New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-12
OTHER INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.

The survey for the deiensss from Blak TcheSded' %
Derkos are progressing rapidly From the Sea 81 Ma-no-
IA 10 the Black Sea the projected line extends y miles
lake spread out in seasons INFO vast marsh almost
Join. the the western end and pecue' for several
miles all possibility of the passage of hostile army The
water is four feet deep and the bottom soft and muddy
AT the other extremity another lake situated which
would equally bar enemys passase and between these
,,, bor j. a line of undulang hill and valley which,
though destitute of any strong natural means Of defense
NAV be made impossible by the skill OF modern engineers
md the bravery II s defenders. ten braglay III,
- alculat that 40 900 men viii be sufficient To defend
II. of whom 200 would watch the two extremes ana
20 CCO would occupy the center III was cohse'o' ''
these lines well defended would remain PeF1anen' uo
Tense tn Constsntinope. -.
Marshal 81 AmaId j. commHnderin-chlei OF uie anu
forces Gen Joussouf is 20 have chie command 81 taS
Bssh Bazouks irre.ulars who are 10 be- WIN
French officers and sub-ofhccrs Inendent Segouyiie
with nine Other officers had arrived Adranope ~ ia~e
preparations for oo0O Fenchmen expected 10 arrive ee
in course of the month.
Correspondents Of the English press are Nrohoteu to
accompanying the British army.
Austrian ships prohbitedby their Government from
carving articles eontraband Of Austrian ships on
the high seas must submit 20 be searched and the only
Austrian port which captured vessels be taken
Trieste, where they can only be sold when condemned
lawful prizes by competent court
The s. PsersJury GG=ce states that on 10Th April the
corvette Aradne II guns. aud brig orphel, guns, with
all their and stores were presented 10 the reek Tow
eminent by order of Baron Mcyendorh Russian Minister
Notwithstanding that the British fleet Is blockains Sc
yasapol some small Russian steamers venfured out the
other night went into the Black Sea and took an English
merchantmen which they attempted to tow into har6or
Being discovered they were chased and were compelled
10 cut their prize adrft but they themselves succeeded IN
escaping back into Seyastopol.
The Monenegrins 1000 strong hsve broken INTO the
HERZEGOVINA thus violating the Ottoman Territory lney
avoided the fortified points defended by the Abanians Ou
killed about 60 of the inhabitants and carried of 900 head
of cattle.
NAV sd the Neva was free from ice and the water had
ri.ea so high that an inundation was feared. Fiji
teen of the seventy bridges that the Neya at
ST Petersburg TO be broken down and the remainder
were to be mounted with heavy cannon. For some
DAYS previous date Of the above advices the oh the
Emperor had been quite sick IL was reported tha tho
vast merchant quarter of the City of Riga has just been
eveed to the ground by the military authorities IN pre-
pairing for defense. All the citizens, even women youths
and old men, compelled to labor at the torueaons.
AT St. Petersburg great CONSERVATION prevailed.
A statement has gained considerable publicity to the
effect that French force of and English Of 900
be landed in Sweden preparatory to that power de
clarng Russia.