Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-08
llHsT MEMS Bi THE NAILS.
The Turkish War


We have further accounts of the battle vi Ci-
.aie confirming the Turkish successes. 1t ap.
.ars that the Russians were conc entrating n
t,rce nj Citnle in order to attack kalafu on the
I.,tb. but on the 9th, fifteen thousand Turks
| marched out of Kallfat attacked and stormed
Citae. had conhie' with the Russians in the
sld ON the 9TH, and renewed the battle the sth,
ending in the evening with the total discontinue
If the Russians, who confess to 1000 killed, and
their Generals, AUREss and TuRINoT, wounded.
On the 9th, he Turks having remained overnight
on the fed, beyond Citale, attacked the reserve
If the Russians. and drove them back upon IRA
iowa, with the loss of cannon,and immense slaugh-
ter on both sides. On the 10th. the Turks hay
ing RACED ne Russian Notifications, returned to
Kalaiat. The Turks were commanded in the ac
ton by Sclim Pacha, Zedlinsky, and Mehemed
Pacha, one of whom, probably Mehemed, is re-
ported to be killed.
The Hungarans and Poles, who had been wait
ing at Constantinople for employment, were
shipped on the 2nd January for the army IN Asia
klapa declined an Asian command, but oift RS I"
serve in Europe. -,
| On the 9Th January, the whole OF Inc aiheo
fleets were in the Black Sea-
Two ships had been sent with the following to
ha Russian Government at Sebastopol. conforna.
| H.. with the orders of the British and French
| Goyernmei is
"The British Squadron in concert with that of
= France is on the point of appearing in the Blnek
Sea. The object of this movement is to protect
the Ottoman Territory fiom aggression or hostile
acts. We apprise you thereof, with view to
,eyent all collision tending to disturb the AMIGA
hle relations existing between our Governments,
which we are DESTROYS preserving and which no
doubt you are equally anxious to maintain. To
this end. we should feel happy to learn that you,
animated by these in entions, had deemed it
aodent to give the requisite instructions to the
i'm fha Rms in no
BLACK Sea, As to obviate any occurrence ca
cnlated to endanger peace.
.soued, "REDCLIFFE,
.BARAGUAY D'HILLIERS."
Aroand Sebastopol and the Coast of Crimca,
tbe Russians are erecting batteries, and have
tinpuished all the light houses.
On the 3lst of December the Porte made the
nlowing notifications to the note of the Four
Powers.
First Instead of the evacuation of the Prn-
Qualities as soon as possible-say within Is or
abdays after the acceptance by Russia.
Second. The renewal of treaties to be with
ne ,ia reference to the integrity and indepcn-
dance of Turkey. The Porte will ameliorate
her administrative system alone, and spontane-
ousy.
On the receipt OF this at Vienna, the English,
French. Austrian, and Prussian Representatives
met and drew up a protocol. stating that the
portes terms were good and satisfactory. They
we're Immediately sent off by courier to st. Pc
tersburg, where they would arrive about the
10th.
The Portes demand is, that the note shall be
de6nitvely accepted or rejected within forty days
from January I'd, and the Princpalities eyacua-
ted within from 20 to 30 days of the date of the
Cars letter of acceptance. This demand is on
the way to St. Petersburg.
On the 18th ofJanuary, the British and French
Minister'S at st. Petersburg also communicated
to the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
entry of the allied fleets into the Black Sea. The
Cars reply was not known when the Arabia sail
ed, and all Europe anxiously awaiting it, as
Indications had already transpred, that he would
at once withdraw his Ambassadors from France
aud England, and formally declare war. Nothing
else was looked for