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

RhEV AND RUSSIA.

The folbmilor is the teat of the ettiew &admix
spoke's I. the lIVW French Envoy, Uunenl Ban-
guay 41'llillier,4, when formally presented talkie Sul-
tan, to deliver his Sr deutiniN :

"Frames. slows not fear war. Faithful Io the spirit is(
his mission deyhoed La the Finials. or Napoleon !himself,
France desires penes, lout she sliest, cos it thiralole, lin al, and
hoonssural.le for Its Tself mal her all era. For ths.l .loret the
Emperor N on. in a VII wish Ilia powerful ally the
Queen iof Great Milani, 11104 44.111. lON (tact to the Fast.
Contisling in the reiterated assoirsineval uf the t 'aimed of
St. Feteisloing, lie still hopes Ihat the ilittes nee which
him arisen het wall' the Suitt ime I'ultc mishit.. Fa airt of
sessia may be smoothed flow mill that this trtemoraiy
t ruttish. in • hinging lion% aril clearly the guest lash sot' the
integrity of the I Illumlln 111110111' will only serve to eon•
flint' all tilitilft'llat°lll.o* oo 1.11.1•tolIN tal AI Eon sop., and so
necessary to the inisintenative ast the peace 4.11111.
The Suit an may he certain that the hisp. rs or Napoleon,
ss hos etimpi viola's well the at ant 5, Neu ista, and dig.
nity of Franey, 'lll Aiwa, ti or Ihat. oltjeet , his %Import to
,s sox ojesty : and 1 ism...ides' tinsel( to Ise the faithful
organ of my august isisisterss is ill, in gll 111 g this loom-
ranee. I set/.1: sill this M 411.11.11 to 1•%1.1.1'.% to yo 1111.
l» rill Mitis•Sly my ardent Ilehiff• to 1•1011111110111., with all my
effort s, n. the ma intensifier sof the 01.1 assail friendly rein.
ti.sips wl.iel. rvailes• ha. 01%.13P4 kept Op with t lie Sublime
forty, and I place at the feet sot') saki' mjest the homage
of toy Pi. aliosi 11.410....1.-
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Itepl)ing a Iliir speech in ternoi of fitting cur-
(linliiy, the Sultan mud:—

" I dill still reelnon, gPi I hale hitherto, dome, ton the ins-
ii•nitol ninl moral hiippoort of in) ,onetrut France mini
Frnnee and the re.i of Europe have a right 1..
*Mostly olemirt• pence, and I taboo, shim antioonn fin, It, limit
only inn. nn it uny u 1101.1% in) rlghts.,f ,Nil e•
reignly mill the huh itenoletwe lit. Tlifkry. At pn Nrut •n
111,61111,1 e SllNligs Milli is Title 111111.1•Clitable pithunt this
1...111111.14 :11.111111/
which she hils rni-etl, awl without the in 1111 l Ands *locum-
then of the tiio, nitieh 64111 xu lilt/gild led
of III)

This inteniew took place on the Is,ll tilt. louring
some following dap' General &Hillier% held eon•
terenees with the Ministers of the Sultan, as well ail
with the niltninils of the cionliniell fleets. The eon-
ttreeire wills the latter lasted four hours, and bud a
character rill lii.r Military than diplomatic. The
veneral iStiell the h thret 11 PUS of I 'iaistaliti.
Ilite and the arsenals. In es edit Illetinit of the War-
like illltSet(lit of the riellett ill blishodli.r, it is stated
that lie brought with him .40,11nt1 liill•ki•M similar to
those which the Toirloi Ilse,' %licertatilly at
I

ha the emu...e of it ling interview subsequently
held he the gi•tivral s I:44l.eliiil Paella the latter is
,tat ea ileciart.4l that recent military events hail
not elistigvfl in MI, sise the loing. disposition of din
Porte ; and that it Wit. 4 still ready 111 'tempt any KY-
I angemeut which wetild leave to Turkey its tiovereigti

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. The
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 of military 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 Comitautinoplei 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.