The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 19th inst.

The Invalide Busse publishes the following from
Asia :

"In a report dated the 11th (23d) of July, from the
camp at the village of Tikm4, Aide-de-Camp General
Mouravieff gives an account of two exploring expedititins
happily executed on the 3d (15th) and 9th (21st) July, by
the flying detachments 9i Major-General Baklanoff and
of Colonel Kamkoff. The object of these operations was
gradually to hem in more and more the entrenched
camp at Kars, and to cut off the army of Anatolia, shut
up in it from the provinces it has to • defend, and from
which it draws its provisions.
" Major-General Baklanoff left the camp at Tikme on
the 3d (15th( of July ; took a direction west of Karp,
and suddenly appeared on the north side the same day ;
diQpersed a body of foragers near the place where the
the small stream, the Berdyk, runs into the Kars-tchai.
In this encounter two Turkish officers and seven men
were made prisoners, and seven Turks were killed.
"Advancing then on the Ardaban road, our detach-
ment, after a march of 50 verstes, arrived on the 4th
(16th) of July at the village of BLijny-Djelaous and on
the sth (17th) showed itself on the high road leading
from Kars to the Sandjak of Ghel, where it succeeded
'in making some prisoners. On the 6th (18th) Major-
General Baklanoff rejoined our main body, having ex-
plored to a considerable distance all the roads north of
Kars, and spread alarm in the neighbouring districts,
without the slightest loss.
" Colonel Kamkoff obtained a. similar success in his
excursion on the Ghel route, the only road of communi-
cation which the garrison of Kars had still open with
•Erzeroum. During the movemint the leaders of the
vagrant tribes offered bread and salt to our troops.
Colonel Kamkoff penetrated far unto the unknown parts
of the Sandjak of Ghel, forced the enemy's convoys that
were following that road to dispfm3e, and interrupted all
communication on the Ghel ro,ed, so important to the
army of Anatolia.

"The precarious position of Ole latter is beginning to
show itself by desertion. Its soldiers not only seek a
refuge in the neighbouring villages, but even in our
camp. At Kara itself the price, of bread has increased
threefold in one month."
Under date of the sth (17th) of August, the
Military Governor of St. Petersburg has issued
the following notification :
" On the 4th (16th) of August, about noon, six of our
gun-boats, of Rear-Admiral Muff et's detachment, pro-
ceeded beyond the Tonlboukin 'Lighthouse to recon-
noitre the enemy, who sent a sizrew frigate and two
floating steam batteries against tlil!m, whilst three screw
men-of-war got up their steam.
"Having let them approach within long range, Rear-
Admiral Moffet retired, firing all the time, under the
protection of the fortifications. A s far as it was able to
be observed, one of the enemy's St tamers received three
shots in her hull. Not one of our g an-boats was touched.
Before coming within range of t cannon of the forts
the enemy's vessels ported helm, am d rejoined their fleet,
in which no other movement was visible.

FORBES MACKENZIE'S ACT.--: We have reason to be-
lieve, says the Edinburgh Courani:., that things are going
on in this city, a description of vi hi ;oh would bring dis•
may among the staunchest part if .ans of the new law.
Clubs, unless we are misinformed., are already formed
among the younger part of our pc); ulation, and stores of
liquor laid in at private rooms to ken for the purpose,
where scenes of praiigacy occur BC eh as could not take
place in an open public-house.
.N Fe expect to submit
more information upon this subje et to our readers before.
long. As for the spy system, whit :h we find both avowedand, to our amazement, justified, we trust public opinn
will suffice to put down that scan .da,lous abuse. It shouldwd
no longer be said that the law fire t cr sates an offence, and
then employs agents to procure i is ,commission.
Surveys have been made of li ne,3 Jfertllw
Boulogne and Calais by the coast, between
Boulognenbetee n
and St. Omer.