The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-14 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

THE WAR.

THE DANUBE.
BELGRADE, July 11.—The Turks took possession
of the Island Kamadan Seyraonoff, after a combat
lasting nearly twelve hours.
The next day the Russians beat a retreat along
the road to Bucharest.
Prince Gortschakoff seemed as if he wished to
take up a position at Kalugereni.
On evacuating Giurgevo, the Russians set on fire
several vessels of their flotilla.
A telegraphic despatch from Vienna, dated yes-
terday, says that 3,000 Ottomans are at Giurgevo.
The Russians are advancing against them. They
concentrate at Frateschti.
A separate detachment from Bucharest is ad-
vancing against Oltenitza.
In a letter from the Lower Danube of July 1, to
the Vienna Presse, we read :
It is said that the Sultan is about to visit the
Turkish camp, and that Omer Pacha has received
official notification of it. The Sultan will first visit
the head-quarters of Omer Paella's army, which have
been transferred to the Danube; thence he will pro-
ceed to Silistria, where, with his own hand, he will
distribute to the defenders of the place the rewards
to which they are so justly entitled.
The Ferick (General of Division) Hasan Bey ar-
rived on the 20th June at Mahmadkoi with 18,000
men, to support the operations of Mehemet Pacha,
who passed beyond Trajan's Wall on the 25th. The
two generals, covered in flank by detachments of
the auxiliary fleets, are advancing on Babadagh,
in order to drive the Russians into the angle of the
Danube, in the Dobrudscha, and compel them to
surrender the fortresses of the Danube, which they
still hold. Selim Pacha is advancing from Cherna-
voda with 15,000 men to co-operate in obtaining
this result.
In a few days 30,000 men of the auxiliary troops
will have effected their junction with the 40,000
whom Omer Pacha still commands in person.
Nothing is known of the military operations pro-
jected.
It was stated a few days ago that on the
28th of June the combined fleets were to sail from
Baldjik for the Crimea, and make at last a combined
attack by sea and land on Sebastopol. The evacua-
tion of Ibralia appears to be decided on. Fresh
orders are expected respecting that of Galatz. The
exchanges of the English captured officers and sea-
men against Russian prisoners is to commence on
the 15th of July.
A letter from Varna, 29th ult., says the Patrie,
gives some details relative io the retreat of the
Russian troops, which does not say much for their
humanity. On leaving Silistria, they destroyed
everything on their road, leaving behind them only
desolation and ruin. Traces of their passage were
met with at every step. The most lowly cottages
were burnt, as well as all the crops, and even the
trees. The accounts from the Dobrudscha are of a
similar character, and the conduct of the Russians
shows that in our age of progress and intelligence
the most odious barbarism struggles against civili-
sation and justice.
The Moniteur publishes the following letter from
Widdin of the Ist
" It is evident that the Russians only abandoned the
left bank of the Danube so precipitately in order to
avoid giving battle. In fact, in addition to Kel-Hassan
Pasha, who had arrived in Silistria, and Ismail who
closely followed him, Mahomet Pasha was on the spot
with a large force of Bashi-bazouks. Moreover, it was
known that six regiments of cavalry and three batteries
of artillery, forming the advanced guard of the forces
sent by Omer Pasha, were marching to the relief of that
place. The presence of large forces assembled at Hir-
sova makes the report that the Austrians are about to
enter Wallachia appear almost certain. An officer
arrived three days ago to engage all the schleps (large
barges of the Danube) which were between Orsova and
Widdin, and he announced that they were required for
the conveyance of troops."

INDICTMENT OF GREEK EX-MINISTERS.
General Spiro-Milios, formerly war minister at
Athens, and now a prisoner, is to be indicted for
illegally appropriating the public money in con-
nexion with the suppressed Greek insurrection.
Colonel Soutos, secretary of the war department,
and General Vlachoupulos, military inspector; have
been cited to give an account of the source and dis-
bursement of considerable funds placed at their
i sposal. All have acknowledged having received
each between 300,000 and 400,000 drachams in-
tended for the insurrection, but declined saying on
whose account. Gardikiotis Grivas, formerly
commander of the troops, and now at the baths of
Thermia, has also to account for a similar sum.
The director of the Bank, who delivered these
funds to them, has been questioned as to the autho-
risation he received for the delivery of those sums,
but his statement in reply has not been suffered to
transpire.
The physician Fasseros has been convicted of
piracy, but his life has been spared by intercession.
The civil and military functionaries are pro-
hibited from having a royal audience unless the
respective Ministers are present.