The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-11 00:00:00

Th.. 11 his forces, with the intention of coming to an
;Igacteroent with the superior force of the enemy,
would have been irretrievably lost ; since he
0
b luci either have been surprised on his march
3: a collision in front with the Russian columns,
Who were threatening, moreover, a passage at
Irlirsova ; or he would have been taken in the rear,
!Id thus annihilated. The peninsula of Dobrudscha
waa therefore rather quickly evacuated from stra-
aeigetical motives, and the march of the Russians
f g the Hirsova road and the heights of Babadagh
lee wed so rapidly that all the military si ores col-
ieeted in the strongholds and entrenchments fell
2?to the hands of the Russians. Even in his posi-
!un at Trojan's Wall, Mustapha Pacha sees himself
strongly threatened in his front by the Russian
roam body, and on his left flank by the two divi-
sions near Kalarash. He will hence, most likely,
make a timely retreat in good order to Bassardshik.
the
he is causing every place that leads to it by
'lle road from Karassu and from Kustendjee to be
surrounded with rampart and palisades. At the
same time, the commandants of Rutschuk and Silis-
tr,ra had orders sent them to act on the defensive.
fortress
disposable forces of the Danube, excepting the
.„‘'urtress garrisons, are being made to converge on
4a, sgrad, with Shumla for their pivot and Bassard-
shik for their gravitating point. Prince Gortscha-
rfr, in the meantime, is marching with four strong
divisions of infantry, and two of cavalry, on Tra-
jall's Wall; he will probably proceed at once to de-
raCah Karassu, Tshernavoda, and Kustendjee, and
Will then attack Omer Pacha in the square so his-
torically renowned in former Turkish wars. The
Turkish position, however, is so strong here that
the, Prince will find it no easy task. The Adjutant-
General Schilder received orders to conduct the
Passage at Kalarash, and to surround Silistria."

CONSTANTINOPLE.
snow and rain are at an end, says a Constanti-
aeple letter of 30th March, and the Bosphorus is
a deeper biue under the cloudless heaven. The
'ins behind Scutari are green with returning
!Pring, and Olympus stands out well-defined against
ale sky. The population is abroad, eager to escape
narrow
the dreary imprisonment of their dark and
'Larrow houses. Turkish women, childish and va-
at, pursue their listless wanderings through the
cts, while Greeks and Catholics, in the prettiest
fof bonnets, flock to the Lenten services, which seem
,°l,the moment to replace the balls and concerts of
holy season. With such a sky and atmo-
-Belckere, thoughts of a dismal and uncertain future
ttabilfind no place, and, if serious rumours are
8 road, and the aces of diplomatists are grave,
en;ell things make little impression on the happy
cheered who, not unwisely, live in the present,
freely, eered by the returning sun, and breathing more
in a balmy air.
et the dampsof winter have not ceased in their
effectsof on the young and delicate. A great number
children and young persons have lately died
wifeugh the excessive cold and humidity, in a city
4, ere the houses are not constructed to meet the
heard a severe winter. The funeral chant
white hourly in the streets, and little corpses,
on ite and waxen, strewn with flowers, and borne
oh a; gaily-decked bier, are carried along to the
eiaffBt.Lan burial-ground. Foreigners, and espe-
e,,Y 4nglish, increase in numbers every day,—
tollaissaries, engineers nothing and contrac-
-144') tourists who have to do, and young
desilt. anxious for employment, who, with hopes
the
ined to be blighted, look to a commission in
wealth
Ottoman army as the first step in the ladder to
been and glory. Of the latter, some few have
11 'U004381614 if success be the acquisition of an
zleer.tain rank and an unknown destination. The
t„erkish names which all receive on their appoint-
ohtl.lit are a subject of much amusement. No
armystian appellation can appear on the Turkish
made, list, and therefore when an appointment is
with the _European becomes " Pasha' or " Bey,"
his Same distinctive name taken from his office,
aPpearance, or even his dress. Sometimes the
4eianteer has a little difficulty in remembering his
,fl°.,aPpellation, and it is one of the chief duties
1,1 linnitri or Dominic to be at hand to reply to his
tt„cr's question of " What's my name ?"
'aer accounts from Constantinople of the 30th
reillstate that one of the most important points
IP Pending negotiations on the subject of the
sous emancipation of the Christians had just
2,41 solved. A decree of the Government of the
Nth Ult. recognises the validity of the oath of a
aristian before the Ottoman tribunals. The Grand
4tietlal Council assembled on the 27th. After
~ itg approved of all the recent acts of the Divan,
to given the Sultan the most entire adhesion
Ilia policy and to his plans of reform, the
v;ekattcil, admitting the urgency of the sacrifices
th'ich circumstances impose on Turkey, decided
th-at a national sal seription should be opened, and
actembers immediately subscribed for more than
2"0,000fr. There was no doubt that, in a few
?e, the subscription will amount to from 20 to
th millions. A Council of Ministers was held on
ado 27th, at which the coercive measures to be
thelted towards Greece were decided on ; but, on
4,,, representation of the French and English
ti:Aegadors, a delay of eight weeks has been
tito'llted to Greek subjects to quit the Turkish ter-
ktinrY' M. Metaxa, the Greek ambassador, was
now
at Constantinople on the 30th. The accounts
e,l;ceeived of the aggressions of the Russians on
ex,"811 vessels at the mouth of the Danube do not
eie4ettlY tally with those published by the private
ker rie telegraph. It was the Bedlington English
the Ilan't vessel which was sunk at the mouth of
and e anube by the Russian batteries, the captain
The Arew) however, saved themselves in their boat.
rat'llaa, another English vessel, which in the
cei,elcaounts was stated to have been sunk, re-
ateatau several balls in her hull, and the Crescent
chineskh had her in tow received some in her
rigging.

lii!ot letter fromTHWEiddpittNoUfßMEa.rch 2 ,
tiosillg re 8 says, a
reconnaissance has been made in the direc-
at °ll)o.lana with 2,000 cavalry. Iskender. Bey
at the head of 200 irregulars rode into the .village
kiiia gallop,
C%,44,(lTtis of Russians,
but found there only two. o.r three
14 ;"eike were made prisoners, and a .evr
who hastily retirced
k search direction 20 bashi buzuks wandered off
killed.Feur
psi of of plunder, fell in with a large party of.
losia,.
110/1 Li cavalry, and were all killed or made pri-
cotrk It
now
aPpears that the Russians have _
_a_ tlq,,e4lltrated all their force in the villages of M
the-‘4, Golentze, and Citate, and have destroyed
Tielotrench
ments they had made at Pojana.
have(' aPpearance presented by the Cossacks, who
heeo heee. taken, is truly miserable, and iftheir
tiet„lllita be true, the treatment the soldiers expe.-
'hears.' from their officers is frightful. There is
IthieleilY a minuto either of the day or night, in
Aerzobeating is not going on in ev7y. company.
Retiu. rtg the late arrivals at Widdin is an English
qte:111„4111ately returned from St. Petersburg: He
In
that ',hat there is not only a want of enthusiasmb
-
latel,at capital with regard to the war,. but a sors hate.' great dislike to it. Even Russian offi.ce kaiitielPressed their feelings in the matter in
in
t1104,e,r which Must be somewhat dangerousht i folly tides. They said that it was the heig of
1,...,_ possibility
Lo - going to War with England ; that there waso
(ill% of losing a
of gaining anything, and everly.purn.
great deal ; that they couina
the
pre",,taud their fighting for their faith, but,
41):Ettt instance there was very little questieorn.
)74'q,__t faith. They would all be ruined, to a.c
t 3,. The seer t
e eXplained 1--- e of the voluntaryco
to_ not for their
ace.ou . , ''°.o) in a manner which will
of _
ntribuetaionsilsy,
1547 n, for instancegr, eiat extent. A governor a
-nforms a citizen by a written
ilever,r that voluntary contributions are solicited by
itL‘vo government in defence of Christianity
pif;t_4llsm, and that i
bets considered that 200
against
Thin' roubles will not oo much for him to give.
kial„shg'gestion bears all the force of an order.,
tike ‘eie money is paid instanter, sooner than be in
he
black book, With
'a
a cross against his
r
)thi
\l/44aidage quantities of gabions are being made at
crl 1/1 ?, probably for the repair of the fortress,
' many Places is in a state dilapadation.
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111,, THE WAR IN ASIA. .
1143,4`1T,yourna/ de
lt
Constantin
of the 29th u .
be, glat news from Asia from a good source had
,I,'4_ received of another and impoilant victory by
1ve;4.,111371 Over
° of know 4„
the Russians, but that the details

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TIIE Black SEA.
(taytiltetter from the Sea, of the 28th.ultd.
toh_, he Patric), informs us that the combine
Is44(trotis were anchored at Baldchik n ear Kavarna•
1,47 e their departure from Beycos Bay the weather
(14), tbeell constantly fine. The admirals had the
the uefore sent a division of frigates to Kustendjee,
eattioint in the Black Sea at which ends the fora-
.ll°ll known by the name of Trajan's Wall. It
ktlp„llaid that this demonstration had for object to
1,? von
the right of Omer Pacha. No vessel of
ar h.s,.
0141, 44.,1 quitted. Sebastopol, as had been errone-
kl4 4.ated dit was still thought that the Ens-
Ileet Would not leave the harbour.

GREECE.
The 7,
rtesie Gazette.gives the following details of
11417egurrecion in Epirus :—" The Albanian troops
ltkla I)eaten the insurgents at Pharsalia and T.ri-
-11121.,,),,_,(1 forced them to fly in disorder, The
2,0',U,111.8 had 5,000 men at the former place and
4.t the latter, and still were worsted,
t,Theyil,e withdrawn to Agrafa. Fual Effendi wtlo4v, ed. was re-
ith the greatest enthusiasm by the
popu-
same journal states that the officers and