The Sun. — 1838-04-19 (London, England)

SENIEZ, MARCH 3.—An express has this de.y arrived here from the south, bringing intelligence of a gr',:at and decisive victory won by the Circassians at Shush'en. The Russians having suddenly appeared in the harbo:,:cr with 20 ships of war, effected a lauding without any sistance on the part of the i Circassians, and having nvited'ene latter to a conference, they t.)ld them it was their intention to erect a fort there, and recommended them to submit with a good grace. The Circassians promised them an answer irk a few days. In the meanwhile the gathering cry spread sreiftly through the adjacent country. At Vardan, Ouwyn, and Rhissa, the Koran was suspended in the usual manner, and a solemn oath was taken by every warrior that he would neva- revisit his horne' and family till they had expelled the invader from thei,.. shores. The united 'force of the Circassians, when asserabled under their loaders, Übish Hadji, Bersek Islam, and Z-efkar Bey, amounted to 7,000. The scene of action, consist.'wg of an amphitheatre of wooded hills encircling the Bay of Shushen, was most favourable to the operationa of the -defenders, who poured from their covert a murderous fire into the Russian ranks. Thu latter, after a futile attempt to dislodge them, fell in confusion, and were then charged and ,routed by the Cireassi4a horse. The reserve then advanced to cover their retreat and embarkation ; but the Circassians, in the full tide of success, were not easily to be checked, and before these ohj2etee could he completed, the sea, covered with floating carcases, appeared no less blood-st Lined than the shore. The'n events occurred about nine days ago, and have greath) encouraged the people of Natiikoitch, who will probably exert themselves more than they did the last campaign, and e.adeavour, in the reception they give to the Russians, not to 'tie outdone by the people of the south.  The last day of the annual promenade of Longchamps, so celebrated in the annals of Parisian fashion, was yesterday brightened by a brilliant sun, with a clear blue sky,. and consequently, the display of the beau monde in the Champs Elysees presented a scene of animation and opulence only to be rivalled in one city in the world, that city (need we name it ?) being London. The gay and well-dressed crowd began to congregate about 2, but it was not until near 4 that the elite of the fashionable circles made their tardy appearance in the glittering throng. At this hour th,..0 splendour and variety of the equapages, with the elegance of the costumes sported by their fair denizens for the first ti'.nu on they day, according to the hnmutoble pandects of the. Goddess of Fashion, gave the Champs Elysees and its approaches an air of enchanting animation and gaiety. Among the equipages were several belonging to his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans, whose carriage stud, we are glad to -p,:reeive, is highly improved, and is now consonant with the. rank of the royal owner. Several English nobility sported carriages and horses of finished beauty, and the inner drive, reserved for the privileged, exhibited a number of four-in-hands which our friend " Nimrod" himself would have pronounced unexcep. tionable. The aristocracy of the diplomatic, legislative, and monied worlds. were duly represented by the elegant carri'ges of the British Ambassador with his family, a majority of the Peers and Deputies, the Rothchilds. the Aguados, &e. and the number of Italian, S•panish, American, and other foreign equipages, were imnymge. The appearance of the Envoy of Abd-el-Rader and his suite in an open ealeche, dressed in their rich and striking Arabian costume, heightened the scene, and attracted no little attention. The eques. irians were also numerous, many being beautifully mounted ; but every picture has its dark side, and truth obliges us to state that the very sight of some of the quadrupeds which ligurnd in this portion oh the day's exhibition, would have thrown the famous Tattersall into a cold. perspiration; some of their riders, too, had evidently essayed the art of equitation for the first time in their lives, rand looked painfully alive to the dangers of their rash experiment. Haekney-coaches, and particularly queer-looking cabriolets, were iikr..wise to be found among the carriages; and we think we saw something greatly resembling a superannuated omnibus in the line. These, however, only gave variety to the passing scene, which, we repeat, was one that, for richness, beauty. and g,:iety, has scarcely a parallel in Europe l—Galignani's Messenger.