The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-22 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

A despatch from. Constantinople of June 12,
says Marshal St. Arnaud has returned from
Varna, where another Council of War has .been
held.
The division under the command of the Duke of
Cambridge is embarking for Varna.
The division under Prince Napoleon is encamped
at aloud. Pasha.
TREBIZONDE, June 4.—Sifer Pasha is appointed
Governor of Circassia and Abasia.
A telegraphic despatch from Vienna says that
the convention between Austria and Turkey was
signed at Constantinople on the 14th inst. It
assures the occupation by Austria of the Danubian
principalities.
Letters of the 10th announce that Redschid
Pasha, Riza Pasha, Minister at War, Lord Strat-
ford do Redcliffe, and Lord Raglan met in con-
ference at the residence of Marshal St. Arnaud at
Tenikeni. This nyeting is an additional proof
that Redschid. Pasha has not entirely given up
the direction of public affairs, and that ho is
merely relieved from the details of his depart-
ment. Maithal St. Arnaud left on the Gth for
Varna, on board the Berthollet.
The void in the Turkish finances still continues.
Even the smallest sums cannot be paid, or at least
their liquidation is postponed until the Government
chooses to make the proper exertions to redeem its
credit. The paltry amount of 3,600/. for some brass
cannon has been owing to an English house for the
last threemonths, and thepayment is deferred from
day to day, in spite of the representations of the
agent. The high officials are resorting to a mode
of making money, which is .by no means new to
them, but which circumstances allow them to prac-
tise at the present time on a larger scale than
usual. They are accustomed to pay their subordi-
nates with money received from the Treasury for
the purpose. They are liquidating those claims in
English sovereigns, which they force the unfortu-
nate employes to take at the rate of 140 piastres
each. As they themselves buy the sovereign for
130 piastres, it follows that their gain is nearly Bd.

on every pound sterling. A pasha at the bead 0
a large department is thus enabled to make some`
thing considerable out of his subordinates, iu
tion to his gains from other sources.
The formation of a corps of Bashi-Bazouke,Lt!
be paid by France, has been decided on. Tlll9
corps, which will at first be 4,000 strong, and after,;
wards increased to 6,000 if necessary, will be Place"'
under the command of General Yussuf, having un-
der him Commandant Magnan and Capt. Dupreuii•
It is said that the EnglisChave it in contemplati°ll
to form a body of irregulars on the same plan. I'l
as there is every reason to hope, this organisati°u
should succeed, the greatest advantages may be
ultimately derived from it ; the Bashi Bazeuke
are almost all very brave, and accustomed t°
every kind of privation and fatigue—all they
want is discipline. Public attention is general
directed towards Silistria. It is stated th,..3
M. Grach, the Prussian officer who directs the
artillery, has just been decorated with the order i°
Medjidie, as a reward for the talent with which ')°
has, carried on the operations. It is not Oelcr
Pasha who is marching in pet son on Silistria. 111°
Turkish Generalissimo only went about five leagl
beyond Schumla. Beiram Pacha, at the head 0
34,000, continued his march on that place. 0131eer
Pacha, in pursuance of the plan of operations,,
has laid down, has prescribed to that officer to ar°..
a pitched battle with the Russians ; his object
to make a strong reconnaisance in view of the be-
sieged place. The last accounts from thence an'
nounce that Silistria may hold out for two mouths!
It is said that a corps of 4,000 regular troops, °III;
manded by Kiritly-Mehemet-Pasha, have entereL:
Silistria, without the Russians being able to prevel).;
it. The Circassians, commanded by the Bull
Mehemet, are said to have obtained a great viet°3
over the Russians at Dariel, near Kiresch ; t f
latter have lost 2,000 men and three pieceg.g,
cannon. Schamyl was in full march on Tiflis
25,000 men and 50 pieces of 'artillery.

DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN
CIRCASSIA.
KARS May 15.—A severe defeat bas been 811,g:
tamed by' the Russians in Circassia. Pursuant
instructions received from St. Petersburg, .41'"
strongholds of Redout-Kale, Anakria, Sokur3i
Kale, and others situated in Abasia, on the 813 c,,,
Sea, were abandoned by their garrisons, who witts'e
drew into the interior, and, having collected
garrisons of the minor forts on their way, tile!,
advanced by the Dariel pass, in the direction
of Tiflis and Gumri. The Russian 1.01
15,000 strong, having entered the pass, 1°.„3,,,
suddenly attacked in the van and the rear v.'
a large army of mountaineers, under the 04
mand of Emir Bey, the second in command
Schamyl. Thus assailed the Russian advance
e
guard was cut to pieces, whilst the centre and t",,.
rear were compelled to retreat with a severe I°B'
The Russians lost three pieces of cannon, much al3;
munition, and above 3,000 killed. Dariel 3.
the high road from Vladikaukas to Tiflis, and is 1c
days' march from the latter place. Had the 1111:0
sians succeeded in forcing the pass they would hay,
at once entered Georgia; whilst to the army of
the accession of this force at Gumri would Iwo
been most redoubtable. All the above forts al;
in the hands of the Circassians. The toWTO
and fortress of Urzughetti, near Batouin, 113,
been abandoned by the enemy, and are now oce'-`0
pied by Selim Pacha. The possession of this Pit',
is of the greatest strategic importance to the Tar":
Whilst Urzughetti was in the hands of the eneraf,
the army at Batoum was prevented from moviob '
but now Selim Pacha is free to advance, and MT,
bine his operations with those of the army of IC3r
An advance on either of these armies would e:gltsi
the enemy to a flank attack, whilst, by a ski be
manoeuvre, the road from Gumri to Tiflis might a•
intercepted, and the capital would fall. The re
tti
son of the withdrawal of the garrison of Urzughetti
(8,000 strong) is unknown. There can be
suppositions—each one very probable. Either tut;
Russians feared being cut off, and attacked 11,0
combined movement of the Circassians ; or 113;iO3
advanced to the Dariel pass, to disengage
troops lately defeated there ; or they have marched
to reinforce the army at Gumri, and there conorst
trate their forces. At Tiflis there are but a ief
hundred men in garrison ; but at Gumri the enemy
25,000 strong. At the latter place the travr,6'
are employed in establishing an entrenched eaWl.);
commanded by the guns of the fortress, and 3d,
evidently anxious to attract this army to do
vance on their position. .Pas si bete. The raillo.
of the inhabitants of Gumri are evidently
11,0
easy, for they have removed all their valual)A
into the citadel. This trepidation on their
is perfectly unnecessary, for, so far from act
proaching Gumri, all the efforts of this army
be directed to outflank the formidable garrisoll„f
that fortress, and in capturing Tiflis. An, erniOS°4
of Schamyl has arrived here with communicatioT,
from that heroic chieftain. He promises to naa'reni
with a leve en masse, 60,000 strong, the roonle',o
that this army passes the Arpatschai, but refusesi
move unless the two movements be combine'
Schamyl is perfectly correct in refusinc, to uncle;
take a solitary movement, and we regret that sole
of his fiery courage and wild energy cannot
infused into the hearts of the Turkish comin3ft
ders here. Matters have greatly improved ,0
this place. Wheat in large quantities Po
arrived, and the chariots, with their teak
of oxen, have-been detained for the use of the ar'
Both baggage horses and mules are daily arrisr-i3e
liA,
so that in a few days or a week the army will be
a position to march. Money, the sinews of 111-j.
continues to arrive ; and shoes, with clothing, to
anxiously awaited. The troops which had t'',/o
quartered on the villages surrounding Kars t'_,„3
been recalled, and are now encamped on the pls':i
The whole army will go under tent to-morrow,
will remain on the plain until the site of a °.l"-'
has been selected.

THE BALTIC.
COPENHAGEN, Tuesday, June 20.—The Lecl3--.4
and Valorous have destroyed the Crown wharf a'
small vessels.at Kemi, in the Gulf of Bothnia.
They refrained from damaging Tonle/ ,At
Details have arrived respecting the affair
Gumla Kurleby.
The Odin and Vulture landed 150 men. Tat 0
were attacked by sharpshooters in ambuscade, "'
by a masked battery of five guns. nd
Lieut. Barrington, a midshipman, a mate, ere
three men fell; 2 officers and 14 men lq
wounded. One boat was lost. 28 men av'A.
mate were taken by the Russians, whose coral, 49'
der was killed.
The commander of Bomarzund has been dir
missed.
All pilots have been sent into the interior.

ST. PETERSBURG. tate
Advices from St. Petersburg of the 13th .0—
too
that the Emperor Nicholas had ordered 113-'—;ipo
Dolgorouki, Minister of War, to set out fO
Danubian Principalities, and to draw up an Ll'e,or
rate report of the position of affairs in a mill'
point of view.
The operations before Silistria were espeel
recommended to his notice.
This measure has produced a profound sensat4t7t,4ll
at St. Petersburg, as the Emperor never intri I°o
his Minister of 'War with such a mission except °
occasions of serious important

RUMOURED ABDICATION OF THE CZAR
It is not strange, says the Paris correspondent 00
the Times, writing yesterday, that such an incident'
as the interview at Tetschen between the sing
Prussia and Emperor of Austria should have e't
cited general attention, awakened the curiosity 0
all, and given rise to many conjectures, all the more
that the greatest secrecy has been observed with
respect to it. As yet it seems to have baffled conjec-
ture, and all that has been safely said is that the re;
suit was satisfactory, not onlyto the Sovereigns who
met on that occasion, but to the policy of the fOl
Powers. Notwithstanding the mystery which has
covered these proceedings, it is believed by one 01
two persons who have been found to be very
accurately informed )n matters relating to Geral
politics, that nothing less than the abdication of
the Emperor Nicholas was on the tapir, and that
though it may not have been the only topic 0'
deliberation, yet that it was the principal one.
Private letters from St. Petersburg speak of the
great change that has taken place in the Empero.r•
both morally and physically. They describe 1"
as completely broken down in health and spirits.

VARNA.—THE BRITISH EXPEDITION•
The following is from the special correspondent
of the Times :

„
V ARNA, Juno I.—On Sunday last Sir George Bro
left the barracks at Scutari, and proceeded to Varna in tbt
Banshee, and before his departure orders were issued the
the men belonging to the Light Division under his cora'
mend should embark early the following morning,
baggage to be on board at 6 o'clock, the men at 9 o'clock'
Similar orders for their embarkation on the 26th of Ma/
had been given, as I already informed you last week, butt
owing to some change of plans on the part of the chiefs,.
they wore notcarried out, and fears were entertained they
the expedition might be delayed still longer at Scutari'
However, the departure of the General looked promieingi
and this time the hopes and impatience of those who 10ng,e,,,
or action were to be satisfied. At daylight the revenr
woke up the camp of the Light Division, and the met'
'flouts were ready for inspection at 5 o'clock. The Light
Division, which is no doubt destined to play an importat'
part iu this campaign, and whose highest glory it will be
to emulate the successes of the famous legion of the reniir
sula whose name they boar, consists of the following regt:
ments :—The 7th Fusiliers, the 23d Fusiliers, the 19t'
Foot, the 33d or Wellington's Regiment, the 77th Foot
the 88th Connaught Rangers and the Rifle Brigade'
2d battalion, attached. Each regiment was placed 4
order of numbers by the side of its comrade, and ”

:oN;
maeut