Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-03
Important Intelligence.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIED AND RUSSIAN
FLEETS-wHAT WILL RUSSIA Dos-THE UL-
TIMATuM OF INSTRUMENTATION OF RUS
SIAN lNFLUENtE IN PERSIA "
[ From the London Times, Jan. Is |

FLEETS-wHAT WILL RUSSIA Dos-THE UI,-
TIMATuM OF INSTRUMENTATION OF RUS
SIAN lNFLUENtE IN PERSIA.
From the London Times, Jan. 1Sl
Tho answer Of tho Emperor of Russia to tho intima.
ton that the combined fleets Of Eugand and Franco
ordered to enter the Black Sea- has not
Arrived but appears by Information transmitted through
Vienna, that before the orders last sent TO the
British and French Admirals could be executed tho
Russian government had commanded all its vessels of
war to return to Sebas,opo that element at
least the Emperor recs deserves observation that
although the Russian cruisers have been thus withdrawn
the Emperor has not manifested intention of
Withdrawing the Imperial ENJOYS. His policy is .tl
avoid as long possible direct rupture with the mari
time powers, ana he may consent to name a pen
potentary TO attend the proposed conference for tho
pose OF holding his antagonist in suspense not of ter
mtnatrg the dispute. In tho meantime tho answer Of
the Porte to the proposals of the powers and TO the
collective note Of the 9th OF December has reached Vi
emma. This answer contains the terms on which AZ we
have recently stated the Sultan il ready to make pcse,
and those terms entirely adopted by the four
who are to transmit them without delay ST Petersburg
The union of the four powers Is therefore and
they agreed between themselves and with Turkcv nm
tho terms to be offered to the Emperor Nicholas Should
he have the iuatuaton to reject lhem he viii reject what
all Europe Is pledged to maintain, aud demand what nil
Europe ispledged to refuse The negotiation has thus
reached more advanced stage than any which has pro-
coded and the answer OF the Court OF ST. Petersburg
to this last application must DO final decisive Tho
communication nov addressed to il ia tho utmatum or
the Porte and Gifts allies.
The doubts which attend the further progress n,
this work OF pachcaiiou depending now does on
rely On the assent OF Russia lessencd Inv the
last incidents Of the war We attach little credit m H.
assertions confidently put forward by some of the foreign
papers, that an action in which the Turks defeated os
600 Russians, had been fought in Little waacha ON the
18th OF December for had that statement been correct
must long this have been confirmed But we
have now intelligence through Belgrade on which rei
ancc may be placed to the effect that the Turks on the
9th inst., with division OF Is 600 men ATTACKED ,ha
Russians In an entrcnched position from Raef.t
and carried IL Th great saughterthe Russians having
lost according to this despatch, $500 men r.;n
iorcement of Russian troops, advancing from Karau was
also repused with loss Cale, or TehetaH where this
affair occurred Is place overlooking the valley Of rb
Danube about six miles higher up tho stream than viii
DIN ana kaeiat; aud IL is probable the Russians hons IN
turn tue Turkish position aud perhaps cross tho river
at or above this point To have thus assumed tho ofn
sve and attacked with success Russian division in nm
enIsnehei camp, Ia BY far the greatest explot the
infkiSh emy has performed since the commencement of
the war, and await with great interest the arrival
OF further particulars II clearly however of .s
sentia Importance to the Turkish eoupauders At Ka
49,, =: ,.:-.--se ...Ssans from position which
gave them the command Of the upper portion of the
river, and was doubtless intended play an impor.
ant part in the opersions contemplated against the
lines of Ealefkt itself The intelligence OF this engage
ment through Serva and reached the Sorvian nm
thorities at Belgrade on the 10TH
The most important intelligence, however, which we
have received from the East TODAY concerns our rels
tons with Persia quarrel had arisen between the
British Charge dAaires at Teheran and the Persian
court, with reference to the affairs of ouc Iad Abdul
kerim native of Csndahar. protected by the British
government This person, who is man Of great wealth
has demands upon the Persian government which IL ba,
been the duty OF the British legation To support Tbs
Persian government, the other hand Claimed him "a
its subject liable to all such cxactons as IL mipht
please the Shah TO put upon him, and length refused
with mnch insoleDce grant the redress which tie
case required, that the British Charge dATires Mr.
Taylour Thompson; compelled suspend dipomatic
relations with the ministers Of the Shah The effect OF
this spirited measure prompt ami eectual Within
very short time the Persian government showed i,s
readiness to comply with his demands and to restore
friendly relations with England The tables were COM
petey turned OH Prince DogOrou the Russian Minister.
and although he threatened the Shah Of Persia with the
supreme dispeasure of the Car. his MASTER and exer
ted every means to restore Russian influence the Brit
sh charge Aiires remains for the present. master OF
the field Mr. Thompson appears deserve great credit
for his firm and udicious conduct in this emergency
but the effects of his success were not confined
To our relations with Persia Difficulties had arisen
as is well known between that country and Turkey The
two States were on the brink of war; and said that
Persian troops were preparing to march under Russian
officer TO attack the Turks in Armenia Fortunately the
settlement OF the dispute with England seems to have in
cluded an arrangement with the Porte for the Turkish
Minister Teheran has received positive from
the Sudder Aim, First Minister OF the Shah thut no
movements Of troops hostile the Ottoman Empire will
be made by Persia aud that the forces concentrated in the
northern provinces of the kingdom placed there solely
TO watch the progress Of events and TO prev ent internal
disturbances Thus far, then, the Russian government
has failed in its designs upon Persia in the aempt
To convert that country into Of ANNOYANCE IN rho
British Empire in Inda Of additional danger TO Tur
key. fresh Russian mission is said to DO on ts yay To
Ieherah and WILL no doubt, require vgance
10 resist e ELECT oil all the brides and intimidation
disposal but upon the whole the Persans seem To be
aware that they have both hope and TO fear from
England THAI from any Northern Power and tho moment
would be well chosen to give greater To the
British mission in that ouniry where the embassies sent
in the early part Of this century laid the foundation Of
long and useful alliance For the present however the
difficulties which seemed threaten US in that quarter
are at an end