New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-24
THE TURKISH WAR.
PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS.

From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON Tuesday, Dec 6, 1853.
The Car having been surprised by the Turkish de-
claration of war, while he not yet prepared TOR
the campaign the great thing for him is now to get
respite till spring His forces on the Danube and IN
Asia have been worsted, and the reenforcements OF
which We have heard much in the telegraphc dis
patches have not yet arrived at the seat of war Day
after day we were informed that OstenSackens corps
had crossed the Pruth but day after day we are again
informed that this mythical corps has not yet made It's
appearance in Jassy. In the mean while the Enghsh
ambassador in ConsantnOpe does every thing ne can
TO restrain Omer Pasha from active operations; the
combined fleet remains in the Sea OF Marmora and
does not give any assistance to Turkey and Lord
Aberdeen sends every fortnight new scheme oil ar
rapcement TO the Porte But should even the Enghsn
ministry be silly enough 70 think that an arrangement
favorable for Turkey, and which will arrest Russias
progress can be made the Sultan and his advisers are
shrewd enough to know that these negotiations VIII
turn out to be in the Russian interest, enabling the
Car to collect troops and to be better prepared Tor
the campaign in the spring With becoming polltene's
this view has been expressed to the new french En-
bassador Gen. paraguay d'Hilliers by Abd-ulMeJId
himself The Sultan could not refrain from observing
how strange it was that the fleets OF the allied powers
had not vet entered the Black Sea- and that Turkey
had not received any other support from England ana
France than such advice delivered the Principallties
and their resources troops and artillery into the hands
of Russia.
The conduct of Austria as regards Serva has led
nearly to rupture at ConstantinOple, the Austrans
openly stating that they shall support serva keeping
strict neutrality though ii is most unbecoming
province and will be soon chastised unless FRINGE
Alexander gives up his very dangerous reliance on Aus
tria Baron Brock is said to have been recalled on
account of these difficulties and is to be replaced oy
Baron Prokesh late ambassador at Athens, Berlin
and Frankfort But Baron Prokesh is known as an
enemy Of England and of Turkey and the champion oil
aGreek Byzantine Empire. Only few days ago we
read his curious political schemes in the Frankfort
Gazette, which openly expressed his conviction that
Turkey is doomed and must soon disappear from the
map of Europe. And such man is to be sent TO Con
stantinople as the representative of power which
processes to be in amity with the Porte! Yet Lord
Aberdeen does not lose courage but is still persuaded
that Austria is AntiRussian, aud good English, and
must back bis utopan schemes for arranging the East
em question OF course she does but only to give time
to the Car for concentration of all his forces.
Todsys Times is again full of hope of peace and of
settlement in the interest OF the stock obbers and
Mammon worshipers. We do not know the exact terms
Of this new scheme-whch is again to be the last we
are only informed that the Vienna Cabinet has given
its assent to it, we may therefore infer that 1t new
attempt to enforce the Russian claims under the cover
of an alleged desire to maintain the independence and
integrity Turkey Lord Aberdeen is still IN the nope
that the Turkish defeat upon which he has founded all
his plans will at last happen and just in time to make
his proposal acceptable. But until now all the engage
ments have turned h favor of the Turks Lord Clir-
endon does not be OF the opinion for last
week he gave leave of absence and recommendations
to eight English superior officers on hafpsy to enter
the Turkish service. They start tomorrow.
Lord Palmerston likewise sees that general war is
inevitable and that the refugees may soon be needed
yet bis inclDations all with the arstocratic and
Psnsavist party Of the Polish Prince CzartorysE He
favors the views of that party which, in order to steal
march upon KOssuth has already gone to CONSTANT
neple. and got four Generals employed in the Turkish
service viz, Czakoyski, (Ssdyk PasAs) Count Lads