The Empire County argus., 1854-08-19

LATEST = Madrid is covered with barricadcs
me garrison is traternzing with the insurgents
UDonneli Is threatening to attack the palace. The
abdeation OF the Queen is proposed
Russia bas replied to the Austrian and Prussian
summons, that she will resist to the last man and
the last ruble
"A collision between the Austrian and Russian
forces in Moldavia, is imminent The Russians
defend the line of the Sereth, and the Austrian
Commander-n-Chief has proceeded to the seat Of
war, with orders to insist upon the evacuation of
Moldayia, which the Russians refused
FROM THE BALTIC. Sir Charles Napier's feet
was lying in line of battle before Cronstadt Up
to June 10th no attack had been made The Eng
sh frigate Desperate, fred some shots, which the
batteries returned.
Bomersend was Il second time bombarded on the
18th and 9th June, and the Notifications were de-
stroyed
The BLACK SEA.--On the Oath June, eight Rus
sian steamers came out Of Sebastapo and attacked
three ut the allied ships at the batteries the allied
ships engaged were the Furious, Terrible, and Des
cartes. The affair seems to have been a running
fight; the Furious was considerably damaged The
main body OF the allied feet was at Baldjik Some
English boats taking soundings at the mouth of the
Dneiper had exchanged fires with some Cossacks.
THE DANUBE.--On the 2lst and 22d ult., an i'm.
portant battle was fought. The particulars were
derived from dispatch stating that the Turks
under Girolti Meper Pasha, fell on the Russian rear
guard, of 25,0U0 men, near Silistria on the list
The battle lasted two days, and the Russians lost
250O killed. They, however, made good their re-
treat. The Russians continued their concentration
towards the Sereth and Pruth, but apparently mean
to return to Matshin, lsaktsha and Iuttsha on the
right bank of the Danube The plan of the cam
paign and the movements of the allied army are
kept prifoundly secret The cavalry are supposed
to be advancing by land to the Valkans
a telegraph was being built from Constantinople
to Varna, Schumla, Widdin and Gallipol;
Fifty thousand Anglo French troops are still at
Navira and Starnaud and Prince Napoleon are
also there.
General Bosquets has left Adrianople for Schumla.
On the I'D the cannonade in the attack on the
Russian rear guard was heard by the French, and
General CauroberE sent two squadrons to recon-
noitre.
Omer Pasha is prepared to establish bis head
quarters at Rustchuk.
The communications from the Danube are kept
open as far as Sistova by the Turkish fotilla
On the LIST July Gorchakof removed his head.
quarters from Kalaresh to Wiyitsemt
Gen. paraguay DHillcrs commands the division
Of the French army presently embarking for the
Baltic.
The English line-ofbattle ships St. Vincent, Royal
William, Algiers, Hannibal, Termagunt, steamer
Sphynz, and others are embarking the force Che
bouyg-
Spain.
lhe lnsurrection continued and the government
was severely pressed. The Queen had thrown her.
self ON the protection Of the troops 1t is impossi-
Die 10 come at the truth. From the statements
publlshed by government. the Insurgents numbered
EOOU ct whom 1000 were cavalry. They demand
the d&ml sal Of the Alinisr; ana the Queens tyo-
rites. The outbreaks as yet have been entirely mi
litary. An action took place near the village Of
Nlcayaro. The insurgents charged three times um-
successfully. and at length. after great loss retreat
ed upon Toledo. The royalists would again attack
them when the expected renforceincnts arrived
from Saragossa. Madrid was quiet and there was
no general rising in the provinces. The news had
reached Barcelona, and ali was quiet there Anxiety
was felt as to the part that Generals Naryaez and
Scereno will take meantime the insurrection is for
midabe, and it depends upon accident whether the
Insurgents or RoyalstS Will triumph
Italy.
Letters from Italy say that the alliance Of Aus
tria with France and England has greatly dampen-
ed the prospects Of the revolutionary party in Lom-
hardy and the Roman States
Harvest has begun in Lombardy and was unusu-
ally abundant.
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