The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-13 00:00:00

THE LEVANT.

We have received the following letters from our cor-
respondents. The dates are, Malta, Nov. 2 ; Athens,
Oct. 28.

MALTA, Nov. 2.

Her Majesty's steamer Ardent returned on tie 29th free
Tunis and the Bisertu, to which latter place she had gone
upon the report of the consular agent there, to Sir Thomas
Reade at Tunis, that some valuable spars of the late Avenger
had been picked up on the coast. It turned out that the
valuable spars consisted of a broken forayer:lam and some
pieces of wood that might have been part of env vessel, as
they could not be identified. The span brought by the Ar-
dent are about 2s. in value—the coals consumed to bring
them 1401., without calculating the lots of a jolly boat
washed away from the Ardent's stern in a gale of wind, and
sundry other expenses, amounting altogether to 2001.!
The Neapolitan physician has this day. decided that the
disease now prevalent amongst the soldiers is not the cholera.
I mentioned in one of my previous letters that the 69th had
been removed from Fort St. Elmo, the only place in which
the disease existed, to other quarters ; but, contrary to all
idea of sense and humanity, the 2nd battalion of the 44th
were marched in from Senglea, a regiment perfectly healthy.
The consequence has been that the poor sacrificed men of
that rigiment are dying four and five a day. Still, in the
face of thie, the humane military authorities continue to
keep the men in this charnel house. The feelings of the in-
habitants are harrowed at hearing the " Dead March in
Saul," from morn to eve and eve till morning.
Her Majesty's steamer Ardent left last night for Naples,
with letters and despatches for the admiral and squadron.
No mere talk of the fleet coming here. Gen. Tombs, an
old Indian officer, died here on the 30th, and was buried
yesterday.
The exchange is still 5 per cent. for small bills. English
money bears a premium of 3 per cent.
ATHENS, OCT. 28.
The expected change of ministers has taken place. Con
duriotti, the president of the council, has resigned, and been
succeeded by Admiral Canaria ; M. Routes, /dimmer of the
Interior, by M. Anastasi Londos ; General Khedive,
Minister at War, has resigned his portfolio ad interim to
General Mavromichali, the present Minister of Public Wor-
ship and Instruction. Baton de Peres', the Bavarian
Minister, and Baron Werther, the Prussian Minister, went
on a tour of pleasure into Western Greece. When they
were returning, between Thebes and Lebadia, they were pre-
ceded by a party of gendarmes to protect them, leaving their
baggage in the rear to the care of their servants. A band of
brigands fell upon the latter, and plundered them of their
guns, plate, and other valuables, including a thousand
drachmas in money, to a large amount, A party of gins-
darting has gone in search of them, either to seize or share
the plunder with them—the latter the more probable.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 25.
I believe it may now be said that the cholera has entirely
left us; would that I could say as much of incendiarism.
There can now be no doubt but there Is one or more orga-
nised bends of wretches, who have coned on a systematic
plan of tiring certain parts of the city, according to circum-
stances, and the strength of a particular wind. The order
to rebuild the buildings destroyed of stone has begun to be
acted upon. Wallachia is at last tranquil. Maghiero, the
rebel leader, who had fied into Transylvania on the approach
of the Ottoman troops, has been followed up to his retreat
and driven out by Ismail Paths, and compelled to disperse
his followers, with the loss of all his arms and ammunition.
In consequence of some suspicion respecting the late fires,
all foreigners of bad repute are to leave Constantinople im-
mediately. Some sixty Maltese and lonians, the vilest of
the vile, are to be embarked immediately with the full con-
sent of the English consul, who is glad enough, no doubt,
to get rid of such a villainous gang. Yesterday, is three
different quarters of Pera, combustibles were found so
placed as left no doubt of the intention of the party. Lord
Ashburton arrived in the French steamer Csire on the
22nd. But little doing in grain; the Danube supplies have
vet arrived.