Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-05-05
WAR MOVEMENTS.

grounds.
LATEST By TELEGRAPH.
A large Russian force was said to have
entered Servia.
All the Russian ports were declared block.
AIDED.
A portion Of the English and French
troops had reached Gallipoli.
No important actions have occurred on
the Danube.
There was a report that five Russian ships
had been captured by the British fleet in the
Baltic.
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS BY
THE PACIFIC.
The London Times of the 18th published
the following telegraphic despatch from its
Copenhagen correspondent, and the informa
ton caused much excitement: "The Brit
ish frigate Tribune has Just returned from
Admiral Plumridge's squadron, having taken
i've prizes and a number of prisoners ~
These ships had been for some time un-
der surveillance. They we're laden with SOL
phuT, lead and other contraband articles
were last from Lubec, and on their way to a
Russian port in the Gulf of Finland.
, Napier's fleet now mus,ers 81 sail, carry.
ing l,s00 guns and over $1,000 men.
II was rumorcd that three French ships Of
war would be Withdrawn from the Black Sea
to reinforce the Baltic feet.
On the 18th the French squadron. under
Admiral Parscva Deschines, sailed from
Brest to join the fleet in the Baltic under
Napier. Letters from Stockholm Of the tsh
confirm the siaiemen, that the Russians had
dlsmantled all the Notifications on the islands
of Aland and had retired with guns and
stores to the main land The Gar had fui-
Their ordered that an pilots and men capable
Of bearing arms should remove from the is-
lands 10 the main land of Finland. and also
to remove or burn all ships and boats. TIN.
system Of defence Is TO be pursued all alonr
the shores Of the Baltic and the Black Sea.
JarRa. April /. The fleets have left N
the direction Of Sebasiopol.
ConsiGntinopie, April d. The whole feet
is in the Black sea.
The above are the only authentic an
nouncements received Of the movements of
the fleets, but our information has eked oat
by private dispatches II was rutnored that
the bulk Of the fleet had gone to ~ebastopol:
bu, Il was more likely It had gone to Odessa.
Correspondence from the latter port saws. Of
date lsi: ave are here in a state of great
seen many French and English sails. They
probably intend hlockading us, for they don't
leave the spot but keep always IN sight.
Large masses Of troops are being concenlra-
ted here. Our garrison here is at this mo-
ment twenty thousand strong. and fresh men
arrive every day from Bessarpbia. By al
tins, 1t Is quite clear that our place is not 10
ing to be evacuated, but defended. We have
made up our minds here for the worst, and
several families have already retired inland
The forts are all armed, and tents are pitch
ed Tor the troops 10 the outskirts of the cav.
The Russian troops 10 the Jobrodla must be
entirely vlctualed from this place-hence It's
Importance IN this war"
.3siG. Accounts from Erzerum state that
Zarlf Pasha, Gheral-in-chief of the army
Of Anatolla, arrived at Kars on the 9th Of
March and was received with the greatest
enthusiasm. The army was being supplied
with money, ammunition and clothes, so that
the ensuing campaign would open under bet
ter auspices than that which closed so disss-
trously in December. II is stated that the
whole Russian army is concentrated at Gus.
n, lAlexandropol,) which they are for,ifyng
very strongly. Z he capture of Gumri must
precede all attempts at aggressive move
menis on the part Of the Ottoman comnan-
der. The voluntary service ofthe Arab and
Kurdish tribes in continually offered to the
service of the sultan.
March u, the irgates Sdon. Firebrand.
and Magellan we're detailed for the purpose
OF intercepting the supplies which the Rus-
sans may attempt to convey to their trooas
now they have crossed the Danube. They
had orders TO seize all ships found in com
municatlon with the Russian land force.
The English and French ships of-war On
the coast of l'hessaly are ordered to search
all vessels suspected Of having munitions Of
war on board, and to seize those in which
they may be discovered. Ionian vesseis
carrying passengers without passports are
also TO be seized.
According to mercantile letters from Cen
stantinople OF April q, Baron Bruck has issu-
ed orders to all Austrian vessels to quit Con-
stanlinople. Probably the order relates on
iy TO Austrian vessels Of war, ia order 10
avoid the opportunities the Turks that theT
should join the allied fleets IN the Black Sea.
HE DANUBE The Oest Deutsche Post
OF 10Th learns from the seat of war that the
tete' dupont a Chernavoda has been taken
by storm. Eight thousand Russians at
tempted 10 storm Rassovst but were repuls-
ed. On April ?, the attack was renewed
Seven thousand FIVE hundred men had besn
landed to reinforce Varna. The CronstGdf
oaieHde OF the 9TH, announced the passage
OF the Danube at Simnilze by Turks on
March u. II was further rumored that the
Turks had taken Turna, and were advance
ing IN the rear Of the Russians. No pitch
ed battle had taken place up to April 9, eth
er at Rasssva or Sillstria, but much fighting
and cannonading had been going on, FROM
March 30 to April z, in which time the list
81 Killed and wounded, especially of the Rus
slams, was much augmented.
kalatat is again full of uen, the present
garrison numbering 10000. A corresPon-
dent writing from within the walls. date
March 81, says the Turks would advance
rom the shelter of the fortress in about ten
lays, as they were only waiting for the grass
10 spring as forage fer their horses. The
Turkish camp was healthy; provisions were
abundant On the 9th of April the Anglo
French declaration of war against Russia
was read to the troops at kalafat and was So
uted with hundred saloos of artillery and
Ihree rounds of musketry. The news of the
declaration Of war created immense excite
ment at Bucharest, and in consequence, Ba-
ron Budberg, the Russian Governor OF the
'huolan PROVINCES, had ordered the w
plomatlc agencies of the Western Powers 70
quit the Principalities within eight days.
Fifteen thousand troops were daily expect
ed at Consiantnople from Egypt, who will
on arrival be forwarded to Bs-
Inn, under the escort of English and French
steamers.
RUSSIAN MovEMENTs.-Additio re
serves are called out to the extent of 10000
men.
A letter in the Cologne Gazettee, from
9th, states that the Prusslan
authorities have received an officipl notice
from Russia that a corps of Russian troops
in two divisions, with 50 pieces Of ARTILLERY,
will take up position between Memel and
Suwalki. The frontier OF Russia is closed
to all but Russians.
A report was current that the Grand Duke