The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-30 00:00:00

ANOTHER IMPERIAL RE:SCRIPT.

His Majesty the Emperor of Russia has remitted
the following rescript to the Archbishop of Cherson
and Tauria

" Right Rev. Archbishop Innocent—On that day, so
pregnant with fate and so glorious for Odessa, on which
the allies of the enemy of the name of C:irist, who dared
to profane the sanctity of the great Sabbath (Holy
Saturday), with God's all-powerful aid, were beaten back
by our forces, you, worthy shepherd of souls, amid the
thunder of the enemy's cannon, exercised your holy office,
edifying your flock by words of belief and confidence,
personally, and aided by the subordinate religions, in-
-Tired the inhabitants with courage, and assisted in
maintaining general order and tranquillity. The uni.
versa!, fervent prayer to the Lord of all power was
crowned with a heavenly blessing on our arms. As an
attestation of the especial imperial acknowledgment for
your praiseworthy services, I bestow upon you the ac-
companying diamond cross, to he worn in your klobuk
(capuch ). Recommending myself to your prayers, I
remain to you ever well-affected,

" NICHOLAS."

THE RUSSIANS AT CABUL.

The following i the latest from Cahul extracted
from the I ielhi Gazette of July 5 :

" News has arrived here that the Russians are daily
gaining a footing in the dominions of Roorn (Turkey),
and the Shah of Persia has assembled a large army at
Mazendran, in the neighbourhood of the Ru,sian fron-
tier, and has despatchel one of the late Shah Kam Ran's
sons with some troops towardi Khorassan. His Ma-
jesty is also preparing to pay his devotions at the holy
shrine of Etnain Moosee Raza, at Mußhid. About 20,000
Persian soldiers are now stationed at Merw, to enforce
their master's demands both upon the King of Bokhara
and the Khan of Khiva. The former has already made
friendly advances to the Persian Court. The Chiefs of
Candahar, with Sirdar Sultan Mahomed Khan at Cabul,
are attaching themselves to Persia. Sirdar Mahomed
Afzol Khan, the Affghan governor in Turkistan, has re-
ceived overtures from the Ozbeg chiefs of Shihurghan
and Stuipool to become tributary to the ruler of Cabul,
if the governor will not attack their possessions.
4' A messenger has arrived from Herat with the news
that the King of Persia has addressed a firman to
Mahomed Saced Khan of Herat, stating that the Rus-
sians are waging war with the Sultan-i-Room, and it
is therefore now more necessary than ever that he should
closely attach himself to the power of Persia. On
this the Herat Chief deputed an agent to the Ameer
of Cabul, but on his arrival at Candahar ho was
seized by the chiefs of that
:place and plundered of
all his property, horses, &c. He is now in custody.
The A.rneer is very much annoyed at this insult, and
talks of proceeding to Candahar for revenge. The envoy
of the Ameer was, on his return from Persia, treated in
the same way by the Ahmud Shahee (Candahar) Chiefs,
but released on the intercession of the widow of Yar Ma-
homed Khan."

The belief that the Russians are daily gaining
a footing in the dominions of Turkey, which is now
becoming general in the East, will greatly assist the
Russians in their intrigues in Central Asia, and as
the campaign ou the Danube seems intended to he
only defensive, such belief cannot be eradicated
until the allies are able to act energetically in Cir-
cassia or the Crimea.

It is stated that an army of observation 20,000
strong is to be assembled, under the command of
Lord Melville, on the north-west frontier; the troops
can easily be furnidhed from the 64,000 long since
concentrated at the large stations along the Lahore
and Peshawur-road. Lord Dalhousie's policy is
entirely defensive, but the assembling of such a
force will be very useful as a demonstration, and
will probably keep Dist Mahomed on the right side.
There Could not be, a better selection than Lord
Melville; he is devoted to his profession, and bears
the character in India of being a very safe officer.