The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-10 00:00:00

THE WAR IN ASIA.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Vienna, Sunday
night, states Schamyl had won a great victory in
Asia, but that details were wanting.
A letter from Erzeroum, March 14, says the
following return shows the reduced strength of
the Turco-Georgian army at liars, Bajazid, and
Ardahan, owing to deaths and desertion :-
40 battalions 400 strong
Four regiments of cavalry, 500 strong 2,000

18,000
110 guns, including battering and light field
pieces. No return of the artillerymen.
A battalion of infantry should consist of 960 men,
and a regiment of cavalry 800, so that the infantry
are 22,400 short of their regular number, and the
cavalry 1,200.
Five thousand men are on their way from Trebi-
zond, and 5,000 will march from Erzeroum as soon
as the roads or tracks, Ire open, which probably
will not be until next month. In the meantime
sickness has unfortunately, within this fortnight
past, fallen upon the men quartered here, and they
are dying off by a dozen a-day. The mortality is
principally among the Egyptians, who feel and
suffer dreadfully from the severe cold of this
elevated and exposed region, where the spring,
summer, and autumn are compressed into four
or five months; _

Elia Bey, the Russian General (a Georgian by
birth), who was severely wounded at the battle of
Wl/494111, uor Ciumxi, died a short time duo from.

the effects of his wounds ; his body was transported
to Tiflis, and buried with the highest military
pomp and honours. Liva (Brigadier) Alee Pacha",
one of the Turkish Generals, who was shot through
the chest in the action at Akhaltzik,• has continued
ever since to linger under thoeffects of his wound :
he died here two days since, and was buried with-
out the slightest military honours being awarded t
Mill, carried to his grave by a few soldiers, and
huddled into it in the same way as they treat tho
bodies of the private soldier.
The cannon left on the Trebizond road have ar-
rived to-day, the villagers all around having been
impressed and forced to open the way through the
snow ; the clothing has also arrived.

By accounts from Kars, it appears that the noir
Mushir is hastly repairing the fortifications, and.
adding new ones. This looks as if he expected an
attack.

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The Journal de Constantinople, of the 24th ult.,
gives the following details of the affair of Turtukai :
"On the 12th a Russian column composed of, six
battalions of infantry, eight pieces of artillery, and
a detachment of cavalry made a movement towards
the island situated opposite Turtukai, and occupied
by 1;000-Turkish irregular infantry with one can-
non. This island is not only naturally fortified
by its woods, but it is defended by, parapets,
which can resist the heaviest artillery. The
Russians thought that the number of its defen-
ders would not be sufficient to resist them ; - but
they reckoned without their host, and found the
garrison prepared to give them a warm reception.
The Commandant of Turtukai in the night of the
12th received a reinforcement of a battalion and a
half of infantry, a company of excellent riflemen,
and three other guns. On the 13th a Russian
column composed of 16 battalions of infantry, a
regiment of cavalry, and 24 pieces of artillery,
marched in order to take possession of the island.
All the artillery advanced with four battalions of
infantry to the bank of the arm of the Danube op-
posite the island ; the river at this part not -being
more than 150 yards wide. - The Russians openel
a fire from the whole of their artillery, and under
that protection they endeavoured to throw a bridge
across in order to reach the island. Their plans,
however, were defeated. The Turkish battery in-
stead of being silenced by the Russian artillery
kept up a very murderous fire on the assailants.
The Russians, however, continued their works, and
a part of the bridge was constructed when the Ottoman
artillery directly directed its fire on it and corn pletel
destroyed it. The Russian infantry then went into
the river, thinking to be able to ford it, but they
found the water deeper than they expected, and
a number of them were drowned. Three of their
guns were dismounted, and the Russians retreated
with the remainder. The loss of the Russians in
killed and wounded is estimated at 2,500 ; a whole
regiment was destroyed, and all the artillerymen
were either killed or wounded. The loss of the
Turks was only 18 men killed, among whom was
Abdullah Bey, the commandant of the irregular
troops : and 47 wounded, including Lieutenant-
Colonel Ahmet Bey. The Russians, finding an
their efforts unsuccessful, retired into the neigh-
bouring villages. The Ottoman troops, on seeing,
them retire, raised loud shouts.and a cry of Long
live the Sultan.' It is astonishing to see the maw
ner in which the Russian generals expose the lives
of their soldiers, contrary to all rules of militarY '
tactics, and without the slightest chance of success.
It is an inexplicable enigma, and one would be 'al-
most tempted to suppose that the generals cause a
mass of their men to be sacrificed without utility in
order to reduce the Emperor Nicholas to conclude
I peace."
The following was published in the Offiei it

Gazette of Warsaw, of the 2d :-" On the 11th our
troops happily crossed the Danube in three colutnils
Galatz under General. Luders, at Braila under
Prince Gortschakoff, and-at. TShukai under General
Ushakoff. The Turks had 20,000 men at Matschin,
and 5,000 at Tultscha. In spite of their numberx,
however, and of the fortifications of Matschin and
Tultscha, the passage was effected with such VP
pidity that the Turks had not the time to dispUte
it with the right column, and though they had as'
sembled considerable forces against the central co'
lumn, they were obliged to fall back before our
artillery. They only engaged a 'combat with 00
third column, but they were repulsed, and we topic
9 guns and 150 prisoners. Our troops have takes.
Matschin and Tultscha."
The Prussian Correspondence of the sth Bar;
that the Administrative Council of'Moldavia, pre'
sided over by the Russian General Oaten Sackett,
has unanimously resolved to prevent most of the
foreign journals from entering the Principalities.
Negotiations, it adds, have been opened with the
Austrian consulates on the subject, as most of the
newspapers are sent through the Austrian Post'
office.

FRANCE. • L
Prince Napoleon, accompanied by 'Poly Posh*,
the Ottoman Minister, who will remain with hit
till his embarkation, took his departure yesterday
morning fQr the East by the Lyons Railway, fit"
tended by General Prim and a numerous suite.
King Jerome, General Magne, the Ministry, alto,
the Prefects of the Seine and of the Police wel3
present on the occasion.

- The Emperor and Empress went on Saturday 0
the Bois de Boulogne, to inaugurate the Works cal;
rying on there for the purpose of turning the woo-1
into a park. The Empress turned on the water
which is to fill the pond. There were very fob
people present.
Marshal de St. Arnaud paid his farewell visit 4
yesterday, preparatory to taking his departure for
the East.

The Emperor gave a farewell dinner on Saturil4
evening to Prince Napoleon, Marshal St. Arnaud'
and the generals who are to leave for th© East.
A dignitary of the Russian Court, Count Sault.
waloff, arrived on Friday in Paris it is supposeCif
on a mission from the Emperor Nicholas.
The Patrie announces that the Emperor will rei
view on Wednesday next the army of Paris, 90
that his Majesty will be accompanied by the MP:
of Cambridge, who is expected on Tuesday. the
A despatch from Berlin announcing that w
Prussian Plenipotentiary in Vienna had been or •
dered to sign the protocol of the Four Powers PO'
duced a considerable rise on the Bourse on SaLlir;
day. The Three per Cents. closed at 64f. 60c. 10°0
the end of the month ; and the Four-and-a-g'
per Cents. at 90f. 30c. ; Orleans Railway Shares:.
1,050 f. ; Rouen, 820 f. ; Havre, 415 f, ; Grea"
Northern, 735 f. ; Strasburg, 710 f. ; New Shares!
535 f. ; Paris to Lyons, 797 f. 50c. ; Lyons to tll°,
Mjditerranean, 660 f. ; Western of France, 5551..1
13Trdeaux to Cette, 510 f. ; Great Central
France, 400 f. ; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f. ; B‘enk °
Credit Mobilier, 5006 •

MALTA.
The last accounts state that vessels are oval.
day arriving from Toulon and Algiers with troopo•
When the vessels having them on board passed the
r
English transports, there was an exchange
hurrahs, and the " Chant du Ddpart "respondr
to by " God save the Queen" and " Rule 13'3'
tannia." Up to the 30th ult. the English forco
which had arrived there amounted to 422 officers'
and 11,577 non-commissioned officers and privates'
The order for all the troops to proceed to the 1)3:
danelles had been received, and the movemell"
was commencing.

SPAIN.
rlc"
A letter from Madrid, April sth, says the vitit.
ing population. of Barcelona is at present qui-
Great military precautions had been taken to Pr:t
vent any return of disorder. It was believed that
the riot which had taken place was stirred 11P v
the Carlists.

ITA.LY.
The Tuscan Monitore of the 3d contains the
lowing notice from the civil governor of Leghorof
dated April 1. :
,or ti
"The Imperial and Royal Government of Lep
has received communications from the charge d'affairas
of Tuscany at Constantinople, which it thinks it elf,
dient to convey to the knowledge of the public, esPet of
for the guidance of Tuscan navigators on the cel's"l"re
the Ottoman empire. The Government of the Sobll'..d
Porte, being informed that attempts are made to laj!p
arms, ammunition, and contraband articles of war
Epirus, Thessaly, and conterminous provinceg..„- re
finding it impossible to consider such articles a 9
merchandise in the present state of those provinceP,,
11
directed that all vessels attempting clandestinely 1,;,
any quantity of the goods above specified on the Tar
e,{,
coasts, or in the ports of that empire, shall be self
together with their cargoes, and the crews subje"3
yp
the punishments prescribed in such cases by the OW'.'
laws according to existing treaties." . der
The Officio/ Verona Gazette contains an nr ni,
forbidding the exportation of arms and en 11331-
tion for the Turkish provinces. • al
A telegraphic despatch has also been reeaL
from Turin, which states that the Duke de Val7:1;
tinois, who is reigning Prince of Monaco, has ma
an attempt to recover possession of Mentally
portion of his principality which, in 1848, vilis
nexed to Piedmont. The desp oet
atch states that tbo
,
Duke de Valentinois having appeared at Ment°ea
about a score of the inhabitants of that town W
out to meet him ; but the main body of the pop
lation showed great hoatility-, and arrested
__,o4
duke. At one time the appearance of matters. w_ve
very serious, and the duke would probably -1,111,,
suffered from the violence of his ex-subjects,
had not been protected by Carabineers of the
1;1.4'
of Sardinia, stationed in the town. This ist rev
111tion au the 04101164 Role balled° rueerdea•

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