The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-09
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
OPERATIONS ON THE DANUBE.
GENERAL PLAN OF THE PROJECTED CAMPAIGN.


Tic news from The seat of war is very scanty.
Fnglish and french officers employed by Omer
Paeha in arranging the details of the various projected
operations. 1t is generally known that the Turkish
troops in the Bulgarian forts and fortresses the
Black Sea- will march to Shumla in the month OF April
in order TO make for the Anglo French auxaries
who on their arrival viii assemble somewhere near to
Consantinope, and repose for time from the fatgues
of their voyage.
None Of the auxiliary troops will be sent 70 the
Danube but the reserve division of tho French under
the command Of General Forez will perhaps, be posted
in Roumela, TO the south of the Balkan strongly en-
tIenched camp is being formed at Fokshany Marshal
81. Arnaud's quartermaster with eight other English
and Trench officers, Is at Shumla.
Omtr Pacha removed his headq uarters from Shula to
Ruschuk, on the 18th March
There are several Americans in camp. An English
letter writer says The Turkish camp is perfect Babel
Of tongues. To almost all the different of Europe
Asia, and Africa, must be added Americans. Like
all the auxiares Of the Porte, the from the FAR
West ray that they have VITA ride revolver and
bowielnife TO defend the cause Of civilization and hu.
manity against Russia.
Recent Russian bulletins announced that the Russian
batteries lad destroyed the Turkish otias before Nco-
roles and Ruschtuck Letters from the SPOT declare tina
the ships had received little no damage from the
Lord Raglan was expected to arrive at oonstantnopc
about the LIST Of April so as 10 coincide nearly pos
sible with the arrival of Marshal st. Arnaud.
council extraordinary, whose duty IL Is to provide for
the wants Oh the Turkish army and its auxliares has
been appointed II s composed OF the following pachas
Redschid, Mehemed ALL Mehemed Roushdi Rifaat, Ria,
| and Achmet Tethi
IN Consantinoplca corps Of 2Up00 men Is to be
| formed, under the name of the New Imperial Guard
Cmer Pscha in Ter to teach more humanity to his
irregular troops has offered a reward for every Russian
| prisoner brought in alive.
Dispatches from Constantnope state that the object
Of Cen Burgoynes recent visit to Gall poll was to plan
its fortifcation English naval station For the
present however, Gallpo is chiefly mentioned as the
| rendezvous Of the French troops.
The Paris Pdtric was informed that the Sultan will
place horses and 500 mules at The service OF the
| expeaitionary force.
Letters from Constantine pie March 10 state that tho
English steam frgate Reribuon and the French steam
frae Cation had been sent to force the stocade which
the Russians have established at the mouth Of the Dan
ube and which completely prevented the merchant ships
from descending the river which, for commercial purpo
only they had ascended If the Russians oppose The
destruction Of the tockadc the rigates have orders
open fire and PASS IT by force This win probably be the
| Grst act of hostilities.
1heinformatlon that the Russians were obstructiup
/ the river mouth was communicated in a circular from
the British Consul at Gaatz who on the 11th Of March
announced to shpowners that the Russians throw
ing rocks sandbags anchors and rubbish into the st
Georges Channel, and had stretched chain acros the
| Salina mouth.
The humla correspondence of the London Times Of
! March says
In the night between the 1s and I'd inst the Russians
attacked In force the battery placed by 0mer
Paha at Potbasch in order to check the passage Of the
Russian vessels on the ranube Four companies Of Tursa