The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-10 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMI3E3, 10, 1853.

the Cossacks, Bessarabia had fallen under the
evil fate of an Islamite occupation. Be it
still further remerked—the CzAR intimates
in his Imperial Manifesto that no alterna-
tive remains to him but "to obtain (as he
says in so many words) reparation for the insults
with which the latter [Turkey] has replied to our
[the CzAß's] most moderate demands." The " in-
sults" being in reality. every conceivable token of
moderation and longanimity ! The "moderate
demands" being the requirement from the Sur,
TAN of the instant resignation of the most sacred
rights of his Sovereignty ! Assuredly, we repeat,
never was there more astonishing arrogance, or
more insolent disregard fur the common sense of
the nations of Christendom.

The Imperial Manifesto of the CZAR NICHOLAS
would, in 'fact, be altogether inexplicable did we
not read it by the light of another document—a
document of a yet more astounding character—
emanating from one of the most daring and gifted
of his imperial predecessors.
A considerable interval has elapsed since we took
occasion to publish in the columns of The Sun, the
marvellous State Paper, in which can alone be dis-
covered the keyto the mystery of that audacious and
pertinacious ambition which is continually impelling:,
the Russian AUTOCRAT to direct the wiles of his

lawless intrigue and the might of his irresponsible
authority to the subjugation of Turkey and the
seizure of Constantinople. During that interval
events have afforded the statements then put for-
ward the force and value of an almost miraculous,
and by many a wholly unexpected, authentication.
Allusion is here, of coarse, made to the " Will of
PETER the Great"--the last Will and Testament of
that extraordinary man, who therein sketched out
the policy to be pursued ever after by his succes-
sors, with a view to the aggrandisement of their
dominions, and to the ultimate subjugation of the
eastern hemisphere. Besides publishing that sin-
gular document in extenso, we took occasion at
the time above-intimated to accompany it with a
few simple running commentaries. Occurrences
appear to us at this moment to demand for the
Will of PE'TER the Great the advantage of a

prompt and timely republication. Elsewhere' in
our impression of this evening therefore, that
curious State Paper will be found—a State
Paper first brought to Europe in 1757, and now
reprinted in 1853, when the haughtiest of
the successors of PETER the Great, the poten-
tate who aspired to the kindred dignity of
beibg hailed by the title of NICHOLAS the
Great, is thundering with his gigantic armaments
upon the patriotic forces of Turkey, drawn up
against him in battle array in defence of what
CZAR and SULTAN alike regard as the Holy City
of Constantinople. It must be especially observed
that the document referred to is no mere fable—
no idle or fantastic fabrication. It is veritably
and actually the last Will and Testament of PETER
the Great—the original being at this moment pre-
served among the archives in the palace of Peter-
hof, not far from St. Petersburg.
Observe, moreover, that while PETER I. urges
upon his successors the advisability—firstly, of
" keeping the Russian nation in a constant state
of warlike readiness "—secondly, of " gathering
together by every possible means skilful generals
during war, and learned men during peace "
thirdly, of " mixing themselves upon all occasion
in the negotiations and disagreements of the ped-
ple of Europe "—fourthly, of " sowing dis-
sensions in Poland " fifthly, of " pitting
Denmark and Sweden against each other"—sixthly,
of " cultivating alliances with the German Prin-
ceases" —seventhly, of " 4 propitiating England, with,
an eye to the securing of commercial advantages ;"
and eighthly, of " extending their territories along
the shores of the Black Sea and of the Baltic,"—
he earnestly enjoins them in the ninth clause, in
so many words, to "encroach as far as possible in
the direction of the Indies AND CONSTANTINOPLE."
Five other recommendations follow—one (the
tenth) to " cherish with care Austrian alliance ;"
another (the eleventh), to "attach and unite
around you all the scattered and schismatic
Greeks ;" another (the twelfth), to establish " a
universal dominion by a sort of sacerdotal king-
ship, or supremacy ;" another (the thirteenth), to
" offer temptations to France and Austria ;" an-
other (the fourteenth), to " enter boldly upon the
crowning labour of universal subjugation"—and
the " Will of PETER" then terminates with this
arrogant and sententious avowal, " Thus may,
and should, Europe be conquered." Wonderful
and startling as are all the thirteen other clauses,
the ninth is, however, what more immediately con-
cerns us at this juncture—the clause in which
PETER the Great said to all his successors in per-
spective—"ENCßOACH AS FAR AS POSSIBLE IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE INDIES AND CONSTANTINOPLE."
Holding in onr hand this last Will and Testament of
PErEtt the Great, as preserved up to the present
moment in the archives of the Palace of Peterhof,
we can understand the otherwise inexplicable in-
solence of the Imperial Manifesto, dated by the.
Czar NICHOLAS on the 21st October, and pub-
lished by his mandate in the official Journal de
St. Petersburg.

The dispute between the masters and operatives
is
assuming a far more serious aspect. It is no
longer a mere question as to the amount of wages
payable to the different hands, nor would it be
permanently or satisfactorily arranged if every
demand that was put forward were uncondition-
ally conceded, and the masters yielded at discre-
in fact, but too much reason to
tion. There is,
believe, that the present movement is but the
first of a series of aggressions alreadyarranged, in
which one victory was intended to be but the
precursor of fresh claims, until every particle of
discretion had been taken away from the so-called
masters, and "the destinies of trade" were placed
under the control and management of the idle and
heartless agitators whose sinister advice has already
been productive of such untoward results, occa-
sioning pinching privations, and fearful sufferings,
to the reckless dupes and their unfortunate fami-
lies. The matter had been well planned—but it
has been virtually defeated through the impa_
tience of the managers, and the insolent arrogance
of those who, already exulting in their anticipated
triumph, could not refrain from vaunting their
own prowess, and intimating what they would do
in the way of "astonishing the millowners"
whenever the present question was satisfactorily
disposed of. In the intoxication of the moment
they cast off all disguise, flinging away the flimsy
masks under which they had previously veiled
the true features of the monster idol they
were setting up for popular worship, and permit-
ting it to stand revealed in all its hideous linea-
ments. Like the Northern Despot, however,
they have " plucked the pear before it
was quite ripe." They selected a time
of all others the most favourable for their in-
tended victims, when the closing of the mills and
factories would be not only no loss, but an enor-
mous boon to the masters. They fixed on a 1130-
leen% too, when provisions were unusually dear,
anti
ia
whenthepritces of all the necessaries of life
had an
upward that greater pecu-
nry assistance would 'so
required by the " turn-
outs," and less could
in the be
spared by the neighbouringconfede-
rates
to the dictates of the secret towns,
who,
in obedience
mained at work, . committee, still re
n
• •ss, or only e order to Support Were living those who
contributions and forced benevolences
unwilling
from the
shopkeepers . And tradesmen. of the vicinity.
The masters were thus better able to resist,
the operatives less capable of sustaining

a protracted contest. The over-production oc-
casioned by a laudable anxiety on the part
of the employers to avert the sufferings that
would necessarily follow a closing of any large
proportion of the factories, or even a working of
short time, was thus avoided—a matter which
would have occasioned as serious lcsses to the mill-
owners as the present forced cessation from
operations. While, on the other side, the con-
tributions to the funds of the -Union would flow
in less rapidly, and the sums accumulated in anti-
cipation of the present contest, while everything
was prosperous and tranquil, would not go by
any means so far m supporting the " turn outs"
as had been anticipated. Matters have, however,
gone too far for the conclave to abandon the pre-
tensions deliberately put forward. There is
nothing but defeat and discomfiture before them,
if the masters be only true to themselves. With
reckless desperation, however, they carry on the
contest, trusting that " a chapter of accidents "
will produce something in their favour, and con-
soling themselves with the idea that, if eventually
defeated, they will only suffer by proxy in the
persons of the misguided individuals who will
expiate the folly, and worse than folly, of which
they have been guilty at the instigation of their
heartless tempters.
We have already stated that the associated em-
ployers must eventually triumph if they are only
true to themselves, and if they receive that sup-
port from capitalists to which the magnitude of
the emergency and the nature of the question at
issue so eminently entitles them. To any
person considering that question calmly and
dispassionately, without prejudice or bias, it
must be obvious that the so-called " rights of
labour" may be regarded as neither more nor
less than an invasion on property of every descrip-
tion—not merely on that of Millowners and
Factory Proprietors, but of every des3ription.
Those who are now bearing the brunt of the en-
counter are but the vanguard. Should they be
driven back and defeated, the main army must
inevitably be engaged, and that at very serious
disadvantage. Far better to sustain and assist
those engaged in the struggle, and to prevent
the opponents from effecting a footing within
their lines, than to purchase a temporary exemp-
t tion at the. expense of far more serious efforts on
a future occasion. The cause of the Millowners is
unquestion ably that of the propertied classes in gene-
ral, and even of those to whom they are nominally
opposed, but who, as a body, would suffer far more
severely from the most unequivocal victory than
the most decided defeat. It would, indeed, be
difficult to calculate the full extent of the evil
that would result from the triumph of what is
now termed " The Trades' Committee."

If the question were merely one of wages the
parties might be suffered to " fight it out among
themselves." But such is not the case, and we
therefore conceive it to be an imperative duty on
every man capable of rendering assistance to do
so during the pressure of the crisis—a slight indul-
gence from bankers, the display of a liberal spirit
by every person having dealings with masters. A
disposition to postpone the performance or en-
forcement of contracts to a more convenient sea-
son may render far greater sacrifices unnecessary
on a future occasion, and prevent a convulsion of
which it would be impossible to foresee the ter-
mination.

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 American
were taken for export and on speculation. The
market closed firmly, with a speculative inquiry.
Prices of American and Surat against the buyer.
The sales comprised 6,000 American 250 Bahia at
d. to 6jd., 300 Egyptian at 6d. to 80., and
1,500 Surat at 31d. to 40. per lb. The Railway
Share Market opened steady, but afterwards was
dull, at a decline of 1 per cent.
The remarks which we made on Tuesday respect-
ing the iron trade have been completely borne out
by the information received this morning from
Paris. The metal trade are themselves desirous that
an alteration should be made, allowing foreign iron
to enter at a lower duty, although some of the
iron masters do not wish the unwrought material
to be admitted. The Government, it appears, will
endeavour to reconcile these conflicting opinions.
Almost immediately after our former observations
were made, and before they were in print, Scotch
pig iron began to rise, and it has been steadily
going up since. Yesterday it had reached 81s. A
laige speculator who had sold. heavily is said to
halve been recently called upon to deliver, and,
according to report, is a great loser in consequence.
There is, however; always a difficulty in distin-
guishing the true from the • false in these cases,
and exaggeration may quite pervert a circum-
stance. Thus, it, is just possible that these sale
contracts were made when iron was much dearer
even than at present, and that the alleged loss to
thb party of 180,0001. is merely nominal, taking the
price which was current a fortnight since.
IT he great attention paid to the affairs of Cen-
tral America since the Overland communication,
with the view of reaching California and Austra-
lia, was first projected, renders it a matter of in-
terest to ascertain what are the prospects of the
countries which are therein comprised. It was
only a few days since that an elaborate document
was put forth by the Finance Minister of New
Granada, pleading the poverty of his Government,
and the want of available means for obtaining a
revenue. The fault lies greatly in that absence of
energy and public spirit so peculiar to the Spanish
Americans, and no one doubts that in the course of
a very few years the enterprise of the Anglo-Saxons
would, if permitted, entirely change the face of
affairs. It is not above 12 months since, that in
order to reconcile the differences between the State
of Nicaragua and the neighbouring Republic of
Costa Rica, Great Britain, and the United
States, offered their mediation in settling
the boundaries, but this offer was rejected,
and not until the 24th of August last
was a commissioners appointed by New Granada
to treat with the other power upon this point, as
well as the right to the department of Guanacasta,
and to make treaties of friendship, alliance, and
commerce. The question between the two govern-
ments is highly important, and involves the owner-
ship and sovereignty of a portion of the Bay of
San Juan del Norte, the righ bank of the San
Juan river and part of its waters, part of Lake
Nicaragua, and all the territory of the department
del Guanacaste.

The appointment of Senor Tejada is highly popu-
lar, and gives general satisfaction. He is a native
of New Grenada, a merchant of liberal views, of
much information and intelligence, and is stated
to have gained the good will and sympathy not
only of the natives, but of foreign residents.
The demise is announced of Mr. Daniel Cooper,
a very wealthy and successful Australian merchant
and extensive landed proprietor at Sydney. The
account given of his property represents it at an
enormous sum.

English Stocks have been very depressed again,
and the settlement of the account is now so far
effected as to ease the speculators for a fall of any
apprehension as to the scarcity of stock. They
have secured a full supply, and this enables them
to deliver all that is wanted. In the meantime
the political intelligence from the principalities is
of a nature to show that the war is likely to go on,
and that willing or unwilling the great powers must
assist Turkey. Consols have been 931 to 94 for trans-
fer, and since 94i to g. For December 6 they have
ranged from 93k to 94.}. The New 31 per Cents.
have been 94i to 951, and the 3 per Cents. 921 to
93g. Bank Stock has been rather less firm at 216
to 2174.. Exchequer Bills have been 2s. to ss.
premium, and India Bonds 2s. discount to par.
Consols now are up to 94# 4.
In the Foreign Market there has not been a
large business doing, and the quotations have been
somewhat heavy. Sardinian are 914 to 92, and
Russian 113, being firm prices for the latter. The
usual redemption of 4 per cent. Russian Bonds is
announced for January and February next. Equador
Stock has been at 51, and Brazilian Small at 98/.
Peruvian were marked 73. Russian Passive Bonds
have been quoted 4, and the Certificates sg.
The report received from Mr. Clemes, the gen-
tleman specially appointed to investigate the pros-
pects of the Metcalfe Mine, is most unsatisfactory,
both as regards the Pembroke and the Job's Hill
property. No lodes have been found, and the
Company's funds have been wasted by a bad
system of working.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :-
1853. 1852.
Great Western
North-Western 49,166 47,633
South-Western
Brighton 13,795 11,572
Midland
South-Eastern
Caledonian and Edinburgh and
14,648 13,410
Glasgow
- - - -

Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire
2188,203018
2157:103782
York and North Midland, Neweas tle
and Berwick, and Leeds Northern ,
The Railway Shares have been rather lower, fol-
lowing the course of the funds, but just now look
up again. The French lines are quiet.
The Gold Mine Shares have been rather active,
at about the previous rates.
The Land Companies' Shares are dull.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.) _

. _
Business done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 941 3$ 41 A i
New 31 per Cent. Annuities 941 51 5 $ 6 4
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 15-16
India Stock —
Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d par
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, id.
£lOOO
£5OO 2 5 p
Ditto Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Crazillin Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Cuba 7 per Ct. (Matanzas &Sabanilla Bonds) 102/
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 46 per Cent. 73
Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 4ll
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St ll3
Ditto 46 per Cent 9Bh
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9li 2
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive (Converted) 4s
Spanish Committee Cert.pf Coup. not fin ss p c
,Venezuela Bonds, 3? per Cent. 32i 16 2
Dividends on the above:payable in London.
THREE O'CLOCK.

Consols 94
Ditto December Account 94i

THE EXPLOSION AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The
accident which took place, on Tuesday afternoon, in
the private house belonging to Mr. J. B. Buckstone,
behind the Theatre Royal Haymarket, it is feared will
be attended with fatal- consequences to one of the un-
fortunate sufferers. Upon making inquiries at Charing-
cross Hospital last evening, it was stated that Charles
Shrowle, one of the painters, was injured to a far greater
extent 'than was at first believed. His face and head
are so badly hurt that they are obliged to be kept com-
pletely covered so as to exclude the air. It is also
thought that he has inhaled too much heated smoke to
allow him to recover, The other man, who remains in
the same hospital (Charles Shortell), is progressing very
favourably. Up to the present time nothing is known
as to the cause of the explosion, but the firemen are of
opinion that it was not from an escape of gas, but from
some turpentine remaining in the paint-pots taking fire
then exploding. The damage done to the building
is not very considerable, and will be covered by an in.
klrance in the West of England Office.

DBURY—LAAT THEATieE,

MORNING PERFORMANCE.

The selection of Lord Mayor's day for a morning per-
formance gave another proof of the managerial tact and
judgment of Mr. E. T. Smith, for, notwithstanding the
civic attraction out of doors, the house was crowded in
every part. Of all days in the year one would have
supposed this to be about the worst for a mid-day en-
tertainment, but yet, on consideration, there are circum-
stances which may make it one of the best. Hundreds,
for instance, come into London to see the " show"
and fail in their object ; they either arrive too early and
get pushed aside before the procession or arrives, or are
too late and find the streets already blocked up with
people. Then, those who are fortunate enough to
secure good places are disappointed with the exhi-
bition, even with all its recent improvements,
and if they are not, it no sooner comes than it disap-
pears, whereas the greater portion of the crowd leaves
home with the determination " to make a day of it."
It is, therefore, not astonishing that many of these
should find their way to Drury-lane, where the scenes in
the circle are far more exciting and interesting than any-
thing that was witnessed yesterday inside Temple-bar.
In addition to the equestrian and other attractions of
the place, of which we hove already, but not undeser-
vedly, spoken in terms of the highest praise, there was
the whole of the boys of the Duke of York's school,
accompanied by their diminutive band, which is always
a welcome sight to juveniles for whose amusement
by the by, these day performances are especially given.
The boxes, pit, and galleries were swarming with young-
sters, and their joyous, merry faces, loud hearty laughter,
shouts, and exclamations, seemed to delight the grown-
up part of the audience almost as much as the feats of
the circle. The eccentricities and tumbling of the
clowns convulsed these youthful theatre-goers with
laughter ; and the feats of Signor Russelli on a pyramid
of decanters, the extraordinary evolutions of Mr. New-
some on the back,of four horses, as a Russian messenger
of, war, the vaulting, and the perilous trick la perclte,
seemed to astonish them beyond 'measure. The bind of
the Duke of York's School played several popular airs
during the morning, and wound up the entertainments
. with " God Save the Queen," at the conclusion of which
they were lustily cheered.
The house opened afterwards in the evening, and was
again crowded.

LATEST FOitEIGN NEWS.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The following has just been received by subma-
rine and European telegraph, dated Constantinople,
Oct. 31 : '

" Great dearness prevails. Another million
of paper money has been issued. Namik
Pacha has left for Paris. Lebanon is dis-
turbed. In Asia Selim Pacha has crossed the
Russian frontier. A conflict has taken place near
Battoum which has caused much sensation. The
Porte has resolved that Austrian refugees shall
not be employed in i he army operations in Europe.
Movements and levies of troopt continue. The
city is tranquil.
" The Russian Consul-General has left Smyrna for
Athens.

Telegraphic despatches just received from Vi-
enna, state that accounts from Bucharest report a
battle and 14 superior Russian officers killed. The
Turks remained masters of the field, and the Rus-
sians were retreating on Bucharest.

Prince Stirbey, the Hospodar of Wallachia, ar-
rived at Vienna on the sth. The arrival of the
Hospodar of Moldavia is expected.
Another despatch from Vienna gives additional
details of the position of the belligerent forces
previous to the battle. Large bodies of Turk-
ish troops were concentrated around Widdin. A
bridge and tete-de-pont had been constructed at
Kalafat, which served as the basis of the opera-
tions of the Turkish army. The Russian corps of
Dannenberg opposed to the ,Turks at this point
numbered from 30,000 to 40,000 men, awl was
spread en echelon between Krajoua and Slatina.

The Vienna Presse states that the Czar has in-
formed the Vladika of his wish to have the sup-
port of the Montenegrins. The war against the
Turks was a sacred and patriotic war, and it was
the duty of the Montenegrins to take part in it.
The Stockholm Aftonblad announces the arrival
of a Russian squadron at Helsingfors, a seaport in
Finland.

The Turkish embassy in Paris received a tele-
graphic dispatch from the Turkish ambassador at
Vienna, to the following effect :—On the 3d inst.
the Turks forced the passage of the Danube, oppo-
site Oltenitza. After a prolonged cannonading,
the Turkish general, -With a division of his army of
12,000 men, succeeded in occupying the opposite
bank. The Russian General Pauloff made a des-
perate effort to oppose the forming of the Turkish
army. The Turks charged the enemy at the point
of the bayonet, and drove back the Russians.
They occupied Oltenitza, wliere they fortified
themselves hastily. The despatch adds that the
Russians have lost 400 men, among whom there
are some officers.
A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated the
7th, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" Letters have

been received from Bucharest to the 3d. On the

Ist the Turks attacked Giurgevo, and endeavoured
to effect a landing. After a sharp cannonade the
Russians repulsed the Turks. It is said that two
Turkish gun-boats were sunk. The Turks have
also attempted to pass the river, near Altanitza
and at Kalarasch, where the Danube divides itself
into several arms. They have, it is said, suc-
ceeded in establishing themselves on the islands of
the river."
Letters from Constantinople of the 27th ult.
inform us that there had just been received from
head-quarters the news of an engagement having
taken place on the Danube between a party of
Cossacks and a small Egyptian corps, who had
been provoked by the former. The Egyptians threw
themselves into boats, and crossed the Danube.
There were some killed on both sides. The pre-
cise date of this skirmish is not stated, but it
must be contemporary, if not prior, to the affair of
Isactcha, since the latter was not known at Con-
stantinople at the above date. The news of this
commencement of hostilities, which took place be-
fore the arrival of the counter-order at head-
quarters, had produced some sensation at Con-
stantinople.
A letter from Vienna of the sth, in the Co-
logne Gazette, says :—" The last accounts from the
Principalities are to the 3d at noon. Prince Gorts-
chakoff had not quitted Bucharest, therefore the
report of his departure for Krajowa, the theatre
of war, is incorrect. No serious recontre had taken
place between the Russians and the Turks on all the
line of the Danube. The Asiatic cholera had broken
out among the Turkish troops, having been brought
by Russian deserters, who arrive every day in
great numbers. They will consequently be no
longer conducted to the head-quarters at Schumla,
but sent to Varna. The account of the meet-
ing of a European Congress in London does not
merit belief. On the contrary, it appears that
it has been declared, in a high quarter, that the
time for diplomatic negotiations had passed, and
that it was necessary to wait for the progress of
events. Prince Stirbey, Hospodar of Wallachia,
has arrived to-day, and alighted at the Hotel of
the Roman Emperor. Prince Ghika, the Hospo-
dar of Moldavia, is expected in a few days.
The Emperor is gone to hunt at Holitsch, and
will remain there until to-morrow. Count Giulai
has left to-day for Milan."—Another letter from
Vienna, of the same date, in the Post Ampt Ga-
zette of Frankfort, says :—" No one here doubts
the meeting of a European Congress in London.
It is thought that the Conference will soon termi-
nate its deliberations on the propositions sent by
the Cabinet of St. Petersburg. These propositions
will be communicated to the Congress of London,
and will form the bases of the negotiations. M. de
Brunow, Russian ambassador at the Court of St.
James's, made this, it is said, a sine quct non."
The ational German Gazette gives the follow-
ing new version of the reply of Prince Gortschakoff
to the declaration of war :—" The Commandant-in-
Chief of the army of occupation has no order from
his sovereign either to advance, or to attack, or to
evacuate the Principalities."
The Presse of Vienna of the sth says :—" A
letter from Bucharest states that the order given
on the 21st ult. at Constantinople not to com-
mence hostilities was received too late by Omer
Pacha at Schumla. The Tartar, who carried the
order, met with an accident on the road ; his horse
fell dead under him, and he lost 12 hours before
he could procure another. The order of the Sultan
to Omer Pacha was, it is said, couched in the fol-

lowing terms :—" Even in case hostilities shall have
commenced, avoid a battle." It is thought that
Prince Gortschakoff is endeavouring to establish a
communication between the centre and the corps of
Dannenberg by an intermediate corps, of which it
is positively stated that the Wallachia militia will
form part."
The proclamation establishing martial-law at
Bucharest, orders
'-"1. All merchant vessels, whether Russian or carry-
ing the Moldo-Wallachian flag, are from this day to
cease to navigate the Danube, and to remain in the
places where they may now be.-2. A lljrelation between
the two banks of the river are interrupted, and there
shall not be sold to the Turks either wheat, salt, or any
other article. Persons disobeying this order will be
tried by martial law.-3. All those who shall keep up
any correspondence or other relations with the Turks
shall also be tried by martial-law "
The Wanderer of Vienna says the injury which
is inflicted upon Austria by the present state of
things in the East may easily be conceived, when
it is considered that the commerce of Austria with
Turkey, in imports and exports, amounts to nearly
150 millions of francs.
A letter from Warsaw of the 2d, states that
Prince Paslievitsch ,who was said to have left for
the army of the Danube, had just returned to
Warsaw from Hommel.
Since the departure of Prince Menschikoff the
Grand Duke Constantine is charged, ad interim,
with the directions of the Department of Marine.
A letter from Belgrade of the 21st ult. announces
that Austria is keeping a strict watch on Servia.
A report was current that an Austrian corps of ob-
servation is about to he stationed on the northern
frontier of that province.