Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-20
LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.
TWELVE DAYS LATER.

There have been three arrivals from Eu-
rope within the pas. week. The steamers
Hermann and America both arrived on Fri
day-one with four, and the other with
three days. later intelligence the s.ea-
mer Arctic arrived on Sunday with still la
ter (6ve days') intelligence. The follow
ing items will be found highly important
BY THE HERMANN.
THE WAR NEws.-The Cabinet Courier
despatched by France and England to Rus
sia, bearing their ul,ims,nm. had returned
with the announcement that no reply would
be made. The result was announced by
the Queen TO Parlisment on the 9Th. The
message concluded with the declaration
that the Queen relied upon the bravery of
the army and navy in this emergency
The declaration Of war appears in the Lon
don Gazette Of the 2Ssh. On the same day,
the Emperor Napoleon sent in message to
the French Legislature, stating that Russia
had placed herself in state Of war with
France. The announcement. Of the Empe-
ror Napoleon was received in both Cham
bers with extraordinary enthusiasm.
The French Government, announces tia,
il will not gran. letters Of marque TO Amer
lean vessels,
Admiral Napier's fleet was anchored off
KEEL, at the mouth of the Baltic.
A force Of $4,000 Russians crossed the
Danube on the 23d inst, and another force
Of $4,000 had crossed at Matschin without
molestaIion.
A skirmish occurred between the Rus
SLAMS and Turks on the bridge a, the Island
opposite Tulukai. The Turks destroyed
The bridge and 1000 Russians were precipi-
,a,ed into the Danube and drowned.
Another account says
A telegraphic despatch dated Belgrade
states that on the 18Th March, Gortschakoff
wished 10 depart from his position on the
island opposite Tu,uksi. His troops were
already occupying the bridge. Ofa sud-
and terrible fire with muske.ry and cannon.
The CONSERVATION became awful. Very
soon the main arches of the bridge were
cut in twain, when i. gave way, precipita,
ing two thousand souls into the stream be-
low, oil of whom were drowned The
scene is described as heart-rending in the
extreme. The Turks suffered nc loss what
ever.
The Duke of Parma had been stabbed by
on assassin and died the next day.
The most extensive preparations we're al
were marching forward.
In Turkey ell was warlike. Soldiers
were enlisling by thousands.
No actual fighting had ye. taken place.
Austria and Prussia still remain neutral.
All warlike movements in .England end
A division of the Russian fleet had left
Sevastopol 10 provision the Russian for
tresses on the Circassisn coast.
ENGLAND,-Tbe following is the Queens
declaration of war:
"Her Majesty, the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, hav
ing been compelled 10 take up arms in sup
por. Of an ally, is DESTROYS Of rendering the
war as little onerous 50 possible TO those
Powers with whom she remains at teace.
To preserve the commerce Of neutrsls, from
ell unnecessary obstruction, Her Majesty is
willing for the present TO waive part OF
the belligerent rights sppertaining to her
by the law Of nations. 1t is impossible for
Her Majesty to forego the exercise of her
RICH, Of Selling articles contraband Of war,
and preventing neutrals from bearing the
enemy's dispatches, and she must maintain
the right of belligerent to prevent neutrals
from breaking any effective blockade which
may be established with an adequate force
sgaius. the enemy's ports, harbors or
coasts. But Her Majesty will waive the
RICH, OF selling the enemy's property laden
on board neutral vessel unless it be con-
rsbsnd of war. !. is no. Her Msjesty's
intention 10 claim the confscaton of neutral
property, not being contraband of war, found
on board the enemy's ship /; and Her Maj
esty further declares that, being anxious 10
lessen as much as possible the evils of war,
and restrict its operatives to the regularly
organized forces Of the country, it is not
her present intention to issue letters Of
marque for commissioning privaters.
The Queen further says that the unpro-
voked aggression of the Gar against Tur-
key had been persisted in with disregard Of
consequences, and tina. she is compelled by
a sence Of duty to come forward in defence
Of on ally. She alludes TO the difficulties
between Russia and Turkey, and states that
had the Gar been amicabIy disposed, eve
rything would have been satisfactorily set
tied. That sending her fleet TO aid the Sui
tan, was no. decided upon until Russia ex-
hibted the most determined attitude.
She reviews the proceedings of the Cars
seizure upon the principalites, and notices
the bad faith of Russia, throughout the
whole transaction, and says the time has
now arrived when the advice and remon-
s,rances Of the four Powers proved wholly
ineffectual-thai the military preparations
Of Russia if unchecked, would lead to the
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