The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-22 00:00:00

DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS

IN THE DOBRTTDSCHA.

VIENNA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2,4 —A correspondence
from the Lower Danube, in the Presse, dated April
13, says :

" A great battle has been fought between
Paschgagiez and Kostelli, in the Dobrudscha.
The Russians were defeated, with a loss of 3,000
men. The Turks lost 1,500.
" The combined fleets off Kustendje rendered
material assistance to the Turks, by engaging the
left flank of the Russians."
The news is considered doubtful here.

VIENNA, FRIDAY EVENING.—The Oest. Corres-
pondenz announces the Austro-Prussian Alliance,
adding that the recently concluded European Pro-
tocol of the 9th should be enforced in a way be-
seeming the dignity and interests of Germany.
It is said that Prussia thereby pledges herself to
cover with 120,000 men the movements of the
Austrian• forces in the south and east.

The Vladika of Montenegro has issued a procla
mation, calling the Montenegrins to arms against
Turkey for their co-religionists.

Austria energetically protests against any move-
ment in Montenegro, and the export of arms from
Austria to Montenegro is prohibited.

• The Russians are 125 English miles from
Varna.

Count Nesselrode's circular to the Russian
diplomatic agents is favourable to the Greek in-
surrection.

The Duke of Cambridge arrives here this even.
ing. His Royal Highness is the bearer of a letter of
congratulation from the Queen to the Emperor.

The Emperor has gOne by, land to pay a flying
visit to his bride, at Linz, bat will be back to-mor-
row to receive her.

The Wanderer asserts that the Russians lost all
their stores in the conflagration at Fokschani.
The o,sservatore Triestino, which is generally
well informed on such matters, says that the police
have discovered a Greek conspiracy at Constanti-

nople for attacking the Turks and Franks during
the Easter holydays.
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe has received several
menacing anonymous letters.

The military posts have been tripled in Pera
and Galata.

The ministerial Prussian Correspondence contra-
dicts the report that- the Chevalier Bunsen had
been recalled.

The conclusion of an offensive and defensive
alliance between France and England has been
notified to this court by the ambassadors of both

powers.

AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
The Silesian Gazette states, from Frankfort, that
the Germanic Diet will soon replace the black, red,
and gold cockade, now in use as the Germanic
colours, by a general sign to be henceforward worn
by the German army.
A letter from Vienna states that the Emperor of
Austria has given a sum of 80,000 florins to the
poor of Gallicia.

THE BALTIC.
• MORE PRIZES.
HAMBURG, APRIL 20.—Yesterday, the 19th, four
more merchant vessels, belonging to Russia, were
captured• by the English cruisers, and taken-to
Copenhagen. The number of prizes there amounts,
"therefore, at present to 14. -
All the English men-of-war have left the road-
stead of Copenhagen.
MEMEL, APRIL 17.—Five Russian merchant ves-
sels have been brought into this port, and four
more prizes are in sight, coming in under the Bri-
tish flag, The small screw-ship Conflict., 8, Capt.
J. Foote, has taken these ships, and it is announced
that eight other prizes are coming in.
The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Ros-
tock, which declares that at the general meeting of
the Screw Steam Company it was decided that their
trips to St. Petersburg should be suspended for the
present.