New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-30
NUMBER 247.
1Itena.s Of Fore5gn sNesgs.

particulars Of the news by the latest arrivals from
Europe. We extract the most Interesting
The Cavalry Engagement near Kerteh.
The Journal de Coistantinople has the folIowingEI
letter from kertch g
-, You know that Of all the cavalry Of the Anglo
Turkish Contingent only detachment Of 15O horses
remained here as guard and as an escort Of Gen.
Vivian.
to go out foraging and to buy provisions from the
inhabitants Of the neighboring villages left the place
under the command Of Capt. Sherwood.
This little troop, not having found the provisions
in the neghborhood of the most advanced out posts,
went further into the country All at once, when
they least expected it, they were surrounded and at
tackled by a hundred fold their number.
Captain Sherwood ordered retreat, but they
were obliged to cut their way through the mass Of
the enemy. The Turkish soldiers, listening only to
the voice of their chief and the inspiration Of their
own courage threw themselves on their enemies and
conspicuous by bis English uniform fell one Of the
first. His death did not check the ardor Of the
soldiers, who fought with renewed fury. Twenty
five succeeded in cutting their way through and so
escaping. The remaining forty horsemen, officers
and soldiers, either died on the battlefield Or were
4 taken prisoners. -ss
The Invalide Russe publishes a proclamation by
Zen. Mouravief calling the entire population Of
lmeretias Gurie and Mingrelia to wage war Of ex
termination against the enemies of the cross 1t is
this measure whichis supposed to have induced
| Omer Pacha's retreat.
of provisional battaions and depots to hold in readi
ness for immediate ebarkation the whole of the dis
ciplined men belonging to regiments serving in the
East The drafts Of infantry regiments will proceed
to the entrepot at Malta, whence they viii be conveyed
occasion may require to the seat Of war, and the
drafts for the cavalry reserve at scutar About $50
rank and file, belonging to the household infantry
brigade will proceed to Malta and Join the reserve
battalion The number Of troops under orders exceeds
$500. [Chronicle.
Within the last few days the report Of secret IN
derstanding confirmed by treaty between Russia and
Prussia is again brought forward, and gains de
gree of credit It s affirmed that this secret treaty
has been only very lately concluded by the present
Emperor of Russia and that it was brought to Berlin
| by Count Munster, WHO could never induce the En-.
peror Nicholas to sign it. This treaty is Of often
sve and defensive alliance between the two States
under certain possible contingencies but whether the
King of Prussia will be able to rely on the coopera
ton of his army in such case isa question chat ha
given rise to great doubt and discussion. News.
1t is said that the new Commander rin-Chief in tht
Baltic is to be Sir Edmund Lyons, who is now on BIZ
return from the Black Sea- 1t is, Of course, nothing
more than rumor and its foundation is not SO Clear
8 Occupied Sir Edmund has been with the affairs il
, the East it IS impossible he can have given that at
tention to the conduct of the fleet the Baltic wcl
even an officer unemployed at home may have done
But it is obvious that the AdiraIs who have aread
J been out in the Baltic and who know the capacite
of the captains and crews under their command mus
be fitted for that important post than any other
d Any objection which may apply to Admiral Dundas
can have no weight against his second in command
and unless there be official to the contrary
e should suppose Sir Charles Wood would prefer in
trusting the command Of the magnificent fleet now il
n preparation to Sir Michael Seymour-[C Chronicle.
Wretched Condition of the Inhabitants of Kars
y, A correspondent of the London Times says Of tn
militia and Bashi Bazouks who aided in the defenc
10 of .Kars: M. Ma.. r5-.-.- ~ ozE-a zfg.8s.
4 Numbers have been frozen to DEATH and the VII
lagos along the road from Kars are filed with thei
'l miserable comrades who have sunk exhausted upol
the way. We see them staggering in all day, alon
the principal thoroughare into the city, haggard an
footsore their countenances half idiotc from colo
m hunger and fatigue. NJ @ s~;,5y5. &. 1.5t.%s.s,g
- Their condition, even before leaving Kafs, was
III Wretched as could be; SO much SO Il quote word ft
ne word from eyewitness) that it was positively pal
IN full to stir out Of doors. They were lying about in
directions, groanng piteously watching the Russii
provision wagons which, as # to add to their miser
or passed almost all day within their KEN ToHnspeor
and soldiers alike suffered all the horrors Of fnir
ty The former crowded around the General as he ro
out of his quarters, and prayed him, with all the e
uuence of despair to seek some means of putting
his end to their misery. Women forced their way in
1m his very rooms, and throwing their children at
m, feet inplored him rather to kill them at tn
let them perish thus piecemeal for want OF sus
nance.
The hospitals were crowded with sick. On t
3n Thursday before the surrender so men died in o.
ay- day. Many went mad or became idiots from she
Tin hunger and hard work. Those who preserved rel
nant of health lalfstaved as they were and scarce
ru clothed, were obliged to mount sentry almost eve
- night up to their ances in snow. Since the battle
ht the Goth, there had been animal food to issue
, the troops Horses had indeed been killed in Il
Generals stables, secretly, by night, but the me
was sent to the hospitals for the sick. A pittan
Il of bread, or flour made into weak BROTH was all tn
the working soldiers had to subsst upon. Discipil
ION was almost at an end. n.
OF ~ f Denmark.
- The Berlin correspondent of the Times says g A
ss coryling to private letter have received from
md penhagen it is stated that the Danish Governmer
under the tW0fold pressure of the partial renquis
ful ment of neutrality by Sweden and the apparently
evitabe conflict with the United States on account
ma the Sound Dues, has decided upon making advance
m the Allies in the matter Of the future campaign in
Baltic. For some time the Government, as is rep
~ sented to me, wayered between England and Franz
No to which of the two it should make its advances q
at last decided for the former in consequence
AN which special envoy very shortly to be accredit
to London, for the purpose Of concluding treaty,
he which England shall guarantee to Denmark the p
session of her West India Islands, In case Of host
ties breaking out between the United States and Dt
mark, which would naturally result from any Unit
States vessel attempting to pass the Sound Witht
paying the dues, it is apprehended by the Danes ii
the first step taken by the Americans would be to
y violent hands the Danish Island of St. Thomas
The recentexpedition Of British naval forces to
West Indies, as explained by our Government to ha
taken place for the purpose of protecting own
ritories there from piratical INVASION will throw
49, appearance of probability upon the idea that our CT
''a' ernment may fall in with that view" " "%e
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