New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-04

bObQSYu. DE nae pe<p tifudIiy hho 49, ~.
Ottoman Bank, now in operation here, Of when AZ
c. Ede il the President. It's only good AnAt ls
been q lean made 10 the Sultan Of mlnou
pounds, st IL per cent interest. il wou'o re4uno
some hsndreds, yes thousands Of millions OF pounAs
to resucitate this wretched and fallen country auo
that too in the hands Of leee corrupt thsn lnoe
Of the present day.
The expedition 10 Circas sia Of some 600 foTs
and Hungsrians against which the Russian hinisti
N. BouteDeif, has protested, continues TO DC Ine
question Of the day here. You viii remember t.as
some months ago gave you some account ot INC
visit Of the Duke of Newcastle late Bntlsn MN
lister Of War 10 the CiTcassians, during the siege
Of SevastopOl. / received the iniorna'lon
then communicated from Mehemeq IBey, me
present chief Of the expedition. The oolect OF !ne
Dukes visit was 10 induce the Circassian chie's
formally 10 declare their country independent Vi
Russia; 10 protest against the Sultan for having
made il over to Russia in the treaty OF AdrasoPte'
and Ia accept Of the protection OF England lnes
agreed to al except the last named point, declaring
that they needed patron but the Sultan, ana ina
TO them one GiaOur was the same as ano1her'
Whether the Porte itself has had direct agency III
the expedition is difficult to show, but that some oi
the members of the Ministry have aided it is be
yond doubt. refer especially TO the CaPudan
Ps.bs, Mebemet Ali Pssba, who, beng
of Circassian origin himself, and witnai
very fond Of Circassian female slaves aud moreover
man Of very small caber in point Of intellect, Is
the person most likely to promote so lndlscreet an
enterprise. The company left here IN an Enghsn
steamer called the Kangaroo, carrying SIX small
cannon and large quantity Of ammunition. The
plan was 10 Join the Circassians, among whom ase
large number some say four or five thousand, Polish
descrters from the Russian army and then collecting
them together 10 drill an army of aggression against
the Russians. The expedition is now believed here
10 have been received with the same amount OF
welcome and cooperation as that of the Americans
against Cuba the only difference being that Mehemet
Bey has not yet been garroted. You should also
know that the Poles and Hungarians who had
served in the Sultan's army, during the late war,
have not been paid off. They have been detained
here since the peace, in the vain hope Of receiving
their miserable pittance from the Porte and finally
Joined the Crcassian expedition IN desperation.
There is much said here Of the British ambassador
having abetted the expedition and this in the view
Of carving out the proposals made by the Duke OF
Newcastle; but Of this know nothing. :.
The English steamer which conveyed the expedl-
ton has returned bringing large number Of slaves,
and the Russian Minister has complained to the
Porte against the captain and asked his trial before
the proper British authority for having taken part
in the slave trade. The captain has thrown the re-
sponsibity upon the steamers agent on the Circas.
sian coast, and declared that he did not know that
they were slaves 1t is well known fact here that
every time the English steamer has made voyage
70 Circassia the Capudan Pasha has sent his Ca.
vass Bashi to buy up twenty or thirty girls. The
British Consulate has permitted the steamer and her
captain to proceed hence to Smyrna and elsewherei
and il is supposed that the excuse Of the captain viii
shield him from further prosecution.
Great intrigues are being carried on here for the
Prncipaties Of Moldayia and WOllachia on the
Danube. The Porte expresses its determination
not to permit their union under any foreign prince.
France and Russia openly advocate the union, and
have no doubt decided upon the prince to be placed
on the new kingdom. England holds back, and VIII
be guided according to events and circumstances.
There will soon be occasion to send an American
Representative to Persia for the purpose Of opening
friendly relations with that country. Such mission
would be a very pleasant one, and inc doubt
MANY Young gentlemen Of fortune in the United
States would be disposed to join it as amateurs.