Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-11
Photographic Dispatches.
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
From the Bee.
Eastern Afsairs..Hattle of Citale,

NE" 1oEh, rep - ne ARABIA has arrived.
Details of the battle of Citale had been recei-
we'd at London, and show the result TO have been a
brilliant victory for the Turks. The conflict
lasted five days, ending with the entire rout of the
Russians, who lost 1000 killed. Two OF the Rus
sian Generals were wounded. On the last day
the Turks attacked the Russian reserve, and drove
it, in confusion, upon krijora, with the loss of its
artillery. The slaughter on both sides was i'm
manse. The Turks afterwards destroyed the
Russian Notifications, and returned in triumph to
Kalafat.
Preparations. y
Polish regiment Of l 200 men has been organ
lied by Schomyl,, the great Circassian leader, who
is also organizing au army in Daghestan
The Russians have erected strong Notifications
at Sebastopol, and along the coast of Crimera, and
have extinguished the lights in all the light
houses.
~ The Last Note.
The Sultan has essentially modified the last note
of the Four Powers, which was declared satis:acto-
ry, and has been forwarded to the Emperor of Rus
sia, at St. Petersburg. No answer had yet been
hoii INC d tCIs Dat lllciI III OOuUt
entertained that he would reject it, and it was ex-
pected that he would at once recall his ambassa-
doris from Paris and London, and formally declare
war.
The English Government have commenced to
strengthen the coast defences, in preparation for the
event.
In the French Navy yards the greatest activity
prevails in fitting out ships, and preparing arma-
ments and stores. Every vesseIin the Navy fit for
service, is ordered to be fitted cut Immediately, and
the workmen are engaged even on Sunday.
4 great scarcity Of food prevails throughout the
Roman States.
Cardinal Bedini Gone.
New YORK, Feb. 4---Cardinal Bedini, the
Pope's Nuncio, sailed to-day for Liverpool in the
Collins steamer Atlantic.
Eastern Affairs-.The Latest,
A new and very interesting feature in Turkey
is the recruiting of 10000 Spahees, intended for
endorsements for the army of Omer Pasha, and
which will! join him in the Spring. The Spahees
have not been permitted to bear arms since the
destruction of the Janissaries..
Sadik Pasha is engaged in organizing an army of
Turkish Cossack. to be used against the Russians.
They bear on their standard a cross, united with a
crescent.
The Turks in Kalafat have now cleared the
banks of the Danube between that place and Wild
din, and have now free communication with the
latter city.
A coal depot, for the use Of the French fleet, is
now being established at Sinope.
The Emperor of Russia his made a requisition
upon the differeat institutions throughout the EN-
pire, for money to sustain the "Orthodox faith."-
New contracts have been made for supplies for the
army in the Danubian principalities until
The end of June.
The presence of the allied fleets in the Black
Sea have had the effect to prevent the shipment of
$3.50 troops for Sebastopol.
The latest advices from Bucharest were to the
18th January. On the 18th, the Russians had
attacked Malschak, and up to the last accounts, the
,annonade was increasing. The Russians were
also preparing to attack Palshak from Guorguero.