The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Times Paris correspondent says in his letter
dated yesterday, 6 p.m. :—The Moniteur an-
nounces in its number of to-day the fact I men-
tioned yesterday, namely, the arrival of the Prince
of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, and also states that
he comes on " a confidential mission from his
Majesty the King of Prussia to the Emperor of the
French." From all I have been able to learn to-
day, the "mission " alluded to is no other than
what I mentioned yesterday, to give explanation
about the neutrality of Prussia, and to declare
titaT That rioutraiity mean; nothing hostile or un-
iendly to France nor favourable to Russia. I have
not heard that the Prince has yet had an interview
with M. Drouyn de Lhuys or with the Emperor, at 1

least on the subject of his mission, as it has been
stated to me in an official quarter that the said
mission will not be favourably received. There
apperrs to be little doubt that the King of Prussia
has been influenced to take the step hehas done by
the Empress of Russia. The neutrality of Prussia
will probably be one of expectancy. Of Austria
the opinion among official persons seems to-day
more favourable, and it is believed that should the
Russians make the move in advance already no-
ticed, Austria will, after all, act as becomes her.
The Moniteur of yesterday says Prince Hohen-
zollern Siegmaringen has arrived on a confidential
mission from the King of Prussia.
The Moniteur also contains the composition of
the army of the East.
Commander-in-Chief, Marshal St. Arnaud.
Head of the Staff, General de Martinssrey.

Commander of ist division, General Cartrobert ;
Ist and 2d brigade, Generals Espinasse and Vinoy.
Commander of 2d division, General Bosquet ; Ist
and 2d brigades, Generals autemarre and Bonat.
Brigade of Cavalry, General Dallonvile.
Corps of Reserve, Prince Napoleon.
Head of his Staff, Colonel Desmarets.
Reserves and Park of Artillery, Lieut.-Colonel
Roujouz.

Reserves and Park of Engineers, Chef d\e Batail-
lon Guerin.

The Duke of Saxe Coburg left Paris on Saturday
night.

Government papers say Prince Napoleon's re-
serve division will be brought into action at the'
very beginning of the campaign.

The Moniteur publishes the following monthly
debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France,
made up to Thursday last :

DR.

Capital
Reserve fund
R4serve immobiliere
Notes to bearer, in circulation
Do. of branch banks
Do. to order (Post bills)
Bills payable at sight
Account-current of Treasury Creditor..
Various accounts-current

Do. branch banks
Dividends to be paid
Discount, interest, and expenses
Commission on deposits
Re-discounts of the last half year
Sunis received over and above the
value of the protested bills
Sundries

Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch banks
Overdue bills
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
70,263,326 f. Oc. are from the branch
banks
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on public securities of France
Do. by the branch banks
Do. on railway securities
Do. by the branch banks
Do. to the State by treaty of
June 30, 1848
Discounted Treasury Bonds
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes of disposible funds
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of branch banks
Expenses of administration
Sundries

Fr. c.
91,250,000
12,980,750 14
4,000,000
468,048,700
130,664,075 --
6,573,970 99
11,459,591
60,331,849 31
132,210,789 17
24,978,963
719,191 25
5,281,996 96
5,540 90
1,289,106 12

75,427 66
621,772 5

950,488,723 55

178,676,239 3
113,267,208 -
751,937 16

189,722,706 62
191,711,039 -
1,191,300 -
2,204,338 -
24,674,036 10
8,839,810 -
46,772,900 -
17,384,922 -

70,000,000 -
30,000,000 -
10,000,000 -
55,505,958 62
4,000,000 -

3,886,048 -
595,436 46
1,304,844 50

950,488,723 55
Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France,
Count D'ARGOUT.

Some speculators assembled on the Boulevard
yesterday, and the French Three per Cents. were
done 20 cents. higher, at 66f. 70c.

GREECE.

The Observateur of Athens, of the 27th ult., gives
the following on the Greek insurrection
"The number of insurgents goes on increasing every
day ; the inhabitants everywhere rise and join those who
are besieging Arta, the number there now amounting to
2,500. On the 6th 500 men, under the command of
Lieutenant D. Grivas, passed the river Arta, in order
to surround the town on all sides. The Christians of
Laka have taken up arms, and endeavoured to take
possession of the fort at Souli, but they were repulsed
by the Turks, who had been informed of their inten-
tions. The inhabitants of the village of Agrafa, marched
to Boukovitza, to the assistance of J. CEconomos and
different other primates, who had been attacked by
some Albanians, who had come from Aspropotamos.
The'latter were compelled to retreat, with the loss of
seven killed and four prisoners. On the Bth Grivas took
possession of the monastery of Vlacherna and the vil-
lages of Grammetritza and Marati, after having destroyed
the bridge of Pecena. A. part of the garrison of the
fort of Arta having made a sortie, a sanguinary affair
took place, in which several were killed and wounded
on both sides, The Turks were compelled to retire. A
corps of 300 men has been formed at Karia, in the pro-
vince of Aspropotamos, which all the primates and the
inhabitants of the neighbouring villages had joined."
A letter dated Athens, February 27, says :
" The lateness and the extreme rigour of the
winter this year is quite unusual for this climate ;
for nearly a month the whole of Greece has been
covered with snow, and there is no appearance yet
of the weather breaking up. All communications
are intercepted, and the military operations in the
Turkish provinces have been very much' retarded.
The insurrection, however, in spite of this unhoped-
for drawback, has continued to extend. Arta, Pre-
vesa, Zoumerka, and Souli, in Epirus, Aspropota-
mos (the ancient Achelous), Agrapha, and Chassia
(the ancient Peneus), in Thessaly, are all under
arms, and the Greeks all over Turkey are preparing
to follow the example, and write most pressing let-
ters every day exhorting and beseeching those of
their former chiefs who are now employed in the
kingdom of Greece to take the command of them.
Several hive already responded to the call of their
countrymen. Lieutenant-General Rangos, a man
of great influence in Thessaly, has sent in his resig-
nation, saying that his duty to his suffering coun-
trymen now fighting for their liberty being no
longer compatible with his duty as an officer in the
Greek army, he resigns his rank in the service.
General Theodore Grivas, General Stratos, Colonel
Zervas, Col. Papacosta, and several others have done
the same, and the Government cannot refuse to ac-
cept these resignations in the fear of seeing them go
over into Turkey with theirrank in the Greek service
which would be still worse ; or being forced to declare
them deserters, which would be too dangerously
unpopular a measure in the present crisis. Several
engagements have taken place near Arta, in all of
which the Christians had the advantage. The
Turks had retired into the citadel, where they
were on the point of surrendering, but the violence
of a snowstorm had forced the besiegers to take a
temporary refuge in the neighbouring villages.
The important position of Pentepigadia (Five
Wells) is still held by the Greeks, under the
command of the chief Zikos, and the Thessa-
lians occupy the passages of Mount Pindus,
by which they communicate with Epirus. A re-
port was spread here yesterday that the Greeks
had taken the town of Prevesa, a most impor-
tant position, which would ensure the emanci-
pation of the whole of Epirus ; but this news
wants confirmation. It was said to have been
brought by the Hercules, a French steamer, which
certainly arrived express from Prevesa the day be-
fore yesterday ; but others say that the officers
only described a great combat which had taken
place under the walls of that town, and in which
the desperate bravery of the Greeks had excited
their utmost admiration.

One may consider as an indication of the line of
policy
the Greek Government is decided upon fol-
lowing, the recent nomination of the illustrious
Philhellene Sir Richard Church to the rank of
lieutenant-general, who had formerly, in a fit of
pique against the Government, resigned the mili-
tary service, and retained only his position as
senator, where he invariably voted with the Oppo-
sition ; and as General Zavellas, the inspector-
genera of the army has also announced his retreat
from the service, in order to partake the dangers of
his countrymen the Souliotes, that important post,
which is one of great confidence, has been offered
to General Church.
By advices from Corfu, of the 9th, received via
Vienna, we learn that three Turkish steamers had
landed 2,500 men at Prevesa.

SPAIN.
From Madrid we have advices to the 7th inst.
The Government and the Supreme Tribunal of
War and Marine had both rejected the grounds of
defence alleged by General Jose Concha in a memo-
rial delivered by him to the Spanish Consul at
Bordeaux.

The Three per Cents. were done at 35.
A letter announces that perfect tranquillity pre-
vailed both in Madrid in the provinces ; that M.
Galilea, one of the editors of the Tribuno, who had
been sent to Cadiz, had, at his own request, re-
ceived a passport for France; and that the Duke
de Rianzares had left for Tarancon to attend the
fete of his mother.