The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-18
INTERESTING FOREIGN ITEMS,


Osman Pasha, the Turkish Governor of Matshin.
has been arrested, and is to be tried by Council OF
War on charge of treason. Letters to him from
Gen. Luders are said to have been seized. Osman
was arrested by order of Omer asha on the charge
of "cowardice iD the face of the enemy, and trea-
sonable connivance with the enemy's plans" Omer
ordered him to be publicly degraded from his rank
and imprisoned at Shunla; but unwilling to take
the responsibility of putting him to DEATH referred
| the matter to Constantinople. Orders are now on
| the way from the Government ordering his execu.
tion. - y
The Russian schooner Libertas, Capt Raas, was
taken by the British, and prize crew was put on
board to navigate the vessel to England. Captain
Raas, being acquainted with British tastes supplied
his captors with an unlimited allowance of brandy
They got drunk; the Russians nailed them below
matches, and carried them prisoners into Carls.
crona - 44 j,
Accounts from Asia, via Constantinople l7th state
that the snow was still deep on the hills and the
weather was severe. Money to the amount OF
600 900 piastres is required for the payment Of
| the troops at Erzeram and Kars. At Batun the
troops were healthy, though during the wnter they
had suffered much. The 1000 men who recently
refused to march to Kars are shut up in their bar
racks at Erzerum. 40
According to the Paris Constitutional procla.
nation from the Gear has been read in all the vii
lagos OF the Montenegro appealing TO the religious
fanacisn of the people against the Turks and pro
missing that Russia will not conclude any treaty
of peace until it secures to the Montenegrins the
Herzegovina, the plains of Bosnia, and slice of
Albania! Ls8FltH- t'isfi
strong note has been sent by France and
Great Britain to the Senate of Lubec, calling the
government of that city to account for having per
mitted the clearance of cargo OF sulphur to Rus.
sia, after the declaration of neutrality was Issued
Money is the scarcest of all commodities with the
Turks just at present Such s the scarcity OF funds
that Gen. Canrobert iouDd only fifteen days provi.
sion for the French army, Government having been
unable TO obtain credit with the dealer to any great
er extent l45ss At@t
There was some talk of Mehemet Ali returningto to
the Ministry OF War. Omer Pasha V on bad terms
with Ria, the Present Minister OF War, and with
Reshid Pasha; and it is said that Omer wroec 70
the Sultan strongly against Riza's appointment
On the 29,h April the British 44th 50th 93d 4th,
2efi and rifle regiments were at Gailipo, and the
33d 4lst 49th nth, 47rh and sath. Of Scufari 10
the aOth April 10000 French and Engiish mad
reached Constantinopie.
A Russian powder factory on the leland OF Cron-
sadf and containing 60 600 pounds Of powder, blew
up and killed Gxfy operatives No damage was done
to the fortress
letter from Athena, says that King Ohio. fear.
inc he win have 10 ee from his Kingdom, has hired
! Prussian ship which may protect him BY his neu
tral faei
Greek ship called the Spiridon laden with
yuupowder had been seized at Malta. Lord Rag.
Ian left Malta, April IS, for constantinople.
The state Of feeling in Persia il reported by
recent traveller, to be generally favorable 70 the
Turks s9gs 81
Some fears are expressed that the Bulgarians will
rise against the Turks
An Austrian paper states that twenty six thou
sand Russian dragons are ON their march to
the Danube.
The first insialment Of the French and English
loan TO Turkey Of 10000 900 Il. had reached Con-
stantisople. ss
To April 18th, the number Of Russisn merehsnt
ships captured In the Black Sea, was fifteen.
The Greek Patriarch Il Constantinopls, had pub
remain quiet
Mr.. Hobbs the famous American lock picker.
was invited, 1t Manchester on tia 2th uIt. % pick
. lock manufactured BY Edward Colterill Of Hlr-
mineham, aud was allowed twenty four houre %
acc0Iupiish the task. He failed to opsn Y within
| the time specified, and frankly 'ownsd Up"