New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
THE TURKISH WAR.
THE PROGRESS OF HosTLIrIEs.


Fror our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Friday Dee. 3 1853.
While Austria has again proposed new scheme for
ptciEeaiion-hat is say while the Cabinet Of Vienna
advises England and France TO withdraw altogether
from the scene OF action, and to allow the Car anil
Sultan to treat in direct way--of course, under the
natural impression that Turkey has been orsaken by
the maritime powers and while Aberdeen is ready to
comply even with such treacherous advice end il is only
through the frmness Of Napoleon that it has been
accepted the war carried both in Asia and Europe
on land and sea Tie Turks evidently haze good
luck Not only that the Russians have not succeeded
in expslhng them from Sheketil and in preventing the
arms and ammunition destined for Shamy and the Cir
cassans from reaching the mountains but it is likewise
runored that Sukun Ksle the fortress which forms the
key Of CiTcassa, has been taken BY selm Pasha
There il no doubt whatever that Prince WOronzOf is
in most difficult position in Transcaucasa and all the
renorcemens sent from Russia to the seat Of
directed to this General and not Prince GorchakOf
At sea the Turks have SO far been successful One
Russian transport ship was wrecked on the Turkish
coast by the bad management of the Russian sailors;
war steamer-the same which, in March brought
Prince Menchkof to ConsantinCple-has been sunk
by well pointed cannon shot from the newly captured
fort Shefketi and now have the positive
that the Russian steam-frigae Wladmis has been taken
by an Egyptian war steamer. Omer Pasha has not
crossed the Danube at Widdin has been stated On
the contrary he is advancing toward Kraova the cip
tai of Lesser Walachia while at the same time, in
der to direct the attention of the Russians to another
point, fighting is going on continually at the Danube
Islands, between Rustchuk and Giurgeyo and at KRIS
Ova With such tidings from the seat of war, it ia
quite natural that the opinion begins to prevail on the
Exchange that peaceful settlement of the Russian
question is becoming every day more impracticable
Consols therefore, slowly but steadily decline. Few
persons are sanguine enough TO believe that great
European war can be avoided.
The fusion of the two exled branches Of the Bour
bons instead of bullying Napoleon, has had quite the
contrary effect. He has at last demanded categorc
explanation from Austria as to what she means under
her pretended neutraityhOw far she is willing to go,
and in case of rupture with which ofthe two beger-
ent powers she is to side These questions will put
Austria into serious embarrassment much the more
as the French Consul in serya, Mr.. segur is closely
watching and counteracng the intrigues Of Austria in
tie principally In my last letter detailed the diff
cultes of poor Prince Alexander Karageorgewtch, aud
lis NuftiinE PVhOgi anu yos ~ 9cOu' t""s
serya will become the cause Of the rupture between
Austria and Turkey Baron Brdck, the Austrian Ambas
sador in Consantin0ple has already had some discus
ion on that subject with Rechd Pasha and they separ
thoutcOnng to satisfactory result Rechidcom
plains that Austria supports Prince Alexander in his
ukwamness toward the Porte and in his resolution Of
remaining neutral in the war of hs sovereign against
foreign aggressor. For Seryia is not in the excep
tionsl position Of Modaya and Wallachia, which since
tie treaty of Adranople under the protection Of
Russia. Servia not included in that treaty and If
Prince Ale4aId calls Russia " the protecting power
4" of seriE" he makes evidently and pdrposely d.
rlomatic mistake Seryla by the good Offices OF Rus
sia, got complete amnesty in 1872 from the Sultan
but her semi Independence has been guaranteed
by Russia the Car is automatically, or according to
the treaties entirely foreign power as far as Serya
il concerned.
The Porte has resolved to form Christian corps of
volunteers partly subjects of the Sultan partly Polish
refugees and deserters The nucleus of this corps are
the Cosgacks of the DObrodja. When Besserabia
was ceded by the Sultan to the Empress Catherine OF
Russia many Cossacks emigrated to Turkey, aud set
tied on the excellent pasture grounds between the
Darute and the Black Sea. This emigration had
OF the old creed" refuse to oacknoxledge the Synod
of ST. Petersburgh their spiritual head. From that
time the Csssaeks of the DobrOda have always re-
NAMED the os devoted subjects OF the Sultan They
are to be under the command Of sadyk Pashs, whose
history is not withOutas CzakOvski-for this is
the former name Of the Pasha-was officer in the
Polish army during the Polish war OF independence
though Cossack by birth. After the downfall Of PO-
land lie went Paris and published most interesting
collection of Cossack poetry aud romance. Prince
Czartorysk sent the young to ConstantinOple as
his agent and there Czajkovsh remained for twenty
years under French protection. lie became very OBJ
noxious TO the Russian Embassy and knew how 10 in
graiiate himself only with the Turkish Pashas but
even with the Sultan When, in 1919, the Refugee
question was urged by Russia, the French republic
suddenly withdrew her protection from and
the Russian EubasGadOr required bis immediate sur
render or at least his expulsion from Turkey. Things
locked gloomy; even tie Ilusrious BEN turned Mus
aslmsn and Czajkovsk followed his example, and got
the name Of ssdyk Efendi The Sultan granted fine
estate in Asia Minor to the renegades under eudal
,erure and now when the Cossacks sent depu.atiOn
to ConstaDtnople, Offering their services, Sadyk was
appointed Pasba and Is sent with the Christian Le-
eon 10 Atia since II is known that several Polish reg
msnts are stationed in Transcaueasa and many Russian
ofcers broken for having manifested revolutionary
IDEAS were sent to the army operating sgains; the
Circsisans As foon as they sscertain that there IS
a CLristisn Legion in the Turkish army and that II Is
commanded by Polish officer, many Of them WIN
desert from tie Bussirn ranks Beside portion Of
,teeorrsry ii the COssaeks les close 20 tbe Caucasus