The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-07-12
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ARRIVAL OF THE TIC,
THE TURKS TRIUMPHANT
New YoRK, JULY 3.

NEW YORK, July 8.
The U. s. M. Steamer Baltic arrived
at this port at 1 o'clock this morning,
She left liverpool at | o'clock Wednes-
day June 26th making the run in 9
days l6 hours and SO minutes, by steam
alone.
Continental news is very scanty there
is no fresh intelligence from the East.
On the Esd Marcia Costra, mother of
the former Minister Of that name was
arrested at Madrid.
The following paragraph dated St.
Petersburgh, Junel7th, contained in the
Monit5nrj of yesterday:
The damage by the blockade of the
coast of the Baltic and Black seas may
be estimated nearly according to the
ordinary rate of export and imports
thus in 1852, 500 freighted vessels enter
ed the ports of the Baltic, and about
the same number left these ports; 1900
vessels entered the Black; total $780,
600 tons.
India and China Express in anticipa-
ton of the overland mail has arrived.
A brief abstract of the principal items
of news wa given on Monday.
The Russian squadron is supposed to
have taken refuge on the coast of KAN
skatka. One of it's vessels was. seen
about 80 days since at Woosug, where
she had put in for intelligence.
After deducting vessels ordered home
our naval force in those seas consists of
fifteen vessels ofthe Royal Navy, mount
ing 244 guns, and twenty-seven steamer
of the Indian Navy, mounting 100 guns
of the very largest calibre and heavy
metal; twelve sail of the same service
mounting 100 guns; making a total of
81 vessels and 463 guns, exclusive of the
French squadron. 80.
Tits not the Russian squadron that is
feared by our mercantile marine, but
pirates from California sailing under
Russian colors.
A private letter from Constantinople,
June 4th, contains news from Silistria,
of which the following is the summary :
After the attack on the 29th of May,
which was described as sanguinary the
Russians retired to prepare for a fresh
assault.
On the 31st they advanced with a
cavalry force and renewed the assault in
the same order as before, but after a
prolonged and bloody struggle the Rus
slams were repulsed, and the same eve
ming, under the flag of truce, demanded
permission to take off their dead, who
were not less than 1000.
On. the I'd the general assault took
place and the whole of the fourth took
place while the Russian hotilla. bombar-
ded the town, but thanks to the truly
heroic intrepidity of the Turks and the
excellent management of their General
in-Chief the Russians we're again %victori-
ously beaten off. The victory, however,
cost the Turks dear, as they lost their
gallant chief Musha Pasha, who was
struck in his side by the fragment of
grenade.
The same night a mine, which had
been carried under the first Turkish bat
terry, was destroyed by a counter mine
and 400 Russians before it, most of the
attacking force. The colors were blown
into the air, and under cover of this ex-
plosion and the confusion that followed
the Ottomans sailed out and the enemy
were routed in all directions and their
entrenchments taken. The total, loss of
Russians in their assaults is estimated
at from 5000 to 5000 killed. The Turks
lost but little in proportion.
- Resem Pacha who had left Shumla
for that purpose approached Silestria
with a division of 20, 900 men.
Letters received at Constantinople from
Shumla, dated June 4th, announce that
fresh attacks were made against Silistria
on the 3lst of May and I'd of June, in
which the Ottomans obtained the most
brilliant success.
The correspondents of two of the Lon
don journals have been arrested on the
western bank of the Danube by the Rus
slams.
The official reply of the Gear to the
Austrian summons to evacuate the Prin-
cipalities, was daily expected at Wen
ma.
The Russians had removed all their
heavy ertillery from the Danube.
A despatch the adhesion of
the smaller Genoa States to the Austrio-
Prussian treaty.
LIVERPOOL MARKET-Cotton to-day
firm and prices from IS led to Is Sd
higher, since the departure of the
Amerdca. Sales to-day will reach 5000
bales.