The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-01 00:00:00

THE DANUBE.

Baron Meyendorff has officially announced at
Vienna the evacuation of Little Wallachia.

It is the opinion of one of the first strategists in
Austria, that a steam-boat expedition, undertaken
by the allies up the Danube, and 80,000 men sent to
Turkey, would totally annihilate the plans of the
Russians. With reference to the steam-boat expe-
dition, it is said that an offer has been made to the
English Admiralty, and is still under their consi-
deration, not only to float armed steamers over
the bar at the mouth of the Sulina, but first-rate
men-of-war, even the flag-ship of the Commander-
in-Chief in the Black Sea. The importance of such
an offer requires no comment.

ORSOVA, April 26.—The Turkish cavalry had
advanced from Kalafat to the river Schyl, without
seeing the enemy. The greatest consternation
prevailed in Krajova, which was evacuted by the
Russians on the 24th in great haste.
It was fully expected that the Russians would
undertake important operations against Rustchuk,
Nicopolis, and Rassova in a few days.
On the 23d the fortress of Silistria remained un-
injured.

It is not doubted that Omer Pasha will be able
to maintain himself until the allies arrive.

It is confidently affirmed that a Russian detach-
ment was completely defeated at Czernavoda on
the 20th, but reinforcements were seen advancing,
and the Turks retreated.

BELGRADE, April 29.—The Turks from Kalafat
have already occupied Muglavit, Gunia, Pojana,
and Palechti. They were expected at Krajova on
the 28th or 29th.
Credible despatches in the Presse, of Vienna,
from Orsova, of the 28th of April, state that the
Russians have retired beyond the Aluta by forced
marches. All the stores not removable were
burnt.

A letter from Vienna, of the 28th, says :
" Our intelligence from the theatre of war is
of a very confused character, both as to facts
and dates. A corps of 26,000 cavalry is said
to be advancing towards the Dobrudscha, fol-
lowed closely by Prince Paskiewitch, who is
immediately to take the command of this body of
troops to enter Turkey. From the neighbourhood
of Silistria letters have been received to the 17th.
The Russians had made a third attack on the place,
but were again repulsed. Since the above date no
further fighting was going on in that neighbour-
hood. On the 15th and .16th there were combats
at Simoritza and Sistow ; the Turks had the ad-1
vantage. The Russians had on this occasion made
their attack on Simoritza with considerable rein.
forcements, having been beaten back at the same
place on the Bth. Chozzim Pacha, however, had
also received a reinforcement of 3,000 Egyptians,
and was able to beat back the Russians to Sistow,
with a loss of 200 killed and 360 wounded. The
corps d'armee of Generals Luders and Chruleff
effected on the 20th their junction above Rassova,
which place they immediately invested. General
Liprandi has received orders to prepare to assume
the offensive."

THE BALTIC.
COPENHAGEN, Saturday, April 29.—The English
fleet, 19 strong, anchored in Elfsnabem harbour,
five hours' sail from Stockholm, on the 21st inst.
The Admiral visited Stockholm on the 24th. On
the following day he had an audience of King Oscar.
His reception by the Swedes has been most en-
thusiastic.
He returned to his squadron on the 25th.
The Paris Moniteur says:—" The Anglo-French
declaration relative to the commerce and navigation
of neutrals during the war has been very well re-
ceived by the Swedish Cabinet; and the position of
Sweden, in close proximity to the theatre of hosti-
lities gives particular importance to that fact.
Whilst the Count de Lpvenhielm made himself in
Paris the organ of the sentiments of his Govern-
ment, the French Minister at Stockholm received
an expression of the same feelings from the mouth
of the Baron de Stierneld. We have, therefore,
the fullest confidence in the manner in which Sweden
will understand the duties of neutrality towards
the two powers who have so widely defined the
rights of it."
A letter from Copenhagen of the 26th, in the
Cologne Gazette, says :—" We see small vessels of
war, passing every day, generally going to the
North, to bring Russian vessels which they have
captured."
We extract the following from a letter dated
Copenhagen, April 24, published by that day's
news, and signed J. S. Trelawney :—As we sailed
by Elsinore this morning, a very cheering and hopeful
sight presented itself—a large Russian ship with a ,
blue ensign, and a man-of-war's pendant. She THE BLACK SEA.
proved to be a prize taken by our fleet. The The Trieste Zeitung says, that up to the 16th
Danish officer who boarded us in passing the inst. three steamers had taken 15 prizes in the
Sound, told us a considerable number of prizes Black Sea.
had been made. He said 23, but here the number One French steamer had run aground near
is stated at 20. He gave it as his opiniqn that Odessa, but was got off in 20 minutes.
Cronstadt is too strong to be taken byeven our
to the Minister of the Marine and Colonies
Frenchy Vice-
fleet. On reaching Copenhagen, we heard an The following is an extract from ahreepanocrhtbosrea_ngto. ionf
squad-
rumours, of which probably a arge portion havey
reached London. We are told that the fleet is at ion in the Black Sea :
Admiral Hamelin, commanding the "
On board the Ville de Paris, the Gothland still. Two steamers are here, thesteam-frigate
Tribune and the Magicienne. The Tribune Batshi, April 10, 1854. Theon the English6th
and the Magicienne the Furious hadto
have both taken prizes
and so has the little steamer Alban. I
eyes over eirn thespi
tree report rtth
eo fftheaes her
such of our fellowoard (its
think and take on board
subjects
think the latter has taken more than one. One thatam Blamer) thtee
Odessa, inh order to
wish to quit that city at the approach-
Russian ship taken had been 80 days at sea, on a hostilitieslg with Russia. The Furious arriveherey of
voyage from Rio, and was almost within a few terda, and, in
hours of concluding her voyage when her capture captain ienx=yywoiulrl s
ee
of truce which she had hoisted, and which her boat forg
took place. At our stern lie moored three large
landing also bore, the batteries of Odessa, the numbers
Russian. ships, which cannot appear outside the
of whichfirheadvterabieten much increased since these recent
batteries. The crew have no better occupation
than that of painting out the names of their yes-
n sTahfter it had left the quay and
sels. It is said that a ship cannot sail far in any :-
tvheeynaval authorities. is an unexampled pro- I
direction without seeing an English pendant. ceeding in the history of the wars
the period wh the Dey of
yacht—mistaken sometimes by foreign merchant- Algiers did the same to the Provence (anden here also it
men for a tender to a man-of-war—produces great was a ship), in order to find an analagous fact ; that is
sensation in each strange sail which appears. to say, we must borrow the precedent from a war of
To-day the precipitation of some vessels to show barbarians. Admiral Dundas and myself are going to their bunting was quite ludicrous. A skip- deliberate on the severe measures that such a proceeding
requires."
per, fearful of delay, actually held up his colours
in his hands—his fla was Prussian. By the way, A letter from the frontiers of Dalmatia, in the
it is thought here a misfortune that Prussia cannot Moniteur, says :—" Much attention has been ex-
be induced to show herreal political colours. Should , cited by the armaments which are going on in
she decide on opposing us she would suffer severely, ' Montenegro. It is even positively stated that
as she has many merchant ships, and perhaps her arms and ammunition were very lately sent from
opposition, as well as that of Austria, would enable Cattaro to Cettina. It is nevertheless difficult to
us to cope with Russia more successfully than at believe that the Montenegrins, notwithstanding
present, by giving the peoples a mission in the pur- the incitement of Russia, would run the risk of
suit of self-government and constitutional ends, in , comzu-
g down from their mountains to take part in
lieu of impracticable and Utopian economics. The , the Greek insurrection. Besides, the Sclavonians