New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-17
FOREIGN NEWS by 'THn ARABIA.

| 49, 1""iA VA Auesuay last, HeF aCCouutS Wefs'
received in this city one day later than due il
The War in the Hastss-The Danube.
The little news we have from the Danube and
Ethe Black Sea, ia SO cohfdssd that It is difficult
to form clear idea Of the operations either of
fhe Russians or their allies It4is said that the
Russian General GortschakoR, having discov-
cred that the body Of the Turkish army is not,
as was supposed, at Ginrgeyo, is Withdrawing
part Of his army to Bucharest. and it is believed
that his right and left wings are retreating to
the Sereth line Of operations.
| Omar Pasha was at Giurgevo on the 9th,
4 The Turkish outposts are at Parapaji where
sanguinary engagement was fought on the 10th.
A Russian camp Of so, 900 men is to be formed
at Urzitseni. A courier from st. Petersburg
met Gortschakoff at Bucharest on the 18th, with
a letter from the Gar approving Of the plan Of
the campaign submitted to him by the General
The Russians are to resume offensive operations
i They are said to have completely evacuated the
Dobrudscha, carrying their sick with them to
4 Galatz.
On the 18th, Russian engineers surveyed the
Austrian frontiers at Rochow, took sketches,
and measured the breadth and depth of the Wis.,
tula, which is there the boundary between the
two countries,
The Russians are terrifying Brailow in the
strongest manner, but have destroyed the forti-
fcations on the island Of Ghedshid The Turks
AoS,o Nv iChSsh VUnjpIcteu LuGlf entrcuCueu camp
at Sophia; the works consist of six redoubts, two
regular forts with moats, intrenchments and
heavy batteries. s0a
Omar Pacha, has in the name of the Sultan,
proclaimed O general amnesty to the Walla-
chians who have been engaged in the present
war against the Porte. On the 10Th, o deputa-
ton of Bayards from Little Wallachia passed
through Widaih on their way to Giurgeyo.
Their mission was to present to Omar Pacha O
document in which the white population of the
province offers homage to the Sultan.
The Paris Constitutional states that the I'M
mediate entry Of the Austrian troops into the
i principalities must be considered as formally
decided on. A portion Of the Russian army,
4 under Gen. hiprandi was moving toward Folks
hami, in consequence of the Austrians marching
from Transy lvania northward for concentration
in the Bukowixa
!: On the 23d, the Danubian Company steamer
returned from Rutschuk to Orsova The navi-
CATION Of the river is free down to Giurgevo.
letter from Constantinople states that 80
siege pieces from England had been landed at
Varna. The allied forces concentrated on that
. point are estimated at 10000 French, 10000
English and 10000 Turks.
Il 1t is quite within the scope of possibility that
the allied armies are being kept purposely at
Varna, or within days march of that port SO
as to keep it doubtful whether they intend to
! march into the Principalities, or by suddenly
, transporting vast force over to Sebastopol,
strike a severe blow in that quarter.
CoNsTANTNoPLE, July Is. Reports having
just come in that Russiahas asked for an armis-
tice, Omar Pacha has gone to consult with the
, French and English Admirals about it.
Adyices from Constantinople Of the 18th, state
that some deaths from cholera had occurred
!, in the feet and among the French troops.
Some disturbance had taken place at Gallipoli
and Athens
: The Turkish Government has issued further
sum of $4,000 Gaines of paper money.
The latest telegraphic intelligence Of opera
tons on the Danube is that Omar Pacha has
reached Rustchuk. Thirty English sailors have
taken the direction of the Turkish fotilla at
: Giurgevo. Thirty English pioneers are assist
Y ing in completing the Notifications of Giurgevo
Eighteen thousand English troops were to reach
Rutschuk on the 9th. Until their arrival the
Turks had suspended offensive operations.
e THE BLACK SEA.-The combined squadrons
Q had left Baltschk. TWAS said they had gone in
I search of the Russian feet, which was reported
|, we presume falsely, to have left Sebastopol
n The Turkish fleet had returned to the Bos
e phorus without having engaged in any import
: ant service.
Three thousand men and fifteen cannon havt
been sent by Turkish steamers to Batoum, ant
5000 men for Ischiuruk.
= The exchange of 1870 officers and sailors latel,
d forming the crew of the Tiger, has taken plac
e at Odessa, but the number Of Russians to be ex
changed fell short of the English by thirty, ant
" accordingly so many of the crew of the Tiger re
. manned in captivity,
n The death of Capt Hyde Parker took plac
it while ascending the river Danube in his gig OIL
e the It'll inst Y He was fired at from an ambush
of the Russians, posted behind a stockade, TIL
3 presence of the enemy not being anticipated
y With the boats crew which accompanied tn
n gig, he landed to attack the enemy, and re
II ceived mortal wound through the heart. Capt
Powell took the command, drove the enemy iron
their stronghold, and the two Russian officer
who directed the attack were picked off by tn
IL British sailors as they stood quietly at the EN-
= brasures urging on their men. Capt. Parke
= was buried with military honors at Constantine
Pile, the Turks being much interested in tn
ceremonial.
le THE BALTIC SEA.--A Geographic dispatc
'e from the Hague, states that Admirals Maple
vi Adyices have been received that Her Males
10 ty's steam gun vessel Cuckoo had taken an
70 destroyed Russian gun-brig in the Gulf {
Bothnia
The Danish Government refuses to permit tn
/, allies to establish cholera hospital on DAMS
r territory.
The expedition of troops to the Baltic wi
' comprise $4,000 men, namely, 10000 Frenc
N and 5000 English troops
n Her Majesty's steamer Archer has capture
is the Wilmina, Norman, master, off Pillau. Sh
has been sent home in charge of prize crew,
THE WHITE SEA.--By advices received frol
y the White Sea it appears Her Majesty's squad
l. ron had captured some Russian vessels, cor
laden, as also war schooner called the Wolg'
W which have been sent home to England for cor
= demnation.
- sPAIN.--In Spain the Instruction is triun
T. plant, but it is extremely uncertain what tn
III result will be. For the present, the star
Espartero appears to be in the ascendant. TIL
following are some of the most recent reports
q. Madrid, July 22.--The city is quiet but til
: citizens are still under arms, and continue
. build barricades. On the other hand, tt
TT troops maintained their positions at the Reti1
l. and around the Palace. The ex-Ministers col
IN tinue to hold their portfolios until the arrival
l., Espartero M. Pozos, sub-director of the seer,
= police, had been seized and shot by the peopl
No news had been received of the movements
is O'Dopnell, but it was said he had an intervie
re with Espartero, and would enter Madrid wit
y, him.
- Tuesday, July 25 Madrid was quiet e.
partero would arrive ON the 2Sth Gen Manu-
e, Conoha had arrived, and acted cordially wit
ID the Captain General.
ri 1TALY.--The instruction in Parma is SUI
. pressed There Is great uneasiness in Modeni
., An outbreak is expected. Elsewhere through
III out Italy much discomfort prevails The Frenc