The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-11 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Paris Paine says :—" We have received accounts
from Constantinople to the 27th ult. Since the depar-
ture of Prince Menschikoff information had been re-
ceived from different sources that Russia was making
large military preparations. Independently of the as-
semblages of troops which were taking place, the fleet
in the Black Sea had been placed in readiness to sail the
moment an order to that effect should be received from
St.! Petersburgh. On its side, the Divan was making
energetic preparations of defence. The Turkish fleet
was anchored irt the Bosphorus, and the crews showed
the greatest usia,sm for the Sultan.
_The fortifica-
tions and batteries of the Jeron were completely armed,
Ana placed in a esuate to dispute the passage. In addi-
tiofi, a stockade ,a 7 s erected near the rock of Rounieli-
Kalivah tointerc the coarse of the channel. In spite
of these preparations, which every one approved of,
personsin general' appeared to be reassured. M. de
LaCour andistix-d-Stratford_de-Redcliffe had constantly
acted in concert„ And it was perfectly clear that France
and England h:).6'. come to an understanding for the
execution-of -this treaty signed by the five powers to
guarantee the integrity of the Ottoman empire. In pre-
sence of this incontestible accord, war was looked on as
imPossible." _

It is state, 1," says the. Patric, " that despatches
from Alexandr'in of the 25th ult. announce that the
Viceroy of Egypt, on receiving the news from Turkey,
had placed at Lille disposal of the Sultan the forces which
he Possesses, an d that he had sent to Constantinople one
of his chief officers in order to come to an understanding
with the Divan in the present circumstances."
The Trieste Gcr...ette states from Constantinople that
did' Turks are n inch better prepared with the means of
resistance again st Russia than is generally supposed.
They have, it is. said, in their store-houses the means of
supporting an a.yrily of 200,000 men for seven months.
Thirty of the richest pashas and beys have offered to
raise 60,000 meat at their own expense, and the ulemas
have assured the Sultan that they will raise even more
than that numb er. From the extreme points of Arabia
and from Per: lift. 'offers of assistance have also been
received.

The Temestaw gazette has the following from Jassy,
dated the 20th -ult. :--" Everything seems to indicate
an approaching occupation of the principalities of the
Danube by the 11,ussians. A Russian general of engi-
neers arrived at Scontihi on the 13th to examine the
ford and procure what is necessary for the passage. At
Leriva the nrep:lr ations for crossing the Pruth are pro-
ceeding with groat activity. Vice-Admiral Karnileff on
his;return from Constantinople arrived suddenly at Reni,
and had a long conference with M. Cola, the Russian
Consul at Galaez.. Immediately after this conference,
M. ;Cola returned to Galaez, and purchased there and at
Ibrail a thousan d. trunks of trees, which are evidently
intended to be Insed for the construction of bridges on
the, Danube." -
TbefelloAlpg,:appears in thQMoniteur

"The Ambaisa CEOr of his Imperial Majesty, at the
moment of his eieparture for Constantinople, in the lat-
ter days of March, was supplied with instructions and
powers which placed at his disposal the squadron com-
manded. by Vic, .Admiral de la Susie. This general offi-
cer received on tite 20th of March the order to proceed
to the coast ofG re ece. The incidents which have occurred
at Constantinople since that period have determined
the Government; of her British Majesty to give to
Lord Stratford de Redeliffe, her Ambassador to the
Sublime Porte, (similar instructions to those of M. de
Lacour. The Governments of France and England have
besides decided that their united squadrons shall ap-
proach the Dardanelles without delay. Orders were
sent off, on the 4th, of this month, from Toulon and
Marseilles, by they Chaptal and the Caradoc for Admi-
rals de la Susse and Dundas. This measure of precau-
tion does not ex:elude the hope of the pacific regulation
of existing difficulties."
A letter from Stettin announces the departure of the
Wiadimir steamer from that port for Cronstadt, with
two couriers frOna London to St. Petersburgh.
A letter from Trieste of the -sth states that Baron de
Bruck had left that port for Constantinople in the
steamer the Cuwtozza.

A letter from Constantinople, 26th ult., in the Bel-
gian Emancipatiovz, say :7—," On the 26th of this month,
the residence of a Belgian was violated by an officer and
two Turkish soldiers. On the energetic demands of the
Belgian Charge d'Affaires, the officer was condemned to
degradation and three months' imprisonment, and the
soldiers to 20 days' confinement. It was impossible for
the Porte to give a more complete and more prompt sa-
tisfaction, and thief act of justice does it as much honour
as it does to the diplomatist who obtained it."
A letter from Damascus, of the 9th ult., in the Ob-
server of Trieste, says :—" On the proposition of the
British consul, the Emir Saad Din has been dismissed,
and was ordered to be sent to Constantinople to justify
himself for having employed unbecoming language re-
specting the Queen of England. But he sought refuge
in the French consulate, and the consul,•M. Barbet de
Jouy, took him under his protection, and declared that
the affair ought to be judged at Damascus. This decla-
ration has produced a great sensation, and is considered
insulting to the Sultan's authority."