The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-07 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The French and English Governments have each
addressed a note to the Russian Government on
the non-acceptance of the Turkish modifications.
These notes are said to be couched in decided
terms, and reply very forcibly to the last note of
M. de Nesselrode.

The following telegraphic despatch was received
at Paris yesterday :
" Berlin, Oct. G.
" The King of Prussia will return here to-mor-
row.

" It is thought that he will be accompanied by
the Emperor Nicholas."
A telegraphic despatch, received to-day, an-
nounces the arrival of the French Channel squadron
at Cherbourg.
A Vienna correspondent of the Czas Polish pa-
per says, that the object of the journey of the two
monarchs to Warsaw is simply to strengthen the
affiance already existing between Russia, Prussia,
and Austria, not only against all revolutionary
movements, but also against any demonstrations
that the Western Powers may possibly make. This
is doubtless nearer the truth.

From Beyrout, Sept. 30, we learn that there
have been riots in the province of Naplouse. Two
hundred persons were killed, and quite as many
were wounded. The authorities had not the power
to interfere. The Christian population of the Le-
banon is in a state of anarchy, and the Druses re-
fuse to obey the Government.
" The Solon," says the Bulletin de Paris "has
carried the order to the admirals at Besika Bay to
pass the Dardanelles. This measure will not
modify the situation which had already been
marked by the anchoring of the frigates before Con-
stantinople, but it will complete it. The fleets are
to enter the Bosphorus the 7th inst. They will
not anchor at the Golden Horn, on account of the
number of merchant vessels there, but will be a
short distance from it."
The Presse says :—" The part which England and
France will perform in the Eastern question is thus
traced out :—To circumscribe the war, at which
they will be present as juges de camp ; to oppose
supplies being furnished to the Russian army by
sea ; in the event, less than ever probable, of a vic-
tory of the Russians over the Turks, to prevent by
force if necessary, the Russians from crossing the
line of the Danube and of the Balkans; to
maintain the European equilibrium such as it has
been established by treaties. The most affable un-
derstanding exists not only between the English and
French governments, butalso between the comman-
ders-in-chief of the two squadrons. Admiral
Hamelin, being older than Admiral Dundas, the
latter has courteously offered to place himself un-
der the orders of the former."

A letter from Constantinople of the 22d ult., in
a Vienna journal, asserts that it is stated that M.
Argyropolo, first interpreter of the Russian Em-
bassy, has received a mission to treat privately
with the Divan on certain difficult points, and
without communicating anything to the French
and English ambassadors. From this it would
appear that Russia wishes to arrange her differ-
ences with the Sublime Porte without the inter-
vention of any foreign power. The Hospodars of
Moldavia and Wallachia have, it is said, announced
to the Divan that they are ready to pay the tri-
bute.

Another letter of the same date, in the National
Gazette of Berlin, says :—" Omer Pacha is now at
the head of 104,000 men, between the line of Do-
brudscha (south of the Danube) and Widdin.
Silistria, Varna, Rustjuck, and Schumla are well
fortified, and numerous detached forts have been
raised on the frontier of the Caucasus. Before
the end of the month, Omer Paella will have a
reinforcement of 10,000 men, and before the
winter he may have 150,000 men under his
orders. It appears that the Russians do not cal-
culate on crossing the Danube above Modschin,
but on the two points of Widdin and Isackdjihi ;
they give the preference to the former place,
because it is close to the frontier of Servia.
Isackdjihi is an advantageous spot, as the Danube
there divides itself into several arms. The Rus-
sians have already constructed a permanent bridge
from their fortress of Ismail to the island of
Dscheddal."

The Wanderer of Vienna states on the authority
of a letter from Sophia, of the 22d ult., that
Prince Gortchakoff has given very strict orders
for the course to be pursued if his outposts should
be attacked by the Turks, as there was reason to
believe might be the case under the influence of
fanaticism. It is added, however, that rigid di-
rections have been given by Omer Pacha to the
officers of the Turkish outposts to prevent their
men from firing a gun without his orders.
The A ugsbtcrgh Gazette states from Trebisond
that extensive preparations of defence are being
made in that town. Redoubts and entrenchments
have been thrown up. Every one is called on to
take part ix the works, and the Christians, and
even the priests and the archbishop, do so.