The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-26 00:00:00

ditches will be widergeing the treatment bestowal Hitsdi had reached the camp of the Ottoman
upon the churchyards being themselves hat. j Marshal, as by the 13th or 14th he would do, with
tied away out of sight and easel!. There WW the new and pacific instructions of the Porte. It is
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a time when the banks of the Thames at this ' nredless, however, to say that so long as a state of
' war exists, and large armies are separated only by
spot were dank with blue mists, and lighted by will- I an easily-crossed river, the fairest prospects of peace
o'-the-wisps, dancing amidst the gloom. That was may at any moment be destroyed.
before the Romans came to see what might be made The causes which have prevented the entrance of
of the site, and its few dwellings. Now, then same the French and English fleets into the Black Sea
are now tolerably well ascertained. It is not the
hake of the Thames are too often shrouded in yellow weather, nor the wind, nor the unnavigability of
flog, with dancing lights of link boys—which are that sea at this season of the year which has kept
better than the others, inasmuch as they guide and the vessels in the Bosphorus, but the will of the
not betray. But we want an JEdile—and Lord governments of France and England. The admirals
had orders not to go out 'of the Straits before the
PALMERSTON is the very man for it—who shall bring
a. Russians should have crossed the Danube. This fact,
our great City out rat the cloud, and set it forte.
which has been stated in various letters from Con-
bright and wholesome, under a fair sky. The loss stantinople and Vienna published in the Daily News,
Omni suspension of business during this half week but placed in doubt by telegraphic despatches from
would go a good way towards paying for the neces- Vienna, is confirmed by the Constaulionnel and
wry measures; and, when life is lost by every year's I the Pays.
Now th not onl, but the ental
delay, what excuse can be pleaded for apathy in
indicationsat of the semi-officialy.rumour German press,inci favour
attempting a cure? I the belief that negotiations for peace have attained
to a certain probability of success, it is worth
I noticing that the French governmental press has
considerably modified its tone, and would appear
desirous of soothing the vanity of the Czar, which of
late it so deeply wounded. Not only so, but the
high ground not long since very. properly taken in
dealing with Russian claims is virtually abandoned,
and looseness and ambiguity succeed to plain-speak-
ing and logic.
Letters of the 10th from Constantinople in the
Patric say the news of the Russian fleet having
quitted Sebastopol is confirmed. A division had been
met in the Black Sea making sail for the mouth of
the Bosphorus.
The Russian Military Gazette of the 15th, con•
tains a curious dithyrambic effusion by the muse of
M. Karagin. It is inscribed to the Grand Duke
Constantine, and is prompted by the Turkish decla-
ration of war. The writer's astonishment knows no
bounds. " And how long," he asks, " have the Turks
ceased to tremble at our words ? Do we not stand
at the gate of Constantinople ? Have we not in our
Rose crossed the Balkan ? Whence do these Ottomans
derive their boldness?" In this manner the writer
strings together a number of interesting queries,
some of which the battle of Oltenitza may by this
time have answered, not however greatly to his
satisfaction.
The following account of the battle of °Radios
was published in the Journal de Constantinople of
the 9th. The bulletin of Omer Pachadoes not appear
to have been given in fall :
" This morning the Minister of War received in-
telligence of a great victory gained by the imperial
troops over the forces of Russia. On the god No-
vember 12,000 men crossed the Danube and took up
a position at Oltenitza, a village situate opposite a
little island (which had been occupied for three days)
at some distance from the left bank of the Danube,
at eight hours' march from Bucharest, and where
there is a sanitary post. Oltenitza was occupied by
5,000 Russians, and their resistance did not last
long. They were obliged to fall back on Bucharest.
And now we proceed to the details of the victory :
On the 4th a Russian corps (ramie, consisting of
24 battalions of infantry, three regiments of cavalry,
a regiment of Cossacks, and 32 pieces of artillery, in
all more than 30,000 men, advanced on Oltenitza to
give battle. The imperial troops took measures for
receiving them. The centre was commanded by
Ahmed Pachs, the right wing by Mustafa Paoha,
and the left wing by Ismail Pacha. Nadja Pachs
commanded the artillery at Oltenitza, and Khaled
Pacha on the isle. The action commenced at half-
past 12, and at 7 o'clock all the Russian army was
completely routed. It left on the field of battle a
mass of muskets, ammunition, and baggage, which
was conveyed to the camp of Omer Paths. Upwards
of 800 killed were found, without counting those
who daring the combat were carried off in twenty
waggons as they fell, the Turks from humanity not
attempting to prevent the removal. The Turkish
army had 13 killed and 72 wounded. Both officers
wit men did their duty and displayed a courage
and intrepidity worthy of their ancestors and of the
great cause which they defended. The Imperial
Ottoman army lost thirteen deed and seventy-two
wounded. If we have no prisoners to report it is
probable that this was because it had no cavalry to
pursue the fugitives."
Our Contantinople correspondent, who transmits
us the Journal containing these facts, remarks upon
the disparity of the loss reported to have been sustained
by the two sides in this battle, that the Turks were in
an entrenched position. A Vienna newspaper suppl=er
us with a stronger explanation of the circumstance
in the letter of a Russian officer. The Turks at first
fired as badly as men could do, and purposely in-
duced the enemy to deride their a;tillery,but when the
Russian battalions approached in compact order, and
were thoroughly within range of the Turkish guns,
a fire, described by General Dannenberg 88 ;the
hottest he had seen since the battle of the Borodino,
was opened, and the Russians were mowed down like
gram. The Russians, annoyed at the excellence of
the Turkish artillery, tried to account for it by say-
ing) that Gen. Prim, and afterwards Gen. Klapka,
was commanding it, but the honour, nevertheless,
belongs to the Turks themselves.
A Constantinople correspondent writes on the
10th :
I cannot pus over in silence the moral effect produced
by this news on the entire population of Constantinople.
Turks, Rayabs, and Europeans—all, in fact, except the
Greeks, are in the greatest tannin of joy. The whole
of yesterday copies of the bulletin were actually fought for
in the streets, and it required the intervention of the
armed force to prevent the crowd breaking into the print-
ing office of the Tyisecie Ifeeedis. the environs of which
were covered with an immense multitude. It will be in vain
to contest the Importance of the recent successes obtained
by the Turks ; they at least prove that Turkey is not quite
s• defunct as certain statesmen allege. The government
has also received excellent news from the army of Asia.
Salim Paths was continuing his marsh as the Rus-
sian territory. His intention was to take possession of the
little town of St. Nicholas, to fortify himself there, and
take up hie position for the 4rinter. The new English note
brought en the 7th by the Fary has been communicated
verbally to Resehid Pachs, who replied that in the state
in which matters were it could sot be taken into cessidsra-
lien The rumour has prevailed for SOW days that M. de
la Ceur is recalled, and la to be etimesded in the embassy by
General Baregsay d'Hillien. It is received by the French
residents her, with the greatest satisfaction, twat which,
adinittiag the diplomatic talents attributed to him, and
reediting full jostles to his private qualities, M. de laCour
does not appear to be possessed of those other qualities
which are indispossable to the npressatative of a great
nation.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
VIENNA, Nov. 24.

The Russian head-quarters were transferred, on
the 22nd, from Budetechi. On which day General
Dannenberg returned to Bucharest. It was said he
would join General Fischbach at Slatina or Kra-
jowa. The Turkish patrols still keep the right
bank of the Danube, and detachments guard the
points of passage, but no large force is in sight.
The Wallachian Militia is brigaded with the Rus-
sian army as an active force.
The Austrian funds have assumed a firmer appear-
ance, but the exchange on London continues high.
Five per Cent. Metallics, 92!. Exchange on Lon-
don, 11.16. Bank Shares, 1,330.

TRIESTE, Nov. 24.
We have intelligence from Constantinople of the
14th.

A corps of Christian cavalry hu been formed, and
placed under Sadyk Pacha, by birth a Pole. A
foreign legion hu also been formed at Kan, near
the Asiatic frontier.

General Klapka is here.
The cholera has broken out at Galati.
CONSTAN I'INOPLE, Nov. 10.

The Fury arrived here on the ith, with despatches
for Lord Stratford de Redcliffe. A project of
arrangement, it is believed, has been again pre-'
sented.

The combined fleets began to enter the Bosphorus
yesterday, and the last vessel has just gone put
Constantinople to Beycos, where all now lie at
anchor.

Letters from Paris, ri4 Vienna, announce that
General Baragusy d'Hilliers is on his way to Con-
stantinople. The news is hailed with great satis-
faction.

The house of Baltazzi has lent the government 33
million piastres, on the security of the Egyptian
tribute.

The English squadron yesterday celebrated the
Prince of Wales' birthday.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRID•T BVININO.
It is understood that the Belgian government is
about to address strong remonstrances to France
against the new tariff, on the ground that it is equi-
valent to the establishment of differential &elms

against Belgium, inasmuch as by withholding from
her any participation in the benefit of the reduced
scale, it substantially infringes the existing treaties
by which she was favored as compared with England.
During the present week the fall in the corn mar-
kets of France has been considerable. In some im-
portant towns, as, for instance, Amiens, Cherbourg,
Bourges, and Sancerre, the decline has been from
31r. to 4fr. Generally, prices may be quoted as from
lfr. to lfr. 50c. lower.

At the opening of the Bourse to-day there was a
momentary hesitation, in consequence of a report
countenanced by the Patric of last night, that the
Russians were about to cross the Danube. Tele-
graphic despatches, however, announcing a rise of
per cent., both at London and Vienna,
soon restored confidence, and the market became ex-
ceedingly firm. The Threes rose 10c. for time, and
20c. for money. Credit Mobilier, llfr. 25e. The St.
Germain Railway rose 13fr. ; Rouen, 6fr. 23c.;
Dijon, 10fr. ; Lyons, 3fr. 74c. ; Northern, 2fr. 30c. ;
La Teste,2sfr. There was no fall in any line. Bank
of France and the Comptoir d'Esoompte declined 3fr.
Don Miguel Bonds were in request at 6t to 7.
This evening'. Patric repeats that according to all
the news from Germany, Prince Gortachakoff was
preparing to pus the Danube. It also says, upon
the faith of a letter from Vienna of the 22nd, that the
Russians had made an attack upon Toultcha, the last
Turkish fort upon the Danube, and had retired, after
some very smart firing on both sides.
All the other news from the East is of the usual
contradictory description.
The editor of the LibeN of Lille was yesterday
sentenced by the Court of Paris to a fine of 100 f.
and coats for a libel upon M. Bernard Oust, the
editor of the Pairie, imputing to him that he had
offered to speak well in his paper of a particular
person for money.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

A letter from Malta of the 21st states that an Eng-
lish house at 'rrebizonde had made a contract with
the English government for the supply of coal to
Admiral Dundee's squadron in case of its entry into
the Black Sea.

A letter from Sicily states that the steamer Pro-
teethe. arrived at Messina on the evening of the
Bth, having on board General Baraguayd'Hilliers,
the French ambassador to Coutantinople, and the
officers who form part of his embassy. It was expected
that the Pronathee would reach Constantinople on
the 14th or 15th at the latest.

A Mimilles journal bee the following from Ceei•
staalloople "TLa English Admiral Slade, maid
Moamar Pacha (the-Pereign Paha) has left OD
ordain the Black Bea. He has taken with Waldo
ship el the line the Medjidieb, fire frigates.mid •
steno& His object is to drive the Russian 411111111111
fres before iAnspa. It is the only port et the
Comm for a space of eighty miles. He is mom-
poisd by Beffer Bey, the Circassian chief, who was
se hag detained at Adrianople. If the Turks sue-
end is taking the fortresses which defend the
pingo into the Caucasus, they will put an end to
all emerannication by land between Russia and the
provinces

A municipal decree wu published at Lugano on
the 17th, calling out the urban guard for an extra-
ordinary service of patrols during the night, in con.
sequence of information received by the superior
authorities to the effect that a plan of insurrection
wu on foot, to be accompanied with pillage and
massacre. Nevertheless, up to the 18th no disturbance
had occurred.

ITALY.

acquired by the treaty oil

PIEDMONT.

Tke dissolution of the Piedmontese Parliament
was preceded by the to the King,
signed by all the manhesefainiatinate in et :
-gire,—soemo mine WM, to the namintio memo& by the
government to the mumbe d tho the course of
the presort leethiathe amiss, havkliellate the belief that
the ministry so laaser puma the lellidiesee of that body.
When it is cesslisted that the manta ie amantially conser-
vative, and eampsead of man et such a fact can
mle Mtrhsed by the that stay of them
have food themernion the ministry, though sup-
ported by a large majority in the Chamber, does
not in reality enjoy • 00C161•1111 d the majority of the
natant. Attached to constitutimal liberties, desirous, in
order to preserve these, of perfestirmosay uses, the great
powers of the state, and therefore M all limes, earl more
particularly in tke present difficult Worm bobsg the norm
aity of being strengthened by the evident sympathy of the
country and the certain support of both branches of the le-
gislature, we think it our strict duty as ministers, respect-
fully W propose to your Majesty to amertain, by new elec-
tions, the free opinion of the country. Should your Ma-
jesty concur in the same view, the usdenigned have the
honour to submit the following donee for the royal
signature.