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London, England, 1828-08-27 00:00:00

The French Papers contain no news

A King's Messenger has arrived from Calais

in an open boat, who came- from Vienna in six
days and a half, with despatches, supposed to
be of importance, but we have not heard their
purport. The army of Austria, and the pro-
gress of the ambitious NicHotiAs, are fit sub-
jects for extraordinary despatches.

The Nzirenzburg Correspondent of the 19th
inst., received this morning, contains some re-
trospective, as well as prospective, observations
from the Banks of the Danube upon the progress
of the war. It admits, what it wuuld be idle to
deny, that the progress of the Russians had been
made without great sacrifices ; but it asserts that

the losses sustained have been more than coun-
terbalanced by the numerous reinforcemet:ts
which daily arrive from the interior of -the
Empire. It is computed that at present, in-
cluding those occupying Moldavia and Wal-
lachia, the Russians have two hundred thousand
men in arms beyond the Danube, the base of
which force is the sea coast and the lower
Danube to its confluence with the Pruth. But
other divisions are pressing forward to the scene of
operations, amounting, according to late accounts,
to 80,000 men—besides 20,000 of the Imperial
Guard. It is considered necessary, before moving
forward to the presumed object of its operations
—Constantinople—to get possession of Chumla
and Varna, but especially the latter, as keeping
up the communication with the fleet. . So that

here we have a side glance at the EMPEROR'S
boasted moderation—be is secretly bent upon
Constantinople, but does not find it convenient,
nor would it, perhapS, be quite prudent, to alarm
the jealousy of his amiable allies, whose Inagua-

nimity must be very grateful to him at this
moment. When he takes possession of the
Hellespont, he may repay their generosity by
seering their merchantmen to pass into 'the
Black Sea, first tiuly paying tribute. This article,
after allowing a great deal for casualties, yet

makes sure of the success of the campaign. So
much for Russian moderation !

FROM THE DANUBE, AUG. 14.
Indisputable as the success of the Russian arms has
hitherto been, it would be a great mistake to suppose that
it had been gained without sacrifices. What may have
beet) the extent of them it would be idle to pretend to de-
termine, especially as, with the exception of the siege and
conquest of Brailow, we have not heard of any military
operations that, according to the official statements, have
been attended with any very considerable loss of men'. But
whatever we may suppose to be the amount of those losses,
they have been much more than repaired by the re-
inforcements that the army in the field l►es received
since the beginning of the campaign, so that we
shall net exaggerate its force, if, including the corps em-
ployed in the occupation of the Principalities, we state it
at 200,000 men. The proper base of this army, accord-
ing to its actual positions, is the sea coast and the
Lower Danube, to its conflux With the Pruth ; for the
Principalities situated on the left bank of the Danube are
the less to be concluded in base as Silistria, Ghiurgevo,
and other forties es on the river are in the hands of the
Turks, and consequently time communications with the
countries beyond it by no means secure. According to the
official accounts the Russians had approached Chaund t and
Varna: - according to the generally adopted ptincples of
tactics, it will not he able to cont►nue its movements against
the presumed object of its operations (Constantinople), till it
has made itself master at last of these important points, as
either of them, while it remains in the possession of the
enemy, endangers its communications with their base.
But Varna is in this respect even more important than
Chountla, because on its poesessiou depends the security of
the communication of the army with the fleet, from
which it must receive its chief supplies, which will
reach it more and more sparingly by land the farther it
advances to the booth. From this slight sketch, it is
manifest on what fundamental conditions the success of
the whole campaign depends. As the superiority of the
Russian army and navy is an indisputable fact, we may
take it for granted that may stand in the way of the ful-
filment of the fundamental conditions here assumed, will
be overcome, and the success, theretCre, in a purely mili-
tary point of view, may be considered as certain. And as
this is the point of view in which we here regard the
question, all reference to politics will indeed take a Deus ex
muchina—often step between and disappoint the most
scientific calcu:ations of the tactician, which may be, with
the more reason, set aside, as every hypothesis on this head
would be very gratuitous.

The Allgemeine Zeilung of the 19th inst.
contains some allusions to the sanguinary mode
in which the war is carried on between the Turks
and Russians. It says that the Turks give no
quarter, but cut off the heads of their prisoners,
and the Russians stab their's; but the Emperor
NICHOLAS, seoing the evil consequences, as well
as inhumanity ofsuch proceedings, has enjoined
his soldiers to. moderation. The Russian
Guard have received fresh orders to accelerate.
their march to Bulgaria, probably to enable the
EMPEROR IO push on his operations before the
advance of the unfavourable season. The plague
had almost wholly disappeared

IiEkMANSTADT, AUG. 3.

For the last week the accounts from Wallachia respect-
ing the plague are more favourable ; it was affirmed in that
Principality that the accounts from the army stated that the
war was assuming a very sanguinary character ; that both
sides sght with a fury hitherto unknown, and that no quarter
is given. The Turks cut off the heads of their prisoners,
the Russians stab their's, and the Emperor Nicholas has
been induced to enjuin.his soldiers to act with humanity.
General Geismar, who is before Calafat, opposed to the
Pacha of Widdin, is said most urgently to have
solicited reinforcements, and to have already received
six thousand men, because he was apprehensive that,
the Turks in Widdin, who have been augmented to
30,000 men, might assume the defensive, and invade
Wallachia. Many peasants have been required in the
sieges of Chumla and Silistria, and several thousand of
them have already passed the Danube for this purpose.—
Lord Heytesbury had reached Gallaez, and the Prince of
Hesse Homburg probably reached the head-quarters on

Ayres.

the 27th July. M. V. Stourdza, who had removed to a
country-house near Bucharest, has returned to that city, as
the plague has abated. The Russian Guards have received
flesh orders to accelerate their march to Bulgaria
as much as possible, and other corps are to come
from the interior of the empire; it is therefore believed that
the campaign will he a long one.

TRIESTE, AUG. 13.

Letters limn Ancona say, that Ibrahim Pacha is indeed
pr►•paring to evacuate the Morea, but the fortreoses in his
possession will be given up to the Turks; and that he posi-
tively declared this on the interview at Navarin, to the
Admirals :mil to Count Capo d'lstria (the latter wished
them to be given up to the Greeks). •

If Ibrahim and his Egyptians leave the Morea, their
places will be taken by the Turks, and the expected French
expedition will still be necessary.
VIENNA, Aun. 15.—A holiday, and no lists printed.
Bank Shares at I ,071.

Demerara Papers to the 12th July are re-
ceived, but their contents are unimportant.

Miramichi Papers to the 29th ult. communi-
cate the intelligence of his Excellency Sir JAs.
KEMP'S return from Canada via Pidou to Ha-
lifax, accompanied by his Ald-de-camp Captain
HAMILTON.

Extract of a letter from Toulon, dated the ea
18th of August :—" A great number of persons
who have flocked to this port, in order to obtain
tiv
a passage on board the expedition to the
i.Morea,
NI
bringing with them recommendations from Paris, he
could not be accommodated, and have been ob-
liged to remain behind. Some Philhellenes,
who were of the above description are going to ut
hire a steam-boat at Marseilles to take them to
of
Greece. The total force of the Expedition is es
now known to be 14,000 men. A few days since
Ve
appeared off our coast, and that of Languedoc,
several corsairF, South Americans and Algerines.
We are assured that IBRAHIM PACHA is going It(
to evacuate the strong places, and that our army
will find them abandoned."

The Morning Post says that Don MIGuEL's
GOvernment has wisdom and magnanimity

What next?

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(TIIIS DAY.)

Fr,oiki LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Auu. 26. —Wind E.—Arrived from Lon-
don the Monntnent, Roberts, for St. Andrew's;
and Protector, Waugh, for Bombay. The whole of
the outward-bound have .ailed.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. :?6.—Wind S.E.—Sailed
his Majesty's ship Galatea, for Madeira and Rio
Janeiro; Royal George, Etribleton, for New South.
Wales; and Hope, Marshall, for Quebec.

FALMOUTH, AUG. 2.5.--WHld S.—Sailed the
Francis Freeling packet, for Rio Janeiro and Buenos

DUBLIN, AUG. 24.--Arrived the Foundling,
Dunn, from Quebec ; and George the Fourth, Nyles,
from Leghorn.

Arrived in the River, the Enterprise, --, from
Bordeaux; Amity, Beckett, from Quebec; Thorn-
ton, —, from Narva ; Jasmine, Clark, and Eugene,
Mason, from Dantzic; and Prince of Orange, --,
from Hamburgh.
The Perseverance, Brown, arrived at Liverpool,
from Bengal, sailed the 30th of March, and from
the Sand Heads the 2d of April, in company with
the York, Wilkinson, for London: she experienced
a succession of north-west gales before, and fifteen
days after passing the Cape of Good Hope ; arrived
ap St. Helena the sth ult., and sailed the Bth, in
company with the Bolivar, M`Donald, for London,
spoke the following vessels, viz.:—Fanny, Timor,
t.f.) the Cape of Good Hope and London, the 2d of
June, in lat. 32. long 35. E. ; City of Aberdeen,
from Glasgow to Bengal, the 10th, in lat. 36.10ng.
21. ; Harlequin,- from London to Bombay, the 13th,
off the Cape of Good Hope, bearing 30 miles north.

TIIE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TwELrs o'CLocir

The adjustment of the account for to-morrow
seems to be the only business to-day at the English
Stock Exchange, and even thiS seems already to have
been pretty well arranged. Consols opened at 87if
rather buyers, and the only thing worthy of notice
is, the market does not appear so strong as in the
early part of the morning, the price having since
been alternately buyers and sellers, they are now
buyers; the Commissioners paid 87i for their strp-
ply ; for Oct. they are 87k, buyers. India Bonds
have improved from 98 100 to 100 101 pm.; Ex-
chequer Bills arc 73 4.
The Foreign Stocks are destitute of business as
well as novelty, and scarcely a bargain has hitherto
been done since the opening of the House; the
following are the present quotations, which, how-
ever, are nearly nominal.
The only variation in the Share speculations is in
Bolanos, which advanced to 20 30 pm.
The non-arrival of the Hamburgh steam vessel
causes solicitude in the City, particularly as she has
not bad to encounter unfavourable winds.

Three per Cent. Console, 87i A-; Ditto, for October,
87} ; India Bonds, 100 101 pm.; Exchequer Bills, 79
74 pm.
FORElGN.—Brazilian, 62 1,; Buenos Ayres, 43 4;
Chilian, 26 8; Colombian, 23i- 4; Danish, 624 I;
Greek. 18 19 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 281, 9i; Ditto
Six per nt., SSi 9 ; I'eruvian, 224 ; Portuguese,
63 ; Russian, 964 1-; Spanish, 11 4.
Altxts.—Anglo Mexican, 70 674 die. ; Brazilian, 43
45 pm. ; Ditto, National, 2 pm. ; Colombian, 4 3 die. ;
United Mexican, 19 18i dis.; •Bolanos, 20 30 pra• ;
General Mining Association, 8 4 pm.

TWO 0' CL 0 C.K.
Consols have become very heavy, and the price
has declined to 87i k for te•morrow, and 87k,
buyers, for October. Up to the present hour the
Humburgh steamer has not made its appearance.

THREE 0' CL 0 CS-

Consols, 87i 1, after having been 871, buyers:
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 8771 Danish 62i
Do. for Ac. 871 Greek, 1825 18}
Brazilian Bonds 624 Mexican, 1825
Buenos Ayres --Peruvian
Chillan Do. , Russian 961
Cohunbian,lB24 24 i Spanish, 1821 11 i

A NARROW ESCAPE.—A few days ago, as
Mr. Nom's, of South Stoke, near Arundel, was looking
over his stock in the meadows, he observed a bull whieb
was not his own, making too free with his grass, and 00
his endeavouring to drive him away, the animal beading
enraged, and put himself in an attitude for combat, and
furiously attacked his opponent (who is seventy years ?f
age), gored him down, and literally tore his clothes In
in pieces. Mr. Nototts escaped with great difficulty from
his perilous situation, but not before he had received woe
severe bruises in the body.—Maidstone Journal.