New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-04
TURKEY.

corrsssondenee Of TIE N. Y. Tribune.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Friday, Dec. |, 1854.
The policy of the Austrian Government re-
specting the Oriental question still seems here,
unsettled. 1t has now some $4,000 soldiers in
the Darubian Provinces. letter from an
American gentleman serving as Major in the
Sultsns forces there, says:
1--WE ere of TO Moldsvia from Bucharest. The
Austriars are no doubt, glad 10 get nd of US lie
good people OF Bucharest, however, appear to ike
us. We are always better than the Ausuians, who
behave very badly, giving frequent cause OF con-
plant 10 almost every body. They appear TO eare
very little for the Turkish w sch an authorities.
They say that they here 10 see that the Eogish
and Frtrch do nothing offensive 10 the Austrian in
fuence in The OIieni-thai they will no! leave the
Provinces while the English and French are in the
East. Oner Pasha sPp,a rs 20 be powerless. M
- tells me thai the Austrian Embassador AT Con-
stantinople is much more powerful than Lord STRAIT
ford Canning would wish. but that We must wait
untl the taking Of SevastoPo before We can talk
plainly TO the Austrians
Another American gentleman, writing from
Sevastopol under date of the 18th Nov. remsrks:
"Bslaklava is certainly the cirtiest plsce in the
world: il is small with only about l20 buildings OF
all kinds The harbor is fall of vessels, all more or
kss injured by the gale. The new steamer Prince
went down ssout 20 yards from the rocks with lao
men and officers 400 tuns Of winter clothing, all a
present from Prince Albert 10 the troops here and
Twelve million cartridges. The Russian are only
mile TO the right Of Balaklava, 20 900 in number.
They are in an entrepched camp. Belaklava is now
made 70 strorg that they cannot possibly take it.
even with 100 600. All OF the troops under General
Iipranoi-tho~e which made the last attack upon
The Allies at lakermsnn-are eH ,osed to the elements
without tents any chsr covering they having sd
10 march from Odessa in twelve Gays leaving all Of
their camp eQuppsge behind them. Besides this, II
is believ ed that they much in want Of provisions
Two EDghsh ane ole French regiment are IN BAa-
H. sxvslrx arA iust with nit
division Of Turks. Six thousand French and : 900
Turks have arrived since the lat engss ement and
is believed that some q, 900 more are at the Dr-
daptles. Every ore fares badly, and al are CON
ola ming; many suffer very much. The Commissioned
OF the Ems hsh lie badly conducted has poor sys-
tenn and never has any supplies on hand. Russell,
the corr spondent Of TAs London Iies, very odous
for his writings to his paper The officers are greatly
Ops eed 10 him. Duncan, the pondent of IS
CiroHsels is more liked. He leaves here soon,
count Of his heath These correspondents have each
$50 month but theirs is no snecui e, and they have
TO be much exposed during engagements and TO the
elements. No confidence lie now posed IN the Turk.
sh soldiers. At the attack upon Balsklava they ned
before the 6rs Russians who showed themselves aud
Jeff their cannon loaded ready for their enemies Des
e<p6ng toward the sSth. which II even FASTENED
to fall apon the Maseovi.es they Get to work roooing
their tsnix. The vomea Of the sSth fell upon them
with brvomsticks and stones and endeavorea t.
shame them back, bat in vain their panic knex
no cure Since this shameful con duet which cost the
lives Of 10 many brave men, and SO large . part Of
the British cavalry, the Turks have been used only
rs carriers of water, hewers Of wood and dlgers Of
graves and bitches II is surprising On what scanty
snppy Of food these Turks live They receive nothing
else than dry Biscuit and water. l have seen them
begging Of the English soldiers for little meat
wh,eh thoush salt and s3metimes greatly resembling
the 'unelssn sninal. WAS nevertheless greedhy de
vorrel by them. The English soldiers are ~ exss
ptrs.sd against them for their eowNdiee, they de-
clare with an oath, thst ihey would much rsthei
ABBOTT Tux than Russian
The commander OF these valsnt Turks, Solimar
Psaha who WAS the Sultsn's Commissioner neal
Kossuth al Kutsh eh. fed with bis men, and IS
reason for his conduct plead sickness. Both Lord
RAGLAN and General Canrobert sent physician,
with an offer of services. and tAese declared him
totally free from any complaint whsterer He
rsisted in his indisposi,on. and was 50 = ecur'
I.sy, offered steamer 20 convey him 10 the capt
tai Once on hoard the steamer and AWAY from
the Crimss, his health recovered speedily, 90 tia:
on his arrival in the Bosphorus no traces of !!
were LEFT. II would seem that the Commanders
n-Ckief Of the allied armies made joint repre-
ssntaiion 70 the Minister Of War Ria Psshs- on
the subject Of the valiant Solmans conduct; for
~ was immediately put under arrest by him.
and tried for il. The sentence condemned him
70 pc diet; tut the Sultan humaney spared
nus NE, and eonmuted his sentence 10 desrsda-
Zen :" INC ranAs, and he is 10 be sent back 10
baisAnNa' AmossAe same men whom he headed
10 the retreat.
lou VIII have heard Of the results Of the storm
(more correctly, The hsrrieanel which DESTROYED
% many Of the Allies ssips I n.aea not here
re<spitulaie them. The auu a. az tia Totally.
wrecked and the injured anoA st~d 20 f,rt,. six
The coasts Of tie scuthsrp slssrss Of the Crimes