Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-07-13
NEWS BY THE AMERICA.
HAL1rAx. July 5.

considerably declined: Wheat Sd to Cd
p busheii Flour 2s a9 barrel, and Corn
Is to Is B quarter, and holders were
pressing sales. They quote Western
Canal Flour at SIS Sd, Straight Balti-
more, 37s Sd. White Wheat lis 9d@
l2s 3d., and Red 1Is@11s Cd. Others
quote White Wheat at lis Sd to rs
and Red lOs@11s. Indian Corn 56s
@56s Sd.
GENERAL IHTELLIGENcE.-The battle
at Silistria was at once most sanguinary
and decisive. On the 18th ult., the
Turks sailed out of Silistria and at
tackled the Russian forces in their en-
trenchments, and severe battle took
place, resulting in the total discontinue
of the Russians, who retreated in dis
order and fed across the Danube, pur-
sued closely by the Turks. The Turks
completely destroyed the siege-works Of
the Russians.
1t is considered this victory viii
change the whole face of the campaign
on the Danube, and it was reported at
Paris that the Russian commander b'sd
received orders from st. Petersburg to
retire beyond the Pruth.
The Paris Moniteur announces Of
ficially the details of the battle at Sihs-
tria as follows:
On the 18th of June the Turks made
a tremendous sortie from Silistria, and
attacked the Russians with great fury.
Gen. Schilders received a wound rem
dering the amputation of his left leg
necessary. The Russians had sprung
three mines before Silistria, without any
important damage being done, and had
made preparations to ascend the ex-
pected breach, when they were attacked
on three sides by the Turks, and fear
full slaughter ensued and the Russians
fed. The Turkish brigade from Shumla
succeeded in entering Silistria on the
18th.
The Russians spent two days remoy-
ing their dead. Three Russian Gen
erals were wounded.
The garrison of Rutschuck went over
to the Island of Mokan, and destroyed
all the Russian works there. The diVi-
sion of the Russian army under Gen.
Grolenhielans, is reported 10 have de-
feated two Turkish brigades, with 5000
cavalry and 40 guns.
The Turks have driven the Russians
out of Turtukai, which they occupied
with strong garrison. Gen. Buders is
among the wounded at the battle of
Silistria.
1t is reported that much disunion
exists among the Russian Generals at
headquarters, probably owing to the i'll
success. The summons of Austria,
calling upon Russia to evacuate the
Principalities, caused the utmost irrita-
ton at St. Petersburg, and the answer
was under discussion; in the meantime
orders were sent to Paskiewitch to take
Silistria at any cost.
A conspiracy to assassinate Louis
Napoleon has been discovered in the
south of France, and one hundred and
fifty arrests made.
Advices from Turin say that the
Judge who was charged with the pre-
liminary examination in regard to the
guilt of those persons charged with the
assassination of the Duke of Parma,
was mortally wounded with a poignard
in the streets of Parma, on the 18th of
June.
Advices from Madrid to the 18th ult.,
say the Generals Orlando and Messina
were arrested, charged with harboring
Gen. 0'Donnell. Messina escaped from
prison, but Orlando had been sent to
Galicia.
A dispatch from Vienna states that
convention had been concluded between
Austria and the Porte, relative to the
Danubian Principalities, the condition
being that if Russia voluntarily retires
from the Provinces, Austrian troops
will enter the Principalities to form a de-
fense between Turkey and Russia; but
If, on the contrary, Russia refuses to
retire, Austria will take such steps as
she may deem necessary to compel the
evacuation of the Provinces by the
Russian forces.
The Russians have been surprised
and defeated by the Circassians at
Barrel.
The death of Mussa Pacha at Silis-
tria, is confirmed.
The latest news by telegraph states
that at the conference at Teschein, it
was decided Prussia would not formally
declare war against Russia, but would
place portion of the Prussian army
under the orders of the Emperor Of
Austria.
General Dusenderburg has succeeded
to the command of the Russian forces
on the Danube, in consequence of the
wound received by Luders, who had
his jaw shot off with cannon ball.
A telegraphic dispatch from Stitien,
says the English feet, upward of forty
vessels, had been signaled off Constradt. |
Two of the Russian Generals were
killed at Silistria. The carnage among
the Russians is reported as dreadful; |
they retired fighting across the Danube.
The Turks crossed an arm of the river
and seized the isle of Hopa, and blew
up the siege works the Russians had
erected, and then Reconstructed tempo
rary batteries on the Bulgarian bank of
the river, before the north face of the
fortress. The Russian battalions. east
and west of Silistria. retreated acrosc