New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-16

.ha. IN. Russian authorities Odessa are 70 olm3 -
having drawn down ihn terrible calamity on thei an0'
tunaie fellow citizens by an outrage on nag o' Iuo
which s arnos. unparalleled in the warfare o cVuteu
nations We have elhcial Information IN the shr' ol
rrcrt trcm Admiral HareIn 10 the French Minister 0.
Marine that when the British steaufrgae 9r@u, wen
~ Odessa on the 9Th Of April 20 take on hoasd the lOl'
.uls and sneh Briti.h French subjects as might De deal
rous TO quit the and scn: II her boat win ng o.
for that purpose seven cannon shots were ne INV,
the Russian batteries on this boa Il" nom nh's A'e' -
had Loft the guav and quilted the Officers ~ the for II
be observed tia: on the 9th Of April wa, scarce!
possible that the declaration Of war, which had heca pup
hshed in London and Paris the 2sih Of Manh, should
be known at Odessa and it no, III tn -;h that ths
AJniTals themselves in possession ot the Tact
But even J: had beer declared II would have been
gross act of baIbarsm to hrs boat urler has q"
she leaving tho quay when she hal entered
the port only to fetch away the consular agents ' the bel
Ecer,ut power who had an uudoUbtc right % leave ihc
Russian dominion, In peace and security. To hs port o
This TRANSACTION. which dated the 10th OF Avl Admiral
Humen adds that se and Admiral pans were aboa, 10
coHsdcr tie severe measures wbrh such 4 proceehng
might render necessary; and IN TIC Qrocec dinS wch
have since been taken We have no doubt that the Aual-
acted uIcn strong conviction hat L was impossible not
tO >t such breach o lie laws oi war with speedy snd
severe Chas;isgnont.
The town of Odessa founded BY Catherine H. after
SIZE he'd extended her domiuons, in l92 10 the banks of
tie Duiesr and in GO wears it has become the emporium
OF tie trade Of Southern Russia lis population exclusive
OF de garrison exceeds 00O0 and tse total amount of ts
expert aud import trade yGGed IN ls9 n about tour
millions and half sterling. The town = built on cliffs
.
sort OF amphithe.,r round the bay l. or iiied ac-
corng tie modern principles OF defense, aud the cta
del on the east side ~ the toWn commands me pos me
port Itself Is formed hy two large mpe>. Que " "ch IN
regularly defended by pa.ape, with onbTasGCs tor can
uou The anchorage in the baV J. good. AMI the wafer -
deep shat vessels the ngsclas may be within reach o.
tie shore II seems however by the brief account which
has reached rs Vienna thai the only practicable hag
Dor attacked the 25d by nine steamers " the heet
and that small battery destroyed and the ship, ia
tire hartor burnt, Il i added that the c!'ywis bomoaici
with shells and rockets tor - ano,hor account SAYS
to LoGrs but, as this information has probably been
transmitted To Vienna through Russia, mast suspend
opinion upon the do;ails OF shs affair un; ;hoy
made known 10 III upon moie Trustworthy authority.
The evacuation OF Little Wallachia Is not only
frn,d, but il j. already known that the Turks have al.
yancod into the country far as the yer hyl without
seeing enemy Ii further known thar the "A the
Russian commenced their retreat from i\raiova and have
broken up thor position II mat town which wa for s0na
tome the headquarters of Prince Gor,lakof. The right
wing Cf the Russian army Will therefore probably rest
H. river Aiug, with It's headquarters al Bucharest. and
q interest Of the campaign is more couccn-
raicd The operations below Ncopois, and especially
between RGsoLuk and Sili,ira. There is reason be-
leve iha. the bombarmcnt OF this latter place was
fred o the FIRE o some heavy guns placed 10y the Russians
tho opposite bank Of the Danube but the river in that
place 600 yards wide and Stria itself lies about 900
yards from the right bank that this fire mus, have been
directed against the place nj range OF nearly mile, and
very inn ofiant results could be expected.
Now that tie moment has arrived for the active
OI craons Of the allied forces by sea and laud and the
uhe rise hope To learn that the Admras are in con-
GiOn TO open TIE Navigation OK c Danube Ia a. least the
smaller steamers Of the iees II must surely he pacca
bic 10 force passage which open until last summer o
the Of the Austrian Lloyd and only stopped
by the bar recently allowed accumulate NJ the Suina
mouth aud it obvious that the command OF the river is
of the most essential conditions of success. The fort.
the mouth ard az Tultscha and iaktoha nconsdar
able, aud seamen, who have found their way up tho
\ laug-sc-kiang and the lnawaddy without pilots, can
surely Ice left 10 open the navigation OF the Danube. Both
for this service and in The Baltic have doubt that
TIE Admiralty would find great advantage in multiplying
small steam craft which ought to form hoa for the
navi- alton o! shallow waters. Such vessels fitted with
and aimed with heavy gun fore and aft in
yauab. tor Gcsul;ory warfare. Their speed enables them
get of danger from vessel OF superior force and
they admirably adapted for cruisers coa-in opera
tioRs especially in waters where threoeekors aud heavy
fGaies cannot be broug ht without danger within reach
the shore.