New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-17

former The OsmanceS in the region OF Ksrs, Ere
rum and Bsyaseed have suffered m nsusely from
hunger, cold pakeine-s and Ru.-.n BALI. snd sny
attempt 10 compare them with toe Russian troops in
that quarter has TO thoe who know the f,cts tinge
of the ridiculous Their pasbss are very inefficient
and The foreign officers treated almost with con-
tempt Our latest intelligence from Erzerum was tbs
the EDglish Consul had bis goods packed ready to
start as soon as II Russians should advance toward
that city, and it was the general impression that the
place would be taken, in which the expectation
was that the Persian- would be unable longer to
maintain their neutrality. The defeat at Bsyazeed
may precipitate the action of the Shah. The Kurds
who were not killed there fed in the greatest terror,
some of them ever to Mosul. A few Druzes, drafted
from Mount Lebanon, al.o appeared here few days
snce from Il scene Of battle and to give y6u some
icea Of the horror they get Of the Russians will re-
cord tie account one Of them gave Of the battle He
said there were l50 900 soldiers in the Turkish camp
when they were attacked, and 10000 of them were
killed, 10 900 wounded, 5000 made prisoners, and
only 5000 escaped! have no doubt that this mans
statement IL about as correct as any you will get
through the Turkish officials 1t is believed tnst sew
era Turkish pashss deserted to the Russians though
il ia not known how many of their troops followed
them.
learn this morning, via Bsghdsd that tribe Of
Kurds near Seamsniyeh, large place on the frontier
of Persia, are now fighting with the Persiars
Whether the quarrel is between them, as msrauders
AID the Government az the e1ecutoners Of justice
or whether il owing 10 to some adv on the part
Persisns in this direction owing to decision Of the
Shah on the side of the Gar does not appear.
Thus much is however certain that the Shiites and
Ill - Il l. -,
most deadly feelings toward each other. The Sbtes
in eastern KurdistaD, near the old Bumadus, (Kha-
zir are not allowed to hear the Koran in their boards
nor moollah to teach them. Their sect is strong
around Baghdsd, and they are almost as independ-
ent as their brethren in Persia in their for
Ali do not think the Moslems in this part OF Tur-
key hate the Muscovites than they do the Per-
slams In case begins between them at this time,
il will be all the fierce from the fact that the
Persians will appear to the Soonnites to have aban-
doned what little faith they have had in Mohammed,
for the " red-bearded bears" of the North and an
image-worshpping Christianity
The Arabs along the Persian Gulf have lately been
excited by Isnail Pasba of Bustah to combine in OPP
position to the Turkish Government This Pashs re-
ceived his Office from the Sultan but q short time
since. In order to stop his treachery an English
steamer was sent down from Baghdad 10 capture MIN;
on its arrival at Burrah, the Pasha was dead. The
Arabs are, however, determined to rob and riot.
Shereef Bey, the chief one of the conspirators,
who attempted lately to get up an insurrecp in Mo-
sui has confessed that twelve men were to be killed
by them at all hazards and that they had sworn upon
the Koran TO do it. Their failure to kill the first
one shot at enabled the Consuls and Pasha to
check the progress Of the plot The chief conspira-
tors are in custody and the town is quiet No further
danger is apprebended.
Matters in Turkey are coming to a crisis. The
question of the longer existence OF Mohammedan
government will soon be settled. 1t cannot be many
years before both, Turkey and Persia, will have to
yield up the Koran md take the Bible. 4" The way
"of the King of the East must be prepared. God
will see to that whatever be the action of diplomat
ifts and armies
A new lot of sculptures turned up last week at
Koynyik-a lion hunt in boats among the jungles-
and the Sar0ns feel that they have not yet learned
all they can of the arts and annals of buried Nine
web. L.