Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-20
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Porte will doubsss adopt the Of the fou
Powers, which VIII at be forwarded for the decision
and immediate acceptance rejection of the Cabinet
ST. Petersburgh This believe be the present state
OF the negotiation, far it be known in this
Try at this moment, definite having arrived
rom either of the principals in the quarre and hove
no doubt that the Penipoentares OF the four Powers
vienna are prepared deal in conference with any fresh
incident that may arrive, especially the electric ele
graph now enables them to receive in few hours Interior
instructions from theirrespectiye Governments But with
all the aids which steam and electricity lend dpo
matte intercourse, it is impossible deny that great
deal OF valuable time has already been lost way
anoter ana that every day expended in the negotiation
mas oeen turned 10 the best possible by the Rus
sian army Ii requires great sagacy to foresee that
the question to be dealt with longer that the Holy
Places or even that of Prince Menschkofs convention
which were merely the blinds and pretexts for more
teal aggressons AT the present time the substantial
question is how long the Russians to occupy the Prn
cpaes Of the Danube, and how are they to be got out
OF those provinces?
The world will regard this negotiation as something
worse than aborye since it involves the sacrifice Of the
most important period Of the year, unless leads with
prompttude and certainty that result. Unhappily
that is precisely the point which it is most difficult to-
form correct and clear opinions for though the profess
sions still made by al the agents and Ministers Of the En-
peror Nicholas every thing that is accommodating the
Information that we receive from the Princpates shows
that the Russian occupation Of them to abso
lutte possession rather than temporary invasion Thus
by the last accounts the Hospodars have been ordered
break OF all relations with the Porte their undoubted
into the Russian military chest The authority assumed
by the Russian generals complete spite Of Prince
Gortschakoa proclamation to the inhabitants Of
the Principucs that fresh burdens would be thrown
upon them, not only do they suffer severely the Rus
sian occupation but is felt in the industry the
markets. and the peoped cities of the most civil
lized countries IN Europe contributes this
TO raise the price Of wheat in Markane and check the
productive labor in Manchester and Lyons. For it
be remembered that although live in age when is
especially nconvenent and sagreeable 10 run risk of
Uisfap
causes are brought nearer than they
doors and affect the supplies Of food and the demand
for labor in the British Isles.
THE PREPARATIONS OF RUSSIA.
The Emperor Of Russia has promulgated the fol-
lowing ukase.
BY the grace of Cod we Nicholas l, ordered by our
decree of the ls 2h August, 1915, that every year
leves of should take place il certain parts Of the
Empire; and now decree
1st. To complete the army and the navy, and in
formty with ukase containing special enacments adj
dressed to the directing Senate the tenth partial recruit
ing shall take place in the Eastern part of the Empire in
the proportion Of seven for l0OO as was the case in
1852 in the Western part
IDLY. independently Of that, three in 1000 shall
be levied in the Governments Of the Eastern part of the
Empire, to complete the six per 1000 which that
part supplied less than ought have done preceding
recruitngs.
3dy. In the Governments of Psok witepsk, and Mohi
lew which exempted by the DEGREES Of the 3st of
October 1885, and the Goth September, 1885,
Of the bad harvests Of 1916 and S4 the levy Of the
complement Of 1872 three men per l000 shall be pro-
ceeied TO- With respect to the Jews of Wtepsk and Mo-
blew, the levy shall be made in the
the Jews Of regulations for recruiting.
4thly. The levy shall commence the 1st November,
and terminate the lst December the other Govern
ments, ten per 200.
Given at St. Petersburgh the 9Th (2oth) july 1853,
and the 2sth Of our reign. NICHOLAS.
In virtue of another ukase, the Governments of Kew,
Podolia Wolhynia Minsk, Grodo, wilma, and Kown
also to supply recruits
The Hamburg Correspondent under date Of ST. Peters
burgh 2lst umo says The ornaments in the interior
Of the Empire continue without interruption. The bat
taions Of Of the fourth corps of infantry
centrated lula. The guard and the corps Of gre
naders still occupy the positions in the camp near Kras
noge Selb and Bados far from Gotschino. The
Of the corps which form effective force
Of 100000 men, still continue"
letter from Vienna abiding to the demand Of eighty
millions Of roubes made upon Persia by Russia, states
that the latter Power Persia is unable pay this
proposes take the Province Of Taurs in place Of it, and
that Province is worth than the eighty millions
| 20 pay the difference to Persia.
The Post Zefuag Of Stockholm, Of July l6 announces
that the Emperor Of Russia had given orders for the
ing and fitting Of the Baltic feet composed Of twenty
vessels Of the line and Of fifteen frigates.
The Paris Coasatuona gives the following account
the Russian army from which it considers be
authentic
The Russian army is divided into the troops on active
service, the reserve, and the local troops.
The active army, of which the headquarters are at
Warsaw, is composed of eighteen divisions of infantry
from ZIG 600 TO 252 900 men Of six divisions OF cavalry,
% 600 of seventy batteries Of foot artillery,
u $50 men and 864 pieces Of and Of six bat
teres Of mounted artillery, 720 men and 4S
The whole force of the active army docs
~ altogether make up 100000 men, with 9i2 pieces Of
cannon.
The is composed Of the body guard, the colo
nized grenader colonzed corps Of cavalry and of
the 9TH and 9th of the infantry regiments
The whole force Of the body guards and coonzed grcna
ders is 600 and 800 pieces of the force
Of the colonzed bodies Of cavalry is "a 600 and
40 pieces Of As to the force Of the 9Th and 9th
battaon Of infantry belonging the reserve is almost
impossible to ascertain ii with any certainty, these
battalions only detailed in certain to fill
up the vacancies which occur in the regiments Of the line
in the time OF q campaign or Of forced marches The
total number Of the infantry regiments being 120 there
would be $40 reserve battalions about 10000 foot
soldiers if these battaons complete but they
are constantly sending their to the regiments to
which they belong their existence is rather nominal than
part Of the amounts to 100 coo men, but put
down that amount for the purpose Of calculation and
then there viii be total force Of the Whole reserve Of
100000 and $50 pieces Of cannon.
The local troops the corps Of the Caucasus, com
posed OF three divisions Of infantry and twelve batteries
Of foot artery that Of Finland with four battalions
that Of Orensbourg the frontier Of Turkestan, with
four battaons and that Of Siberia with four batteries
in all from $4,000 to $4,000 men, and 2ss pieces Of
The regular army Of Russia therefore, consists OF thirty
divons or 100 regiments Of infantry, and OF ID divisions
or 60 regiments cavalry and counts at most with the
reserve and the depos G28 600 and l5iO pieces Of
cannon to which must be added from o0OOO to $4,000
Cossacks Of various denominations, with their light
..v, II 81.