Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-04-20
SUMMARY OF NEWS BIZ TIE EUROPA.
Interesting Details from the Seat of Wharf.-The
Movements of Troops, etc.


tiers written by Prince Albert
Admiral Napier'S feet in the Baltic consists OF
8 screw line OF battle ships sailing do 5 screw
irigates, and 7 paddle steamers carving ,343
guns and Il,0l5 men; 9 ships of the line,
and 70 ships beside, to start Immediately to
JOIN the squadron.
1t is thought the French expeditionary army
viii stop at Gaiiipo, and that the English will
establish themselves in the Gulf of Enos. After
short time for repose the Anglo-French arrIy
will be despatched TO Adranople or 10 the CriEiea
The London Post states that an English cour-
Ter passed through, on the night Of the 23d. on
his way to London. The messenger bearing the
summons arrived at ST Petersburgh the 9Th.
Ii was Immediately communicated 10 the Rus
sian Cabinet, and on the 9lh Count Nesselrode
signiiied 10 TIE British consul that his Imperial
Master had no reply to make TO the message OF
England and France.
Letters from Berlin state that the recent prohi-
btion to transport arms ard munitions OF war
across the Prlssian territory was rendered neces-
sary TO a state protesting neutrality by the large
orders which the Llege manufacturers have been
executing for the Russian government; as many
IS from 5000 to 10000 stand having already
been forwarded
The embarkations of French troops have com
menced, According 10 official accounts the mum,
Der o. French troops already despatched IS 5000,
and of the English between 29,OOG and 10000
The departures are effected with difficulty, owing
to the fact that Marshal ST Armand, who is :, bad
administrator, has left the War Department in
depiorable state The material is either not 10
be found. or in damaged condition, IN addition to
this, the famous third naval squadron exists only
in the columns of the Moniteur. being composed
either of vessels in unseTyiceabie condition, or
still on the stocks.
The British express steamer Banshee, from
Malta, evening of March 9Th, had arrived al
AIarseles with important dispatches from Con.
stan;iDople 1t was generally believed that these
dispatches contained the formal acceptance by
the Porte Of the AngioFrench alliance, aud of the
propositions recently made by the Ambassadors
with respect TO the reforms in the social and pc
Iitical condition Of the Christians, resident IN
| Turkey,
The latest news from Egypt is that in a short
time another corps of 10000 infantry and 5000
horses viii be placed az the disposal Of the Sui
tan
English aud French officers are now employed
by Omar Pacha in arranging the details OF the
va-ioGs projected operations Ii IS generally
known that TIE Turkish troops now IN the Bulga-
RAN forts and fortresses on the Black Sea, will
march to Shumla in the month OF April in order
10 make room for the Ang!o French auxiaries.
who on their arrival, yvlil assemble somewhere
near TO Constantnople. and repose Tor time from
the iatigues of their voyage.
None of the auxiliary troops viii be sent 10 the
Danube but the reserve division of the French,
under the command OF General Forez, will, per
haps, be posted in Roumeiia, 10 the south OF the
Balkan A strongly eurrenched camp IS being
formed at Fokshan Marshal st. Aruaud quar-
termaster with eight other English and French
officers is at Shuma
Omar Pacha removed his headquarters from
( Shnmla to Rus;chuck on the 9th March
There are several Americans in camp. An
English letter writer says a The Turkish camp
is perfect Babe of Tongues. To almost all the
different races Of Europe, Asia and Africa, must
now be added Americans. Like all the auxila-
ries of the Porte, the men from the far West say
that they have come with rifle, revolver and
bowie knife to defend the cause Of civilization
and humanity against Russia
Recent Russian bulletins announced that the
Russian batteries had DESTROYED the Turkish flo
tillas before Nicopolis and Rushtuck. Letters
the SPOT the ships had received
little damage from the Russian fire.
Lord Raglan was expected TO arrive at Con
sfantinope about the lst of April, 50 10 coin
eide nearly possible with the arrival of Mar
shall ST Arnaud
A council extraordinary. whose duty it is to
provide for the wants of the Turkish army and
lis auxiliaries has been appointed
Omar Pacha, in order TO teach more humanity
to his irregular troops has offered a reward for
ever, Russian prisoner brought in alive.
Dispatches from Constanfinople state that the
object Of Gen Burgoynes recent visit to Call
poll was to plan It's fertilization as all English
naval station. For the present, however, Cali
poll Is chiefly mentioned as the rendezvous OF the
French troops
The infor nation that the Russians were OBJ
stTucting the river mouth communicated in a
circular from the British Consul al Gaiatz. who
on the / / tn OF March announced to shipowners
that the Russians throwing rocks, sandbags,
anchors and rubbish into the ST Georges chan
mel and had stretched chain across the Saina
mouth
The Shumla correspondence of the London
Times of March 5th, says:
In the night between the LIST and I'd inst the
Russians attacked IN considerable force the bate.
~ placed by Omer Pacha At Potbaschi, in order
TO check the passage of the Russian vessels on the
Danube. -Four companies OF Turks were irnrne-
diately ordered to attack them by Ibrahinl Pacha.
serving under the orders of Mustapha Pacha,
who commands the right wing OF the Turkish
army in the Dobrutscha The object of the Rus
SLAMS to spike the cannon and destroy the
works; bat in this they were hindered by the Vi
Tacity OF the Turkish attack, so that after half all
hours engagement, they were ali obige to take
to their ships 10 order avoid being driven into
the Danube. In this affair the Turkish loss was
10 killed and 3 wounded Eighty Russian dead
bodies were found in the morning, and as many
were drowned. The Russian loss must have ex.
ceeled 100
me fduDdll. on the 2b|n MI, ltSeli out OF
non shot. was able, with Cheval!ers glass TO
count the vessels at Sebastopol, which consisted
Of ten sail of the liue three being three deckers
and one fr@ate Seven were moorcd in a line
across the entrance. and without the line IN the
narrowest part of the channel. chain was drawn
At the approach of the Nauban this chain was
lowered 10 allow the entrance Of a corvette which
had been cruising in the oiIing. ard was immedi-
ately drawn NJ after her Three line of battle
ships were rehtting in the port The forts and
all toe batteries manned. all ready for
action The impression made was that Se5asto.
pol vas proof against any attack by sea
A search was about TO be made for eight sal!
of the line and some frigates which constitute
the Russian feet in the Black Sea, and which are
supposed to be hidden up IN some OF the road
steads on the coast of Clrcassia
In the PrIDclpaiitIeS- private accounts inform
Us that Tor lack OF horses, toe Russians harness
large masses OF peasants like cattle to do the
necessary labor, who as may be supposed, are not
particularly pleased with their Office
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