TURKEY.

Wellington Independent, Volume VI, Issue 560, 22 February 1851, Page 4

TURKEY.

Constantinople, Aug. 25. Withouthaving;much in tho shapo of important news, the.several unsettled affairs of .the Porte excite interest. '■'■'. The Tunis affair is still in discussion. £eu,eral.Attpic h.as,receutly presented a

note, to the effect of'requesting, and even insisting upon, the return of the Turkish fleet, his government having declared the presence of the Ottoman vessels in the forbidden waters of Tunis a case of casus belli, and will not rest until the fleet is once more at anchor in the Bosphorus. In my last I informed you of the presence of the Pandora at Smyrna, with instructions to watcli tlie Turkish admiral's movements. I have to add that a steamer has just arrived with orders to hover around tho fleet, and in the case of a suspected move towards the coast of Barbary, give the necessary notice to the French Admiral, who is sailing with a powerful squadron about Malta, ready hr proceeding to Tunis. These aggravating apprehensions of tho French cabinet have strangely affected the Turks, who have protested against ever having had the intention of making hostile demonstrations against their vassal Ahmet Pacha, especially as the latter is giving every necessary assurance of his fidelity to his sovereign. So far tliis strange question has been transacted between the Porte and the French, without foreign intervention. But several influential members of Western diplomacy have offered to mediate, and at once scctle the matter. It is stated in diplomatic circles that the .Turkish fleet, under Admiral Snleymaii Pacha, has been ordered back; but I can give you every possible assurance to the contrary. The Bulgarian question is in statu, quo. The depututiou has beeu called up to the grand council, and fully examined ; but no determination has yet been come to. The probable solution of this unfortunate affair will be the withdrawal of Ziu Pacha from tho Pachalik of Widdin, his disgrace and exile, and the severe punishment of several members of tbe administration who wero acting in connivance with him. This is as it should be; and Sir Stratford Canning, our enlightened ambassador, always so forward whenever the welfare of the country is in question, insists upon a summary and prompt punishment being inflicted upon the authors of that bloody tragedy. We have at present several important trials on hand, among others is the case of Nedjib Pasha, tho celebrated Governor of Bagdad who is called up to. answer for Ihe murder of six Arab chiefs, who fell a sacrifice to his resentment. The necessary witnesses have been called to Constantinople, and I am happy to' say that this bloodthirsty man will probably suffer for his crime by being deprived of rank and employment. The minister of commerce, Ismail Pacha left this city for Trebizond by a government steamer yesterday, the 24th. Ho proceeds to the eastern part of Turkey, in order to superintend tho operations just commenced for making good macadamised roads throughout that part oftho empire. At present the commerce of Persia is on the increase, and by the management of good roads will be tenfold. Ismail Pacha's mission is to inspect and establish the most convenient routes, which are to be commenced immediately. Muzloum Bey, tho newly-appointed Commissioner for examining into the grievances of tho Bosnians, has been reinstated in hisoffico of minister ofjustiee. The cause of this is, that since Onier Pacha's arrival in Bosnia, everything has been satisfactorily settled. Tho seraskier, or commander-in-chief, has just ordered the formation of a squadron of carabineers, and tho fitiost men have boen picked out for this purpose. It i 3 very probable that we shall shortly have several regiments of these troops,