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Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Paris papers detail Turkish war preparations in Moldavia and Wallachia, including devastation orders and deceptive defenses, with ultimatum rejection; Dutch papers report Russian army concentration and augmentation near Dniester amid rising tensions.
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The Paris papers of Wednesday have arrived.--Their contents are more warlike than they have been for some time.
An article from the frontiers of Moldavia, dated April the 18th, says--'Accounts from the Principalities state, that the principal forces of the Turks are assembling beyond the Danube.-- There are only left in Moldavia and Wallachia the necessary troops to lay waste the country in the event of the war. The Turkish Commanders have received orders to devastate every thing at the commencement of hostilities, and to withdraw from the other side of the Danube. It appears also that the defensive preparations previously made in the two Principalities had no other object but to deceive the Russian Commanders.'
The Turks have displayed much prudence and ability in lengthening the negotiations according to the advice of their good friends. Amongst the ammunition arrived in Silistria are Congreve rockets.
Two days since, the report was generally circulated at Bucharest, that the Porte had rejected, for the third time, the Russian ultimatum.
The Dutch papers state that the Russian southern army has now began to move, to take more concentrated frontiers between the Bog and Dniester. It is to be augmented to 150,000 men. An army of reserve of 60,000 men will also immediately be assembled, and, in case of hostilities, will be embarked at Cherson and Nicholjew.
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Moldavia And Wallachia
Event Date
April The 18th
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porte rejected russian ultimatum for the third time; russian southern army to be augmented to 150,000 men with reserve of 60,000 to be assembled and embarked at cherson and nicholjew
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Paris papers report Turkish forces assembling beyond the Danube, with orders to devastate Moldavia and Wallachia at war's start and withdraw; defensive preparations were deceptive. Ammunition including Congreve rockets arrived in Silistria. Negotiations lengthened per advice. Report at Bucharest of Porte's third rejection of Russian ultimatum. Dutch papers state Russian southern army moving to concentrated frontiers between Bog and Dniester, to be augmented to 150,000 men, with 60,000 reserve army to assemble and embark if hostilities occur.