Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-29

the Russians at the Sulina mouth Of the Dan.
ube have been bombarded.
On the 4th, Omer Pacha was at Siistria,
distributing recompenses, and having the forti-
fcations repaired.
1t is notified that the Sultan will visit Omer
Pacha's headquarters, and afterwards proceed
to Siistria to distribute rewards to the brave
defenders of that fortress
Redschid Pasha has resumed Office as Turkish
minister of foreign affairs.
The officers OF the British frigate Tiger who
were prisoners at Odessa have been exchanged
and released.
The Russian journals publish report of
Prince Menschikof, governor Of Sebastopol
giving an account Of the affair of the 18th OF
June. The prince admits that the two steamers
Gromonassetz and Waldimer had suffered from
the fire Of the enemy, and had 20 officers, and
as many non-commissioned officers wounded
and several killed He then adds in trinm-
plant manner that the enemy fled, and that
the victorious Russian fotillo re-entered Sebas-
topol.
'WIDDEN, July 6.-The Russians are reported
to be in full march towards Krajova and Kala-
fat. On the 30th june Prince GortschakoF,
the general, received orders from St Petersburg
to re-occupy the position which has been quilted
i
1t is certain that $4,000 men Of the Anglo.
French forces have Joined Omar Pasha at Ruts-
chuk, who, on the days of the 7th and 9th of
July, inflicted great loss on the Russians at
Guirgevo.
Prince Gortschakoff 1.-THE general) returned
to Bucharest on the It'll inst, where reinforce.
ment of 10000 to 10000 Russians had arrived.
They were in expectation of further attacks by
the Turks upon their positions, and meant to
remain in Bucharest on the defensive.
The Resse states that on the It'll the Turks
took Mokan island and on the 9th, Omer
Pacha, with 10000 men, surrounded the Rus
slams and took Giurgevo. The Russians cut
their way through, with the loss Of 900 men.
General Chruleff lost an arm.
The Ost Deutsche Post of Vienna, states that
the Turks have taken Mokan and Radovan, as
well as Giurgevo, and that they still advance.
The Ost Correspondent says: On the 9th,
after long struggle, the Turks got possession
of the islands of Mokan and Olneika, and sub
sequently Of Giurgevo. The Russians we're
then totally defeated on the Wallachian terri
tory"
1t is evident from passage in the Ost
Correspondent, that the Russians do not evacu-
ate Wallachia, and that the Austrian troops
have received orders not to cross the frontier
into Little Wallachia.
The prevalent opinion in Jassy and Bucha-
rest is, that the Russians will again attempt
to cross the Danube at Kalarasch-Silistria, but
it is evident that at present Austria is in far
greater danger that Turkey.
GERMANY. - The Ost Correspondent con-
tains an article stating that almost all the Ger
man governments have promised to give their
support to motion to be made to the German
Diet, that the whole of Germany do join the
Austro-P russian alliance.
The king of Wurtenberg still stands aloof,
but it is considered certain that a monarch who
was always one of the first to defend the rights
of Germany against the west will not be found
wanting when it is necessary to oppose the dis
turbance of the balance power in the east.
SwIrZERLAND.-The reconciliation Of Switz.
land and Austria is now almost unequivocally
verified by the complete re-establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Austrian cabinet has, in fact, named NJ.
Kubeck, son of the celebrated minister and
statesman of that name, as its charge d'affaires
to the Confederation, and he will proceed almost
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