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I’KK ALBUM.
By A. Rl. lk*i i.es, Esq,
!. ,:i »• ptoml temple of the hud,
*.Vui. j n'jij to heaven on Halbec's towers,
. \ 1»i i -1 ite» attars, there was one,
V, !i .so only ot” rings wore flowers;
W hen morning, o'er ti.n glittering ilomo
as blu’diieg from her eastern home,
'•’resit garlands Jo Jhat shrine were given
Of flowers—bright flowers bathed in heaven.
\nd I’er ivn girls, with deep blue eves
(.it low, and clustering raven hair,
And brows as pure us their own skies,
Won* gather'd with their resc-wreatks there,
i o brrath their on-onsand twine
j lieir garlands • n tint lovelv shritn?,
Whose incense, at .he day-god's flume,
fkose to the skies, from whence it came.
.ijicnutiiul there those bright ones knelt.
Where .Morn’s llrsf holy light was flowing
l'uro from its crystal throne—they felt
The day-spring in thrir bosoms glowing
W itli life and joy—us through the aisles
- heir god came beaming nil in smiles
And love—oil! who could wish to part
i’ront that sweet worship of Ihu heart!
ho Persinu’s fine has perished—gone
The shrine—the worship of the free;
Afl—all have faded like the tone
Of music o'er the moonlit sea—
No laughing eves—no raven hair —
No dewy wreaths are sparkling there- -
Vadcd is every peerless gem.
And beauty has gone down like liioiu.
But love will have its al'.ais
Ami there is yet a worship lorn.
Of hearts, that Icel the joyous thrill
Of-hght Jiet! beauty i:i J.lioir mom:
Hope’s deep-toned music lingers them;
Amid the ru.-es and tiie air,
i‘matli«’s iucoos .• a'!—vviiilc ;rotn nl»e\ :
lUiss sparkles o'er tlie shrine of love.
Such be t!,:s volume—1"' i ->(ra.. -
Of sadness blight one leaflet here—*
l ire heart's pure olTerings to grace;
And lnvulmcss should have no tirrvr
Amid their blossoms—but the dew6
Uf heaven should mingle with their hues;
Ami ail things fair and brightest twine
Their wreaths of gladness o’er the shrine.”
FOREICW.
f <v# :p<Jiultncc of' l/tc Jounuil of Gotn'nerrf.
Lo.ndon, July 7,
Gentlemen—Since my la. t, very long discussim!*
jiiivo taken place here relative to the great battle
between the hostile parties in the Kust,;thu Russians
and 1 utks) nyur the village ot Kuluwtscha, in which
i- is said Ihe former were victorious.
It is much regretted that the Turks do not <>ive
Uwniselves the trouble to write a plain, strai'-iit*for
ward, matter-of-fact bulletin, and thus give us to
Understand the state ot things as Ihev really are.
At present, the prevailing opinion i.-, that the accounts
vs inch relate to ihe battle, and in /act Ihe accounts in
general, are much discolored by the pen of the Rus
sian Generals. On the contrary, if reliance could he
ji.aced on their accounts, the uar would appear to
have commenced with all its horrors, an I the' Turks
to have been defeated with imtnence loss, both in
men and materials. It is however much remarked,
that while the Russians publish to the world accounts
vd their success, they du not uliude to the loss they
themselves have sustained.
It nviy bo useful at the present moment, to take a :
liAsty retrospect of the operations preceding the late j
battle, to form some conclusion as to what may be the
future result®.
Iiarl}' in May, the Russian armies', strengthened
anil reorganized during the winter, made an incursion
into Bulgarin, crossing the Danube without opposi
tion. The mam body, under Count Diebitsch, inves
ted the strong fortress of Silistria, but not until there
had been some sharp fighting under the walls, and ;
Lie 1 urks Imd succeeded in throwing in a convov. •
On the l /tii and ICtii May, two protracted and bloo- '
uy engagements took (dace at Kski Arnaut, a little i
\\fst Hf Varaa’ a:u* betl"-'en that place and Pravadi.
\Jie I inks were commanded by Red.-cliid Pacha
the Russians by Gen. Roth. Tiie latter claimed the 1
victory, but was subsequently compelled to nutie a
retrograde movement, and tiie Turks surrounded!
Pravadi. It was of great importance to the Russians 1
to retain this town, and Count Diebitsch. leaving
Gen. Krafkofski to continue the siege of Silkstria",!
marched on the 5th June, with the corps of Count
Pahlen, to reinforce Roth, with whom lie succeeded
in forming a junction, and then, by a dexterous man
oeuvre, occupied the principal defiles between Pravadi
s-nd Sluunla in the rear of the Turks, who appear to i
lave been singularly uevligent and incautious, end:
were thus exposed in front, on their Jett flank, and in j
t he rear. It. is said that the Grand Vizier then left
Pravadi, and marched towards the pass of Kiiiovvts
c,h», to restore his communications; at the same time :
thinking the corps he had to dislodge vvns only a de- 1
tachment from Gen. Roth, which to his great surmise!
lie found to be the Grand Russian army; of whose*
advance he appears to have hem entirely ignorant.
In this situation commenced the murderous battle
which formed the subject^pf the 5lh Bulletin; where \
tlie Russians are candid in stating that they were
compelled, early in the conflict, to bring tbeir reserve
into action. The Turks gradually retired to a more
advantageous position, covered by a wood; and alter i
a murderous combat of four hours the contest was
suspended. When it was again renewed, the Rus
sians advanced ton closer attack, and it said the Turks f
fled in terror from the field, leaving their artillery and ;
Huuua ui uiu CMUluy. 11 IS supposed I
that tin; Vizier abandoned his material to save his
men, (an expedient not uncommon in oriental warfare,)
who are probably re-assembled within the lines of
Fhumln. The lose of the Turks is estimated at 2000
killed, and 1500 wounded—no very alarming dechic
tion from 40,000 men, falling hack upon their resources.
A* to the military discipline of the Turks, it is very
certain from the accounts already received, that they
are no match lor the Russians, and that they can
not met the latter in regular battle with any pros
pect of success, ft appears that the Russians have 1
ut !.. t determined to play a sure game. Formerly,
)o tl. it ’'ageriiess to cross the mountains, and got
• itottH* Plains of Adrianople, they Ir-ft fort rosj-e-j be
hind them, merely masked. TJieir plan now iv, to
h'-uure them So themselves,not omitting any schemes !
or inano-uvfes which seem likely to tempt their ml
vi.rsart s into conflict in ttio unguarded country. It’,
therefore, the war continues, timy n il! in time be able
v. bring their vvhole f tree to act on the defences of i
•^honmlu. tins pc.nr. gniii'.’d. ’he imrch to (Jtm-1
s,nnf inopVc enn^ only he impeded by ovcrwheliniog!
arini' S. very h lie to he trusted. XX bile many con- J
sid-T that the events of the lit.: campaigns are not of'
sufficient importance In produce any effect oi; the of |
itiif*- now ni.i.iing to rev.:ore the blcssm,rs ofpe icu iu
the Fast, oti.c rs liopc r»iey in iy liave g" at influence,
a:»d induce one pirty to listen to terms. Then!
-mid t ier.- b- ■ -i crif y m the professions of t he 1
other party, may ajccb.vite the introduction el
peace.
Wretched i offii^rii* ns usunl. romnins in n •
ra'.e c< ndt*' *n. CVnot X i’!a Flor is appointed the
n‘ •’ bi'-VHiior ot 1 cretufti, and kw (■'■ken command
or the garri »n iti the pome of Her Most Faithful
y 1’. inn a in il. The pn'lmit O-neraJ, o> i
:f <’bl -.kadiiig ..(juadrou in
•; wires, it. is sail], with great
• ’ of defending tie: f stand.—
if ' ti having the gnod fortiin.
• ' ooitimom It. I c»yal m, :,r;<! s.ddierv of tin ■ :.r- :
i son of P re* ;a. -nd or. Ht-ing enabled to com* '.' '
h cotirr xion *
ffitiniTt!'* rt'Vrr r .
/IV"ry <*: ; Jit co*.nl
guirred aik ever* l oi tJac ut;nos« ixr.f siv+u:c.
Helms since issued a proclamation to the mhob— i
Hunts <>f the Azores, and styles himself the Gov. and i
> «*;.*t* General, to provide for the defence of the
Hand of Torceira against any possible attack of the
Usurpation, and to unite in obedience to the Queen
and tlie Charter, the other Islands of whicli that pro
vince is composed.
VERY LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM j
EUROPE.
i'L*' packet ship William Thompson has arrived at
New York from Liverpool, whence she sailed on tlu>
l“tli ultimo. The packet ship Charlemagne, ('apt. ,
Robinson, has likewise arrived from Havre, having !
talk’d oil the July.
'IT.u news, particularly troui the scat of war, is of I
great interest. From the New York papers we make 1
the following extracts.
Constantinople was healthy, hut" maladies were!
said to have broken out in the licet and at Khoiiuila.
The government of Morocco had rejected the pro- j
posals and medium of Austria.
The German papers state that tiic object of Mr.
Fenton’s going to Shouinla, was to propose peace
with the Turk*, though but faint hopes are entertained
< f Ids being listened to.
Ii is not generally known that the Res ’. in Gener
al Diubitscii is under fifty years of age. a German by
iiirth, a soldier by fortune, aai son iu-ia\v of uie fa
mous Barclay de 'J’oily. I
Athens has fallen into the hands of the Greeks by I
capitulation.
1 no arrival of the Ambassadors at Constantinople
spread general joy.
The London (Standard of the ITili nit. savs, that
the King of Prussia had appointed an extrordinary
: Ambassador to proceed immediately to Constantino- !
j pie, to assist the other Ambassadors in bringing about
i a peace in the east.
The princess of Letichtonburgh, betrothed to Don
Pedro, was about to embark at t >stend for Brazil
Gen Lafayette was enjoying good health. He j
Paris on the i20th July, on a tear to Auvergne,
j n.s native department.
Mr BiaVaei would leave France i:i the packet ofi
’he lOrii August, as Mrs. Brown’s health had much ;
riiin-.ivf.fi.
FALL OF SILISTiMA!
The Russnn troops are marching on “conquering
am! to conquer.” An early consequence of the defeat
of the Graud Vizier has been thy fall of the import
ant fortress ot Sdislria, which so completely with- |
stood the prowe»s und baliled the skill of the AIus
covite during the la.-1 campaign. The capitulation j
did no take place until the* last 'moment, of fruitless
resistance had arrived; for alter a sue .Vision of sallies,'
and fierce attacks of tiic besiegers, in which the la*- I
sieged w ere always repulsed, the Tin ks surrendered i
only as ti.e Russians were on the point ot enterin'*'
by a breach opened through tiie walls of the forlrc--’.
Tiie following are all ’.ho'particulars we have as vet
received of this important event:
Intelligence ot 'the captuteof Silistrin was transmit
ted by telegraph trom Strasbourg to Paris on Friday
night. The Augsburgh Gazette. whicii reached us
yesterday, contains the following Bulletin, dated Bu
charest, July 2, received by express:—“At this mo
ment a courier, sent off from Silhslria by Lt. Gen.
Krassowsky, has arrived with the intelligence of that
place having fallen under the victorious attacks of t lie
Russians. Tiie Turkish garrison, who after an ob
stinate resistance, had been reduced to the last ox-j
tremity, havesurrendered themselves prisoners of ivar.
The garrison consisted oflU,000 men. exclusive of t lie '
inhabitants. In this number are Hadv A clime t and
->erl Mahmud, bo;h three-tailed Paciias, ami manv
other officers. Tue trophies of this victory are 250
pieces oi cannon, two horse-tails, upwards of lt*0
stand of coiors, the Hotilla of tiic Danube, and a
great quantity ot ammunition and provisions.” The
Perlin State Gazette gives tiie foliowing version of;
tiiis event:—“The garrison consisting of 8000 men,1
and the inhabitants in arms, to the number of 1U,000,
arc made prisoners ot war. The Grand Vizier is
closely blockaded at Choumla by Gen. Diebitsch.” I
A letter ot the 11th inst. from Vienna,says, upon the
same subject: “1 hasten to inform you that we have
just received advices of the capture of Silistria, winch '
surrendered by capitulation to the Russian army on
I ho iJGih of June.
'Flic surrender of this fortress is an event of high
importance, as it will hasten, and render almost cer
tain the fall oi Ciurgevo and Rudshcuck. Thus,
with the exception ot VViddin,against whichuntlnubt
«;<YW Vro*Ai efforts* -w»\i v>c successively directed, the
whole line of the Danube is secured to the Russians
ns the bases ol their future operations, uud the war
will, as it were, cease to have Bulgaria for its theat re.
If‘t he continued, then it will be carried into the heart
ot the empire in llomelia. Choumla is not the only
passage across the Balkan opened to the Russians.—
The route from Sophia to Philoppolis docs not pre
sent tiic same difficulties; and besides, bv leaving
Choumla, u ifli its reduced garrison, to be observed by
a numerous corps, several other roads open the plain
of Adriunoph* to ino '.Russians. The question now is
whether the fall of Silistria will induce the Porte to
accede to the propositions of Russia, and, if he still
refuses, whether Turkey may look fir the succour
of any European I’ower.”
1 he Paris Oonstitutionnel or ino 2 1st .Tune, after
making a summary ot the state of affairs m the east,
cotnes to the conclusion that tins Turks have lost the
advantage they gained ii. the early mut of tiie con
test, and that the hopes landed on tins military s’vs-.
tem oi lne Otromans have entirely vanished. The
J uiks have lost ad confidence by tiie disperson of
lln-ir troops and the taking of Silistria,
i i mm mi? imhu uib war must rnue a very decisive I
character. J lie Russian reserves have been | ut in !
lie.i,mii to join the active columns, and nothing can |
prevent, the passage of the Balkan if if. has been re-1
solved at Betersburgh. A single day has turned the!
tables. ^ i he.Turks iinvc !o«t all confidence by the!
dispersion of the corps d'elito. The surrender of !
Silistria, wbicli is the first consequence of the defeat i
of the llth June, in permitting Gen. Deisbitsch to!
occupy Rusgrad, from wliencc he commands Schumln,!
lias rendered beyond a quetsion the submission ofj
Rut.schuck, Giurgevo, «Stc.
We learn from the Ansbtirg Gazette, “that the1
Grand Vizier is collecting all the troops he can at I
(/houmla. nnd hopes to be able to assemble 40 Ooo ^
men wi’hout weakening tho garrison. All the nu n !
able *o bear arms have departed for the Balkan; the
Turks admit that the number of^mon and artillery lo^l
by them in the battle- of the ! JtJi was very coiisider
aole. Some persons still flatter themselves with the
hope of peace, nn-i speak of agents havin'* been sent,
fo the Russian camp. Alt Pacha, it appear*, was
Mi"’ d in the baitie of the I 1 tli. rJ’be Captain Pacha
ins not vet returned from the Black Sea.” The
Gazette gives another letter from Constantinople of
toe same wliHi says—1“the Grand Vizier rofurn
e 1 to ( honniJa after the battle of 1 Jth June with the
men of cavrlry ni d I-2.00Winfantry. The Mus
suiinuns thrown into con-lernntion by the fir.t in toll i
g'.'iice of the defeat, resumed courage when they
learned that IliC mass of the army had returned info;
the camp, ft was also leprcscnted to them that the
loss of the Russian* was very con.-iderable.
Gett'T* (mm Leaser Walachia announce that of.
fpr the occupation of Rncbnvu *»y th • troops of Gen
••ral Gei-mar. i ho Pacha of YJfiddtn recotitiitcred tho
environs of that place, and meeting a division of Rus- I
.Man cavalry, immediately attacked it. The Russians
-etreat <1 upon Rnrhovn. ft is said that if the Tur- I
• .ish gain »ii at tha* place previ.. is toils capture had '
ilon** tie ir duty, nnd the cpiwnnnder hud t***t been f
-I i. nit in courage, t lie Russian General would have
t to establish himself uj> »ri th** ri'*Iit
bsr,.c ol the Dannh". The Pacha of xNicopolis was
<!r ndy on hi- way to relieve Rachova. Several Ot
• -mn v ssels lud-n with c< rn on their way to C;»n
0 ,r?:“ Belgrade. have been s«t on fire by
■ • ' _ • yf'*by means of (Congreve rockets.
i w ('.lowing intelligence is rated Bank of the
■ i""ie u|y c,.^.—“T;1C victory gained over ti,r
VT- f' ,Z.1<*r *!* nrral Dicbit^ch Ijop bwn announ
jJ r-y xvuss.a to a.: tr.o Courts with which that po w-J
ir has iriendlv relations. This communication was
iccompanied by n diplomatic note declarative of the
Emperor’s paciiic intentions.
“According to icports Count l’ahlen intends to
norcli with a corps from Silistria towards Rudschuck,!
in order to assist the corps of Huron Gcisinar, who is
moving against that place. The Turks at Rudschuck
md Giurgevo have begun to send away their families
md their property to Widdin.”
The Journal of St. Petersburg!! of t lie 2t!th of June,
jive «u account of an attempt made by the Turks,
io make themselves masters of a position occupied by
the Hessians opposite the entrenched camp of YVa
io>rab, which the enemy occupied in the inaccessible
defiles on the bank of the Danube in Little Wallaehia.
The Turks, 20U0 strong, were repulsed in three at
tacks, and then charged with the bayonet. They lost
-DO men.
Direct accounts from the head quarters of the
Russian army, go much further llian the official bul
letins in their account oJ the complete route which
the Grand Yi/.i6r\s army sustained on the llth, and
dating his subsequent retreat. These disasters had
prepared the TurkUk Goverinent tolionr of the fall of
Silistria, as wc learn from advices dated Constantino
ple, June J6. It is .'talcd under the same date, that
the Ottoman Government takes great careto impress
upon the minds of the Turks the high importance it
attaches to the return of tlie French and English Am
bassadors, in order to remove tin; effect produced by
the unfavorable intelligence from the theatre of war.
f>ti I. however, the ambassadors have not yet had an
ofiicial interview with the Reis EtToinh, but have en
deavored to have a confidential understanding with
him upon the object of their mission.
In this manner they have learned that the Porto
will not negotiate upon the basis of the Protocol sign
ed at London, and especially upon the article which
requires the extension of the frontiers of Gicece from
the Gulf of Volo to that of Arta; so that they already
foresee great difficulties in the wnv/if executing their
mission. The Turkish fl^et returned on the Ibth from
its lasr cruise, without meeting the enemy, and is now
at anchor at file mouth of the i’nsphorus.—'Thu
French and English subjects at Constantinople have
returned under the protection of their respective Am
bassadors. The Siiltnn continues at Teiapia.—The
most profound tranquility prevails in the Turkish cap
ital, and the Sultan proceeds in all his enterprises
wi.h profound judgment and energy, which gain him
the greatest respect both of his own countrymen and
of foreigners, lie justly deserves a place among
the great men of the am*.
10 awwu 11v/441 uiiuiHirusi, jum? «o,uiat ino accu
inulation of sick and wounded in the Russian hospi
tals at Brailn, Thirsova and Ivallarasch, renders the
contagious disease that prevails there extremely ob
stinn-e. It appears that the remedies hitherto np
jdkil have been merely experiments; which have been
attended with but little success. According to advices
from Kallarasch the Grand Vizier has senf two Turk
isii Deputies of high rank to Gen. Dicbilsch. Since
their arrival at the Russian camp, a rumor prevailed
that au armistice is negotiating, which, however, docs
not appear very probable. Giurgcvo is still blockad
ed; but nothing very important has taken place.
Among the causes which have always troubled the
Turkish empire, and increased its weakness, must be
reckoned the divisions between the several Pachas,
and the jealousies wiiicii they inspire, ft is stated that
the rcanon which has hindered tlie Pacha of Egypt
from sending troops into Armenia, is not onlv the
plague, but the manifest intention of the Pai ha of St.
•lean d’Acro to oppose the passage of tlu* Egyptian
troops.
It is stated from Odessa, June 35, that the news
that Gen. Diebifsr h has sent Mr. Fenton to the Grand
% izier is confirmed. Some think lie is commissioned
to propose terms of peace, Count Dirhitsch having
full powers from the Emperor to negotiate. Others,
however, say that lie is only sent to summon Schumla
to surrender.
Bi.rmn, July 3.— Letters from the theatre of war
represent the events near Schumla. iu a manner p*-r
fectly in accordance with the Russian Official Bulle
tin. The defeat of the Turkish army was so general,
and the destruction fo complete, that old soldiers do
nj>t remember a similar victory. The plan of General
Fount Deibitscli, though the execution of it required
great efforts. is generally acknowledged to have
been admirable. He led the Russian armv between
the enemy's army and their entrenched camp before
Shoumla. But a very small part of the Turkish troops,
and those in in the most wtetched condition.succeeded
in finding their way back to the fortress. As far hs
the eye could reach the field was covered with the
wreck of the enemy’s army. In Schumla itself there
is but a srn-dl garrison, and the battle is universally
considered ns very important. Already on the second
dnv alter the buttle, Fchuinla was almost wholly out
flanked, and the Russian army in full march to the
Balkan. lie advanced iu the direction of Aidos and
Bourgos, when it may be supported by 10,000 men
that have been landed at Sizoboli. The best spirit
animates the Russian soldiers and they fight with ad
mirable briery. Tim Turkish army (though the
Turks when ordered to attack endeavor to lose all
sense ot danger it. the most furious courage) wants
presence of mind and reflection, and their "condition
throughout is very miserable.
“f/orrsTANTiNopr.r, June ’0.—Tim Turkish fleet,
much damaged, returned to Bujukdere on the 29th’
ult. having, on the 27th of that month, met and en
gaged a division of the Russian one. It appears,
however, that the 1 urkish Gunpowder was found
damp, and made no impression on their enemy, and
therefore the Captain Pacha prudently availed him
self of the northerly winds that fortunately prevailed '
to limit himselfmerely to a running fight, and thus!
Hive his whole fleet. On his arrival at”Bujukdere he
sent in his resignation, which was not received, but
nstroug and energetic investigation was ordered re
garding this suspected high treason; and on the 16th
wist, u Turkish Grandee was taken up and on the next
day was decapitated at Bob Jumahy.the Gate of the j
Imperial Palace, a place where only criminals forhigli
opinion, the nature of the crime not hnving transpired,
lh.it he v. is one of those Conrernod in the gunpowder
plot. The Turkish fleet, after refitting and taking
fresh supplies of gunpowder, started again on the 6th
inst. for the Black Sea, under ordersoftbcsame Cap
tain P-ichn, and every body’s attention is again eri
gngou in the approaching event of the two fleets
meeting.
‘T. S. I am informed that the Turkish fleet sent
into Deinus Derry a large armed steam vessel,
mounting, as I arn told, ’»• I guns, which was sent to
watch the motions of the said fleet. The fleet, ns
it appears, kept on towards the gulph of Feres, Ber
gos, and Mioservin; therefore in the course ofa few
days vve may hear the result of their visit to those
parts.
Letters from Constantinople of the Jlfh of June,
say, that it is expected that the Sultan will admit in
fo his presence witlioiit the usual formalities, the Am*
hasgadors of France and Kugland as soon as they ar
rive in the capital, in order to converse personally
with them, only through the medium of an interpre
ter.
RUSSIAN BULLKTIN.
Lon. Count Paskevifseb, of Krivnn, gives the fol
lowing' account of an affair which took place on the
Hith of May, n^nr the village of Tsurtskoh. between
the detachment of Major General BurxofF, and the
numerous mihtia of Acliroet. Khnn:—
Major General Prince Bcbutoff1, having ascertained
that the enemy intended to nttnok the fortress of.A
chalzieh. with a considerable force which the Khan
had assembb d in the Sandshak of Patshof, resolved
on sending .Major General BurzofFagainst, him. in or
der. if possible, to disperse his troops, and thereby de
lay the enterprize ..gainst CHinlziek. Gen. BurzofF]
inrmmdntoly set off in s'-rmh of the rneinv, at the!
bond of ten companies of infantry, five light field pie- I
ccs.and 200 Cossacks; on ths way he learned that i
Achmct Khan, in expectation <>f reinforcements. had j
'brown hirn^f'lt into the Christian villages (>f the:
tfandshak of Ardaghan.in '"lrcl) of plunder. This j
moused the General to direct his march towards the'
)
village ofTsurtskab, through which it was necessary 1
that the Turks should return, and where, on his arri
val there on the following morning, he found the
whole of the enemy’s forces united. Notwithstand
ing the great superiority of the force opposed to him
and the advantageous position occupied bv that force
the General deemed it more advisable to venture an'
uttact than to retreat upon Achulzick; he, according-!
ly advanced, uud drovy the enemy, at tlm point of the !
bayonet,from one height to another, close up to the!
village itself, which being defended by a wooden foi
tiiication. our party were obliged to nuke a halt at a
distance of about 100 fathoms fiom the same. Here
upon Achmct Khan attacked us with the whole of
j his forces, consisting of about 5000 infantry, without
j reckoning cavalry, but was soon repulsed, and farced
| after suffering considerable loss, to seek shelter af»ain
I behind his works. The following dav, without
| awaiting a second attack, the Kahn had fled in the
utmost confusion. Taking advantage of this victory,
Gen. Burzoffset fire to those villages, the inhabitants
| of which had shown themselves hostile, and laid
waste tho whole neighbourhood, from which the ene
my had previously drawp the resources necessary to
enable him to make incursions into the handshake
| occupied by our troops.
CotssTiiaTijworsE, June22.—'The Ambassadors of
j France and England have had no further interview
with tile licis Eflitndi: but we are assured that the
Porte will refuse to form a treaty passed on the pro
tocol of London.
From Shumla, we learn that the Grand Vizier has
assembled an army of 10,000 men without touching
the garrison of the fortified places. The loss of the
Turks iu the nffaii of the 11th is estimated by them
selves to be very considerable.
Buchakkst, 26th June.— 1 he corps do reserve,
commanded by Gen. Tulsoi, have received orders to
join the army on the Danube. It is composed of thir
ty thousand men. Gen. Dcbitschis preparing to pass
the Bulkai).
From Kallarach the Grand Vizier has sent two
Turkish officers to Gen. Deibitsch to propose an ar
mistice. It is doubtful whether tiiis will be accepted,
j Giurgcvo is still blockaded.
j Accounts from Scmliti state that the Russians have
failed in their attempt to cross the Danube in some
ENGLAND.
7’tc Ministry.—The King is said to regret having given his !
assent to the measure of Catholic emancipation, and at a Kite I
lover treated the Duke of Norfolk and Gird .'erningham with ■
n-Hiked neglect, not even speaking when under tlie necessity of I
passing cion: to them. On tin- name of O’Conm.11 being "an
nounced, lie is said to have suffered some indecorous expressions 1
To espape him He manifests great aversion to all who woie in I
any degree iu trumental iu furthering tlie passage of tlie Calho- '■
lie Relief Bill.
Tlie Duke of Cumberland is said to have (peat weight with I
his Majesty at this time, and has openly declared tha? he will !
not leave Kn^lauri until he has effected the (T?smif?ion of the I
I.)nke of Wellington. In the mean time it is said that advances
have been made hy the ministry to the ultra torv party, and the
leading members of h have assented to join Wellington if lie
will sacrifice Mr. I’cel to ilieir resentment.
A dissolution of Parliament is spoken of to s(rengthen the
ministry.
Tne Morning Chronicle says, ihe King has not supported the ,
Duke of Wellington. From weakness ot character, the infirm
ities of age, or secret partialities, his Mcjc-ty ha*- so conducted
‘ Himself as either to give hopes to tlie opponents of tlie Adminis
tration, or atleast not to destroy the hopes previously enter
Mined. A spirited monarch would have considered the Duke
, <»f Wellington as a faithful servant of the crown, determined to
obtain for it that share of the government of tl.e country to '
| which, by the constitution, it is entitled. But his Majesty, it !
I would appear, does not understand this policy. The question I
I is, then, whether the Duke he able to support himself on the '
mere strength of his popularity with the country, the cor>sc 1
quence of the general belief in his honesty and disintcre.-ted
ness; or whether he will be under the necessity of throwing
himself into the arms of one of the two great parties iu I’arha^
incut.
If his Majesty were able to sec with his own eves and with
out party spectacles, he could not fail to discern the danger
which lurks in die advice to throw Mr. Feel overboard. Who,
after such an example, wotdd dare to yield to circumstances?—
Tl.e wat of factions must la-come a "war at! intcrnecionem_
But though it may he tlie interest of a party to punish all de
fections from its ranks, it never can be the interest of tlie crown
to throw difficulties in tlie way of transitions from one party to
another. The punishment of Mr. Peel for supporting the Min
i-ter in an emergency would deserve to he stigmatised as the
height of baseness. The Duke of Wellington could never hold
up his head after sacrificing Mr. Peel, and he would deserve to
he universally deserted.
A general meeting of tlie unemployed silk weavers was held
in London, on tlie loth of June, to hear the answer of the Duke I
of Wellington to the application of 4000 of their number for I
tlie means to emigrate in a body to Swan River, (New South I
Wales.) The Duke answered that he had not the means at his i
disposal to defray tlie expenses of transporting even a small
! number of p—.j.le to that colony—much less so ••"rent a body_ '
He deeply regrets their distress, but attributes them “to causes *
over which tlie government have no rontroul ”
IRELAND
Disturbances continue. Mr. Gerard Callaghan Has been re
! ,l,m7.1 'nJ arhament from Cork hy tlie Rrunswirkers, notwith
standing Mr. O’Connell warmly espoused the canse of S An
gu^us Warren, who received only Ida votes. Callaghan had
AH opposition to O’Connell in the county off lore hasceased.
7 ranslated for the .V. y. Commercial Advertiser.
1* rom the Paris Coastitutioanei.., .Tri.y qj.
S/ute of things in the East, since the affair of Jane
11th. The nows from the East, since the 11th June
have acquired such authenticity that it is no longer I
hi.ovvable to doubt any of the principal circumstan
ces. Taking them for a basis, it is possible to de
termine the stale irt which the consequences of this
nh'tir have placed tho belligerents. Such an exami
nation will not be without interest.
At the commencement of June, vve saw the Rus
sians in eelt ell on on two military lines, which partner
from Galatz, the common .eenlrc, extended, the one
perpendicularly to the South on Varna and Sizepolis i
at" t ie other from the North-east to South-west on I
Knlafat; facing Widdin.
These two lines had no lines of communication with I
each other, except on the left bank of the Danube,
and also in favour [en/aveur) of tlie corps of observa- i
tiun stationed before Eudschuck, Giurgevo, and the*
other fortified points on that river- Rut fhotirrl, in-1
dependent in their movements, thev could not nidi
each other in their operations. They were l ko two |
armies dependent on their own strength and actum ;
separately. h j
i ne army of the ngnt. under the command of (Jen.
Goi.-mar, seemed to have only for its object to res
| train the Pacha of YViddin, nnd his l^sk was sufti
■ciontly troublesome during the course of the first
I campaign.
[ The army of the loft, directed by the (Jenornllis
simo Diebittch, was par'icularly engaged with sie
ges. It was, besides, to support Gen. Roth,and keep
up a communication with all the occupied points es
far as Size polis.
The Turks wore masters of the left bank of the
Danube, from Silistrm to YViddin. They received by
that river supplies of nil kinds for thej.- fortresses;
while the camp at Chtumludrcw them from Sophia
by land.
This position of Sclinmla, the meridian (culminant)
point of the whole country; enclosed an army the elite
>f Islamism,and might at any moment receive rein
torcemer/s from the rear. Thence the Y'izicr sent at
p'ensurc detachments to the aid of besieged towns; lie
manentivered without obstruction, and might disturb
tho Russians wherever they appeared, nnd wo have
seen him attack their principal linn, without their be
ing able to foresee that movement, which Gen. Die
b.t-ch rendered so fatal to their Y'izicr.
The advantage at the beginning of June was, then,
entirely on the side of the Mussulmans. /niprcgnn- l
blc m their entrenchments, unrivalled in the defence I
of wails, resting upon the chain of thn Memos,—what ■!
reason they had for security, if the orders of the Sul
tan Ju-d not compelled them info the field!
The attitude of the Russians was far from being as
encouraging. Scattered in an infinity of posts, "the
communication between which was difficult, establish
in ruined places,nnd living fr« m day to day on ra
tions brought with great trouble and groat expense,
they were exposed to the maladies anil intemperature
of t he seasons. Carrying on sieges and the nvaces
of Mm climate decimated them. What had they not.
to droid. of this state of things wss prolonged nnd
the onemv menacing them every where, showed bim
s< If no where."'
A single dnv has reversed the relative situations of
die parties. 1 fie i urk? have ,ost ail confidence by I
‘^'^•"“of their best tioc.pr; and the surrender
ot Silistna, which has been the first consequence of
the imleut oi the 11th June, by enabling Gen. Die
bitscb to cause Rat-grad to be occupied, by which 1c
commands the approaches to Shoumla, Inis rendered
unavoidable the submission of Kutschuck, Gieurotvo.
f-c* 1,1 ® ynort time. These places are deprived of all
hope of fresh supplies from the side of Shoumla, from
winch rhev find themselves separated; and besides,
the Grand Vizier lias no lunger that regular army
from winch ho detaclied stiong bodies to support
The passage of the Danube by Gm. G.-hmar, and
lie occupation of Kachora (Orchatca) by his troops,
has had the double result of intercepting the course
of that river and of shutting up toHhc w-cst. by star
ung them, the fortresses on the river which the
1 liras yet Iiold.
It must also bo observed that if this General has
ioccived reinforcements, which tho course taken by
bun in crossing the Danube, leads us to conjecture,
it will be possible for him to cut off the route of tho
convoys hum fcophia to Choumla, and put Jiimself in
communication With the body which will have occu
pied Kasgrad.
It results from these farts, which it is easy to ver
ity by mere inspection of the map, that in the course
of June, tho defence has lost its most precious ad
vantages. and the offensive lias seen its chances of
success increase in a proportion which no one would
have dared anticipate; and all this lias been the result
ol a single battle.
Thong11 it he supposed that the mission of tho
Councillor ot .State, Fonton, had for its object tho
necessity of peace, this strange opinion will not
change the existing state of things at all. The mis
sion is avowed, the object is unknown.
The Russian agent may indeed have been the bor
er of proposals of peace; or probably he mnv have had
ordois to summon Choumla to surrender; both hy
potheses are admissible; the language of pacification
i as well as of menace is euqually suitable in the mouth
I of the conqueror. Both may be fruitless. IIow can
we believe ihat the Grand Vizier would dare feel au
throixed by Ins defeat to send to such a chief as Mah
moud terms or peace which must necessarily be hu
miliating and burthensome? How can ive conceive
that ho would feel justified, whatever may have boon
Ins losses, in surrendering such a post as ChoumlaJ
It is more natural to suppose that General Diebitsc h
has endeavoured to ascertain the moral effect produ
ced in that place by his victory, and to obtain infor
mation as lo the number offorces collected there by
ihe V izier. A pretext for making such observations
was naturally founded in the propositions with which
I Counsellor Fonton was charged; while the desire to
make them might be the veriablc motive for hi3 mis
sion.
.... r<?nl ,Ius momrn‘,hc w'ar must take a decided character —
1 lie Kuss.au reset ves are moving to join the active columns
nothing can prevent the passage of the Balkan, if it has been
resolved on at St. Petersburg.
iiius vanish the delusions founded on the reforms introduced
into the Ottoman imlitaty system. Our admiration must cea<tr
at their resistance, winch has been naturally such as comported
with the genius of that people, as loug as they could keep U
inul their entrenchments. Their exhibition in ihc open plain
has shewn their weakness as tacticians, which is entirely dis
tmet from their personal bravery—a quality not denied to them
but w Inch constitutes in tact their sole apanage."
I he departure of Count Nesselrode for Tulezin was cons'
rid in Poland as confirming the rumor that the Emperor was
about to repair to Jassy, and even to the head quarters of Die
l.nst h. It was also supposed that he was really engaged in tl e
consideration of opening pacific negotiations with the Porte
I here was a rumor at Berlin on the 13th July, that an ambas
sador extraordinary’ had been despatched to Constantinople to
cany the Emperor s ultimatum. The secret dej.aiture of Gen
Muffling gave countenance to the rumor. IBs destination was
said to be \ lenna and Constantinople; and it was rumored that
njMia would appear upon the scene as meditatrix betweeu the
belligerents.
STILL LATER FROM LONDON.
Cnpt. Depung, of the brig Howard, from Madeira
via Falmouth, lias obligingly furnished ns with a Lon
don paper of the evening of the 16th of July and the
r almoulh Packet of the 18ih, containing London
dates tip to 74 o’clock of the 16th.
... .... . , . , F. Jour. Cum.
\\ e arc still without nrnvnls front the seat of war
so that however complete may have been the recent
defeat of the Grand Vizit r*s army by the Russian*
it would act m that the latter have not been uble to
hllow it up by any remarkable f-nccess, or wo cliouM
doubtless have heard of it.—The presumption therc
loro is, that Llie I inks prove themselves most formi
dable. unvieldn.tr enem.es, and will ultimately tire
out the Emperor of Russia, and induce him to mode
rate histone and seek a termination of the war bv a
treaty of peace, of which indeed, there are sonic re
ports, hut we cannot learn that they are well found
ed. An oppression prevails m political circles that
the belligerents arc willing to try the effect of neco
tuition, and it would create no surprise in us if the
next accounts from Constantinople should be of a oa!
eificcharacter. The F.encl. and English ambassa
dor.-, in that city are no doubt empowered by their
governments labnnpabout an amicable termination
to a contest w hich threatens the pence of Europe.
t . i n , Falmouth Packet.
Lomion, July 16.—Evening.—Th-re is a visible
improvement daily ,n the receipt ofCuston.s; yester
day tne amount ol t.uties exceeded .Cl03,000 A'
thonol, tins arose prjr.cipaHy from duties on com,still
1 here r.ppevs an increase on home consumption of
various other articles. The present quarter, com
pared with the corresponding quarter of 1828, shews
t.iis by the increase of duties received already, and
surplus* "r' fr°,n CVCri’ “rpcarance, to Iiavc a largo
'fhe warlike rumours or yesterday seem to have
subsided. In the foreign money market no fluent
SK'SKoT I"our °’clycl, Consols for account
LIVERPOOL MARKETS, July 13.
! 'iitJ'ii si% last week amount io 10,000 bags
, >i0 l al ‘’2'" a ft 5» to S$d for fair 10*,/,
ui?r!iSU>n*~ .rire *a)c£ l,f 1 "rP««'n« are 1188 Mils, at 10s
to Ilk d per cwt. from the quay. A cargo of g„„d Virginia
I ar offered l.y auction on Thursday was withdrawn t-rS
catS° of ijn»cjth(tlin Tar fi
«£V?£*'sssz ,n p,f
In tiic Liverpool f orn Exchange itn to Tulv 10th
good demand for Wheat and an JV I r?. ’ 1 crc .wns a
Tndian Corn per480 lh« 33 a £s °f ^ »,er b,»hpl—
At Lon ion, Wheat advanced t a ia •
of the rhanscal.le state ol the weather2 ’ 1 »n consequence
/guidon Co, n Kxchitncr, Jvly 13 - \VC continue to he very
abundantly suppbed wtih Foreign Whoat, while the i.uantitv
of our own growth wc received lor this morning'* mallet wi^
ver> small indeed: when sureifme ft'imules founrl 'i tr i n
n-X'ly «Hr ,t „„ ,„lv;,„c<, of „l„„„ I, , m r,™
°< •»< 'kr mUMlir, UJo, tI*”|™I
higher, nor were the stands entirely < I eared at the ri, <1 ti -
the same as last week. C<<;SC- 1 Io“r
:izr?, s:? KrttS’,:r
Atnencuii and lnshHo.tr pretty s.,’, ;,!,tr ... qr„ fo <i«
foimer, and at SO* ,0 .Ms for the latter as in o„ali«v ’ ,l,,!
S SUMain(^'- "f '•« week
C-om—1 he mins which have continued for sometime |,.Ve
^ZftSS'lZ 712ei,S; •■"nrufenca to holders
^higher today; the doty is ‘„ow"lC!Tr'Thr?'t*
weekly average is 66* 5d, which pmke« tr likeiv u ! 1 ,
Wdl he Still higher next week The ' i % ' M,t ,hc/ ,,,v
wheat yesterday is estimated at 270 <>' v pf7 r"
Falmouth Racket. 5MW.Correspondence
l.tvr.RfoOL f otton MsRsrr. J.i’v f a_n . . ,. .
Anie.m:,,. Cotton have this wt’ek el.-"f
P"r Ur.—other descriptions without ' *«Sfr,,,1^wP
week amount to 1:?,«90 »,12, of which"'too '* jaty »f tbo
5,KM, I 8d,' and 1600 Orleans *,5M,o 7™ j tpIar,'J’ 8t
IfHSD, at the RffJonn Awml, Umr Avqv'tta
Th-j-c- ««■"*•
da-;i* fib T'P ’Vwoc A'laotxt,*.
dau^h.ter iff. hlonroe has lost within *{«*&}£” n J l® •ac0: 'i