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APPINESS, " the gay to-morrow of the mind," is A- 1 1- insured by marriage; " the strictest tie of perpetual Friend ship," is a gift from Heaven. cementing pleasure with reason, by which, says Johnson, " we approach in some degree of association with celestial Intelligence." Previous, however, to entering into this hallowed obligation, it becomes an imperative duty, not only to regulate the passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the free dom unrestricted pleasure may have entailed upon it. To the neglect of such attention are attributable many of those hapless instances which, while they excite the commiseration of the be holder, should also impress him with the fear of self-reproach. 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May be had at 16, Princes -street, Soho; 174, Fleet-street; 4, Catherine-street,Strand ; Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 10, Paternoster-row; and Cbapple, So, NIL mall, London; Porter, 72, Grafton-street, Dublin ; ad et ail Bookselle rs . Nl'Phun 155, Troopte, Glagtow ;9, Calton - street, Edinburgh ; rs. Price de. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, Auci. The report circulated last night in Paris, to which we have reason to give credit, is, that the Russians have experienced before Schumla a terrible check. The de• tails with which this principal fact are accompanied are so extraordinary, that we must wait till they are confirmed before we publish them.—Journal du Com merce. Aug. 23. Letters from Vienna, received this day in Paris, an nounce that the Russian troops were preparing to block ade Schumla. As that blockade must last at least two months, we may consider the campaign as terminated ; the Russians will not get to Constantinople this year. —Gazette de France. The report of the English ha►ing occupied Modon is ridiculed by the Paris Papers. CONSTANT(NOPLE, Jour U. The hope which the Porte had conceived that its po sitions on the northern side of the Balkan would form a bulwark against the Russian armies, has been nearly justified by a series of successful engagements fought since the beginning of July. It appears that the Rus sian Commanders had not collected imposing forces upon any particular point, but lost much time in par. tial attacks, which having been frequently repelled by the Turks, inspired the hitter with great additional courage, and -confirmed the Porte in the system of operations which it had adopted. The first Bulletin from the Turkish head-quarters arrived here on the 12th. It announced an attack made' by the Turks on the position of Hadschi-Oglet-Bazard schik, between &hernia and Varna, and their defeat, after having experienced a loss of 1,500 meth The day after, says the Bulletin, the attack was renewed, , and repulsed as before, chiefly through the courageous defence of the regular troops. The Russians lost in this second action many men, and six pieces of cannon. The same day a very sharp encounter t rok place be tween a Russian corps of about 1,000 men, with 20 pieces if cannon, and the Turks stationed at Moldavia, oppo.ite Widdin, on the left bank of the Danube. The Russians, of er an obstinate action of five hours, were repulsed, and lost on that occasion 2.000 men in killed and wounded, and a great number of prisoners. They were even pursued to a considerable distance on the Wallachian terra:try by a column which debouched flows Kalifat. On the 10th, a Russian corps nf 4,000 cavalry, and from four to five thousand infantry, was defeated by Alisch Pacha at Taschilitope, and lost 600 horsemen, who were killed, and some prisoners, among whom was a Staff Officer. From the 10th to the 15th there were several con flicts less favourable to the Turks. Here there is a chasm in the communications made by the Porte, which leaps at once to some skirmishes which occurred in the environs of Varna, and at a short distance from Schumla. On the 15th, 16th, and 17t's, the Russians mide se vetal attacks on the Turkish positions near Varna. They had succeeded in approaching that town, but the art ival of the Capitan Pacha with considerable reinforcements, compelled them to fall back. On this occasion they are said to have had a Colonel taken prisoner, on whose person important papers were found. Yesterday several couriers arrived from the Head. quarters of Hussein Pacha at Schumla, and from the Capitan Pacha at Varna. These dispatches announce victories. The following is their substance— " Tht Russians had approached within a league and a half of Varna, and had attacked the Capitan Pacha on the 20th wit!: coniiiierable lot ces ; but after an ob stinate conflict <f twelve hours, they were repulsed, after experiencing severe losses. Mehmed Pacha was even preparing{ to attack them the next day in their pcs• sition., but they had quitted them during the night, and fallen back a whole leave. During these events the 'division of the Russian fleet had artempted t r effect a landing at Varna, but had been also repulsed by the Turkish batteries, the fire of which had damaged several transports. An attack made the same day by the Ras sians on the position of Schumla had not a more fa vourable result. They were beaten off after loosing 2,000 killed, and many prisoners. Such is the substance of the Turkish bulletins."—Constitutionnel. FROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE, AUG. 24. CONSTANTINOPLE, Juur 26. The Porte has just been informed by the Minister of the Netherlands, that its efforts to induce the return of Mr. Stratford Canning to his post have failed. A courier from Vienna, who came to the hotel of the Minister of the Netherlands, has brought this news, which has much disappointed the hopes of the Turks. The Divan deiiberated on the ISth upon this mes sage, and considered all the documents relative to this negotiation. This is a proof of the importance which is attached here to the sentiments of the English Cabinet. The sitting of the Divan lasted six hours, and when it terminated, at eleven o'clock at night, the Multi, the Grand Vizier, the Reis Effendi, and three other Mem bers, formed themselves into a Secret Committee. The Sultan himself was present at it, and caused the ques tions which had been laid before the General Assembly of the Divan to be again discussed. These questions are said to have been to the follow ing effect : 1. Not having succeeded in effecting a separate agree ment with one of the Powers respecting the stipulations cf . the Treaty of the 6th July, is it to the interest of the Porte to accede without restriction to this stipulation, and send an Ambassador to Corfu ? 2. Is it for the interest of the Porte to endeavour to come to an agreement with Russia, or to try the fortune cf arms till the last moment ? Would it do better to treat with Russia than with the two other Powers? Tire opinions of the Committee were divided on the first question, and it remained undecided. With respect to the second question the debate. were •ery stormy — the pacific party insisted upon sending two (.3,soiritis sioners to the Russian head quarters; but the opposite party appears to have preponderated, and the Sultan exclaimed at the conclusion—" let the horse's bridle be cut, if the shock Is to succeed ;" that is to say, the war will be carried on to the last extremity. PARIS, Am 23. A letter from Bucharest says, that the Russians have commenced the bombardment Of Silistria, and that the rire was so vigorous and well supported, that on the 21%t and 22d the cannonade was heard at Bucharest. FRENCH Midway ts.—Five per Cents. 107 f. 25c. —Three per Cents. 72E 65c.—Bank Stock, I,B6oE—Naples Stock, 761. s.lc.—Spanish Loan, 471 E—Exchange on London, one month. paper, 25(. 25c. ; money, 25f. MSc —Three months, paper, 25f. 15c. money, 2SE 15c. DUTCH PAPERS. BERLIN, ACP. 18. Our Stale Gazelle contains some new bulletins of the Russian army to the 29th of July inclusive. Two of them relatt to the operations for the removal of the Im• petial head quarters trom Bazardjik, on the 16th rf July, to the 20th of that month. Another bulletin of the 27th contains the circumstantial account of the events mentioned in the preceding,nun►ber of the States gazette t Lastly a foutth, dated two days later, is of the lollowing tenor: CAMP BEFORE SCHUMLA, Jut., 29. Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, two brigades of the third corps of the army before Schumla, under the command of Rudaemez, marched to the right wing, in order to occupy the thickly-wooded eminences which are situated on the road to Silistria. This movement was successfully effected under the protection of the 3.. i brigade of Horse Artillery, supported by the division of Light Cavalry. A brigade of int.intry formed the reserve. During this movement a m ass of th e enemy' s cavalry, supported by the tedorth.s erected before Schunda, :sod by some piece. of flying artillery, w'.ich were directe4 against us, enJeavoured to disturb us in onr advantageous position. Scarcely h.d the enemy's artillery appeared, when it was dismounted. The Turkish cavalry surrounded the extremity of our right wing, and briskly charged the squares of the 15th and 16th regiments of Chasseurs which formed there; and on the other side made an attempt to get possession of our artillery. But all their endeavours were fruitless. By a well-supported fire of howitzers and musketry, toe enemy was repulsed at all points, with the loss of 403 killed—we had thirty killed and fifry wounded. On this occasion the Emperor presented a sword ornamented with diamonds to AJjutant-General Kisie lew, and the Ribbon of the Order of St. Anne to Gene ral Berg. To-day we have fortified the heights of which we to -k possession yesterday, in spite of the fire of the enemy's redoubts and entrenchments, and the repeated attacks of his sharp-shooterr. General Girow, who with a division of Cossacks has taken the road to Kuszetu, has arrived at llasgrod. He has taken a hundred prisoners, and rescued a thousand families of Bulgarian Christians from the persecution of the Turks. Has Majesty rewarded him with the Order of St. Anne of the first class. General Rudiger, at the head of a division of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, has taken the road to Este-Stamboul, and Colonel Leprandi has marched towards Dzierrna. Admiral Greig, with the whole fleet under his com mand, has arrived at Karma, whence he will proceed to Varna, to assist in the siege of that fortress. Silistria is invested, and the reserved battalions of the military colonies have already entered Moldavia and Wallachia.. AMSTIMDAM, Amuse 22.—Rzehange on London, ltf. 921 c. two months.t if. •76c. - .1. This is - tbe Bulletin given in the Brussels Papers. TURKISH FORTRESSES. -~- At the moment in which the Russian armies are threatening the empire of Turkey. we think it will not be unpleasing to our readers if we give a statistical ac count of the two principal places to which the invading troops have repaired. SILL TRU. This fortress is situate upon the right hank of the Danube, below Rustchuk ; it is the capital of a Sands checks. which takes its name, and the seat of a Pacha and of Governors or Beglerbegs. , The population is composed of Turks and of Greeks, who have each their distinct quarter. In that of the latter several edifices of stone ate to be seen. The Turks build with. wood only, because in their superstitious prejudices they would think that they were braving Nowt:isms and infring ing the dogma of fatality, which is all-powerful among them, if they sought to avoid fire, which they look upon as a punishmen: from Heaven. The town presents the form of a semicircle or arc, of which the bank of the Danube forms the cord. In the middle of this cord is an old castle, encircled by a strong wall, and flanked by four towers, as well as a trench on the side of the town, which is also furnished with towers, but of a less size . The side of the castle towards the river is covered by a very deep moat entirely lined with stones. There is also a quay of stone raised seven feet above the water. The principal entrance faces the town, and is defended by a draw-bridge ; but one of the five mosques of the town is I placed between the wall and the trench, which is injurious to the defence of the place. Before the castle there is a piece of ground of irregular form, 50 paces long and 75 broad; it is there that in rime of peace piles of cannon balls for the defence of the fortress are arranged with out order ; the dwelling of the Pacha adjoins the castle. The efficacy of the defence of the castle is confined to the defence of the upper part of the town. The side towards the river is every where flanked by four 14rxe redoubts. On the side towards the land are siz re • doubts, communicating with each other by curtains; 'here is also the additional defence of chevaux-defrise. The fault of this fortification is, that the curtains are not in flank, but in front, so that the moats have no pro. trction, and the as,ailants are covered from the fire; besides, on this side the n.oat is not invested, but merely the redoubts. In front r f this town, on the bank of the Danube, at thirty or forty paces from the moat, is a stone building, which serves as a magazine for the pur , poses of navigation upon the river. On the wer, where are the wells which ate called by the name of Petit- Mustapha, and the places of burial, all the country is under the fire of the fortress. On the opposite part, where vines and gardens extend from the foot of the surrounding mountains to the side of the moat, the ap proach is commanded at more than one point. The parapet consists only of a line of gsbions, in time of peace very much neglected, as well as the moat, and the other works are destitute of trencher, so that not long ago one might e nt e r th e town without passing through the gates, not only on horseback, but even in a carriage. TARS. The Journals of Germany lay great stress upon the importance of the conquest of Kai s by the Russian army under General Paskewitsch. Tne Berlin publication entitled Aouvelles d'Ltal et de Sciences, of the 9th of August, gives the following statistical account: "Kars is situated upon a chain of rocks of the most picturesque aspect, and is watered by a riser of some extent, from which this place takes the name, and over which some strong bridges are built. The castle, which commands the town, being built on the summit of a mountain, is surrounded by very strong walls of brick clothed with tin. These walls extend ztg-z siong the rocks: before the ...sr they were only defended by sit small cannons. The houses of the town are all built of s one, and are strong like citadels: they receive light only by means of narrow dormer windows, on account of the'excessive cold which prevails upon these moun •ains, the tops of which are covered with perpetual snow. The kitchens contain the apartments of the woolen, and are lighted by an aperture in the ceiling. Kars is the seat of a Pad)/ with three tails, who keeps up there no very considerable state, because the Turks, having functions of Authority, display very little jea lousy for the occupation of distant posts, and, in the hope of being called to other governments, spend little in these, and even reside little in their capital. The view which one enjoys :rt Kars, situated in one of the most elevat-d regions of Armenia, is every thing that one can imagine of grandeur and sublimity. On the tiuth.east one looks over the immense windings of the Arrarat mount tins; before you, you have the vast plain of Er tvAn, bathed by the river Araxes ; on the north is the chain of the Alliges. and the mountains of Georgia; this point of view is terminated by the re.union of the rivers Arpatch4e and Aroxes, and all this is depicted as plainly as if it were upon a map." DISASTROUS SHIPWRECK. A narrative fuller of painful intere s t th an the sob. joined has seldom been perused. The heroic devotion of the fisherman who was instrumentrl in saving so many liver, and his generous sacrifices afterwards for their comfort, cannot be too highly extolled: His Majestyh ship Tyne, Halifax. July 26. SIR—I have just arrived at this port, with 152 pas sengers, men, women, and children, saved from the wreck of the brig Dispatch, of Workington, commanded by the late William Lancaster, who was drowned shortly after the vessel struck on a rock, three quarters of a mile from the main, and IS miles to the eastward of Cape Ray. The mate (a brother of the Master), and the crew, nine in number, were all saved, and are with me. From the statement of the Mate it appears, that the brig sailed from Londonderry, with 200 passengers. on* the 29th of May, bound to Quebec ; that from the 19th until the 29th of June, they did not see the sun, and from the 30th to the 7th instant they could not get an observation; on that day they made the land, which they supposed was Cape Chapeau Rouge. From that time they had constant fog, but having flirt with a S‘E. wind, till it was supposed they were abreast of Cape Ray, the course was altered to N.W. N. abbot 5 p.m. on Thursday ths ib lOth. At 6* p.m. a rock was dis covered three point on the let bow; the helm was put down. but the brig struck almost immediately and filled. An attempt was made to land the passengers from the lower studding sail boom, but it failed. The pinnace was got out, and instantly stove ; the jolly boat was ,lowered to try 84 save the women, but the surf was too high, and after hanging on by a rope roc three hours, the boat was thrown over the quarter, and the Master with two passengers who were in her drowned. The Mate succeeded in getting the long boat out, which fortunately sweng clear of the brig, with about thirty passengers in her: they held on all night by a rope from the bows, and the following morning, the male and three seamen dropped from the jib-boom with two oars into the boat, and landed on the main those in her. The stern of the brig fortunately fell on the rock when she parted, and the majority of the passengers got to the rock by a rope from it. From Friday till Tuesday even ing was occupied in getting them off in small parties, through a tremendous surf, to the main. Four men and ten cnildren perished from fatigue on the rock, and between thirty and forty were washed off, or tell be tween the brig and were drowned. Those who were saved are indebted for their lives to Vie exertions of a fisherman named Harvey, residing with a wife and eight children on Dead Island, about tour miles from the spot where the accident happened. He had picked up on Saturday evening a keg and straw bed, close to his house, which led him to suspect a ship wreck. The following morning (Sunday) at daylight, he suited in a boat only 12 feet long, with his eldest girl, aged 17, and eldest son, only 10, as his crew, and by six o'clock reached the spot where those landed at first in the long-boat, and only six others who had been .got off the rock, with the wreck of the jolly-bult,which had been thrown on shore. ilarvey's know ledge of the place and tides enabled him to direct the exertions of the mate and three seamen in placing the boats. On Sunday evening, at six P.M. 60 men, women, and chit , dren, were saved that night; during Monday, SO; and on Tuesday all who were alive: the whole were obliged to strip, to enable the seamen in the boats to drag them with a small line through the surf, and were afterward; barely covered with clothes washed on shore. Harvey during each night had conveyed to his house those most in want of support, and shared with them half of the stock of provisi-os provided tor the support of his fa mily till the autumn ; the other half he gave to those on the beach. Alter all were saved, he made two trips to Port aux Basques, with the first party, and was about to return to the wreck for the remainder when I arrived, in consequence of intelligence he forwarded to Cape Ray, where this ship was.--I remain,Sir, your obedient servant R. GRANT, Captain. Ti JOll3l Bennett, F.sq. Seeretary.lLloyd's, London. The following intelligence, dated Alexandria, Jose 26, has been received :•••••44 All danger of blockade and w..r is now apparently at an end, the PACHA having got his fleet and transports in readiness to bring back Isammi and his army. His Highness is on good terms with the Allied Powers—so much so, that the Russian flag still floats here as in time of peace.* A letter from Sierra Leone, dated the 15th of June last, gives an account of the illness and death of the Go. vernor, Lieutenant Colonel DANHAM. The Governor, it appears, had been on an excursion to the Bights and Fernando Po, about the beginning of May, and bad .eever been quite well efter'his return. Two days before his death he was attacked with serious illness, which increased till it terminated his mortal career, on the morning of the 9th of June. Although Col. Deanna', along with the lamented CLAPPIRTON, bad travelled through the interior of Africa, he is represented as not having had a strong constitution. His death is most unfortunate, as the Colony was never more healthy than at the time he died—only two white soldiers out of a garrison of nearly SOO men having fallen sacrifices to the climate since the Ist of January last—and not a single Officer, civil or military, nor merchant, bad suffered.