The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-05 00:00:00

TWO STEAMERS STRANDED IN THE
BLACK SEA.

ODESSA, JULY 2. —Two steamers have bees
stranded off the Sulina mouths, beyond the reach
of the Russian batteries. The crews are endeavour'
ing to get them off.

BATTLE NEAR SILISTRIA-2,500 RUS-

SIANS KILLED.

The Wanderer of Vienna has the following from
Orsova, dated the 29th ult. :—" Sami Pacha, the
governor of Lesser Wallachia, has stated officialif
that, according to a despatch from Omer Pachet
dated the 24th, the Russian rear-guard of 25,000
men and 24 pieces of cannon was attacked on the
22d, near Silistria, by .3-frotli Mehemet Paella, the
new governor of that fortress. The battle, which
lasted two days, ended in the defeat of the Russians,
who are said to have had 2,500 killed. All the
Russian troops are stated, on hearing that the army
of Schumla was about to march to attack them, t°
have abandoned not only the environs of Silistrie,
but also the Dobrudscha."

MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
BELGRADE, July 3.—Prince Gortschakoff b
promised the Wallachian militia to remain in the
principalities.

BUCHAREST, July I.—Prince Gortschakof
head-quarters are removed to Untenzi.

General Anrep and victualling horses have been
sent to Plojesti.

The retirement of the Russians behind the Pruth
within two weeks is highly probable.
Prince Gortschakoff has ordered General Bo'
berg, with the chancery, to Fokschan within forty"
eight hours.

A despatch from Bucharest, of July 1, says that
three Russian transports laden with ammunitoll
were lost while going down the river to Galat°'
The crews were saved.

A letter from Warsaw of the 26th ult., in the
Press of Vienna, says :—" It is said here that de"
spatches spatches had arrived from St. Petersburg, orderl
the evacuation of the principalities and the retreat
of the Russian army behind the Pruth ; but from
what we understand' it is only Wallachia that is w
be evacuated, and the Russians will continue t°
occupy Moldavia. As to the evacuation of W3i.-
lachia that fact is certain, General Rudiger having
been officially informed of it. But in militari
circles here this retreat is not by any means 0,13.;
sidered as a proof of any want of success on the
part of our arms. It is, on the contrary, explained
as a consequence of new strategical plans, requ'r
mg the concentration of all the forces on a singl
point. It is only when that concentration stall
have been effected that the great blow, it is sal"!
will be struck. The Princess de Paskiewitsch liar
just set out for Jassy. Her passports had been
refused her in consequence of a rule having been
laid down by the Prince himself, which was too
prevent every officer's wife, were it even his own)
proceed to the theatre of war."

FORTIFICATIONS OF WARSAW.
On the Ist instant the persons at Warsair
inhabit the streets near the citadel, received order's
to evacuate their houses, which are to be iniv3e"
diately demolished in order that the fortificatials
may be extended.

THE RUSSIAN LOAN FORBIDDEN BY TO

EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS.
Correspondence from most of the leading coin'
mercial towns of Europe, says a letter from Brt,
sels, July 2ud, announces that all the Governmet"
have agreed to forbid the public negotiation of ti,
r
Russian loan. The Journal Allemand of Frank"
fort, in an official communication, pronounces an
energetic denunciation against whoever may
disposed to participate in that operation. It
so reprobated in Germany, that the house of Beth'
mann has explained that it only took part in t%e
Russian loan in consequence of its connexion voue
l
the house at St. Petersburg charged with t
affair. The executive power of Hamburg, i.L.`e
Dutch Government, and the Belgian Governmeo,
have declared that they will oppose, as far as ae
.
pends upon them, any transaction relative to tTh_.:
Russian loan. In England the Crown lawYei;
have declared that all participation in the lou%
would be considered as an act of treason. In 00
face of such unanimity, it is useless to add that tI_,JA
new Russian loan was from the very first looked
upon with suspicion, and considered in itself as °I
operation without solidity.