The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-11 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

THE RUSSIAN MANIFESTO.
The following declaration of war is published in
the Journal de. St. Petersburg of the 22d October
(3d Nor.) :
" We, by the grace of God, Nicholas 1., Emperor
and Autocrat of All the Russias, &c., make known :
" By our manifesto of the 14th of June, of the
present year, we informed our faithful and well-
beloved subjects of the motives which made it in-
cumbent upon us to demand from the Ottoman
Porte inviolable guarantees in favour of the sacred
rights of the Orthodox Church.
" We at the same time announced to them that
all our efforts to bring the Porte, by means of
amicable persuasion, to sentiments of equity, and
to the faithful observance of treaties, had remained
fruitless, and that, consequently, we deemed it in-
dispensable to order our troops to advance into the
principalities of the Danube. But, in adopting
that measure, we still entertained the hope that the
Porte would confess its errors, and would resolve to
give satisfaction to our just reclamations.
" Our expectations have been deceived.
"It is in vain also that the great Powers of
Europe have endeavoured by their exhortations to
shake the blind obstinacy of the Ottoman Govern-
ment. It is by a declaration of war, by a proclama-
tion replete with false accusations against Russia,
that it replied to the pacific efforts of Europe, and
to our forbearance. Finally, enrolling in the ranks
of its army the revolutionists of all countries, the
Porte has commenced hostilities on the Danube.
Russia is provoked to the combat ; no other means
is left them than a recourse to arms to compel the
Ottoman Government to respect treaties, and to
obtain from it the reparation of the offences by
which it responded to our most moderate demands,
and to our legitimate solicitude for the defence of
the orthodox faith in the East, which is also the
religion of the Russian people.
" We are firmly convinced that our faithful sub
jects will join in the fervent prayers which we ad-
dress to the Most High, that His hand may deign
to bless our arms in the holy and just cause which
has at all times found ardent defenders in our pious
ancestors.
" In to Domino speravi : non confoundar in voter-

num.'

" Given at Tsarskoe-Selo this twentieth day of
the month of October (3d November), of the year
of grace 1853, and in the 28th year of our reign.
(Signed) "NIcoLAS."

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
The following has been received by Submarine
and Electric Telegraph :
" CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 3.
" The Turks have taken Cherkedy in Asia.

" Yesterday five Russians, war prisoners, arrived.
" Two English and two French ships of the line
and eight steamers are anchored in the Bosphorus.
Twenty-five thousand Turks have crossed at
Widdin."

The following conditions are insisted on in an
ultimatum presented by Omer Pacha to Prince
Gortschakoff

" All the strong places in the Principalities to
be given into the hands of the Turks immediately ;
the complete evacuation of the Principalities as
speedily as possible, and a guarantee of all the
Powers against similar invasion."
By letters from Constantinople we learn that
the English and French divisions anchored in the
Bosphorus on the 2d, and Admirals Hamelin and
Dundas were at Constantinople.
Hostilities have commenced on the Asiatic bor-
ders as well as on the Danube. In Asia the Turks
have gained advantages.
The Journal de St. Petersburg of the Ist of
November publishes an imperial manifesto, in which
it is said that since Russia has been provoked to
war, nothing is left to her but to have recourse to
force of arms in order to compel the Ottoman
Porte to respect the treaties. The Russian arms
must now exact satisfaction for the insults with
which Turkey replied to the Czar's most moderate
demands and his loyal solicitude for the defence of
the Orthodox Church in the East.

Advices from St. Petersburgh of the 25th ult.
contain some details of the military preparations
in Russia. Besides the three corps in the Danubian
Principalities and Bessarabia, there is a fourth
(moveable) corps in Volhynia and Podolia, and
large masses of troops are concentrated in other
places. At Krementshuck are eight regiments of
Cuirassiers and four regiments of Lancers, and
eight regiments of Dragoons are stationed at Char-
kow. Besides these there are numerous pulks of
Cossacks ready to take the field. Large bodies of
troops, too, are marching to reinforce the army
under Prince Woronzoff.
Fresh military levies are being raised in Egypt.
The son of Abbas Pacha has been named Minister
of War.
It appears that no doubt can be entertained of
the truth of the account—as regards the chief facts
at least—of a battle at Oltenitza between the Turks
and the Russians, which was received yesterday,
and in which the Turks are stated to have had the
advantage. The Moniteur gives the same account,
and says it appears to be worthy of credit. Olte-
nitza is a town. of Wallachia, on the left bank of
the Danube, opposite the Turkish fortress of Tur-
tukai, which is situated between Routschouk and
Silistria, and eighteen leagues from Bucharest.
The Turks having passed the Danube, the Russians
made great efforts to drive them back to the other
side, but the Turks succeeded in retaining posses-
sion of the left bank and of the town of Oltenitza.
A letter from Vienna of the sth, in the New
Prussian Gazette of Berlin, says :—" It is worthy
of remark that several Turkish and Wallachian
merchants have arrived here to pay their debts.
This is a case which several times occurred during
the wars of Turkey with a European power. Turks
have been seen to come and pay their debts at the
risk of their lives in crossing through the enemy's
camp. Examples of this have been known at
Pesth, at Vienna, and at Trieste."
A despatch from Berlin states that it was ex-
pected at St. Petersburg that the Emperor would
shortly leave for the south. Orders had been sent
to Kief for the immediate revision of the last mili-
tary census.
It is said that Reschid Pacha has inquired of M.
Bruck whether, in case of a war, the Russians
will be allowed to supply the Montenegrins with
arms and the materials of war by the port of
Cattaro. _ _ _

The official Gazette of the Servian Government
contains a decree by which every person capable of
bearing arms is ordered to possess himself of a good
serviceable rifle. Parties needing the article may
obtain it at cost price from the arsenal.
The last news from Odessa (to the end of Oc-
tober) announce that the scarcity of shipping for
carrying away wheat had ceased, 300 vessels hav-
ing, arrived. There was so great a competition
amongst the persons furnishing freights that com-
mon porters were paid from 30fr. to 40fr. a-day.
The arrivals of wheat from the Interior were so
abundant that the dealers were obliged to convert
their private apartments into store, reserving to
themselves only an office and a place to sleep in.
Every one was in haSte to effect his exportations,
through an apprehension that a declaration of hos-
tilities might prevent vessels from leaving the port.