The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-05
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

successfully established Walachan ground We have
number of teegaphic dispatches which partly
and partly underrate the character of this but all
agree in the fact that the whole Turkish line has the
offensive As far may be with safety gathered from
reports that the army Omar Pasha arrived
at Ratschuk the lt of Juy that sanguinary engage
ments took place the 3D. 1h 6h and that the island
of Radoman having been carried battle fought the Sh
at Gurgevo when the Russian divisions Saimonor Chru
beh were surrounded and only succeeded their way
through the Turkish ranks at loss of 900 killed General
Chrueh lost in the action and the Russian troops
tired in confusion Fraeschti On the same day Meheme
Pasha who had been ordered to dlodge the Russians
the Dobrudga beat them at Czerneroda hours bat
e and another Turkish corps established at Otentza
while sl Pacha crossed from Ncopois. All the left
bank of the river from the mouth Aua down to Ger
neroda IS thus in the hands of the Turks and their different
corps are said to be in complete communication
The Russian reports announcing the time that Pas
kewsch has been ordered to retire to his
have been given to Gortschako advance again to the
Danube and to Lprandi to reenter Little Walacha gen.
era battle in front Of Bucharest be daily expected
49, however, certain that has not occurred and
tach little credenc to these reports which already
the capture of Bucharest and the participation in large
ton by 20 $4,000 allied troops The news from
Vana which comes down to the 4th July does that
such large bodies of the allied had left their
encampments between Varna and Pavad whence would
have been barely possible for them Danube by
the 9th 10TH But then it would do the business
the Times and much less of the Moner allow the Turks
another time to have obtained series Of victories and
ant allies VIRTUALLY all that is done by the Turks is
the effect of the "demonratons made by the allied
armies and fleets The present advance of the Turks
stance, would have been quite impossible" had not
detachment of steamers supported their flank by destroy
ing the Russian establishment at the Kilia mouth.
This the fourth time that Turkish have
Russia and dsorganzed diplomacy The fate of the late Rus
sian propositions thereby decided and the Times
protesses to-day that negotiation is out of the
question and yet day before everything seemed
so promising to the friends Of peace and Russia Prussia had
positively declared her satisfaction with the Russian answer
and the Oestrecsch Correspondents also stated the part
Austrian government that in its opinion there was
"much in these propositions much, indeed that
Austria thought it her duty to support negotiation "I
would of course depend the western powers whether they
would accept the basis offered for negotiation, alto
geher reject it, Austria in either case would do every
thing requisite bring about safe peace the condition of
the integrity of the Turkish empire But whatever incna
on there may have been the part the govern
mens to give fresh employment to the conference at Vienna
which said to have been the point of revvng their
dodgethe Turkish victories compel them to abandon these
dispositions It be assumed therefore, certain that
Prince Gorschako the dplomatist will not be lucky
than Prince Gortschakof the soldier
The Berlin correspondent of the Times acknowledges that
Omar Pacha has put another spoke in the wheel of d
plomacy and adds that he passonists rejoice at his
ing thus prevented Austria from taking cheap of
the principaes Now, it is quite natural that the sym
pahies of the continental revoutonsts generally in favor
Of the Turks but it would be mistake class in line
with those pasons all persons wishing not to have their
for months together ringing with all sorts of
ories, oas war-taxes, and other shams, with
at least the occasional relief of hearing of real
fighting 1t doubt from this class that pro-
ceeds great share the halls with which the of
every Turkish enterprise is received the they
again and again warned that nothing exciting be
expected from the ornaments sent out from this country
And why not Because of the uncertainty of German pol
ic and the want of the of land transport for
army" says the Edinburgh Review. 'Why, if we to
wait till the end of German uncertainties then
had better give up the at once Indignantly
the usually moderate Examiner The fact is however, that
the end of German uncertainties has probably been
than and it difficult to howit be any fur
her adjourned The position Of Austria is critical in the
extreme Interfere she must and if she don't Immediately
make sham-front against Russia, she will in fortnight
have to make real front against Turkey 1t is beyond her
power to suffer the carrying of the her frontiers
the Turks would do of general victory the
Russians and the other hand she cannot, after her
treaty with Turkey, allow the Russians to hold Waacha in
continued occupation they should be able to do Under
these circumstances the report that Austria has
real umatum to Russia demanding the evacuation of
the princpaes within month, deserves perhaps
credit than any previous one
The Morning Herald has heard of another crisis in the
aon ministry which it is most anxious to broken up
AS practically all other business dng except that mis-
conducting the the question naturally turns about the
who to be charged with that task and its amenities
for you must that Lord John Russell has chosen
to offer himself for the Office the ministry of war is to
be nicely fitted out and provided with budget of ETA O0O
1t that Lord Palmerston, too is anxious than
break the coalition Mt least to rule them abso
uey and his lodshps enthusiasts in the press therefore
again that he should replace the Duke of New
castle. The fact is that mbecie and waverng old Aber
deen with all his fine sympathy, has got the Emperor of
Russia into such that it high time to get Lord Pal
merston help him of The Herald thinks that Par
lament will tonight perhaps hear something new, Lord
Aberdeen has called the Peete and Lord Russell the whig
members special council think that when the moment
for the dissolution enough to impress all
bers of the coalition with the proper awe, Lord John will
end by immolang himself for the sixth seventh time
the altar of the country, and all will end usual
The catalogue of the Herads grievances against the
ton has just been enriched by curious accusation. The
coalition made responsible for the Washington Union
having declared its number of Goth instant that he
the United States in the conflict lay the side of
Russia The Herald says it is all the fault of the confession
policy lately observed towards the United States that h
appetite for increased dominion has grown much
amongst Americans" II would almost appear if the
don Of looking upon the Americans ''rebes" still
haunting the Offices of the old tory Newspaper. s
The Morning Advertiser states that great ntsavery
convention will be held at Manchester the LIST August on
which occasion Messrs. Van Bdren, Thompson, Wells
Brown and Parker Psbury will number of English
phlsntropc humbugs in making themselves ridiculous by
discussing the feasibility of breaking up the American
Unon But perhaps ought to respect the sincerity
of these persons which cannot be doubted since they have
the proofs before their eyes that in countries like England
slavery exists the demand for slave produce
consequently for the production of slaves is thing
known asi is generally abhorred
The Madrid reaches to the l1h ins when rebels
were unsubdued Moreover insurrection il
daily assuming the character of general revolution
General ODonne occupies the pass with
5000 whence he without difficulty