The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-17 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

A letter from St. Petersburg, of the 9th, says :
—Since the departure of Count Orloff there has
been much agitation in the public mind. It was
known that the object of his mission was to sound
the real disposition of Austria. On the other hand,
it was said that his mission was pacific. The re-
sult of the mission of Count Orloff was known by
telegraph the day before yesterday, and it is said
not to be satisfactory.
The Court of Vienna would wish to reconcile the
belligerent parties, but not according to the bases
of propositions of which the count was the bearer.
It is known at St. Petersburgh that it would re-
quire two months for a force of 200,000 men to be
sent into the Danubian principalities.
The Emperor addressed on the 27th ult. to the
Hetman Cholutoff I. of the Cossacks of the Don, a
letter, in which he thanked that corps for the feli-
citations which it had sent on the occasion of the
new year. The letter is couched in the following
terms :—" In the war which has broken out for the
Christian faith, my brave Cossacks of the Don have
given fresh proofs of devotion and valour. The
glorious history of their faithful service to the
Throne and country is well known, and I am con-
vinced that they will be this year, as ever, the
terror of the enemies of Russia and of the Holy
Cross."

Military preparations were being continued in
Russia on an immense scale, and with the greatest
activity.

The reigning Prince of Servia, with his Minister
of Foreign Affairs and suite, arrived at Vienna,
yesterday (Thursday).
General Cornonini met with a brilliant reception
at Senilin. His object is to establish a good under-
standing between Austria and Servia in case of a
war breaking out. Austrian troops will doubtless
occupy Servia, to protect the Sultan's rights and
those of the reigning prince.
Eshem Pacha left Belgrade for Constantinople
on the 14th.

M. Fonton left Vienna yesterday (Thursday)
evening, as Russian Commissioner, for Bucharest.
On Monday, Jan. 30th, General Baraguay
hers, the ambassador of France, gave a ball at
Constantinople in honour of the anniversary of the
Emperor's marriage. It was remarked that none
of the British or French Admirals were present,
though the other officers of both squadrons attended
numerously. Lord Stratford de Radcliffe, who
had been rather indisposed, and been obliged to
keep his bed for the last few days, was likewise
absent.

It was believed that General Klapka, who had
been named general of division in the Turkish
army, would not proceed to the army in Asia, now
that the Seraskier has been changed.
A good deal of political intrigue it was thought
was going on in the Sultan's harem. The man
who marries the Sultan's sister stands under her
influence, and owes his rise in the world to his
matrimonial relationship with the chief of the
State. Mehemet Ali is in this position, and it is
not likely that his wife sees his fall from power
willingly. Her influence with her brother the
Sultan is very great, and will be assiduously ap-
plied in his favour.

It is said that the two Greeks, who were ac-
cused of betraying the plans of the Turkish Ge-
neral to Prince Gortschakoff, have been sent by
Oiner Pasha before a court-martial, at which the
Greek Bishop of Shumla and another prelate were
present. The two prisoners were proved to be
guilty, and were sentenced to death.

A. letter from Vienna, of the 14th, says :—" We
learn that Count Orloff was first of all to proceed
to Berlin, but that, on arriving at Warsaw, he re-
ceived orders to go to Vienna, as his mission was to
the Conference of the Four Powers. We are as-
sured that Count Orloff has obtained the promise
of the great German Powers that they will support
the wishes of Russia at Paris and London. As the
proposition of the Conference of the 13th Jan uary
was not rejected in absolute terms by Russia, it still
forms the basis of negotiation for peace ; but it will
have no chance of being accepted at St. Peters-
burg unless it shall contain the points laid down in
the note which was drawn up after the Conference
at Olmutz. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg particu-
larly insists on those points : they are-Ist, direct
negotiations with Turkey without foreign inter-
vention ; 2d, Protectorship of the Greek Church ;
3d, evacuation of the Principalities after direct
negotiations with the Porte shall have arrived at a
result. After the admission of these demands,
Russia will consent to take part in a Congress in
which the Eastern question will be treated."
The Russian Commissioner-General, Budberg,
has ordered the confiscation of all the personal pro-
perty of Gregory Storrza, son of the ex-hospodar,
because he has offered his sword to the Sultan, his
sovereign. This order has produced the worst pos-
sible effect on the public mind.
The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort has the
following from Vienna, 11th :

•
" Great pleasure would be felt in certain circles at
seeing some serious difficulties arise between our Cabi-
net and the Ottoman Porte, from a hope that Austria
might thus be led to take part with Russia. For this
purpose it is sought to envenom the question of the
refugees, and to represent the late military measures as
being directed against the Porte, in order to paralyse
the efforts of M. de Bruck. Up to this time, however,
all these attempts have been without effect. The Otto-
man Porte has hastened to reply to all the demands
made by Austria on the subject of the refugees. The
important point at this moment is Servia. It is certain
that the last firman of the Sultan was promulgated con-
trary to the advice of the Austrian Government."