Litchfield enquirer., 1854-04-20
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PROCLAMATION or WAR.


 ca, from Liverpool, April ls,, we have one weeks later news from Europe.
 The intelligence by these arrivals in re. gard to the war question is very important and exciting. wA srs sszs
 The Cabinet Courier dispatched with the ulIimatum of France and England 10 the Emperor Ol Russia had returned 10 Lon don with an official encouragement that Do reply 10 the joint demand of fle two DOW CTS would he made. Ia consequence of this a message frona ihe Queen was sent to ttnh Houses Of Parliament on the 27th, anHo0n> clng the iailurc ot negotiations with Rus, sra, and the consequent necessity uf a.inp. tilg other measures lO enforce a con,pii. {. shce Warhad been declared, ahG lLes soi. iciaL declaration is published. -g, l'@ On the 18th, the Emperor Napoleon sent message to the Assembly, allnonncino that Russia had placed herself in a sta re. nl e wsr Wnh France--a war inc responsibility pt wh'ca belonged whaFy and entirely lo Ihe Russian governmeni.i Tue message Was Eecelved with the greatest eRihu.iasm. Eighteen ihousa nd Russians crossedelhe Danube oa the 29d ef Ma rch. a nd twenty tive .housaad crossedf neaf Malschin, on tie 23d. gsa9 se 6.1& kfssf,f;f On the 25th of March, General Gorts. ciakOftt endeavOretas s'Oi "a ke si,uesession 0i an island on the Dannise, situate opposite Id Taftlkia. His IrUaps aIready accepted a bridge whchsihey had just built, when the fire of the Turks aestfs,yed tlle bridge, which9Nas carried away by tie C urfent, with allwhOa were i.D0iL ii. I'ise loss of. the Nnssians IS esiirnated al a2, GOO killed, either on ihe bridge or tlie banks. s Tie ''aurks who were, sheifefed by iheif sen. sfenchmenis scarcely suiiaretf any loss, A- Daies rom Australia 10 February 4th. Neiarns from the gold fields iilsfea sing. New and rich mines had been discovered. A bout fourteen millions of pounds s,er- Ing M gold had been exported from Vicio. ria during inc year, and six aaillieHs sier-. flag from New South Walcs. s@a s-4-@
 The Herman via ,S0nlhampion, carried sssni the. formn mnldeclaratinniafvar by FEance and EnglaDdagains, Russia. ,43 la q4-fis
 The war is f0 be .ino strict accordance with trca ty he, wecn the Porte, France, and Great Britain, signed or the night of March12th. Ii f418 fH2j tssefJ HFl' Meanwhile the campaign has begun in searRest. U is confirn,ed flat tue Russians have crossed lie Danube in preal force, their object being io strike a decisive blow oeiOre the arrival of the Anglo. French force. &l@te e la$@s A&4F N--t ''' On the 2Si, Russian detachment un> ter Gorischakof, forced a passage of lie Danu0e above Iulksa, capturcd eleven guns ard tw0 hundred prisoners, sud Oc. cnp'ed I,uiksa snd several pbtls on ihe right bank. an.'-,,.s.~.'z.e e...3r9 No, less than 5o,ooo troops a arc r now W on the Turkish, banks. '......,. .t..t.,,
 On the 23 ], the Russians attempted io cross the D,nube al Olieniza, when a des peraie battle ens"ed and Ihe Russia ns were Ecpnlsed. He carnage was tireadIal. 'rhe Russians iosi 5000 men; and ti,e Turks themselves were SD badly cut up that they had to retire t0 tbeis senttenchnenis. 't
 A despatch from Omar Pacha dated the 5it, says: .' The Russians have lost all ds> sire of aiiarking Kaiafa, and purpose cross ing the Danebe al oli,eI points, Il they s'louith reallysdO so they would render me a5great service hy enabling me fo give a snnnd chasiisemtnt to these barbarans, who have broken into ,our haase-l,ke rob- brrs lnii if the Russians do R0i resume the offensive, shall undertake n0ihing im> r,'riani until the arrival Oi' our reserves and cavalry from ,ahove." sa.3 ...I fa s}.s. .,rs
 IL seens Omar is prepared. He has forty lhonsand men m his right wing with line M "o ks connecting with Sylisiria and Shumla. .',G ..-s.... ..s
 The B,i'ish steamer Samson reporisthat the Russians were aba andoning ,ieir ports on the east c,,ast df The Black Sea. &
 The British Mmisier at Berlin telegraph eG to Napier the declaration of war, with instructions l0 commence hosiili'ies.
 The Russians are making stern prepar. aions for hostnies in the Baltic. @,, 1e
 DiscOu:ent prevails in FiDlsnd against the Russians, and some arrests have been made. esE-s.A0
 Accounts from Greece are ,unfavnrable. The Turkish Minister had demanded his passports and Jeff Athens. sg
 The Greek ihsurreciiOns was Feviving, hni ihe Turks hold the fortress and have 5000 troops in the neighborlood, There hss as yet been only one or two nnimpors tanl reRc"untves win the insurgents. An Anglo French Sccapatinn of the country was not imprabs ble. EDvoys were daily expected at Aliens, with the Gnal com> mands of the English and French Governs menis. Il was given out that several ns,.. bles had joined the iDsnrreciion. .asiwFa is4a
 Fifteen thousand French troops have already emha rked,- and llse remaindef df the army, fifty thousand, wilt hein Turkey by May Ist. eFmr thousand were landed at GalIipoli lon the 27.h. is Y T saias0
 It syas reported that the British land force would he increased SC. 900 more. f'so
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 The news from Havana. is important, and af ybelllgeraat character. The JCap.i taIn Generals organ contained ah ahusive article on inc Presndent's Messa gc, a iid charged Consul RoherIs0n wiib ;ia lseh ood. MT. Robertson addressed nnie to- ilsei Captain Geyerai, iRqniriag r ,Le article was authorized or saDctinuetl, but nt, nos tice whatever was taken ol' thIs note. Mf. RabeFison then laid ihe GoverumenI paper and note heli1fe Commodore Newsaa, on hoard the frigaie Columbia. who relissetl in