Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-07-08
Foreign New5.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
HALIFAX, July 5.
The .Aneriea, with da'es from Liver.
pool 10 the cath, arrived this morning.
IL is reported that the Turks have driv-
en- the Russians fiom Silistria across the
Danube and raised the siege.
Breads;ufs slightly declined, owing TO
favorable weather.-Flour 2s, Corn Ia2s,
Wheat 3a6d. Western Flour Sesa37s.
Provisions unchanged. Consols 94s.
NEw YoRK, July s.
The Steamer Washington reached her
wharf al six O'Clock, bringing da es from
Liverpool and London to the 2lst, being
four days later than by the Europa.
The following dispatch from Vienna is
published in the London Times. A Turk
sh brigade from Shumla entered the for.
ttess of Silislria on the lith.
A Russian dispatch says that their sol.
diers defeated Two Turkish brigadcs, COCO
cavalry and 40 guns in an action on the
18th.
Gen. Chnlders receiveda wound which
rendered the amputation OF his leg neces>
sary, and Prince Gortschakoif received q
confusion.
The Paris Moniteur announces that on
the llth of June the Turks made tre-
mendous sor,ie in Silistria and attacked
the Russians with great fury.
General Childets was dangerously
wounded and had TO be removed to Kala-
rash.
Ii was thought that body Of troops
dispatched from Shumla appeared there
and that on the 18th the Russians sprung
three mines before Slistria without doing
any damage to the walls.
The Russian stormirg corps were pre-
pared to mount the expected breach, bu,
were attacke d on three sides by the Turks.
A fearful slaughter took place and the
Russians fled in terrific disorder. The
Russians we're employed on the .4,h and
18th in removing their dead.
Three Russian Generals were wounded
and all the Russian seige totally destroy
ed. The same day the garrison of Kuts.
chuk won: over to the Island of Mokar
and destroyed all the Russian works there.
A telegraph from Vienna states that &
Convention has been concluded at Con
slantinople between Austria and Turkey
relative TO the Danube Principalilies. IT.
principal condition is that if Russia volun
tary retires the Austrian troops will ente
the Principalities to form a defense be
tween Turkey and Russia. If Russia re-
fuses to retire Austria will take such mea
sures as will appear necessary to conlpe
her to do so.
A dispatch from Trebizonde states tba
the Russians had been surprised and beat
en- by the Circassians at the Darlan Pass
Eighty thousand Aus,rians are on ,hei
morch from Bohemia towards the easter
frontier, The Austrian garrisons wer
being reinforced and all the disposabl
troops were 10 be concentrated in Vienna
The death of Mussa Pacha in Sils.ri
is confirmed. He was killed by a grenade
after an assault which was gallan,ly re
pulsed. lie refused 5,000,0 900 offered hin
by Prince Puskewilch.
The Gazette confirms the destructo
of Admiral Plumridge's squadron o
Wharf gun boats, timber, &C., &C., q
Pradst on the 30th, at Weibom on the Is
June.
Several ships we're captured and l50'
men and marines were landed at Marin
| The Russian papers announced on tn
18th ult., that Prince Paskiewitch ha
received orders from ST. Petersburg TO re
tire beyond the Pru.h and thus surrende
to the Sultan that material guarantee S
arrogantly claimed, so insolently seize
and 50 feebly defended. The Turks hav
driven the Russians out of Turtukal. The
have also strengthened their garrison q
Rutschuck.
The operations against Si!is,ria hav
been suspended.
! Prince Paskiewitch who was on his wa
to Jassy is said 10 have been ordered I
re,nrn and take Silistria at any cost.
The Austrian summons to Russia ,
evacuate the Principali.ies had cause
great excitement at St. Petersburg, an
the answer was under discussion.
ENeLAND.-In the House of Lords O
the 10Th very animated discussion TOO
place on the present state Of the war.