Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-09
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The Brittish msilship africa sIrivst
st Nav York on Friday mosnins. Sh'
brinsa sSsthsr diseoursdpg acc cunts 0
.. the resisting power Of Tufkay, although
{ she and hsf allies hsvS had Soms trium
PHI. both " lAnd Ind BY iss.
The Russisn Declarstioo. .,iss plsu
sibie Siasnsptto throw IhS respo nsibIlit,
Of The war upon tho allies, and 10 con
viei .ha latter Of pursuing course the
must result in The overthrow OF Turkey
II An elNsct from 81. Pctersburgh pa
per, gives tho frs, echo which has come
frotu Russia in ,esponse 10 the publica
tion OF The secret correspondence. Al
The English government was challoaget
to make the publication, the Czer coult
not I ke on exception 10 the printing
but it Is intimated that the conversation
Of the Emperor was misunderstood. and
incorrectly reportsd-that he never tho''
Of destroying the nstionsliiy Of Turkey
u The most important intelligence by
this steamer is the promulsstion Of So
ries Of DEGREES by Spain, providing foI
tho registration Of slaves in Cuba. A
Madrid correspondent Of the London
Times gives the following exposition o
the probable motives and intentions o
the decree:
"The Gazette, speaking Of the dccrees
says: the alledged motives Of these de-
crees are the scarcity Of laborers in Gu
ba, the desire ofthe Spanish government
strictly 10 observe treaties, 10 prevent
trade in slaves, and avoid disputes with
England. and the wish to increase the
amount oi the islands producticns.-
There will not be wanting persons who
will look for other motives behind these
and behold in the above measures hin:
thrown out TO the United States. The
Ispanish feeling with regard to Cuba is,
that il either must continue Spanish, or
become negro, and that they would soon.
er emancipate ,ha blacks and let the Is.
land be converted into second San
Domingo, than see it fell into the hunds
ol the Americans. = The present de.
crees seem TO indicate desire 10 in.
crease the free population Of the island,
perhaps as counterpoise to the Ameri.
can settlers; and it may possibly have
the effect Of improving the condition and
tightening the load Of tho negroes. As
regards putting an end TO the slave trade
that must always depend moro on the
conscience Of the Captain General for
the time being, than on laws made in
Madrid.
These DEGREES have obviously been
issued under the advice Of the British
minister at Madrid, and are interdcd as
a make.weight in the Black Warrior
negotiation, which, If wo may rely upon
the statement contained in the following
passage from the Paris correspondent Of
the London Times. promises to be more
serious than the provoc alton warranted:
my private letters state, that the al.
fair Of the Black Warrior so far from
being settled, has. been urged on with ex.
treme violence by Mr.. Soule, and at the
present moment wears very threaten.
ing aspect"
The treaty between France and En-.
gland has been ratified, and, what is Of
moro moment, Prussia and Austria have
entered into cooperative alliance with
the Western powers, This step was
to have awakened, naturally |
enough, very lively concern at ST.
Petersbursh. The Gear. on the other
hand, has been successful in arousing
The revolutionary element against Tur.
key throug ghout Greece, and it is doubt.
ful whether help can reach her in time
to be Of any substantial service.
A report from Omer Pacha confirms
the fact, that there hal been three glo.
rious actions against superior forces at
the passage Of the Danube; but that in
pursuance Of orders, the Turks had re.
treated in the line OF Karasaw."
Omer Pacha has received from C,n.
stantinople reinforce Of 5000 men who
with 90 guns were landed under the pro.
lection Of the British feet at Kostenje.
The Vienna Presse, gives some par
ticulers Of a sharp battle which took
place on the 4th day Of April, at Gid
itsch, neal Kalafat, and which ended in
the defeat Of the Russians. Achmet
Pacha. the commandant Of Kalafat.
marched out upon them with a strong |
force, and attacked them in their po.
sition at Giditsch. The struggle was
long and bloody, but was at length de.
cided in favor Of the O,tomans, by q |
brilliant charge Of the Turkish cavalry
under Islander Bey, Count Kinsky,] at
4 P. M. and after great exertion the
Russians were driven from the place
with great loss. The csptors at once
occupied tine village, in force, and have
since thrown into it a strong garrison
from Widdin.
The latest and most Trustworthy &C.
counts from the Headquarters Of Omer
Pacha. prove the urgent necessity ofthe
allied forces arriving on the theatre Of
war without loss Of time, il there be a
desire to avoid as Gen. paraguay d'Hil.
liers is said 10 have expressed it in one
Of his dispatches, the repetition On land
Of the catastrophe Of Sinope.
A competent person, who has very
recently examined and with the great.
est attention the line Of the Danube
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