the so
X generally, corn has been kept back by the C
wet spring, and the prospect of great crop
nowhere tiatterng Under this state Of thin
the duty and interest of the farmer is plair
l'''- Plant more grain. 1t is not yet too late.