The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-27


tie inmseiste object Of It's effective a,sls aaes i
pstes--uot assure ly, ilus9ry e,srous peace,
cut teae- hist by hs pisI NE rs snah aelifa %
Power the sovereign fshts OF your ssty and tins
dnpeI eence Of your empire.
To ottsin such peace a. early passive IA have
right su,poss TIE livslJ desire OF your Majesty,
IL the point ost arSenily dssrd by yolr allies, aud
III be hsrpy TO learn that this ehjaet Gully apprae
ted and rmiY uragsd by your jsy ministers
il spi Il Of Continued moderation.
The Sultan replied in the following terms to Lord
Rsdchtfe:--
Icsnnepee BY thazkirg the Ambassador for having
officers of his feet.
Undsr actual circumstances the presence Of thu Ea,
hsh dest heJe der command Of ADMIRAL dtstiu
guished b3og oof Of tn friendship tf the Queen of
Crest Britain my powerful ally beg the Ambassador 70
express my grateful aoh nowle gments.
Eng sna M der va isus circumstances, having givsr
rone proofs If her goodness towards my empire doubt
rot but sbe will ~ eTery m'tns re- %. .as unu,t pre-
~IA" Russls attaching my iadepsn ieacs and my
sovereign rights. The whole world may what im.
adv aptsse may result from strong Power an
benevolent ORE il England and the sympAthiss OF
people juA enlightened, and generous, ~ Ia s English
nation.
As to peace, my government desires it As much as as
other but ory long IS it is honorable ard compatible
As whs, rsaa tho smsloraon and tho prosperity
Of my subjses yon Excslk ncy. BIT tier tAaa any
else, Knows my feelings in this regard.
THE PASSES OF THE BALKAN.
AT the third ordinary meeting Of the Royal Geo
graphical Society OF Lyndon, held upon the 18th Of
December, Sir r. Murchison in the chair, the second
portion OF paper by Lieutenant General A. Jocn'
NUS, wss read, entitled "A Journey into the Balkan
or Mount Hamus," with a description Of the defes
through this celebrated mountain range, aud q com.
paiison OF The routes pursued by Darius Hystapss
Alexander the Great, and-Marshal Debitch. The
first portion OF this paper ended with sketch of the
communication between Solmne and Kassau, and
the continuation proceeded to describe in mill
tary detail the pass through the range from Sa-
Iymni to Starika, thence 70 Belroya, which was
described as being in parts very difficult, especial
ly between Sslymni au6 Starjka. At rakowitz tre
ger eral says there is long dstile an hour long,
while in other places the pass Is confined to narro1
bridges over deep ravines Near Shumla, at XII
wOga, the difficulties stated to be less consider
able, ard here it was that the Russians, under
D'ebi.ci, forced the passage against the forks in
1929. Passing the ronte Of Alexander, 1886 b. Co. the
paIer uinutey described the locality on the banks
Of he two lakes of Dexna the lower and the upPer,
ana the writer hazards the opinion tnat the sthnus
between tie was The ground OF the battle between
TIE Mseedonians and the Triballians, and that the
Pafawaddi River was the Lyginos Of Arian. The ad-
OF the Turks themselves through these districts,
wben they extended their conquests mort Inward was
then partially referred to- and some comment was
made upon the tact that the routes of Darius, Aexan
der and Diebitcb, had proceeded by the same Ines
The CHAIRMAN, in expressing the tn anks of the so
ciety 10 General Jochmus for his communication,
stated that he had been told by Colonel Chesney
thai IL as regarded by military rnen as particularly
valuable at the press tiue aud he (the charman)
ha5 no doubt if il were arranged al systematised,
it would he found so. Perhaps Colonel Everest
wonld give bis opinion as to how, in ancient times,
large armies like those of Darius and Alexander,
could hayerse such districts as the Bslkan without
tbofe coGnissariatS which In modem times were
considered Indispensable?
Col EygRssT could only suppose that the invading
army awaited itself Of the stores of provisions boarded
by W the inhabitants Of the villages and to xns
which were scattered through the mountains, ard
1 II itc tod NV
AMONGST The tribes by which the district was
peopled.
After some conversation as to the geological form
aion of TIE Balkan range,
AGni ral Lord RArsTocK asked for information as
to tire possibility of forming connexion between
the Danube (near Siistria) and the Black Sea,
where IL WAS understood thai the Romans had
attempted TO cut canal. He was anxious upon the
subject, became such 8 communication would oh
vate tie Inconvenience of closing the mouths Of the
Day,ube by Ire Russians.
DR.. CoLoUnoN paid high compliment to General
JdchmEs. The idea Of csnal between the Danube
and the Back Sea he regarded as myth, the high
Tn re OF tbs laid rendering it, as he believed, i'm
tossitle TO carry out such work.
Among the company present we're Admiral Lord
Raostock, The Earl Of Sheffield Lord &c Mauey, Sir
David Dundas. Sir r. Peel, Captain Fitzroy, Colonel
Eyeres., and Professor Herman Abich, Of St Pc
rsbuIg.
The War IN Asia.
gives a summary OF recent proceedings
ALI Yssicji enters this city tomorrow morning,
ard, moreover the three regiments of cavalry of the
Arabian army are hourly expected from Karpout.
Their csnSons have been left at Orfa in consequence
OF the bad state Of the roa:s, but they will find
plenty at Kars, without men sufi ent to work Che
A Russian diyi.ion, consisting of 500 cavalry from
the camp at voly Chair, surprised en- Nov. 5, the
viDsgeof Badela. The Turkish irregulars repu!ssd
them as far the stream dividing the frontier; but,
when least expecting it, encountered body Of
1000 Russian infantry. The sfftay was conducted
with bayonets and rams,' and the Russ,ns, com.
pletey routed, fled in the direction Of Akiska,
the Turks returning to Badela Next morn
irg, at break of day, the forks, from the
Degbboring villages, amounting to 5000, best les
400 regular cavalry, under the command of the
Circassisn, Hassan Bey, crossed the frontier,
and established their camp at voly Chair, on
the Russian territory. Arrived, their numbers in.
creased by thousand irreeulsrs Of the Cablian,
Russian subjects, and from the villages of Sckalt-
piIa, tie two Coral, Giasman, Bekasan, and others
at PIE snt in the hands OF the Russians but belong
ing to Psscc previous to the deneation of the from
Tier. The commander, Liva Mustapha Pacha,
with three ba.talions and one cannon,
proceeded from ARD abau to V0y Chair, aud
was reinfoHeed b5 Terik Ally Pacba and Iva
Ally Pacha, with four battalions of Nzam,
ard 200 regu'ars, besides thirteen pieces of artil
isry in tie sane locality. On November ., 1900
KoTds, (iregulsrs) guarding the frontiers Of Bay.
card, were attacked by division Of thousand Rus
sians Who after lons struggle, were forced to re-
treat, with loss Of eighty prisoners, one captain,
arc considerable number OF killed and wounded.
Nine beads were sent 10 Bayzard On the same day
TeTik sem Pacha, with three bstfalions, the valy
Of Ven, end Elem Pacha, repaired from that town
With 5000 rrepulars, to the scene Of action. His Elk
cellency the Mushur is at Ksrs, with the principal
division Of the army; our Va'y, also, with the rrsgu
lars, the vanguard commanded by Rsis Pachl, at
Cbarsgel. The dey before yesterday vierzim Pacba,
Of the Arabian army, arrived here TO take command
of twelve batsioss from Trebizond, with three regi
mens of cavalry, and one Of otiiIery expected from