The Press.
London, England, 1853-11-05 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

Letters from Vienna speak of the probable meal
of Baron Bruck from Constantinople to take the post
of Minister of Finance. In such a case, it is said
M. Prokesch Osten, who has had considerable
Eastern experience, would go to represent Austria at
the Porte.
The Cologne Gazette states that the Archdale
Albert, (iovernor of Hungary, has been summoned
to Vienna by telegraph. Conferences are to be held,
at which it is said that the Archduke Charles Louis is
to be present, previous to his depatinre for
In the Ootterreichixcdr Correspondenz of the '26th
ultimo the tiovernment publishes a very paeifying
article on the Oriental question. The following are
the material passages :

We have repeatedly stated that all the great powen.,
Russia as much► as France, England, Austria, 611111 Prussia,
regard the maintenance of the peace of the world as the
ain► of their highest endeavour, and that none of them is
disposed to place this precious, this invaluable blessing in
danger by rash or injurious acts. We may add that this
statement is MS true atter tl►e !'►rte's declaration of war
against Russia as it was before that the exertions of al
the powers are directed to the restoration of peace in the
Rust ; and that the conviction entertained at l'aris and
London of the sincere neutrality of Austria and Prussia
has raised the confidence of the Cabinets, and consequently
has strengthened the hope of a definite and pacific solution
of the difficulty between Russia and the Porte. Notwith-
standing the formally-opened war in the East, and without
excessi‘e tundety respecting the possible commencement
of Witt/two between the two armies—which, however

SATURDAY,

have just been postponed—European diplomacy pursues
its task. This work of union and conciliation, however,
cannot be bared to the eye of party, nor visibly exposed to
the discussion of the daily press. It is owing to the high
moderation and the discretion of the Imperial Itussian
Court that diplomacy still holds the ground which it has
won; and if, on the other side, elements which cannot be
brought under the influence of statesmen oppose the
speedy conclusion of an arrangement desired by all
Europe, yet in the presence of the material agreement of
the Cabinets, and their united endeavours to avert a
general conflict, the cautious attitude of diplomacy must
appear justified in the eyes of every candid and enlightened
person. In vain do the organs of party or private interests,
under this or that colour, endeavour to undermine the re.
ciprocal confidence of the European Courts ; the Cabinets
of the great powers uphold with conscientiousness and
care the good understanding which happily exists between
them ; and should this, as we trust it may, lead to the ub
timate establishment of a fiim and permanent peace in
the East, a good will have been achieved for nations and
States which is not to be brought into comparison with the
gratification of curiosity or the temporary satisfaction of
alarmed interests."

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The directors of the Danubian Steam Navigation
Company announce that, on account of hindrances
which have suddenly ariseu, the navigation of the
Lower Danube is suspended.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette of the 211th ult. contains royal
ordinances relieving M. Nebier, on account of
health, from the post of Spanish Ambassador at
Constantinople; appointing M. Riquelme, Under-
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, as his successor; and
nominating M. Caballero, Member of the Royal
Council, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
PORTUGAL.
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Three decrees of some commercial importance
have been published in the Diario do Governo. By
the first of these, Quiffimane, and several other ports
of the Portuguese possessions in Eastern Africa, are
to be thrown open to import trade, besides the port
of Mozambique, at which alone there has hitherto
been a custom-house. Another decree establishes a
miff of import and export duties for those posses
%ions, the particulars of which are subjoined. A
third decree gives legal currency at the Cape de Verd
Islands to various foreign coins (sovereigns included),
at the same rates of value at which they are current
in Portugal.
The last Lisbon mail is said to have brought over
a great many stars to feed the vanity of certain per-
sons who, it is expected, will be cajoled to lend their
money to the Portuguese Government.
GREECE.
After the arrival of intelligence that war had been
declared by the Porte on Russia, several hundred
armed Greeks are stated by the Trieste Gazette to
have passed the frontier, and proceeded to Aria and
l'revcsca, to drive away the Turkish garrisons, and to
seize on Janina.
The Athens official journal of the 17th ult. con-
tains an article contending for the strict neutrality of
Greece, and reprehending those who attempt to
excite a fanatical hatred to Turkey. The Govern-
ment has forbidden public functionaries to become
candidates for election to the Chamber.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The combined fleets arrived in the Dardanelles on
the 14th of October, and anchored near Campsaki.
MI the Russian officials in Constantinople had
embarked for Odessa. Russian snbjects were placed
under Austrian protection, and the Itus;:ian mer-
chant ships in the Black Sea have hoisted the Aus-
trian flag.
The arrival of French officers in Constantinople is
announced, and of English in Schumla. The
Russian General Consulate of Smyrna has been
transferred to Athens.
The draft of a new arrangement, drawn up by the
English and French Governments, has been trans-
mitted to the Porte. A despatch from Vienna of the
:10th ult. announces the arrival in that city of the
new project, and that it had been forwarded to Con-
stantinople. It is added that the scheme consists of
the Vienna note deprived of the objectionable pas-
sages, which, being remodelled, render the Turkish
modifications superfluous, and, being conformable to
the Olmiitz concessions, will satisfy Russia. Turkey
is expected to accept these terms, and, if so, Russia
also. From Constantinople it is reported that the Porte,
having heard of the new project of compromise, had
suspended the commencement of hostilities for the
present.
'that orders have been sent to Omer Paella to
avoid hostilities appears certain. There was, how-
ever. alb ,wance made for those accidental collisions
which will sometimes happen when two armies come
into somewhat close proximity.
The Constantinople correspondent of the Dibats
writes from that capital, under date ofthe :2•2nd alt.
" The day before yesterday, M. de Bruck, the Austrian
internnueio. had an interview with the Sultan. and handed
to him a new instieet of note. with the collective giutran.
tee, it is said, of the four 'sewers assembled anew at
IVienna, that it would be accepted by Russia. I do net
know the tenor of this note. At the end of the interview

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a Tartar was immediately despatched to Omer Paella, with
directions to him to wait some time before commencing
hostilities. That circumstance leads to the belief here
that the note is of a nature to be accepted by the Divan.-
Another letter from Constantinople, published by

a Paris contemporary, says :
" Three thousand 'Alas (stndents in theology) at
Broussa. and the same number at Constantinople, have
offered themselves to enter the army. and they are to be
sent to Adrianople, after going in procession to the vene-
rated mosque of the Sultan Mehemet. Armenian volun-
teers are also presenting themselves, but in small num-
bers. A celebrated Circassian chief, Sefer Bey, who had
been compelled to reside at Adrianople during the last
twenty years on the demand of the Russian tiovern-
ment, has arrived here. The Seraskier Mehemet Ali,
in the Sultan's name, presented him with a magnifi
cent sword enriched with brilliants, and asked him to take
the uniform of the Turkish army, and assist his brethren
in opposing the Russian invasion. The old chief replied
that he waited the hour of combat with impatience."
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The Turkish fleet in the Bosphorus consists of the
following vessels :

Narih•i•bahri, 54 guns ; Mande-safer, 42 ; Farsli•ilat, 40
Missari Perak, 21; Faisi Narbou?, 20; 3lahmrediek, ;
Mizharedils, 11f4; Nesimi-rater, 50; Peikee 80
Shoal rakri, tl4 : Misretieh, 74 ; Kaidi•siVer, 40; Arini•
ilah, 36 ; Sheritnumar, 20; Teitiri-scfit, 2.2 ; 22 ;
Djailerah, Naramieh, 00 ; Nei(jatiler, 22 ; Net(jini-
ferhati, 24 ; Naragh-i•bahri, 21 : Felhi Valent,
PADDLE STFAMERS.-3/e4jidik, guns, 450 horse power;
Tail, 22, 450; Fain rubel, 22, 480; Taki Shodi, ;
Essen Djedid, 4, 300 ; Eregli, 2, 180; 211emeri 1 akri,l, 120;
Tani rakri, 2, 180 ; Mookberi Sourour (screw), 20, 550.

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The crews comprise in the whole about 11,500
men.
Three line-of-battle ships and two large and
several smaller steamers are being fitted out in the
arsenal. The armaments of the line-of-battle ships
and frigates are composed of guns of :i2•lb. calibre,
excepting some of the guns on the upper (leek.
The Egyptian ships in the Bosphorus comprise
the—

sihutiolsi, 94; Aleppo, 100; 3firfitirhad, 100.
lquoirrs.--Baheroli, 04 ; Rosetta, 60; Damietta, 5t ;
Meiji And. M.
CORVETTEB.—Sanie.h Baho, 20 ; Tahud Ilaikur, 211
BKlo.—Sarrhar, IS.
BTEAmits.—Nik, 8, 3(k) horse power; Peotrazhuhor, 1,
223 horse power. With 5,500 men.
About one third of the crews have never been at
sea, and the rest are far from being first-rate sailors.
There is a redift; or reserve force, of 17,000 men des-
tined for the navy.
Letters from Bucharest of the 21st ult. describe
the Russians as concentrating their army in an en-
trenched and elaborately fortified camp at Irateschili
—apparently proof of a determination to remain for
some time at least on the defensive. The necessity
of provisioning a numerous army would, however,
render difficult any protracted inactivity.
In St. Petersburg, on the 21st of October, Prince
Paskiewitsch was admitted to an audience, to take
leave of the Emperor on his departure to assume the
command of the Russian army in the Danubian pro-
vinces.
Reinforcements have been sent off to the Russian
forces in the Crimea. The impregnability of Sebas-
topol is considered past question. The Cireassians
have lately exhibited increased activity, and have
pressed down to the coasts of the Black Sea. Forts
Gortogojewsk and Tenginsk have been completely
demolished, and the Russians so hard pressed that a
number of their priests, who were carrying crosses to
stimulate the soldiers, were left dead upon the
field.

JAISIAWA.

The Magdalena has brought the monthly West
India mail, with ativices from Jamaica to the Ilth of
t)ctober.

There seemed a probability of some change being
effected in the state of public affairs, which, for so
long a period, has been in state quo. The new go-
vernor, Sir Henry Barkly, arrived at Kingston on the
4th of October in H.M. steamer Brisk. He had a
most enthusiastic reception. Two days after he was
sworn in, in the audience-hall of the Queen's House,
and forthwith issued the usual proclamation reap.
pointing the various public officers to act under his
administration. His excellency was received with
the loudest demonstrations of joy : some of the
oldest inhabitants, who have witnessed the arrival of
many governors, declare that the excitement remains
without precedent. After the inauguration a very
large number of persons were presented to his ex-
cellency, and many others called subsequently to
pay their respects to him.
The House of Assembly had been prorogued to
Tuesday, the Pith of October, "then to meet and
proceed to business." Speculation was rife as to the
measures that would first occupy attention. As far
UM opinions could be gathered, there seemed every
likelihood of the large majority still adhering to
their former principles of retrenchment in the pub
he expenditure, and that they would regard this as a
measure of primary importance to all others. Much,
however, will necessarily have depended upon the