Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-06-09
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DETAILS BY THE ARCTIC.

The War In the East.--A dispatch from War
saw, dated May "a, says that corps OF grena-
diers was daily expected there. II would be un.
der the command of General Rudiage, and be
stationed to the south OF the town, on the Bug,
Narvew, and Weischel, in order 10 be able TO
operate either against Prussia or Austria.
letter from Constantinople, under date of
MAY the 18th, mentions as follows:
THE ship Phoebe has Just arrived from Abasia.
Il brings the confirmation of the news that the
Russians, losing all hope of defending the coast,
in consequence OF the blockade, have evacuated
their positions from Batoum to Anapa, an extent
of 300 leagues.
The ship Descartes Quilted the station of. Sc
bastopol on the 18th. AT that date the fleets were
cruising before that place, but the fogs were so
thick that the admirafs ships were obliged 10 ire
guns in order TO make known their respective
positions.
The Vienna correspondent ofthe London Times
OF May 2 !, confirms the account OF the signature
Of protocol by the representatives of the four
powers, asserting their determination TO maintain
the integrity of Turkey.
The Dantzic correspondent Of the same paper
states that no steamer had arrived there from the
Baltic feet up 10 that date, and that two weeks
dispatches and one mail were waiting there for
conveyance 10 the fleet.
The Bourse rose again to-day The three per
cents. opened at 6Sf Soc, and closed at 67f Csc ;
and the our-anda-half per cents. at 95r 2oc., for
the end of the month.
A Greek bishop arrested at Pesth on the
evening Of May IS as an emissary Of Russia I'm
portant papers were found upon his person.
Six more Russian vessels had been taken as
prizes and put into the port OF Mcneil, where
prIzemasiers were put on board, and they were
dispatched to England.
A telegraphic dispatch via Hermanstadt from
Bucharest of the 10Th, states that the Russians.
since the 9th, had unexpectedly suspended their
cannonade against Silistria.
One explanation of this may come from the cir
cumstance that the vanguard of General Luders,
aboutthe 18th, experienced at the hands OF Turk
ish division defeat, accompanied with very seri
Gus loss.
France.--A report was current in well informed
circles at Paris that France will augment her army
in Turkey TO 10000 men, in order TO carry the
war with yigor, particularly no complaints about
sacrifices which the country must make TO be
heard any where. & s
The army of ST. Omer will be divided into three
divisions, and will be extended towards the east
One division will be commanded, as already stated,
by General Paraguay dHiiers, another by Gen
era Pelissier, and the third by General dArbou-
vile.
Ofthe troops that are to be concentrated in the
neighborhood of Marseilles, one division will be
cautioned at the Pennies, and another in the COM
mune of ST. Victoret, between the Pas DIES Lam
ciers and the railway. These troops will be about
rs, 900 in number. 1t is also in contemplation 10
quarter division in Marseilles or the suburbs
but this has not been definitely decided on.
The Monitear announces that General Forey
commanding the 4th division of the army of the
east, has proceeded 10 the Pirseus, with The view
of taking possession of that port A body of Eng
lish marines have been placed under the command
Of General Forey.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May 15.-We have received
here bad news from the seat of war on the Danube.
The Russians are advancing front The Dobrudscha.
They have cut off communication between Silis-
tria and Varna, as well as the sea coast, and they
have done the-same between Varna and Shumla.
The allied armies in notion in order TO CO.
operate with Omar Pacha and form his reserve.
French force must by this time have arrived at
Adranople. French division Is on lis march
from Gallipol TO Constantinople. The English
division of the corps flight infantry at Scutari has
received marching orders for Tuesday next. ltis
thought the route is for Varna. News has been
received 10 the 9Th instant from the Black Sea
The two fleets were then cruising off Sebastopol,
the Crmea, Batoum, and other parts of the Black
Sea. No naval engagement had taken place.
The Siege Of --Constantinople ad-
vices state that on the 10TH Marshal skiewitsch,
with his staff, crossed The Danube below Siistra
TO reconnotre. On the 10th terms of capitalization
were offered TO The commander of thai fortress,
and the bornbardment was suspended On the
1nh, Musa Pasha rejected all terms, and on the
| same day the bombardment recommended. On
The 18th Paskiewitsch had his head quarters al
Kaarasch
A Geographic dispatch from Bucharest of the
on the 18th, the road from Rassowa TO Silistria,
and that the Ottomans retreated to Silistris.
Bridges were thrown over the river on the follow
ing day. and three Russian divisions crossed; so
thai Silistria is now enclosed on all sides by the
Russians.
Attack on Sebastopol. - The Times cores
pondent says we may expect soon TO hear import
ant intelligence from the Black sea, as, after an
inspection of Sebastopol and the coast near it,
am informed that Admiral Hamen has written 10
his government demanding that body Of troops
for landing 81 all be sent with as little delay as pos
sibe TO the east. The troops that Admiral Hame-
lin demands are to be forwarded without delay. Il
Count Nesselr0de Hissed.--A private letter,
from lady Of high rank, at st. Petersburg states
that Count Nesserode had been recently insulted
by the people of that capital on passing through
the street in his carriage. He was Kissed, hooted
and menaced and was forced to take refuge in the
house of a friend
He was accused by the people Of being the
cause of the war-of not having taken sufficient
10 provide against its casualties and of hav-
ing shown Indifference and negligence; but, what
ever be the cause, the symptoms of popular indig-
nation were not 10 be mistaken. 1t is probable
that the inhabitants Of ST. Petersburg have already
begun 10 feel more severely than the peasants Of
the interior, the evils which war brings with il.
They are nearer to those parts which most ex-
posed 10 hostilities, and they must be among the
first suffer. But it is certain that much fermen.
tation prevails in the capital of the Russian EN-.