Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-06
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE RUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM sILIsTRIl

py the arrival Of tho Cunard Steamship
America at Halifax, yesterday morning, We
have Liverpool dates to the oath ult.-beine
seven days later than previous advices.
The Turks, unassisted by their French and
English allies, have defeated the Russia ans
drove them across the Danube, and raised the
siege of Silistria.
The death of the brave Musha Pasha, the
commander of Silistria, is confirmed
Cotton firm and buoyant. An advance Of
Id. on the lower and middling qualities. The
weather had been most favorable for agricul
tural purposes in France, consequently bread
stufs are considerably lower. Wheat has de.
clined Sd. to 3d.; -four has declined q. and
Indian corn 1s.a2s Holders rather press or
the market, and the quotations are-Westerr
Canal, BIS. Sd. Others say $685. cd ass,
Wheat, white, lis. Cd a12s. Sd. Indian corn
36s. a37s.
There was large business doing In Ameri.
can stocks, at full prices. The money market
is easier ..s ...
SILISTRIA RELIEVED.
The Turks on the 18th, the day their Anglo
French succors were promised, sailed out OF
Silistrla, and attacked the Russians in thei,
trenches. A severe battle took place, ending
in the total discontinue of the Russians, who
we're pursued by the Turks and fed across the
Danube and they succeeded in destroying all
the Russian siege works. It is considered that
this victory will change the face of the cam
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General Luders was amongst the wounded
at Silistria. The life eff Gen. Shielders was
also in danger.
1t is said that much disunion exists amongst
the Russian Generals at head quarters, proba-
bly, induced by i'll success.
Austr1a.s summons that Russia should evac-
uate the municipalities is said to have caused
the utpFssst irritation at st. Petersburg. The
answer was under discussion.
Frlnee Fasklewltch, who was on the road TO
Jassey, Is said to have been ordered to return
and take Silistria at any cost
al :, ITALY.Ee.
AdVices from Turin to the 18th, state that
Judge daiby, Who was charged with the pre-
liminary inquiring into the guilt Of parties
charged with assaulting the Duke of Parma,
was mortally wounded with a poignard in the
streets OF Parma on the 18th Of June. SO
AUSTRIA.
Dispatches from Vienna state that q CEN
vention has been concluded at Constantinople
between Austria and the Porte, relative to the
Danubian principaIities-the conditions being
that if Russia voluntarily retires the Austrian
troops will enter the Principalities and form a
defence between Russia and Turkey. IF Rus.
sia refuses to retire, Austria will take such
steps as appear necessary to insure her doing
SO.
--...f.s CIRCASsIA. go
The Russians have been surprised and beaten
by the Circassians. 49,
The English ships Obep and Vulture landed
i2O men at Kabra Kalermy, and were attacked
by the Russians and driven back to the ships
with the loss Of three officers and three seamen
killed, and tive officers and fourteen seamen
Wounded-25 were also taken prisoners.
-. All 1.-the the Russian pilots have been sent into
The British under Admiral Plummage hal
taken possession of Formea, unopposed, to be
fortified as station for English troops.
GREECE.
Advices from Mussingha, dated June IA,
state that the instruction is totally extinct,
and Turkish troops were marching to Thessaly.
Young AsERIcA.-' Grandfather" said a
saucy little boy, the other day, how old are
your The old gentleman who had been q
soldier, and was much under the ordinary
size, took the child between his knees, and
said, "My desr boy, I am pinety-6ye years
old but Why do you ask ?" The little fellow,
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