The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-26 00:00:00

ITHE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN ASIA MINOR.
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The mail from Constantinople of the 16th brings
word that the Russian general appeared to have sud-
denly abandoned the siege of Kam, although he was
in the vicinity with a force of 30,000 men. Letters
from Trebisonde state that Kars, if properly pro-
visioned, might with its present garrison hold
out till the winter. The city is defended by
three citadels, connected with one another, a
doable creneUated wall, flanked with towers and
six bastions. The mamelon Kszodagh, which
commands the fortress, is fortified, as well as the
outwork opposite to it, called Tessin. General
Muravieff has chosen the south-east side of the city
for his attack, and so gained the strategetio advantage
of cutting off the communication with Erseraum. It

is said that Kars is only provisioned for forty days.
Supposing Kars taken, the Russian army would pro-
bably advance on Newsroom by the two parallel roads
which meet near Khorasan; it would, however, first
have to poems itself of the defiles of Khasi Mahar
and Raman Kale. Tice latter town is built on a bill,
and consists of the fortress and four suburbs. It has
a citadel and four outworks, which are said to be
well armed and served. Letters from Constan-
tinople state that troops are constantly leaving
for l'rebisonde ; and it is natural to sup-
pose that the presence of Omer Pacha is
the capital is connected with the measures to be
taken for the defence of the Asiatic territory of the
empire. Two months ago no fact relating to the
Russian army was better authenticated than that the
army of trans-Cancesia was in no condition to carry on
an independent campaign. The changed attitude of
Austria has, however, set at liberty more troops than
Roma can well maintain in the Crimea, and enabled
the Cur to reinforce the army in Asia. General
Muravieff has probably anticipated the actual junc-
tion of these troops with his army, in order to divert
some of the reinforcements of the allies from the

THE REVOLT OF THE

On the subject of the revolt of the Bitshi-Buouks
the following details, under date of Constantinople,
12th, are published by the Semaphore of Massillon :

TIM town of this Dardanelles is, solo speak, M a state of
siege. ♦ carps of Bashi-Bamako in the pay of the English,
and forming part of the troops commanded by General
Hutson, broke into Mesas, violated woman, assassinated
people in the streets, and committed each horrible mosses
of all kinds, that the inhabitants left the place and aban-
doned it to pillage. General Hutson bevies at length de-
termined to punish them bandits, and having arrested
some of them, their comrades demanded their re-
lease. Upon the general's refusal to comply with
their requisition, they left the town in a body, die.
paned themselves in the open country, end threatened to
return to barn the town and kill everybody they might find
in it. Bows squadrons mat in pursuit of the rebels failed to
nest with thus. The general has deelared the town in a
slate of siege. The bosses sad shops are shut up. A Turkish
division sad two deld•plues have been asked for by the
governor, in order to defend the Dardanelles against a por
sible attack by the Bashi-Basonks. The frigates Zume-
aide and Tisiphose have approached the plass, to afford aid
in can of need. Bach was the state of things ma the 7th, the
data of the latest news.

The last telegraphic despatches must refer to events
of which these above narrated were but the precursors.

BY FIRE.

We stated yesterday, on the authority of the Echo
de Most Blanc, of the 20th, that on the 19th instant
a fire at Chamounix burnt down 26 houses and three
hotels. On the same subject we are favoured with
the following commo by Mr. Albert Smith :
Itaptiaa Hall, Welaaaday evening.
The following distrunisi intelligens, has been rewind
by Yr. Albert Smith, ham (ham, this anemias
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•' On Friday 'morning, at 3 °Week, the Ire broke out is
the Hotel d'Aagletem, sad, despite every exertion, 22
houses had bean °costumed.

" The Souls d'Asiletern, de Landau, end de la Con-
roeu ere bond down, besides 19 hum Wale.' to the
poorer inhabitants.

The old Hotel (Males has been saved by sebtratiat it
with water, whieb readers it for the present uninhabitable.
The new Hotel Royal de has become the refuge at
every one, as abo the mall Hotel du Nord.

"No lives have bees lore, bat there have beau sad mei-
doses. An eprwitaess describes the state NI agonising.
Half the village, isaladlag part of the char* has beak
burst, sad a peal amount of property destroyed.

" • sabseriptics has been already set ea to by the
Ideglisli raglans, Mr. Ferryman, and by Dr. Melia, who
wee at Chew/mai at the tine. These mamma were very
active is giving relief to the wretched Mirrors, sad is
aiding to extinguish the Ire. The wiad was very high, sag
a Mora was ragtag all the time.,,
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Lord Pismire, writing to the Birmingham Gnu-
Maas, states that he is set disposed to pores say altere-
d= is the existing law rep:ding the wives of soldiers.
Every endomay, he says, is made by the goverassent to
dissearsge (while they 'mate privet) the marriage of
soldiers. It is his liedship's intention, however, to entonit
to her Majesty that a told alleviate be ranted to all ed•
dive employed on Wive genies in the dad against an
mew, by which mesas sash soldier will have the power
of more easily providiag, tea orals attest, tog the
manse et 1r temily."