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In Asia considerable progress appears to bare been ^ already mad * - —chiefly through the indefatigable exertions of General Guyon—towards the reorganisation of the army of the Forte , winch had been reduced , by the ignorance and miaeoBduet of successive general * , to a state of deplorable inefficiency . The present commanded , Zariff Pacha , seems tft be a leader who possesses some at least of those qualifications in which the Abdis and Ahmeda who preceded him were most eminently deficient ; and it appears that he has succeeded in effecting important reforms in the commissariat department , trhieli had previously been grossly neglected . Some time , indeed , most elapse before the Turkish fiorees can be ki * position to com * in the « eld with the vast army of Busaia , which is estimated to
axaeunt to at leant one hundred thousand men , after allowing for «* a £ ger « tioq m wejl as for caauaUtie *; bat , in the meanwhile , the struggle is vigorously sustained by their Circassian allies , who are displaying their wonted energy oa behalf of the common causer- ^ JJor some days past rumours have been , current of a victory gawttdjby the followers of the gallant and indefatigable Sc&amyl ; BhViS now appears that the affair was of far greater importance than was at first supposed . The correspondent of tihe Morning Chronicle ablates tfcafc a Russian detachment , 15 , 000 strong—consisting principally of troops withdrawn from the maritime fas treasee—waa attacked by tbe mountaineers in its transit through tie puss « f fiariel , whieh is situated ia the tiatteaajan rang * , te * Jw smth of Tifife j and after an © l » iii » te * ooflict , the enemy were forced to retreat , with alow af £ 000
men , besides three pieces of cannon and & large quantity off * nvnunit £ on . % also appears th » t XJranghetS , * fortress ia -the neighbourhood of iJatOTim—the importance of which is shown ty the &ct thai it has hitherto been garrisoned by a force of 800 Q men—has been evacuated by tb , « Russians , and has fatten into the possession of the Tnrjw . This acquisition may probably have a material influence on tfofr fortunes of the caanpafgp ; &r gelhn ^ acha—who , with « £ out 12 , 000 'troops , occupies 8 ie adjacent fortress of ChekretH ,-or St-^ Nicholas , so often unsuccessfull y assailed by the enemy duning the last few months—w 3 l doubtless now be able to &i&
the operations of the mam body at Kara far more effectually ' than was practicable-while a strong hostile force remained i « such dangerous prosiaiity to his position . It Is true that Bussia possesses no general so well qualified to meet the -emergency as Prince Woyonzoff , whose leave of absence has 4 > een -withdrawn ; hut it is * to say the least , exceedingly 'doubtful whether the Czar can afford , under present circum-r stances , to place st bU £ 2 spasal the half million of troops , with six . months' jwpraaions , which be is understood to hav « cfipecjfiedaa the lore * secured for tbe thorough subjugation « a the country .
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The news of Admiral Plumridge ' s destructive operations in the Gulf of Bothnia ., at TJleabajg and Brahestad is coa * firmed . He subsequently visited other ports , inflicting loss upon th « enemy at ijp » nd Kami , and it is said capturing Torneo with the intention of making it a military station . But at Karleby his operations seem to have bees frustrated . The statement is that the Odin and Vultnre landed 15 > 0 jnen . These were attacked by sharpshooters in ambuscade , and by a masked battery of five guns . Lieut . Cnrrington , a midshipman , a mate , and three men fell ; 2 officers a « i 14 men . were wounded , Oae boat was lost . 28 men and 1 mate were taken by tbe Russians , whose commander was . killed .
a The commander of Bomarzund has been , dismissed . AH ^ p ilots have been sent into tlie interior . A private despatch , brought to DanUic by- the steamer Basilisk , states that 29 English ships , and 18 French , had formed a junction on the i 8 th , at Bornsund , 20 miles from j 5 w « abo-rg , and were to proceed to the Isle of < xogland . It was presumed that the combined fleets wouUl move directly towards Gronstadt .
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Rear-Ajimiral Price r Commander-ia ^ Chief en the Pacific statioa , has addressed & general meuaaj-ancittin to the officers . and seamen of his squaauon , notifying to thorn tihe declaration of war , and conveying the Quceas command that they . should forth with execute all the hostile mea&ares ia their power against Russia . He records his oniniom ' that there will be much to do on the Pacific station , an , ! that Great Britain has a riglit to expect from tho sgoadron a proper acoonnt of the Russian frigates that are known to be now up » n the station , as well as of the numerous privateers that it ia known soon will be . He recommended them to take such « ter > s as are noccssary , by daily pr&ctica and other moiuit ; , which , added to their characteristic fcrurery , will be calculated to vendor thorn not only superior to their enemy , but inferior to none ia the world .
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Somo importiint intelligence is reported , per telegr&ph from Kutwiu , showing that tbe Imperial Government is-iill > tit ease . Advices i ' rotu St . Petersburg of the 13 th t » Ufce that the Emperor Nicholas had ordered Prince Dolgonikj , Minister of War , to set out for tho Danubiau Principalities , and to draw up ; ia accurate report of tho position ofaBuira in a uiilitiiry point of view . The operations before Silistria were especially reconmenlcd to his notice . This measure lias produuud a profound sensation at St . Petersburg , as th « Emporor never entrusts his Minister of War with sueh a mission except on occasions of serious importanoo .
Further iufornvitiou , eoniideiitly declared U ) ba authentic , is doHcribed as giving an account of the extreme irritation produced in the mind of tho ( Jzitr by tha reception of tho Austrian suininons , and capooially by the iiniainout nrraud actim of AuaLriu . "TUe public mind was i ' uil of anxiety , anil Huinti cau p du tc'to on the part of tliu E npurox * wu . a foar « d . " No miswor Ins aa yet b ^ on sout to Austria . Orders hixvo been forwarded to Prince Paskiowilsch , urglag him to sji . iro no ofFurt to carry SiHarria , " whicli must be taken . " " Clio ovacuation of the ? Priucipalitiea was not looke I upon as a probable event "
The Russian army is still being massed upon the frontier of Austria , extending from tbe Sereth to Warsaw . This was to be expected- Aa engineer officer has also been marking the fords of the Sereth , and inspecting tbe mountain passes that lead into Austrian territory . " According to hi 3 dieeetions , * says » letter , " strongdetachments « f Cossacks have been posted a * ftfeunoraitXA , Passat , Buds , Mihoreny , -MihaUeny , and * t many other pants besides . Beconaoisfiano * hjtve » teo been effected » t Niaaa and . Basra . The tetea 4 * potU st Turiaany ^ on the Serel * , hawe-been staroogly fortified- by the Russians . Accounts from WaV * Duriw » lso coufirm the whole of the above ta every p ^ diicaiw . A rumour was lately current at Brodj of aleyyof from 100 ^ 000 to 150 , 000 peasants , who were to j > e armed with scythes , in the provinces of Volhynis and Podolia . This rumour ,
hovr-« rer , has been contradicted by the Russian Consul-General at Brody . This maeh , however , is certain , that 2 fO , 000 peasants , with their scythes , have been ordered to -the prairies of Bessarabia by Count Wasailozikoff " , the govecuor of that province , in order to assisi tiiere iu making hay , as the inhabitants of those districts are at present fully occupied with ihe conveying of troops , whilst there is still plenty of work of a similar kind iu store for them . The uninterrupted movement of the Russian troops proceeds from the interior of the empire , and is chuefly directed to Moldavia and the Bukowitw , vi& Kiew aad Kamienice Podol&ky . " Still it is considered doubtful chattier the Emneror can
muster sufficient forces to cover Vis enormons line of frontier . A correspondent of tbe Daily News writes from St . Peterstoujg , daJangJuoe 9 : " It has ieenoBctatty annauoced to the Caar that the Eastern Europea * provinces of the empire can yield no 01 ore levies mpoa the customary , principles of recruiting . The Wat Minister is preparing a new scheme far further levies , in which larce cesses of the population hitherto exempt will tie made Uaile tQ jnilitauy 4 uty . Owing to tbe immense numbers U » t lu harassing marches through the Interior , tie present * rar ia cauusg a consumptioD of men Cur larger than Europe would be prep ared to believe In . "
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The Russian Minister has beea recalled from ' Athens ; and the JEflixpexor Nicholas has noticed to King Otho , that he accredits envoys to " independent courts" only 1 Tise insurrection is now stifled in £ |> irus ; tbe t > rjga& (| Tachas having been driveafroaa Tpilao ; and only Che chief Hadji Petros holds out iu Xbessalv . The Piraaus is still occupied by an Anglo-Fxench force .
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Speculation notwithstanding , atil curiostty to boot , have discovered nothing either of the * topics or tlie results of the Tesehen conference . The kings have kept their own counsel , and even 'Frederick William hits not whispered the secret to his beloved champagne bottles . But it is asserted that one of the subjects of discussion was the abdication of the Emperor Nicholas ! The Austrian C a binet despatched , on Sunday , an answer to the Bamborg propositions , simply renewing tiio invitation to join tho treaty of the " 20 t h April . In case of refusal ,
it is lutimated that Austria and Prussia wil-1 fallow their own course independently . This , -we are assured , is autfaontic From Berlin we receive tl > c same news . Austrian troop are still being rapidly forwarded to their posts oa the frontiers . Oac account says that $ 0 , 000 Austrian troops arc on their march from Bohemia and Moravia towards the eastern frontier , " which proves fchat Prussia undertakes to watch tlio movements of the Russians in Poland . " All the Austrian garrisons ar-o boing reinforced , and all tha disposable troops are to be concentrated at Vienna .
The newa from Belgrade ia satisfaottvry . The Enasian party in the Senate , hitherto peculiarly aeeesathle' -to bhe ia ~ aueace of the Czar , in diminishing in number .
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There is little news from Italy ; but ttait little indicates troubles . According to advices from TurLi of the 15 th , it is stated that the Judge Gabri , who had bceu charged with the preliminary inquiry into t"he guilt of Uie persons charged with the assassination of the late Duke of Parma , was mortally wounded with thre « strokes of a poniard in the streets of Parma on the 12 th instant , at five o ' clock iu the evening . The Piedmontese Gazette , of the 13 th publishes a royal decroe , calling 12 , 000 men under arms , 5 u pursuance of the law of April 14 th last . Tho Corriere JMeroaiUile mentions u rumour cu rront at Milan , according to whiuh a oamp of 40 , 000 Austrluns is to bo funned at Voltd , ou tiui Miuoio , oaleasibly . far military evolutions .
There would appear to lmvo been a . small skinniah in Sicily ; but it is not made out who tho insurgents were . " Some moii j" we aro told , " landed on tho 2 Ub of May at tho email bridge of Fiumo dn Ni-ii , in Sicily , but tho police , having received timely information by telegraph , sent a p « rty of Holdiera to the bpot on the night of tlie 28 th . They invosted tho house of Djn Paul lnterdirnato , where some of tho purioiuj in qiaustion had nought a refuge ; the pla . ee whs , however , so vigorously defended by a woll-suaUiiaoJ iii" 0 from tltc winilovvd , that tli « troops , nflor having two inon killoJ and scvoml wounded , w . 'ro objige . l to i ^ etire to wait for reinforcements . Thc . so lnving arrivoJ , tliu attuck wad
resumed , and Interdouato and atl hia family tak » n prisoners . A thousand duciOs have since been offered for the heads of Interdonato , Joseph Swjrperia , and Francis Savons , who aro supposed to form part of the expedition ; but it is believed that they have succeeded in making their escape to Malta" Such is the story told by a Turin journal . r King Boraba took | t into hjs head to forttfd the « B « tatS » fc - Bm ?> ^ a * © it « contraband dTwar . / j Minister at ouce looked into flie matter and demanded an explanation . In replv , the Minister Carafe says , St is not correct to state that « the exportation of ftwt nrol is larmaaen
auoe , but that it csannot be exported by vesseb under a foreign flag , excepting to the destination tf other ports also neuter , aiid ttiat iu order not to be exposed tothe measures which noiglit be taken by tho siinwbelligerent powers against the exportation of contraband of wax . A teleeraphip despatch , dated Naples , June 1 $ , rtfttes that " a French agent had arrived in Kaplps , and proceeded to the provinces for the purpose of purchasing cattle to supply the army hi the East . The Government having learnftnis fact , has published a decree ^ which forbids the exportation of cattle from the Two Sieilfw . This is au oflenaiye ^ ct towards France aad England . "The King has provisioned Caeta , and retked therefor the summer . The fortifleations are increased daily /'
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More than half tka MoniUur , of Wedfl « ad * y , ia filled with a report fk » m M . 4 « Eerwguj , J 4 iuiater of thfi | pterior r , u |> on the state of the natio « . It it a very carefolhr f ^ fered docanQRt , and wil ^ perhapa , hereafter , b «/< jan 4 t »;«> iw » historic value , ^ t present , so « ll-aUsor , bing * re $ » w | gn affairs , that the matter of M . de Pflmigny * B « jort is . fegarded with indifference j and the oply jnter ^ st-wMeh its publioitwu excitesi ari *« 8 / from the &ct thut k k , « eaemll y regarded as a yaledl ( Ct « cy apology ibr thfe MioiaterV osaner , put forth byhun oa ^ be eve « f his ra ^ rawept from « fl | -e . Ha haa kft Paris ior his country seat , on tempor « r 5 feftie of absence according to eomeu ; hat tbe none eeAecsi flmnwp is that he quits office 4 efiuvtiveLy . M- ^ arWjw i& < ftt £ ^ mfcen of as his fiuccsstac . -
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THE NEAHES ^ WAY ^ O WABSAW IS TtIBe ® Gffl GERMANY . fWei hay « receivesl the subjuiaed article frcnn a political friend who haaa right to be beard upon the subject . It hss already ftppeared « tkewiieEe ? J Jmt that does not diminl ^ bi th « interest that attaDbei tto it , as few of our readers wiU have ^ enuwi 4 t . jJ We aro at war with Russia ; how can we attack it ? ¦"' . By sea , " Well , bint wbftfc next ? "By landing ^ n . armj iu Finland and in the Cximea , " But Finland and * tlu ^ CiKnea are not Russia . It Is a long w « iy ro « nd . Jt i « 4 ijCon ^ to take tliem , and more difficult still to keej thein- ^ IQli , then yre come up fronx Turkey and march . " Wlieta to I to
rultawa ? 1 should not -thiak such s place the beet podwt-of attacic . And Austria will prevent every attempt atijaiaing the Kossacks and the Poles before the Austnaas ane jup themselves . " Oh , I see , sir , you are a pola , or a Hungarian , or an Italian . '* No , sir , but the guestwn is not who I am , but what you Are doing , and what you ought to do . " Well , say it if you know better than all the rest ; the press is free ; and should you be able to convince me , * ou have done everything , " You have seen the Austro-Prussian treat y ; they gaarautee eacli other Italy , Cracow , Gttllicin , and Poaen ; they are detenniued to defend the alatusQUQ-aato
bellum f they are prepared to uphold the partition or Poland and the interest of < 3 ennsoy consisting , of course , in tho interests of despotic Austria and Prussi a which are common . interests with Itussu , that is to . say— "the stalw qu ? 4 tyte bellum . " Therefore , you mean to say , the Cr ^ rjoaang will oppose us as sooa as we really get at them , at the fiusahns I mean ? " Just so , and no doubt of that . They have declared their firm conviction , " that tlie results or this war must be disastrous to thorn , and that it is , consequently , their duty to prevent tho calamity . ** They will even not allow you to take the inverted course of Charles XII . to Pulta-wa .
" And you , which . way do you propose ? " I « ee , you agree with me , that tho way by Paltaw * U rather a doubtful and a long way round . "Sol do . " Now , do you consider tho way by Finland and Petersburg , or Ingormanland , Eatihland , Livland , and Kurland , a nearer one ? " Nearer to what ? " Nearer to victarj I u Certainly I do . " Suppose yoa conquer all those provinces of Russia , —which are not KusBia Proper , but only Russian dependencies , made certainly very important by placing tho capital of the empire iu ono of thontL . fcuppo ^ a yoa conquer them , who it to defend them ? Do you mean to rentotw tiie Sweden of ¦ ante bdlwn of 170 O , or of ants Ciiarkis XII . ? wlio , by the way , was foolish enough to neg ; leot Russia Proper « ner ttttma , and to be beaten ut Pultuwa before he had even contemplated
how to defeat the enemy luinself , whom ho doapised becausa such an enemy could not withstand 1 dm . Or dw you intend an occupation of tho Baltic provinces of Russia by a combined English , French , and Swedish force ? "I really do not know , 8 ir . " And wo-uld the war bo nt an end thon ? " Certainly not . " Suppose you beat all tltc Russian armies thrown in your way , must you then not go eithvr to Moscow or to Warsaw ? " 1 should not like to gn to Moscow , I should rut her prefer to set up Poland again . *' liutyou remember tlio treaty tho German Powers have made in order to prevent tha restoration of Poland ? ** I
be ° ; in to see they aro everjwliero in our way , and instead of helping us they will prevent us from making on end of this intricate war I" Tliat is jast what I ivislied you should sew ; and at the snrno time you are uwaro of the fact that both wars to Russia , through the Ulaok Sea and through tho Baltic , do not lend properly to the heart of Russia , and of courao that tlioy arc not tho ncarewt way to Hussta . * ' I fully admit that " Now , then , which way ufiaJI we go ? < l I really do not know , air . " The nearest way to War $ aw % a ttrutghl tlirou . i / li ( JennuiiTj . which ia the only way to a cumpltttc and safe peace , as well us to a final reduction of Jiusaia .
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June 24 , 1854 . ] THE LEADER , 583 ^ JB ¦¦ i **—mm **<* m *~* ir * . II "ni-j i ' . 1 . i ; j 11 l L . jji . mi im . ji 1 111 iu . i 1—1
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There has been an election in Belgium ; adverse to the [ Ministry . The number who had to go out , aocording to the constitutional rotation , was-M , of whom 41 have toeen reelected . A Council of Ministers was held at the Mivistny of Foreign Affairs , to take into coosideration the result of the elections ; and at the end of the sittinc the Minister of Foreign Affairs applied for an interview with the King . The result was that the Ministry determined to retain office , notwithstanding the unfavourable result of the elections .
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According to advices from Madrid of the 15 th , -Generals Orfaado aad Messin » , had been » rcested on a , charge of harbourHJg-General Q'&onnsll Geoaral Messina had managed to escape the vigilance of his guards after the arrest , but General Orisndo had been gent off to Galicia . -
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Leader (1850-1860), June 24, 1854, page 583, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2044/page/7/
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