New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-28

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FOREIGN NEWS BY THE BALTIC.
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The U. S. mail steamship Baltic, Capt. Com
stock, from Liverpool August 9, with dates four
days later than received by the America, ar
rived at New York on Saturday, the 18th.
Thursday, 10th, at A. M, off TORY Island,
the Baltic signalized steamship Ottawa, for
Liverpool.
Saturday, 18th, at q P, NJ, lat. $500; long.
27:47, passed steamship Pacific.
Wednesday, 10Th, at $50 P. NJ, lat. 1875 !;
long. $50, sgnalized steamship Hermann.
Grisi and Mario come passengers by the
Baltic
The Asia arrived out on Sunday morning, the
9th, at 81 o'clock.
We are indebted to the purser of the Baltic
for the latest news.
The War. 4
According to a dispatch from Widdin, Omar
Pacha issued orders on July 25 to all Com
manders of corps to withdraw their troops
across the Danube when the Austrians enter
the Principalities.
On the LIST of August the Russians retired
from Bucharest, after having broken up the
road between that city and Kalugereny. Before
leaving Bucharest Prince Gortschakotf assembled
the Boyards, and thanked them for the manner
in which they had treated the Russian troops
during their stay. The General added that
strategic reasons alone induced him to quit the
city, but that it was not improbable that he
might return at an early period. Immediately
on the Russians leaving, Omar Pacha sent
message to Bucharest, requiring lodging and
provisions for $4,000 men within the city, and
for 20 900 outside of the walls. On July 30,
30 aHxof m
charest, overlook Russian therear guard, which
he attacked and drove in.
A letter from the camp at Devo, Bulgaria, Of
date July 81, has tine following:
''Col. Bohlen, of the United States army, has
returned to Constantinople,. after a tour on the
Danube, add he has made d very erroneous
calculation that there will be no war, or at
least, no fighting this year. u &C.,
The Oest Corresponds says that Baron o.
tensacken has arrived at Jassy, as Commander
in-Chief of all.the Russian forces in Upper Mol
davia, and it is reported that he is also
appointed civil and military Governor of Mol
davia. . 5.t-9 .e-. r. 5-it r. 81
An occurrence is reported which has caused
much astonishment in England; the British
war steamer Cyclops was chased, when near the
Bosphorus, by the Russian steam frigate Vladi-
mir, which every one supposed was safely shut
up Ill b1e HarDOr OF oehaSGOp0l. - '5
And equally astonishing ia the fact that the
other day Russian steamer ran into the har
bor of Heraclea, and burned three Turkish
merchantmen at anchor there!
Our Liverpool Correspondent thus condolences
the speculations afoat, regarding the future
operations of the allied forces.
July 21st, the light division of the British
army, under Gen. Brown, and the division of
the French army under Gen. Canrobert, en-
barked at Varna or attBaltschik, to invade the
Crimea. It is now stated that it never entered
into the plan of the campaign adopted by Mar
shall st. Arnaud and Lord Raglan, to- occupy
either the valley of the Danube or the Dobrud-
scha. -z
Omar Pasha had asked at the first conference
of the allied generals, for the support of d
European detachment at Varna. The generals
gave him what he asked, the rather that the
delay consequent thereupon gave the Anglo
French force time to bring their heavy guns
from home, and also. in some degree, to accli-
mate the men. 1t was also desirable that the
hottest part of the season should be past, before
undertaking active operations. These conditions
are now fulfilled
The invasion of the Crimea is understood to
be undertaken in earnest '-.-zt 9z-'"''
The precise spot on which the expedition will
disembark is not known to the public. So.
The spot must, of course, have sufficient depth
of water in shore to allow the approach of the
ships, or at least of the steam frigates, SO as to
cover the boats and troops with their guns; it
must have fresh water for the use of the troops,
and must have natural facilities for throwing
up field works to protect the first landing from
an attack by q superior force. Several such
favorable spots are to be found on the south
west promontory of the Crinea.
Do4 IL,
Chersonese, within a distance of about seven
bors; the Bay Of Streletska, the Bay of Pes
chana, and the Bay, of Kameeseh, which are not
fortified on the'land, and are more or less ac-
cessible to vessels of war. To the south of Cape
Chersonese, the shore below the Monastry of St.
George might be eligible, and the deep haven of
Balaklava would be Almost important position
in possession of the allies Some of these ports
will, no doubt, form the base Of operations
From such position Sebastopol may be at
tackled in the rear. Until two years ago, Sebas-
topol was scarcely fortified at all on the land
side, and was commanded by hills adjacent to
the city Since 1862, regular wall, two miles
in length, has been built, from the citadel to
the quarantine harbor, but it is probable that
this wall is still unsupported by the outworks
required to give it strength, and the heights
outside these lines still give the besieging army
formidable position of advantage. The Russian
force in the Crimea is supposed TO consist prin-
cpally oftwo divisions of the 9Th corps de armee,
under General Tchiordaiof, amounting to about
10000 men, exclusive of the marines and dock
yard battalionsw within Sebastopol.
Great efforts will undoubtedly be made to in
crease this force, but the allies reckon that in
the absence of communication by sea, the Rus
slams will be unable to bring into the Grimea
any considerable force by land. 1t is probable
that the Russian Generals in command will
adopt double system of operations, namely,
leave garrison within Sebastopol to defend the
works, and, with their available force. take
the field against the beseigers. The question
then is, whether the allies can, at one and the
same time, carry on the seige, and maintain
themselves against the Russian force in the
field 1t is not to be forgotten that the south
ern part of the Crimea-@whieh the allies will
holds the only part that can be called salu-
brious or fertile, consequently the Russians in
the interior or northern part of the peninsula
will have the more difficulty in procuring sup
plies. 1907
Speaking on this subject the London Daily
News, while admitting the probability that the
force embarked from Baltsehiok may be des-
tined for the Crimea, throws ridicule on the
of the London Times, that landing
will be attempted near Sebastopol, The Daily
News asserts that the proper place to effect a
landing is in the spacious bay of Theodosa, Sc
bastopol is 40 miles distant, and there is an ex-
celient road along the southern shore. A whole
army might be, landed and entrenched before
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