New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-09

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N. 3. s,,,,I,,sl sNilcr and commands che Egyptian
,,.,1se cart, S,Sdc. OF Meuchaycr rasha' has been
49,, IN, I. s,lNguishcd cfccr-hMing m excellent
,..,,,ssp I'll naval affairs feom his English tuition hc
VIII iescr,es his post
aNa officers Sni men are al waiting with tmraucncc
,Ae meneu, when they can sufficiently revenge the
...A,yyss II Sinore Rurainc with desire TO con
,a with die hStcd Russian the, have all confidence
"a Nt~rr sacccsAnd ,hs, feeling Is certainly one grrat
slcmcnt Ut victory,
fAr MaNmcad the nNa-ship cf the Captain fasha,
"a nehlc srcctmcn Of y naval vessel. She is mounted
usA well polished hrass gums shining In the sun A.
.,ss'a her accN IS have done, and You will ma her
,a,Slcl ci :, mmetp aud beauty The large and "ashr
feent cSNln Is furnished In the most recherche sur
and hNed With oriental Injuries. Around ~ arc ''s.a
n,N and ,clur,ucWs seias and the finest bfuSa ',
tAe aNns This lSrrr mapct.war was oilsu'"n n"'''
\, sN tr the use N Mahmond the great iahcr " our
rseseas hencRccrt Sultan sud then was h'cu" INV
lis Imperial palace ,'ildcd aud cm"ro"cr'a eau
or,es ~ ss overriding cushions OF tue from cor
and tgrssil,d walls cf delicate fabric supported
r,rrs nj relishrd sandslwood denoted the place o,
MsNmcVdfs retirement For him also was 'urn.sncu
that aci,h,fli uNur, never 10 he tound on oF"'na!
mcnei.wNr steam hath win all ,'s app9''Snancrs
lsS INNS ccn,uits marble fountains. aud the very
sr,r ct marble And Though not nov often irequcnted
n, Msawoud's son. il has lost hut ,tc OF ITS original
mssnirccncc rrscd this vessel by ALL both high
ana low tAcrc is not man ON board oi her VINO VIII
ret fsht with Increased courage ana c\cruoh 10 deehd
and pscScrN her existence.
Ard The land forces on both sides are not idle. The
E,,ssisns have turned and laid siege to Slistria
sirNprl certified town the Danube, about 40 miles
uNsth ct shumls, This place is one Of that cham OF
forts wfssh hind the Danube from Widdn 10 Galatch-
and il would be highly mpoc for the Russian Gene
rails a. march onward leaving these forts IN the rear
IL eniaugcr and perhaps cat of their communca
S6s;rS ALWAYS has been strongly fortified ana mas re-
Ia. Il Ia. ls alg N
sSrrisond and ma, be expected to stand long siege
Tl,rc has been another skrmsh AZ Chlrchora, 20
miles from ShuInls between the Russian advance
suSrd under Gen. Aurep and detachment OF ONO,
wsns cntTcnchod in that village The turks defended
,hs,ipstry and desperately, their herce cries rendlng
the air hut numbers prevailed bravery, and the
Russian cavalry daskod pclmell into the town, drv-
irs the still fighting ot'cmans before them The loss
Of the latter WAS smaller than would be magIned-lJO
Killed and wounded. That of their enemies is not
known.
When the news of this conflict reached the Capital
II was niacnfCd into great battle and the rum0r was
that victory had been gained by the Turks, who
Killed scmewhere about 10000 OF the enemy The
truth was quite the reverse and hardly worth noting.
In this manner the simplest intelligence acquires, like
the three black crows in the old tale strength and
increase as il passes from mouth to mouth. by the
time il has "gone the rounds" il is nagniiied from
molehill Ia a mountain. The human race, taken IN
general is imaginative, and each member feels nau-
raj pride in calling into existence new creations OF fan
cy and forming mighty fabric ont OF delicate mater-
ais Ii is this impulse of imagination which, uncon-
trolled leads either to practice on the crcduity OF
others by fsites TO warp the truth TO render
it totally undistngushable.
III Greece affairs still pretty much in status quo
though il is plainly visible that the llellenans are
doomed to fall once more. Their folly and i'll timed
acts have brought this and plunged them into
course leading ultimately TO their ruin. We have been
sorry to hear that British merchant brig has been
seized by Greek pirates and all on board nhumanly
butchered.
While passing among the islands of the Archipelago,
which have always constituted nest for piracy and in
the darkness of night she boarded by the crew of
a felucca consisting of about 60 men. Taken unpre-
pared and overcome by the force of numbers, the
fortunate Englishmen were cut down by a hundred
wounds, and in few minutes the brig and her captor
were fast making their way TO some hidden nook and
pirate cove. This is rather sad example OF the law
lessness existing in the bright and beautiful Hgean,
among the of Sapphos songs and if this state OF
things continues il ondangers not only the vessels OF
particular nation but those of ALL for is it natural
10 suppose that pirates having the supremacy would
allow any, even an American, to escapel All would
be fish to true pirates net, and to such spirits the
flags of neutral powers might be hosted in vain. True
enough we might take ample vengeance for any hos
tile attack or insult flag, but that would not re-
store the unfortunate 10 life, place matters in their
pristine state And the present crisis will be the
means of drawing many American vessels TO tins port
il becomes necessary for them to devise some manner
security and sei-dtlcnse Ill passing through the
haunts of pirates Ii is my opinion that each vessel
should have full complement of men Tin which re-
spect our ships sadly dedcient) and few
extra hands would make matters more secure. Then
let each one have gun pistol and knife, from the
captain his passenger down to the cabn-boy these
are better deenses than all the flags of the universe
And when the vessel will allow il, swivel or small
cannon might be placed in such position as to do eff
fectiye service But above all, the night is the
principal time of attack when it is supposed but slight
watch is kept let that danger be avoided by placing
more men on the watch. each with his means OF de-
tense at hand and exhortng them to keep strict look
out for their lives by such proceedings all hostile at
tacks might be repused, or if numbers carried the
day our sailors might have the consolation of dying,
not like "sbeep to the slaughter" but with front to
the foe, dealing death with every blow
An English officer, fresh from Hindosan, says that
Persia is inclined TO oppose the Sultan in his measures,
and consequently there $4,000 English veterans on
the borders of that kingdom, ready at the slightest
word to turn the scale aud invade Persia just con-
ceye the march of body like this-well disciplined
troops they would pass through the eiiemlnate Per
slams like lightning, and throwing themselves on the
rear of the ussian-Georgian army, would produce
a most Important diversion in that quarter.
Yours. DESE
THE EAST
The Descartes left the Sevastopol station on the llih.
The combined fleets still cruising off that port