Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-30
Later from Europe.
Arrival Of the Pacific.

The steamship Pacific, Capt. Nye, from Liv-
erpool 9Th inst, arrived at her wharf in New
York, at 5 o'clock on Wednesday evening.
From Asia we have nothing Of importance.
neither have we anything of interest from the
feet.
The United States Minister had presented
his credentials to the Sultan, and made an adj
dress assuring him Of the sympathy Of the peo-
pie OF the United States.
The war preparations are continuing 10 be
made il England. The first division of the
fleet for the Baltic was to sail in day or two
The French government advertiscs for one
hundred ships to embark troops and stores az
Marseilles for The East
The third edition Of The Morning Herald an.
nounces the arrival of a messenger, who was
immediately closeted with the Queen bring
ing the announcement that the Russians had
carried halaiat, and massacred all within its
walls. The story is not generally believed.
though the preceding intelligence had m.
nounced that the Russians had opened their
first approaches. The story has, however.
thrown the public into the most intense excite
ment. r
LONDON, March s. The Chronicles Vienna
correspondent telegraphs that new proposals
had been received from Nicholas Russia Of
fers TO evacuate the municipalities the moment
her draft preliminaries of peace are signed the
terms Of which, however, are not more favora-
ble than the last overtures which the confer
ence rejected
A British courier, bearinga summons for the
evacuation Of the municipalities, il already on
his way to St. PeIersburgh.
On the 18th of February conflict took place
by mistake between two columns Of the Rms
sian army The Turkish positions are extend
ed in an easterIy direction as far 40 the VILLAGE
Of Cu;percenti, which is about a mile distant
from Kalafat. For several days d Turkish
corps OF about 1000 strong. under the command
of COL Mirolai, had been posted in front of
this village, and in the direction Of the Russian
outpOsts.
On this corps the Russians determined to
make an onslaught during the night Of the
10th. For this purpose two Russian columns
were brought mp. from 1000 to 5000 strong.
one By the road which leads to Kalafat, from
about the village Of Serbia, and the other
from the left side of il from about Rosina---
Prince Mlosch's property-to advance unex-
pectedly upon the Turks, to surprise, enclose
them. and cut them to pieces:
The Russian columns commenced their
march at o'clock in the morning, and by 4
o'clock reached position whence they were
only half an hours march from the Turkish
pickets The second column seems either 70
have missed the direction by mistaking the
road or to have come up long after lis proper
time Be this as it may, the latter column, i'm
the obscurity Of foggy night, concluded the
former one to be body Of hostile Turks, and
instantly opened upon them terrific cannon
ade, which the others, who labore1 under the
same mistake, returned with yet more deadly
effect Pressing toward each other, it came
ere long to close FIRE of small arms.
This ill-omened combat lasted for an hour
and half, until, when day dawned, the COM
batants saw with horror the error they had
committed. The loss in killed and wounded
in the course of this nights encounter IN reck-
oned by themselves at several hundreds. The
Turks were naturally alarmed at every point,
and at Widdin, which is but league and 4
half distant Omar Pacha, on hearing the can.
nonade, took all the requisite measures for de-
fence
The Turkish corps ut CuipercenGi stood "a
arms in readiness for action ut any moment
but did not advance, as il was at loas 20 i'm
agine or comprehend what the Russians were
about, numbering each other in that style. II
was not till between and o'clock A. NJ.
hat the Russian columns withdrew to their
espective positions, carrying their wounded
long with them.