The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS IN THE
PRINCIPALITIES.

The Moniteur confirms the news of the removal
of the head-quarters of Marshal Paskiewitsch_ to
Jassy, as will be seen by the following telegraphic
despatch from Vienna, received by the French Go-
vernment, and dated Sunday :
" The removal of the head-quarters of General Prince
Paskiewitsoh to Jassy is confirmed by all the news from
the frontier. The concentration in Moldavia of Russian
corps that were advancing on the Danube also appears
authentic. These new measures are seemingly a reply
to the movements of Austria on the Transylvanian
frontier. It is asserted that Prince Gortschakoff will
retain the chief command of all the troops on the right
bank of the Danube. On the 7th of June the siege of
Silistria continued without any important event."

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A letter from Belgrade of the sth, in the Press
of Vienna, says :—" All the Russian consuls and
agents in the Principalities have long since ceased
their functions, and there only remain some em-
ployes to transact current business. When the
Turks entered Lesser Wallachia, and the commu-
nication between Krajow& and Bucharest was cut
off, M. Glaise, the consular agent at Krajowa, went
to Belgrade to come to an understanding with the
Chevalier Meroni, the Prussian consul in that place.
He has just returned to Krajowa."

RUSSIAN INTRIGUES.
At Constantinople it is asserted, on good autho-
rity, that Russia has manifested a desire to con-
clude an arrangement which should have for its
principal basis the evacuation of the Principalities,
and the establishmentlpf the status quo, and that
propositions have been made to Austria to that
effect. Though such a move on the part of
Russia would argue the-consciousness of weakness,
and a desire to get out of the difficult position
in which she now is, with two great Powers
in arms against her by land and sea, with her
sea-coast rigorously blocked up, and discontent
and irritation among her people, yet it is not
thought that it proceeds from any desire of Russia
to retrace her steps, nor from the slightest inten-
tion of abandoning the object for the attainment
of which she entered on the war. Her real de-
sign is, by relieving the German Powers from the
apprehensions occasioned by a continued occu-
pation of the Principalities, to detach them from
their alliance with England and France ; and
the fact cannot be concealed that, whether well-
founded, or not, apprehensions are entertained
in certain high quarters lest that this move-
on the part of Russia may produce on the German
Powers the effect intended. It is to be hoped that
these fears are groundless ; but it is admitted that
the offer to evacuate the Principdlities would be a
temptation which neither Austria nor Prussia
would resist, and that they would consider it as
sufficient satisfaction for what has occurred. It is
calculated by Russia that if England and Franco
continued to carry on hostilitiesafter the evacuation
they would not have the moral, much less the ma-
terial, support of the German Powers; nay, more,
that something might occur to oblige them to
transfer to Russia the alliance they had previously
given to us. To gain time, and trust to it for
future advantages, is her object, and there is reason
to fear that the intrigues at Constantinople are
with the view of enabling her to do so. The re-
cent conduct of Redschid Pasha, and the new no-
minations he has made in the Cabinet, are sufficient
to excite suspicion that all is not right, and that
some project is hatching for the sole benefit of
Russia.

MONTENEGRO.

A letter from Serajavo, of the 24th of May, in
the Moniteetr, says :

"The Montenegrins have invaded the district of
Gatzko. Their plan of campaign is the work of Colohel
Kowalewski and Russian officers who are among them.
It consisted in advancing large bodies into the districts
u►iprovided with troops, to ravage them, and carry off
the provisions and ammunition. The Montenegrins have
already seized a convoy of ammunition near Nevessim,
only five hours' distant from Mostar, having massacred
the cavas in charge of it. This latter fact proves that
they push their incursions into the very heart of Herze-
tpvina.
" It has been decided that, in addition to the two bat-
talions which left Sarajevo for Fotcha some days since,
and that which is to proceed from Travnik to Cognieza,
a fourth battalion will leave immediately for the same
point.
"The Christian population of Bosnia have shown a
spirit of order and moderation ever since the commence.
ment of the crisis, and at the present moment the events
in Herzegovina have not affected it ; no more have the
events in Epirus and Thessaly. Therefore, whatever
turn the aggression of the Montenegrins may take, it is
generally thought that the Sclaves of Bosnia will not
become the source of any anxiety to the Porte."
The Moniteur also publishes the following letter
from Scutari :

' On the 21st May 400 Montenegrins advanced to-
wards Podgoriza to a spot called `the Vizir's Bridge.'
They attacked a body of Albanians, which repulsed them
after a combat of some hours duration. On the morrow,
the 22d, another body of Montenegrins, 800 strong,
crossed the river Moratcba, and attacked a fortified farm
with a view to carry off the cattle. Here again the
Montenegrins were repulsed, leaving five dead. The
Albanians did not lose a man."