New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03

-uv urnsIAN GRAND EXPEDITION AGAINSr
me "o THE CIRCAsSIAN5.
= Of TIE London fnes-


rbe pew udeitas bgs projected By Rasssa me
Eat Su he gnsject OF several orvue etts reoeouy
received rom 81 Petersburg. Thee letters ooncui
stsrrg ,bG the Government OF B. Petersburg
this NOM Ut taking sctive Deasures TOR oerVe
can p.sn a. ainst The ountsin population OF the Eau
cs,us IN toe hope Of fniehiug once for al, with ne
ind. pendent tib.s which have kept her power In
check and arrested the Accomplishment OF ner 1essne
IN Ass. With that object, great ptepSauont are on
foot and orders hsve b. en- sent 70 the troops VINO were
heop.d on The 81 ores Of the Caspian and me oanks
OF he AraIes 20 set 10 case ineTvt non saoud oe TO
CURED IL Per-is They are estimated o. not lees 'Hsn
l00 600 ntp. -,
INT ipcependepty of that force, Rgssi. is spd 70
ks.. 4. cuIeo the active cooperation OF several oil ihe
ctefs Of tribes who rc0s niLe her authority Ia Il Is
ssp D. gbsstsn, TO the north and nth toe hnsns OF
ORB nd TarkoD, Kuos ChiIvsn. ksrab1gh, ana
o hers ess kno~D are expected to furnish tao ooaies
Of horse and one of nfsbtry The chiefs have already
received Russsn decorations aud high rack In tn5
Runien amy. They have moreover, been promised
LARGE recOnptnse for faithful service lndemnltes 10
lsId ~ m ley, ard the succession TO their Govern
mel T. ID favor of their zone.
BY ttes nesDs it lie hoped that general rising o.
the tribes that yield obedience 10 hsmyl Will De pre-
vented or psIayZed 81 niar ans Of seduction have
be- employ ed throughout the Caucasus 70 secure the
C operst Cd Of and the neutrality Of others, so1
TO sow dpren-ion among those ~ho are the avowed
enemies Of Russia for to this great obec' the We've oil
Ru STA have been dire cted for months past.
The force which s thus about 10 take the field is di
weed into five corps which are TO operate sinuitane-
omly Oh III. north line on toa OF the BIacS Sea- on
the CO inter- Oh the line ~ the Caspian and tn south
Gen Prince BsrstDski is the person who is still de-
sgneo for the command in Chief aud WITH him will be
ssrC ciated STAFF, composed OF OH ,ers selected from
su,oI the sbes and nost experienced of tbs Russsn
army il is even expected hat one OF the Cars
br hers " i'll proceed 10 the scene OF operations.
The Emperor IL more than ever ANXIOUS ~ brlpg TO
conclusion the disastrous war OF the Caucasus, which,
by Il sword by disease, consumes annually third
o. the kns,sn army and which has lasted for fifty
Rosie h. utnt Whi 81 AZ would
reflect Oh BeeD, be regards 1t ss MISTER OF the
grestest public interest Alexander III. made his hret
piliay essay III the Caucasus and he Is qualified 10
es'insfe the Importance of position which would at
the same time command Turkey, Perais and Central
Asia, with the tIsde Of those rich countries.
Tue results Of the campaign about 70 open Will, OF
couue depend on the manner IN which 1t ID c)n1ucted
1t is certain that if Russia, with preparations on 80
large scale, does rot obtain important advantages,
the tribes will become more confident and more au-
dscous than ever AID the new Iranscaucassian prov
iUc.s will be endangered and her design OF carrying
rOute for her tIa7e through Georgia, and OF making
Iity Dew Pslnyrs, must be indefinitely postponed.
1 must say word about the preparations made by
the mountsin tribes fr war. The DeTs OF the Russian
arnianents appears TO have excited great agitation
smorg them. The chiefs who inhabt The northern
slopes or rather the whole valley Of Kubsn have inst
together in order to decide on plan Of common de.
feDse. Several conferences have been held, aud toe
necessity Of single authority, with view TO the unity
OF peJstjODs has been admit ed. To obviate zeal.
euses snopg The chiefs it was agreed to confer
stranger the chief command; and Hungarian who had
taken Gil active part in The wars OF his own country
and who has slDce become Museumao, vas selected.
He accepted the command which was offered 20 hun
BY oeputaop and some ii me since left Consta1nope
with over 400 Poles who are to form the naceus Of
Polish legion under the immediate orders OF one OF their
own couDIymen.
Two Enelsh vefsels were freighted by hin-a brig
ard steamer-aDd, beside the expeduionary c.rps,
carried out two field batteries some thousands of Mimic
rs, rockets, and ammunition, 1t Is SAIL
in EoelaId, and secretly sent to the Bospnofu They
set sail curing the plight. H. Boutine, however, dis
e,ed the affair and the Russian steamer, the Pth.
received orders set sai immediately aud follow as
closely possible in the track of the English vessels.
WhaI occurred subsequently am not aware
In his twof I'D character CT prophet ind the most 40
cient of the Caucasian chiefs Schsmy has seen with
displessure the selection of stranger for the chief
command. On the other hand, negotiations have been
again opened with him; the Russian Government ave
offered magnificent incpstity, with the reversion
to bis sons and their descendants, CONDITION OF his
recognizing the suzeralny of the Car aud engaging
In his name and in that Of he successors to Keep
the mountain uibes in strict obedience TO Russia
On the 2Sth of January Dost Mahomed broke up ais
camp Of JumOod, and, bidding farewell 70 the Engh'h
Connissoner departed for Csbul. OF the nature add
copdt Of The istaDce TO De rendered to the aimee
by the British Government nothing Is known.
The Bank rates for discount continue at per cent on
Government bills anO 10 per cent on oommercio paper
The egIaph from Cacotts announces iurther fise
cent. Exchange on London at Bombay, = 3; 81 Cal
cutta by latest messsg-e, 2j25
The ioliowing article from the Pays, the Govern
neDt psIef, ccTOoeraes what has been eald relative
to the arrange Dent concluded IN Paris between the
Britith French Governments to act together in the
Cbnese sea-:
"Tte Chinese affair." examined in proper poin: Of
view presents tvs phases perfectly dstinct-the past
ard the future. The fret belongs TO history the second
involves the interests of various Powers, whose CON-
merce al present is seriously damaged, and who per-
c.ve the necessity for putting end TO the present
state OF things. 1t s to do 80 tina. an honorable un
derstaDdpg has lately been come 10 between France
snd England The latter PoWcr sends nu ner ous reen
forcements to Admiral Seymour, who will have an I'M
portabt maritime force under his command. France
on bei psIt, has maintained the squadron OF Admiral
GueIin in the Chinese with view to future opera
tons; and this squadron is to unite with The naval d.
vision commanded by Rear Admiral Rgault de
Genouilly. Thus marine will be on respectable
footing The two admirals will have at their disposal
frgates, oorvettes and gun boats 50 valuable
for sn attack on the coast and for ascending rivers
rivers. The maritime force Of the two nations so em
poyed will necosssrily bring the Chinese authorities
to terms which Will put sn end to the war and improve
the former state OF affairs At the sane time that tae
British Government lie seHding military reinforcement
to China, 1t sends Special Commissioners chsrged
With opening resh negotiations, which Which will have
the greater chance OF success as the Chinese vii see
that from the imposing forces brought against the n
il i'll not be for their sd vantage 10 continue the war
NJ o. Bourooulon, French Charge Afaires u The
Court of Chins left by the Indian mail, which sael
from Marseiles the 18th inst he carries With him
inst uclions 10 Admua Guern and Rgaut de Genolil
ly who command the French fleets in the Chinese Sc
TO combine future their operations with those Of toe
Britsh forces, coniormsby TO the arrangement con-
cluded in Paris between Lord COwley and the French
Gov euueIt
The London Globe says 1.-The force about TO be con.
cenrsed Hong Kong will consist Of t~o brig sde, OF
inan ry comp sed of the stu Fuslleers the sch Req
ment row at Hong Kong, the 23d Fusileers the q,
nd Repl q a.
toe shipping arrangements are completed. This nee
will be further REINFORCED by four psnies of artillery