The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1841-05-11 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

BELGRADE, APRIL 22.—The accounts received from the Turkish provinces bordering upon Servia are of a more and more threatening nature ; not that the successes obtained by the insurgents, have been of any importance—for, excepting the taking of the inconsiderable little fort of Akpalanka, which, moreover, is a matter of doubt, and beyond the very decided movement in Lesskoveza, nothing of any importance has transpired as yet—but it is the spirit, the state of feeling that prevails among the Christians of all the northern provinces of Turkey, that gives cause for apprehension. For some months past, a report has prevailed here of the existence of a regularly organized secret society in the north of Turkey—a report which very many symptoms have gone to confirm, This society is said to be a secret association of the Christians, supposed to extend over old Servia, Bulgaria, Northern Roumelia, Bosnia, and Alloania, to be firmly organized, and to have no other end and aim than the shaking , off of the Turkish yoke. Nor is it very easy to suppose that the protestations of the insurgents as t 9 their loyal sentiments towards the Sultan, nor the assurances which they have laid before the Prince of Servia to this effect, and addressed by means of a deputation to Abdul Medschid, will be even much attended to in the end. Until N ery lately people were very much inclined to believe that French agents had a hand in the matter, and it was very positively asserted that they acted upon old instructions given by M. Thiers, the new French Ministry no longer following up the hostile tendency of the former Cabinet towards the Porte. This idea, however, has now been given up here, and there are two different opinions that prevail upon the present state of affairs. One party believes that the deposed Prince Milosch, of Servia, has been seeking to re-assume in the Danube countries the position he has lost, and to found a new Christian kingdom in the north of Turkey, in which Servia is to be comprised. Another party (who only look upon Prince Milosch as an instrument made use of—a cat's -paw") attributes the passing events to Russian policy, and connect (somewhat too precipitately, 'tis true) the appearance of Baron Von Lieven in this country with the breaking out of the new revolution. It would be difficult as yet to give any decided opinion upon the subject ; but this much is certain—namely, that every town, and almost every village of the part of the country alluded to, have been visited latterly by foreign emissaries, and that the Christians have everywhere entered into an association among themselves, having appointed several chiefs of provinces, who have chiefs of districts subordinate to them, who again, in their turn, have chiefs of the different towns and villages under their directions. Lesskoveza is now the central point of the insurrectionary movement. Mladen, so well known in the days of " Black George," is only the instrument of a party ; a Greek priest has been attached to his person, from whom he receives his orders. Report goes to say that more than 50,000 muskets are at the service of the chiefs of the insurrection, and that their distribution among the country people has already commenced. It is believed also by some that Prince Milosch himself is not in connection with the insurgents, but that a great number of his subjects are in secret intelligence with them. The Servian government has ordered all the effective force at its disposal to the Bulgarian frontiers, there to observe the events, and then to take its measures accordingly. The cordon that existed there before has already been raised to six times its original force. A letter dated Semlin, of the 25th ult., states that the last accounts from Bulgaria showed that country to be in a state of anarchy. The mail from Constantinople, which was four days overdue, had not arrived, and it was thought that the Tartar who was the bearer of it had been robbed and murdered by the insurgents for the money which he carried. The Albanians who inhabit the plains of Bulgaria, adds the writer, are to be dreaded on account of their brutality and desire of plunder, and they have already begun to take part in the movement of the Christians. The Turks have hopes of crushing the insurrection, on account of the want of discipline amongst the Albanians. However this may be, it is unquestionable that the Porte will have to contend with enemies more obstinate and determined than those in Syria. Every one is convineed that the insurgents have confederates in Servia, and it is strongly suspected that either Prince Michael, or his father, Prince Milosch, are favourable to them.