The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

RUSSIA, TURKEY, AND POLAND.

The liadjpentlance Beige, of yesterday evening,
has the following singular statement : II
"Some extraordinary intelligence has reached us
from St. Petersburg. The Poles, seeing their hopes
on the aide of Western Europe disappointed, have,
it is stated, offered to Turkey an alliance offensive
and defensive to reconquer for the empire of the
sultans all that its sucoessive wars with the czars
have caused it to lose. These proposals, which
would be acceptable to a large portion of the revo-
lutionary elements in the insurrection of Poland,
have been accepted, or at least Russia has cause
to fear that they may be ; and in anticipation
of a combined aggression on the part of Turkey in
the south and of Sweden in the north, with the
co-operation of France, she is preparing to trans-
form the town of Kertch into a place of war of the
first class. Under these circumstances she would
cover the entrance of the Sea of Azoff, destined to
become the arsenal and the place of evolution of an
armed fleet Already General Totleben has left for
the Crimea in order to carry out the projects of
his government. Although this news comes
to us through our correspondent at St. Petersburg,
ordinarily well-informed, we give it with the ut-
most reserve. It appears to us little probable that
Turkey would be disposed to engage in a policy so
adventurous as that which is attributed to it. On
the other hand the projects which Russia is said to
encourage would constitute a violation of the regula-
tions of the treaty of Paris. In virtue of this
treaty Russia in fact could not have a military
port in the Black Sea, and could only keep there
the number of war vessels necessary for the pro-
tection of her commerce. If, as is asserted, she
has very considerably increased her steam vessels
for commercial transport, building them so as to
fit them for becoming ships of war, she has de-
parted from the spirit of the treaty ; and if she
went further, there is no doubt that her acts would
immediately provoke, or would have already pro-
voked, the meet express protests of the powers who
signed the said treaty, who, however secret the
resolutions attributed to the cabinet of St. Peters-
burg may have been, cannot fait to be aware of
them. We shall, then, until convinced to the con-
trary, treat the news which our correspondent
transmits to us as simple city gossip."
In the meantime, Mr. Reuter has this morning
received the following telegram :

" Triete, Oct. 16.

"News resolved here from Constantinople stated'
that the Russian minister in that city bad declared
to the Porte that any recognition of the Poles as
belligerents by Turkey would be considered by
Russia as a declaration of war between the two
powers.

" The news that the Russians are constructing
twelve gunboats in the Black Sea is confirmed."

The Russian government has lately given orders
for the building of 200 iron-clad gun-boats, on a
new model, especially intended for the defence
of Cronstadt. In order that they may be ready
as soon as poesible, their construction has been
confided to siz different dockyards :-35 are to
be built at the Octu yard, on the right bank at
the Neva, at St. Petersburg ; 20 at the New
Admiralty ; 40 at the Isle of Galleys, near the
month of the Neva ; GO at Cronatadt ; 25 at Abo ;
and 20 at Bjornbord. Each boat is to carry only
one gun of very large calibre, placed in the centre
of the deck. The Admiralty some time since
offered a prize for the beat method of protecting
this gun, and a lieutenant of the Russian navy has
invented a system which is considered by the
Russians far superior to anything that has been
tried in England or America.

SPAIN.

A Madrid letter has the following :

The budget of the army and navy in lapin presents this
year an increase of 80,000,00) reds (20,000,00Dfr.). This is
the wet of the expedition to Santo Domingo. Too western
part of that island, ea may be remembered, annexed itself
a few months ago to the Spanish crown. From a contra-
diction only to be explained by the fickle nature of man,
the inhabitants of Santo Domingo appear now to revolt
against Spain with an energy equal to the eagerness which
they formerly manifested in re-establishing her role. To
bring them back to their primitive enthusiasm, it is evident
that the outlay of a very considerable number of real wOl
be necessary.

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DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, Oct 16.
The King arrived here lad evening at 935,
unexpectedly, from Schleswig.
The Dagbladet states that the gravity of the
political situation is the cause of his Majesty's
arrival. Important. notes are said to have been
received from England and Francs.

The Dagbladet ;leo states that Sweden will shortly
sign the treaty of alliance with Denmark.

The ministry were prepared to hold a privy
council immediately upon the Bing's arrival.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Ocr. 16.
A ministerial decree, published to-day, entirely
repeals the prohibition to export horses over foreign
Italian frontiers.

GREECE.
TRIESTE, Our. l&
According to advices received here from Athens
no change had taken place in the Greek ministry.
The royal palace had been prepared for the
future residence of King George.