The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-21 00:00:00

THE WAR.

A Russian tffieer writes from Sebastopol to the
Vienna Militarische Zeitung, that the Russians are

now beginning to act on the offensive. The Russian
commanders are kept fully and accurately informed
of all the plans, positions, and movements of the
French and English, receiving considerable assist-
ance in this matter from the Tartars, who have sought
to ingratiate themselves with the Russians since they
have seen the ill treatment to which the Turks are

subjected by the allies, and have become acquainted
with the embarrassed position of the French and
English armies. The writer contrasts this perfect
knowledge of the Russians with the ignorance of the
allied generals as to the position of their enemy, and
mentions an official despatch (whether French or
English he does not say), which placed the main
strength of the Russians at Simpheropol, when it
was really before the fortress.
A telegraphic summary of General Osten Sacken's
report of the Bth instant, current at the beginning of
the week, stated that two squadrons of Russian
Lancers and 400 Cossacks had completely defeated
eight squadrons of Turks near Eupatoria. We have
received from St. Petersburg the text of the general's
report, in which it is simply said that the outlying
pickets of eight squadrons had been thus defeated,
having ventured too far into the plain. The general
declares that the new rockets. mentioned in Admiral
Braat's report as having set Sebastopol as lire, had
scarcely done any harm, and that the general situa-
tion of affairs in the Crimea had not changed.
Advice' from Paris and Berlin show that the
Prussian Cabinet remains in its former undecided
relations to the Western courts. avoiding equally a
breach and an 'thence with France and England.
Elsewhere we give a despatch of M. Manteuffel, in-
tended to remove the character of a demonstration
against France from the recent proceedings of the
Prussian Plenipotentiary at the Frankfort Diet. It
will be noticed that the Prussian Minister still
maintains that the resolution adopted by the Diet on
the Bth ult., requiring the Germanic States to pre-
.pare their armies for war, was not intended a. •
demonstration against Russia.
The Prussian Correspondence contains a letter
from Warsaw which stater that the forces intended
for the occupation and defence of the Russian coasts
of the Biltic are to be raised to 140,000 men, and
that the regiments last ordered to the North are
already on their way there. A great number of men
are employed, the letter states, in fortifying and arm-
ing Riga.
The Military Gaulle. of Vienna says:—General
Niel left Constantinople on the 2nd, and, with 8,000
men, commenced opening fresh trenches. The French
are firmly established in the new positions which
they had taken up. It is probable that the Pied.
mentese troops will occupy the plateau situated above
the bay of Itamiesch. A number of moles sad bat-
hos.sa for the Piedmonts.. army have already passed
=h the Bosphoru, and the camp equipage will
ready for them before the troops land. With
respect to Circessia the Russian General Moarawieff ,
is said to have received considerable reinforcements,
and it was thought that he intended to invade the
Turkish provinces in Asia Minor. He would keep
the mountaineers in check while General de Wrangel
operated on the Ararat and the Persian frontier.

his father's command, drawn up the proclamation of
his own accession to the throne in his presence, and
had read &load the draft of it to him.
The Journal de St. Patersbourg announces that
General Berg is appointed Governor General of Fin-
land, and Aide-de Camp General Baron de Lieven
Quarter Muter General of the Imperial Staff. An
imperial order places the eastern portionof the Crimea
from Theorlatia and Arabat to Kutch under the
ceders of Prince Gortehakoff.
By an nkue, dated March 10, General Yermoloff
has been appointed commander of the militia of the
government of Moscow, and Prince Scheohoffskoi to
the command of the militia of the government of St.
Petersburg.

The King of Prude arrived at liresden on the
16th, as the guest tithe King of Saxony, and is
'expected to remain until the 30th instant. The
policy of the two Kings is at this time coincident,
both acting for Rankin interests in return for the
patronage of the Czar.
The committee of the Second Prussian Chamber,
to which the ministerial bill on the war budget was I
referred, have made a report, in which we find the'
following passage :
In this mime moment we have deemed it a duty incum-
bent epos as to approach the steps of the throne and to
eapress personally to yoar Royal Majesty oar sentiments
and convictions. The Prussian nation knows how to appre-
ciate la their fullest *stoat the blessings of that peace
which, ander the predeat conduct of its kings, has for an
almost vainterrapuld period•of forty years scattered its
benefits over oar country. But strongly as they appre-
ciate these blessings, the faithful peop• of your Majesty
are also aware that blsesiap of a jet higher order eaist,
end if, in the midst of the complications with which we
are threatened is the future, the beaour, independence,
or European position of the country were imperilled, the
wholeßrusaisa nationwonid range itself with entire devotion,
with its traciltioaal and unshakeable loyalty,witb its blood and
its wealth, on you Royal Majesty's side, and challenge all
the chances of destiny. In placing at the foot of the
throne the assurance of our unshakeable fidelity and bound-
less devotion, we have to fulfil another duty equally wired.
We cannot omit bearing testimony to the anxiety with
which your Majesty's faithful people have observed for the
lest tan months the proceedings of the royal government in
the present great European quarrel. With pain they have
e'en Prussia Mire from the community of great powers I.
presented last year is the conferences of Vienna—by that
act renouncing tile most efficacious means of aiding, by its
firm and unequivocal attitude, the prompt attainment of
the end ardently desired by the entire country—a peace offer-
leg latiug gu toes against a renewal of the perturbs.
Sivas to whack legal order has been subjected in a manner con-
kemable alike se the dignity, the interests, and tee Euro.
jui pain et Prussia, as well as the declarations made at
'the Selamonement of that year by the government of your

Majesty as to the future dirictioa-of ite policy.
We know how to appreciate to their bill extent the diffi-
culties of the present situation; but, in presence of this
anxiety, we are bound to empress the respectful conviction
that, whatever may happen, we see the moat ~odd and
indispensable guarantee for Prunela's future weal in a firm
and oonsiatent