The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

ST. PETERSBURG.

We read in a letter from Hamburg of the Bth :
"The Russian Government has recently adopted a
new measure, showing how anxious it is to avail itself of
every military resource which it can dispose of. There
exist in Russia, and particularly at St. Petersburg and
Moscow, several military schools, where a great number
of pupils receive an excellent education in everything
relating to their intended profession. In the end, after
severe examinations, they are granted commissions in
the army. At present, in consequence of the continual
augmentation of new battalions, all the pupils have
been withdrawn by the Emperor from the schools; and
placed as officers in the battalion of the guard
and line. In the last list of decorations granted
by the Emperor of Russia, the names of several
Austrian officers are to be seen. Information has
been received that the merchant-vessels which have en-
tered the White Sea to take on board cargoes of corn
have not been molested by the English cruisers. They
have even received from the English commander autho-
rication to return without hindrance to theneutral ports
for which their cargoes are destined."
A letter from in of the Bth, in the Cologne
says "Count Koenigsneark, commander
Gazette,
of the fortress of Rheinsberg, is to be charged with
a mission for St. Petersburg. He is to present a
letter of felicitation from the King on the occasion
of the anniversary of the Empress's birthday."
Tho /vational Gazette of Berlin has the follow-
ing from Warsaw, dated the 4th :—The reserve
battalions of the 3d division have left for Lublin :
there are now not more than 20,000 men here.
The authorities of the governments of Radom nnd
Kalisch have received orders to put the roads in a
state to bear artillery. The troops are in general
proceeding towards Podolia and Ybraez. The
officers have been ordered to wear cloaks like those
of the common soldiers, in order not to be so much
exposed to the aim of the enemy. The Czar him-
self wears one of these cloaks.
The Russian journals publish a report of Prince
Menschikoff, Governor of Sebastopol, giving an
account of the affair of the 15th June. The Prince
admits that the two steamers Gromonassetz and
Wladimir had suffered from the fire of the enemy,
and had had 20 officers and as many non-commis-
sioned officers wounded, and several killed. He
then adds in a triumphant manner that the enemy
fled, and that the victorious Russian flotilla re-
entered Sebastopol. Those journals are completely,
silent respecting the siege of Silistria, but they an-
nounce with emphasis that, on the 3d instant., the
Emperor caused a 'Tc .Deum to be sung in the
Church of the Winter Palace, on the occasion of
the glorious victory gained by General Andronikoff
in Asia.

RUSSIA AND THE GERMAN POWERS.
According to letters from Berlin, of the Bth, the
Comte de Koenigsmark was to set out on the even-
ing of that day, for St. Petersburg.
Colonel Manteuffel, it was said, was to leave
Berlin on this day for London, on a mission, of
which the object is to conciliate the opposition that
has shown itself to a renewal of negotiations. It
is added that the Czar, if a renewal should be

agreed to, would even abandon the line of the
Sereth, and withdraw the Russian troops into his
own territory.
It is stated from Hermanstadt, under the date
of the Ist, that in the two previous days great in-
terruption had taken place in the transport of mer-
chandise between Moldavia and Transylvania.
The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, under date
of Vienna, 7th, says—" Various reports are in cir-
culation as to the contents of the autograph letter
from the Emperor of Russia, delivered to the Em-
peror of Austria by Prince Gortschakoff, and as to
the mission of the latter. I can announce to you,
in the most positive manner, that at St. Peters-
burg the Austrian summons relative to the eva-
cuation of Moldavia has not been taken into con-
sideration on the conditions proposed by Austria.
It is positively stated that Prince Gortschakoff is
authorised to make entirely new propositions to
the Austrian Cabinet, but it is not thought that
they are of a nature to lead to diplomatic negotia-
tions, our Government being firmly decided on
maintaining the summons in every respect."