The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1853, Page 4

a ___ NEW YORK HERALD. sAMERSB GHKXVDO'Y BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, ® OFFICE ¥. W. CONNEE OF FULTON AWD NASSAU STB. Rew York, Tucsday, November 29, 1853. Mails for Eurepe. TES NEW YORK WEEKLY EERALD. ‘Sho royal mail steamship Arabia, Capt. Judkins, +i Manve this port io-morrow merning, at nine o'clock, for Mudveriptions and advertisements for eay edition ofthe Bia Yous Bras: will be recvived at the following paces BB = ee john Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street, Lawnon—Fawards, Sandford & Co., Cornbill. + Tbomes &Co., No 19 Catherine street. rape—livingston Wells 4 Co., § Place de la Bourse, ” Bo Reroil, No. 17 Rue de la Banqu ‘Whe mails will close to-morrow tcorning at & quarter to tight o’ciosk. ‘Pho Ween ty Hensrp will be pudlished at seven o’clook ‘te merrow morning. Single coptes, in wrappers, six pence. The News. By the arrival of the mail steamship I linois last night we ere enabled to give the details of two weeks later news from California. The most impor- tan: item that we have to record is the final success- fal getiirg off ot the filibustering expedition to the Mexian State of Sunora. The vessel which carried awey the exveditionists was well provided, it was wappered, with a)! the necessary arms and ammuni- ‘teon to forward the designs of those who composed the party. lotelligence bad also arrived at San Francisco that Mexican troops were on their march te Sonora, no doubt for the purpose of receiving the Miliousteros in a proper manner. We shal! expect to hear of stirring times in that qnarter. A compli- mentary dioner had been given in San Francisco to Mr. John Mitchel, at which the distinguished patriot @elivered a very interesting speech, which will be found in fall in its proper place in this morning's paper. The news, in a general point of view, is in- teresting, and we must therefore direct the reader's attevtion to the part of our paper which contains the intelligence in detail. In addition to the California intelligence, the ar- rival of the Illinois enables us to publish late and un- usually interesting news from tie Sandwich Islands, Pahiti, all the countries bordering on the South Pa- tific, New Granada, the Arctic Regions, Oregonand Washington Territories, &c. Besides the details re- lative to the progress of the annexation feeling, the information from Hawaii contains some melancholy particulars concerning disasters to some of the vez- sels composing the whaling fleet in the North Pa- sific. Our files of Jamaica papers arrived last night. The dates sre to the 12th instant. The House and Assembly and the Legislative Council were in ses- sion, and our correspondent furnishes a very explicit wemmary of the financial embarrassments which dis- tract the former and thé executive difficulties which surround the last named branch of the government. There is a reported deficiency of one hundred thou- wand pounds in tae treasury, and the people are too poor to endure further taxation. A loan from Eng- Jand is Jooked to ss a means of relief. Upon the whole, the island is represented asin a very wretched state. Very heavy rains had fallen in Kingston: The public health was good, and yellow fever entirely gone. It was reported that a very valuable discovery has been recently made of silver lead ore, on a property inthe St. Andrew's Mountains, called by the appropriate name of Silver Hill. Trade was dull. The journals do not contain any news of interest. Much of our space is again necessarily devoted to the political, gossipping, general and speculative mews from Washington city, which gains in interest as the opening of Congress approaches. Hotel and bearding-house keepers, in conjunction with politi- eians and newsmongers, are actively preparing for a brisk campaign at the national capital during the coming winter and spring; and, among others, our wn correspondents have been exceedingly busy of late in ascertaining what will constitute the leading featares of President Pierce's first annual message. No paper of the kind was ever looked for with more intense anxiety hy the masses, the majority of whom will, on Tuesday afternoonand Wednesday forenoon, have an opportunity of judging as to how close the various letter-writers have come to the mark in their expositions of the contents of the forthcoming document. One of our correspondents to-day far- Biches quite a lengthy chapter upon the subject, and another givea the headings of the different important, * matters to be descanted upon. A special telegraphic despatch from Washiagton declares that Secretary Marcy's influence has greatly diminished since the result of the election in this Btate has been promulgated, ample proof of which will 2oon be forthcoming in the unconditional rejec- tion of the Premier's favorite candidate for the Troy Post Office. We shall see. Senator Doaglas, it is reported, will not condema the administration with out giving it a fair hearing; but at the same time it is pretty clearly intimated that this “ hearing” is to be given at the very earliest convenience. It is believed that, as soon as the members of the Honse get into complete working trim, they will be called upon, through a resolution of some description, to | express their assent or dissent to the recent high- handed interference of Messrs. Marcy and Guthrie in Wocal politics. This will open the ball; and then look out for all sorts of queer shuffling to the drollest kind of music. Among other curious items is the a@pnouncement that General Hiram Walbridge is spoken of in connection with the Speakership. The mail yesterday brought us files of Texas pa pers a few days later than previously received. We perceive that the Legislature of the State assembled | at Anstin on the 7th instant, and that the Governor had sent in his annual message. The yellow fever ‘was yet lurking in various localities, and carrying off some of the most prominent citizens of the State; but fond anticipations were entertained that the cold weather would speedily put the epidemic ander marching orders. The second election for rapresentatives in those @istricts of Massachusetts where there was no choiee on the first trial took place yesterday, and resulted im the return of the whig candidates in almost every instance, thus giving that party the control of the State for the ensuing year Leyond all question. Senator Chase, of Ohio, last evening addressed a meeting of the I'ree Democratic League, more corm monly known a3 the Hale abolitiouists, at tlie Btuy- ‘vesant Institute. As the term of office of the Board of Supervi- wors draws to cloee, the “pressure from without” for increase of salary of varions public officers be- omes greater and greater. One subordinate gota ive last evening from $500 to #300 a year, and the qmestion of raising the salaries of the Receiver of ‘Taxes and his deputies remains over for action this evening. The Jones’ Wood Park case came up yesterday before Judge Roosevelt in the Sapreme Court. We hhave no roem for the report of the case to-day. Mayor Westervelt has decided to confiscate the whole of the gunpowder—seven hundred and eighty eight kegs—recently scized on beard the barge Eas ton. When sold the proceeds are to be appropriate for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the Fire Depertment. The decision is given at length ir another part of this paper. A resolution was presented Jast evening ia the Board of Aldermen by Mr. Moore, making provision for three additional desls and chaira, which will he required in the organization of the new Board, [t gave rise to considerable discussion, but was finally adopted, with some slight amendments. The Board of Assistants adjourned for want of a quoran. Dr. Rapha'l delivered another lectare on Sacred Poetry at the Tabernacle last evening. His subject was—‘‘Job, his wife and his three friends.’ Want of room obliges us to omit a report of the Doctor's re- Need of a New Party—Its Pxinc’miles—The Union and the Richmond En qatrer. The Cabinet is alarmed, The Richmond Junta is alarmed. Alarm has ‘penetrated the souls of the spolismen, and ia the agony of thelr terror they bave even forgotten to abuse | the personal character of their antagonists. | One small sneer at the frieuds of the compro- mise is the only proot we have tbat the Wash- ington Unéon dees not intend, in this its hour ot trouble, to depart from the tactics it pursued in the day ofits might. Let that pass. In the reflections suggested by the articles we else- where republish from that paper and the Rich- mond Enquirer such tritles may be safely overlooked. It is now certain that light is barsting upon the administration. They see at tast that the “bolt,” which a short while since ‘was a mere ‘Jocal squabble,” has now assumed the aspect of an incipient revolution. Their tone in speaking of it is no longer contemptu- one or indifferent; it varies from bitter denun- ciation to deprecatory entreaty. In one phrase the defection is “atrocious,” “outrageous;” in another the nationals are implored not to “prostrate the administration.’ Throughout their manifestoes the conviction that the or- ganization of the national party can no longer be regarded as an ephemeral accident is plainly apparent. A right view of things as they are isthe next thing to a strenuous effort to make them what they ought to be; and we confess that we rejoice to see the scales falling from the eyes of our cotemporaries, and some ap- proach towards the truth looming up io their tone. It enables us to meet them fairly face to face, and to place before the country one plain, straight forward, honest issue. That issue is this: Shall the fundamental doctrine of the political party to which the direction of our public affairs is entrusted be adherence to the constitution with its com- promises or shall it be something else? We say that no party ought to hold power or pub- lic confidence, except one based on the consti- tution with its compromises; and we assail the Cabinet because it is not based on this founda- tion. The Union and the Enquirer seoif and sneer at the idea ofa party based on the com- promise, and call upon the people to support a Cabinet which is based on “democratic princi- pl Democratic principles are the “ some- thing else” which our contemporaries submit should, in lieu of the constitution with its com- promises, form the basis of the ruling party in this country. It thus becomes of vital impor- tance in this debate to decide what are “ demo- cratic principles” and what are the “com- promises of the constitution.” We therefore ask, with all the earnestness which the subject demands, what are “de mocratic principles” in the present day? We know what they are not. We know that they have no reference to a United States Bank, which has long been dead and buried; that they do not hear on the tariff, for protection is in its grave, and all enlightened men are free traders, so far as free trade is compatible with the safety of the revenue; that they do not hinge on questions of internal improvements, for no material difference of opinion exists on that head among politicians ; that they do not, in short, include one principle that was re- garded as peculiarly and essentially democratic in Jackson’s time, .All the old democratic prin- ciples are obsolete, unnee ry and forgotten, They have no more to do with present matters and present contests than the principles of the old Roundheads and Cavaliers. What, then, has been set up in their place? The old ones dead and buried, what are the new democratic princi- ples on which the Union and the Enquirer insist that a party should be anchored? ‘he avowed policy of the Cabinet, whose organs they are. emphatically replies: The only living demo- cratic prineiple of the present day is the divi- sion of the spoils. Marcy proclaimed it twenty years ago, when he announced to a shocked audlence that in his view the sole aim and ob- ject of politics was the appropriation of the pub- lie plunder; and he has lived to be himself the instrument of carrying out his theory to the fullest and most disgraceful extent. An un- wavering belicf in the cohesive power of the public plunder is the only cardinal point in his creed. The duty of distributing the spoils of office among election mongers and canvass agents is now the only actiye principle that re- | mains to the old democratic party. It is on | this basis, and on this only, that the Union and the Enquirer would have the ruling party in the United States constructed. We hold, on the contrary, that the govern- ment of this country should be in the hands of a party whose cornerstone is faithfal adherence to some great national principle of universal scope and abiding foree. We see but one prin- ciple of that nature that can be evolved from political contests. That principle is: the pre- vation, at all hazards, of a perfeet equili- brium between the two great sections of this country, and the union of free aud slave labor, each in the quarter for which itis best suited by nature, on such conditions as will involve injury to neither. We regard the maintenance of this principle as absolutely indispensable to the due progress and prosperity of the republic; and we therefore demand that our rulers should, without exception, be chosen from among those who not only acknowledge its binding influence, but who are solemnly pledged to make it the basis and main guiding rule of their policy. ‘The Cabinet wastes time in qnibbling about there being no necessity for a party on the basis of the compromise of 1850; abont that dispute being ended and settled; about the in- judiciousness of re-opening the slavery agila- tion. All this is mere twaddle, The compro- mises of the constitution were not called into life in 1 the dangers against which we would guard were not born then, nor did the principle on which we take our stand then rise into sudden importance and vitality. It is as old ag the country itself. Franklin fought for {t at the debates on the constitution, when he implored members to adjourn the debate and take counsel of their Maker before the vote was taken on the great question of the equilibrium between the States. It arose again in 1820 when Missouri was admitted, and has been, sometimes silently, sometimes openly, the real principle at stake in half our political debates for the last halfcentury. Iteame up for the last time when California solicited admission to the Union, and then its exponente were Clay, Cal- houn, Cass, and Webster. These great men | then acted precisely as we are now acting. Thoy flung to the winds all nominal distinctions of party, and united on the one great principle the ne for which we are now contending— the paramount necessity of preserving the equi- librium between North and South. In so doing they originated no new doctrine. They did but adapt to the requirements of the day the old marks, as well as a great variety of other interesting | principle which had been at the bottom of all matter, the serious questions of our home policy ever since the time of Waehington, and which he, in common with all other patriots, rightly viewed as the one thing needful for the permanency of the Union and the greatness of his people. How absurd. then, it is for the Cabinet organs to argue as though the compromise question had been a new one in 1850, or was an obsolete one to-day. We call for the organization of a national party on the basis of the constitution, with its compromises—on the basis of principles which are coeval with our existence as a nation and essential to a prolongation of that exist- ence. We doso without one spark of hostility to President Pierce. Such a party would op- pose ihe present administration, because it is composed of men of opposite principles, bound together by the gole tie of the spoils—because most of its appointments have been bad, and some among the number utterly disgraceful, as the action of the Senate will show—because it has unwarrantably and impertinently inter- fered in the State elections—because its acts have been at direct variance with the in- auguyal. and will probably be equally inconsistent with the message—and, finally, because the vote of the people of New York, at ihe first election at which the Cabinet policy was atest question, showed clearly that there was among our citizens a firm, unflinching in- tention to maintain inviolate the principles it has violated. If the present administration were remodelled, and a new policy faaugurated. it is probable that the national party would afford a useful support to the government. If, on the contrary, the present men remain in power, discontent will spread, the organization will go on, nothing can possibly arrest the torrent, and the Cabinet must prepare for a compulsory and ignominious expulsion. We entreat the new men who will make their début in public life a few days hence to ponder these matters calmly. We are on the eve of a new era in politics. Vast and radical changes will soon issue from the womb of Time. We have seen many phases and crises in the course of our political experience, and, during a period of a quarter of a century or more, we do not recollect ever having been mistaken in our surmises on the probable course of events. We now see a revolution in progress among us. Those who at the outset, from irresolution, fear, precipitancy, or other cause, commit them- selves to a wrong course, will never retrieve the fault. The wave will pass them by, and, like many we sce around us, they will fill throughout life the sad position of unsuccessful men. Those who, on the other hand, embrace betimes the true cause, and boldly aspire to anticipate the coming movement, will have hereafter proud antecedents to refer to, and may claim from a successful party and a grate- ful people the highest prizes of patriotism. Let our young Congressmen look to it. Broadway Theatre—Miss Davenport. Miss J. M. Davenport commenced an ergagement cf twelve nights last evening, when she played the Countess, in Knowles’ “Love.’’ Four years have elapsed since Miss Davenport played in this theatre, She has achieved successes in all parts of the United States and in England. She is a thoroughly educated and practised actress. The performance of last evening was highly respectable. Miss Davenport haa a good figure, which she is careful to adorn with rich and tasteful costume, and in pronunciation and elecution she excels. ‘The play of ‘Love,’ however, reqnizes more than this, itis drama of passion; the Countess is passiouate—Iiucn is passionate—tue Dake’s Gcath ts acceleratec by press seems to be the only semsitie fy, with the ma‘n plot. Miss Davenport is so ing particular pants that she so » give that inteasity which the situation a the opening act she was good, The first z er love for the serf was well delineated, ant 1 really to stroggle with her seorn of bis station and her love forthe man, In the second set, whers he is strack by lightning, be er d her desire to keep her secret en he had recovered, were well ok her laughter was over-strainad. tien would asvame her apsiety for Die salety from those around done, theugh we + A proud woman i ¢ignity, which kad bee of the moment, but c: net find it in her heart to be gay, Her rendering of the third act, partic Jar'y the scene with Huon, and the read’ug of fatier's agreement by which Huon was to ma Katherine, left hardly anything to wish for, It would qvire more space than we can spare to point out all elaborate beauties with which ‘iss Davenport adorned this part of her performance. It was plain that she had changed her style sinc® we last «aw her, She is now pu thetic, where she was once forcible. She formerly gave a z back Huon with great power, which made a bighly eftectiveencing of the act; she has anged the accent of command for the pleading of n, It wouldbea dificult point to decise which rendering is ccrrect. We incline to the first. Atter the third the flay loves its interest, though the dramatist gives st scenes—one be- tween Huon and the teas, uni another between the fmpress snd the Countess, The audience, however, cannot be deceived by unnatural claptrap; they have anticipated the climax: they listen patiently. and endeavor to find that beauty in the acting of which the clamsy construction of the play deprives them. DMi+e Davenport was very cool in ber scene with Huon, and from her calm bearing iu the first portion of it the anal- ence were unprepared for the impas:ioned avowal of hor love. She seemed ail actress—no woman. The command to Huon, ordering him not to return to the mp: a8 sensibly delivered. The scene with the Emp! was slow, “The points were well made, but the actress ocen pied too much time in muakiog them. For exam- ple, in reading the li And wert thou Papr of the vorld, I say ia he shall not marry,” mport makes along pause, equivalent toa , after “world,” where none is required. These errors, in an otherwise excellent performance, we have pointed out for the imprevement cf the actress, It woud be a more grateful task to dwell on her pura pro- nuneiation, on ber sensible reading, on the fact that she displays much study and great attention to minute de- tail in’all of her performance: Mr. Conway’s Huon was ectadly rendered, and Mr. Barry was excellent asthe Duke. Mrs. Warren is uot suited for such parts as that of the Empress, and Miss J. Gougenheim, though acceptable in broad farce, tried to make too mugh of Katherine, and was only coarse wero she should have been witty aud lively, Mr, Lanergan’s Sir Rupert was slightly extravagant and somewhat over acted. The boxes were weil filled, but the parquetts was thin. ‘he play is not a popular one in New York. Personal Intelligence. ANOTHER ILLUBTRIOUS VISICER. We learn from Paris, that Alexandre Dumas, the prince of romancers and dramatists, is about emigrating to the United States, for the purpose of permanently establish ing himseli, and spending his last days in the land of iberty. He has written the following letter to M. Deloan, who has arrived in New York, as the St. Joho the Baptist of the rew advent:— My Daan Friexo—Yoa ave taking an important step— you are about to cross the Atlantic, Be of good courage, ‘The soil of America is the veritable land ot promise, be cause it is the on'y home of liberty. Yon go on an enterprise with which I eympathice with all my heart, to publish exelusively in the land of Wash ington, of Cooper, and of Irving, my works, in advance even of their appearance in France, Macte animo ! T have eoudded to your care all that t have at the mo- ment ready for publication—but do not fear that I shail leave you inthe larch. © ® Adieu, my dear friend! Find for me on the borders of the St. Lawrence, the Hudson, the Delaware, or the Ohio, a corver, where rurrovnded by my choven friends, 1 may spend my last days, and die in tranquility under the sun of liberty. 7 bes! wishes and prayers follow you where you go. ALEXANDRE DUM We uncerstand that M. Dumas, kas already confided fevers] manuec int works to the hands of his agenta, who have established a publishing house in New York, for the yorpose of bringing thera out originally and exclusively In New York, ‘The monn so, of his comedy, the “Youth of Louis XIV.,”’ which was prohibited at’ the Theatre Francais, is in the hands of his agents, and that severe] of our managers are in negotiation for its produc tion. Mr. Roureloavit Lad better look to hie laurels Joshua R, Giddings i# announced to deliver a lecture this evening, in Rochester, ARRIVALS, From Aspinwall, in the steamship Tlinots~Gonoral Lane, Col MoGniro, special agent Post Otfoe department: fon Charge d’Akairee to Eucador, A i ama, Lient @ H Soot, U! Corwino, late A Magnice bear ‘kes, BM Holmos, F K ngs, R Ball, © W He: CA Cortis, JT Bldridgo, A 8 Dodsen, Th Aniloreon, Gamble (Adama & mosrenger,) D W Mouomh (W’ Co's mersengor,) DJ Storm, Miss B Sebi, Mins B Thalia W Stoughten, » C Guartier, LL Wort, J Chedwiok, G no well, J 8 Townsend, Mrs Carndvft & ob, T Spinney, A ML TR Kebbing, JC Vandervoort, A © Gilmore, J Buna Wyman, WH Bday and obi'd; T Fiannegan, D Dougherty, bi L horn, MG rt Jobn, HB Toate, AH EB Hartel ® and Indy, M Ch artiss, my, Bliven, ) Boody, J T Abel, BR ry, J Moore, W d Rookwood, B Skinner, © Conwell, Geo Hoiscr, 6 C Gail, R Judd, J MoMinoy mart. J K Silwer, A Bliven, JT Rowland, W Swenny, BC Kw a Merrinw, i “obb, TR sp, Mise Arms J R Etene, or hw P faith: Vb Chapman: O Ftp George POSTSCRIPT, TUESDAY MORNING—SIX O'CLOCK. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. HIGHLY INTERESTING. THE WAR IN THH BAST. A DECISIVE BATTLE HOUSLY EXPECTED. THE VICTORY OF THE TURKS AT OLTENITZA One Hundred Thousand Turks have Crossed the Danube. Their Advance upon Bucharest. CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN INDIA AND CHINA. STATE OF THE MARKETS, &., be, de ‘The United States mail steamship Atlantic, Capt. West, from Liverpool, Wednesday, the 16th of November, arri- ved at “his pcrt about four o’clock this morning. ‘The Cunard propeller Andes also sailed from Liverpool, oa Wednesday the 16th. ‘The Asia arrived out on Sunday forenoon, Noy. 13, at quarter before 10 o'clock, From the ceat of war we have only details of the pre- vious engagements, and reports that a decisive battle had been fought—the details of which are yet tocome, Vic- tory, so far, has perched on the Turkish banners, ‘The latest telegraphic despatches received at Liverpool eclared that the Sultan would place himself at the head of his tropa. The general news from other parts of the continent of “Europe possessee but little interest. England, for the time being, appears peaccably disposed, but the French fet] warlike and their Emperor thinks that the Czar of Russia has gone too far, and the moment is at hand when neither honor nor interest will permit the sword og France to slumber in its scabbard.’’ Of course the people of Paris were greatly excited, but whether the war fever would lead many of them beyond the contines of their own city seemed to depend im a great measure, judging from the tone of thei: journals, upon the policy to be adopted by England. Prussia, in the meantime, ‘reserves to herself full liberty of action.”’ At Liyepool cotton had been freely offered, with but tit- tle demand. The market cloved tamely at previous quo- tations. There was a good, but not animated, enquiry for wheat and tlour, at previous full quotations. Indian corn was dull. Among the passengers by the Atlantic are C.lonel T. B, Lawrence, bearer of despatches mn. J. Watson Webb, acd Miss Anna C. Lynch. THE TURKISH WAR. The intelligence from the Seat of War has crowded out news of every other description, notwithstanding whieh it is extremely dificult to arriveat anything like a connest- ed narrative, in the confusion of contradictory and unia- ted despatches that follow each other to the markets of Yaris and London. From the materials before us, we are enabled to gather the details of the events that have transpired up to the present time. A decisive battle was hourly looked for. Report says the battle has already been fought, at or near Buchaiest, and victory ia variously assigned to either side. The only authentic statement of any repulse the Turks have met with, is that, on the morning of the 9th their force of 2,000 men was compelled to evacuate the island in front of the strong Russian position of Glurgezo, In contrast to these trifling checks we have the detail: of the following brilliant victory: — ° THE BATTLE OF OLTENITZA. We have now detailed accounts of this first encounter between the Moslem and Russians. It proves to have deen an aflair of much more importance than at first stated. After a continued fire from midnight of Novem. ber Ist to daybreak of the 31, the Turkish ammunition became exhausted, and with the wild cries of Moslem war- fare the entire Turkish force charged the enemy with ‘ayonet and sabre, and scattered them at all points The Russians left twelve hundred on the ficld in killed and wounded, and were driven back upon Bucharest, where a heavy fire from the artillery of the place, biovght up the pursuing Turks, who then returned to Cltenitza aud encamped upon the field, their {rst care being to jortify the position, The bat- tle was fought within a triangle of land formed by the waters of the Argie and Danube. Only nine thousand Turks were engagel; but they had occupied a strorg \uarantine building and an old redoubt situated in the plain near the Danube, as wellas the village, From this position tney threw shot and shell with great effect, up to the very entrance of a village whence Gen. Dannen- berg was directing the attack. A telegraphic despatch sent to tLe French goverument, and immediately (on the 16th inst.) communicated to the Turkish minister at Pa- ays that the Ruesians twics drove the Tarks from position, but that on the third day (by this des- patch called November 4) the Turks dispersed the Ruse sians, with the loss abeve stated. The Rursien loss in of- ficers was particularly severe, the enemy's markemen to pick off as many as they y mtice? that the disabled oficers ception wounded by the conical regiment, organizel on the model ed French chasseurs of Vincennes. The ery was beautifully served, The} Russians too, stood manfnlly to their arms, and the adfair had all the features of a pitebed battle. Omar Pascha did not command son. The position of Ultenitve is very strong; the left wing of the Turks being protected by the river Andis (Ardrisch,) the right by a swap impaseable to horse, ard the rear by the fortrees of Silistriaand the fort of Turtakai, The guuners in Turtokai fred such precision during the tattle that the shots pass over the heads of the Turks, did great execution among the Russians. A report eays the Ruvelans lost eight vans, Re.errigg to this engagement, a Vienna letter of tho th says— It ia not likely that the following startling news will find its way into papers; but you may xaly i iplicitly on ite trath. The victory of the i was owing to Turke (whle! treachery) was more complete than is generaliy snpposed. The outposts nearest the ver sere Poles, and they not only permitted the Turks fo cross without’ giving notice of their approach, but actuall; ted them in the work ofdeath. The cannonade lasted, with slight intermis: sion, twenty-eight hcurs. The dete was a mistake, The affair began in the night between the Ist and 2d, and lasted to the od, ADECISIVE BATTLE LOOOKED FOR, AND ERE THIS PROBARLY FOUGHT. ‘On learning of the defeat of Dannenterr at Oltenitzs, Prince Gortschakoil without delay teck measures to at- tack ihe Turks, ere they ad time to recover from the casualties of the former action, Wit! this view he left Bueharest on the Sth, at the head of 24,600 fresh troops and, accompanied by his entire stait, advanced upon Ol- tenitza, The Turks at that position were only 9,000 strong, lees the hors dn combot of the previous battle, probably 1,000 in dead and wounded. This left but 8,000 to oppose the Russian general, but the Turks being in force higher on the river would no doubt come up in time to take part in the fray, At the date when eur correspondent prepared his des- yatch, (Tvesday evening, the 15th,) ramors were already flying thick that the battle had been fought. One account stated circumstantially that the Tarks had been disastrously defeated, and driven across the river. Another asserted, no less positively, that the Russians had met with a terrible repulre, The locality of this battle is vaguely called the neighborhood of Busharest, Another raport says between Widdin and Bucharest; and a third dispatch, promulgated by certain sj eonlators, said under the walls of Bocharest, and that the Russians at- tribute to themselves the victory. And yet, snother ac connt rates that the fight took place at Krajova, which iathe most likely to be correct, as we learn that on the UP instant, the Tuikish force at Kalafat was awaicing re- inforcements to march upon Krajova, That a battle has been fought, nppears highly probable. From Vienna we Jearn that fighting was going on near Bucharest, on the morning of the 11th, TBE YOMTION OF THE HosTILR ARMIES. Out of the confused and contradictory statements that are clroulated, our correspondent endeavors to elucidate the respective position of the hostile armies, The Austrians hsve 40,000 men spread along tholr fron ter. ‘The Freneb and Britieh havu a ficet in the sea of Mar- mora, The Russians have « fleet of about thirty heavy ships on the Black Sea, ‘The Turks have as fleet of about equal strength, and under the command of an Englishman (Admiral Eade), part before Constantinople and part in the Black Sea, The Turks haue 200 gan boats on the Danube; the Rus- sions about half that sumber. The Turks, ia alliance with the Circellinas, and hating bavirg apparently endeay could. It Ia particnl ost without €: as auxiliaries many tried soldiers of Hungary, have « force in Asia that gives the Russians enough to do to hold their own. ‘The Russians have now in the Principalitles 85,000 ser vieeable men and 12,(00 in hospital. Their headyuar- ters are at Bucharest, defended by tome hundred heavy guns. The army operates in two divisions, commanded respectively by Gen. Dannenberg (already flogged), and Gortschakoff. The latter can hold his various positions with suitable garrisons, and spare 24,000 men for the field, either in conjunction with Dannenberg, or on hig own hook. They kave communication open with Russia, ‘are well equipped, and passably well provisioned. Strong reinforcements of infantry are on the way, but cannot reach for five weeks. Cavalry reinforcements are not in- tended to be sent until spring. Old Paskiewitsch is to take the command and the Emperor, it is expected, will come near the reat of war. War being new formally de- elared, the Russian generals may act on the defensive, if they can. The Turks having crossed the Danube, are established atten points, namely, Kalarasch, opposite Silistria; ay Oltenitza; at an island opposite Guirgevo, (but not at Guirvego itself, which is still held by the Russians, al- though semi-cccasionally bombarded by the Turks across the river;) at Simnitza, at Turna, at Kalarasch, st Kaly- fat, where they have 42,000 men; at Rustchuck, and at Silistria, There are, besides, movements along the Turkish tide of the Danube that indicate an attempt on the part of the Turks to cross lower down the stream, at Galatz perbaps, with » view te turn the Russian flank. Omar’s quarters, and base of the Tarkish operations, are atShomia, He has already—takiog the medium of con- flicting etatements—80,C00 men across the river, and an equal number between the Danube and the Balkan, His troops are well armed, equipped, fed, and, in the meau- time, paid, and he has in his army officers of skill. A movement we may look for at an early date, is an en- counter between the main body of the two armies, For their respective positions, see map. EMBARGO LAID ON TURKISH SHIPPING. A notification from the Russian Minister of Finance, «gives warning that an embargo will be laid on Turkish vessels in Russian harbors on the 224 of November. (n and after that date, Turkish merchant vessels will be de clared lawful prizes, even although they may have other than Turkish property on board. Neutral tlags wili be respected even after the commencement of hostilities, ‘The following is the text of the announcemert:— Novamner 5, 1853, In consequence of war having been declared against Russia by the Ottoman Porte, the Minister of Finance consi¢ers it fit to make the following communications to the tr: ‘The wa)like operations which Turkey has al- ready begua against Rusia put a stop to all direct inter- course between their respective subject ; nevertheless the Porte has laid ro embargo on Russian yossels lying in her ports, and in her proclax.atioh promised to grant them a limited period for their free departure for what- ever port they may please at the same time the Porte promised not to hinder the free passage of merchant ships of friendly powers through the Straits leading to the Black Sea. Promoted by feelings of justice, the Russian govera- ment, on its part, oflers a free exit to the Turkish vessels that bappen to be in her pots up to the 10th (22d) Nor- ember, of thia year; furthermore, it even after the expi- ration of this date, our cruiters should fall in with Turk- ich vessels loaded with goods belonging to the subjects of those powers with whom Russia is in friendly intercourse, and their cargoes recognized as inviolable if the ships’ documents prove that they were loaded by the above- mented date, Farther, as the Porte has not exempt- ed the mercantile navy of Russia from the rigorous measures which are justified by the rules of war, so our cruisers also will chase Turkish merchant ships on the sea, and in the event of capture, the vessels them- selves, as well as their cargoes, will be Considered as right- ful sea prizes, although the cargoes seized under Turkish flags may not have been Turkish property, but belong 0 a subject of a friendly power. To the navigation of mrr- chant ships of neutral nations, even during warlike ope- rations on the part of Russia full freedom will be allowed, Commercial craft, under neutral flags, will, as heretofore, be permitted to enter and lezve our ports st will. Be- sides this, in consequence of the rupture of that intercourse between Odessa and Constantinople which was catriod on by Russian steamers, our government, ap. preciating{ the importance of this intercourse to trade general, has empowered the compsny, (I.loyd’s,) during the war, to keep up the regular communication between Odessa ard Constantinople by means of steamers, in which they are at liberty co transport not only passengers and goods, but also correspondence.” WURKEY WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WIT DIPLOMA- CY—A NEW TREATY OR NONE. The Paris Siecle t that a letter of the 50th ult, from Constantinople, announces that the Turkish gOvernment has definitively ret aside the project of arrangement pro- posed by Lord Reacliits, Reschid Pacha has declared, in the neme of the ministry and of the grand council of the empire, that the war having broken out in spite of the forbearance shown by the Porte, there was no longer any question of the solution of a special point. A new treaty must now regulate the relations between Turkey and Rus- sia, and the Saltan Lopes, with the aid of God and his al- lier, that the new treaty will raise a solid barrier against that Rursian ambition that incesasotly eadangersa the peace of the world. But with any negotiation having for its starting point the recent Vienna diplomacy, Turkey will have nothirg to do, MINOT INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. A letter in the Paris ’atriz, from Constantinople, 29th ult., states thatthe Turkish cruisers had chased some Russians into the harbor of Sebastopol. By telgraph from Constaniirople, 84 inst., the Tarks are reported to have stormed and cap‘ured the Russian fortress on the Shefkatil (Asia). In addition to this, several other fortresses in Georgia and the Caucasus have fallen into the possession of the Turkish allies. These ferts are Cartoor, which was taken by the Koords, Fuliler, by the troops from Damescus, and Surmine, Istrat and Kuekat, by the Bachi-Bozouks, An absurd rumor was in elzculation for a day or two, that the Moslems had massacre fifteen hundred Chris- tinns in Thesealonica. Totally untrue, bisatiection has broken out among the Poles in the Ruse sian ranks. Fourbad been summarily shot at Bucharest. The communication between Cslatz and Odessa was closed. The Cvar's declaration of war was red in all the churches of St. Pete ‘g onthe ith. There wasn :e- view cn’the samme day, but the declaration was not read to the troops. A corps mineg Was under orders to embark from Odesss for Georgia, to reinforce Prince Woranzolt, who urgently arks forsuccor. The embarkation of the corps is, however, countermanded, lest they shou! fall in with h fleet, and the corps will be sent to reinforce oft, . Klapa bas recei za or Guirgero, Trom Bucharest Nov. 2, advices say that the Boyards are following the example of the Hospodars, and emigra‘e to Austria, Hungary or Transylvania, Gorechakoff has issued a proclamation ordering all eub- jects of Turkey to quit the Principalities. He has also ‘invited’ the people of the territories to enrol against the Turks, This last iavitation bas caused great alarm. ‘The national defence of Servia goes on with great acti- vity, District inspectors go from village to village to see that every man is armed Tater advices say that Tivaat Pacha, commanding the Turkish army of reserva, had arrived at Sophia, which he will make his headquar: The reserve numbers 120,- 000 men, and is ready either to operate with Omar or to sustain him in case of 4 defeat. Austria, THE WESTERN POWERS DEMAND & The position of Austria in the ent. Fast {8 yet undeliaed, notwiths forth in some of tLe German rs that M. De Brack had been inttructed to notify the Porte that Austria, hav- ing eaten withdrawn its representative from the confer ence) et in serion at Vienna, is to be considered neutral in thestruggle. A more probable statement is 'e that notes are being exchanged between Vienna, Paris, and London, for the purpose of clearly defining the position eb Austria will assume in any contingency that may arise. EXPLANATION, gliements of the nding a statement put India and China. THE RUSSIAN ALLIANCE WITH DOST MATOMED— CRITICAL STATE OF THE BRITISH IN BURMAH—TOB PALL OF SHANGHAK, ETC. The overland mail had arrived with dates from Cal- cutta, October 4; Rombey, October 14; Barmah, Septem. ber 17, and Heng Kong, September 27. The ala) ming intelligence telegraphed to the effect that Rursia bad formed an alliance with Dost Mahomed to stir up hostilities in India rests ma‘nly on authority of the following peragraph in the Delhi Guxtle of September 23. How much credence is to be assigned to it remaios to be seoa. Letters from Cabul, recetved this morning, men- tion that » Russian army has advanced within ten 08 of Corgunge, the capital of Kheva. The Khan of Khiva and the Kiog of Bukhara bad taken the field with their respective forces to resist the enemy, and were, at the cate of our advices, two marches this side’ of Oorgunge, The avowed object of the Russiana is the conquest of the country, It in thos easy to understand why the Czar shoult Lave efected the alleged alliance with Dost Mahorhed whore nontrelity alone, in such @ quarrel, would be worth. seow fog atsty co-t. Rumors of this Russian alliance hed reached the British, both by way of the Bolen and Khyber passes, and these rumors, together with some Apprehension fa movement among the Afghans, hot led toa Marge reinforcement of the British garrivon of Beshawur. The report that Persia is collectiag an army to operate against’ the Tarks, we have already noticed for the purpose of « incredtting it The British ave in @ bed position in Barmah. The troops are everywhere in exception of age gS ole of the New Provin in the bands of the enemy, or, to speak curately, are held by the forces of chiefs, Meatoon and Moungoung G; ho tu beutiitien, wila, thy gomalrance, Teengh: pot mie” ‘tate of riege, and with the } the formal suthority of the Burmese King. Each of these chieftains har about 6,000 men under his orders, They have advanced their forces to within four days? mach of Rangoon, where the British have but efght hun- died men. Famine was raging in Burmaha. From China ve have intelligence that the city of Shanghae fell into the banda of the insurgents on the 7th September. 4 band of the insurgents surprised the im- | tisk gurrison, ard gained possession of the eity, with. ttle OF no resistance, rome of the Mandarins’ were Killed, ‘The Taoutae Saniqua escaped, acd under the p-vtec ion at he United There Wes & report tbat Pekin had fallen, but, confirmation. Cxn'om remained quiet. ue dinued at Amoy, the I» perialista making strong efforts to retake tre place R-cent accounts of the progress of the rebellion were ra nex Once, Bee seems that the iprurg-pts have possession of Keang-ping other towna on- huocred wiles north of the Yellow 4 ope or bas accepted the proffered aid north of the wall, as @ last resource. The Markets. j Loxpoy, Nov. 15—P. M, Consols closed for account at 945; m 9434; do, money’ %, m O47, ‘Tne Bank of Rogland has intimated that it will now dis- count the smouut» twe various petty stocks due im January, at the rate of three per cent instead of foar per cent, as origipallv proposed ip the notice of 24 instant. ‘The Pank of Amsterdan has raised the rate of discount? from two and a half ‘o three per cent. " Hamburg Jet'ere of the 1 itu report money tighter, with | discount at 43{ a & per cent. Poor, Nov. 10; 1853. Liver! Cortoxs —Since the sailing of the Canada the market had been quiet, with coituns—except good stapled mid- dling Orleans, which sas scarce—freely offering and de- mand limitd. No withslanding the accounta of frosts,’ prices must be quotes ss ‘avoring buyers, although not | quotably lower—ray, fair Urleans, 6%¢4.; middling, 6d. ; | fair Mobile, 614. miccling 674; fair uplands, 6344. middling, 63{d ; Inferior and ordinary, prices no inal. ‘The total rales of the three days amount to 14,000 » 1: coo bales, including 4,000 for speculation, and 1,500 for expo Breapsturre,—The general cone of the market is buoy? ant. Whest and flur have been in fair consumptive de- mand atfull rates or slizhtly dearer for dne parcele, In» disn corp ix quiet at previous quolaions, Provisoos —a mcderate business is doing at previous rates. More Mortality in Emigrant Ships. The packet snip New World, Capt. Knight, arrived yes-! terdsy from Liverpool, lont seventy five of her passengers! by cholera, The following are the names of the de* ceased :— Name. Age. Time, Name, Time, john Stant Nov. 2 Sophia Stolger. 14 Bridget Stanto 7 Bar. Hollunder.. .3) Oot. 82 Marg. Stanton... 14 Cath. Brindel, inft Nov. 6 Hor ora Geoghamn.46 2 Jou Vandervalde 13 Oot, 3L/ Elizabeth Uealy, 6 3 Hen, Vani 1 4 jarrington.. 7 Luize Friedman, :2t Pat. Rourke, infant Pat. Rourke 3 omg inet gh 35 Andreas Kusior, 5% Barbara Kuster, .47 45 1 7 Mara Beckenton.2 3 Carl Gupton..... 28 : 12 H 5 Bernard Sebevek 7 8 Anna Schenck, in ("t ah Con. Engelhard, .48 Oct 29 Bernard soloman.23 Nov. 4 Doro, Soloman. ..36 Oct, 31 Fred. Soloman... 9 Noy 2 Jobn §:loma Wet. 31 Anze Curap. 8 Nov. 5 Bridget Grinning. 7 6 Chris. Keenan, int’t 6 W. Iwiffeshaufter, 24 5 L, Twitlelbautter, 10 15 vf O, Twiffelhaufier, 8 8 H. Lebmann..... Twenty-four of the abeve were Irish, forty-seven Ger- mane, two English, one Italian, and one American. Three of them died while the ve-sel was at anshor in the Mer- sey, after which the disesse raged with great virulence up to the 12:h inst, After that date but one new case oc- curred, though several of those previously attacked died: subsequently One sick was landed at Quarantine. The veseel left Liverpool Oct. 25, with seven hundred and fifty-four passengers, of whom but six hundred and seventy.nine arrived in port. The ship Powhatan, from Antwerp, arrived yesterday, lost thirteen passengers out of one hundred and ninety- six; and the packet ehip He vetia, from Havre, which ar- rived yesterday, bad two deaths on the passage—Mr. Han- son Brown, of Bavaria, the ship's doctor, and Geo. Wolf, aninfant. The remainder of her passengers, numbering three hundred and ninety one, were allin excellent health. The deaths on board the packet ship Constellation, be- fore reported in the Hixat, was between nine and ten| per cett, or abou: the average mortality experienced by’ other vessels arriving from the same port. ‘The Constellation is nearly new, being only four year old, and 1,£68 tons burthen. it eeems that ihe space allowed te each passenger oo| board ship, by the United States lawa, is fourteen feet, that is, a space of seven feat long by two feet wide, By this reguiation the Constel! stion was allowed to bricg 927) passeny ; hence, ehesailed with cay 916-—11 lesa than what the Jaw allowed — the Constellation is large, roomy| and well found, and ha: been makiog regular trips to| Liverpool for three or four yeas, and has never liad so| mouch sickness and death oceur before. ‘The pestilerce which has aflicted passengers arriving on| beard ship from Europe has bvena maliguant form of Asia- tic cholera, which bas carried off about ter per cent of allembarked for the voyage The patients ara attacked] with purging and vomiting, sccompanied with cramps,| the cases generally terminating in from} four to five hours. The disease {s aggravated by the pas- sergers ccining on beerd at Liverpool almost wholly un- provided with clothing or food for the voyage. Tho dis- eave is most virulant on the European side of the Atlan- the cases become milder as ship appreaches the American coast. Many of the shipowners in New York have transmitte: orders to their captains to bring no more steerage passen- gers until there is some alleviation in the disease. It seems that prior 'o the Lecarpn of the present pas- senger law by Congress, a commission was Cac confer with shipowners and captains regsrding the safe, allowance ¢f the proper nomber of passengers on ship: board. Quite a number were in favor of allowing 30 feet to each passengor on the first deck, and 20 feet on the second, but they were ont-voted, ard the present space of 14 feet adopted for adults, and 7 feet for children under twelve years of age. It is said that the British law, which compels vessels to carry fcod for their passengers, and to deal it out to them, has had a bad effect. The sti overcome the weak, and obtain an undue allowance of food, while tho Jatter are either deprived cf their full share, or cut off in some instaaces altogether. Amidst such a number it is found impossible to cook for ‘hem, especially in sto weather. From the tame cause it is foun impoasibie to bestow the necessary medical attention ani nursing on- the sick, They often appear indisposed to care for them- selves and still les fuclined to lend a helping hand to their suffering companions, They erowd on ship board unprevited with food and destttute of clothing, hence, im bad weather, they suffer from wet, cold, and the want of properly and timely cooked food, and other eomforts ne- cessaty to preserve health The Constellation had OY hor bysicinn on board. and among other supplies of food, 4 hundrod barrels of ontmeal; but all efforts seeme: unarailing in staying the pestilence. It is bellered that if the disease continues to rage, thet packet ships will be compelled to stop bilnging emigrants, It seoms that a. ractice prevails with persons in this country, who have Rienda iu Ireland that, they wish to got out, of sending them money in letters and'telling them to tske for America, avd to keep the money until they reach the United States, and then to use it in paying their way to the West, as the ship on which they embark is bound to supply everything on the voyage in the way of food, &e. It is believed that large numbers are taken from alme houres and poor honses, and who have their pessage paid to the United States oa board of American vessels: It is faid that a nobleman demolished two handred houses og cupled by poor tenants, pait their pessage to America, and gave each an allorance of 2s, 6d. to serve them on a Meet " ‘ ‘ e@ usual cha: for a steerage passage from | iverpoo! is about $15 60, from this there oas tebe Teaueted the commutation tax of $2 per head, and thirty certs per head per day for a'l sick which are Janded at Quarantine and lodged in the hospital. They also have to give ae curity besides, that they shall not become » burtken to the State for ten Somatimes they got off by send ing emigrants direct to the West at thelr own expense, or commute for the same at fifty or sixty dollars per head, The emigrants. as ed, are ofen told to keep their money until they reser New York, and then apply to the Comniicstoners of Emigration to be sent West. To the other expenses atiending their tion, must be added medicine and medical attendance. and five per cent in favor of the cip’ain, all subtracted from the sum charged for passage. The net sverage sum per head for- bringing Passergers, it Is said, does net much exceed one. ollar. It is said that the Constellation, on her recent voyage, employe: twelve to fourteen men in washing decks and in work to keep the ship cleanly. The trouble and ex- poet it was stated, were becoming #0 great, as to render he whole business’ extremely uop! t, and that the pittance earned was a poor equivalent for the risk in- curred, or the censure often undeservedly receivod. Marine Affairs, Aanival OF THR Monster Cuirrer “ Great Rercncic ~~ This noble vessel arrived yesterday morning from Boston, intow of the éteamtug RB. Forbes, Her appearance in our waters has beea most anxiously looked for by a very large~ number of people, especially by those more immediately: interested in the progress of marine architecture, Autl- cipation bad been raised to a high piteh by the various laudatory notices in the newspapers; bat however san guine any ove might have thus become, none could but. feel upon beholdirg her that all end more than all wag fully realized, and Ler urequalled size, her beautiful Nines her symmetrical model, and her long and graceful mast and spars, were each the theme of warm enconium, Sho made two or three tarns up and down the river during the morning, altording the passengers on the various ferry boats a fine opportunity of viewing her beautiful proportions: and as soon as her arrival became generally Keown moatof {he points along the chore from which a sight of her could be had were crowded with spectators, She was anchored during the day off Mon- tague t but will probably to- or to morrow be talon tolite berth, when thove Gaseous wil be tomratity thete wich for glover Iaspection, of thie ua. a wey qualied elipper, *