Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-18
-FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

probable.
-FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival Of the Steamship Arctic,
The United States mail steamer Artic, from
! Liverpool arrived at New York Sunday morning
about s o'clock, bringing four days later news.
| The Asia arrived out at 3 o'clock, morning Of
Monday, the ID instant.
| On Tuesday, 18th, the Niagara sailed from Liver.
pool with the 3Slh regiment ofinfaniry, for The
/ The Golden Age reached King Georges sound
Australia, in sixty-one days, including fourteen
| days detention at st. Vincent and the Cape. Her
actual running time was therefore only iorty-seven
| days. il may be remembered that the British gov
eminent refused 10 send mail by the Golden
Age, preferring to pay 900 to the sailing ship
| Matilda Watienback. whose arrival we may vain
| ly look for, for some weeks 10 come.
| Fifteen packet ships, amounting 10 10000 tons.
| are at the present moment fitting up al Liverpool
| 10 convey troops TO the east.
| The steamship Glasgow, from New York, ar
| rived at Greenock at O'Clock, on Saturday, Is,
| instant.
| Latest by Mail.-In reply to Mr.. Hntchns,
who detailed the circumstances connected with
the seizule OF the Black Warrior by the Cuban
authorities, Lord John Russell stated that com
municalion had been sent to the United State on
/ the subject, but information had yet been re-
ceived from Mr.. Champion.
Continental advices seem to regard the occupa-
| ton of the Lower Danube by the Russians as a
| definite measure. Advices from Odessa, March
| 25th mention that the entire Russian feet had left
Scbasiopol, and it was believed would attack
| Varna.
There were the usual rumors Of treachery on
the part ofthe Turkish commanders of the different
torresses that have fallen into the hands OF the
| Russians Omer has marched 10000 men from
! Sst-a to strengthen position between the Rus
| SLAMS and the Balkans The Russians are raising
| all the forlresses in the DobrudScha.
| Austria has demanded from Russia that Aus
irian subjects in the princpali,ies shall not be
| PEELED TO take the Russian paper money.
| The excited state of public feeling al CONSTANT
| nople is greatly disquieting 10 the government.
Diplomatic relations have ceased between
Greece and Turkey. General Metaxa, Greek
minister, has demanded his passports.
Ncsset Bey, the Turkish minister, had arrived
quilted Athens, and returned 10 Constaniinope.
new levy Of $4,000 men is about 10 be maden
| France.
| The ship Flavio Giovia from Antwerp, ostens-
bly, for Montreal, has been captured and brought
| TO the Downs, with arms on board for the Greek
| insurgents
/ A council Of Austrian generals is summoned 10
meet at Vienna. Among others invited are the
| Ban Jellachch, and Count Giulai
| 1t is positively asserted that the 1000 Russians
| from Sebastopol have been landed, and taken pos.
session of the island Of Dunavez, below Tultscha.
/ The Warrior the 2Sth March. Hrsova was
/ taken Dy the Russians, VINO also made themselves
| masters of the strong position Of Babadagh, and
are consequently in entire possession OF the Upper
4 Dobrudscha. lsaktch was taken by the Russians
on the 9th. Imperfect accounts that at hand
say that Hirsova was taken after three days
| assault.
| AS soon as Gortschakof had established him.
self in the Dobrudscha, he issued proclamation
| to the Inhabitants similar to that which was pub
shed in Moldava and Wallachia. In connexion
with Gortschakof's movements, it is mentioned
1 a., H.
men, had left Sebastopol for the western Turkish
| coast Of the Black sea. II this be true. they
| a chance Of meeting with the ships Of the allied
feet, now cruising along that shore. Prince Pas
kiewitch was 10 set out about the 18th instant
| from Warsaw. for the seat of war. The Emperor
will not himself 60 to the prncipali,ie>.
| There is no doubt that the Russians have lodged
| themselves, in the force stated-namely over
$4,000 men--on the Turkish bank of the Danube
They are not We, in Bulgaria, nor on the road 10
constantinople; but in The Dobrndscha, an i'm.
mense marshy plain, without any paint dappni
| and deprived Of communications. Behind them j.
| a Turkish force Of $4,000 TO 10000, and before
them line OF fortresses. such as Silistra, Kos
,endje, Varna, and Schumla, between them and
| the Balkans.
| Omer Pasha, who is not given to vain Boosting.
has said in despatch published at Constantinope,
| that if the enemy would but cross the Danube il
| would render great service to his plan Of ope-
| rations! That are on the eve of some i'm:
L
| suit of the movements on the Austrian frontier,
| and the next operation Of the Russians on the
| right bank Of the river, are awaited with much
anxiety.
| The British steam frigaie Inaexible was en-
| ployed in conveying Turkish troops from Con.
stantinope 10 Varna. portion of the British
| fleet was also near Varna, with the intention oil
watching the new and unexpected movements OF
the Russians.
The circumstances under which the passage OF
/ he n hau h,x,n x,G..
| these: On or about the 18th Of March, Prince
| Gortschakoii received orders from ST. Petersburg
to secure, within ten days, position on the right
bank OF the Danube, opposite TO Brailow. similar
to that which the Turks maintain al the other ex-
| tremy Of the line of operations, tKalalat) Gort-
schakof Immediately left for Brailoy where he
completed all his preparations, and on the 23d
commenced TO cross the river at three different
points. The lift wing Of corps of $4,000 men,
under General Ouschakof. forced a passage al
Tultscha, opposite lsmai. The centre under Cen.
| eral Luders crossed without meeting oIpostion
from Galaiz; while the right wing. under the i'm
mediate direction Of Prince GortschakoH. wa.
forcing passage from Brailow. BY the Solaaten
Ffennd we have accounts OF the way in whic
| matters were managed.
Early on the morning of the 3d. the Russians.
under cover OF twenty-iour IL and six lS-pounders
began TO form pontoon bridge from spot near
Brailow across The island, Gedschid on the RICH
bank of the Danube. As the Turks offered no
| serious opposition, Inc bridge was completed by
! l o'clock, and al that hour the Russian columns
began their march, when the men lighted their
watch-hres and bivouackcd between Geoschid
| and Malschin. AT the same time General Luders
constructed a second bridge between Galatx and
the opposite bank, which there is free from mo-
raises, and the ofihe day two regiments of
chasseurs and two OF the line, with cavalry and
| artillery, crossed the river without loss On the
| same day the left wing, under General Ouschakof.
| forced passage above Tultscha, ane in spite OF
a vigorous resistance on the part ofihe Turks, got
possession Of the redoubts which had been con
structed on the right bank. Eleven guns and $50
prisoners fell into the hands Of the Russians
i A soonAs the intelligence ofthe passage Of the
| Danube by the Russians reached Omer Pasha he
sent endorsements 10 the troops posted at Ira.
JAMS Wall, between Chernavoda and Kostentie.
When Mustapha Pasha, the Turkish commander,
found the Russians were in too great force he
retrea,ed At frs, upon Ma,schin, and subsequently