The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-06

rial perspective Of the Captain General. A laugh
able account of how interdcted newspapers are
struggled shore, and read by the people, is given.
LATER FROM BERMUDA.
We have received our files Of Bermuda papers to
the 18th Of June, but they do not contain single
item of interest.
Highly Important from k urope-The Siege
OF silistria Rnissd.
The news received by the America is of a
highly important and interesting character
The siege of Silistria has been raised by the
unassisted efforts of the Turkish forces, and the
Russians driven, with great slaughter, acr oss
the Danube. Such is the account given by the
English journals. 1t is but right to add that
the Russian version of the affair is, that opera
tions have been only temporarily suspended,
and that the siege has not been defnitively
raieed. We may, however, conclude from this
partial admission, that the Russians have met
with what they consider serious defeat; and,
as Silistria was the key to their whole plan Of
operations, we may now look for an important
diversion of their forces in another direction,
of which Jassy will probably be the central
point.
The details given Of this affair show the i'm.
portance attached by both sides to this posi-
ton. Nothing could exceed the bravery and
obstinacy with which every point of advan-
tage was contested and defended. We have
kept our readers posted up on the different Incl
dents Of the siege to the period when the attack
under Prince Paskiewitsch was defeated, and
the Prince himself severely wounded. After
this event Turkish brigade sent by Omer
Pacha from ShumIa to reinforce the garrison,
succeeded in entering the fortress; aud, thus
strengthened, the Turks made sortie, and
after desperate hand-tO hand combat, succeed
ed in driving part of the Russian forces across
the river, and in Selling the island of
Hopa, and blowing up the Russian siege works
erected thereon. Generals Gortchakof and
Schilders were severely wounded, and two other
Russian generals killed. The Russian troops
concentrated on the east and west Of Silistria
stroyed the bridges in their rear. The Turks,
ii is said, have also crossed, and have erected
field works on the Bulgarian side, fronting the
north face of the fortress. The news of this
event has of course caused great sensation
both in London and Paris, and the funds have
gone up considerably in consequence ofit.
An immediate attack upon Cronstadt seems
to be contemplated. On the 2lst all the screw
steamers attached to the Baltic squadron under
Sir Charles Napier proceeded in the direction
of that port, and telegraphic despatch from
Stettin states that upwards of forty vessels
had been signalled from the western end of
the land off the harbor. This looks as if we
should soon hear of serious operations in that
quarter. The English were defeated in an at
tempt to land some marines at Kalma Karlevy,
but they only sustained triding loss Admi,
raj Plumridge has taken possession of Fornca
without encountering any resistance. From
the Black Sea there is nothing Of Importance.
The main division Of the feet is still cruising
of Sebastopol, and the mouths Of the Danube
are closely blockaded. From Asia we learn
that schamyl is marching upon Tifis.
1t is officially announced that the convention
between Austria and the Porte for the Aus
TRAN occupation of the Moldavian and Walla-
pie on the l4th Of June. 1t remains to be seen
whether Austria will not hold them in trust for
others than their legitimate owners.
The debate which took place in the House of
Lords on the 10th, with regard to the memo
randum presented by Austria and Prussia to
the Germanic Diet, strikingly bears out the
view which we took Of that equivocal document
Lord Lyndhurst, in one of those lucid and
mastery speeches which have won him his high
reputation as one Of the first parliam entary
orators Of the present day, showed conclu-
sively that according to the agreement exist
ing between the four Powers no alteration
was to take place, whatever might
be the result Of the war, in the ter
ritorial limits between Turkey on the one
hand and Russia on the other. II will be recol-
lscted that in analysing this explanatory
statement Of the position about to be a.
sumed by the two leading German States,
we regarded 1t as in reality liable to
the construction OF being intended to
secure the integrity of the Russian territories
in the event Of the war proving uafavcrable to
the designs of that Power and such now ap-
pears to be the view generally taken Of IL by
European statesmen. Throughout the whole o.
the discussion raised by Lord Lyadhur.t. this
conviction penctrates not oniy through Ia,
cautiously expressed doubts of the oppo,itica
speakers, but derives strength from the still
more guarded and unsatisfactory statements o.
the Foreign Secretary aud the Premier Neither
of the latter attempted to weaScn The effect Of
Lord Lyndhurst's arguments. by defining tn
prospective course likely to be pursued BY
tie German Sthes, once the limited Oh csi
which they proposed to themselves in .oinin-