Washington sentinel., 1854-05-03
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BY THE PACIFIC.
The Navigation in the Baltic is opening.
Admiral Boxer, (British) and staff passed through
Paris, l7th, on their way TO the east. Prince
Napoleon embarked at Marsees, 18th, for Con-
stantinople.
The French squadron that has sailed from Brest,
under Admiral Deschenes, TO reinforce Napier in
the Baltic, is composed of the lineofbattle ships
Inhexible, Jemappes Tage, Breslau, and frigates
Darien, Poursuivante and Semillante.
Napier's fleet now musters lhirty-seven sail
carrying eighteen hundred guns, and over eighteen
thousand men,.
All the Russian Baltic ports are formally de-
clared under blockade by the allies. heavy
cannonade was heard in the Baltic on the night Of
the 18th and 10th, giving rise 10 the rumor of a
battle, but il was only the ships exercising.
The feet was in sight of Bornholm on the 10th.
Gen Wysocki is TO command the Polish legion
in the Turkish service. Luders was at Hirsova,
awaiting the arrival of Gorschakof from Bu-
charesi
THE FIRST PRIzEs.-The London Times Of the
18th says: We have received from our CORE
spondent at Copenhagen, despatch dated yester-
day, with the following gratifying and important
intelligence Tribune frgate has Just arrived
from Admiral Plumrdge's squadron, having taken
FIVE Russian prizes and number OF prisoners"
The vessels stated 10 have been captured by
Sir c. Napier's feet are said 10 have been laden
with sulphur and other articles contraband OF war.
They had been under surveillance for some time
past, and were last from Lubec, and on their way
towards Russian port in the Gulf of Finland.
COPENHAGEN April 14.-The day before yester-
day, at 6 o'clock in the morning, the feet left
Kioge bay This was earlier than had been ex-
pected but the Dauntless, having been up 10 Hell
singfors, returned with information that the ice
had cleared away orders were therefore givento
the fleet TO advance into the Baltic. There are
now no British vessels left in Kioge bay, except
the James Watt and the Monarch, who wait for
the French fleet, and in the roads of Copenhagen
there still lie few smaller steamers Hecla, Odin,
and the Alban, which ran aground yesterday by
Dragor) for carrying dispatches and taking provi-
sions and water
CopENHAGEN, AprH 16--The fleet had passed
the island of Bornholm. A heavy cannonade was
heard in the course of last night.
The Austerlitz has rejoined Admiral Napier.
The whole Of the Danish cabinet remains in
Office.
COPENHAGEN Apra 1s.-Seven merchant prizes
are in Kioge bay
The Danish ministerial crisis is over The cabi-
net remains. The parliamentary leaders will be
dismissed.
Before leaving Aland the Russians were guilty.
Of the greatest barbarities. Besides carrying of
all the pilots, they have seized one man in a hun
dred for the Russian army and have burned all
the ships boats and barques existing in the islands,
whereby the inhabitants are entirely ruined for they
subsisted by fishing and the coast trade.
vienna, Apra 10.--The state of siege will be
raised in Hungary, the Servian Woywodate the
Banat, Galcia, Cracow, and Bukowina, afles the
1st May This is official
TITS rumored, in well-informed quarters, that
Austria proposes TO Prussia to consider the pas
sage ofthe Danube casns beui.
VIENNA, AprI 13.-The late accounts state that
numerous sklrmishes of very sangunary char
acter took place along the line OF The Danube
The national antipathies have reached their ex-
IRENE point.
Prince Gortschakoff is about TO move from Bu-
charest on the Danube.
General Luders has arrived at Hirsova with the
main body Of the army.
The Turks have evacuated the island which
they occupied near Touschtukai, in order TO bring
up their heavy artillery to Sstria
Omer Pasha is manGuverng for the double pur-
pose Of covering Silistria and the Wall Of Traian
Luders only advances very slowly in Dobrud
scha, and with the greatest precaution
VIENNA, AprH 14.-Tke Russians are cntrench-
ing themselves at Hirsova. As Omer Pasha has
issued orders 10 the troops occupying the sec
ond or Balkan line Of defence to begin their march
towards the Danube on the 10th, il is supposed
that some positive assurances relative TO the ar
rival OF the allies must have reached him. Ten.
English merchant vessels, laden with provisions
and ammunition, arrived at Varna on the 1st of
this month On the 9th, an order of the day'
was published at Widden, That the same military
honors were to be paid to English and French as
to Turkish officers. Upto the 9th, nothing new
had occurred on the Danube. The Turks main.
tanned their various positions between Traian's
wall and Silistria.
Two thousand four hundred Of our countrymen
were at Gallipoi at the beginning of this month
and with them the vanguard of the French troops
under Captain Excelmans. According TO the cor
respondent of the Wandeyer, General Canrobert
will remain for time at GallipoIi, but General
Bosquet, with his staff, will at once 60 10 the
danube The hotel OF the Russian embassy at
Constantinople is under the protection Of Austria
and consequently the reports of its having been
seized by the Turkish government are incorrect
The Pyesse Of this evening contains questionable
account of hostile collision between the allied
and the Russian fleets not far from Sebastopol
ORsovA, 9th.-Extreme activity prevails among
the Turks, and it is believed that important events
will occur about the GOTH
The Oest DeatscAe Pose Of the 10th learns from
the scat of war that the tee-dnpont at Chernavoda
has been taken by storm. Eight thousand Rus
slans attempted 70 storm Rassova, but were re-
pulsed. On the Cd Of April the attack was renew
ed. Seven thousand five hundred men had been
landed TO reinforce Varna. The Cronstadt SateL
ne OF the 4th, announces the passage of the
Danube at Simnitza by the Turks, March 27 Ii
was further rumored that the Turks had taken
Turna and were advancing in the rear OF the Rms
slams. No pitched battle had taken place IN to
April u either at Rassova or Silistria! but much
fighting and cannonading had been going on from
March 80 to Arril 2, in which time the list Of
Killed and wounded, especially of the Russians,
was much augmented.
VIENNA, Monday ecenimg.-According TO Con-
stantinople mercantile letters of the 9Th OF APRIL
Baron Bruck has issued orders to all Austrian YES
sells 10 quit Constantinople.
Probably the order relates only to Austrian YES
sells OF war, in order TO avoid the opportunities Of
the Turks that they should join the allied fleets in
the Black sea.
CoSsTASTINorLE, april 6--The whole feet is
now in the Black sea.
Three thousand Greeks have embarked preein.
itatey in order to leave Turkey. Trade is at a
stand-still.
ODESSA, AprH HS.-The combined fleets blockade
Odessa
private despatch states that Odessa was taken
on the lIth, but this is doubtful
PARIS, 4p'H 1s.-Advices have been received
here by telegraph from Constantinople TO the 10Th
of April.
Varna, which was only defended by 6,O0O men,
has asked for reinforcements from the combined
fleets.
The English and French troops which have ar-
rived at Gallipo, will, il is said, be ordered there.
There is a great concentration Of troops near
Badalshik.
Victory In the Caucasus. The ENGLISH