, 1854-11-18


On the Sd the greater part of the British
squadron, with the English troops on board,
left Varna; and on the 5th the French
Gen. st. Armand and the Turks left to
Join the British at Fidonisi, or Serpent's
Island, Off the mouth of the Danube, op-
poste to Eufatoria, in the Crimea.
Prince Menchikoff personally conducts
the defence of Seyastopol. He attaches
great Importance to the Notifications of
0czakof and khersOn, and some thousand
men are occupied in strcngthning those
places. Continual rc-inforcements arrive
at Odessa and pass on. GO, 900 men are
said to be in camp, besides a full garrison
in the city a umber Of ships are being
converted into fre-shipS.
There are strange rumOrS current that
the French Admiral Hamclin strongly op-
posed the Sevastopol expedition that st.
Armand takes the sole responsibility, and
that sealed orders were on their way from
France to stop it when the expedition
sailed. This I1ay be only rumor.
The BALrIa-The total destruction Of
the forts at Bomarsupd and the departure
of the French troops for France is con
| frmed.
The feet had gone from Ledsund to
| Narga.
Marshal paraguay d'IIlliers had gone
to Berlin.
1t was reported that the Baltic feet
would return to England, and that Sir
Charles Napier would resign the command.
These rumors were considered very doubt
full
An Anglo French detachment had Ian
ded at U Ubrcasbor, near Sweabarg, destroy
ed some gun boats, and set the town on
fire.
The DANUBE.-Count Coronini entered
Bucharest on the 9th inst. at the head Of
40, 900 Austrian troops. They were well
received by the population.
Dervish Pasha has established Pro
visional Administrative Council, and named
Prince Cantacuzeno the President.
On the first September the Russians
completely evacuated Galatz and 1brail.
The navigation of the Danube is free.
On the 4th inst. Gen. Luders removed
his headquarters from Galatch to Reni-
Before leaving he blew up the Notifications
and strand batteries.
1t is reported that the Turks have enter
ed Fokschamy.
The correspondence Of The London Dail,
Neps reports that disagreements have al.
ready occurred between Omer Pasha and
the Austrian commanders.
Gen. Krusenstern has ordered the inhab.
itants Of Odessa to reduce the city to ashes
if the allies should attempt to take it, and
then retire to Tiraspol The proclamation
concludes, "woe to those who remain be-
hind, or attempt to extinguish the FIRE.
The Moldavian militia has been incorpo
rated with the Russian army. The Li0n
has letter from Jassy on the subject On
the 4th, all the militia regiments were as.
sembled by order Of General Osten Sacken
and he, in the name Of the Car, informed
them that they were from that day "tO
form an integral part of the Russian
army" They were further informed that,
as His Majesty was pleased to withdraw
his armies for time from the Principal.
ties, the militia must accompany them and
fight against the enemy, who now presume
to attack the Gar on his own territories
On hearing this sentence some of the men
stood as il petrifed, while others threw
away their arms, declaring that they would
not go. Many officers who refused to obey
the orders of the Russian commander were
arrested, "put into irons," and are to be
sent across the frontiers into Bessarabia.
1t is said that the Moldavian Hetman
Maurocordato, advised the Russian Genral
to incorporate the militia, Of which he is
the commander, with the Russian army. A
strong impression prevails at Brailow and
Galatch that the Russians will set fire. to
the two towns before they leave. AT Kala-
rasch, on the Bulk, or Byk, which is no
great disthace from KichineG, in Bessara-
bia, vast quantity of powder has been
accumulated, and on the 30th of August
the place was set on fire on all four sides
by Polish soldiers Some Cossack patrols
caught the men in the very act, "and they
were Immediately tied to horses tails and
so quartered alive" Early in the evening
of the LIST of September the Russians be-
gan to destroy their Notifications and in
trenchments on the line Of the Sereth.