The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-11 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Mehemet Ali Pasha, brother-in-law of the Sultan,
has been appointed to the Ministry of the Marine,
in the place of Hali Pasha, who has been dismissal.
This change caused a great sensation at the Porte.
It is said that the Ministry will be shortly com-
pleted by the addition of Mustapha Pasha as Pre-
sident of the Council, and "Veli Pasha as Minister
of Commerce. The removal of Izzet Pacha, Minis-
ter of Police, is also talked of. The following day
the Sultan paid a visit to Mehemet Ali, with whom
he had a long conference. Mr. Thou venal called
on him also, and the Austrian Ambassador will
shortly follow. The appointment of Mehemet Ali
was put off out of deference to Lord Stratford de
Redcliffe, who has been absent for some days in the
Crimea, not that there is any danger of the renewal
of that personal influence so much to he complained
of formerly. The best feeling exists betweentheEna
lisp and French Ambassadors. M. Thouvenel, being
the only man in France who fully understands the
Eastern question, will know how to keep up that
influence, which cost us rather dear, but which is
firmly established. The good effects of the appoint-
ment of Mehemet Redschid Pacha begin to be al-
ready felt at the Ministry of War. He has freighted
a number of vessels for the conveyance of provisions
and ammunition for the army of the Danube.
Riza Bey, a Councillor of the Ottoman Embassy at
Prtris, is named Minister Plen'potentiary to the
Court of Athens. Omer Pacha has not yet left for
the Crimea. Achmet Pacha, who succeeds him in the
Command of that army, sailed on the 29th ult. MM.
;qogri, Minter of Comwerce, and Ruled*, IhillUster I

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of Public Instruction of Mqldavia,
they
a nu,'
tnorial to the Porte, in which they demand the
restitution of the property of the Greek convent!
that had been confiscated under the Ph
_ anarir
Princes. We have news from the Crimea to the2Bt
A considerable number of sick and wounded liale
been sent to France, and whenever such
comes from the Crimea an important action
about to take place. Since the affair of the 16tD1
the Russians occupy the heights of Belbek.
army is every night under arms. We are anziotl.lo,l
an ordex
expecting an attack. The sanitary state of I.°
army is satisfactory. We are so close to the dim.,
of the Malakhoff tower that the formidable hss;
longer
from which we suffered so much on 54
_ injure us ; but, on the other hand, those:,
the opposite side keep up a constant fire and wou
our sentries in the trenches. Our batteries eau'
them daily immense loss.

THE DANUBE.
A letter from Bucharest, of the 29th ult., sa):138:
According to letters from the towns
Lower Danube, all appearances seem to prove ftb taot
the Russians intend to recross the Danube and re
invade the Dobrudscha. It is a fact that theY
collecting troops- on very unhealthy territliat re
tween the branches of the Danube tbat bunlat
establishing batteries in several places, all' •ver
they are surveying the points at which therell
as,
can be forded. The partisans of the Russie s-
sert, however, that they have no intention of
aren
ing the Danube, and that the measures theYof
taking are simply intended to resist an &deo
the allies ou BesFabaria."

AUSTRIA. Our
A letter from Vienna of the 6th, says i 5
diplomatists are becomino• more active, st-ostes
said that the journeys which M. de Proken'erukke
and General Kudriafski are about to h°lu tors
are relative to the policy of Austria in the Topa
question. It is said that they are both ci thst
with special missions to different Courts, an 01111 •
M. Kudriafski has, besides, received elligjoy,
structions for Paris and London. Coeut-01"
second Governor of Lombardy, who at then to
mencement of the Eastern question was ses
St. Petersburg, and stopped there some tiret-guo•
pected bore to-day. Prince Gortschakoff, bea
scan Ambasador, who has been confined to hirtor,
Nome days from an attack of gout, is getting "The
anal will soon be able to resume busiuess‘Cos°
EmpreSs has left this morning for Isobi.
Styria,
Buol and Baron de Bach have gone into ooth.
where they will remain to the end of the 173-Tes•
The Archduke Maximilian arrived at Trieste '
terday from Toulon."

THE BALTIC FLEET
OFF THE ISLAND OF SESKAR, Aug. 24 te,; 5,..3g-ptavl
",
—The demolition of the arsenal of Screa`;
is numerous stores of the munitions of w--.'oftlie
be speedily followed by an attack on anotberii. sop-
enemy's strongholds in the Gulf of Finland• losett
ply of rockets, furnished by the French Govern ctiv°
destruuctea
aas recently arrived at-Nargen. These
engines of warfare are reported to be Ceesctre 00°
a novel principle, - having a range, el.,,ee;gbt,
yards, and loaded with a shell 301 b. in I;aiitie6
If on trial they are found to possess the qt.stes°
assigned them they will be distributed to the be
gun-boats and rocket boats, and by urge
thrown into the town. of Revel, for the P,)„,
reducing it to ashes, whereby another deeit-oiliea
will be struck this year in the Baltic by the
a piadrons. sDit
Sweaborg, from the fact of its battetiesofgroest,e
nut being injured during the recent bent e'lu ,itsf
is still a fertress of considerable magnitudt. oar
further attack thereon is postponed until tropic
pagn of 1856, by which time it is balieveuniklied.
means of insuring its downfall will be fur-ti:er t°
Operations on a minor scale, tending still far ara
Jecrease the power of Russia in these 6'3410
being actively carried on in the Gulf of m-orderi
by Rear-Admiral Bones, who has un. er of
seve,ral small steamers, with a due proP9r their
gun-boats, whose draught of water oftbat
penetrating the narrow creeks and channels 00
locality, wl,ereba further advantages over tb°
are being gained. The ships of the fleet are both
bated in sufficient numbers along the coasts: °fag
gulfs as to preserve a most effective bloekalevisorej
the ports, the effects of which are being del 'so °'
severely felt by all classes under the doMilli
the Czar. .0 tir
Four of the larger class of screw liners are th°
ported as likely to be detached for serviee;oloote
black Sea, to relieve the sailing ships 'OW'
Rodney, London and Queen, the former of As
has been upwards of five years in commissi°l3:, the
no urgent racessity exists for the presence 4'llo
Baltic of such a powerful fleet its strength wiji
gradually diminished, but a sufficient force vi't to
retained until absolutely compelled to del#l:ipst
prevent their being frozen in. Many of tb°
ards
consequently, will not be in England until te"
the close of the year. fleet'
The proceedings of this division of the
since my despatch of the 23d instant, have '
follows : halehed'
Aug. 24.—The fires were ordered to be "ioeteh
sa as to be enabled to get up steam in 20,13:1,:„
hips
on signal to that
,effect being made. "'„"cis eb
went to general quarters, fired three retl The
-
blank cartridge from the starboard guns;tl
live
hired steam-transport Mercato, freighted iv,' olio&
cattle, arrived from Elsinore, having been u.reeotli'r
at Nargen two days by the boisterous "
which has prevailed for the last eight der:belt°
Jupiter transport anchored in shore for Looev
fur two entire days. Tile Admiral having alts
n:cated with the Exmouth flag ship by
left for Seskar at 6 p.m.
nnidl re
Aug. 25:—The force of the wind hae,°;d
bly lessened, but it is still blowing ne`,l..ares.",'
present anchorage being of en to the sou" torte':
arid exposed to the heavy gales from that q or
signal was made at 9.30 a.m. to prep tre 01000
and get up steam at full speed. The, so°l,l
cf the Nile being defective, she could ,_12°,1 and
to windward, neither could the BleirriOcienilli
Hogue, their engines not being eL iitirsefailes
power. Aft3r proceeding for some
a N. W. by N. course the fleet came to tejlaarf
N.W. of Tolboukin Lighthouse, „ch°,3
tively smooth water, under shelter 01,i; bois,t'e
coast of Finland. Boats were torthslD",, beift'!
out to clear the Mercator transport vibie'talgi"
speedily effected, she departed for .IVargen,,'rs werw,„
al
a mail for England. Three of our ertlis,
and
observed in the offing, on the starboard 53C, d se,
Aug. 26.—The gale has entirely subsil t'a.lo
there is every prospect of fine weather• ft aloft
a.m. topgallant masts and yards were get goys
It, e the anniversary of tine birth of sla'
Highness Prince Albert, the mastheatblefftilegAtlonfi..
were decorated with flags, and a salute ~„
fired at noon, the bands playing the Ziatil'italbei''
tnem. At 2 p.m. the Royal George)
and
ugu7. —e sailed for Seskar. ; he /I( Hoe. 2An unfavourable change t,eeeal
rto
ther having taken place during the bight' eirers, be
signal was made at 5 a.m. to hoist apreP to to
get under way, and to proceed under 0%1%de, tjo
island of Seskar. All possible sail waeboar. 1./
ships averaging a speed of six knots per 000 Jo.
11 a.m. they anchored in two coluollin,u,' .
miles S.E. of the island, where they re re ortilt
further orders. The Nile and Colossus !cola 0.e,; if
to cruise on the N.E. quarter to wate'to rei°l;ek
ments of the enemy, with instructioneo, Co—bes
bad weather rendered it necessary. d &sethe
arrived. with the mail from Dautz.e, the
for Rear-Admiral Seymour. She swot,
afternoon, in company with the .A.OIP-- the
Gulf of Bothnia. lona 0, be
Aug. 28.—Permission granted to boats
boats 1Q„,
island daily, after 9.30 a.m., but a-,17,151)';;;.
al ongsidetheir respective ships by stinSie' ill ci.„e„"e
The rudder of the Cressy being folio" d' his Flag"
tive state Rear-Admiral Seymour au d er
Captain have personally examined it, svcowaso the
a report of its damaged state to the, that is
in-Chief. It is, therefore, teats' there
Cressy will be smt to Faro Siuud, hipped' 3„t.
smooth water, to have the rudder oe'ltble prese„';,.
rendered, if possible, serviceable f"r oised tt.rucie't
The Majt s3tic ship's company were tell at a tsl.'
at the great guns, firing shot and su"
• tio'
yards. e
moored at a distance of 1,000
Augast 2).—The Royal A.dekide eisu'vestab!en,
coutailiZ
morningfrom Elsinore, with btiliOckSaeu
One of Ilia boats of the Bieliheilil' bles
the crew and some sheep
he
Eveogyeatai Adelateolet;
swamped while in the tow of t assl
Fortueately, no lives were lost, illyny'
0. GOV
ante havieg been rendered. .
ader A. a for
Sept. I.—The Bulldog, Comma eroploYe tof
don, rejoined at 9 a.m., naviog been
Bthe o lastrk e. few
The daysp g t_t!josnlttst-ele_.
eteuresewilhuo°vleteirninslc'estedt rtu;
graphed that the Russian fleet at
;hetrhemyreilfte:tlii:
ba;icLt(l3le
malted in the same
opvcesmite;o:ti,
indication of any
lecality. A general signal mac r
obrth Beebe
the fleet to repair on board the Elan u

• aat
The King of Prussiß, ou the 6th, receivewho
Saus SJuci Count Esterhazy de GaLsa•thao,Y 0
presented letters accrediting him definitivst
Austrian AtabassaJor to her Majesty.
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5,,W. We have received the Madrid journals the _..,10
En The commissioner charged to effect the I'''.
of the national and ecclesiastical prope staff t.,11:
Basque pnivinces had contradicted the r:0"o
made in some of the papers that the sale Js 00
provincee rag to be 6113 p ladede