Gazette Of The United States

LONDON, January 10.

It is very much apprehended that the Grand Vizir will be obliged, in all cases, to give way to the Russian troops, or run the risk of having the rest of his army entirely destroyed.

Of more than 100,000 men which he had under his command, above 50,000 Asiatics have deserted, in spite of entreaties, remonstrances, and menaces to induce them to stay.

Out of the 40,000 which remained some time ago, many were daily deserting. And in the several marches, sieges, and skirmishes which they have made and sustained, many more have perished.

It is expected, that the negociations at Shumla, will be interrupted by the Russian troops particularly by the Cossacks, and that it will be necessary to name some other town for the meeting of the Congress.

It has been lately recommended to such gentlemen as choose to travel with fire arms, when they find themselves attacked by a mounted highwayman, to shoot rather at the horse which the highwayman rides than at the man. The reasons for this recommendation are said to be the following: 1st. They would not be so likely to miss the mark they aim at; not one highwayman in a thousand would be able to keep his seat under the exertions that a wounded horse would make; and in case the horse should be killed, the man would, of course, fall an easy prey. 2d. Because very few highwaymen ride upon their own horses, and the killing the horse would be a check to those jockeys and others, who let out horses for the scandalous purpose of robbing. 3d. Killing the horse would not so much wound the conscience as killing one of our own species, who by this means would be sent into hell outright with the sin he was committing irreverently upon him.