The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

TURKEY.

A letter from Berlin of the 24th, in the Debats,
gays :—" In different journals, the declaration
Which the Prussian Government is said to have
made on the Eastern question, is pointed out as in
no way responding to the expectation of the Cabi-
net of St. Petersburgh. According to what we
hear, this supposition is false, for, in a note ad-
dressed to London and to St. Petersburgh, as in a
circular dispatch sent a few days since by the
Prussian Cabinet to all her embassies abroad,
Prussia has kept on this question to a purely diplo-
matic form, which, without pledging that state for
any eventuality, nevertheless considers her old
alliance with Russia as the fundamental law of the
policy.of the present day. In the above-mentioned
dispatches, the envoys of Prussia have received the
most precise instructions, not only on the state of
the question, but also on the manner in which they
are to act on the subject."
The Siècle publishes the following letter from
Jassy, 17th : "We are in a state of uncertainty
here as to what is to be our lot. The day before
Yesterday (the 15th) a courier of St. Petersburgh,
being on his way to Bucharest and Constantinople,
Waited upon the consul of Russia here. After his
departure, the Russian consul, M. Giorche, waited
upon his ighness the Hospodar Ghika, and noti-
fied to him that the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh
had just sent an ultimatum to the Porte, and that
if the latter did not accept of it, the Russian gene-
rals on the frontier would have to pass the Pruth,
and to commence hostilities against Turkey. The
Hospodar was therefore desired to take the neces-
sary measures in consequence, for the provisioning
of the Russian troops, and the conveyance of their
baggage. The Russian consul-general of Bucharest,
M. Halzuyuski, was expected at Jassy in order to
concert the necessary measures for the purpose
With Prince Ghika. We know that 40,000 men of
Russian troops have arrived at Skooleni, two
leagues from Jassy, on the opposite bank of the
Pruth."
We read in the Moniteur de l'Armee :—" Letters
from Constantinople have announced that an am-
bassador from the King of Persia had arrived to
offer to the Sultan his alliance and the assistance of
his army against Russia. It is well known that
Persia has not suffered less than Turkey from Mu-
scovite ambition, and that the provinces near the
Caspian Sea have Wien into the possession of the
Czars. Thus, like Turkey, she has for years past
made efforts, which have been but too often inter-
rupted by the internal dissensions of the country
to resist the encroachments of Russia, and since the
celebrated mission sent to Persia by Napoleon 1.,
she has continually turned her eyes towards France
particularly, for the purpose of obtaining from her
the organisation of her army, on the European sys-
tem. The Persian army, if we may credit the ac-
counts which have reached us direct from that
country, would not be a despicable force in the
event of a general struggle of the Mussulman State
against the Russians ; they reckon, it is said, 20
regiments of regular infantry, and the light cavalry
Would be very formidable. The result is due to
the military school founded at Teheran, with the
co-operation of European officers, to some Italian
officers,who principally contributed to the defence of
Venice, and who since 1849 have entered into the
Persian service ; and lastly, and more particularly,
to a young man of great promise named Hussem-
Khouli, who is now first aide-do-camp to the King
of Persia, and whom France may claim as one of
her pupils. This young officer was sent to France
in 1847 to receive his education ; he was brought
lip at the Military School of Saint Cyr, where he
Went through the studies and exercises for eighteen
Months. Since his return to Persia he has devoted
all his energy and intelligence to the reorganisa-
tion of the Persian army, and France regards him
as one of her most grateful and most devoted
friends."
The Lloyd's of Vienna states that the last ulti-
matum brought to Constantinople by M. Balabine
opens a path of conciliation between the two par-
ties. Russia no longer insists on a special treaty,
but persists in demanding a guarantee in the form
of a note as far as regards the Greek Christians and
the Holy Places.
A letter from Constantinople of the 16th, in the
Frankfort Journal, says :—" Baron de Bruck has
not yet had time to make his influence felt; but
. still his first advice to come to an understanding
has not been without weight, inasmuch as the
Divan had resolved to reply to the Russian ultima-
tum by a note which, after referring to the firman
of the 6th, will declare the favours accorded to the
Christians of all confessions irrevocable. The
Porte, besides, in the note will offer to recognise a
moral engagement on the subject with respect to
the Christian Powers, without, however, consent-
ing to an international treaty."
The following fact, says the Patric, proves the
spirit of equity of the Ottoman Government. A
Russian merchant vessel having arrived at Ibrai-
low had some dispute with the Customs, and the
Russian Consul at Bucharest supported his preten-
sions, and demanded for him the advantages re-
sulting from the treaties of Adrianople and Balta-
Liman. The question was so doubtful that the
Government of the Hospodar would not take on
itself to decide, but referred the matter to Con-
stantinople. The Divan, wishing to avoid even
the appearance of a disagreement on the subject of
a Customs question, granted the advantages de-
manded by the Russian Consul for the vessels of
his nation.
Letters from Malta of the 21st give some new
facts tsofa miscellaneous character.' Several vessels
arrived there from England with stores for
the English squadron, now at Besika. It was ru-
moured that the difference which had arisen be-
tween the Porte and the Government of the Ne-
therlands had been arranged, thanks to the inter-