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Thus, if we may believe the letters from Bucharest,
the Turks have assumed the offensive, the corps of Ge•
neral Roth has been almost entirely destroyed. the siege
of Schumla raked, and the Russians (abandoning SO
pieces cf cannon) have retreated towards Bazardjik,
pursued by Hussein, at the head of 70,000 men, who
flattered himself that be should destroy them, fall on
the rear of the army besieging Varna, relieve that town,
and terminate the campaign by compelling the whole
of the enemy's army to a gen Oral retreat.
We find it difficult to believe such an undertaking.
A plan so inconceivably daring seems to us a piece of
the most egregious rashness, and in manifest opposition
to the prudence and calmness which have hitherto
guided all the operations of the Generals of Mahmuud.
If the Turks suffer themselves to be drawn away to a
distance from their ramparts in pursuit of a large army
which retreats in good order, and only for want of pro.
visions—if success should so intoxicate Hussein as to
make him hope that he will surprise the Emperor Ni.
cholas at Varna, then this presumption, which, after
all, is consistent enough with the Ottoman pride, might
very likely change the whole aspect of the campaign,
and restore victory to the Russian army, which, at this
moment, our accounts agree in representing as a prey
to distress, disease, and in almost complete discourage.
ment.—(This article. is extracted from the Journal des
Debate.)

YROM THE JOURNAL DES DEDATS.
PARIS, OcT.-11.

The division off Algiers destroyed on the Ist October,
at Torrette Cities, four leagues to the west of Algiers,
four pirates, which had taken refuge under the forts.
The fort, mounting 15 guns, was also much.damaged.
FROM THR COURIER FRANCAIS.'
PARIS, Om tr.

The campaign in the East draws towards a close,
and appears likely to be more disastrous to the Russians
than the last bulletins led us to expect. The news in
the German Journals shows the position of the Russians
to be alarming, and presages disasters. The army which
was before Schumla is retreating precipitately towards,
Bazardjik, leaving the roads covered with sick and
dead, horses and carriages. Hussein' Bey pinnies 'heti
with 70,000 men, excited by fanaticism and victory.—.
In the principalities it ii expected that the Roseians will
're-piss the Danube. On reaching that river they will
encounter the garrisons* of the fortresses; which their
blockading force could not restrain. The garrison of
Silistria has diSpersed the army of General Roth, which
could only be again collected at Hirsova. The Germin
Journals say, that the troops are demoralized by the
climate,' and the failure and this will multiply their
distresses. The first consequence of the retreat to Ba-
aardjik will be, to leave the army before Varna exposed,
and if the place is not already taken, the siege must be
instantly raised ; for General Woronsow cannot alloW a
corps of 70,000 men'to establish themselves in his rear,
and on his right, while another corps, from Adriainiple,
hu arrived by the Bourgas road. If Varna is taken,
can their conquest be preserved by"the Russians? Can
they establish themselves in a place, of which the de-
fences are ruined, in the face' of two armies ? If the
retreat of the principal army is as ascribed, the
army before Varna must, in all probability, follow
it. Turkey will be in this case cleared of the enemy,
and the powerful army which entered it, will have left
no other trace, but of disasters as unexpected as diffi-
cult to repair. Even if the Russians should repass the
Danube witilont much loss, can they, fatigued and dis-
couraged, maintain themselves in an exhausted coun-
try ? Will the Turks, masters of Widdin and five or
six bridges over the Danube, allow them to pass the
winter in security? Letters from Vienna, however,
announce that mote troops are on their March ; that
Count Pahlen is to receive an important command ;
and that the Russians mean to make a winter campaign.
This news, however, does nr.t agree with what is said
in the A►rgr6urg Gazette, and snakes us not plate im-
plicit reliance in the correspondence of the German
Journals. For six months they said that the Turks had
ten thousand men on the Danube, and thirty thousand
at Adrianople, and no more; and the Russians have
found 100,000 men at Schumla. 20,000 at Varna, and
as many at Silistria, as many at Widdin, strong garri-
sons at Giurgevo, Rudschuk, &c. and a numerous
army at Adrianople. It is extraordinary that the Ca-
binets, and even Russia itself, seemed to share the errors
of the journalists. Every body was mistaken. How
are we to explain, consistently with the apathy and
weakness of the Turks, these numerous armies at all
points of defence, this artillery, that the Russians admit
to have been well served, and these regular troops or-
ganised and ready for war? How are these troops
maintained? It is evident that We do not know Turkey,

a. AZOW, is THE SAY or COllOll, JULY 1.
"Sett—ln spite of the repeated declaration/ which have
been made on the subject of the blockade of the western
side of the Morea, and in Spite of the presence of the
cruisers belonging to the squadrons of the three high
Powers, vessels carrying neutral flags take in cargoes of
wheat, beans, and other provisions at Syra and the lonian
Isles, and repair to the Gulf of Coron, under pretest of
selling their cargoes to the Greeks at Maine. The
proximity of these places, and of the port of Kitties to
Coron, favouring the private transportation of provi-
sions to that fortress on board of small barks, we de-
clare once more, that it is forbidden to every vessel,
bark, and boat, to carry provisions or munitions of any
sort to any port, bay, or anchorage, occupied either by
the Turks or by the Greeks, from Cape Matapan to the
Gulf of Lepanto.
"Every vessel carrying a neutral flag, which shall
endeavour to violate this blockade, will have its cargo
confiscated; and if it shall present itself a second time'
on the same coast, it shall be sunk, according to the
laws universally admitted among nations, and which
Russia, in its capacity of a Power waging war with
Turkey, is bound to exercise for the more strict main-
tenance of the above-nsentioned blikkade.

' You are called upon, Sir, to give the requisite pub-
licity to this repeated declaration, and more partici-
larly to make it known to the Captains of vessels or
barks who are thinking of carrying cargoes to the in-
terior of the the Gulf of Coron.
0, Receive, &e. °' L. DR DRYDEN, Vice-Admiral"
Faustus Ftivas, Pans, OCT. 11.—Five per CCM& 1051. 704
Three per Cents. 741. 10c.—Bank &ea, !AWL—Neapolitan
Rents, Yale. Cert. 791. !Sc. Spanish Ditto, 71. Royal Spanish
Lao 'N. Interminable Spanish Anna** HaytianLoan 66.51.

a We believe Popery to be the same in its principles,
its doctrines, and its practical influence, that it ever has
been; and when we see its fearful energy applied to.
wards the attainment of political power; when we see
with deep regret, our brethren of the Popish commu-
nion exercising over the minds of their people a tyran-
nous ascendancy, and perverting religion into an in•
stroment of faction and violence, little ►hort of rebel.
lion, we cannot but step forward to endeavour to pre-
vent, as far as possible, what we judge to be the neces-
sary consequences of these occurrences, namely, either
gross superstition on the one hand, •r total irreligion on
the other.

"We cannot fail to notice the encouragement which
infidelity, scepticism, and latitudinarianism, are giving
to the encroachments of Popery. The infidel, hostile
to all revealed religion, and anxious to disgrace Chris-
timthy with a view to what he hopes, its approaching
downfall, advocates, the cause of Popery as one of its
most absurd modifications. The latitudinarian, diffe•
rent to all systems of religion, would place Protestants
and Roman Catholics on a level, and, fearing to be
called a bigot, with a strange inconsistency, supports
and promotes the very principle he protesses to oppose;
while the Papist, aware of this, encourages the idle
dread of the name, and insidiously persuades the latite•
dinarian to espouse a cause, which, if successful, must
end in his own discomfiture. With these dangers before
us, we feel bound, by our consciences and ourr,,profee•
sion, not to remain silent spectators of them. We'there.
fore entreat our fellow-subjects of the Laity to be watch•
ful of their Protestant privileges, to maintain in their
full ♦igour and pre-eminence the principles of theßefor•
elation, and thereby to uphold the great and holy cause
of religious truth. We implore them to beware of the
encroachments of the Roman Catholics, seconded as
they are by those who pretend not to be aware of them
—we mean infidels, sceptics, latitudinarians, and the
professors of a specials, but false liberality. And we
pray that the blessing of GOD may attend the ezertioes
of all who tuppcirt our Protestant Constitution in Mut&
and State, and that our country may continue trabeNa
she long has been, the bulwark of Protestantism, and' a
secure depository of the Protestant faith."
• (Hire fellows the signatures of the Mini

and have not appreciated its resources, the means it has
of supplying the want of our administrative organisa-
tion, and the aptitude of the Turks for war. We hive
judged of the Turks by their conduct of the war in
'Greece. We must now be aware that this contest
againit slaves was not thought worthy of serious atten-
tion, and that they reserved their energies for a more
powerful enemy. If we had known better, Russia pro.
bably would not have undertaken the war with insuffi-
cient preparation, and would not have taken dangerous
resolutions, of which prudence now tries to diminish
the consequences.
AFFAIRS OF THE MORRA.

FERMANAGH COUNTY MEETING.

( It seems.by the arrivals from the Mores that the
movements of our troops against the fortresses occupied
by the Turks have been suspended. The Ministers
flatter themselves that they will avoid a rupture with
the Porte, and the Chief of the Expedition is enjoined
to temporise. It is expected that the Mussulmans, not
included iu the capitulatioi of Ibrahim Pacba, will,
submit, they being mostly Alhinians or inhabitants of
the Mores. They are not fanatically devoted, like, the
Mussulmans of Thrace, to obey the ordeis of the furl•
Itaa, and will not readily expose themselves ‘o a.coatesti


A Meeting of the Protestants of Fermanagh. VW
vend by the Sheliff, for the purpose of establishing a
Brunswick Constitutional Club, was held on Tuesday,
in the Court House of Enniskillen. At twelve o'clock
an °mtge flag was hoisted on the. Market House. and
aeon. aster two purple flags, with 100 emblazoned
upo# thein. were seen floating from the Court House.
At one o'clock the doors of the Court House were thrown
open, and in a few minutes toe building was crowded.

At two o'clock the High Sheriff, Sir HINIIT BROOM!.
Bart. accompanied by the Marquis of Ely, Earl of
Eturibltillen, the Honourable Colonel Creighton, and
General Archdall, M P. entered the Court, and wok
their seatsupon the Bench. The moment they elide
their appearance they were greeted with the Infidels
plaudits, which continued for several minutes. In the
side gallery we observed the following landed people-
ton of the county, Magistrates, and Clergymen— •

Vinyls Darcy Irvine, John Creighton, Henry, Irvine, Bantams
Irvine, John C. Bloomliekt, Hon. Arthur Cole. Arthur. Bream,
Edward Archdall, R. J. Richardson, George Landrum, Charism
Archdall, Henry Richardson, John Irvine, John C. Bloomield,
Gerard Irvine, Rev. Dr. Storey, Rev. John IrSine, Rev; A. Ir-
vine, Rev. Mr. Young, Jason Haggard, Hamilton Hare, Hea.m4
Rev. IL Maude, Rev. Mr. Fog. Marks Mendes, Major Ails-
wrong, Joseph Maguire, Rev. Mr. Hamilton. J. P. Siam Arts.
strong. G. Reid, R. Staples Jacob. W. Gabbott. Andrir Nixon,
Andrew Crawford, Dr. Russell, Rev. Mr. Lawdor, kg. ate.
The HIGH Sunnier. on rising, said—Gentlemen. we
are met to preserve the integrity of the Constitution an
.establisbed.at the glorious Revolution, to secure to opt.
selves a Protestant King, a Proreitant House of.LOicls.
and a Protestant Hoene of Commons—(lmmense cheer-
ing.). Gentlemen, I may truly say, that I feel pride as
seeing such a Meeting as this, and I may truly say, that
there never was a meeting held in the United Kingdea
where kir Chair was supported by such rank. wealth.
and respectability, as that which I have
.the hon Our to
preside over here this day—,(Loud cheers).

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