Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-06-16
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA.
Three Days Later. from Europe.

pool on Saturday, June Sd, at p. m, and
arrived atNeW York early on Tuesday even
ing.
] The WAR.-From Vienna, May 3lst, it is
stated that on June I'd the Austrian summons
to evacuate the Turkish territory would be sent
to st. Petersburg.
Letters from Belgrade and Widdin state that
/ Austrian troops were continually coming down
| the Danube in the direction of Orsoya and the
Wallachian frontier. Considerable forces are
now concentrated in Hungary and Transylva-
mia. Another dispatch says, Austria sends
troops to Orsova."
MORE RUMoRs OF PEACE.--The latest runner
in Paris is that the Emperor of Russia again
manifests disposition to negotiate for peaee
| The rumor has been so often set afloat that we
attach no value to ESPECIALLY not to the
statement that the car will withdraw on con-
dition that the Powers will agree to the estab,
lishment of the status quo. If there be any
| truth in the above propositions they can only
| be made with the view of detaching Austria
and Prussia from the alliance those powers
being supposed to be adverse to any act that
| would tend to dsmember or diminish the Rus
| sian empire.
4 The BLACK SRA.--Since last advices no news
i whatever has come to hand respecting the
movements of the allied fleets ON the Black
sea.
The BALTIc.-We have no further opera
tons in the Baltic. Nor is there any authentic
i statement of the extent or result of the recent
attack of Hango. The Russian account in the
1 Lnvalide Russe is as follows: "The English
feet, tscenty-sir strong, battered the outworks
OF Hango Vdde, on the 18th, but were COM
PEELED to withdraw, much damaged"
A (doubtful dispatch from Copenhagen
states that Gustayern was cannonaded on Mon
day 22d, without effect.
| Advices by letter are Of date 18th from Co.
penhagen. They state that on the 26th Sir
Charles Napier lay before Hango Point, and
was preparing to lombard the fortress of Gus
tavern. Admiral Plumridge with the flying
squadron had been sent on special service to
! the Gulf of Bothnia. Admiral Cory lay at
/ Gottska Sandoe. Stockholm letters of 23d
mention nothing of Napier having captured
! Gustavern
| Reports from Finland are to May 18th, via
| Stockholm. Wyborg had been declared in a
state of siege, and great energy was displayed
in strengthening the citadel, which is not very
strong. Some hundreds Of citizens were com
| PEELED to work at the Notifications. Fears were
expressed of a landing from Napier's fleet, Wy
borg being but eighteen miles distant from ST.
| Petersburg The arrival Of a regiment Of Cos
sacks of the Don has added to the general ex-
element. A part OF the Swedo-N Norwegian feet
was to quit Elfsnabben on the 18th, to cruise
| in the Baltic.
| A SQUADRON FOR THE WHITE SEA.-In the
British House of Commons, Sir James Graham
stated that an anglo-French squadron has sailed
| for the White sea, but without present instruc-
tons to blockade Omega or Archangel.
HE SIEGE OF SILIsTRIA.--The following
Sc ni-otficial announcement appears in the Paris
| lMontteur: 4" A communication from Belgrade
by telegraph, dated May 29th, states that the
Russians have attacked Silistria with all the
| disposable forces they had upon that point
This attack, directed simultaneously from the
Danube and by land, was renewed four times,
and was four times repulsed by the besieged.
1t is stated that Omar Pasha is preparing to 60
to the assistance of the place. The resistance
| of Silistria continued with success on the 26th
May"
Turkish accounts, through Vienna, state that
on the 9th, the fortress still defended itself
bravely, and the news of disposition 10 treat
| on the part OF the Turks was altogether false
The word "capitulation'' has never been uttered.
There we're 10000 (query?) Russians around
Silistria. Operations from the islands Of the
Danube were again suspended in consequence
of the height of the river. The damages done
to the Notifications by the bombardment were
repaired almost as soon as made. The Russians,
at demand Of the Turks, have promised not to
direct their fire on the hospitals.
+ Latest accounts do not mention the personal
presence of Prince Paskiewitsch before Silistria.
He had ordered General Gortschakoff, who was
at karasee, to march to Silistria with the artil-
lery OF reserve; but the general being kept in
i Inv Ia Lol L -.
effect that movement. So late as May 26th
the communications were, open between Silis.
tria and Shumla.
The French papers discuss the probabilities
OF Sillstria holding out, and come to the con-
clusion that its fall is not imminent.
OTHER POINTS ON THE DANUBE.-Accord-
| ing to Russian adyices, the Turks have evac
uated Turtukai, Nicopolis, and Sistowa, and the
Russians have occupied those places.
From Schumla, 18th May, it was telegraphcd
| that General Paskiewitsch had countermanded
the reinforcements ordered from Bucharest and
Ibralia. This had given rise to a report that
he intended to raise the siege Of Silistria.
lskender Bey, on the ed, had rencontre
with the Russians, near Turnu, and had sent in
many prisoners to Kalafat.
Omar Pasha, Marshal St. Arnaud, and Lord
Raglan, had reviewed the Turkish army. Mar
sndi oI hTHduu Hlaue d HaJter1ng speech to
the effect that he was happy to serve with such
troops as the Turks had proved themselves to
be.
There are now $4,000 French troops at Gal
lipoli.
GREEcE.-Eightthousand French troops have
disembarked from Epirus, after having taken
possession of the Greek ship of war;
King Ohio has accepted the Anglo-French
ultimatum, has proclaimed neutrality, and eff
fected complete change of ministry. The
following is list of the new cabinet: Mavro-
cordata, president and minister of finance; Pc.
landryos, minister of the interior; Pericles Ar
gypoulos, minister of foreign affairs; Kalergi,
minister Of war; Petoales, minister of justice.
Letters from Athens, of 22d May, state that
the Queen was in state bordering on frenzy,
and that it required the entreates and tears of
the king and the ladies in waiting to keep her
from placing herself at the head Of the army
Her baggage was all packed for her departure
on this Quixotic enterprise, but, on second
thought, she has had the boxes uncorded, and
consents to remain at peace.
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