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

CONSTANTINOPLE.

JUNE 15.—Troops continue to arrive and depart,
and these events aro the only ones which now
break the monotony of inquietude and discomfort
which prevails in the capital. At the present
moment all other subjects are in abeyance. Of
political news there is none, and the actual military
movements on the Danube and in Asia are of
slight importance compared with the preparations
for the great struggle which the Western Powers
are about to commence.

Prince Napoleon has returned to Constantinople
and re-established himself in his old quarters or,
the Bosphorus. The third division of the French
army, which is under his command, will be re-
viewed to-morrow, together with the new regiments
which are daily arriving from Gallipoli. Our allies
are making What haste they can ; but from the
want of transports they can effect but little in the
way of a speedy conveyance of troops. In this re-
spect at least we stand above them, and the com-
plaints of their men are loud when they see our
troops moving majestically along in magnificent
steamers, while their own are crowded in some
narrow frigate, followed by little queer-looking
brigs which seem surprised at the speed which they
attain in tow of the steam-frigates to which they
are attached.

The Duke of Cambridge's division, composed of
the Fusilier, Grenadier, and Coldstream Guards,
left yesterday for Varna, in the steamers Cambria,
Andes, Himalaya, Golden Fleece, Trent, Emperor,
Hydaspes, and City of London. The Himalaya re-
turns from Varna to-day, and leaves on Monday
direct for England, taking passengers and letters.
The Sidon left on Sunday for the Black Sea, towing
a vessel loaded with provisions for the fleet. A
supply of clean shirts for the officers was, probably,
on board ; at least, it is the practice of those gallant
persons to send their linen to be washed at the capi-
tal—a degree of luxury which would have astonished
Hood or Jervis. General Bosquet, commanding
the 2d division of the French army, has arrived at
Adrianople, attended by the officers of his staff
and 20 dragoons. He was received by Rustem
.Pasha, all the officers of the palace, the members
of the Council, and the more important personages
of the place, such as the Greek Archbishop, the
Chief Rabbi, and their respective clergy. The
General was established ill the Cold castle, near the

park, the same habitation occupied by the Rus-
sian General Diebitsch-Zabalkanski, in 1829. This
politeness was elicited by the expectation of the
arrival of the French troops, and probably a con-
siderable portion may be sent by that route, in
columns of 1,500 or 2,000 at a time ; but the great
bulk of the army, it is now decided, will approach
the seat of war by the route of Varna and Shumla,
much to the loss of the tradesmen of the locality,
who had laid in supplies in expectation of a
orowded town and hungry guests.
The Turkish fleet is not quite quiet at Kavarna.
The steamers Feizi Bahri and Mabhiri Surom,
which had left for the coast of Circassia, returned
on the 7th, after disembarking at Redout Kaleh
600 regular troops. The place was already occupied
by 800 regulars and 700 bashi-bazouks. Another
steam-frigate had left for Souchum-Kaleh with
arms and munitions, and with some hundred sol-
diers.

There is nothing new from the fleet. In cruises
along the coast of the Crimea in this sumi2er
weather the officers cau see ladies sitting on the
beach in front of their villas reading, with the
children picking up shells beside them. There are
cafés and reading rooms within the reach of a 68-
pounder ; and everything seems to go on as if in
time of profound peace. The Crimea is the Isle of
Wight of the Muscovite Empire, and the fashion-
able visitors seem determined that the Western
Powers shall not deprive them of their season.
The country is quite peaceable, the stories of wild
unsubdued Tartar tribes being merely fables.