Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1854-05-06
Details of the Arabia's News.

Details of the Arabia's News.
Battle near Kaiefat-Turks Vietsrioas!
New York, April %.
The Arabia's mails reached the city yes.
terday.
The garrison at Kalafat made sally on
the Both. 10000 foot, 1000 horse and 60
guns advanced against the Russians, who
wero posted in force at Skirplay. After
sanguinary engagement, which lasted four
hours, the latter were routed and pursued
some distance.
Loss Of Turks 200, and that Of Russians
600 men.
From 2Sth of March to the I'd OF April
there were engagements Of greater or less
severity.
From KalIaraschat it 10 stated that 40, 900
men and IA 900 guns we're preparing to at
tack Selestria. The heavy size guns and
the rocket batteries had arrived. The gar
rison Of Selestria was stated to be 10000,
including two Egyptian regiments.
The Turkish corps at the command OF
Mustapha Pasha, who at last dates stood at
Karassia, consisted Of As to 0,00O men.
The London Times of the 14th says =
"Our correspondent of Vienna sends as the
folio wing-ln Vienna, yesterday, it was be-
licved that the Austrians have this day en-
ter ID Servia.
Gottland, April2.
A Russian squadron is reported to be of
/ Zero.
| Copenhagen, April IL.
| Admiral Napier has left Keoge Bay for
Gottland.
Warsaw, April 8.
Field Marshal Paskiewitz has set out for
j the Russian headquarters in Wallachia.
Hamburg, April IL.
Expectation of arms and ammunition to
Russia has been prohibited, and corps
d'armee, with so guns, IS reported TO be
stationed between Merrels and Suwalkiet.
A British steamer of war arrived at
Malta on the 9TH with important news.
The TurSs purposely left free passage
for the Russians to Hirsova, and then at
tackled them in the rear. After hard fight,
half the Russians were cut to pieces, and the
rest crossed the Danube. Gen. Cariobert
and twenty thousand troops arrived at Con-
stantin,ple April 5th.
The Declaration of War by England and
France was known in Turkey, and caused
much excitement.
Hanover sides with the Western Powers.
All the German States escept Bavaria do
likewise, and will support Austria in forcing
Prussia to declare herself, should the subject
before the Federal Diet be Independent.
Battle ,cith The Indians.
IspEPENpENcE, Mo. April "a.
The Santa &c mail arrived yesterday.
bringing intelligence of fight on the 5th O.
March, etween detachment of twenty. SIX
men under the command Of Lieut.. ". Bell,
Of the second dragons, and party OF Jicar-
rilia Apache Indians; number unknown.
The loss Of the United States troops, was
fwo killed and four wounded. The Indian
Joss nine killed and twenty one wounded.
he celebrated Apache Chief Lobos, was
among the killed.
On the Both March another fight took place
twelve miles from Loar, between company
Of sixty dragons, commanded by Lieuten-
ant j. w. Davidson, First Dragons, and
party of nearly three hundred Jiearilla Apa-
che and Utah Indians. The soldiers suffered
severely, losing twenty.one killed and
eighteen wouaded. The iudian loss Is un-
known, but supposed to be very great. An
other report gives the number OF soldiers
killed at forty. A strong force, under COM
nand Of Colonel Cook, are in pursuit OF the
Indians.
California emisrants are leaving daily
all in good health.
Sinking efAe E,ises,oa.
New York, April Is.
The caloric ship Ericsson went down tho
bay yesterday on trial trip. >he attemp-
ted to return while the storm was raging,
and when opposite the glass house dock,
Jersey city, a squall struck her while the ire
man was heaving cinders from side port,
which is very large one, and held her
down, putting her starboard bow un6 sr,
while the water rushed 10 and before she
could be righted, she filed and sank in .
fathoms of water, aid about 300 yards
from the shore
Several sloops near the Battery have been
driven ashore, and one ship was struck by
lightning.
A lighter laden with iron was capsized, and
one of the men on board was drowned.
In ths city, the effects Of the storm were
not less serious, causing great destruction
of property.
The wind blew with unabated violence in
the afternoon, carrying OF roofs and de-
stroying portions of unfinished buildings.
A row Of dwelling houses on the east side
Of 9th Avenue, between 36th and 81 th streets
were badly damaged by the gale.
In Jersey City, the Custom House on Gu
nard dock, was unroofed.
Mat. Ward Acquitted.
LOUISVILLE, APRIL %.
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