Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-18

upon fsdadagh. His force in the field is not more
than 10000 men, exclusive ofgarrisons. Success
IN the present operations would give the Russians
complete c0mmand ofihe mouths OF The Danube.
They have already drawn chains across The Sulina
channel.
The Fleets.-Admtrai Napiers fleet came 10
anchor off the island Of Moen. and having been
considerably augmented since its departure from
England, how numbers twenty-five ships, carry
ing 1852 guns and 12,500 men. This heel will
soon be further increased by the 81. George, l20
guns; James Wait, OIL; Caesar, 81 Nile, VI Ma
Jestc, so; Boscawen. ~; Odin, 10; Miranda, Ii !;
Rosamond, and several other steam sioops.
The Misunderstanding steamer reports, under
date Of March 2s. respecting the Russian fleet.
that one division is al Revc frozen IN, the ice be-
ing very thick, with no symptoms at present OF
early breaking up. The Russians. expecting that
the island Of Ossel will be the first object OF al
tack, have placed there garrison oil 5000 strong.
The Army Of the East.-France is pushing
forward lis expedtionary force with The utmost
energy. The Paris Moniicnr, Of I'd instant, con-
tains the following announcement: :. Ills majesty
having ordered lSody Of troops 10 be sent 10 The
Levant, the first convoy of vessels. rigates. and
corvettes. of the imperial marine assembled al
Touon. shas already sailed, The convoy being d.
de Marseiles, and Jean Bart $500 men; Asmo-
dee, Ulloa, Labrador, Coligny, Meteore, and Cor
gone $3.50 men, 225 horses; Mouette, Ecaireur.
La lace, and Internal. 1895 men, 40 horses; CAT
tarelli. Veloce, and brandon, 100 men, 20 horses
Napoleon and Snfren, 3.040 men; Montezuma,
Panama, Albatross, Canada, and Titan, ,6O3 men,
80 horses.
This total, 10 which is 10 be added the contingent
of The Christophe Colombo, amounts TO 07S men
and 500 horses. Every day portion OF the three
hundred ships freghted AT Marseilles, leave with
cavalry munitions, provisions, and articles ofen-
canpnent
Great enthusiasm was manifested at Malta be-
tween the English and French troops there assem-
hled Being the frs time that the soldiers of the
TWO nations have everslood together in friendship,
they WED with each other in tokens of cordallty
Even the musicians had fraternized. the bands Of
the English performing the air Of Pariant poar
Ia Syrie" and the French playing !" God sare fhe
Queen The troops now leaving England will be
expedited to Turkey direct, without stopping at
Malta On the 2jth ult. ten Turkish steamers
were at Alexandria 10 embark $4,000 Egyptians.
Asia.-From Trebizond, 18th it is reported
that the Russians are concentrating forces al Ak
ralzick. Operations are directed against kars
The Turks are concentrating 10000 men at Slvas
The appointment OF Zarf Mustapba Pa, ha as com.
niander.ln-chief in Asia had given satisfaction 10
The army. Zarif is well disposed 10 listen TO the
General Guyon.
Persia is tranquil.
The Greek Insurrection.--A despatch from
Malta, March 3lst, says that the King and Queen
of Greece have left Athens for the frontiers. Cor
respoudence of the 10th states that The French adj
miraI Barber de Than had sailed from Conslanti
nope in the steam frgate Conner. with energetic
orders TO King Ohio to arrest the hostile move.
menls against Turkey, which were originated and
supported from his territory.
A Letter from the Czar.-The following i'm.
portant despatch is ,eiegraphed:
"BERLIN, Monday, Apnl 3.-Prince George, oil
Mecklenburg Sirelilz arrived here yesterday; the
bearer Of a letter from the Emperor Of Russia 10
the King of Prussia, in answer 10 the mission OF
General. Lindheim.
powers succeed in securing the emancipation oil
the Christians in Turkey by treaty. the czar will
be willing 10 evacnate the prncipali,ies simulla-
neous with the evacuation oil the Black sea by
the combined heetsm
llaDeOus.-Advices from Constantinople
Of 23d, state that the Grand Mufii, and Rifaat
Pasta, president Of the privy council, had been
dismissed and men more agreeable 10 the western
powers had been appointed.
Constantinople was quiet, hut the irritation OF
the ultra Mahomedan party was extreme.
Constantinople within twenty days, which would
expire early in April
Mr. Hale, the inventor Of the new rocket. and
who was Recently in difficulty in The so-caled
Kossn'h rocket affair, is al Constanlnope with his
projecti!es.
AS an illustration Of the under current of polit
cal intrigue OF which the present crisis is fruitful!
The Berlin correspondent OF a London paper men
ions that the reignng Duke of SAKE Cobourg
who formerly was 80 warm an adherent OIL the
King Of Prussas plan of union Of German
princes, instead of the actual Bund, now proposes
10 erect consolidated Thurngian State, by the
fusion Of tie present Saxon principaies. Fur
iher, he advocates the re-erecton OF Kingdom OF
Poland, to he put into possession of the present
royal family OF Saxony. II was the mooting Of
this latter proposition that caused the Duke TO
abridge his recent visit 10 Vienna, the revival of
Polish nationality being peculiarly unwecome
10 the Austrian cabinet-a Circumstance which dill
not prevent his making il the subject of an inter-
esting colloquy THE Tuileries.