The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

GREECE.

A letter from Athens of the rth says :—" The
treaty of commerce between Greece and Turkey
has just been unanimously adopted by the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies. M. Mavrocordato
has presented two bills to the Chamber—one for
the construction of a railway from the Piraeus to
Athens, which will be first established in Greece,
the other fixing the amount of the indemnity to be
allowed to members of the Senate and of the
Chamber of Deputies. The news from the provinces
is more favourable ; brigandage is disappearing,
and a great many bandits, closely pressed by the
armed force, have given themselves up to the
authorities."

TURKISH ARMY IN ASIA.
KARS, JUNE 23.
MONDAY, June 18.—A movement of the Rus-
sian camp is observed. Our scouts come in with
various and conflicting accounts. At first it is
said they are retiring to Gumri, then a division is
reported as on the march to Akiska. Our doubts
are soon dispelled, however, for the whole Russian
army, calculated at 35,000, appeared in full march
upon us, preceded by a large cavalry force, and
followed by miles of baggage waggons and camp
followers. Ere yet they came within range of
our heavy ordnance they gradually turned
southwards and then west ; ards, while we watched
with intense interest each movement, and twice
" slewed" round our 24-pounders towards the
moving host. When the enemy had marched
several hours towards the west they took up
a position about three miles from us, on a slope
of a mountain, and before they had pitched their
tents a heavy shower of rain came on, which con-
tinued during the whole of that night.
TUESDAY, June 19.—We are all up before day-
light, confidently expecting an attack. The whole
country is flooded with the heavy rains. The day
passes off without any movement on the part of
the enemy. The rain continues.
WEDNESDAY, June 20.—The rain continues, and
the whole country is such a mass of mud as to
render any hostile movement with heavy guns
simply impossible. We hear of the approach of
several mountaineers from Lazistan—excellent
riflemen—who are to line our batteries. Mustapha
Pasha, the commander of the Batonua army, writes
to the General, telling him that he has only 3,500
troops under him, that he is menaced by a vastly
superior force of Russians, and therefore is quite
unable to send us reinforcements, but he is doing
his best to send us irregulars.
THURSDAY, J uue 21.—Six hundred Lazi moun-
taineers enter the town with banners of their own,
singing their patriotic songs. These are excellent
riflemen, and worth much more than regular troops
to fight behind intrenchments.

FRIDAY, June 22.—The enemy are unroofing all
the villages around for the sake of the firewood.
We hear that they have sent for eight siege guns,
and intend to make regular approaches. The rain
continues without intermission, to which we owe
our present quiet.

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND NEXT YEAR,
Her Majesty will, on coming north next year, honour
Lord Panmure with a visit at his lordship's princely
mansion of Panmure House. Next summer the renova-
tions and alterations on Panmure House are expected to
be concluded.—Arbroath, Guide.
A letter from Vienna, of the IGth, in Voss's Gazette of
Berlin, says :—" Our Cabinet has postponed the propo
sitions which it wishes to make to the Diet, in order to
firs come to an understanding with Prussia. The new
Austrian propositions have been in Berlin for the last
week and the reply is announced. It is said that these
propositions do not differ much from the previous ones."
A letter from Hamburg states that the United States
of America intend to refuse the payment of the dues on
the Elbe, as they have already done at the Sound.
Several American vessels had lately gone up the river
to Hamburg without paying any dues at Stade.
A letter from Cadiz, of the 12th, announces the arri-
val on the preceding day in that port of the Dutch
frigate Doggers-Bank, having on board the Hereditary
Prince or Holland. His Royal Highness, who preserves
the strictest incognito, will remain a fewdays at Cadiz,
after which he will visit Gibraltar and different ports in
the Mediterranean.