The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-29
See Fourth Page.
See FOufEn rage.
FOR TELEGRAMS,
FOR CITY INTELLIGENCE,
FOR COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
FOR LAW INTELLIGENCE.
FOR DOMESTIC MARKETS,
FOR SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
From the Cor. of N 7. Torld.l
TERRIBLE DEFEAT AND DESTRUCTION OF
TILE PERSIAN ARMN

CoNsTANsTINoPLE, Dec. 81, 1860.
Letters which ! have received to-day by express
(Tartar express) from Persia, bring startling
news | have already informed you that the Per-
slams have been carrying on, for some time, almost
a war of determination against the Turkomans,
who have always kept certain portions of empire in
terror by their warlike and predatory habits. The
Persians have hitherto been successful, and have
gained several importan. victories; but great
battle has just been fought by the main body of
the Persian army, some 10000 strong, and large
force of Turkomans, in which the Persians, under
the Prince Hanna MirZa-the chief military officer
of the empire-were utterly routed, and the great
part of the army either killed or taken prison
ers.
The Shah is terribly exasperated by this defeat,
and publicly declares that he will tear out the bow
els of Prince Hanna Mira with his own hands,
and cause to be put to death all the soldiers who
may have escaped alive.
1t cannot yet be known what effect this defeat
will have upon the Persian empire, but it would
not be surprising if it led to serious connections,
and perhaps the overthrow ofthe present dynasty.
1t is impossible, however, to calculate with any
certainty the results of any such thing here in the
East. You know exactly what to expect
from Orentals.
PROGRESS OF THE BULGARIAN MOVEMENT.
The excitement among the Bulgarians is on the
increase. The Porte has refused to accede to their
demands for new national church organization,
and is doing its best to reconcile them to the Greek
patriarch, but there is no spirit of concession
either side and no hope of relief in this direction
100000 Bugarians solemnly declare that they will
never again submit to the oppressive rule of the
Greek church, and they will not.
The Catholics, who had hoped to gain this ma
ton as whole by allowing them to retain all their
own religious forms, language and everything else
they desired, with this simple stipulation that they
should acknowledge the supremacy Of the Pope
are beginning to despair. They have now adopted
another policy, and are circulating everywhere
among the Bugarians papers for signature, declar.
ing that the individual signers will come over to
them in case the Porte does not yield to their de.
mands.
In this way, regret to say, they are meeting
with much success, but for the most part among
the more ignorant casses-who neither know nor
care about names, provided they can nationalize
their church, and get away from Greek oppres
sion.
The movement, as whole, is a most extraordi,
nary one. | doubt whether the world has ever
seen such a movement before. Here are 5,000,0 ,00C
of people-mostly agriculturists-rising up in
body to throw off the yoke of church which they
have learned to hate, and willing to 60 anywhere
to escape from their present position.
1t is nothing but the bugbear of Russian intrigue
which prevents the Porte from granting the re
quest for separate organization, 1t is to be fear
ed, however, that they have not the sense to see
the folly of refusing so just demand.
ThaE III = nth nEoC C,.ur -