The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-11 00:00:00

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frigate was gartered, and the eneliases. _
awith* spat aambesaf-th•Agese, were ...._
.by the Rumbas. They wines taken to
sad thighs transpereed to Moms. Al-
engilasehrieese the Ruffians ef effiesewthey
neseitreated as ocisalln Russian anew that is moat
shaustally, being kept in strict confinement and
with the allowance el 8, copecks silver, or 3d. per
Eau. Os their arrival at Odessa the consul-general
cogusented the facts to the authorities there, and re-
quired that the chief engineer, at least, should be
treated as an officer and a gentleman, but to all hie
remonstrances the authorities turned a deaf ear, and
it wee said intended to march them all 80 miles
into the interior on foot. The: consul-general has
reported this case to our ambassador at St. Petersburg
whose remonstrances have been most energetic, but
it would appear that they have met with as little
respect as those of the consul-general. Were the
authorities to acknowledge the rank of the officers,
it would cost them twice 81 copecks, or the lugs
sum of sixpence per diem : hence one reason far auk
atrocious conduct; but another is the inalevoisese of
Prince Menschikoff, whose mind is so constituted as
to be incapable of generous actions, and who evi-
dently feels a singular pleasure in venting his spleen
against the English for having thwarted his objects.
The chief engineer in question is the chief engi-
neer of the Pacha of Egypt's dockyard at Alexan-
drine, well known to many of the officers of her Ma-
jesty's steam-vessels and to those of the Peninsular
and Oriental Company, for the facilities he was
always ready to afford where assistance was required
in cases of derangement of machinery, &o. Now,
when it is considered that within a fur days
of the time when the chances of an us-
equal war threw these unfortunate gentlemen
into the power of the Russians, a Rumba
frigate was actually being repaired by ILK-
HA engineers, and that shamefully, too, in one of
her Majesty's dockyards ; such conduct in return is,
to say the least of it, most dastardly, and shows that
l the Russian authorities in executing the piratical de-
of their master carry out their work in the true
spirit of the profession, and, as usual, wreak a miss-
Table revenge on their unfortunate prisoners.
But have not these men been betrayed into their
ieent dilemma by the English government?
When language is used over and over again,
sub as " that her, Majesty's ministers intend
to maintain the independence of Turkey intact
sad in all its integrity," was it not reasonable
for these gentlemen, officers in the service of a
eassesin of the Sultan, to suppose when they left the
Egyptian waters with his fleet last August that their
remaining in that service would meet the approval
of their own government, and that a part of the sup-
port to be rendered towards the maintenance of the
integrity of Turkey was not that an English fleet
should look on at the operation of the Turkish fleet
being sunk and destroyed by a superior force of the
enemy? Is not the fleet to be considered ea Weird
part of a nation ? and until December, UMW wadi
any Englishman have believed that his government
could have held the language they have and then
allow an English fleet to lie quietly by while that of
her ally was destroyed?

int Court.
WINDSOR, JAN.IO.

The dinner party yesterday included the Duchess
of Hint, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lady in Waiting to the
Roche's of Heat, Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Eliza.
bath Grey, the Right Hon. H. and Lady Mary Labouchere,
and Sir George Coulter.
The band of the First Life Guards attended in the Castle
during dinner and performed the following compositions:
Overtare—" Feet"
tvalare—.4 La nemitive" ..... SIMMS*
Terretto—" Prophets"
Gahm .. .. ...
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the
evening, and played
ilinfonia—. Brehm" Alley* eat trio, Enrols
fewer., &keno, Trio, and Marl* Beethoven
The Queen walked in the Home-park this morning.
Prince Albeit went out shooting.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger
members of the Royal Family took their usual exercise.
Earl Spencer strived from London to-day, had an au-
dience of her Majesty, sad received his wand of Ales on
being appointed Lord Steward of the Household. His
Lordship remains on a visit.
The Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount and Viseguntess Sydney,
sad Lord and Lady Bloomfield, have been Invited, and are
szpeeted this afternoon.

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
Downiug-street, yesterday afternoon. The ministers
present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Rus-
sell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke
of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount
Palmerstoa, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of New-
castle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James
Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council
sat four hours.

The Greek Minister transacted banana yesterday at the
Foreign-office, Downing-street.
The Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town yesterday morning
to attend the Cabinet Comma. The noble earl returned to
Windsor Castle in the everting.
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in tows yesterday
morning from his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts.
Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morning,
to 'attend the Cabinet Council, from his seat, Broadlands,
Hants.
The Right lion. Sidney Herbert arrived in town yester-
day, from Wilton-house. near Salisbury.
Despatches were received at the Colonial-ollice yesterday
from the Governor of ....mad..
A deputation from the Protestant Alliance bad an Inter.
view with the Earl of Clarendon en Monday at the Foreign-
dace to present a memorial agreed to at a public meeting
of that body lately held on the subject of religious liberty
of British protestant' in foreign c 4latries. The deputation
consisted of the Earl of Shaftesbury. the Hon. A. Kinnaird,
M.P., Mr. T. Chambers, M.P., Sir J. D. Peal, Bart., Hoa.
Captain Maude, Captain J. Trotter, Admiral Vernon Har-
court, General Whiles, Mr. T. L. Donaldson, Mr. T.
O'Malley. Q.C. Rev. Dr. Cumming, Mr. J. Cook Evens,
Rev. W. Chilies", Rev. Dr. Thomson, Mr. J. Brag's,
Mr. J. C. Bigg. Rev. Dr. Dinner, Rev. T. Nolan, Mr. J.
Hallam, Mr. R. J. Snaps, Rev.W. C. Rule, Mr. J. Shim.,
Mr. R. B. Seeley, Mr. John Macgregor, and Captain
Gibers'.

ALGIERS.

The Algiers journals give details of a decided
advantage pined, oa December 21, by Si-Haman, an Arab
chief in the service of France, over the insurgent popula-
tions in the neighbourhood of Ouargla. Learning that
some dissension had arisen amongst the hostile chiefs, be
conceived that a good opportunity presented itself of strik-
ing a decisive blow amongst them. In eonsequence he tent
'word of his intention to the French military commandant,
filiamemilds Buell, quartered at Gereville, and this latter
Maas p kie column in movement to support the Arab
weep, mossesary. Si. Hanes, on arriving at Mimics, learn-
ed that the Cheriff, who was at the head of the insurgents,
was absent in another direction, and, in consequence, he
proceeded at once against the encampment of the hostile
tribes, then left comparatively defenceless. The Cheriff,
however, soon beard of Si-liamea's intention, sad en-
deavoured to intercept his passage. A combat issued,
which would appear to have been • warm one, as Si-
Hams% finding his men shaken by the attack of the
enemy, and half inclined to fiy, caused them to dismount
from their horses, and fight hand-to-band with the Chuff 's
troops. in the end, the victory declared against the in-
surgent tribes, who took to light, and Si. Hamsa
receives the seme day the submission of a con-
siderable number of these populations. One of the prin-
cipal chiefs of the Cheriff, named EI-Hadj-Taytb.al-
Mahidi, was killed in the action, and another,
Ben-Naeer-bea-Clsora, was badly wounded with • ball
in the lower pert of the stomach. Si-Hamsa has taunt en
immense booty, consisting of 1,000 camels, and a largo Rua-
ber of sheep. The Governor-General, on bearing of this
encase, ordered the column of Ossunandent Vkisensome•
sistiog of 600 infantry, 160 to cavalry, i Marsh
horsemen, to advisee from 81-lisle, to still farther subpart
Eh-Hames, and dhouloil dm diems in ammand of the
oolumai of Biskra sad reseed& sled to sit the Weirs&
troops, should any necessity arise fee *sir &sing so.
" Thus," says the Algiers journals, in iglisaa aessuotof
these operations, • the capture at teertestse
gloriously the easerks of 1863, as that WINO had
terminated that of leis!."

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