The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.

Nothing more is known about the propositions
submitted to the Emperor of Russia, or of his deci-
sion thereon, than what was communicated yester-
day. The effect produced by the dispatch in the
Moniteur is, as might be expected, very good, and,
as usual, rushing from one extreme to the other,
the public is convinced that the Eastern question
is at length completely settled. This is going too
far, as there is something more to be done. The
question of the evacuation of the Danubian Pro-
vinces is the next important point. That, however,
ought not to present serious difficulty, as the eva-
cuation is the necessary consequence of the Empe-
ror of Russia's acceptance of the propositions of the
Powers. In such thoroughly bad odour is the
Russian name that there are some who think that
it will be yet difficult to wrest that portion of the
Ottoman Empire from the grasp of the Czar : that
a pretext for retaining hold of it will be found in
disturbances at Constantinople or elsewhere ; and
that, in such case, the Powers will not object to a
longer occupation.
Accounts from Constantinople to the 25th ult.,
state that a grand council at which the high civil
and religious functionaries had been convoked, was
held at the Porte on the 24th, when the most war-
like resolutions were, it is said, agreed upon. The
results of the conference at Vienna were not, how-
ever, known in the Turkish capital at that time.
The Press of Vienna contains a letter from Con-
stantinople of the 25th ult., which says :—" The
Divan has sent another courier to Vienna. It is
though more and more probable that peace will be
preserved. A second edition of the proposition of
Russia has been brought before the Divan, which
will probably accept it. It is said that the offen-
sive form of the first is abandoned. The rights of
the Christians will be guaranteed to them."
A letter from Alexandria of the 19th ult., in the
German Journal of Frankfort, says :—" Last even-
ing upwards of 200 children went through the
streets of the quarter of the Franks, singing some
verses imploring God to give the victory to the
Sultan. They were followed by several cheicks.
They afterwards went towards the Port, and in-
sulted some Maltese. These latter spat at them,
and one man threw a stone at them. Another
went for the guard, but he could not get it to come.
The tumult did not cease until after the Maltese
had withdrawn. On doing so they applied to the
English Consul for redress. It was remarked that
the patrol having met this disorderly band never
attempted to disperse it."
The first Russian columns occupied, on the 15th
ult., the so-called Little Valachia. Part only re-
mained, the others left for the Danube.
The 15,000 Egyptians are to form the garrison
of Constantinople, in place of the Guards, who are
to go to Schumla. The Porte had contracted with
Armenian merchants for the subsistence of the new
forces.

-30,000 guns, furnished by France, had arrived
at Constantinople prior to the 25th ult. A great
Council, to which the Ulemas were convoked, took
place on the 24th. The resolutions adopted are
said to be very warlike.
The Oesterreichische Correspondenz (semi-official)
says the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh has accepted
the Austrian project, to which England, France,.
and Prussia have given their adhesion. Its reali-
sation, therefore, depends on the Porte alone.
A letter from Bucharest of the 24th ult. states
that the Consuls of the Foreign Powers were not
to quit the country, as had been reported. They
had discontinued official relations with the Govern-
ment of the reigning Prince, but kept up friendly
relations with him in the interest of the subjects of
their respective Governments.
From the Russian papers we learn, that the Em-
peror on occasion of the report presented to him
stating the rapid advances of the troops into the
Principalities, had published an order of the day,
expressing his thanks to all the officers concerned,
and according a gratuity of two roubles to every
private. These pecuniary gratuities which are so
often bestowed on the troops, are never paid down
to them, but go to a fund, from which the soldier
on quitting the service receives in a lump all that
he has become entitled to during the time he
served. In case of death, it is paid to his heirs.
The Frankfurter Post Zeitung, that is generally
well informed on Austrian news, informs us that

immediately after the rejection of the Constanti-
nople project by the representatives of the four
Powers in Vienna on the 29th of July, Graf Buol
Schauenstein himself drew up another form of
arrangement which met with the approbation of
the other members of the Conference, and was dis-
patched to Constantinople for acceptance by the
Porte previous to being forwarded to St. Peters-
burgh. The date when sent off is not given.
An article in the Preussisches Woch,enblatt men-

tions as a certainty that the" Vienna Conference
has stipulated, as the sine qua non of its media-
tion, the immediate evacuation of the Danubian
Principalities.
A letter from St. Petersburgh of the 25th ult.
mentions the arrival there of an Envoy Extraordi-
nary of the Shah of Persia. He was attended by
a numerous suite, and accompanied by a nephew
of Prince Dolgorouki, the Russian Ambassador at
Teheran.

Accounts from Cronstadt, of the 25th ult., state
that the 3d division of the Russian Baltic fleet has
just returned into port, and the Commander Ad-
miralEpanischin had been summoned to St. Peters-
burgh. The 2d division, which was at Kraisnaia-
gorka, bad also received orders to return. The
Ist division, which had not yet gone to sea, had
ceased all the preparations for doing so.