The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-06 00:00:00

THE WAR IN TURKEY,

The. letters from Constantinople,. of the lath, declare
that the report of an armistice between the Turks and
Russians, often repeated, and as often contradicted, has
no foundation. Orders, on the contrary, have been for-
warded to Abdi Pacha, the commander-in-chief of the
Turkish forces in Asia, to advance as actively as possible.
A combined Turkish and Egyptian squadron is to cruise
on the, coast of Asia to support his operations. A report
that the Turkish government is about to issue paper
money is also denied.

AL de la Cour, having left Constantinople in the Solon,
arrived at Trieste on the 30th.
It is again asserted that the first regiment of Osten
Sacken's corps passed through Jassy on the 12th ult.
But the German papers publish letters to the 17th, in
which it is positively affirmed that to that date nothing
had been seen of the Russian reinforcements on any point
of the Pruth.
Letters from Trieste announce that the Turks have ob-
tained further advantages in Asia. They not only defended
successfully Fort St. Nicholas, but captured the fortresses
of Usurgheti and Souchoum Kaleh. It is added that the
3eorgian people are favourable to the Turks. The Rus-
sians, in attempting to land 1,500 men at Batoum, met
with a severe repulse. It blew a rather heavy gale at the
time, and a well-directed fire from the battery almost im-
mediately sunk the large transport steamer with the
troops, and all perished excepting 27, who were conveyed,
' per steamer, to Constantinople.. The Russians have as-
' sailgd Shefkatil five times, hoping to regain their lost
laurels, but hitherto in vain.
A despatch from Vienna, of the 20th ult, says the
Turks are still at Kalafat. They have evacuated the
island of Moknan, opposite Routchouk, for the very good
reason that it is overflowed by the river, which has risen
to a great height. Kalafat is strongly fortified and gar-
risoned. Another despatch, dated Vienna the Ist instant,
states that the Turks, on the 26th, had constructed a
bridge between Routchuok and the island of Moknan,
having on the previous 11,7 advimeed from Kalafat twelve

By the stear Orinoco we have intelligence from
ca to the'llth 'alt. The business-of the legislatime
rogressed fir more harmoniously than was expected.
liable °pit'
i°ll
tefounr yet, however, be formed with
of the House 0: Assembly. ID
!wort Duties Act that Was a talk of
duties levied under the recent scale,
ut opinions weresaitl.to be divided in thehouse as to the

the matter of

a reduction of t

a2ss3lir

business operatimis were at a stand-stiff
icon of the 1

isLltav

pending the

—icodueecOniinued.quiet. Rum had advanced. Sugar
was unaltered. coffee and pimento ne 'important

The health of the' band was better, azd4he yellow
fev-er bad disappeared.
The Mouse of. AssenibiLit have deferred thepassing of
the bit until- the committee appointed to consider the
proposition of the Col,niaU Secretary with regard to a
responsible government. shall have made their 'report ;
but, in the meantime, aril--in. order to prevent the further
loss of revenue, the housklae adopted a resolution, similar
to one a,:tted upon in 184.Wdeclaring that the diatica-to be
leviecl.urder the import till;:when passed, shallhave effect
on and feem the 3d of NoPember last, in accordancenith
the last existing tariff. BUsinese matters, as may he anti-
ciliated, have not improved under these circumstances ;
indeed, wattle confidenceis-placed in the permanency of
fiscal leillokiion in the colany, and especially at this:lune-
ture;-that- purchases on maculation or to any cutenh can-
not- be elftr-tt
Thre mat

.e contemplate& excise on spiarlirisi eon-
sidereitimpracticable, -an& will bc'-rabandoned.
Supplies of imported goads-are generally ample::-_. The
articles mohi demand, and the -stocks which, might .be
iricreksed without largely atiaeting the present 7alue,.are
pickleitdsk-i,aseltish in bor.a4ibutter, lard, rice, n, ,and
'candles:

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