Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-07-24
Foreign News.

tax on the 18TH There had been very
formidable revolt in Spain. 4 battle had
occurred near Madrid. The insurgents
maintain their ground. Ii is quite likely
this movement will bring the pretty little
Queen Isabella to her senses. and show
her the Importance of disposing of her
very expensive neck of land, Cuba. The
Exchequer of Spain is not in healthy
condition, and it will need supply to
maintain the ascendency Of the royal row
er. The Island seems to be in fair way
to drop into our hands.
Breadstulfs had slightly declined
Prince Gortschakoif mot fhe Gene rally
arrived at Vienna on the 18th Of July, and
is the bearer of the official reply Of Rus
sia to Austria. The precise terms of the
reply had not TRANSFERRED 5ut Gortschak off
also carried an autograph from Nicholas
to Austria, the tenor of which was said to
be that by the evacuation of Waldchia,
leaving tree the Danube, the Gar consid-
ers he satisfies all the reasonable demands
OF Austria. Moldavia is not to be eyacu
a:ed as the occupation of that princlpality
is necessary as guarantee for the eondi-
ions oil future treaty of reace.
Colonel MonteuffI arrived on the 9th at
Berlin, from ST. Petersburg, with the
Cars reply to Prussia. The reply is
courteous, stating that the Gar would con-
sent 10 sesign exclusive protectorate over
Gresk Austrians if Turkey would acce de
70 the joint protectorate Of the Five Pow
ers. That the Gar will evacuate the
Principalities when the Western Powers
evacuate Turkey, but will retain strong
military position in Moldavia as provi-
sonal security.
The Gar has also sent Colonel Isakaff
to Dresden with friendly autograph
letter to the KING Of Saxony, and other
sovereigns were represented in the
Hamburg Conference.
In the meantime hostilities continue,
and fighting is reported from the Baltic,
Black Sea, the Danube and Asia.
The Austrians have entered Wallachia,
and the English army is embarking in
English ships at Cherboug for Ireland.
Respecting the Austrian occupation OF
Wallachia, all yet known is that on the
I'd of July, seventeen steamers with Aus
trian troops on board, dropped down the
Danube.
Napiers fleet was lying in line of battle
before Cronstadt up to Jane 49, but no at
tack had been made.
Bomsarsund was for the second time
bombaraed on the Goth and 9th of June,
and the iortifcation DESTROYED.
On thu 9th of I,,,o
steamers came out from Sevastopol ard at
tached three allied ships at the batteries.
The allied ships engaged were the Furi-
Gus, the Terrible, and the Discarties.-
The affair seems to have been running
fight. The Furious was considerably
damaged.
The main body of the allied fleet was
at Baldjurk.
Some English boats taking soundings at
the mouth OF the Dnieper, exchanged fires
with the Cossacks.
On the 21s. and 2od an important battle
was fought The Turks, under Gen.
Girote, and Mesha Pasha, fell on the
Russian rear guard Of $4,000, near Silis-
tia on the 21st. The battle lasted two
days, and the Russians lost two thousand
five hundred men killed, and made good
their retreat.
The Russians continued the concentra-
tion of troops towards Sereth and Pru,h,
and apparently mean 10 return 10 Matschin,
ltschka, and Tutsca on the right bank
of the Danube.
The news is bad for the Turks from Asia.
On the 9th of June the Turks met with
severe check in attempting TO storm two
redoubts between the Usungnet and Ku-
tors. The Russians, attacked them in
flank, and during the assault defeated
them with 1900 to 1000 killed. They
also captured the entire camp equipage,
with Is cannons and 35 standards.
The plan OF the campaign and move
ments OF the allied army are still kept
profoundly secret. Cavalry are supposed to
be advancing by land to Balkans.
A telegraph is being built from Constan-
tinople to Varna, Shumla, Widdin and
Galipolis
Fifty thousand Anglo French troops are
still at Varna. and Prince Napoleon Is also
there.
Gen. Bosquet's French division has left
Adrianople for Shumla.
Omer Pasha has prepared to establish
bis headquarters at Rutschuk.
Communication from the Danube is kept
open as far as Sistora by the Turkish
hotilla.
On the LIST of July Goltsehak off removed
his headquarters from Kalaresch to the
Wagitscent.
Gen. Caiaguay d'Hilie,s commands
division of the French Army, presently
embarking at Cherbourg for the Baltic.
The crew of the English steam frigate
Sans Pareil are lortifying Sonkum Kale
and the crew Of the English frigate Samp-
son are fortitying Eatrinchid, at Redoubt
Kalch.
rs We observe that good deal Of
executive pardoning" is going on, in
several of the States Of the Union, and
criminals under the sentence of the law,
are rescued from their punishment by the
interposition Of the Governors. We ex-
poet we have as much kindness in our
disposition as people generally have, and,
never desire to see human be-
ing suffer. But, we submit, that these are
not the times for any unnecessary display
of executive clemency in the case of per-