The Press.
London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1854.

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THE WAR.
The last accounts from Asia are highly unfavour-
able to the Russians. Accounts from Trieste state
that the mail-steamer, which had just arrived
from Constantinople, brought word of a sudden
and hurried movement on the part of the Russian
army corps which was lately operating under Prince
Bebutoff against the Turks on the frontier of Georgia.
The Ottoman Muchir ordered the advance of eight
regiments of cavalry, desiring to draw on an engage•
ment on the open field. The Turks approached
nearer and nearer to the Russian camp, until they
discovered that it had been abandoned as if in great
haste. The Turks found in the enemy's camp ten
spiked guns, and ammunition, and a large number
of waggons, besides mules, on the ground. It is as-
certained that the enemy has retreated to the shelter
of the walls of Gumri. The reason of this strange
proceeding is not known, but it is supposed to be the
presence of Schamyl with a large force near Tiflis ;
or it may be that Prince Bebutoff has heard that a
large hostile force is embarking at Varna for some
unknown destination, and feats an attack in Asia.
According to another account, Schamyl had gained
a great victory over the Russians at Tiflis. The
Russians lost many men, seven guns, 3,000 tents,
and all their baggage, with many horses and wag -
gons. All the provisions and ammunition of the
Russians fell into the hands of the victors. The
Russians, under Prince Bebutoff, are retreating in
forced marches from Kutais and Kars to Tiflis.
Some further intelligence has been received re-
specting the movements of the fleets. The storm
which had raged for some days in the Black Sea has
ceased. On the 4th all the troops had embarked.
The whole fleet consists of 600 sail. On the 4th the
first division of the fleet sailed in the direction of
Sebastopol. The strength of the army is 90,000 men.
On the 4th Marshal St. Arnaud sailed on board the
Charlemagne.
Intelligence horn St. Petersburg states that the
formation of the reserve is definitively settled. An
imperial ukase orders A levy of 10 men in every
1,000 in the west of the empire. •
The Isle of Serpents—Where the expeditionary
fleet are to rendezvous—called in Turkish, Bane
Adassi; in Greek, Fidonisi ; in Russian, Zmenioi
Ostrow—is a small rocky island, situated at a short
distance from the coast of Bessarabia, opposite the
mouths of the Danube. It is about a mile and a
half in circumference. A lighthouse has been
erected upon it.
A decree appears in the Moniteur calling 140,000
men of the class 1853 into active service.
Marshal Baraguay d'Hilliers has gone to Bou-
logne upon a visit to the Emperor.
The Nicholas I. steam-ship has arrived at Calais
from the Baltic, with 136 invalids ou board, all of
whom are in a fair way of recovery.
A terrible fire broke out at Marseilles on Wednes-
day night in the goods department of the Arles
Railroad, which destroyed property to the amount of
300,000 f.
It is confidently reported at Warsaw that the
favourite of the Czar, the Grand Prince Nicolas, is
to be created Viceroy of Poland, with an independent
Government, under the protection of Russia. The
Prince, a member of the Greek Chtireh, will first

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turn Catholic. This news needs confirmation.
Russia, by this time, ought to have had enough of
" protections."

REPORTED ARREST OF MAZZINI.
The Journal de Geneve, of the 9th, contains the
following :—" A letter from Berne, of the 7th, informs
us that Mazzini has been arrested at Basle. He was
coming from Berne, where he had spent some days
in the house of a patrician, to whom he described
himself as an Italian count, greatly attached to
Austria, and driven into Switzerland by the fear of
the cholera. According to our correspondent the
police has discovered his residence, and was pre-
paring to apprehend him when he absconded, and
left for Basle, under a false name. The Government
gave notice to the authorities of his arrival, and he
was arrested on alighting from the diligence."

The Emperor and Empress of the French will, it
is said, on the return of the latter from Biarritz,
regide for some days at the palace of Compiegne.
Great preparations are already being made for the
reception of their Majesties, and the hunting estab-
lishment has been sent to Compiegne.

Attempts have been made in several parts of Spain
to raise the Carlist flag, but with little success.
Count de Montemolino has publicly denounced all
such efforts on his behalf, and urges the people not
to light up a civil war.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.
The following telegraphic despatch arrived yester-
day from Trieste, dated Thursday :
" The steamer Austria arrived here from Alex-
andria this morning at half-past two. The India
mail leaves Alexandria this day, with advicee from
Calcutta to the 3rd August; Madras, 11th August;
Shanghai, 12th July ; Amoy, 19th July ; Canton, 20th
July ; Hong- Kong, 22nd July ; Bombay, Ist August.
The Nizam bad offered a contingent of troops to act
against Russia, which had been declined.
" Trade in India was favourable. Canton was still
threatened with an attack from the rebels, and great
confusion reigned there. The Chinese insurgents
bad taken some places in the neighbourhood, after
having killed or put to flight the authorities. Trade
in China very dull. Exchange at Canton, 5.0 e ;
Shanghai, 6.5.