The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-15 00:00:00

RI'SSIA ANT) TURKEY.

The intelligence which we were able to announce
in a late edition last week respeeting the declaration
of war by the Porte has been fully confirmed by late
advices. The act Of the Divan is now formal: but
the interval allowed for the evacuation of the Princi
palities before hostilities are idisoblidy to begin is,
by some accounts, stand lit four weeks, and by others
al only fifteen days. The date from which the wino
in either ease would commence is the Ist inst. The
resolution on which this step was founded was passed
ahnost unanimously at a grand council held on the
.2toth ult. On the following 'lay on irafli was pub-
ikficol for the formation of two camps of :01,11011 men
each, one for Constantinople and the other for Adrian
pie. Bureaux were also opened in Constantinople
voolunttwrs, and upwards of 4,4100 persons were
enrolled on the first day. The puy is Iso piastres
for cm alry and 1.20 for infantry. The iranol Vizier,
the Seraskier, and several tither wealthy individuals,
declared themselves ready to furnish the necessary
fund's for organising a ramp of 34MN111 men. The
clergy are stated to have °Wowed to place lion millions
of piastres at the Sultan's disposal.
The finnan by which the declaration of war was
!malty ratified did not reveive the Sultan's signature
until the sth inst. Before that date intelligence of
the provo,itious made by the Czar at ()Was bad

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reached Constantinople, but reduced, it is believed,
no effect. Re&wind Paella has been chosen by the
Divan to go us person to Pnetce tiortschakon, the
vonituatider in chief of the Russian troops in the
Datathein Principalities, to make kneels to bun
the resolutions of the Porte. It is added that
the Divan has decided son at once raising the sites.
live force of the army to :tsitiottlo men, by means of a
fresh levy of 15,000.
tienend Dembinski, it is said, is to hone the eon
mould of 20,000 men in the Turkish army ; and
Ovneral Klapkie celebrated for leis defence of the
fortress of t.'et ttttttttt 1. to hold high tithes. in the
same service.
'The 11110.4 sl Nemours, his brother iii law, and
the Duke of Sa‘e e 010111,4 001101, itecoluputo4l ii
Oeneral Reins., after visiting the Russian army in
Motto proveeileil to Ilse Turkish camp,
and remained at Selllllllht, the 1100 quarters of I
Paella.
The navigation of the Danube and the Black Seit
is stopped, except to neutral vessels. All the remain-
ing Russian rune}' aria's have lett 'Turkey.
Intelligence front the principalities states that the
Russians have posted strong bodies of tr,sips,
artillery, at the following points on the thumb,. at
which it 14 (4,llWitlerell the passage of the river ito,
be etfeeteol, viz.: at Bregovit, sit IL 1)01114 011110s1It.
Widdin, at the ford of .Irkar Palatika, at the ford
below Itschilora-Palsitika, at a pilot Mane the th
of the Silty', at I-las, at Flimitinda, sit a point just
to the east of I IllrgeWto, al a point lalween Kota-
ritza and Silistria, at it point seVt'll miles below
Hinson", and, lastly, at Brailow.
The movements of Russian instils were increasing.
Fifteen loattalions of infantry and a park of thirty-
two pieces of artillery passed throsigh
the 811th ult. tienend Litolers hod arrived there.
The Russian army occupy four camps—sine at 0,
short distance 11'0111 Bucharest, the second sit Alit
jorela, the thirst sit Kalsistkaren, and the fourth at
Serhatietski.
Prince 11ortselinkodf has given notice to the
llosposlar Stirliey that Prince 11enschiled is for
the future to superintend the government of the
principalities.
The Mission general had sent four hundred bill
lock waggons to Biteharest to foto+ away the sick
soldiers to rioschimi and Ittisen. The military hes.
',hails were thus emptied for the ineisient, but notices
to quit in four days had liven served upon the occu-
piers sit six large Itionses, their dwellings being
required for lazarettos.
several wana,loao and Msildnvian eatodie„, have
arrived at. Berlin, not being willing to await in their
own country the course of events.
An imperial ukase forbids any young men miller
twenty-one years of age to have this ileminions of
the Czar under any pretence whatever. Wills reran'
to other persons, the facility of travelling in foreign
countries is subject to new restriction's.
The Russian tOovertiment has obtaitieol permission
to navigate the Chinese river .Imour. 'This eiilleVS-
slum throws open the three Manteliou pnerinees, and
shortens by two-thirsts the journey front the Russian
possessions in America to Irklusk.
The l'istrie denies that, Persia will support Riec.ia
in the war with 'l'itikey, its has been stated in soutt•
of the London journals. The %Mlle journal states
Must all il1:01111441011 has broken out in Gripes+ sin
the binders of Turkey.
.1 letter frau Trelazimole, of September gives
some interesting details sin the situation of the sur-
rounding country. 'the city, it says, was well for-
tified, and perfeetly 'wenn+ from any attack by Kea.
The Turkish army ill .Isia Miner was tounerotts, in
excellent order, and well roamnmussicsl. The Russian
tromps sire inferior in nunilier, and sihnswt entirely
eiiiicentratesl 111 Georgia and Cireassia, and the Ines
shin cientnander-in chief, who resides in Tullis, hail
fettled it necessary to send an editor of his staff to
St. Petersburg to demand reinforcements.
BE lINI I • DA.
.li.o.onnts from this island of the 1-111 i Wt. slate
that a malignant fever Lwl loreketi slut sin heard the
conviet hulk Thames, and communicated tos the
treiips iu liarnicks. (hit of lion cemiets only :No
escatoeil the fever. and "se slued. The detaeliment of
the sfith Regiment, consisting of :14 in noun, bad 1 rst.
I oollivers, 110 iiii.ll, Ili women, and many children.
The Sappers and Nliners out of too heel bast II 110'11
Aneing the deaths repoirls'il sirs. the suiting Licit
teionist I iovelb•or, I'1•1111144 Philip 41.1, ('cloned
lboyal Artillery, Captain llarefoott, adjutant, and wife.
lett soldiers were in /104111611, and 1110 1111WIISI! was
!or/weeding speedily and becoming fatal. Medical
assistaiire haol town called for, and was being des
patched feint Halifax.
coilistiel Phillpootts was broodier el the Bisliiip of
Exeter. Ilis I'alll.ll writ, to have embarked Liao
1-;ioglatid son the •:•:010l inst.