Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-10

number Of foreign troops at Gapo on the 2ad ultimo
was $4,000 There 10000 English troops at Con-
stantnOpe the 25th they quartered at Scutar
an additional number expected daily. The allied
mics are within few hours of varna by sea, and
when wanted at the shortest possible notice The
nacton OF the Russian troops the Danube and in the
Dobrudscha is exciting considerable wonder There
doubt military reasons to be assigned for It, but proba
bly, the principal political Russia is quite
that she has taken decisive steps in the
pagn and brought the theatre Of into the heart of
the Turkish empire, she longer rely on the mac
ton OF Austria Already the Austrian taxi
ing up their position the line Of the Sereth river
which flows parallel the frontier of Transyvania and
the relations Of the two empires such to place
check upon the advances Of the Russian forces
To this motive may be mainly attributed the singular in
action Of the Russian armies and the embarrassment Of
their commanders who appear be concentrating their
to meet any contingency that may befa them and
to wait for any orders they may receive from home.
The Turkish feet consisting Of % ships has Joined the
British and French squadronsi in the Black Sea- again
stated that the siege of Slisria has commenced
The question of the charter of the Bank Of England
being discussed great length in the newspapers it win
be materially modified, it is thought, on renewal.
The leading of the week in the fashionable world
has been the great entertainment at the French Ambassa
doris which attended by the QUEEN and Prince Al
BERT 1t was very grand affair, and Of almost regal
splendor The Queen danced with Count WALEwsKI, 1.-THE
ambassador with the Duke Of HAMILTON, and with Earl
GRANVILLE. She subsequently made the circuit Of the
salons resting the Of the Count WALEwsKI and
retiring sauted the Countess the cheek Can the
between La Belle France and Prde Albion be
plete? Her Majesty has increased her popularity fpos
eib hy n wis VIII he ased IA
miral DUNDAs his departure for the East The city
of Odessa" says the Admiral in his despatch and the
Mole, containing the ships of all nations,
lested agreeaby to the commands of her Majesty 'to
spect private property as much as possible :"
The Emperor Of the French has taken another STEP and
very important one in the path Of free trade by entire
y removing the restriction which existed upon the mpor
tation under the English flag for consumption in France
of any merchandise the produce of Asia, Africa or Anne
RIGA; and also upon the Importation, under the English
flag of European products shipped elsewhere than in
ports of the United Kingdom its in Europe
Thus the special hostility of the French tariff England
as compared with the rest Of the world is longer
exist.
According to advices from Madrid of the 9th instant
the Government had refused to comply with the demand
for satisfaction addressed to it by the United States Min
lister in the affair of the Black Warrior has, however,
promised to remit the fine Of 900 which the owner Of
that vessel had been sentenced to pay.
From Rome the report is that the health Of the PORE
has considerably improved since his Holiness twice
bled.
letter from Trieste in the Augsburg Gazette states
that the English and French ambassadors left Athens
the Sd instant French troops Immediately to occupy
Greece order put end to the diversion which that
Government has hitherto encouraged in favor of the
mon enemy This will be done withoutany formal decla
fr,r hiohi ho
necessary make respecting Greece will probably have
to wait unta general peace.
The Crcassians acting with great vgor assisted by
European engineers and officers, in the repairs Of the
Russian forts lately dismantled and evacuated They
have also captured Russian gunboats, and are or
ganizng fotilla which will do great mischief to the
Russians the shores of the Black Sea.
May 19-The news of the morning is Of very misce-
laneous description The allied fleets cannonadng
Sebasopol the 10th with guns Of long range with
view destroy the advanced works of the port Three
vessels cruising along the coast of Circassa waiting
for the Ottoman feet, which left Constantinope the
5th consists Of "a vessels carrying 1880 guns Sc
veral foreign officers of distinction accompany the feet
which also conveys the Circassians 1000 stand
arms 200 pieces of artillery, and munitions of and
money and 900 men, The first object to lombard
Redou Kaleh, Anapa, and another fort still held by the
Russians; and SEER PAcHA, a celebrated Crcassian
chief is to effect junction with ScHAMYL. Two English
brigades under Generals ADAMS and CAMPBELL, in
readiness depart special expedition supposed to
be to the shores of Crcassa The capture Of the Rus
sian forts the eastern shores of the Black Sea will be
very important gain for the allies and will reduce the
hostile army in Asia to great straits Gen. BosoUET,
French officer of great emnence has inspected the posi-
ton assumed by OMAR PAcHA, and is highly pleased
with il. ... ~,.>
The Times of this morning states the killed and wound
ed of the Russian army since entered the Dobrudscha
to be upwards of 5000, whilst the deaths by sickness
have at least equaed that number Late letters from
Vienna state that nothing be satisfactory than
the attitude of AUSTRIA and that she is operating avora
bly, upon Prussia.
The debates in Parliament last evening very
important.
Mr. ANTHONY ST. JOHN BAKER, many years British
Consul General at Washington, died at Tunbrdge Wells,
where he had resided for years, Tuesday last
The favorable from Vienna caused rise in prices
at the Paris Bourse yesterday.
London Stock Exchange, 5o'eoeh-Consos, ss5 to 49,
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, MAY is, 1854.