The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-23 00:00:00

TURKEY.

We read in the Patrie :—" It is well known that
a report has been in circulation that the English
Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople has called on
Rear-Admiral Dundas, commanding the English
squadron in the Mediterranean, to hold himself in
readiness to proceed to the Archipelago, and that
the English admiral had thought it his duty to ap-
ply for orders to his Government. We think that
we may affirm that up to this time no dispatch has

been received announcing the sailing of the English
fleet from Malta."
The .Patrie says :—" We are assured that the
French squadron at Toulon, having completed all
its preparations, will leave to-morrow for Salainine."
The Russian Black Sea fleet stationed at Seba-
stopol is composed of 13 sail of the line, viz.
Varna, 120 • Douze Apotres' 120 ; Rostilar, 120 ;
Sviateslar, 'l2O ; Selafond, 120 ; Trois-Swiatyteli,
120 ; Sultan' Malnnoud, 84 ; Trois-Isrorchow, 84 ;
Uriel, 84 : Jagondib, 84 • Chabry, 84 ; Czeslen,
84 ; and Silistria, 84. Eight frigates, of 60 guns
each, the Agotopol, Midia, Kovarna, Brailow,
Flora, Misibria, Lizopol, and Kagul. Six corvettes,
Oreste, 37 ; Andromaque, 34; Perouu, 34 ; Gylote,
24 ; Iphigenie, 24 ; and Calypso, 18, with some
brigs and smaller vessels. The Turkish fleet con-
sists of 4 line-of-battle ships, 6 frigates, 8 brigs
and corvettes, and 6 steamers of different sizes.
The Moniteur says :—" Private letters received
from Constantinople caOse, it to be hoped that the
complications which have arisen in the affairs of
tne East will be solved without compromising, the
good accord of the European powers."
The Debuts says :—" The information we have
received enables us to affirm that it was at the
formal request of the Grand Vizier that Col. Rose
sent his dispatch to Admiral Duudas, inviting him
to bring the English fleet towards the Dardanelles.
It is now said that it will proceed to Ourlac on the
coast of Smyrna. It was on the 9th that Prince
Menschikoff was to have had his audience of the
Sultan, and, it is said, deliver his ultimatum."
We read in the Constitutionnel :—" Our last let-
ter from Constantinople was dated the 6th ; it con-
cluded, by way of postscript, that Fuad Effendi
had been replaced by Rifaat Pacha. Our corres-
pondent, on the following day, writes us, via
Trieste, that the nomination of Rifaat Pacha only
took place in consequence of the determination of
Fuad Effendi not to resume his functions without
previously obtaining reparation for the insult offered
him by Prince Menschikoff. •He resisted for four
days all the entreaties used towards him, even on
the part of the Sultan, and it was at length found
necessary to accept his resignation, and to provide
a successor for him. The nomination of Rifaat
Pacha, writes our correspondent, has surprised no
one. His spirit of conciliation, and his inoffen-
sive character must, in moments of difficulty, give
him a decided preference over other candidates for
the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Prince
Menschikoff was, on the 7th, to pay his official visit
to the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, and demand
from him his audience of the Sultan, which would,
it was said, be fixed for an early day. It is in this
audience that the ambassador extraordinary would
make known the real object of his mission, and im-
mediately after negotiations would be opened on
the subject. On the 7th conjectures were still afloat
as to the demands which Prince Menschikoff would
present. Thus all the exaggerated suppositions
with regard to the mission of this ambassador fall
of themselves to the ground."
The Trieste Gazette has the following from Con-
stantinople, dated the 7th :—" The success of Count
de Leiningen has determined Russia to follow the
example of Austria, and to force the Ottoman
Porte to make concessions to her, which she will
probably obtain. The following are said to be the
pretensions of the Russian Government :—.lst. An
indemnity of forty millions of piastres, for the ex-
penses occasioned by the occupation f the Danu-
bian provinces in 1850 ; and, 2dly, the withdrawal
of the Firman favourable to France relative to the
Holy Places or, in other words, the solution of the
differences in favour of the Greek Church. The
manner in which Prince Menschikoff presented
himself at the Palace of the Ottoman Porte has
produced an extraordinary sensation among the
Turks. On Wednesday last he was to be received
in a solemn audience by the Grand Vizier. The
first dignitary and the other members of the Divan
were present in the reception room, all in full
dress. The troops formed the line. The Ambas-
sador and his suite having been announced,
his Excellency passed through the line of troops
in the vestibule leading to the audience rooni,
the drums beating the usual salute. But what is
most extraordinary is that Prince Menschikoff
was dressed in a plain frock-coat, wearing a hat
rather the worse for wear, and having a
cane in his hand. M. d'Ozeroff, Charge d'Affaires
of Russia, was in a black coat, and Count Nessel-
rode, attache in the suite of the Prince, wore a
paletot. The Ministers of the Ottoman Porte were,
it is said, petrified at the sight. Prince Menschi-
koff has, it is said, a large sum of money with him.
He is allowed 50,000 f. a month during his residence
at Constantinople, which may be prolonged for
some time."
The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort, of the 21st,
states, from Montenegro, that the Turkish troops
that have retired from that principality are concen-
trated in the vicinity of Scutari. One of the
hostages they have taken with them has died ; the
others are in a miserable state. Prince Danilo has
ordered a Te Deunt to be sung in all the churches,
on account of the Porte having accepted the me-
diation of Austria. The courier who brought to
Omir Pasha the Imperial firman ordering him to
withdraw from Montenegro, performed the journey
from Constantinople in five days—this feat having
cost seven horses their lives.
The latest accounts from Montenegro are of the
4th. The President of the Senate, Pero Petro-
vich, and George Petrovich, uncle to Prince Da-
nillo, returned to Cettigne on the 3d, in conse-
quence of the definitive cessation of hostilities.
The Prince was expected there on the 6th.