The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-28 00:00:00

RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE AUSTRIAN

FRONTIER.

The Monitettr of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing :
FRON THE FRONTIERS OF GALLICIA, JUNE 19.—1 t
can no longer be doubted that Russia is sending consi-
derable masses of troops towards the Austrian frontiers.
There is no town in the Government of Kiew which has
not a garrison. Three regiments of Guards, just arrived
at Kiew, have received orders to march towards the fron-
tier of Gallicia. A camp is in course of formation near
Dubner.

"Accounts from Mielnica, dated June 3, state that
the Russian Government has ordered the peasantry to
march from the frontier and the interior of the country
towards Kaminietz-Podolski, and has organized them into
a levy en masse. All holders of property and the nobles
are compelled to furnish three Cossacks fully equipped.
" A letter from Bottuschan, in Moldavia, dated May
29, states that three regiments and three battalions,
3,000 men strong, and a field battery, arrived at that
town on the 27th, where they are to remain till further
orders.

"It is stated from Lemberg, that the small fortress
of Cholyn is well provisioned. At Luk, in Volhynia, a
oamp is to be formed.

"-The localities of Krylone an 4 Zamosk, on the Bug,
are filled with troops. In Volhynia particularly, and in
Podolia, there is a great movement of troops."

RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.
The accounts from the neighbourhood of Silis-
tria published by the German journals are neces-
sarily anterior to the results with which we are
already acquainted; but they show that the retreat-
ing movement of the Russians had been expected
for some time, in consequence of the heavy losses
which the Czar's forces had sustained.
The Wanderer of Vienna of the 23d says :
" From Bucharest to the 20th, we learn that not
only are the operations before Silistria suspended,
but that the Russians continue their retreat from
Wallachia. In their own camp, the rumour ran
that their present movement was not caused by the
note from Vienna, but it had been ordered some
time before that note arrived. They seem to ex-
pect to be attacked near the mouths of the Danube ;
they are constructing three new batteries on the
right bank of the Sulina, and as many on the left.
The troops which were at Ismail, Galatz, and
Braila have been ordered to the Crimea, which
country is expected to become the theatre of an
active war. June 10, 80 pieces of cannon of large
calibre arrived at Varna in French transports. It
is supposed that they are intended for an attack by
land on Sebastopol. A letter from Sophia announces
that Col. Dieu arrived there on the 15th to inspect
the fortifications."

LATE ATTEMPT TO BRIBE THE COM-
MANDER OF SILISTRIA.
The Gazette of Cronstadt (Transylvania) gives
the following particulars about the bribe said to
have been offered to the first commandant of Silis-
tria for its surrender :—" When Prince Paskie-
witsch arrived before Silistria, he sent a flag of
truce to Sall. Pacha, commandant of the place,
and requested an interview with that Turkish
officer. The interview took place in the presence
of two attaches, one of the French, the other of
the English embassy. The Prince declared to
the Pacha that he had orders from the Emperor of
Russia to take Silistria at any cost, and that con-
sequently the best thing that could be done would
be to treat at once for the surrender of the place
rather than spill unnecessary blood. At the same
time the Prince looked hard at the Pacha, and
made some equivocal, but almost imperceptible
movement with his fingers. Sali Pacha understood,
perfectly well, that he would be well paid for the
surrender. But nothing of this had escaped the
two attaches, who immediately informed Omer
Pacha. Before 24 hours had elapsed another
Pacha was in command of the place, namely,
Mussa Pacha, who declared to Prince Paskie-
witsch, in a second interview, that if the latter
had received orders to take Silistria at any cost,
he, Mussa Pacha, had orders to defend it at any
cost. Thus the negotiations were broken off."