The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-15 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Trieste Gazette publishes intelligence from
Constantinople of the 29th ult. The arrival of the
Greek patriarch from Jerusalem, it is said, had
created a great sensation. The minister of Russia
was discontented with the latest arrangement with
respect to the Sanctuaries, and had invited the
Greek Patriarch to carry the keys of the church at
Bethlehem to Constantinople. The patriarch had
accordingly placed them in the hands of the minis-
ter. M. Ozerow had declared to the Divan that his
government would protect the rights of the inhabi-
tants of Jerusalem, members of the Greer church.
The French government, disinclined to concede any
of the advantages it kad gained, was disposed to treat
directly with Russia respecting the Holy Places.
Such is the statement of the Trieste Gazette.

Letters from the Dalmatian coast ;Zte that no
new engagements had taken place, Omer Peelle
laving Promised a cessation of hostilities, for the
purpose of giving the Montenegrins time to non-
/Mil the cders contained in his proclamation.

THE OVERLAND MAIL.
CHINA.

The Or, riani Friend of China contains the follow- I
ing account of recent events in the interior of the '
CelcAtial Empire :
Tan " Ressi.tion."—From the reports which lave ,
reached us, we inter that Sii, having been left to eaereise his
own discretion, has, by instilling a portion of his own energy
' into the officers who act under his orient, obtained owe
decided advantages over the " rebels" than any of the
in , special comti-imen deputed by the Court of Peking; and
Lis threats against those who turn and firs ere not USN
NOpt, words. for it is said that, as examples to others, he
has caused several such cowards to be executed, owe of them
b ins a mandarin of the second elms
1 Tke Pelsisq Gitsigges of October 11 and 12 metals an ee-
-1 count of the attack on Chang-she Fe, to whisk we suppose
the rumour prevailing last month of the esphere of the city
itself is to be attributed ; but from dm Gan given, the
! event is N he placed prior to Sis seems above reported,
' and may be mother version of the ahem 711111,011/11. The
account in the (Audis is given as *joist dogma ken Lo
Yau-lieu, Pea Ki-pau, and Loh Pigtails.", dm IBA of
whom is the Governor of lie-nan, thiesessmi a Meter-Ge-
neral, and the ant a subordinate commieskeme tee affairs is
that province. They report that about the 14th of Sep-
tember the insurgents cam up against the city of Chang-
sha Fe in many bands, and that Sal-ehang•sh and Ching
Liuh-tsai sent forth bodies of troops to oppose them. The
imergents mined towards the south gate of the city, and the
imperialists countermined from within the city, and laved
the walls, besides destroying all the powder laid
in the mine by the iwurgents. A sortie was
also made, which drove them from their pat, killing
300 or 400 men; but the enemy gained some advaatagaa
elsewhere, which probably made up for this. Ois the 11kb
of September they commenced cannonading, and destroyed
several fathoms of the city wall by shot, end thou, ley the
=clitoris ism, "the more these banditti came on the more
then were of them, and they gradually came near in fell
force, trying to carry the city wall by one united onset;
but our *room courageously shot their mason and flre-
arrows (rockets ?), and threw down spars and stones upon
them. When the danger was imminent their Excellencies
Sai and Ching sent the Yen-van contingent with other re-
I inforeementa, 900 mos in aU, and thus restored the swum
of the day, so that the bends were repulsed."