The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-16 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Vienna bourse was considerably agitated yes-
tabs. Iry a report that the Russian army had crossed
the l'ruth.
The Berlin Zit. of the 121 i announces the extra-
ortliu.o-y intelligence which it has received through
is cultur channel, that at a Cabinet Council held on
the `.Rh at London, it was resolved by the advisers of
her lit itannic Majesty to furnish Lord Stratford de
Ittdclitre with the most extensive powers, but under
the limitation that the march of Russian troops into
the principalities was nit to be treated as a declara-
tion of war. The Z 4 it. further states that the term
ti td fur the acceptance or rejection of the Russian
uiticcdoni will expire on the 16th, and that it is be.
lit et d that Lord Stratford will advise the Porte to
accept.
The Zeit. is not an official carnal. but, as it is well
known in Germany that Baron Manteuffel is no
stranger to its management, its announcements are
usually received as from a quasi-official source. In
the present instance, however, its statements greatly
need confirmation.
The correspondent of the Trieste Gar.ette writes
from f'onstantinople. on the 30th ult., that all the
functionaries of the Russian Embassy had left the
Capital, and the hotel of the embassy was only kept
by a policeman. Several Russian merchants
bad embarked, during the week, with all their
effects. Preparations for war are made without
ostentation. The Russian Admiral, Korniloff, was
very active on the north of the Danube (which
below Galata is Russian u well as Turkish), and a
new flotilla of 32 gun-boats had arrived with troops.
The Turkish government has not delayed in
taking its measures. On the morning of the 30th
ult., part of the Turkish fleet from the Bosphorus
was sent to the Black Sea. It was thought that part
would remain to defend the entrance of the Bos-
phorus, and that the other part would go towards
Varna and other ports of the Black Sea menaced by
Russian vessels. The fleet consists of 22 sail. At
the arsenal the arming of 12 corvettes and of several
frigates was being pressed on I they were to be
ready to put to sea on the 2nd June. In the course
of the week 140 fiat-bottomed boats conveyed cannon
and ammunition to the fleet and the citadel which
command the Bosphorus. The reserves began to
arrive from all parts. On the 30th ult. a general
review of the troops was passed in the Great Field
by the Sultan and the ministers, and they were
afterwards to proceed to the Military College, to Mu.
tend the examination of the pupils.
On the 29th of May Ali Ghalib Pasha, son d
Redschid Pasha, took his place in the Grand C
with a seat in the councils of the cabinet, a maT:neet
course after the return of his father to power.
A letter from Jamie,- of the 3rd inst. says that
Colonel Sternoff, commandant of the Russian pow
tooneers, had arrived several days before at Ainga,
on the left (Russian) bank of the Pruth.
A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 29th lilt, in
the Military Ga:etts of Prussia, says :—" We are
not yet strong enough on the lcuth to oomamence
hostilities. NVe do not want cavalry in the south,
as there are upwards of 200 squadrons there, with
100 batteries, but the infantry is weak. All this,
however, is useless calculation; since, as long as
the Caar will not have said to his officers on
parade, War, gentlemen,' no one here will believe
in war."

We read in the Paris correspondence of the Inds-
pc:dance Bilge
One word more before quitting the Eastern question. It
is said that a certain agitation is going on in Turkey in the
entourage of Abd-el-finder, and that them is 'median.* of
the fanatical Muralists adopting him u their chief, with
the ulterior intention, in case the Sullen Abdul-11'4Pd
should not devote himself with an ardour safliciently
etclusive to the defence and integrity of the rights of Islam-
ism, of effecting a revolution, and plating the crews on the
bead of the Emir. This is certainly a carious rumour, but,
until teether advice, its asitheatkity must be considered
at lout dosbtfaL