The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-05 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

Another letter from Constantinople of the 20th
says the departure of the Sultan for the army is
definitively fixed for the sth May. If his Minis-
ters accompany him, the corps diplomatique will.
follow.
A letter from Trebizond, 'of the 15th ult., states
that five vessels had just arrived there with 20
pieces of artillery and a quantity of ammunition for
Kars.
A letter from Trieste, 30th ult., states that three
Sardinian merchants at Odessa, who had made
some observations on the 0-overnment, had been
expelled.

MONTENEGRO.

The A gram Gazette states that a courier from St.
Petersburg had arrived at Cettinje in 12 days,
bearing positive orders for the Montenegrins to
attack the Turkish province of Herzegowina.
From Vienna it is announced that Russian cou-
riers are passing in rapid succession between Rus-
sia and Montenegro.

CONSTANTINOVLE, March 27.—A great council
has been held to-day, on the subject of Greece.
M. Metaxas, the Minister from King Otho to the
Sultan, has received his passports, and all foreign
Greeks are to be sent from Turkey.
Nechet Boy, the Turkish Minister at Athens, has
returned from Greece.

All political and commercial relations between
Turkey and Greece are broken off.
The steam-vessels of war Samson and Cacique
have, by mistake, bombarded a position occupied
by the Circassians.
There is a rumour that the endowments of the
mosques are to be made national property.
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By letters from the Black Sea fleet, we learn that
Captain Brock has been out to correct the sound-
ings in the Black Sea, which he found anything
but accurate. He had the assistance of all the
masters of the fleet, and made quick work of it.
He is now away in a steam-frigate, reconnoitring
the Russian ports, probably to discover where the
missing Russian ships have gone to. Weather,
bitterly cold. Thermometer, 29 deg. Fleet,
heal thy.

SMYRNA, March 29.—A violent earthquake was
felt yesterday.
A letter from Constantinople, of the 20th, in-
forms us that, immediately after the return of the
Retribution, English frigate, and the Caton, French
corvette, from their voyage to the mouths of the
Danube, the two admirals sent off the Caradoc
with despatches for the Russian authorities at Su-
lina, demanding that the obstructions should be
removed, and all mei-Chant vessels in that part
of the Danube be allowed to navigate freely.
After _leaving the Salina,
.the Retribution and
Caton proceeded to Sebastopol, and ascertained
that the Russian fleet had not moved. Their
report on the subject arrived at the very Moment
when the squadrons at Beycos were making pre-
parations for departure, in order to look after the
Russian fleet, which some masters of merchant ves-
sels pretended to have seen at sea. The two English
and French frigates, the Samson and Cacique, which
returned on the 19th from the coast of Circassia, saw a
division of seven Russian frigates which bore away
from them, and, at another time, a brig, which the
bad weather prevented them from boarding. From
the accounts brought by the Cacique and the Sam-
son, it appears that the Russians have evacuated
and destroyed all the small fortresses which they
had constructed and occupied on the coast of Al-
basia ; they only retain the two most important.
The ships of the allied powers put themselves in com-
munication with the Circassians, who are at pre-
sent in an extraordinary state of agitation, and
promise to recommence hostilities more warmly
than ever the moment the fine weather returns,
and particularly so if they are supplied with
arms and ammunition. The news of the pas-
sage of the Danube by the Russians had not
reached Constantinople when the letters of the
20th left, but the last despatches from Omer
Pacha announced that such a movement was
very probable, and mentioned that he was also
about to effect a very important operation. He
was preparing to leave Schumla with all his staff,
but the direction he intended to take was not
known. The news of the affair at Turtukai had
reached Constantinople, but it was considered that
the attack, though attended with severe loss, was
only intended to conceal other movements of the
Russians, The ordep of tha Euz—idan Government

prohibiting the export of corn had had the effect bly should declare itself categorically by a vote of yes
of reducing the price of wheat at Odessa from 26 or no, without any restriction. On proceeding to the
paper roubles to 10, and even at that price there vote there was a majority in favour of the Ministers
were no buyers. of 22 to IG. The reply of the Government is as

conciliatory as it is possible, and it expresses itself
with calmness and dignity. It says-1. The officers
who have taken part in the moverrient have
all given in their resignation or have been struck
out from the lists of the army, and none of them receive
any pay. They are therefore simple citizens whose acts
cannot be interfered with by the Government.-2. The
professors of the university have not been guilty of any
act contrary to the interests of Turkey, which have yet
come to the knowledge of the Government, but it is
ready to institute an inquiry on the subject.--3. The
press is free according to existing laws.-4. There do
not exist any committees. Individual participation in
the insurrection cannot be prevented by the Govern-
ment.--5. Notwithstanding all the inquiries made by
the Government, it has been impossible to ascertain by
*horn the prisons of Chalcis were opened, but the Go-
vernment will continue its investigations. This reply
was delivered to the Turkish charge d'affaires on the
20th. After a conference with the French and English
ambassadors, he, at midnight, demanded his passports,
which were delivered to him early the next morning,
and he will embark on board a French frigate for Con-
stantinople."