Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-22

but on the Imperial flag OF Russia
The outrage Of Sinope Is no longer unpublished and
when the Emperor of Russia thought it, Ia defiance o
his TO order his fleet In the Black Sea
undertake that wan,ou and ssnsuiuary expedition, he
should have reflected that for every shot fred at Snopc
q shell might DO thrown his cities aud fortresscs
and that tho ruin he inflicted the Turkish squadron
that port would be reiled himself by the destruction
Of every Russian vessel Of which might venture from
| under the guns Of Sebastopol.
Odessa Is, rather was great trading port but Il
its business and prosperity Tor tho time suspended the
fault doesot with but with the Emperor Ncho
las, whose policy has given death blow to It's trade
Tho stores Of wheat prepared for shipment. and In
instances paid for by neural have been taken
up Of the Russian Government for the
the army advancing the Danube, and that which
was few months ago the emporium o. the trade Of
the Black Sea becoming the Of military opera.
tons, which have rendered It peculiarly obnoxious the
| assaults OF cruisers.
Odessa the advanced point Of Importance to
| which stores Of could be conveniently transported
from Ncholaiew and Sebastopo and It is probable that
quantity q the property Of the Russian
| was accumulated there.
Another depot has been formed Fokshan Moldavia
which has just been destroyed greatly damaged BY
not without suspicion that the place was wully burn
cd to conceal from tho Of Prince Paskewitch himself
the deficiencies in the commsariat and supply ready
Tor the privatons the Russian may hereafter
have to undergo.
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
PARis, May 6-The following intelligence has been re-
| ceived from Belgrade
On the god ult IL vessels Of the combined feet
| commenced the bombardmeut Of the military port OF
Odessa.
In few hours they had DESTROYED the fort ications the
batteries and the military magazines Of the Russians
Two powder magazines Of the enemy blew up during
the action, and le ships Of war sunk.
The commercial harbor was spared and the merchant
ships in il escaped destruction.
The loss of the allies only amounted to killed and
wounded.
The whole of the combined feet has sailed from odess.
for Sebastopo and Russian ships laden with munitions
OF war, have been taken.
The French funds again to-day. The three per
cents closed at 66f ESQ., and tho four and half per cts
}at 9lf 30c for the end Of the month.
"BrcHARrsr, May e.-The Turks have issued very
tranquilzing proclamation None to be prosecuted
occupation, and it is promised that shall be paid
for.
Three thousand kogrammes of rice are to be ds,ribu
ted TO the poor.
The Bishop Of Kraoya goes to meet the Turks az the
head OF deputation.
Since this morning there report of the execution Of
Great Wallachia.
In Odessa reported the 2Sh that the Russian
feet left Sebastopol on the 24th 25tb.
BERLIN, May 5.-The resignation oil Gen BONN, Minis
ter Of War, has been accepted.
Count Wadersee, Commander of the Federal Garrison
at Frankfort, is to be his successor.
TRIESTE May 1.-The Greek instruction appears TO be
complete failure; all the dispatches of late date are
unanimous in describing it, Their head quarters have
been taken by storm; oil their principle chiefs TIA.
velas and Karakak have been thoroughly beaten; the
third chief Grivas has fled The rebels were defeated
even at Mezzovo
With the exception Of the Praus all the coasts Of
Greece rgidly watched English and French ships
are stationed Patras Nanetza Styde and Negropont
they suler no vessel to without sending party
on board TO make an effective search.
Pirates, however are swarming in the Archipelago
ried.
ATHENS, April 26-At Peta, the centre of the Greek
nsurrecon when it was taken, the e5ih, by Osmau
Pasha, documents found W is presumed on the BODY
OF Izaveas secretary, who persisted in the ccmbat)
which entirely compromise the Greek Government
TRIESTE, May S.-A letter from ConstaLtinople of
April ~ states that the Ango-French fleet has canona.
ded the Russian batteries on both sides of the Suna mouth
of the Danube.
SrErTiS, May 1.-The Prussan government that allow,
ed arms to pass to Russia stops for Sweden
About 5000 helmets here from the Swedish EN-.
bassy in Berlin in order be shipped across to Stock.
holm An order has just been received prohibiting their
expectation.
vienna, May 3.-The following report crculates In
Bucharest Omar Pasha advanced with 10 900 men to-
ward the Dobrudscha on the lsth 10th of April and
battle took place with Luders corps between Sstria
and Rassova
During the night, Omar Pasha had detached division
in the direction of the Black Sea- and when the battle
was at its height the next day, this corps attacked the
Russians in their rear causing unexampled confusion aad
| consternaton.
Gen Luders retrcated toward Czcrnavodo and il said
that the Russians lost many guns ammunition stores and
baggage wagons, and their military chests
On the Goth Turkish flying corps crossed the Danube
below Sistra in order destroy the Russian stand bat
tes. They advanced Kalarah where there was hard
fighting for some hours.
The Turks fought like lions but being terribly over
matched were forced to retreat.
GREAT BRITAIN
The seeming datorness Of the Duke of Cambridge
having been severely Commented upon by the English
press the subject introduced in the House Lords
the evening of the 9Th ns and the Duke of Newcas
tie said -
My noble friend has accurately stated the circumstan-
ces under which the Duke of Cambridge proceeded to
Paris remained HERE and subsequently went through to
VIENNA and, may add, not only did the Duke of Cam.
bridge act under the instructions of the Government so
doing hut that in all the transactions in which he has
been engaged he has executed the instructions of the
Government not only with the greatest fidelity but with
the greatest ability and (Chees) can assure
your ordshps that the Government have every
be satisfied with the desire expressed by them that the
lustrious duke should 60 Vienna well as TO Paris
(Hear, hear)
With reference to any mputatiuns Of sacknesg can
assure the House that the iusrous duke was 10 the first
place, most anxious be employed in active servce-I
may say expressed the greatest pain and anxiety
when here was any doubt the subject, and subse-
quen'y was most anxious from day to day to 60 to his
post lCheers) lie lost time in proceeding from Par
to Vienna when he received instructions from the Go
vennent to do and when his duties were executed ut
Vienna, he proceeded without moments delay from
vienna 10 Trieste, and thence TO Corfu boat to
| be in waiting there to convey him to Conslantinope
where have no doubt he has by this time arrived
| Hear, hear)
On the same evening Sir James Graham In the House
L
assaults that have been made upon him, on the same
| grounds, and said
Admiral Dundas had acted with perfect Judgment with
ull cordny with his French colleagues and under cir.
cumstances OF extraordinary trial. had preserved the fleet
from even single quarrel with ts allies. He did not be-
ieve the press generally attacked Admiral Dundas II
the prospective conduct OF the DO the subject
Of comment in that house. the public interest would ser
ousy suffer With respect to past transactions he remark
ed that tho harbor Of Sinope had been tried for naval
station and abandoned dangerous in accordance with
the Judgment Of both admrals. Whatever opinion might
exist as 70 the delay in the declaration of war he contend
ed that since that declaration the energy had been
| shown. o
| On the same evening in the House of Commons, Lord
d. Stuart asked Lord j. Russell whether while the coun
try was ut war with Russia, IL the intention of Go
Vernmcnt 10 furnish the Gar with the means OF carving
on war against this country by issuing any sums from the
British Treasury toward the principal and for the interest
OF the debt called the Russo Dutch Loan contracted TO he
paid In consideration OF the Russian Government adher-
ing TO the general arrangement Of the Treaty of Vienna
one OF such general arrangements being that the nayga
ton OF European rivers should be freep
Lord John Russell replied that was the intention Of
her Majestys Government TO adhere TO the obligation
which they have incurred (cheers and there would be
no ground for departing from engagements into which
they have entered.
In the House Of Commons the same evening: