The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

CONSTANTINOPLE.

MALTA, July 21.—Advices from Constantinople
of the 16th, and Varna of the 12th inst., have been
received here.
The fleets were at Baltschik.
Some of the crew of the Tiger, made prisoners,
had arrived at Malta.

July 22.—Thirty-nine French transports have
passed Malta for the Dardanelles, with 525 men,
and mules and horses on board.

FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN PARKER, OF THE

FIREBRAND.

We extract the following from a letter dated
Constantinople, July 13 :—" Yesterday the funeral
of Captain Parker took place. This officer, who
was the youngest post-captain in the service, met
with his death in storming the stockade near the
mouth of the Danube. He was shot through the
heart. His body was brought down from Varna in
the Caradoc, and buried yesterday with all military
honours. At about five o'clock yesterday afternoon
minute-guns announced that the body was being
lowered from the ship, which was lying at anchor at
Tophana. About 500 men of the 30th and 19th
regiments (the remaining British force at Constan-
tinople) came over from the barracks at Scutari,
and headed the procession. They were closely fol-
lowed by the French crew of the Charlemagne, all
with reversed arms. The officers and crews of the
Sardinian and American frigates lying here like
wise joined in the procession. Th 6 coffin was placed
upon a Turkish gun, drawn by eight horses. It
was covered with the British ensign. After it fol-
lowed her Majesty's ambassador, Lord Stratf.rd
de Redcliffe, and all the members of the British
legation, with the crew of the Firebrand (Captain
Parker's own men) without arms. British, French,
Turkish, and officers of other nations, with a
host of private individuals in mourning attire,
brought up the rear. They proceeded along the
main-street of Pera towards the great cemetery, in
which is situated the English burial-ground. It
was a very large and melancholy procession, and
drew great crowds of people on the spot. Turks,
Greeks, and Armenians, blockaded the way by
thousands. It so happened that on reaching the
Turkish artillery barracks, the men were at their
exercise with the guns, and it was pleasing to see
them immediately drawn out in a line, and give a
testimony to the dead body of their ally by a military
salute. The procession passed on, and on reaching
the cemetery the soldiers formed circle round the
grave. After the termination of the funeral
service, three rounds were fired by all the military
and the sailors present, and the music and muffled
lrums playing in the interval of loading those
doleful notes which strike so sadlylun the ear, and
sink so deeply into the hearts of the bystanders.
It was a very large procession, and made a great
impression upon the crowd assembled. On the
termination of the ceremony, the military closed
their ranks and returned to their quarters, the
hand playing a lively air. The rest of the mourners
then dispersed to their several homes. According
to one account, Captain Parker was shot in his
gig, in the midst of his men, whilst rowing down
the Danube, at about thirty miles' distance from
the Sulina mouth of that river ; whilst another
account, which seems the most genuine, states that
he fell pierced by a bullet whilst storming the Rus-
sian stockade at the head of his men, who carried
the place, with the sacrifice of their gallant young
commander.

NEW RUSSIAN OVERTURES.
The Wanderer of Vienna, of the 21st, contains
the following :—" It is said that there arrived at
Berlin the day before yesterday despatches from
St. Petersburg, which have been transmitted by
the telegraph to Colonel de Manteuffel, and he is
charged, in consequence, it is said, to in ke new
overtures to the Cabinet of Vienna. Two couriers
have arrived here since Sunday with despatches
from St. Petersburg for Prince Gortschakoff."

ADHERENCE OF THE GERMANIC DIET
TO THE AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN TREATY.
A telegraphic despatch from Frankfort, July 24,
says :—The Diet of the Germanic Confederation
has resolved upon adhering to the Austro-Prussian
treaty by 16 votes to 1.
Mecklenburgh is the only dissenting vote.
A letter from Vienna, 21st, in Voss's Gazette of
Berlin, says :—"The negotiations with Prince
Gortschakoff have been suspended until the arrival
of instructions which M. de Bourqueney and Lord
Westmoreland expect from their respective Govern-
ments either to-morrow or the day after. It is
generally expected in the best-informed quarters
that France and England will declare the Russian
propositions insufficient. Austria has already done
so, but she declined giving any positive answer to
the Russian Cabinet until she has received the de-
claration of the Western Powers, which will doubt-
less be in conformity with her own views. It is said
that the overtures of Baron de Manteuffel have
been received with satisfaction, and there is seen
in this a proof of a perfect accordance of views be-
tween Prussia and Austria, although attempts are
made in different quarters to raise reports to the
contrary. All classes of the people show great
anxiety to take part in the new loan. A general
offic r attached to the Emperor is about to proceed
to Cracow to inspect the fortifications of that city."

RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS FOUND AT
GIURGEVO.

The Vienna Lloyd of the 20th, in a letter from
the Lower Danube of the 15th, has a curious article
of news. It says that after the battle of Giurgevo
the Turks became possessed of some remarkable
documents ; no less than confidential correspond-
ence of Generals Gortschakoff, Luders, and Simonoff
with the Russian authorities, and even with those
of many Bulgarian towns. They furnish incon-
testible proofs of a fearful system of espionage and
treachery, instituted and carried on by the
Russians.

In addition to these papers from Giurgevoo
another important discovery has been made
the battle-field of the Bth, near the spot made. On
General Chruleff fell, a heavy portfolio was found
beneath the body of an Egyptian. Besides some
family letters of the Count, it contained some auto-
graph letters of the Czar to General Chruleff. From
what has transpired, it seems that the Count, while
continually censuring Prince paskiewitch since
his assuming the command, approved in a great
measure of the proceedings of Prince Gorts-
chakoff. In his letters he also directed the
attention of the Czar to General Usehakoff,
the commander at Tultscha ; and enlarges
particularly on the capabilities of General Osten-
Sacken. In order to keep alive the spirit of the
troops, he found it advisable that the command of
the army of the Danube should be conferred on a
Grand Prince. It is seen from these letters how
high General Chruleff stood in the confidence of
the Czar ; also, that even the actions of the great
leaders are watched, the Czar maintaining a pri-
vate correspondence with the subordinate, that he
may be informed of all that the superior conceals.
It cannot be doubted that this fact, if it be such,
should it reach the ears of the Russian Generals,
will have anything but an encouraging effect.
Everybody is lost in conjectures, says a letter
from Constantinople of the 13th inst., as to what
the next move of the combined armies may be,
The fleets are lying tranquilly at anchor in the Bay
of Baltscbik, and though there has been some talk
of late about Sebastopol and the Crimea, there exist
no reasons for believing in any attempt in that di-
rection just yet. The health of the united armies
who occupy the lino between Varna and Sehunala
is good ; but it is to be foreseen that they will
Buffet from heat and fever during the next few
months. 7,000 men (Ottoman troops) have been

detached from the brigade which had been attached
to the division of the French army under the com-
mand of Prince Napoleon. They left Varna the
pay before yesterday for Batoum, where they
are to join the remnant of the army under
Selina Pacha, which has been so thinned
in the late defeat at Urzughetti. Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Thorne, lately returned from a
sojourn in Asia Minor died here on Tuesday last.
The marriage of Ali Ghalib Pacha (Reschid Paella's
son) to the Sultan's daughter is broken off, or at
least put off for a year. This is a great piece of
gossip for the newsidongers of Stamboul. The
height of ambition in a Turkish statesman seems to
be to ally his family to that of the Sultan, and
Resctlid Paella is much cut up about this delay in
the consummation of the most ardent of his wishes.
It is not known what the little Sultana says to this
move. Her intended is much disgusted at the pro-
crastination. In a day or two a large Turkish
flotilla will leave for the the Archipelago. The
Ottoman fleet is at present at anchor in the Bay
of Buyukdere, about fifteen miles up the Bos-
phorus. The line-of.battle ships are to remain
there, returning to their old duties as floating
batteries, anchored safely in the tranquil stream.
The accounts from Greece are on the whole satis-
factory. Tranquillity seems to be slowly returning
to the provinces of Thessaly and Epirus. The
mountains are, however, infested by insurgents,
who have degenerated into brigands. Almost all
the principal leaders have returned to Greece.
From Kars we have no news of any importance.
The following proclamation has been addressed in
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Turkish to the provincial governors, in the name of
the British and French commanders-in-chief :

" The commanders-in-chief of the allied armies of
England and France make known to the populations of
Bulgaria and the surrounding provinces, that they pur-
pose protecting the subjects of his Imperial Majesty
Abdul Medjid Khan against the Russians, as also to
watch over their property and welfare. Orders have con-
sequently been given to the armies, whose mission it is
to exercise this protection, to observe the most strict
discipline everywhere, and especially in the provinces
they occupy. At the same time, it is made known to
the population that whosoever (whatever religion he
may profress, or nation he may belong to) shall com-
mit any act in opposition to the military laws esta-
blished, or contrary to the intentions of the British or
French commanders-in-chief, will be punished with
the utmost severity, and without scruple, and that
his punishment will be inflicted on him by the com-
mander of the allied forces who may be the nearest
The populations are bound, to the utmost of their power,
to endeavour in every way to meet the demands of the
commanders of the allied forces, for assistance or aid of
whatsoever kind. They are rigorously bound to fulfil
this their duty, as also to supply every information which
the above-named commanders may require of them.
Those who have, in consequence of the late events,
abandoned their villages, properties, and families, are
invited to return, whilst they are enjoined to place con-
fidence in the protection of the allied armies, and to live
in tranquillity and peace, for should they not comply
with what is prescribed to them, or prove guilty of com-
municating with the enemy, they will be handed over to
the military authorities, who will immediately inflict
the deserved punishment upon them."

AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION OF THE
PRINCIPALITIES.
According to a letter from Constantinople of the
13th inst., Austria has expressed a desire to occupy
the Principalities exclusively, that is to say, that
her armies alone should be there. The Porte had
forwarded orders to Omer Pacha not to cross the
Danube for the present, but refused to admit
in principle the exclusive occupation of the
provinces by Austria. Another demand has
likewise been put forward, namely, the rein-
stallation of the two hospodars, who are at
Vienna, and whose return to Wallachia and Mol-
davia with the first Austrian troops, M. de Bruck
has announced to the Porte. Reschid Pacha re-
plied that the Porte must first take the propriety
of their recall to the principalities into considera-
tion. The Austrian ambassador, however, in-
sisted on the fulfilment of Art 3 of the convention,
which stipulates the re-establishment of the
former Government, upon which Reschid Pacha
maintained that the precise re-establishment of
that Government could not take place before the
Poete was convinced that the hospodars had not
failed in their duties as trusty and loyal sub-
jects ; and that, although the Porte had no very
serious complaints to make against Prince Ghika, of
Moldavia, the same was not the case with respect
to Prince Stirbey, of Wallachia, who had proved
himself a partisan of the Russians in the most
scandalous manner, though, finally he did obey the
orders of the Porte by retiring from Wallachia.
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, who was afterwards
consulted, took a similar view to Reschid
M. de Bruck then appealed to the Sultan, and on
Sunday (the 9th) an extraordinary council was
assembled, in which a compromise was arranged.
Both hospodars are to be recalled to their posts
provisionally ; the Porte is then to name a high
commissioner, to hold an investigation of the con-
duct of the two Princes, and on his ultimate re-
port the Porte is to resolve how to act.