Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-25

here every day on their way to Helrolanu, to
takes ervice in the English Germ, a Legion. Two
days back, several Prussian officers and Captain
Brausen, a Hanovarian, went to the island. The
Legion is now nearly complet and great mum
Der of the men have been embarked for England.
Russian agents are endeayoring, il seems, to in
duce the senates of Hamburger and OF Bremen to
intervene and prevent these enrolments- At the
former place the senate has not responded TO the
applications made; but at Bremen last week an
order was issued TO all hotel keepers TO ut once,
under pain Of imprisonment, to make known to
the police whatever persons were living IN their
houses busted with enrolling recruits. /"
RUSSIA.
The Russian Government has forwarded TO its
ministers at foreign courts circular, dated July
"a, in justification Of another which made some
noise in its time, and by which neutral powers In
Europe and America were misinformed that Great
Britain had abandoned the principle that the flag
covers the merchandise. Lord Clarendon exposed
the groundlessness Of this announcement in cir
cular dated June 6, and the object OF the present
despatch is TO show that the English Foreign Sec
rotary might have corrected the error of the Rus
sian cabinet in more courteous manner.
The Emperor of Russia has presented two da-
mond rings, of great value--one to the editor of
the Westphalia Gazette, and the other to the
editor Of the New Russian Gazette.
The German papers state the Russians intend
to force the allies to grand battle in the open
field, in order, if possible to give new turn to
the war.
II is reported that during the autumn the En-
peror Alexander will be crowned at Moscow,
with great pomp and ceremony.
TURKEY.
The Porte has ordered very extensive police
regulations for rendering the capital healthy The
Turkish government is about to apply to English
companies for the construction of railways on
granting them certain concessions and privileges
for the working.
Orders are given to prepare SIX thousand BEDS
in the French hospitals.
Letters from Constnntinople, of the 22d of July
announce that the old Turkish party has regained
its influence in the Divan.
ITALY.
According to letters from Rome the French
government has represented to the Pope that it is
absolutely indispensable that he should make some
extensive reforms in order to allay the discon-
tent which exists amongst all classes of the peo-
pie: but the Cardinals, after heightened delbera-
ton on the subject, have refused to do anything.
The letters also speak of plan formed by MAJ
zini and his party for carrying off the Pope hav-
ing been discovered by the French and revealed
to his holiness. They add that discussions had
arisen between the Austrian and French diplo-
matte agents at Rome, owing to both being anx
ious to see native of their respective countries
appointed TO the vacant Catholic Patriarchate at
Constantinope. Disturbances have taken place
at Anaconda, and the town has been placed in a
state of siege by the Austrians.
Accounts from Messna, of the 9th ult., state
that the Austrian officers of the war corvette
Diana insulted number of ladies on the promen-
ade. On the Sunday following, shortly after
landing they were surrounded by an immense
crowd, who hooted and Kissed them, and COM
PEELED them to re-embark The Diana weighed
anchor shortly afterwards.
A central office for recruiting for the English
has been established at Nevarra. The British
government has given its minister at Turin full
powers to organize an Italian legion.
ASIA.
Omer Pasha-A Turkish Vict0ry-kars
Closely Invested.
Omar Pasha has been appointed commander in
Asia.
MARsErLLEs, August 6.-The Jourdain packet
has Just arrived, with dates from Constantinople
to the 30th ult. They announce that General
Mouravicff had suddenly returned before Kars,
and on the 18th attacked the cntrenched camp of
the Turks with $4,000 men. He was energet-
cally repulsed by Gen Williams; but was pre-
pairing for fresh attack. Shamyl had not de-
scended from the mountains, and letters from
Asia complain of the Circassians