The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-10 00:00:00

MORE NEGOCIATIONS.

We learnWonirlenta,thYl'rinceGortscbakoff
on Thursday applied to Count Buol for an audience
of the Emperor of Austria, to present to his Ma-
jesty in person the letter of the Emperor Nicholas.
Count Buol replied that the letter should be for-
warded to his Majesty, and it was accordingly sent
to him at the Chateau of Lauenburg.
The Emperor immediately returned to Vienna,
and held a Cabinet Council at 7 o'clock on Friday
evening.
Afterwards Prince Gortschakoff had an inter-
view with the Emperor, the result of which was the
despatch of a courier to St. Petersburgh on Satur-
day, and a rise of 1 per cent. on the Metalliques,
thus renewing the hope of some arrangement.
Prince Gortschakoff leaves Vienna on Tuesday
for St. Petersburg. He returns with a definitive
answer in a fortnight. Meantime WAllachia and
Bulgaria are to be entirely evacuated.
The bankruptcy of. the house of Copeewich, of
Odessa, is announced, through speculations in corn.
The liabilities are said to amount to 250,0001.

AUTHENTIC VERSION OF THE RUSSIAN
REPLY-IRRITATION OF THE CZAR.

The following is the authentic version of the
answer of the Emperor of Russia to the last propo-
sitions of Austria and Prussia :

" Russia accepts the common protection of the Chris-
tians in the shape determined on by the four Powers in
the protocols of the conference of Vienna.
" Russia will evacuate the Ottoman territory if the
Western Powers will also leave it, and if Austria will
not enter it.
" Russia will keep the line of the Sereth foristrategis-
tic purposes.
" Lastly, Russia is ready to enter into negotiations on
the conditions of the reestablishment of peace, provided
that it be guaranteed to him that nothing of an until•
vourablo nature against him shall be undertaken during
the course of the negotiations."
Besides the above there are two autographs ad-
dressed by the Czir to the Emperor of Austria and
King of Prussia, but these letters are not identical ;
and it appears that besides this the two envoys
were instructed to give verbal explanations, and to
make comments which were intended to complete
the written documents, but which it was not con-
sidered safe to reduce to writing. The Emperor
Nicholas still pretends that he wishes to negotiate
and to accept all the terms proposed by stria,
with the exception of that with respect to the reli-
gious question. " That," says the Czar, "is a
private affair bet'Ween the Sultan and myself ; an
affair of internal arrangement, which has no kind of
interest for the foreign Powers, and which has
nothing to do with the equilibrium of Europe. I
have been, I am, and I must continue to be the
protector of my Church—its born protector—
against the barbarians who have oppressed it,' who
oppress it now, and who will continue to oppress
it, let what will be done. This is an article of
conscience on which I cannot yield ; you know it,
and it is right it should also be known that I am
ready for every sacrifice." It is evident that if this
be the present feeling of the Czar, lie is as far
from yielding now as he was on the day that
Prince Menschikoff first appeared at Constantinople.
He maintains all the points proposed in his name by
that arrogant envoy,' and has the impudence to de-
clare that if all that he has ever asked be granted he
is willing to grant a peace. The Debats says that
nothing can exceed the irritation of the Emperor.
"One thing certain," says that paper, "is the pro-
found irritation of the Czar, which attacks both men and
things ; irritation against the soldiers, who are not in-
vincible, and who are under the enemy's sword, or struck
down by contagious diseases ; irritation against the
generals, who allow themselves to be stopped
by obstacles which they ought to have foreseen and
overcome; irritation against the administrative de-
partments, which are not able to provide for
the necessities of the army, and which have not calcu-
lated in time the necessary provisions and materiel ;
irritation against Austria and Prussia, that is to say,
against the movement of public opinion which has
manifested itself in Germany ; against the Governments,
who were either unwilling or unable to resist that move-
ment ; and against the two Sovereigns, whose friend-
ship and gratitude the Emperor Nicholas flattered him-
self he had secured for ever. On what can one reckon
henceforth,' he exclaimed, if the Emperor of Austria
and the King of Prussia are wanting in the most hoe-
ourable and dearest sentiments ? Austria employs
against me all the resources of her traditional ability.
She carries Prussia along with her. I know it ; but
what what ingratitude ! The King of Prussia and the Em-
peror of Austria have then forgotten all that they owe
rue. Without me—without my armies —the one and the
other would have ceased to reign. Alone, I saved them
against the world ; but do they believe that all is ended,,
and that they are in safety ?' If I only thought of ven-
geance, I would let 'their enemies do what they liked,
and the affair would nbt be a long one. The Emperor
of Austria announces to me a declaration of war ; I
shall not go to meet it ; I shall wait for it ; but let him
understand c'early that, if I wish to remain in the prin-
cipalities, no one will make me quit them. The war, the
real war, the great war has not yet commenced ; it will
commence soon, if I am forced to it, and they will find
themselves in face of an army of 500,000 men. We
shall then see what will happen.' "
The Debats adds that the peace party in St.
Petersburg, of which Count Neiselrode is the head,
endeavour to calm this irritation, but with little
effect. The impression is getting general in St.
Petersburg that the mind of the Czar is affected,
and that he is no longer responsible for his actions.

EXCITING EVENTS IN THE PRINCI-
PALITIES.

Despatches from Vienna say the Turks have
crossed the Danube at Giurgevo. The Russians
sent three regiments of infantry and two regiments.
cf cavalry to oppose them.
The Russians have destroyed Matschin and
Isaktcha by fire.

30,000 Rnssians have been ordered from Odessa
to the Pruth.

The Russians waylaid the Austrian Cronstadt
mail near Kalwreshte, and brought it to General
Liprandi's hef.d.-quarters at Plojeschti, where it is
still retained.

The Austrian steamer Arpad, with Lieutenant-
Colonel Kalji on board, has been fired into by a
Russian battery below Sistowa, and on her return by
the Cossacks stationed opposite Nicopoli.
Prince Paskiewitch is in disgrace, and has retired
to his estates in Podolia.

From the Aluta downwards the left bank of the
river is still occupied by the Russians, who are busy
erecting batteries on the Transylvanian riontier at
Tekutch Piatra, and Okna, in Moldavia.
It is evident, from a passage in the Oest. Corre-
spondenz, that the Russians do not evacuate Wal-
lachia, and that the Austrian troops have received
orders not to cross the frontier into Little Wal-
lachia.

A letter from Widdin, dated June 28, has the
followine,
_

Omer Pasha has just made the announcement
that the Russians have now completely abandoned
Silistria. These are nearly the terms in which he
expresses himself :

You know that there were before Silistria 80,000
Russians, who were continually attacking the town
day and night. In spite of their efforts during 40
days they were not able to make themselves mas-
ters of any point. You also know that I had as-
sembled all our forces before Shumla, and that I
was about to march to the assistance of Silistria.
Six regiments of cavalry and three batteries had
already left Shumla for that destination. The
Russians having become acquainted with this move-
ment, retreated precipitately upon the left bank
with all their artillery. During the 40 days during
which the investment of the place continued the
Russians had 25,000 men killed.

DEFEAT OF THE TURKS IN ASIA.'
According to a telegraphic despatch from Vienna,
General Osten-Sacken is appointed Governor of the
Caucasus. General Andronikoff gained a great
victory over Selim Pacha, at Gouriel, on the 11th
of June.
Tho Journal de Constantinople announces that
the Bashi-Bazouks of Asia have been surprised a
second time near to Urzuguette by the Russian
General Andronikoff, haVing 22,000 men under his
command. The irregulars, not being able to resist
such superior forces, lost 3,000 of their men. &Aim
Pacha and Achmet Pacha, governor of Batoum,
covered'the retreat of the Bashi-Bazouks with their
regular troops. Unfortunately, these two chiefs
were wounded in the struggle.