The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

• refused to allow them to enter the town, and ad.
dressed a very severe letter to S dim Paella.
The Greek Patriarch at Constantinople, M
Anthimos, had addressed a remarkable circular t.
his co-religionists. 11,..aring that some Greek:
manifested hostile sentiments towards the allies of
Turkey, the Patriarch censured their coiduct, an.:
passed a high encomium on the noble disintereste4j
ness with which the Western Powers def.nd t
cause of the wtnlc a.4ainst the strong. In couch,
sion, he pronounced a solemn anathema, in tht,
name of the E-tstern Church, against the schism.
cading itself orthodoxy, which has transferred ti
Sc. Petersburg the spiritual authority in religion:
matters.

CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF THE ALAND

ISLES.

The Cologne Gazettel:; the following from
Stockholm, dated the 221. It is singular, how
ever, that, a fact of this kind should nut have beeL
mentioned in any of the telegraphic communica-
tions :—" The French general has handed over
the civil government of the Aland islands to the
Crown Provost, M. Lygnell."

RUSSIA.
THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT KARS.
The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 23d
August publishes the report of Prince Bebutoff,
relative to the battle of August 5, near Kars.
While mentioning the victory gained by the troops
under his orders, the Russian General renders
honia;e to the valour of the Turks, " who dis-
played," he says, "a power of resistance which out
oldest soldiers had never experienced from them."
" After having received this rep rt," says the
Invalide husse, " the Emperor testified his great
satisfaction at so brilliant and useful a victory, and
conferred the order of St. Andrew on Prince
Bebutoff."

RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE OPERATIONS
AGAINST SCHAMYL.

The Russian Invalid contains the following short
reports relative to operations against Schamyl :
"At the time of Schamyl's abortive attempt on the
left flank of our Lesghian line, the mountaineers were
beaten on their points of the Caucasus.
" In obedience to the commands of the Commander of
the Caucasian corps, the chiefs of troops cantoned on the
plateau of Koumyk, in the Tchetchnia, and in Northern
Da;hestan, successfully executed divers expeditions
against aouts of the rebels themselves.
" On the 29th of June, C donel Baron Nicolai ad-
vanced up the river Yaryk-Sou, and after an obstinate
engagenient took several strung e:itrenchments aban
do/Jed by the enemy at, Gulteniir and completely de
stroyed (hem.

" From the Lit to the sth of July, Major General
Rtron Wrangel (not to he confounded with the lieut.-
general) iwnetratcd into the Tchetchnia and ravaged the
villaze3 of M-zene.

" On the 7th of July, Lieut.• General Prince Orbe
HAM 11., having penetrated by Sub ik into the territory
~f the Sitlatlive,tir, destroyed tlw popubms village of
Bourtoopai. Fin illy, Colonel B moo Nicolai :gah.
threw liiinsAf into the territ,ry of AJcouliiirt,ii, and hay-
ing occupied a fortiried 1)0,4 of the enein v on the. Yainan-
Sou, now burned down the souls of SAdt-Yours an i
T4lou'ai-Yourt.

"In these different affairs, we have only had 61 men
kiiie J, and 10 subalterns and 71 men wounded.
" The siidiennei,s and rapidity of these movements
assured their success. Wi.hout counting the great losses
su,.taineil by the rebels, an important object inis been
aitained, that of diverting the principal assembly of
consistirig 5,000 wear, who hastened to pro-
tect their families and her.rtils."