Butte record., 1854-05-27

on the Z4tn, Gen arai LuderS began
preparations for the siege Of Matschiu.
On the 23d, the Russians attempted to
cross the Danube at Oltenitza. when A
desperate battle erlsued. and the Rus
SLAMS were repulsed with dreadful car
mage. The Russions lost 5000 men, and
the Turks themselves we're 30 badly cut
up that they had to retire TO their en-
trenchments
1t will be seen, however, that the
Russians have effected the passage at
three points. On the very day, the 22d,
when the Russians commenced to cross
the Danube, Omar had intended to AZ
tack the Russian headquarters at Poia-
ma A plan Of the battle was drawn Up,
ann the entire force put under command
OF the French Colonel Drew, but the
Russian movement Disconnected the plan
MOVEMENTS OF rHE BcLLIGERENrs
\ division of the British feet r23
strong) passed the Great Belt on the
morning Of the 25th Of March. They
arrived of kiel the next day. The Nj
randa was employed III taking soundings.
The weather as very fine.
A dispatch Of the 9th of March, from
Odessa, stases that a division OF the
Rnssion fee; had just left Sebastopol
wi;h the object OF provisioning and rein
forcing .he Russian forts on the Carcas-
sian coast.
y new levy Of 60,000 men is about to
be made in France.
The ship Flavio Giova. from Antwerp.
ostensibly for Montreal, has been cap
tured and brought to the Downs, with
arms on board for the Greek insusents
The British steamer Samson reports
by telegraph that the Russians were
abandoning their ports on the east coast
of the Black Sea. Sonchum-kale wa~
in flames, and the Cireassians plunder-
iug it.
The steamer Furious was sent to gath
er further information. This is later
,han the explanation given in he British
Parliament
The allied fleets remained at Bcycos
There were ru'nors (not crcdited how
ever Of Turkish Preparations 70 attack
Sobasfopol
The British frigate Rctribution found
the Suilna mouth Of the Danube impass-
able
Napief's fleet, at last accounts the
path March, was again under way. the
supposed destination being to seize the
island Of Aland. Dioge Bay is named as
rendezvous.
I.ord bloomfield, the British Minister
at Berlin, teIegraphed to Sir Charles
Napier Che declaration Of war, with in
structions tn commence hostilitits.
The Russians were making stern prep
arations for hostililies in the Baltic.
II was supposed that the first collision
would occur at Vessel Island
All the lighthouse and buoys are re-
moved, and formidable fleets Of gun-boais
art collected in shallow water at the
principal points Masses Of rock are
dragged along fhe ice 10 intricate parts Of
the channel, 10 bloct i rhen the ;ce shall
melt
All the houses IN Croustadt not capa-
bic of defence are pulled down
New batteries were erecting overy-
whore, and 200 additional gunboats had
been ordered forthwith. The Gar and
his sons were personally experimenting
the preparations
Discomfort prevailed in Finland against
the Russians, and some arrests had been
made
THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH FORCES.
Great enlhusiasms was manifested at
Malta between the English and French
troops there assembled. Being the first
time that the soldiers of the two nations
have ever stood together in friendship,
they Wed with each other in tokens of
cordiality Even the musicians had fra
ternized-the band of the English per-
forming the air of ''Pariant pour la Sy-
RE, and the French playing "God save
the Queen" The troops now leaving
England will be expedited to Turkey di-
rect, without stopping at Malta On
the 30th ult., ten Turkish steamers were
at Alexandria to embark 1900 Egyp-
tians.
A despatch from Vienna, April lst,
states The latest reports from Buch-
Arrest state that the object of the Rus
commander in entering the Dobrudscha
is to fortify position there, as the Turks