The Press.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

SPAIN.

M. Cahlemn de la Bares, the Spanish Minister at
Washington, has written to accept the portfolio for
lo'oreign Affairs which the Queen had offered him,
and will leave America upon his return to Madrid
without delay.

MOROCCO.
The Kabilas of Morocco have risen in insurrection;
through the discontent caused by the imposts laid on
them, and particularly the obligation to deliver up
the skins of all the cattle killed there. The Em •
peror, it is stated, had tried to pacify the insurgents,
but had been compelled to retire to Mequinez, and
had sent for troops from Tangiers, Tetuan, and other
parts.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The decision of the l'orte upon the mediatory pm'
position of the four powers is still awaited with much
impatience. Meanwhile the intelligence received
from Constantinople, which continues to speak of
the war fever in Turkey, and the extent of the pre-
parations ti►r hostilities, is destitute of interest. Let •
term received in Paris from St. Petersburg, and dated
the sth inst., state that on the Ist orders were givers
to suspend all movements of the Russian troops in
the provinces of the. Danube, and on the 4th an order
was sent to the General-in .Chief to put an end to all
demonstrations having a character of permanent
occupation. This news, hcarever, requires con-
firmation.

A military execution took place in the Russian
imp was saw anus* the frontier. General
taadmmised Captain Milklssefhki to be shot.
W the ezassiks unsasdiatsly took place. The
woo of this severity is a mystery. The culprit was
•MO of good family, and the brother of an officer
Omani to the service of the Princess of Leuchten-

• him* Menschikoll has declared the coast of Cir-
• cassia, from Naopa to Sukam-Kale, in a state of
siege, with a view toprevent the importation of arms.
A despatch from Smyrna, of the :Ird, says--" The
Ciresuisians have taken by storm the ltussian fort
Charpuk- Kale."

In 1te.04, Turkey, with her raw undisciplined levies,
beat Leek the first invading army of Russia, and although
in the ensuing spring she was worsted by an immense
• army of Russian veterans, headed by the Emperor himself,
• yet the Turks are coureled by the recollection of the over-
whelming disparity of forces at that time. In IMf2D the
Turkish artillery• amounted to 30 field•pieces ; in 1863 the
number of field•pieeus in the camp at Schmula alone
amounts to 280. In 182 W the whole force of su.called dis-
ciplined troop. amounted to about 2b,000 men, who had
nut been under arms many months. At this time there
are $O,OOO regulars and 30M00 irregulars concentrated in
Hamada. The Egyptian soldiers are arriving, and as the
preparations c►ntinue, and lava daily more formidable,
the alternative is presented to a people not unmindful of
their earlier military history, either to disband their army,
brought together at an enormous outlay of treasure, and
thus prepare themselves for future encroachments and in•
tend disorders, or by a bolder policy take the chance of
inflicting a blow on their aggressor, and recovering some
of their ancient prestige.

THE CAPE.

By the General Screw Steam-shipping Company's
ship Harbinger, news from the Cape to July 7th has
arrived. The intelligence is of some interest.
Ow* to the great inducements thrown out by the
gold-fields of Australia, many persons were leaving,
End all kinds of merchandise commanded extraordi•

nary prices.
General Cathcart had announced his assumption of
the dike, conferred upon him by her Majesty in
April last, of " High Commissioner for the settling and
as ustment of the territories► in Southern Africa, ad-
jacent or contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern
frontier of the Cape colony." Sir George Russell
Clerk and Mr. Owen had also entered upon the du
ties assigned to them as assistant commissioners to
his excellency for these important purposes.

The complete re-establishment of peace had en-
abled the farmers on the frontier districts to return
'with confidence to their farms, and agricultural
operations were resumed with spirit—sheep-farming
in particular.
Ou the Ist of July the order in council establishing
the new constitution was duly promulgated ; and
steps have already been taken, in all parts of the
colony, for carrying the measure into operation. The
inhabitants have entered with alacrity upon the ex-
ercise of their new privileges.
The tribes beyond the colony appeared to ho peace-
fully disposed. Of the Kahn+ little was now heard,
but they were gradually settling down upon the tern -
tory assigned to them by General Cathcart. Some
unwillingness was at first reported on the part of the
younger and inferior chiefs, but Saudilli and Maco►uo
having surrendered the arms demanded of them, and
given the " word " for peace, hostilities have ceased
at suddenly as they commenced; and the Caika
tribes, lately so formidable, are now spoken of as ex-
cellent customers to the traders iu their neighbour-
heal.

Two important Government notices had appeared.
One announces a regulation for preventing Tam-
bookies from entering the colony without passes
from persons authorised to grant them, on pain of
imprisotunent with light labour, and the imposition
of a fine on the chiefs to whose community the in-
truder may belong. The other provides in detail
for the support of armed men, on all the frontier
farms lately granted, or to be granted, on quit-rent.
The Harbinger is the first of the company's regu-
lar line of steamers which has accomplished the
return voyage from Australia. She left Port _Phillip
on May 22nd, bringing 73 passengers, the heaviest
moil ever known from the colony, and gold-dust, in-
cluding the private hoards of the passengers, esti-
mated to be worth from 0414 1,4 NN V. to 71 N 1,4 N SU. Her
news from Australia has been anticipated by the
overland mail.