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      ThePapal Goveronifeatiias j . ttSt . oys » > * fr ^ fciw !> ojtjte weakness , not $ o M&y of its £ gbjee $ iu > n ^ q m , £ u | tri # i authority . Last year £ i £ rior Aureuo &a | 5 tray ^ UelUitTDiriai Tuscany and fhe Roma £ na without ' •' fck ' e' fcpjw l $ yiapi |^ discover any-trace pf JMspres ^ pcei , JDihrt'f ^ i ^ BjJ'i ^ nglajp Saffi p » l > lial » eyi % letl ; er <> F fcbanika for ^^^ totpky ^^ I recelred , » au for , fh ) j » crecy 4 Mqfeg&iMSftttpyia Ms movements . ; 5 ev , ew perjwiw were , >> J : f 6 u ) r ^ . 4 jFr ^ ted w the strength of 4 % ; fl ^ cailojjj , & #$#$£$ iWmA'b ^ to ^ anAuatnujj conrfc-m « tMai . , Tven | jr < jf 'lAra jSMparis havp recently been < $ A&vmm , $ 0 death , ,-A $ &Eh Jaw 7 w » tiyeifr oneof then ^ wcent tp' ^ onae to implocB tfeeTop ? I *) , spare , th * lives of these unfortunate men . His ifolmessproinUed that he would do his utmost to save their lives , and that he would .

      as he eventually did , writi " i : 6 TSJSriliaT jRadetzky upon this subject . Tbe ' Pope , therefore , is not * t liberty to grant a favour to his own aubjecta , without * he previous'Sanction of an Austrian marshal . Xi will trcvrememHerod that about two yea ^ s ajg » . during a visit of tbe Emp r aTenJ £ Wiy trial , tbe commuefon resolved that they should be divested of the honour * apper * afcife £ to their charge . ; bat the sentence has been modified-byttie ^ Imperor into temporary ^ uspenBion . Some attempts hav « been also recently -made to obtain the uervke of a lady-iia * waHing for

      the future Empress , but no Lombard or Venetian lady could be discovered wiio -would accept the proffered honour . Austria seems to be renewing her old malignant attack ' s on Pjeflmont . Two articles which have just been published , one 5 n the official Gazette of Milan , tlie other in that of Venice , « revcau 9 ing , it fe said , groat indignation in Italy , inasmuch as they necessarily proceed directly "from the Ana * triun < Jor « rntnent . The article in tbe Gt&ette of Venice attack * Piedmont with singular violence . It declares , first of all , that " Austria will not . « t the present conjuncture , unsheath its Bword , save with the views of re-establishing

      order-wheresoever it may be > violated . Austria knows that ahe haa in Italy a turbulent neighbour , a Government that exists under the tyranny of the emigrants ; but tlie disorders of the press , the culpable follies of due official powers will not change hor own calm dignity . She is Aware < tf . everything observes overy thing , but she can wait . " Three itimes in the courtio of this article it ia repeated that Antirjiaiwaill be a neutral spectator , but a vigilant , ope ; and that abte will preserve an Armed neutrality . She will awt . thrpw . on feer neutrality , u-nlesa , diao * dera ahonld spring up &a Jfct » ly , and if , udds the official GasgUte , " by an hyf ^ the&M excusable in the illusions of ( the emigrants , j *» oce ana En ^ ad should come to lielj > the aggcesjsivo mw # meatfl # f , tho ftedjcnontesfl

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      TUe Greeks had been ordered to quit Constantinople in fifteen days . The expulsion of ( be Greeks was determined , on by the forte , In opposition to the advice of the foreign . Ministers Eumour asserts that -the Russians have crossed the Da-, nube into Servia , and that the Austrians hare made a like movement . Tbe Greek Insurrection is not flourishing , TUe insurgents are almost entirely Gcreek subjects .. The whole of the insnrrectiooary force ia Epirns , 93 wejl as Tbessaly , does not amount to more tbao 7000 or 300 . 0 men , pf Wfiich iJxojtf oncbalf js in each of j&e # e twp . pi » vinc *» - Of these , abonj ; 1200 -went from Atbeps , XSOOJjrpjn . the Pelopojmtfesns , lOOjj nr Ififlft Trnm TVfisaninrvolii ^ n ' A ifa « ni > irnna ftfiftfl frnm K «_'

      smd 60 guns r dvanced against the Russians , who were posted , UX force tut Skrfpetz , After a sanguinary engagement which lasted four hours , the latter were routed and jnu » ued to a considerable distance . The loss of the Turks is given at 200 , and . lhat- © f their adversaries at 6 G 6 men , Colonel Dieu , ft is said , w « s fcHlaJI . 'From " the 98 th of fCnrcli up to the 2 nd of April , there mere engagements of gwater < & less mverity . At Simnitza , where ithe Tasks remained two daya , therfittssians ace maid to bain lo » t 1060 men . The mittem &om the rj * ht bask of tbe Daeoho als «» p « ak of tt « era «« Aiipn 0 / Ginrgsw ^ hut fcbj « is nrast i «^ robaU « , « s tbe JBwbsians have been strengthening that position fox the last «> jjprft ] t moutJbs » ^ vC 5 / c % * 1 ariatg 8 ne ^ s that flieitirks expieaBjy lejE ); a free passage to Himova , and , having surrounfea theBussians ^ afl-M ^ - » -iMw « i fiffht . enfroBOTialf of theai to iSeees . an . 4 the

      remainder took to flight , and retreated across the Dairabe . Tbe Wallachian correspondent of the Medical Gazette rarely finds ^» n QPp « rtuaity of wriUu ^ , wjiioh is much to be lamented , " as'his Tetters Invariably contain matter of interest . On the-2 «* df Sfarch he' wrote « b MIow « — ^ At tost the passage ofihe Danube has been efl&eted , 86 , 006 Btwtamtiare akaady on its r ^ g ir t iwnk , * nd t ( Miay T « iniore «( n « Dt « will b « «« at across b « om from BraiJow * p 4 / GolaU . yfeftwhnte ^ af gf ^ arH bia is o v ^ rjiUad with ** oofB ^ aad few < of them are not nnaer marcjjujg <» ders . " On the 21 st the first ftpsapfes , with some riftttoem crossed over to the right b » ofc « f the river in tsche ^ k * ( a bpat peculiar to the JD ^ rttibe is so calle 4 ^ and returned at night uitbout having sefiered « ny loss . 'On the ^ 3 r €

      pbntoon-nrwges , eooneeted by a douwe row 4 f chain ? , -were in readiness at Galatzana BraUow , and m the course of the afternoon 4 nftntry , <« velry , a * id « rti 1 iesy « orpS—eacfa « 000 strong—crossed the river . On-the 9 ttti tjheiirst'vroaui } men were fcrosght is . The iwoun ^ s wet * -flffused kej iirearma fifc « ce was not-one inflicted ^ y sWord -orifcftyoa ^} , so thttt it Is to he conekided that the adversaries « id « Bt « ome to ejose quartew . Tliere was hardly one cannoneer * u *« Bg thewQau *| ed . ** A « eoniingto « i » p » rt § iut sent , mw » y men wew s ««« erely -wonnded in the « £ ur at l > tnidurm « n , w « ere ther « were intjendiecl wwrfcii- « omjBandiog the Danube . T-bere our passage was a foro ^ l one . Of the « ix ^ teamerd'whkshtmve juBt landed troops at K * rabi » A i [ tte expedition from XMessa , of -wfeich nnentton was made in ray telegraphic despatch of

      the 29 m of March ) , two have passed £ tirot » g& the St ^ Gtorge ' e JGanal , * ud reached Serf , where , after disembarking «« unanition , > thev < witl feted the neeesswias -for the temporary ioapitais from BraShm- and Galate . ft is here considered -certain ttjat the Bnajsiass have taken Tort St . G « or ^ e , « nd the litfle hut w « Il-sitaated station Of Bfetierna hm been f ^ ced on « s the rick station for Baba Bagh . " 4 > ariag the last campaign <; J « 295 , Hirsova was one-great > camp hospitaa . AH tbe preMminary arrangements are of vast 5 mp&tanee , as no <» nv « niencee for the siok at « to be found fii ^ he dobrudsefaa , and the army must take even the utensils neeessary fcr fetching water . There are also special y eaabfig * fby provisioas nnust fee made for the sick and wounded in the Dtibrndscha > Our hospitals here are always

      -overfilled , and taeDeeefrc -attacks < m bxxr &osaumt , by means of landings ' frem the richt bank , at OkenitBa , T ^ ichoianiest , Wadi-Siltstri , Kalaraici , and Tladeni , have given us a great nuEater of wounded meoj particularl y at OkwStza , wftwe the Turks again played the very dmt , ana were only repulsed -after great exertions . " I will only comtmifiioate a few ofthe least palpafele fidse j ? eporta Which circulate here : —• Onr outports auneady occupy theWatljfff Trajan , frera Koatendje to Cseroaroda . ' ( The wall in question is some eight or'ten feet high , along- almost the whole line from the l > airabe * to Kostendje . On tbe norttieni side is a deep ditch . At 'the west « i » a of tbe wall are lakes and the Ihoggy valley of Kara-su . There ia also a * outhem or inner waiCj This is fcardly probable . ' Jlassova

      « nd Kai * a-6 u are said i » be taken . * Impro 4 » able , 4 The passage from Kalaras-ch to fSS&atna * n % cted . ' Sad been begun , but wae delayed by "the flew attack of the Torke on Oltenitea . ' Tultocha taken by fltorra . " Iffiprobable . Kalafat taken . ' Not to fee believed . " You shall nait be troubled with-the other camp-reports . ^ Everything is very gloomy here . The tmiiult of war has put an end to trade ana everything else . Reni lias bees turned into an enormous arsenal « u > d depoi < jr * k ) fcz ; aad Bnailaw are two great elauffihter-houBea Jtnd pickling and emuking estahliahments . The ovens ace heated day and sight . One sets nothing hut unifonm , end iui ^ ga ^ e-waggonB &den with tbe noaterkU of war and -aeoeaaaries tor the cams . Emorsnous maiaes of pressed hayjuod other kinds of fodder have been

      And are being sent over to the * i glit bank of the rirer , as also tobacco , raki ( a kind of spirit ) , and ingredients for the unavoidable harsck ( a kiod of thick aoup « aad « of rice , siegetables , sausages , fiat murk , &c ) , kx as gmat- quantities « a if we wei ^ e going into n . ^ eaert . indeed , the ¦ " ptovisions for the troops which are to Ait < m the other bank of the river axe this time first-rate . b « tb in quality « nd quantity . From the preparations which httre been made during tlio last four . months , it is evident we are on thejpoiot of a long as well as a great war . Reinforcements , -with supplies , are announced far the Pruth which far surpass the present strength of the left wing , which is 64 , 000 men . TUe troops expected are all veterans , and , as sucb , particularly fitted for this important part of the line of operation .

      With respect to the combined fleet , it was , at the date of the latest advices , at Kavarna . Admiral Dundas had given the signal " to take , burn , or destroy everything Russian " The marines of tbe Frenoh and English fleet will be landed if necessary al any point to protect the Turks . The Turkish gunboat flotilla will enable the admirals to cotninunicato with Kuatendjti . There are 7000 marines on board ho liritiah fleet . Advicea from Constantinople of the 3 let ult . state that three English merchantmen have been fired upon by the Kuasiuns . Tbe Anna , laden with corn , has been sunk , and liio steamer Otyiscent very much damaged . General Cunrobert and 1100 1-Yencn soldiers landed ut < JalliBuli on the tfJLst © f AUrck The liritiah forces were dose ueliinu him .

      lona , Lamia . ( 2 eiUmi ) , ; Chiilcjs , NegrQponte f and other Or « ejt districts Adjoining Jb « ssa . lj , To these we nuwt add ^ nerhaps , W 06 Greeks from tm Jnjkish territory ujxder var ^ qjui petty cLLefe . Wtileilie Greeks of J&e rojjfipenj ; ore bstrr ^ g to tb 0 frootaer ^ , and while tley Are iJr e » j » ng of the conqu *» ji of ConstaoUnople , the ( Sreek islamJerfs am rnin aod &mjneiA the blockade of tJawr ljarbourip . Deputatioiw from Hydra , and SpewSa , jtheiwio > aM m * rftime centres « f ttie Axchl-, pelago , hAve gone to d * cl » re to King Otho , that if ^ e ninety themsaoi iGfe&k mariaecs « r < e to . be left witbaot irork And bread , srdhhary iu » d piracy must © ecessarijj f nsae . Esther thanbe jrediwied to sacb a state of aflarcliy , t *« greater part of the idea , 3 fc is eaid , -vjU ho | st the fjref tcji ^ nd Encl ^ U of

      ed nag nw place tjiemmvev under ^ ecrptftetiojx tho ^ e two Goyernjaentij . The fcanda who have invaded Epirws » nd Theesalf , feom the Tact of their not yet being regularly organia ^ d , are compelled to live by Jp iJlagB . 3 y J&mfa hosr ^ ev « r , ialhls wanaer , they bsyeJi > jg } it

      repel the a ^ grefieion Emperor Russia , has directed against tte lemtory of the Ottoman PorJbe , jw aggreasioc which puts w periltbeintegrity of $ h , e Ottomaa lumpjro ajod the indegenaence of tjie jthrone pf the . Suitan , and , th « ir jttajeaties b ^ eiqg firmly conyjuced that the . existence of tie Oitoman Ejnjpire in it « present limit ? U essential . to th& ialauce of jjpwer £ j » Europe , and having iu couseqttence consented to give to the Sultan it © assistance whichIjjb demanded . for that object , their Majesties' and the Sultan hare thought propex to «« aekide a treftty-ifl oi-der to fix their views According to what is , aJ * ove stated , and to determine the moie and manner in which they shall furnish the jSuita , n . with tlie « sststenee in ^ question . ' " For that pmrpoBO their Majesties haveoamed their plenipotentiaries ( the Aanbasaadore of fVance arid Englaud ) , and th » Sulian fhis ilmiator ef ^ pneign-AlEttra , who , after having « ommuAicate 4-4 J » w cespectiy » f » ow « ra , hav ^« gneed as fDUotvs : ~—

      "Alt .. 1 . Her Majesty ihe Queen of Gr # at . Britain aod th « Emperor of the French having given orders , at the desire of the Sultan , tot strong divisions of their fleets to repair to Constantinople to secure to the territory and to tlie flag of the Sultan the -protection which may be required b y cireumatances , their Majesties engage themselves by tie present treaty to co-operate hereafter to a larger extent with his Majesty the Sultan for the protection of the Ottoman territory in Europp > and JVsja , » gain $ t the * ggr « 6 siou of Eusaia , by furnwhiijg , for this pbjecr , to . his Mjijmpy $ & » Sultan , a sufficient cumber of taoopa . The troops to Iw landed shall be sent by their Majesties tothose points , pi iJie Ottoman territory tbat may be Judged proper . ' The- sultan engages that the French and English troops tbat may be landed shall meet with the same reception , and be treated with the same respect , as the French and English navil forces which have already been for some time in the waters of Turkey .

      " Art . 2 . The contracting parties engage themselves jrecif > roc 4 tty to ooflaomuicaUe to each other , without loa » of time , any pa » positi « n which eitfcer of them may receive , eifcluir direcUy or indirectly , for the cessation of hostilities , for tm armistice , or for peace . His Majesty the Sultan moreover engages to conclude no armistice , entertain no negotiation for peace , and conclude no preliminaries for peace with . Russia without tlie knowledge and consent of the high contracting parties . " Art . 3 . As soon as the object of the present 'treaty shall bane been attained by the conclusion oi a treaty of peace , their Majesties the Queen of England andttie Emperor ot the Freagh will adopt iuunediabe measures to withdraw their land * mds « a forces which have been # mploy « ci to obtain the object , of the present treaty , and all the VortEasses andi positions on the Ottoman territory which shall have been occu-E icd temporarily by the forces of England and France sQutfl e giren up to the authorities of the Sublime Porte within

      the space of — £ ¦ days , calculated from the date of the exchange of the notifications of the treaty which shall have put -an end to the war . " Art . 4 . The present tceaty shall be ratified , and Ui « ratifications exchanged , as soon as possible within the space of" weeks , reckoning from tue day of signature . " ( liere follows the signatures . ) The abovo . treaty remains open for tbo aignaturo of tho other European Powers .

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      gunboats are advancing to cdnjpfetionj ten are being built m Sekmgfors , and for % ia otheVtfSnU harboure . & a . t w jf te 06 ^ fy evacuation of Aland is confirmed . An Iny ^ riaTttfeasp hwW reaO-inthechurehes , announdne th « t the nwlrtwy ma ^ riel » nd % e wb < fle garriSn ^ l be «? moved tP Ptfeer points , and thaTthe flelewe rf tiTislanoi waiheentrps ^ to the habitants . Wp tWnk that tht latter will not display fiver ^ uch enero-in Uhls direction . Tbeftwta afinJsters of Ben ar ¥ have at length reiSPft JK * i »^ ble . tfi ^ t AamioH Napier mw JS gaulsb Ifafitter of Marine on ffanrsitey wl « k , and fee Dantehf&ng tfee-next day , and that on Sunday the hated Oersted Catanet fell . J

      The JnvcUide Rttsse of -gt . Petersburg ; , uf the 2 nd gives an »< jcount . 4 > f the passage of the Daaa ^ , ^ w % ch must be tiakw fer "hat it > ^« rtn :- ^ The ^ mperor yesterday evening trecclv < ea ftoan < Jweral prince sq ^ ta ^ feff an aceoaniof aiie ^^ ofy # cg [ 8 fijrpa W'b 1 » Ua&sty ^ i arms . % the ^ $ rd uft . wr troops rendtred theinsel ^ masters in a met nrtlljaul mavi&T : p ? im ~ iMi bsnk ioft ^^ PanuT ^ Tijey effected the pas 8 Ag « of tlie rfvj ? r on jthreo point *; fiwm G jte , n 3 er the m ?^ : ^ m ^ Wm § m ^

      of jhe ^ h Jivisipn ^ lriSk ^ ^ ^ Wlas ^^^ Uil the carfax was y ^ o ^ Sw&pi fji ^ p ^ m ^ desperate wetBtanoe of tbe enemy , o » r hrave regiments carrfed several * tm $ NJ « o | tt > Jr aa ^ n ^ , tp # rti ^ pieces df larulle ^ aad Tnad « lfiO prisoners , ^^^ j ^ jpoiiitii the Ifcrks ^ eatonishM at our jbfirfd Attempt , tojofc ^ t © fligbf , and diAnot # veft dare to . d « fiw $% emsel < i ^ ri ^ fm ^ tsSa * r at -Motnniiit * ' ^ riTaoaa ¦ aafaJSnU ^' - < Ln < wU . <> Sit ^ il ; ' a . ^ - ' &if -.-. »¦ » ri . « i «>

      cost us coasiderable swrifie ^ . a # ^ fr $ g | es were abandoned ly the enenaj-, and i ^ ken iioesesiion of by ' ojir troops withou | fjrio | j , a aUpjt , General Princa Goriachakotf renacrs his , testimony ta tlie exemplary pradence of "the measures ad 3 to the € jf * liant iv | lour ' flf aenpraW d « iiudgmii de'Schilder , 4 e KotiebaKi and ^ Gu ^ scTiakdff ^ as % eU as ^^ | S ^ i # bravery of General-Major Doubensky . who had bematt ^ che il to Genersl 4 e SchUder , and of Colonel deMirbach , aide-aecatapof th « EmpBror / who acc 6 mpartjod theiiroopsof flie aavanced guards . fA ^ oe < 3 orlschajcoff conjiiudes hts report to tho J ? niperor ia | hefo ) lc > wing terms t ^* ' ^ etix ) Q * s of your Imperial M ^ esty , frojn th « j ^«» 1 L down to the pfwBte , are worthy of the higiieiBt'wsiiae , Tfitey bJirn i ^^ aj ^ Mir . and

      ajre re * dy to < Ue jpr joait > a < nty ? " ' , ! - A letter from Riija , of the 6 th . sUtes . tlfat the-weather during the Jast we $ kiaa ( !> eennia 4 , bat € hfl'ic * ijt « l regained solid . It 1 i * d begun to-break up * t Wjffliw , jma it was ex . pected that in a'feivive ^ 53 It wb flld ^ eein'to do «) ' « fe ' Biga ^ St . Petersburg ^ has"tw ^ a Umiriinafwin celebratio to of thp passage of the Danube . ATeDemi r hiWa 3 kQ h * en sang in the church of the Winter Palace in the pr ^ ssncepfitlw Gxsf i Hie imperial family , and ajl the civ ^ nd i ^ jtary functionaries . " ' ' / * ' ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ _" ¦' ¦ . ' -f' " ' - ' : ' ' Crosses and orders 4 ia *» jnsthe ^ n dlst ^ b ttiea ^ ala ^ a number of-PjTissian ipilitary pnieeTs ; - » > - » , ¦ ••; .- ¦ ¦ Advices fromSt . iPrtersburg . ofjithBjIJth fn » J ; MJ ^ tate ^ uat arikaae declares iiiat , as'dangeri 3 ir ^ tens the ^ mpire , 'it iS ordered that the four isiwferrfe ?> aw ! £ i ^ ys b . e * iOTe « ffeiclSt © i and that two nW on ^ ^ e brganisedi far -eao ^ feor ^ . '

      Ekiisaiun information ia scanLy . The Finuiali Guards are on their way to Poland—a new infraction of tho famous oatbs oi" tbo Eonperor . 16 , 000 Russian grenadiers arc marching to Finland . The lS . QOCVmen which are usually garrisoned in Finland are now jk Oaterbotten , under the command of Lieutenant-General RamBay . wlio lms lately received two honours—tbo order of the white aagle , and an autograph . confiplkinentary lettej from tho Kmperor . The

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 15, 1854, page 343, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2034/page/7/