The Press.
London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTERS.

From Major-Gen. Hearsey, Barrackpore, June I d.
Yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon I was obliged to disarm
my brigade here of four regiments. Some villains in the
corps were trying to incite the good men and true to
mutiny. These good men ought to have given the villains
up to justice ; they did not, so I disarmed them all. Deci•
sion and resolution cultic qui conk is everything nowa-
days; it will not do to wait until misfortunes occur, but if
possible do your best to prevent them.
If large, very large, reinforcements of British troops are
not poured into Hindostan, across the Isthmus of Suez.
i.e., via Alexandria and Cairo Railway, and immense stores
of coals sent by the same railroad to Suez, to coal the
steamers for their return, so that the Queen's troops can
be pushed on with the least possible delay, it will go hard
with all of us. This ought be published to the British
nation; in my name if you like. I will take all responsi-
bility. The authorities—Lord Panmure, the Horse
Guards, the Board of Control, and the Directors—must
join heart and hand in these measures; money now must
be a secondary consideration.
It is said the native princes, the ex• King of Oude, the
Nawab of Moorshedabad, the ex•Ameers of Scinde, and
others, have been sending emissaries among the sepoys,
bribing and promising them great benefits if they will be
unfaithful to us. Nay, I have heard from good authority
some of these emissaries have been given up by the sepoys
of my brigade to the proper authorities in Fort William.

Calcutta, June 18, 1857..

Political news you will see in the newspapers. The
courage and blood of English troops may enable us to keep
this country. Had the Persian war continued, nothing
could have saved it to England. I may say, substantially
speaking, that all government is at an end. In fact, the
authorities sent notices round Calcutta last Saturday
stating they could give no protection, and advising every
one to protect himself.

foreign ant, Colonial 3ntelligente.

FRANCE AND TURKEY.

The following important telegraphic de-
spatches have been received from Paris and
Constantinople :

Paris, Friday.
Despatches from Constantinople, August 5
have been received at Vienna.

It is stated that M. Thouvenel had threat-
ened a rupture of diplomatic relations, in con-
sequence of the refusal of the Sultan to recall
the Kaimakan of Moldavia.
The Sultan had declared that he would
communicate directly with the Emperor of
the French, by an autograph letter.

Constantinople, Ang. 6.

The Porte having refused to accede to M. Thou-
venel's demand for the annulment immediate,
absolute, and without examination—of the Moldavian
elections, he has broken off diplomatic relations with
the Turkish Government, and to-day, at half-past
twelve o'clock, the flag of the French Embassy was
hauled down.

It is not yet known whether the Ministers of
Russia, Prussia, and Sardinia, who have threatened
to follow the example of their colleague, will do so.
The following are the despatches which have been
received during the week .

Vienna, Sunday, Aug. 2.
M. de Thouvenel, the French Ambassador, has received
orders to break off diplomatic relations with the Porte if
the Moldavian elections are not de eyed null and void.