The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-20 00:00:00

intelligence :—" Travellers from St. Petersburgh
state that in the shops of that city are sold maps of
Constantinople, in which the Turkish capital is
divided into Russian police districts. A copy of
this map, which was brought to Vienna, produced
a great sensation, as it is well known that at St.
Petersburgh no person can sell maps or engrav-
ings without the authorisation of the government."
It appears from accounts from Vienna that Hus-
sein Pasha, a German renegade, who many years
ago was a journeyman saddler at Constantinople,
is on
,his way to Varna, of which important place
he is to be the Governor. Prince Urusoff is to
act as Vice-President of Moldavia, until the ar-
rival of Colonel Zuchowski. The Satelitte learns
from Bucharest, that General Anrep is about to
attack the Turks at Kalafat. A few days since
a Turkish foraging party advanced at night to
within three hours' diselnce of Krajova. and car-
ried off a large quantity of hay, fuel, and barley,
before the Russians could collect in sufficient force
to attack them. On the 29th of November, an
officer of the Seminoff Guard regiment was shot
on the place of arms at St. Petersburg. He had
supplied Radzevitz, Prince Gortschakoff's secre-
tary, with the materials for his treasonable corre-
spondence with Omer Pasha. Radzevitz, or Gad-
sevitz, as some correspondents call him, was shot
at Bucharest as soon as his treachery was discovered.
Private letters received communicate some in-
teresting particulars respecting the disaster at
Sinope. It appears,that for some few days certain
sinister rumours circulated at Constantinople with
reference to the flotilla under the orders of Osman
Pasha ; but that persons -who were naturally most
interested paid little or no attention to these sad
presentiments. From what they could have arisen
it is difficult to say, unless it is to be surmised that
there were persons who were aware beforehand of
what was to happen. The rumours gradually
spread, and the population of Constantinople were
in a state of much excitement, when the Taif,
Turkish steamer, arrived and confirmed the ru-
mours. It appears that about mid-day on the 30th
of November, a thick fog which had all the morn-
ing completely enveloped the port of Sinope gradu-
ally cleared off, and the first object seen through
the mist was the Russian fleet, in overwhelming
force, at a very short distance. The Turkish ves-
sels, to the number of eleven, of which six were
frigates, three corvettes ,and two steamers, were
quietly at anchor. A Russian three-decker placed
itself between a Turkish frigate, the Misania, and
the Egyptian frigate Damietta. These two ships, be-
fore the enemy could open his fire, threw in their
broadsides so close that the Russian three-decker was
very severely injured. In the mean time another
Russian ship of the line attacked two corvettes,
between which it succeeded in placing itself.
The rest of the Russian fleet quickly came up,
threw in their fire together on the almost helpless
Turkish vessels, and the combat became general.
The Taif, foreseeing the disaster that was sure to
happen, got its steam up, and, not without great
difficulty and much danger, succeeded in gliding
between the Russian ships, and made off, hotly
pursued by two corvettes and a steamer. When it
had got out of the reach, of fire, it was found that
she had not less than 17 cannon balls in her, two
men killed, and four wounded. It would seem,
then, that the Russian fleet, composed of 18 ships,
three-deckers' 'two-deckers, frigates, corvettes, and
steamers, attacked an enemy's flotilla lying at
anchor, and consisting of only six frigates, three
corvettes, and two steamers. No one denies that
a complete victory was gained by the Russians,
but those who are to judge of the political import-
ance of such a victory are best able to appreciate
its merits.

It is positively stated that the flotilla of Osman
Pasha had nothing whatever to do with the Cir-
cassians. It was Mustapha Pasha (called the Eng-
lishman, from his having served in the English
navy) that had succeeded in landing military stores
at Batoum. Osman's flotilla lay at anchor in the
Bay of Sinope. It appears Osman Pasha and Hassa
Pasha, an aged Egyptian Admiral under his orders,
had been warned by Mustapha Pasha, as he passed
by Sinope to Batoum, of the danger Of their posi-
tion. The Russians came on them from the east
along the coast.
The Lloyd has a letter of the 25th November
from Nacenta, by which we learn that the excite-
ment in Bosnia is extreme. However, the troops
sent by Churshid Pasha to the Servian frontiers
are of such a description that the Servians would
have no great difficulty in defeating them with
their flails. Guns they have but few, and those
they have are damaged and rusty ; their clothing
and provisions are insufficient, and money there is
none. In spite of all these drawbacks, the Turks
are vainglorious, and believe that the whole terri-
tory up to the Unna, Save, and Danube will again
be theirs. The troops which are to make head
against Montenegro may amount to 10,000 men.
Fifty-six Servians, who were wounded in the battle
which took place some time since near Uschitza,
are lying at Rudnick. The wounded Bosnians
were carried to Wissegrad. The engagement was
a hot one, although the troops were irregular, as
out of 1,200 Turks and 900 Servians, 45 of the
former and 32 of the latter were killed. There is
a strong impression that hostilities are about to re-
commence on the Danube. The quicksilver in
Fahrenheit's thermometer was at 18 deg., and the
ice already a foot thick, so that the natural barrier
of the Danube will soon cease to be. Prince
Gortschakoff continually forwards heavy artillery
to Giurgevo, which is now connected by means of
a bridge of boats with the smaller Danubian island,
where entrenchments have been thrown up and
heavy artillery posted.