The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-14 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The D4bats publishes the following intelligence,
received in the letters of its own correspondent,
dated Constantinople, Feb. 25 :
The day after Count de Leiningen received the reply of
the Porte, M. d'Ozeroff, chargi d'affsires of Russia, com-
=talented to Flied Effendi a note of M. de Nesselrode,
which complained sharply of the attack which had been
Mob on Montenegro, alter the reiterated declarations of
titi Porte to maintain peace. The Russian minister de-
als/ea in that note that the expedition of Omer Paths, and
the blockade of the coasts of Albania had painfully surprised
the Emperor Nicholas; that the cabinet of St. Petersburg
protected and proclaimed the independence of Montenegro
as afail accompli, which did not require any other conse-
cration. The note also announced the sending of
Colonel Kowalski to Tsetguin (Cettigne). Without
naming Itesehid Pachs, the Russian minister allowed it
to be teen that pleasure was felt at 8.. Petenburg
at his removal. The note declared besides that the
ministers who kept up a bad understanding between the
Ottoman and Russian governments were very culpable, and
assumed a great responsibility on themselves. It was
thought at Constantinople that the measures of Austria
were not taken until after she had consulted the cabinets
of London and Paris, and without being assured of all her
liberty of action as regards Montenegro, but on tho ex-
prose condition of respect.ng the rights of sovereignty
of Turkey. The m in which the dilTers nee be-
tween Austria and the Porte had been settled caused
great dissatisfaction at Constantinople. The facility
with which the Turkish cabinet yielded induced
many persons to ask of what use the expense of keep-
ing up an army could bo when a government sur-
renders to the first suiniums of a foreign power. Tho
conduct of the Minister of War seemed particularly to have
displeased the generals and officers, and several of them
had appeared without their swords in pubic ern monies.
As is already knows,, Prince Roped a of Moldavia
has been obliged, after a grave malady, to cont:sle the seine
of government to a ciuncil composed of the ministers. The
Mitilia cabinet &Neared el:rposed to make this circa:a-

stance a pretelt for occupying the principalities. General
Rudiger, it was said, had been nominated generalitaimo of
the army of the south. The Russian troops assembled in
Bessarabia and the southern provinces were 80,000 in
number, and 80,000 Austrian troops were also on the fron-
tiers of Turkey.
Accounts front Bagdad announced that a Persian corps
d'arssde, had approached the Turkish frontier, towards
Kesbela, and this demonstration was ascribed to the insti-
gation of Russia. On the 24th ult., an aide-de-camp of
Prince MenschikoifL, aide decamp of the Emperor of Russia,
arrived at Constantinople. The prince was expected him-
self on the 28th; he was at Odessa, ready to embark, it
was said. as soon as he should be inf tuned of the departure
of M. de Lavalette, the French ambassador. M. de Lavalette,
on taking lease of the Sultan, received the grand cordon of
the new order of Mediidic. lie also received from the
I prime minister antagnificent Arabian horse. Al. Benedetti,
tint secretary, remains charge d'effaires of France, in the
; absence of the ambassador.