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= LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.
FOUR DAYS LATER.

Saturday morning from Liverpool, making
The quickest passage on record TO New
York. Her running time was nine days
sixteen hours and fifty -.hree minutes.
The news by The Bsllic is four days la
ter and very Important.
THE EUROPEAN WAR.-lt is reported
,ha. the Emperor Nicholas, in reply to Aus
trials demands, has consented to evscua,e
the Principali'ies, and is Withdrawing his
force beyond The Pru,h.
The disaster 10 the British force, which
attempted to enter the hsrbor Of Gamla-
karleby, is confirmed. Fifty-four British
were Killed OF taken prisoners. The Rus
slams also captured boa, and one gun.
The ia,es, London advices slate that the
entry OF the Aus.rians into the Principali-
ties is decided on, and Coun. Coronini,
with the frs. division, to be closely follow
ed by second, is ready TO descend the
Danube TO Giurgevo, whence he will march
10 Bucharest. NJ. de Bruck is TO commn-
nicale with the Porte as 10 tho steps neces-
ssry to be taken with a view TO this occu-
patton by The Ausnians. To avoid danger
of collision, the Russians will retire be-
fore the Aus.rans advance,
Letters from The Danube mention thai
The Russians are leaving their sick behind
in The hospitals, end the most s.ringen, or.
ders have been given by the Turkish au-
,horiies to respect them, and also to deliv-
er free passports to the Russian surgeon
who may be left in attendance.
Cons,antinople letters of June 10, confirm
the news tina. Austrians will occupy The
Princpali.ies till The conclusion of general
peace.
Il is said The Western Powers will pro-
mole the raising Of loan Of 400,000,0O0
Of piaslres by the Porte.
The Russians have removed their heavy
artillery from the Danube islands.
Omar Pasha was advancing with his en-
tire force 10 the Danube, and The Russians
expected some offensive operations on his
per, on the righ. bank Of the river.
The Black Sea fleets were still in BALI
schik Bay.
The foreg ing intelligence is believed to
be authentic. And in the House Of Com
mons, on the evening Of Monday, The 26.h,
Lord John Russell confirmed it, to GER
tain extent, by addressing the House in
,hese words: 1.-THE House will no doubl
be glad 10 hear the lales. news of vi ich The
Government is in possession with regard
to the war. II has been stated in the news
papers to-day that accounts have been re.
ceiyed that the Russian Government has
acceded to the proposition of the Austrian
and Prussian Governments, and consent 10
evacuate The ncipalities Blu. no official
intelligence has been received with respec,
10 any such s.s,emen,. There is dis
patch, however, from Lord Wes,moreland.
dated to-day at Vienna, in which he states
for certsin-from Bucharest, that the
siege Of Slistrs is raised" (Cheers.)
Rear admiral Price, commanding at Cal !
lao, has received directions 10 commence,
a, once, hostile measures against Russian
ships and property. The rear-admral has
ordered the crews of The squadron to prac
lice daily, and inimates 10 the men, "his o.
pinion tina, there will be much to be done
upon this station by the squadron under
his orders that Great Britain has q right 10
expect from it proper account Of Russian
friga.es that are known to be now upon the
station, as we'll Of The numerous priva,eers
that il is known soon will be-"
The latest accounts indicate disposition
on the par. Of the Emperor Nicholas TO ne
go,is,e for peace. But these accounts, in
the main, are but rumors.
From Spain, The intelligence is not of an
important character,
From the Baltic and Black Sea fleets we
have no intelligence Of consequence. No
important movements had taken place.
The Greek Instruction had been entire
~ subdued.
RETREAT OF THR RUSSIANS FROM SILIs-
TRrA.-On the 18Th Of June the garrison of
SIlis,ria made sorie, attacked the Russisns
on ell points, and drove them across the
Danube.
Pursuing their advantage the Turks cross
ed an arm Of the river, seized the opposite
Island where the enemy had constructed
siege works, and from which Silsiria had
been bombsrded. The Russians fed to The
Wsllacbisn bank of the Danube !; and were
compelled TO witness the destruction of their
batteries.
The Turks then brough. out their guns
and erected batteries on the Bulgarian bank
of the river, before the north face Of tn e
fortress.
The Russian battalions east and west of
Silistria Immediately began to cross the riv-
er, destroyed their bridges as they with
drew.
The garrison on this occasion was assist
ed bys,he crops sent from Shumla TO it's re-
lief by Omar Pasba. Some of The troops
OF the latter took par. in the battle on the
l3,h, and The junction of the entire crops
was effected on the evening Of tina, day.
On. the 12.h and 18th, it was said a, Ka-
larasch, "SiIslria mus, be taken speedily,
and at, any cost" The expulsion Of the