The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-08-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
By the steamer Canada. which arrived ut
Halifax Lac, Monday night, we received
dates TO The ODD, three days later than those
received by The Alps. There is 10 impor.
ianl news irom The seat OF war. Austria is
urging negotiations for peace, and exhibits
decided Russian tendencies. In Spain the
instruction has become revolution. ani
the insurgents are carrying all before them.
II is reported that The Queen has He'd, aud
Madrid is ~ Stale Of revolt.
The WAR. No change has occurred in
The state u The Eastern afairs. Nor Is a
change likely 10 occur uniIl afr farther
consideration by the English and Flenrh
governments, OF the recent conduct Of
Ausiiia.
The Paris correspondent, OF the London
Chronicle, makes The following important
communication. He says The cabinets Of
Vienna and Berlin have communicated 10
The English aud Fiench go, eriinlenis, tho
impression produced upon them by the
answer Of The Emperor Nicholas ~ The sum.
nous sent him BY Austria, 10 evacuaie the
municipalities. .. N...E
The German Powers announce, that in
their opinions the prop sitions conlained in
the Russian answer, If not altogether sails
factory, appear TO them calculated ~ serve
as basis Tor further negotiations, and they
propose that Prague shall be fixed upon 40
iae seat Of further conferences. They more.
o:er ey press.. an opinion Ina, !, will no! DO
possible To call upon Russia 10 evacuaie The
Principalilics, il II be not AT The same time
A n, Il sh.. .aI
shall stop all their movements in advance.
a private ,elegraphic despatch from Con-
sanlinople, received IN Paris, states that The
Russians had met with check near Ba,oum.
1000 Turks have been sent from Verna into
Circassia.
In other words, Austria has fallen back
into alliance with Russia. All the Austrian
reserves are TO be called out aud placed up.
on war footing.
Accounts from ST. Petersburg state that
the Car is determined no, 10 yield, but dis.
content prevailed in tn. capital.
The details received show that The recent
victory at Giurgevo was q, h.ved by the
Turks unassisied, leaving the whole bank
Of the Danube, from Tuna 10 Ollenilza, in
their hands.
The main body OF The Turkish army 10
said TO be marching towards The mouth Of
the Danube, leaving garrisons a, Giurgsvo
and CzernavoJa.
Excepting handful OF French at Giurge.
vo, none OF The Anglo French have repaired
and occupied the Russian batteries nj the
SnliGa mouth OF The Dannbe, and are EN-
ployed in removing sunken ships from tho
channel.
The free navigation OF the Danube Is
again re.eslablished.
English seamen from The fee, have been
sent 10 man Turkish boats in the Danube,
with the intention 10 capture the Russian
river fo,illa.
The Russians have burned the town oi
Malzchiu. h
French troops from Adriunople are march
ing towards Varna.
The British are in camp nj Varna.
The French and English are slowly draw.
ing their lines closer round The Russians.
ASIA. Kerim Pasha surprised $4,000
Russians and defeated them, capturing six
guns and 400 prironers al n pass in The
mountains.
GREECE. The Porte consents 10 reopen
Turkish ports TO Greek merchants, but W
mands from Greece indemnify for Losses sun
laincd through the Greek insurreciion.
SPAIN. The news is very important
The insnneciion is spreading rapidly. is
photographed from Bayonne on The 20lh. that
Madrid and The garrison have pronounced
against the Queen. The cabine, is dissolv.
ed San Luis, The premier, has fed. Mar.
vaez has offered 10 form a new ministry -
Espa.iero has placed himself al The head OF
The insurgents, and is marching on Madrid
with the centre division, while General
Zabano advances with force from The Bas.
que PROVINCES.
The French government is said TO favor
the instruction. An aid.de.camp Of the
King OF Portugal is said to have sought IN
interview with Napoleon, 10 consult him on
,he subject. The Emperor replied that he
, could not enier into the project, bot did mot
lscy he would interfere 10 prevent Il. Il 10
surmised that Russia Is implicated In the
with view OF distracting the
attention Of France and England.
The insurgents were masters OF Madrid,
and i,ie troops engaged against the barri-
S.des. Fighting was going on in several
parts Of the capital, when the desf ateh left.
A battle had been fought between o Donnen
and Blaser. The latter was defeated,
ounded and taken prisoner. The PoPu'
bese have tacked the palace OF Queen thIn.
Ia ut Salamanca. The whole OF Catalonia
has risen. The Captain General lead: H.
and there has been fighting at severnl points.
Valladolid has pronounced In i' invor.
The cities Of Vicssria, Burgo, yalladolid.
Grenada. Saragossa, Pampeluna, Barcelona,
n. r;c I.Isnds, have declared for the in.
.nrreuts. sSaragossa 10 expected 10 join tho
re,oit The instruction hitherto 10 mostly
military. bo. ci'iaen. sss now sining ii
Watchwords arc, "Vive 10 Constitution |"
;. Down with the Ministry" Down Queen
Guetilla bands hare appeared
IN Catalonia. Rumors were current that
Queen Christina had aed to Bayonne, and
hat Queen isabella had left Madrid