The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-12 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

BUCHAREST, SLrT. 27.

The Russians have posted strong bodies of troops,
with artillery, at the following poitits on the Ihinube,
at which it is considered the passage of the river
may be effected, viz.: At Bregova, at a point oppo-
site Widdin, at the ford of Arkar-Palanka, at the
ford below Dschibra-Palooka, at a point above the
mouth of the Schyl, at hiss, at Flamunda, at a point
jest to the east of Giurgewo, at a poiut between
Kataritza and Silistria, at a paint seven mike below
Hirsova, and, lastly, at Brailow.

The D4ats relates an episode of the Russian
irruption in its last news from the invaded Principa-
lities. Prince Stirbey, Hospodar of Wallachia,
having applied to Prince Gortschakoff for a trifle
of 60,000 ducats " on account," to afford him means
of paying the army contractors, received no imme-
diate answer to his application. But next day the
' Russian Consul-General, M. Haltchensky, sent in,
per contra, a little bill to the Hoepodar, demanding
payment Of the outstanding contribution assessed ou
the proviuce for the Russian occupation of 1418-50
and the province, it is added, will be obliged to
pa
D,:b.its has also correspondence from Shumla,
stating that the army there was daily increasing and
was full of enthusiasm. The want of of was,
however, felt. The sanitary state of the army was
excellent, which could not be said of the Russian
' army in the Principalities, where sickness and a de-
ficiency of rations were making great ravages among
the Russian troops, and where desertion was cer-
tainly taking place. Very lately a Russian captain
and a number of soldiers attempted to pass over the
river to the Turks with arms and baggage ; they
were, however, arrested. The captain was poisoned,
and the soldiers shot.
The fulluwing letter, from ono of our own corre-
spondents, contains some particulars not mentioned
in that of the same date published yesterday :
CONSTANTINOPLE, sari.. 26.
On learning that the Czar had rejected the Porte's
modification of the note, M. de Bruck communicated
this untoward circumstance to the Divan without
delay, but intimated that there were still hopes of
an amicable arrangement, and that the Emperor of
Austria would use all his efforts and influence with
the Czar to effect that object, at their approaching
meeting at Olmutz.
The Internuncio, however, availed himself of this
opportunity to urge the adoption of the Vienna
project in its original shape, as a prompt and ready
solution of this interminable question. The repre-
sentativesof the allied powers also, it is understood,
held the same language, and endeavoured to impress
at least on the ministers the necessity of continuing
the negotiations, and that diplomacy offered to the
Porte above all other means the best chances of a
favourable issue from her present embarrassment.
Iteschid Pacha, it appears, received these counsels
in the spirit which dictated them, but observed with
deep discouragement that he and the other members
of the cabinet who shared his opinions were utterly
unable any longer to contend with public opinion,l
and with an overwhelming majority in council—and
that the smallest attempt at further concession would
lead to other complications, perhaps to the overthrow
of the present ministry—a circumstance fraught
with danger to the best interests of his country at
the present juncture.
A conference took place at the French palace, Perk
on Friday, 23rd inst., between the representatives of
the allied powers, at which, however, if I am rightly
informed, Lord Rcdcliffe did not assist.

The French rear-admiral, Barbier du Tinan, is
here on board the Gomer, and commands the
steam squadron of the combined fleets in port, and
which, as you are aware, came up from Besika during
the fete of the Bairam, on the requisition of the French
and English ambassadors.
Advise from Shumla mention that twenty de-
serters have lately arrived at the camp of Omer
Paths; and according to their statement, cholera,
dysentery, and pernicious fever are daily thinning
the ranks of the Russian forces. Three millions of
francs have passed through Bucharest as a provision
for their pay.
The garrisons of Ibraila and Galatz have received
considerable reinforcements of artillery, and the third
corps dartnee, cantoned in Bessarabia, has been
ordered to advance by slow marches.
The Duke of Ncmours arrived lately at Shumla,
and was received by Omer Pacha with most distin-
guished attention and respect. Reschid Pacha,
the quartermseter-general, has just returned to Con-
stantinople from a visit to the camp, and assures me
that he was perfectly astonished at the order, dis-
cipline, and admirable tents* of the Turkish forces--
amounting at the present moment, in all, to above
180,000 men. Three steam-frigates started on the
23rd to bring up from Syria a further reinforce-
ment of 10,000 men. Reschid Pacha has, moreover,
assured me that there has not been a single instance
of escape or desertion throughout the whole Turkish
army ; that their health is excellent t and that, not-
withstanding the efforts used to pervert them, the
whole Christian population along the Danube is
animated by sentiments of devoted attachment and
loyalty to their sovereign.
Other accounts from Constantinople of the same
date state that according to letters from the
Russian camp Russia is meditating a winter cam-
paign, as she calculates on the speedy disorganisation
of the Ottoman army, on insurrections and troubles
of every kind, and even on a revolution ; and, above
all, on the impalpability of the Anglo-French squa-
dron doing anything. Her intention was to march
on Adrianople, and thence towards the Dardanelles,
as in 1828—fine projects, but made without count-
ing on the opposition Russia would encounter in the
bravery of the Ottoman army. The relations between
the Hospodan and the English and French Consuls
have been resumed. The Harder of Moldavia has
acted in this instance, as in all others, as a loyal and
faithful Prince. The reply of the Hospodar of Walla-
chia is less explicit; nevertheless, it is believed that
Prince Stirbey better advised, and acting on hie
own good settee, will return to a policy more salutary
to the country and to hinamlL To the Duke of
i Nemours, who s now journeying with his brother-
in-law, the Prince of Coburg, the eastern public at-
tributes designs above those of an amateur. It is
pretended that his massage with the Princess of
Coburg has rendered the Emperor Nicholas favour-
able to him, and the Holstein-Gottorps are allied to
the Coburg;. It is again stated that General Pan-
jutin is to command a corps of 70,000 men, who are
to traverse Semis and proceed to Mehi; and that it
is only then that Austria will throw off the mask and
send her troops in the direction of Pristine, under the
orals of the Ban Jellachich. Tines rumours,
improbable as they may be, have obliged the
Ports W argantse the defence of the Herzegovine of
and of the whole line of the Austrian fron-
terfakftess battalions of regular troops are now in
the two provisoes, under the orders of Arni Poch*,
who has his hood quarters at Boma Send. Ibrahim
Pasha rallies the reeirve at Pristine, and the whole
of the Redib and the Bashi-bouzonks of Bosnia and
of Arnaoutlik, have received orders to join the
banner of these general officers. Izzet Pacha, one of
the most remarkable and most distinguished Mashies
among the servants of the Sultan, goes to Belgade.
The assurances given by the Serb Kapott Kichaia to
the Porte are in effect, that any invasion by Austria
would be repulsed, and that 100,000 combatants
would rally under the Ottoman banner if the Porte
were forced to make war against Austria.
Last week a Vienna paper published a letter from
Bucharest stating that hostilities had commenced on
the Danube, a body of redifs having crossed the
river and plundered a Wallachian village. The
Berlin Zeit, in repeating the intelligence, stated that
it had particular reason for believing in its accuracy.
The following are the facts on which the statement
was founded : The Russian garrison of Bucharest
was alarmed on the 24th of September by a report
that a number of Turks had passed the Danube at
Zimnitza. Prince Gortachakoff instantly sent orders
to a regiment of cavalry stationed in that direction
to march upon the place, and also set in motion a
regiment of infantry of the Bucharest garrison. In
the meantime the Cossack officer, with his 30 men,
had precipitately left Zimnitza, and had retreated
four leagues into the country without stoppinao
convince himself that the Turks really had landed.
In consequence two feldjtigers were immediately de-
spatched to St. Petersburg and Warsaw with the
false intelligence, and six hours afterwards two more