The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-12 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The last telegraphic message confirms the intel-
ligence already received, that the declaration of war
by Turkey against Russia was contingent upon the
evacuation of the Principalities. Turkey calls upon
Russia to withdraw her forces from the Principali-
ties before the expiration of 14 days, and this de-
mand was accompanied by a notification that if the
evacuation was not effected by the expiration of
that term, the Sultan would regard the continued
presence of the Russians as tantamount to a decla-
ration of war.
A private telegraphic dispatch announces the
arrival of the Chaptal at Marseilles. On the day
that vessel left Constantinople, the third declara-

tion of war had been posted up on the doors of all
the mosques. Omar Pasha had been instructed to
inform Prince Gortschakoff that he must evacuate
the Principalities. In case the Prince were to re-
ply that he must have the permission of his Go-
vernment, a delay not exceeding the time strictly
necessary for communicating with St. Petersburg
was to be granted to the Russians. In case of a
peremptory refusal on the part of the Prince, Omar
Pasha was instructed at once to commence hostili-
ties, without, however, crossing the Danube.
The following is from the Paris correspondent
of the Morning Chronicle, published in the second
edition of our contemporary this day :—" To-day
(Tuesday) the Cabinet couriers have arrived, bring-
ing the official dispatches. The subjoined details

are from the best sources, and I believe that I can

guarantee their authenticity. It was on the Ist
inst. that the Divan came to the resolution to

adopt vigorous measures against Russia, and the
following measures were determined on. In the

first place, the Sultan addressed a spirited pro-
clamation to his people, in which he appealed
to their loyalty and spirit of independence. The
document is of the most warlike character. Se-
condly, an appeal was addressed by the Sultan to
the Governments of England and France. In this
document the Sultan gives a detailed statement of
his case ; exposes the justice of the cause which the
Porte defends, and the necessity forced upon it to
resist the aggressions of the Czar ; and finishes by
demanding not only the moral but also the
material support of those Powers ; and, in the
third place, an official demand was addressed by
the Porte to the ambassadors of England and
France, for the passage of the fleets of the two
nations through the Dardanelles, and their ap-
proach to Constantinople. At the same time that
these important measures were adopted, an order
was dispatched by the Government to Omer Pacha,
directing him to summon General Gortschakoff, the
Russian commander-in-chief, immediately to eva-
cuate the principalities, and to intimate to him
that, in the event of a refusal, he is instructed to
commence hostilities. If General Gortschakoff
should answer that his orders will not allow him
to do so without referring the question to his So-
vereign, Omer Pacha is directed to give reasonable
time for the reception of an answer from St. Pe-

tersburg. But if, on the contrary, General Gorts-
chakoff should at once and positively refuse to
evacuate the provinces, Omer Pacha is, in that
case, directed to commence hostilities, to the
extent of giving the Russians all the annoyance in
his power, burning their ships and boats on the
Danube, interrupting their communications, &c.
He is, however, speedily directed in no case
to pass the Danube without , further orders.
From this it will be seen that the Government of

the Sultan has not only determined to defend the
independence of his dominions, but that, as the
refusal of General Gortschakoff is a matter of
certainty, the war may be considered as having
already commenced. It is important to remark
that this vigorous step has been adopted by the
Porto without reference to any support it might
look for on the part of its allies. In point of
fact, the whole of these proceedings were
adopted under the impression which has fo
some time past been prevalent in Constantinople,
that no dependence was to be placed on the support
of the Western Powers; for, at the time the Divan
met and resolved upon the declaration of war, it
was not known that the English and French Govern-
ments were of opinion that the resistance of Turkey
to the Vienna note was legitimate, and that France
and England were determined to support her with
their fleets. It will be seen from the above that
there was no truth in the report brought from Vienna,
that the Sultan, in declaring war, had given the Rus-
sians a delay of four weeks to carry that operation
into effect. It also shows that there is not the
slightest foundation for the report that the frigates
which were anchored at Constantinople had been
sent back to Besika, for so important a fact would
evidently not have been omitted in the dispatches.
In fact, the Fury, on its way from Constantinople,
passed the Ardent, which was carrying the dis-
patches from the French and English ambassadors
to the admirals of their respective fleets, directing
them to advance to Constantinople."
Large stores of provisions, the presents of pa
triotic Russians, have been sent to the army in the
Principalities.

Prince Gortzckakoff is on the banks of the Danube
nspecting the troops.
The Pabie says that an insurrection has broken
out in Greece on the borders of Turkey.
The following is from the Press of Vienna, of the
7th :—" Reschid Pasha has, it is said, declared in
a conference to the ambassadors of France and
England that the Sultan would be disposed to ac-

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