The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-27 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The rejection of the Russian ultimatum is still the
newest item of eastern intelligence. It is now Russia's
move. The rejection of her demands, supposing it
to have occurred on the 16th, would be known at
Odessa by the 18th, and at St. Petersburg by the
25th. The letters which arrive from Vienna and
North Germany show that there also the opinion is
entertained that the tactics of Russia are to gain
time, partly in order to wear out the resources of the
intended victim, and partly to postpone the hour of
action to a season when, as the Czar hopes, the allies
of Turkey could with difficulty render her any ser-
vice with their fleets. If these anticipations are well
founded, we are only at the commencement of a sea-
son of suspense and uncertainty, to terminate which
must be the interest of every nation and government
in Europe. In reference to this serious inconveni-
ence the Bulletin de Paris has a statement which
must be noticed for the positiveness of its character.
The Bulletin states that " Russia will be
called upon by the French cabinet to declare
her intentions openly ; to say whether she
is really for peace or war; if she is
for peace, and will negotiate sincerely with
that view, France will give her co-opera-
tion, and do everything in her power to
obtain a solution honourable to all; if for war,
France, although so conciliating and so anxious to
preserve peace, will accept war; but what she will
tnsist upon is, an immediate desision either for peace
or war. She will not admit of more delay; there has
already been too much. This, says the Bulletin, will
be the ultimatum of France."

It is always difficult to answer, u the Bulletin
does, for the intentions of a government, but if
France can hasten tho solution without aggravating
its difficulty, she will tarn the thanks of all parties.

The Wonderer of Vienna has correspondence
stating that the Divan did not communicate the real
character of the Meuchikoff demands to the ministers
of Francs and England until the accession of Res-
ettid Paekk'wheee first official act was to depart from
AM viten; sad make to the western powers the
lri=communications respecting the exact state
lei and the new direction which he proposed
living them.
Letters from Jassy, of the Bth, state that two Rus-
sian agents bad ainved in that city, and taken up
their quarters in the house of the Russian consul.
This is by no means an extraordinary occurrence.
It is added that on the 7th the British consul sent a
special courier to Lord Stratford de Radcliffe.
An article from the Assentbl4e Nationale, respect-
ing Russia and Turkey, will be found in the letter
of our Paris correspondent, and deserves notice.
The following is a portion of a letter received with
the latest despatches, Via Galas :
CONSTANTINOPLE, 30N11 9.
"It is generally supposed that Runta has a large
force concentrated in the Crimes. Such is not the
case. Russia has there only 25,000 men. Her
forces are in echelon from Odessa up towards Mol-
davia and Wallachia. The points at which she
designs them to cross the Danube are most likely
Galata and Tultsha, for at these two places, b4lieusl
aiesent, she was preparing her pontoons. These
towns are about 50 miles apart, Galatz being above,
and Tultsha below the debouchure of the Pruth.

Menchikoff has taken the command elilletfleeT.
The land forces have been placed under the command
of Kossakoff (perhaps Gortschakoff, although there
is a general of the former name in the Russian army).
Baron Bruck, the Austrian interuuncio, is daily ex-
pected here. The Austrian party in Constantinople
is very anxiously spreading the idea that the mission
of the Baron is altogether of a pacific nature, and
that he is, in fact, the bearer of a peaceful message."