The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-17 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

THE SEErE OF SEBASTOPOL.

VIENNA, SATURDAY, 9 A.M.

The Vietnna papers state that, on the 3d of
February, a convention was concluded between
England rind Turkey, by which the former took
20,000 Turks into her pay.

The whole of Southern Anatolia is declared in
a state of siege.

The combined attack of the fleets and army was
shortly to take place on Sebastopol.

Both the Russian Grand Dukes are now with
an army of 30,000 men at Davanktz, on the
Balbek. The batteries of the Allies in the third
parallel are so well placed that they completely
command part of the south side of the fortress.
The remainder of the British army, hardly
10,000 men, will be reorganised, and defend the
upper valley of the Tchernaya and Balaklava.

ST. PETERSBURG, FRIDAY.
Prince Menschikoff reports from Sebastopol on
he Bth inst. :

" The general situation is unchanged. We
continue to disturb the besiegers. Deserters
affirm that the French are guarding the trenches,
on account of the great losses of the English.

PARIS, FRIDAY.
The Moniteur of this day thus notices the report
of an alleged mutiny of Zouaves :
" Foreign journals have published injurious
reports regarding the discipline of the army.

" These reports are without foundation, and
the discipline of the army has never been inter-
rupted.

" The troops have, on the contrary, on all oc-
casions, shown their obedience and attachment to
their chiefs."

It is asserted here that a treaty betweeu France
and Prussia will be signed to-morrow.

The letters which have been received here from
Constantinople, dated the sth inst., announce that
the French troops actually at Constantinople had
been ordered to leave immediately for the Crimea.
The naval commander had consequently called into
requisition all the transports anchored in the
Bosphorus.

The Princess Royal, which had to land a regi-
ment at Constantinople, has been ordered to go.
on to Balaklava.

BRUSSELS, FRIDAY NIGHT.

In the Chamber of Representatives, on an in-
terpellation addressed to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, that functionary declared that no steps
yet taken could induce Belgium to join the West-
ern Powers, or to assume an armed neutrality.
Belgium would invoke the treaties of 1839. The
neutrality of Belgium was in the interest of
Europe ; European international rights are in-
volved in the neutrality of Belgium.

Riza Paella, who is to take part in the ap-
proaching conferences at Vienna, landed at Trieste
on Thursday.

The Paris correspondent of the Independance
Beige writes as follows, respecting the rumoured
intended departure of the Emperor of the French
for the Crimea.

"Notwithstanding the general silence of the
Government papers, and perhaps because of that
silence, I for ray part persist in believing in
the truth of all that has been said respecting
a journey of the Emperor to the Crimea.
The less incredulous say that he is only
going to Nancy. Allow me, nevertheless, to in-
sist, nay, to add, that his departure was actually
fixed for the 20th inst., and has been postponed
to the 22d. You see that lam precise, and that
my information comes from a good source."
As regards the .negotiations with Prussia, the
same correspondent observes—
" That they were pending; that M. de Wedell
awaited a final reply from his Cabinet ; that
the bases of the proposed treaty remained. the
same, but of a more precise nature, than those of
the treaty of the 2d of December. Prussia is par-
ticular about knowing what she signs, and, to use a
vulgar expression, the dots have been put on the
i's for her. Baron Usedom has been at Paris for
some days, and has apartments in the same hotel
as M. de Wedell. You will observe that he has
not been officially presented to his Majesty. Ho
lives retired, that is to say, he does not mix in
political circles, and will probably leave with his
colleague. M. de Wedell and M. de Hatzfield
dined, on Thursday, with the Minister of Foreign
Affairs.

"So much for Prussia. As regards Austria
she is advancing more vigorously than ever in the
views of the Weston Powers, and the Russians
feel convinced that, if the conferences fail, ♦ustria
will go to war with Russia. There is a report
that M. de Flahault will proceed to Vienna; but
I have no good authority for it."