The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-09 00:00:00

THE LEVANT MAIL.

CONSTANIINOPLE, JvNE.2I.

Cartal, a village on the Asiatic shore, opposite to
Prince's Islands, had been completely destroyed by
fire. The Sultan immediately sent Ismail l'asha,
Minister of Commerce, to the spot to provide for tho
relief of tho inhabitants and the reconstruction of the
town.

Ahmed-Veflk Effendi, late commissioner in the
Danubian provinces, has been appointed ambassador
to the court of Teheran.

Count Rechberg, fonnerlT Austrian ambassador to
Brazil, Sweden, and the Frankfort Diet, has been
appointed intcrnuncio at the Porte.
Earthquake shocks continued at Rhodes and Makei.

MALTA, JrLv 2.

translate the following from a private corres-
pondence, which reached me yesterday, by the French
mail from the Levant:

STAMBULL, JtiNE 16:.

" Ahmed Effendi has returned from his mission. The
principalities are evacuated. The Roumanes have received
considerable ainelioration4. The corrit:c has been re-
bought by a land-tax, weighing on the owner and peasants.
A bridle has been placed on the prodigality of employes.
The administration, commerce, public instruction pro-
grmes, thanks to the sage city and firmness of the Ottoman
commissioner, and against the wish of the protecting court.
For the first time the quieksightedness of Russian
diplomacy has been defeated, and, from the vexation of the
employes, their disagreement in action has been fully ex-
posed.
" Duehamel, Luders, and Hasford have been worn out,
and obliged to quit their posts. Ilallikynae is dying of
compressed rage and service paid to the King.
"A campaign is thus gained which does honour to Ahmed
Effendi ; but we must not sleep on our laurels ; we must
labour and persevere to secure the conquest. The ministers
have fully appreciated the merit of the commissioner, and
the reception they gave him is worthy of his courage and
his patriotism. Ahmed Effendi modestly declined the
honour of a Russian decoration. Wallachia and Moldavia
dared not offer other gifts than the words everywhere re-
peated: ' lie has deserved well of his country.'
Sir S. Canning is fully occupied with the railway between
Alexandria and Cairo, on which Abbas Paths is engaged,
an engagement which the Sublime l'orte does not appear
desirous of sanctioning. The English ambassador has had
frequent conferences with the Prince of Samos, both at
Tcrapia and at Arnoutkhal, for he is particularly anxious
that the British government should be satisfied on this
. . . .

"The refugees of OhemlA will leave to-morrow, but the
British ambassador has declined to rise their passports for
England. A rumour is current that M. Oustinoff is about
to succeed M. Tituff, who proceeds on leave; others, how-
ever, maintain that M. Tituff will not accept leave. It is
said hero that Lord Stanley had offered to Sir S. Canning
the post of minister of foreign affairs,intheeventof a change
, of ministry.
"The governor of Transylvania, Prince Schwartzenburg,
has published threatening circulars, by which want of tact
he has disgusted the revolutionary spirits. The brave pre-
pare in defence; the timid will emigrate to Wallachia and
Servia.
"News from Trebizond and Odessa speak of the defeat of
• portion of the Russian troops in the Caucasus. The troops
passed over to Chamil Bey, who, having united them, at-
tacked the Russian General Nestoroff, gut possession of the
fortress of Wodwirensk, and Norwaziuski, and followed the
Russians to Tiflis. The cavalry oa;upied the faubourg of
Kololike. The news is believed to be true.

________ ____.__
" STAMBOUL, J us: E 23.
"The news from Bosnia, brought by the courier to-day,
informs us that no traces of the rebellion exist. All is
- -- • •

" News from Odessa gives a report that 2,000 Russians,
occupying a small isle in the roads of Astrabuta, where the
Russian flotilla of war is allowed to be stationed, have been
suddenly attacked by the Turcomans of Stepes, and put to
the sword ; and that at the same time three Russian men-
' of-war near the island were burned. This is supposed to be
the first symptom of au alliance concluded between Shared
Bey and the furcomans of Stepes, of China, and Bochum.
Some are of opinion that the grandees of these countries
have exercised influence over and driven the Tureounms
Ito action."

Athens dates are to June 28. In the Senate a vote
of censure had been passed on the Minister of War,
M. Spiro Milio, for having unduly disposed of certain
lands.