The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-09 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Our. 81.
It appears that the government will invite the
direction of the Bank of Portugal, the Commercial
Jusoctiation, and the company of the tobacco contract,
to give their opinion respecting precautionary steps
to be takes to guard against the falsification of the
coupons of the Inata of Public Credit, an net which
lhas been recently committed by an astoployi et that
body. who wee entrusted to prepare the newly issued
ineerlp.
It is tiens=arta that Mine. Comical will throw up
her ongegesseat at ban Carlos, with the consent of
the inaisesse, is ooneequence of the very bad
reception as ham experienced in Norma.
The Minister of the Interior, &ober Rodrigo da
Fonseca Magelhaes, is so indisposed that he is unable
to attend to public business.
News has reached that the British barque Mashie°,
Captain Putt, from Callao, bound to Valencia with
guano, wee abandoned in a sluicing state on 12th
October, off bt. Mary's Island (Azores), which plus
the crew reached in their boats. Captain Putt
arrived here yesterday afternoon, and will leave for
England by the first conveyance. The captain came
from St. Michael's, where the crew remained to be
sent home by the coosuL
The Portuguese schooner Cantons arrived yester-
day, with the crow of an English ship. It seems that
the Swan, Captain John Stowe, which sailed from
Callao on the 20th June last with a cargo of guano,
bound to Cork for orders, experienced during the
voyage tremendously heavy weather. She also sprang
a leak, lost her redder, &e. For some time it was as
much as the men at the pumps could do to keep her
afloat, and they were becoming very much exhausted.
Fortunately, when in lat. 29.20 N. 29.3 W. long.,
Cantons, from Para, bore in eight, sad picked
the unfortunate crew off the wreck, saving also two
boats, • email quantity of provision, and a few other
storm. They are plated here in quarantine foe five
days, alter which they will be sent to Zeeland.
Her Majesty's ship Powerful ban sailed for the
West Indies.

The Porte has mat felieitsdoes sad rewards to the
prison of KU. he its Meek modes., ind also as
dal drays /Welds, the ally d idl Imes he Ibis. years.
_ _ _ _

- -
Mr. Fillmore, emProoldmit of tlio Unita &Ma,
has Dna stay* is Bonsai, sad has has. resolved by the
Lag with nook 'Ability. Bo is about to nista to Paris
mai Lsosiws.

TURLEY IN ASIA.

(7101 OM OWN

ZEZEII.OIIM, Oar. 16.

Sines my last despatch we have had no letters
from Bars till yesterday, bearing date the 10th inat
This morning we had letters of as late a date u the
13th by the English courier. They are full of details
concerning the battle of the 29th of September. As
you know the circumstances of the action, nearly as
they occurred, I shall confine myself almost entirely
to giving you the precise numbers of killed and
wounded on that day of bloodshed.
The Russian army was about 28,000 strong. Hay-
ing made a false attack upon the eastern forts, they
directed their forces.* muss upon the fortsof the south*
west. Their artillery consisted of 48 guns. Gen.E.mety
opened fire upon them from the Tames Tabia. By
a sudden movement the Russians succeeded in tak-
ing the forts in the rear, and then they fell upon the
three Tablas on the western side ; those named
Churchill, Zohrab, and Teesdale. The garrisons of
these three were small, and consequently fell quickly
into the hands of the enemy. Colonel Lake, who
commanded the forts of Earadagh, and other
Tobias, hastened to the spot with reinforcements to'
dislodge the enemy, and succeeded so completely
that he not only made himself muter of the position,
but pursued them u far u the village of Chskmak.
When the Russians were in the English Tabia they
succeeded in flinging three guns over the wall, and
in bringing in as many of their own.
The small forts constructed by Colonel Lake did
excellent service, by acting on the flank of the
enemy. The Turks expressed themselves loudly in
commendation of the skill of the English officers.
Report speaks highly of the bravery and the
firmness of the Russian columns. Decimated by the
murderous fire of our troops, the places of the fallen
were immediately filled up by the reserves. After
five deadly assaults they retreated, or, rather, they
fled; their strength for attack being exhausted.
The number of the Tiuks who took an active
part in the contest was about eight or nine thou-1
sand. The annals of military exploits have sel-
dom recorded greater carnage or a more brilliant
noose in proportion to the number of troops actually
en
The Turks were occupied four days in burying the
corpses of the Russians, the number of which was
8,250. The number of the dead taken away by the
Russians themselves during the action is not
known. Up to the last date from Ears funs-1
vale were taking place daily in the Russian
sap; and to Judge by the military honours
performed in favour of some, there must have
bean a number of commissioned officers amongst the
killed. Two thousand wsggon losds of wounded
were sent from the Russian camp to Alexaudropol.
Supposing that each waggon contained two or three
wounded, we shall have a total of about five
thousand men, without reckoning one or two am-
nia kept in camp, on account of the serious nature
of their wounds. The authorities of Kars deduce
from this that the loss of the enemy may be esti-
mated, without exaggeration, at about 15,000 men,
leaving out of the account 180 who are prisoners
hi Bare.
Of the five Russian officers who are in this oats-
gory, one has died of his wounds. The ball which
killed him entered the eye and passed out behind
the ear.
Seven general perished. Among these were Gen.
Brame, the second in command, and General Bolan-
koff, of the cavalry. The latter was found dead on
the field by the Turks.
It is wonderful that a mere handful of Turks,
besieged for four months, on less than half rations,
shoeless and ragged, with their pay nearly two years
and a half in smear, should have been able to distin-
guish themselves in such a manner as to gain the
admiration of the world. It is a proof that
the Turkish army, well °Moored, may take'
rank amongst European armies. Turkey is
not worn out, as Russia would have the
world believe. The elements of life still exist in her,
and she only wants cultivation to enable her to de-
velop herself mightily. The fall of Sebastopol was
the first cloud which obscured the Muscovite star.
Other successes of the Allies will have the effect of
ealipsing it entirely. Then planting their standards
ea the enemy's territories with one hand, and extend-
ing the other in friendship to the Sultan, the Allies
will be enabled to accomplish their generous in-
tentions.
General Mouravieff, after the battle, despatched his
to Alexandropol. This has given rise to the
belief ehlnat be intends to retreat, although he makes a
pretence of preparations to follow Dp the siege. If
he really has determined to persist, he will have to
wait till his nails are frozen—to use an expreision of
one of our generals—before he will be enabled to get
possession of Bare. The difficulty in his case b
meted by the enthusiasm of the Turkish army on
account of the nuns which it has achieved. The
Turks are also in better condition from the present
abundance of rations: there are enough at present to
lest more than a month.

I have already told you that many Turkish tribes
which inhabit the neighbourhood of Bayszid had
turned traitors to the caws of the Sultan, and con-
sented to receive Russian pay. Oa the 29th, while
the Russian army was fighting under the walls of
Han, the Bards sicked the camp of General Mon-
ravieff, and then deserted. Bodies of the Karacapaks,
also in the Russian service, profited by the occasion
and deserted. _ _ _ _

A fresh attack on Kars would be impossible. If
the Russians remain in the vicinity and keep. up the
blockade, it will be for the purpose of giving the
troops breathing time, and attending to the wounded.
Whatever may be the cue, the garrison at Kars is
ready to receive them. The cholera has not increased
among the troops, but is more severe amongst the'
inhabitants.

The Toes of the Turkish army in Kars on the 29th
may be estimated at about 360 dead and 700
wounded. The: General of Division, Haim Packs,
was slightly wounded on the shoulder, and Colonel
Zsooaria Bey received a severs wound on the cheek.
The life of the latter is despaired of. Thanks to the
arrangements made by Dr. Bandwith, General
Wil-
liamsrs physician, the hospitals afiord all the accom-
modation that can be wished for. The wounded have
nothing to desire in the way of treatment.
Omer Pecha has communicated with the Muchir
in Kars. It appears that it is his intention to attack
the Russians in the heart of Georgia, and that soon.
General Mouravieff will, therefore, have to look to
his own safety.
Yesterday the courier from Teheran arrived here.
Re brought dates to the Ist inst. The cholera had
made its appearance, but although it continued, there
were no signs of its becoming more prevalent.
Shaphi Khan. ex-minister of Persia at the Court of
St. James's, died of cholera in Teheran. Our embassy
was still dwelling outside of Teheran. Up to the 6th
inst. there were no accounts of the cholera having
reached Tabris.
There are no movements of troops here. Vely
Pacba, with his small force, remains at Devi Boyne.
The labours necessary for defence are pushed on
with energy. Major Stewart and Captain Cameron
superintend the works.
The government here are laying in large stores of
provisions. If the army of Kars passes the winter
here, it will find enough to recompense it for its suf-
ferings up to the present time.

Is the coarse of a few days the Porte will have to
emieider the nomination of the Hamadan of the Danubian
Principalities, yams powers are on the eve of expiration.
Marshal Pelissier bag paid a visit to Admiral
Brat, at Handeseb, and had been resolved by the garrison
of that place and by the vessels in that port with loud

of oathuslaim.

An advertisement in the Journal do Se. Pebrite
of Noestsbn Lausanne's that Cult's nettles's bete sidesd
Ls that sky fa " immense qesatittss."__

L. Nord specially commends Me. Cobden's letter
la the Luta Mercury, t its readers. as betas wen, vigour-
feu, testrastive, sad interesting."
TEE DANUBIAN CORN TRADL— A !attar front
IbralL 1a the Post Airtpt Glenna., metre that great weeny
prangs is the Deeigett ot on the Lower Dame*. From the
19th September to the 13th October 75 sessile bad arrived
to Ampere, of whisk 67 wore leader the Greek Rae. The
pries eewheat was eminently leekleg up.