The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-23 00:00:00

TURKEY.

A letter from Orshova of the 6th instant, in the
Wanderer, has the following account of the trans-
location of the Magyars and Poles from Widdin to
Shurula

" The old city of Widdin, that old heap of ruins and
neglected walls, has now lost that ephemeral importance
which it derived from the residence within its walls of
the fugitive Hungarians. The Hungarians have left
Widdin, neither voluntarily, nor, indeed, against their
will, for every step which they take away from the
Austrian frontier, and from Russified Wallachia, gives
them more of safety and liberty. The transference of
the fugitives to Shumla does not look like consign-
ing them to the interior of the country, for Sophia
and Philiopol would have been more fitting for the
latter purpose, and it is now expected their stay at
Shumla will be short, and that the Turks will soon send
them to Varna. When the news of the removal of the
fugitives came to Widdin, M. Kossuth addressed them in
one of his famous speeches, which this time, too, told
upon them as usual. He mentioned the glorious resist-
ance of the Porte, the generosity of the Padishan, and
the never-dying glory of Turkish hospitality. According
to him, the removal of the fugitives to Shumla was bum
another proof of the desire of the Turks to protect him
and his friends. He talked of the energetic attitude of
England, and prophesied another war, 9: u9tber series of

victories, and last, not least, the liberty of the Hungarian
nation. He was violently cheered, and the temper of the
fugitives was the more favourable for. Turkey from the
fact of the Sultan having sent a considerable sum
of money to the poorer fugitives. Some complaints
of the want of fairness' in the distribution of the
money were indeed heard, but the complainants
were silenced by the kind, and indeed loving persua
lion of their officers, and all looked cheerfully forward
to the day of their departure. Their exit from Widdin
was thoroughly oriental. We learn from the statements
of eye witnesses that it offered the spectacle of a strange
mixture of splendour and poverty. The chiefs of the
emigration were on horseback, and at their side were
the mean looking Turkish carts of those who would
not, or could not, go on horseback; men in uniforms
covered with gold were interspersed with men in Honved
coats, and those, too, rather the worse for wear. There
were carriages filled with women, and the whole was
surrounded by an escort of Turkhh horsemen. On the
30th of October the road from Widdin to Shumla was
crowded with curious spectators, a rumour having gone
abroad that the first convoy was to leave the city on that
day. The curiosity of the public was gratified, for a troop
of 400 Poles appeared, with Murat Pacha (General Bun)
riding at the head of their column. Murat Pacha is a little
man ; his face is covered with rears. The Poles were
dressed in various costumes; their caps alone were dis-
tinguished by their national colours. T 1 ey were accom-
panied by Mestaros and Count Vay. On the following
day Count Monti led his countrymen away from
Widdin; they looked much soiled and worn, but also by
far merrier than the Poles. The 165 men who com-
posed the third body were a motley crowd of all nations;
they had all embraced the Maliornedan faith. At their
head rode Ferrat Pacha (General Stein), with his adju-
tant Orosdy, and Kiamil I'acha (General Kmettz), with
his staff. The last body, 320 strong, left Widdin on the
3d of November. It was led by Kossuth. He wore a
large hat with a white feather. He was
surrounded by Messrs. Egressy, Perisel, and
others, and followed by the Count and Countess
Kasimir Batthyany, Colonel Asbott, and Councillor
Francis Hinman. The people of Widdin were sorry to
let them go away. The lower classes, in particular,
looked upon the Magnates and Generals with that
feeling of respect
,and awe which a great misfortune
always commands from men of strong religious feelings."
A private letter from the Dardanelles of the 6th
inst. announces that Sir William Parker anchored on
that day in the bay of Sari S;glur, below the inner
castle of the Dardanelles, with his fleet, composed of
the ships-of-the-line Queen, Howe, Caledonia, Prince
Regent, Powerful, Vengeance, Bellerophon, and the
steam-ships Odin, Dragon, Bulldog, Rosamond,
Ardent, and Tartarus.