The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-15 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND POLAND.

WARSAW, Jan. s.—The new year has witnessed
the arrival in Warsaw of some of the highest mili-
tary authorities of the Empire. The inspector-
general of engineers, and
_former commander of
Cronstadt, Lieut., General Dahn, has arrived from
St. Petersburg to inspect and command the fortifi-
cations of the Polish capital.
General Dehn is, it will be remembered, the con-
structor of the "Alexander citadel," and to him
are due all the present existing Polish fortifications.
The lately appointed commander of the Grenadier
corps, Lieutenant-General Plautin, adjutant to the.
Emperor,, has arrived in Warsaw, and taken his
command.

The news communicated, under date of Warsaw,
28th December, by several newspapers, to the effect
that General Siewers had been compelled to quit
Warsaw for Radom with such haste that he was
prevented from bidding farewell to his son, is per-
fectly erroneous. We find that General Siewers
had arrived already a -month ago at Radom, for the
Warsaw papers describe the ceremonies with wh: oh
he had honoured, at the head-quarters of the Ist
Infantry corps, the fete of St. Nicholas.
Moreover, General Siewers has but recently been
promoted, and will shortly leave Poland to take
the command of the dislocated corps in Esthonia
and Courland. The head-quarters of the 2d Bri-
gade of Cuirassiers of the Guard, under General
Tumanski, are also here. At Lublin, in the former
head-quarters of General Paniutin f the 2d' In-
fantry corps, aro at present troops of reserve under
Lieutenant Sewastianoff.

From Kischeneff we learn again that the Rus-
sians are marching in great force against the Pruth,
and that Prince Gortschakoff was taking measures
to throw pontoons over that river. The second
corps d'armee, marching through the Dniester de-
partments, received orders to hasten its movements.
The reserves were likewise marched off in the di-
rection of the Pruth and the Danube.
From Odessa the accounts describe the death
silence that reigns in that part, and the universal
misery that exists.

From the Sea of Azoff we learn that the greater
part of the Russian merchant fleet was destroyed
by the hurricane of the 14th of November.

From Kertch the accounts are similar.
Near Odessa several detachments of Russian in-
fantry and cavalry have perished from cold.

PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin, of the 11th inst., says—
" The report of a sort of treaty having been concluded
between Prussia and Russia is not quite groundless.
The latter Power has engaged itself not to attack Austria,
and, on the other hand, Colonel Manteuffel has engaged
himself in the name of his Government towards Prince
Gortschakoff not to support Austria unless the latter is
attacked by Russia. It cannot therefore be contested.
that Prussia has contracted at least a negative obliga
tion, as she has engaged herself not to assist Austria ex-
cept under certain conditions. If the negotiations which
have just commenced at Vienna succeed, this conven-
tion will be of little importance ; but, if they do not
lead to peace, the case will be very different.
"All preparations for the mobilisation of the army
have been suspended since the negotiations at Vienna
offered a prospect of peace.
"The President of the Council, M. de Manteuffel,
will, on the 18th. of January, the Fête of Orders, re-
ceive the order of the Black Eagle, the highest in
Prussia."