Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-28

tants saw with horror the error they had com
mitted.
The loss in killed and wounded in the course
of this night encounter,is reckoned by the Rus
slams themselves, at several hundred The
Turks were naturally alarmed at every point
and at Widdn which is but league and half
distant, Omer Pacha, on hearing the connonade,
took all the requisite measures for defence. The
Turkish corps stationed at Cuipercini stood to
arms, in readiness for action Mt any moment,
but did not advance, as it was at a loss to i'm
agine comprehend what the Russians were
about numbering one another III that STYLE
1t was not till between and A. NJ, that the
Russian columns withdrew to their respective
positions, carrying their wounded along with
them.
Manifesto of the Gear Nicholas
1--WE, Nicholas, L., &c.
I'VE have already informed our beloved and
faithful subjects of the progress of our disagree
ments with the Ottoman Porte.
''Since then, although hostlities have COM
menced, we have not ceased sincerely to wish,
we still wish, the cessation of bloodshed We
even entertained the hope that reflection and
time would convince the Turkish Government of
it misconce ptions, engendered by treacherous
instigators, II which our just demands, founded
on treaties, have been represented Us attempts on
its indepen lence, and yelling intentions of ag-
grandisement Vain, however, have been our ex-
pect5,iions, so far
The English and FIR nch Governments have
sided with Turkey, and the appearance of the
combined fleets at Constantinope served
further incentive to its obstinacy; and now both
the Western Powers, without previously declar-
ing war, have sent their fleets into the Black Sea,
proclaiming their intention to protect the Turks
and to impede the free navigation of our vessels
of war for the defense of our coasts. After so
unheard of course among civilized nations, we
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and have broken off all political intercourse with
those Powers.
Thus England and France have sided with
the enemies of Christianity against Russia, who is
combating for the orthodox faith
but Russia will not betray her holy calling;
and, if enemies nfri lge our frontiers,
dy to meet them with the firmness bequeathed to
us by our foretathers. Are we not the same
Russian nation of whose exploits the memorable
events of 1912 bear witnessl
MAY the Almighty assist us to prove this by
deeds. With this hope comb atting for our per
secuted BRETHREN followers of the faith of Christ,
with one accord let all Russia excaim, % Lord,
our Redeemer! whom shall fearl May God
be glorfed and his enemies be seattered
''St Petersburg 9th (2lst) Feb, 1854"
FRANCE.
The Car Nicholas Reply TO Napoleon.
The Moniteur publishes in full the Cars re-
ply to the Emperor Napoeon's letter. The Gar
writes follows:
ST. Petersburg Jan. 2S, {Feb. 9.)-Sire
cannot better reply to your Majesty than by re-
peating, as they belong to me, the words with
which your letter terminates, "our relations
ought to be sincerely amicable, and should be
based upon the same intentions-the mainten-
ance of order the love of peace respect for trea-
ties and reciprocal good feeling" Your Males
ty, in accepting this program. as | had traced it,
says that you remain faithful to it. | dare be-
lieye, and my conscience tells me So that | have
not exceeded its limits for, in the affair which
has excited division between us, the origin of
which is not to be trbuted to me, have always
sought to maintain friendly relations with France,
and have always endeayored to avoid anything
which might clash with the religion professed by
your Majesty.
have made, for the maintenance OF peace all
the concessions, both of form and substance, COM
patlble with my honor. and, in claiming for my
co-religionists in Turkey the confirmation
.fthe rights and privileges which they have long
acquired at the price of Russian blood, claimed
nothing which was not confirmed by treaties. If
the Porte had been left to herself the difference
which has so long kept Europe in suspense would
have been solved. fatal influence has thrown
every thing into confusion. BY provoking gra-
tuitous suspicious, by exciting the fanatiesm of
the Turks, and by deceving their government
as to my intentions and the real scope of nv de-
mands, 1t has so exaggerated the extent of the
questions that the probable result seems to be
war Your majesty must allow me not to enter
too much in detail into the circumstances as they
present themselves to You, in your letter in which
| those circumstances are marked out Several
acts ON my partappreciated with little accuracy,
according I" my opinion, and more than one fact
perverted would require, in order to be properly
| rectified, at least as conceive, long develt n
ments. into which it would not be proper to enter
in n correspondence between sovereign and SOW
eregn.
For instance. your Majesty attributes to the
occupation of the Principalitles the evil ofhaving
suddenly transported the question from the re
gion OF discussion to that of fact but your Mai
esty leaves out of view the circumstance that
this occupation, still purely condtional.was pre-
coded, and in great measure caused by a very
important previous fact--the appearance of the
combined teet in the vicinity of the Dardanelles.
and besides this, much before the period, when
England hesitated to assume hostile attitude
your Majesty took the initiative in sending vonr
fleet as far as Salams. This wounding demon
stratlon certainly exhibited little confidence in
me. 1t was calculated to encourage the Turks
and to paralyze beforehand the success ofneno
tiations, by giving them the idea that France
and England were ready to support their canse
] under all circumstances. In the same way Won.
Majesty makes it appear that the explanator,,
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