The Press. — London, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

752 rights. The evacuation of the principalities must, however, be a sin' quit non of all negotiations. The Ottoman Government has officially declared that it will not lend its count •nanee to privateering. By the Reantandre, which arrived at Marseilles on Tuesday, intelligence has been received from Con stantinople to the 25th ult. Several actions, glorious to the Turkish arms, hail taken place in Asia. The Russians had been repulsed at Sahilz, after three sanguinary engagements. The fortress of Saga, and, it is added, that of Akerka, were taken by assault by Selim Pacha. Cheftakil (St. Nicholas) had again been unsuccessfully attacked by the Russians on the 17th, as were also the entrenched positions of Abdi and Bejazet. A brilliant banquet was given by the Turkish Minister of Marine on board the flag-ship, the Mohrirailie, to the officers of the combined fleets, who were previously presented to the Sultan. Lord Strat ford made a speech, in which, he promised to Abdul Medjiol effective support against unjust aggression, at the same time this he recommended the conclusion of an honourable rote() as sushi as possible. Th e Sultan replied that he desired pew, but on the con dition that it should in no wise of nool the honour of Turkey, and that it should be compatible with its so vereign rights. The desertions from the ltussian army of Asia were so numerous that throe littlish officers bad been commissioned by the Turks to organise them into a legion, whirls already contained PIM men. Letters from Within' and lialalat reach to the :loth Nov. DM guns are planted on the ramparts at Ka latat. This explains the return of a great portion of the Turkish forces to Widdin for better quarters. NINNI men were left at lialafat, thus strongly fortified, that number being sufficient for its defence. Severe cold in Asia has been injurious to the troops. Many cases of death and sickness have occurred. The Russians were still on the Danube, and at Krajuwa on the:Pah. The cessation of hostilities still lasted. Deep SHOW WRH on the mountains. Thu frozen ground in the plain had prevented the Turks completing the constructions commenced at Tumid. General Osten-tisu•ken WWI expected on the 12th December on the Danube. The river was frozen. The Oat Deutsche Post states, under date of Con stantinople, Nov. 21, that England desires a three months' armistice. Lord Redeliffe had a live hours' audience with the Sultan, with a view to obtain the consent which the Ministers had refused. M. de Bruck hail presented a memorandum pointing out the necessity of peeve. An extraordinary council of Ministers was convened in consequence. The following table presents an authentic return of the number of guns mounted on the different forts and batteries along the Bosphorus, between Constan tinuple and the Black Sea : t.r.m.rn or F.I'HONAN SIDE, I l.exs,rn or ASIATIt MOE, 4 i uns. Detvrcen Topl►ana and Roumili Hienac :ht Between Honmili ear and Thermiont At Kiretch lionrnon At Meter Itonrnon At Yeni Mahe At Ituttntili :1:1 11.F.5. ;tuts. Between Seittari nut ?Mountain 4P4 At lottslin Fort. At Anatol' At Fil Itottriti.4t At Fort l'oirot At lti‘ar. Fort 235 At Ktinnur 1.%( At Karilijeh 4l. At Poplin Ito mum At ltunwiti Failßt. At Itounti Kalessi :.'. , 1 Gun., TniA—Asiatic side ..23t , „ liungrvun bide Total cannon With the foregoing there are seventeen cannon for throwing large stone shot. The Russians have nolptention of attempting any thing by sea; and, as the Bosphorus is now defended, it is, according to the opinion o f m ilit ar y men , full• competent to repel the advance of a fleet. The Turkish fleet lies at llnyukdere, carrying, together with the Egyptian, upwards of 2,000 ginui—eight ships of the line, seven frigates, eight corvettes. nine brigs, and eight or ten steamers. Two divisions have been out in the Black Sea on a cruise. That under Mnhaner Pilch,' (Captain Slade) has returned from its cruise in the Black Sea. This squadron bad been absent from the Bosphorus eighteen days. When first they got out of the Strait, from 300 to 4(K) men were taken with sea•siekness. The Turks are very good men at their guns, very obedient, and would fight well. The Turkish ships iu the Bos phorus are formidable floating batter►es, but there is no disguising the fact that the Turk is not a sailor. lle is a very good sea-soldier, and might beeonte a sailor in time ; but the Turkish ship; of war never cross the Atlantic—they rarely stir (ruin the quiet waters of the Bosphorus. Indeed, (rota the position of Comitautinople i their unfits b0:111 111111111,y to by lying in watch to prevent the approach of an enemy. The Greek Patriarch had regne4teil the Sultan to allow him to accompanY his Majesty to Adria nople, to give a proof t the world that the Greek Church preferred the patronage of the Sultan to that of the Czar. _ The new retlitfs of Anatolia and 'Humelia were arriving daily by hundreds. I►uring the last ten days of November upwards of 1701040 left Constanti nople on their way to Shumla. Some wealthy Turks in the provinces have sent a sufficient number of well-equipped horses for a regiment of cavalry. In Persia also horses are being bought for the Turkish cavalry, the Sloth having granted permission for this purpose. From Syria new auxiliary troops have arrived, which are being sent to Adrianople without delay, in the same manner as the former transports. According to the statements furnished by the Minister of Finance, the requirements of the army amount to one million and a half per diem. The Asiatic troops will take no paper-money, and must be paid in gold or silver coin. The recruiting of volunteers has now also begun at Adrianople. At Constanti nople a great number of volunteers continue to offer their services to the Porte. It is asserted that public prayers have been offered up in Catholic churches to invoke the blessing of }leaven upon the Moslem arms. Mr. Whittal, a wealthy Smyrna merchant, has offered to support. at his private expense, the desti tute families of the volunteers and milicinns of the village of lboirnahat, who have priiceeded to the army. This munificent offer, which will cost several thousands of pounds, has been aceepted, and Mr. Whittal has received the collective thanks of the Ministers of the Porte. Alahmoud Effendi, a celebrated Cheikl of :1)a in, wl's, has raised a standard for volunteers, and, like Peter the Hermit, was preaching the holy war. By last accounts be was at Aleppo, on his way to Constantinople, and wax followed by upwards of P 2,000 Arabs 111111 Turks. This Mahmouti Effendi is the brother of Cheikh Haled Bey—a man held in great veneration by the Mahommedans. At St. Petersburg the excitement is stated to be fully as great as at Constantinople. Since the news of the engagements on the Danube reached the capital the greatest agitation has existed, and no efforts have been wanting on the port of the Government to stir up the amour propre as well us the religions fanaticism of the people. The Czar passes different bodies of troops in review almost every day, and is profuse in his distribution of honours and rewards. _ _ Letters from the frontier state that the levy now going on in Russia is far more severe than the ord►- nary recruiting. So many men were never before seized, so much severity was never before resorted to, and so many children (bos of twelve years of age) were never before taken from their parents to be sent to the regiments. The Czar has ordered forty officers of his (inard to proceed to Wallachia, and do duty in the various regiments. The latest and most trustworthy accounts from St. Petersburg mention that the Emperor Nicholas appears at length to be really aware of the awkward predicament in which he has placed himself by his invasion of the principalities, and that he would willingly extricate himself front it, if he could, by the intervention ttf the neutral powers. 11 is Majesty is also said to feel acutely the reverses which his army have encountered in Asia ; and begins to fear that he may lose some of the territory which, after many years' struggle, and with so much difficulty, he conquered front the Omissions. It is stated that, in order to prevent such at calamity, he has ordered considerable reinforcements to be despatched without delay to Prince Woronzoff; and that he has at the same time instructed hince Gortschakoff to remain for the pre sent on the defensive. The same letter adds the important fact that the now famous Prince Menschi• koff has fallen into disgrace with his Imperial master, who. as a matter of course, attributes to hint the whole of the annoyances and difficulties which have arisen between himself' and the Sultan, and the disgrace and dangers which may follow. THE PRESS. I•NITE I.) STATES. The royal mail steam-ship An u has brought New York dates to the 22nd of November. The new from Washington at this season is always interesting. The President's message had been read in a Cabinet Council. The estimates of expenditures to be presented at the next session will show a material reduction, it is said, of half a million of dollars in the Interior Pcpartnient The British 3liiiister Amended a concert on the rut ult. Wheu "Hail Columbia" was played, the whole audience, with the solitary exception o f the Minister, rose upon their feet. This couduct has bveu t. , ewrcly m/4140)1:fled rpm.. Major Bennett, who was sent out to Brazil as Consul last summer, returned a short time ag „, having negotiated a treaty which secures to the United States the right of the free navigation o f t h e Amazon river. This privilege was obtained from Brazil for that navigation within its territories, while Peru had already conferred the same right for its navigation through her territories. How far the pri vileges conferred upon the United States by this treaty have been granted to other nations does not appear to be determined. SATURDAY, WEST INDIES. Jamaica advices of Nov. 11 have been received by the mail-steamer Orinoco. . . _ In that island the business of the Legislature had progressed far more harmoniously than was expected. No reliable opinion could yet, however, be formed with regard to the intentions of the llouse of Assembly. The health of the island was better, and the yellow fever had disappeared. (onrt nio fashion. HER MAJESTY is still resident at Osborne, where the Duchess of Brabant continues to be a guest. _ Sin WILLIAM C. Ross, R.A., on Tuesday, had the last sitting for a miniature of her Imperial Highness the Duchess of Brabant, painted by command of the Queen. LORD Jon, Russm.r. arrived at Osborne on Thurs day on a visit to her Majesty. Tun EARL or AI:ERDEEN was indisposed for some days towards the close of last week, but on Monday was sufficiently recovered to attend at his official residence in Downing-street. THE or CLARENDON, Cou n t LRVIThIiO ( Portu guese Minister), and General Lopez, on a mission from Paraguay, arrived at Osborne on Monday, and had audiences of the Queen. _ . CoNstnEttAtox sensation was produced in Brussels by the sudden arrival of the Duke of Brabant front England, to which he again returned, after staying a few days in Belgium. Many rumours were current, and much speculation was afloat. The impression in well-informed circles was either that that Prince was commissioned to make important notifications to his royal father respecting the apprehensions entertained in England regarding the dubious conduct of Austria, or that the King, his father, is compromised in the Frohsdorff Bourbon fusion affair, and that Louis Napoleon has taken some steps indicating his dis pleasure thereat. Not a little importance was attached to the departure of one of the Ihtke's aides-de-camp for Germany. Volitital anb Otraral. Tlfl CATTLE SHOW. Dm:Fa-met; last year, presented a show which far ' surpassed the exhibition of all preceding anniver sanes, and which was pronounced unapproachable by any subsequent show of fat stock and ingenious im plements. The collection in both departments which has been under inspection by the appointed judges, by invited critics, and the paying public in general, during the current week, is accordingly acknowledged to be inferior in most, if not all, points to that of Christmas, 1852, but is nevertheless presented with a confident challenge regarding its superiority to that of any other year—always excepting as hereinbefore excepted The cattle are, as usual, placed in three great divisions—the Devons, the Herefords, and the Short horns; all three classes being fully and well repre sented. The Devons make a fair appearance, the principal exhibitors being Prince Albert, the Earl of Leicester, Lord Aylesford, Lord Portman, Mr. Far• thing, of Stowey-court, Sc. Lord Leicester carried off more than ono prize in this department ; and a cow of his lordship, which was fourteen years of age, and had produced seven calves, was much admired for her symmetry and fine appearance. The Here fords were fewer in number and deficient in quality, though there were some fine specimens of this breed also, in which Prince Albert, the Earl of liadnor, the Earl of Darnley, and the Duke of Bedford appear as competitors. The short-horns were, however, the principal feature of the show, some very remarkable specimens being seen among them. The attention of the visitors was very early directed to one huge animal, which towered about two feet higher than all his neighbours—a five-and-a-half-year-old (.x, bred by Sir Harry Verney, from the stock of Mr. Ilayter. of Linslade, near Leighton Buzzard. To a red and white ox, exhibited by Mr. Stratton, of Broad Hinton, near Swindon, Wiltshire, aged three years and nine months, was awarded the first short-horn prize and the gold medal, as the finest ox in the exhibition. An animal, exhibited by the late Duke of Beaufort,. in the class of mixed breeds, and which caviled oft the prize—a cross between a West Highland bull and a Jersey cow—was much admired for symmetry and condition.