Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-05-25
FRANCE.


tilities.
FRANCE.
The declaration of war appears in the Lon
don Gazette of the 28th. On the same day,
the Emperor Napoleon sent in a message to
the French Legislature, stating that Russia
had placed herself in state of war with
France. The announcement of the Emperor
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binary enthusiasm.
The English Government announces that
it will not grant letters of marque to Ameri-
can vessels.
On the 18th Of March, Gen Goetschakoff
endeavor to take possession of an island on
the Danube, situated opposite to Turtukai
The French Government has made a sim
liar announcement to that made by England,
respecting the commerce of neutrals and that
the government will not at present, issue let
ters of marque.
The subscription to the French loan a.
mounts to 100000 francs. The Minister
of Marine has addressed circular to the
Chamber of Commerce, highly .applauding
the U. S. Government for refusing letters of
marque.
RUSSIA Great preparations for aU0r
The Russians were making great and ex-
traordinary preparations for the war, espe-
cially with regard to the commencement Of
hostilities on the Baltic
All the lighthouses and buoys. which nit
igated the difficulties of navigating the Baltic
have been removed, and formidable fleets of
gun boats have been collected in shallow wa
ters on principal ports.
Preparations were also made to block up
the intricate ports of the channel with rocks,
At Constantinople, the great naval station
commanding the approach to st. Petersburg,
all the houses incapable Of serving as a de-
fence, were being pulled down and new bat
teries were everywhere erecting. Two hum
dred additional boats had been ordered
The Gar and his son were personally su-
perintending the preparations.
Some discomfort prevailed among the
Czar's subjects in Finland, and some arrests
had been made.
Ten Russian ships from Sebastapol were
reported at Pocokass in the North of the
Black Sea.
/ The combined fleets were still at Briscos
Bay at last accounts.
All the warlike movements in England and
France were fastened
A division of the Russian fleet had left Sc
bastapol to provision the Russian fortresses
on the Circassian coast.
TURKEY.
THE WAR on THE DANUBE. The Turks have
crossed the Danube at a point between Nico-
polls and Rustchuck.
Twenty thousand Turks are on their way
to Trajan's WALL or Bossooa, and $4,000
Turks for the same direction to Schumla
Reports are also rife about advantages near
Kalafat, but all these have to be confirmed
officially.
1t is stated that the forts said to have been
captured are still in the hands of the Turks.
The Paris paper Patrie states that the ac-
counts of an advantage having been gained
by the Turks on the Lower Danube appeared
to be confirmed.
The English and French Governments en-
tirely reject the proposals of the Gear, foun-
ded upon this letter to the King of Prussia,
and brought by Prince George Of Mecklen-
burg Strelitz.
From Berlin, evening of the 7th, was tele-
graphed that negotiations between Austria
and Prussia were not yet closed, but Prussia
had Joined in a Protocol, signed on the Sd
April, at Vienna, between Britain, France
and Austria.
The Gazette de PYusse Of yesterday express
es belief that the Powers will no longer be
satisfied with any oEertures from the Gar
they will not lay down their arms until Rus
sia shall have admitted the principle of the
free navigation of the Black Sea, and aban-
doned all existing treaties, old or new, with
the Porte
In the House of Commons on Friday night
7tb, Lord John Russell confirmed that Aus
tria was concentrating troops on the Servian
frontier, but as negotiations were still in FRO
gress, he could not state what course Austria
would pursue.
The Paris Patrie confirms that the Turks
have beaten Gen. Uschakof in Bessarabia,
and forced him to fall back. The Turks have
also crossed the Danube at point between
Nicopolis and Rustchback.
The Turks have been repelled from every
part of the left bank of the Danube, except
Kalafat.
AS soon as hostilities commence in the Bal
tic, the Empress and Russian court are to be
removed to Moscow.
The Emperor of Austria's letter to Napo-
leon is not published but is supposed not to
contain anything decisive to Auetria's course.