New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-07

IA Important pisae Of intelligence has coached 10
nom Ala According g. usasianilnapla nsws
ihe cifeAssians afa hssi6gbg Ito isffrsss Of DsTs
You arc aware that tho istLmaa bsiwean tho Black
hea aud the caspiaa Ia separated BY tho steep
tain range Of the Caucasus nto two nrafg equal p1r
tions and that there is only narrow dehe lea ling
aerons the mountains running fran tho north eis.ern
edge Of tho Black Sea 10 the soatL western portion Of
"tho Caspian This pass called By the ancents " the
Gates Of tho Caucasus IL the only communication by
land of Russia proper with her rranscaasasan prov
inccs. military road has been here constructed,
leading from Mosdok to Tins and the fort of Darisl
guards the entrance Of the gates The T,s,slen;es,
under their ndomitabe Chief the renowned shamyl.
iDhabit the mountains south east of Darrell aud ex-
tend over Daghetan and the country Of the Lesghans
from the Caucasus to the Caspian while the Circas-
sians proper live in the northwestern portion of the
mountains beyond the Gates Though cut off by Rus
sian forts from the Black Sea, they are far from
acknowledging Russian supremacy But they have
Likewise always refused to acknowledge the
supremacy of shamy and have acted in concert
with him. The Circsssisns and Avgassians (Abchas-
iens) in the two Kabardas and the Kuban, and the
Tsbetshenzes and Lesghans in Daghestan and on the
Terek, have fought separately until now. But the
news of the siege of Darrell, and the soppage of the
passage through the Gates which is impossible ualess
the tribes Of the northwest aud of the southwest have
united, reveals the fact that the Turkish war has
reused the enthusiasm Of the mounaneers so far as to
make them forget their quarres and mutual ealouses
and to combine them in a vigorous attack the
mon enemy. Prince WOronzonTs position in Tiais has
thus become really critical threatened he is both
by the mounsineers in his and by the Turks in
front who are advancing from Batun along the coast Of
the Black Sea- In order to intercept any Russian rein
fortements sent from Sebastopo while another corps,
it is said that is under the command of Khurshd Pahas
Gen. Guyon) is advancing from Erzerum and Kars
straight to Tiis Georgia Or Gruza of which Tis Is
the capital is of the latest acquisitions of Russia
the last King of Gruzia, George XIII having be-
queathed his Kingdom to the Emperor Alexander the
beginning of this century. This Transcaucassn prov
nce increased by the treaty of 1927 with Persia
and of 1929 with Turkey since which about a. 900
Armenians have emgrated from Persia into the ceded
districts of Ervan, Nahitskevan and Karabagh. They
have been aured into 6ruza by tho promise of atona
administration and of some priv eyes, but their zeal in
behalf of Russia has not been rewarded. They were
the best allies OF Russia in the Persian war aud
principally by their assistance that the province of
Aderbijan fell into the hands of the Gar Probably
Nicholas has now had similar hopes as regards the
Christians of European Turkey but the lot of the Arme
as to induce the Bugarans or the Serbs to follow their
example. A.. PC.
We have the most extraordinary lack Of reliable incr
nation the events occurring the seat of SO ut
tey improbable and contradictory many the accounts
given, that is waste Of time and type ID repeat them
While report says that Gorehakoif was repused from
before 0tenza another asserts that he drove the Turks
across the Danube; third rays that the Turks sorned
Bucharest fourth that they had chased the Russians to
the Pruth q fifth that Osien -Sacken's division had the
Turks htmmed n and they at his mercy sixth takes
liberties with the geography of the place. and relates that
the Russians retreatng to Cronad Austrian town.
and that body Of Turks had been dispatched through
Servia to intercept them There other rumors
improbable STILL and thrown back the facts that
are already known That 100000 Turks north of the
River Danube that fighting which resulted unfavoraby
the Russians had taken place at several points that the
Turkish forces victorious in Asia that the Russians
were in expectation of strong reenocement already
the Pruh and that the Mosem commander determined
to pub on till he had fulfilled his promise drive the in
vaders from Turkish soil.
Probably no action deserving of the name has been
fought since the repulse of Gorchako from Oleniza as
published in the by the Atlantic. Skrmshes al
most daily but they have weight in the general ISSUE
The enthusiasm Of the Turks since known that the
Sultan will himself command the army exceeds all bounds
The following is the document in which he officially
nounces his intention to take the field in person:
IMPERIAL HIATT" OR, PRocLAsArIoS BY THE SULTAN TO
THE GRAND COUNCIL THE NATION
OF date I'd instant learn by letter that the Mon
day previous the Sultan attended by his SUITE went to the
Porte where Grand Council composed of the Ministers,
the principal Ulemas and the chief civil and military unc
tonaries were assembled There the Sultan formally
handed to Reschid Pasha an Imperial HIATT Declara
ton addressed to Mustspha Pashs the Grand yzier The
Minister having received from the Sultan read it to the
Council as follows;
TRANSLATION
my FAITHFUL VIZiER: cannot sufficiently praise the
zeal and enthusiasm of my troops the devotion and deli
ty Of all my servants and the sentiments which my sub
ects generally during the preparations that have taken
place have never ceased display toward me since the
peral Government and Russia appeared likely to end in
war.
"Now however war has actually broken out, and do
not doubt that every viii hencefoh be ready Do
bis duty with more eagerness than ever
"As the true this war consists only in auda
BE resolve to preserve the sacred rights and the ndepen
dence Of my Empire trusting in the Omnipotence of the
Creator Of all things and invoking the Holy Spirit OF
Propchct IhGre determined TO BE- present and psrsoa at
the accomplishment of patriotic duty at the beginning
Is therefore fit to look forward from the present time
10 the preparations which my eortSge win require and
the fret headquarters Of my guard will be fixed at Adrian
oIle IL urgent that everything necessary for the troops
which will be under my command, should be previously
lyon must. therefore with all my Ministers hasten to
take fitting me assures 10 that end.
May the Most High. through his love for the Holy
Prophet. render my empire In every circumstance yictor
and triumphant and rany oil those who contribute to