Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-08
THE WAR IN THE EAST.

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The Paris Moniteur announces that on the 18th
Silistria and attacked the Russians with great fury
Gen. Schilders was dangerously wounded and had
to be removed to Kaarasch.
/ 1t appears that on the 18th the Russians sprung
three mines before Siistria without doing any dam
age to the walls The Russian storming columns were
prepared to mount the expected breach but attack
ed three sides by the Turks fearful slaughter took
place and the Russians fed in terrible disorder The
Russians were employed the 18th and 18th in remoy
ing their dead Three Russian Generals wounded,
and oil the Russian siege works totally destroyed The
ssme day the garrison of Rustchuk went to the
island Of Mokaw and destroyed all the Russian works
there.
Telegraphic dispatches from Vienna state that
venton has been concluded Constantinope between
Austria and the Porte relative the Danuban Prnci
palites Its principal conditions that if Russia vol
unfairly retres the Austrian troops win enter the Prin
cipalite and form defence between Russia and Turkey
If Russia refuses to retire. Austria will take such mee-
as may appear necessary to insure her dopg So
Austria agrees Withdraw her troops when peace is
fully established.
Eighty thousand Austrian troops on their march
from bohemia towards the Eastern frontier All the
Austrian garrisons were being reinforced and oil heds-
The death of Mussa Pasha at Silistra, is confirmed
He killed by grenade after assault which was
CALAMITY repulsed Immediately upon his death being
Known Omar Pasha dispatched Suram Pasha with So 900
maneuvre, if DESTROYS to give battle and under
cover Of this movement succeeded in throwing 1000
Turks into Silistria.
The Vienna papers announced the 18th ulimo that
Prince Paskiewch had received orders from ST. Peters
burgh to retire beyond the Pruth The London Times
arms that in short time there will not be Russian
soldier the western side Of the river Pruth.
From the Baltic and the Black Sea there is nothing
new or mportant the French and English fleets con-
tHue show themselves at various places and destroy
property whenever they get chance, but carefully
avoid the Russian fortrcsses.
4 Late speeches in the British Parliament have much
significance eyincing the settled determination of the
Government to make peace with Russia without re-
soration Of her territory pundered from Turkey and
Sweden the free navigation Of the Black Sea and the
Danube and the most ample material guarantees thai
attempt viii hereafter be made by Russia against the
peace Of Europe.
4 CoTToN FAcroRIEs AT SAUT STE. MARIE-The Lake
Superior Journal proposes that factories be esab
shed at Saul Se Marie at the outlet of Lake Superior
1t says that cotton be transported from New
Orleans to Ste Marie cheapy it can be to Lowell
that the water-power at Marie is unlimited and that
the entire region around and west of Washington Terri
tory be easily and cheaply supplied from the
proposed factories than from any Eastern establish
ments and that the region alluded to is rapidly filing
up with inhabitants render the proposed erection Of
factories at the Straits well worthy Of the immediate at
tention Of capitalists