The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The German journals received to-day contain only
one important point, in addition to the intelligence
which has already come to hand, relative to the
Eastern question. It refers to the answer of the
Ottoman Porte to the last ultimatum of Russia,
which a letter from Vienna of the 15th, in the New
Prussian Gazetle, states, though not positively, to
consist of a declaration of non-acceptance. The
letter in question says :—" The Ottoman ambassador
here received this iLy, it is said, a despatch from
Semlin, which announces that the Porte has rejected
the ultimatum brought by a courier from St. Peters-
burgh to Constantinople, referring at the same time
to its memorandum to the powers for the reason of
its refusal."

The Frankfurt Journal, under date of Jassy, the
6th, says :

We are in continual alarm of war breaking out, and our
fears arc not without foundation, as we are informed on
good authority that bridges are being thrown over the Pruth
at Skuleni and at Leowa, and over the Danube at Tultacha;
that General Loden has, by order of the Emperor, reviewed
the troops stationed in the neighbourhood of Leowa, Beni,
and Duhassar, on the Dniester ; that 4 gun-boats have entered
the mouth of the Pruth to be employed in coveying artillery
to Leowa, &e. Hopes are neverthdess entertained that
peace will not be disturbed for a moment, and this hope
is grounded on the last note of Prince Menchikoff,
which, although threatening, is not absolutely warlike.
_ . . _ . .

A letter from Pesth, the 13th instant, states that
the Austrian government had lately made consider-
able purchases of horses, and had repaired and com-
pletely armed the fortresses of Temeswar, Arad, and
Carlsburg.
The Austrian Correspondence confirms the news
that Austria was sending troops to Croatia, in order
to be prepared for all eventualities. The same jour-
nal adds that Anvtria has no idea whatever of in-
creasing her army.
We receive the following note from our own cor-
respondent:

CONSTANTINOPLE, Joxa 5.
"We are still in a state of expectancy, and hope is
nearly balanced by apprehension. Political men are
divided as to their anticipations according as they
confide in the goodness of their cause and the fidelity
of their allies, or look st the character of the Czar.
Notwithstanding the much bepraised moderation of
the Russian autocrat we find no difficulty in believ-
ing that the man who planned the partition of
Germany with Charles X., who has practised
unheard-of cruelties on Poland, and lately invaded
Wallachia and Moldavia without cause, is quite ca-
pable of abusing his fancied force in an attack upon
'furkey. It is said that the principalities are first to be
invaded, or occupied as it is called. I know no pre-
tence on which the Czar could pretend to march
troops into these provinces which would not justify
him in entering Bulgaria, and can only suppose that
they have been selected merely from considerations of
military convenience. The Czar would doubtless reckon
all the warlike expenditure at Odessa and Sebastopol
well disbursed if it procured him safe possession of
those rich countries, and every Russian slave would
then have the laugh against the deceived island—
people, who had thought that their voice still counted
for something in the affairs of eastern Europe.
" The greatest activity reigns here. Preparations
for defensive war are making on a large scale. Every
one does his best, and a patriotic spirit animates all
classes.

.TUNE 6.

" My advices received from Varna at the lastmo-
ment state that the Russians have entered Moldavia,
and are about to pass by Fosany on to Bekarest.
Five steamers are stationed on the Danube to
facilitate their operations, and several cutter gunboats
protect the frontlet of their bridges."
The statement contained in the last paragraph of
the foregoing letter appeared in a portion of our im-
pression yesterday, having been received by electric
telegraph. Viewed in relation to the context and
date, its importance is modified, as news of any vio-
lation of the Moldavian territory would be known in
London through the Semlin telegraph within three
or four days of its occurrence.
We have now for several days chronicled the state-
ments of the German press alleging an Austrian me-
diation, and our contemporaries have recorded many
others. It is especially worthy of remark that all
these papers assume, and most assert expressly that
Austria would recognise the justice of the Russian
claims as the basis of her intervention, while they
are equally unanimous in acknowledging that the
Czar would forego none of his demands. To those
who demand peace at any price it may be a matter
of supreme indifference on what terms war is averted,
but the public which watches the progress of eastern
events with political sympathies will require to know
what guarantees an Austrian mediation could give
for a settlement in harmony with the justice of the
ease and the public law of Europe.
Letters front Malta state that her Majesty's
steamer Caradoc arrived there on the afternoon of
the 7th with despatches for Admiral Dundas, and
very shortly afterwards the signal was made for the
fleet to prepare for sea. No time was lost, and by
ten o'clock every steamer had its steam up, and the
Arethusa frigate was taken in tow by the Tiger and
got out. In the meantime the wind, which was
fair, blew with such violence into the harbour that it
was impossible, in the darkness of the night, to
incur the risk of towing all the ships, and blue I
lights were burned and night signals made until a
late hour. Oa the following morning, at six o'clock,'
the Caradoc, which had been employed in coaling
during the night, got under weigh for the
Levant, the bearer of important despatches for Lord
Stratford de ltedcliffe, and before she was well out
of harbour the ships were all ready for sea. By
eight o'clock all had left their moorings at the time
and manner following :-61 a.m., Albion, towed by
Sampson ; O!, a.m., Vengeance, towed by Retribu-
tion ; 61 a.m., Rodney ; 7 a.m., Bellerophon, towed
by Fury ; 724 a.m., Britannia (flag), towed by Tiger ;
S a.m., Trafalgar, towed by Inflexible ; and before 11
o'clock every vessel, all having shaped their course for
the Levant, was out of sight from the signal
tower.