New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-09
European News by the Pacific.

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European News by the Pacific.
The intelligence brought by the Pac fc yes
terday, says the New York Herald, May I'd, al
though it announces no new or striking episode
in the sanguinary drama which is now being
enacted, is still of highly interesting charae-
ter. Its principal feature of Importance is the
statement that the Russians have entered Servia
From the Baltic, learn by way Of Copenha-
gen that one Of the divisions of the allied fleets,
under Rear Admiral Plumridge, had captured
FIVE Russian merchant vessels laden with salt.
The main body of the fleet had passed Bonholm
Island on the Ii h, and as heavy cannonading
had heen heard in that direction on the night OF
the 18th and 10Th, it was eonjectured that oper-
atlons had already commenced in the Gulf of
Finland.
No naval engagement has as yet taken place
in the Black Sea. There had been report that
Odessa had surrendered to the combined squa-
dron; but it turns out net to have been true.
The allied feet was still in Kavarna Bay, and
the main force Of the Russian feet was anchored
in the harbor OF Sebastopol Some Russian yes-
sells had, however. been signalled off Basoum, so
that it is not improbable that may soon hear
Of the capture Of such portions of the feet as
venture upon these isolated movements.
The Journal de st. Petersburg publishes a
long report of the Emperor from Prince Gorts-
ehakoff giving the details of the occupation of
the right bank of the Danube by the Russian
troops According to his account the Russian
loss in forcing the passage below Brailow was
only six men killed and sixty wounded; but in
crossing at the arm of Somoyo, they had mp
wards of 400 killed and wounded, including
amongst the latter three coionels and five subal-
tern officers. Another account states that at
Matsehin three Russian and three Egyptian bat
talions remained dead upon the field
The new protocol, signed by the Four Powers
at Vienna, appears from the account given of it
in the Austrian Lloyd, to be Of a highly i'm
portant character. 1t guarantees that the
unity of the Four Powers shall endure until
the aim they all have in view shall have been
attained by one common line Of action and
furthermore, that no one Of the contracting
powers shall enter into any negotiations with
Russia for regulating the chief points Of dispute
| in the Eastern question, without the joint
| knowledge and appreciation of the three other
| Powers. If this description of the treaty be
correct, Prussia is at length committed to a
decided cooperation With the Western Powers.
We must, however, wait for some more anthem
tic confirmation of its accuracy, before we can
speculate with safety on its probable results.
The difficulty between Austria and Prussia, in
the negotiation of their separate treaty, is said
to have had reference to the occupation of the
Polish frontier by Russia.
The Governments of England and France have
exchanged copies of the treaty ofalliance-offen-
siye and defensive-which has been concluded
between them. 1tappears that notwithstanding
the evident understanding which exists between
| the two governments, the preliminaries of the
treaty were not arranged without some difficulty.
France was DESTROYS of having treaty which
/ would embrace objects beyond those OF the
| present war, but England refused to enter into
| engagements that would bind her to any course
of policy not legitimately arising out Of the
! present crisis. This difference did not, however,
/ oppose any serious obstacles to the execution Of
| the treaty.
The Russian system of defence appears to be
now gradually developing itself. The Island
| of Aland has not only been evacuated by the
/ Russian troops, but orders have also been issued
by the Emperor to all the pilots and men capa-
/ BILE of bearing arms, to emigrate to Finland,
| aud when vessels cannot be removed, to sink and
/ destroy them This system is to be pursued not
/ only along the whole extent of the Russian
/ shores in the Baltic, from Helsingfors to Cron-
stadt, but also in the Black Sea, from Odessa to
/ Sebastopol. One mode Vf defending the entrance
of Gronstadt is new and dangerous. Strong iron
| chests, charged with powder and other COM
| bustible materials, are sunk in the channel and
connected by wires to galvanic battery Above
the chests is some machinery, which, on being
touched by the keel of a passing vessel, COM
pletes the galvanic circuit, and explodes the
mine. hundred OF these dangerous lnyen-
tions are sunk in the narrow entrance to Cron-
stadt. All the posts that had been established
between Ghelendjik and Gagri for the suppress
sion of the traffic in slaves, which forms the
principle article of commerce between the noun
taineers of the Caucasus and the Turks, have
been demolished and the garrisons Withdrawn
The authorities Of the Hanse Towns have is
sued notification prohibiting the expectation
of all articles deemed contraband of war, Nc
Bremen ship is permitted to carry two sets o.
ships papers or a foreign flag, The British
Government has formally demanded of Spain
that she close her ports against Russian priya
teers if Russia issues letters of marque.
A Russian Secretary of Embassy is reported
to have arrived at Athens with communication
from the Cabinet of st. Petersburg to the Greel
Government 1t is stated that the Greek firms
in London, Liverpool and Manchester, havt
contributed funds in aid of the instruction
against Turkey. The expulsion of all the Greek
} from Constantinople is confirmed
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