The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1853.

RUSSIA ANI) TURKEY.

The intelligence which wu receive from Vienna,
while confirming the pacific announcement of the
..Voniteur, shows the necessity of construing it in the
narrowest sense. Several inferences which seemed
fairly deducible from the statement of the Moniteur
are already destroyed. The " note" accepted by the
Czar is not the joint proposition of the four powers,
but the Austrian note, containing the project which
was to serve as a model in the construction of these
propositions. So that, in fact, the Czar has not taken
any engagement towards the western powers, but
has merely expressed his sentiments with reference
to a certain scheme. This is, doubtless, a great point
gained in the interest of peace, and augurs well for
the favourable progress of the remaining negotia-
tions, but it is impossible not to regret that the fact
was not fairly stated in the first instance either in
the Moniteur or by our owe ministers.
Our Vienna correspondent writes :—" The question
has often been raised whether the propositions of the
powers include the immediate evacuation of the prin-
cipalities by Russia. I believe I may state without
liability to correction, that they do not express that
condition in a formal manner. A little consideration
will suffice to show that such a demand could not be
put forward under the circumstances in the first
instance, and that its omission is in no way pre-
judicial to the interests of justice. It is to be
remembered that the strife between Russia and Tur-
key is about a convention to be signed by
the Porte, and rights to be gran•ed to the
Emperor of Russia. The Emperor said that he
would have the convention and the rights which he
demanded or occupy the principalities. Upon the
refusal of the Porte he kept his word, and pro-
claimed that he would hold Moldo-Wallachia as a
" material guarantee" until he should receive the
moral guarantee which ho demanded. The Czar
having thus far proved himself a plain man of his
word, the negotiators at this capital are compelled
to take the quarrel on the ground where he has
placed it. In accordance with the Czar's
assurance they have assumed that he
has only sent his troops there to compel
the compliance which the I'orte refused to Prince
Menchikoff, and consequently that when he shall
have been satisfied by the Porte on the subject of the
protection which he seeks to exercise over the Greeks
of Turkey, hy will evacuate the territory which his
generals now hold. For this reason the evacuation
has not figured among the postulata sent to St.
Petersburg, but it is not the less a sine qua non with
the powers which befriend Turkey, and when once
the main question shall have been settled, nothing
will hinder the time and circumstance of the retire-
ment of the Russian troops from becoming the sub-
ject of diplomatic rcqui ement."
A correspondence from Bucharest of the 23rd
states that M. de Berthemy, an attache of the French
embassy at Constantinople, had arrived there on a
special mission to Wallachia.

Prince Vogoridis, the representative of the Hospo-
tlar of Moldavia at Constantinople, left that city, on
the 23th, for France.
A letter from Bucharest of the 24th ult. states
that the consuls of the foreign powers were not to
quit the country, as had been reported. They had
discontinued official relations with the government
of the reigning prince, but kept up friendly rela-
tions with him, in the interest of the subjects of their
respective governments.
A letter from St. Petersburg of the 23th ult. men-
tions the arrival there of an envoy extraordinary of
the Shah of Persia. He was attended by a nume-
rous suite, and accompanied by a nephew of Prince
liolgorouki, the Russian ambassador at' eheran.

Accounts from Cronatadt of the 25th ult. state that
the 3rd division of the Russian Baltic fleet had just
returned into port, and the Commauder Admiral
Epanisohin had been summoned to St. Petersburg.
The `tad division, which was at Kraisnaiagorke, had
also received orders to return. The first division,
which had not yet gone to sea, bad citified its preps
rations.

The 13.000 Egyptian troops are to form the gar-
rison of Constantinople, in place of the Guards, who
are to go to Schumla. The Porte has contracted
with Armenian merchants for the subsistence of the
new forces.

The Russian papers state, that the Emperor, on
occasion of the report presented to him stating the
rapid advances of the troops into the Principalities,
had published an order of the day, expressing his
thanks to all the officers concerned, and according a
gratuity of two roubles to every private. These
pecuniary gratuities, which are so often bestowed on
the troops, are never paid down to them, but go to a
fund, from which the soldier on quitting the service
receives in a lump all that he has become entitled to
during the time he served. In case of death it
is paid to his heirs.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 25.
The Hoapodars have been recalled as a matter of
principle, but it is difficult to say whether, under the
present circumstances, they may be in a position to
comply with the orders of the Porte. The French
and English Consuls, it is said, have received in-
structions from Lord Radcliffe and M. de Lacour, to
lower their flags, and cease to act officially for the
present, but remain till further orders at their posts,
for the protection of their national interests.
Gen. Oortchakoff has addressed a letter to Res-
chid Pacha, the same in substance as his proclama-
tion, but urging, moreover, the necessity of strict
military discipline on all sides, and the danger of the
slightest collision between the Russian and Turkish
forces. The Prince arrived at Jassy in his travelling
carriage, and was received by the Hospodar and a
deputation of Boyards with "pomp and circum-
stance," and lodged at the hotel of the Minister of
the Interior. The Russian troops, via Skulanie,
reached that town in the utmost misery and exhaus-
tion. They thronged in overwhelming numbers to
private dwellings in search of food and shelter,
having been exposed during the day's march to a
scorching sun, and drenched with rain, which, to-
wards evening, poured in torrents.
Our preparations continue with the utmost vigour
and activity. It is really difficult to describe the
warlike ardour of the fleet, the army, and of the en-
tire Mussulman population—all firmly resolved to de-
fend to the last the national honour. Never at
any period, in modern times, has the Porte
assumed so formidable an attitude. An intelligent
French officer in the government servicce assured
me, that in case of war, the Russians will find their
enemy in numbers, courage, and discipline, far dif-
ferent from the 27 raw battalions which so long and
at times so effectually resisted them during the last
war. The army of the Danube consists at present
of above a hundred thousand chosen men, and is quar-
tered between Schumla, Rustchuk, Sistowa, and Wid-
diu. A council of war is to be permanently held at
Varna; and my advice. of the 21st instant state
that Omer Pacha and several other officers of dis-
tinction were expected there on that day. The same
letter confirms the accounts of much sickness and in-
termittent fever ravaging the Russian forces in con-
sequence of the inundation of the Danube. Colonel
Neale, it appears, is permanently settled at Schumla.
Still rumours of a pacific settlement at the eleventh
hour will no doubt have reached you. Here, at least,
as mentioned in my letter of the 15th inst., they are
gaining daily some degree of consistence and proba-
bility. It appears quite certain that the Russian
cabinet has intimated to Austria that her mediation
would not be unacceptable. M. de Bruck, the In-
ternuncia, has consequently received instructions
from his government to make in this sense the re-
quisite overtures to the Porte, after having
communicated this matter to his colleagues.
Hence the utmost activity has been observable in
the diplomatic circle for several days, and they have
spared no efforts to impress on the Ottoman minis-
try an object of such vital importance. The repre-
sentatives of France and England, moreover, seeing
that Russia considers the presence of the combined
fleets at Besika as a hostile demonstration, have pro-
posed to withdraw them as soon as the Russian
troops consent to evacuate the provinces and cross the
Pruth. This proposition, it is to be hoped, will be
favourably received at St. Petersburg. Reschid
Pacha, in this instance, manifested the same spirit of
conciliation, and deference to the opinions of the
ambassadors which has distinguished him through-
out in these arduous transactions. A first council
has been held, and the following resolution adopted,
in reference to the proposed Austrian intervention.
' A noto is to be addressed to Count Nessclrode,
having for ostensible object to protest evilest the occu-
pation of the provinces, but evincing at the same time
a willingness on the part of the Sultan
and his ministry to arrive at any solution
of the difficulty, which might eatisfy the Russian

. cabinet, without infringing on the rights and dig-
! nity of the Porte. Mutual concession was to form
the basis of this document--a sort of middle term--
. approaching, on the one hand, Prince 31enchikod's
last demand, and. on the other, to the reply of the
Ottoman government. The draft is to ho sent to
Aril Effendi, the Turkish minister at Vienna, who,
after having submitted it to the consideration of the
Austrian cabinet, was to devise means, jointly with
the representatives of England, France, and Russia,
for transmitting it without delay to St. Petersburg.
The best means of effecting this, it is supposed here,
would be to despatch the Turkish Secretary of Lega- !
tion at Vienna, provided a passport can be obtained,
and which, perhaps, may be attended with some
diffi-
cultyp. The note, it is said, will be framed immediately
by Iteschid Pucha, and if approved in council, and by
the Sultan, sent by express to Vienna.
Naha ex-Minister of Finance, in conse-
quence of connivance with Migurdijth,: the notorious
Armenian banker, has been condemned by the tri-
bunals to pay tour millions and a half into the'
Treasury.
The Ajaino, war steamer, arrived here on the 22nd
instant, with despatches for the French and English
Ambassadors, and laden with 15,0q0 muskets fur the
Turkish government. Five and thirty thousand
more are on the way.
The Egyptian fleet and army are not yet come,
but hourly expected.
Another French Post steamer arrived yesterday
with 13.000 muskets more, and several French ()di-
cers, it is said, to join the army.
On Saturday, 11 p.m., the Chaptal started with
despatches for France, England, and St. Petersburg.