The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-12 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Leonidas, which was to leave Constantinople
on the 15th or 16th ult., has not arrived on account
of unfavourable weather, but the Osiris which left
on the 25th, brings letters which contain the fol-
lowing 'intelligence. The day after the Count de
Leiningen received the reply of the Porte, M.
d'Ozeroff, charge d'affaires of. Russia, had commu-
nicated to Fua,d Effendi a note of M. de Nesselrode,
which Complained sharply of the attack on Monte-
negro, after the reiterated declarations of the
Porte to maintain peace. The Russian Minister
declared in that note that the expedition of .Omer
Paella, and the blockade of the coasts of Albania
had painfully surprised the Emperor Nicholas

that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg protected and
proclaimed the independence of Montenegro as a
fait qccompli,' which, did not require any other
consecration. The note also announced the send-
ing of Colonel Kowaleski to Tsetguin. Without
,naming Reschid Pacha, the Russian Minister al-
lowed it to be seen that pleasure was felt at St.
'Petersburg at his removal. The note declared be-
sides that the Ministers who kept up a bad' under-
standing between the Ottoman and Russian govern-
ments were very culpable, and assumed a great
'responsibility on theniselves. Notwithstanding the
gravity of
.this note, it cannot be disguised that it
loses a great deal of its importance after the satis-
faction given to Austria, the suspension of hostili-
ties, and the order sent to Omer Pacha to remove
his troops from the territory of Montenegro. It
-was thought at ,Constantinople that the measures
of Austria were not taken until after she had con-
sulted the Cabinets of London and Paris and with-
out being assured of all her liberty of action as
regards Montenegro, but on the express condition
of respecting the rights of sovereignty of Turkey.
The Manner in which the difference between Aus-
tria and the Porte had been settled caused great
dissatisfaction at Constantinople. The facility with
which the Turkish Cabinet yielded induced many
.persons to ask ivhat use the expense of keeping up
an army could be when a government surrenders
to the firstsummons of a,' foreign power. The con-
duct of the Minister of War_ seemed particularly
to hati displease& the generals and officers, and
several of them had appeared without their swords
in public ceremonies. As is already known,
.Prince Ghika, HOspodar of Moldavia, has been ob-•
liged, after a grave malady, to confide the reins of
Government to a council composed of the ministers.
The Russian Cabinet appeared disposed to make
this circumstance a pretext for occupying the prin-
cipalities. General Rudiger, it was said, had been
nominated generalissimo of the army of the south.
The Russian troops assembled in Bessarabia, and
the southern provinces were 80,000' in number ;.
and 80,000 Austrian troops were also on the fron-
tiers of Turkey. The news from Montenegro were
contradictory ; but it appears that' the Montene-
grins had defended themselves with courage and
obstitraey; but the news of the Turks having pos-
sessed themselves of Graovo is confirmed. - The
iinez (a military chief inferior to the boyards) of
Graovo,, who was decorated by the Emperor of
Russia, was made prisoner by the Turks. Ac-
counts from Bagdad announced that a Persian
corps d'armee had approached the Turkish frontier
towards Kesbela, and this demonstration was as-
cribed to the instigation of Russia. On the 24th
ult., an aide-de-camp of Prince Menschikoff, aide-
de-camp of the Emperor of Russia, arrived at
COnstantinople. The Prince was expected himself
on the 28th'; he was at Odessa, ready to embark,
it. was said, as soon as he should be informed of the'
bd M.
LadevalLaevttael,etotn takinge,the'Floarenvceh
of the
Am-
Sultan, received the grand cordon of the new Or-
deraepssaardtourne of
M. de
of Medjidie. He also received from the Prime
Minister a magnificent Arabian horse. M. Bene-
detti, first secretary, remains chargé d'affaires of
France, in,the absence of the ambassador.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 11.

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Rear-Admiral Fanshawe and the clerks of the Pay-
office went out to Spithead to-day, and paid wages to the
crew of the Odin, 16, Captain Francis Scott, and the
Sidon, 22, Captain Goldsmith.
The Fairy, Royal yacht, Masten-Commander Welch,
conveyed Captain Crispin to Osborne this morning. On
her return she was hauled alongside the jetty ready for
docking to-morrow to ship a new propeller.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 11.
A court-martial assembled yesterday on board her
Majesty's ship Impregnable, 104, Captain Lowe, in
Hamoaze, to try Mr. John Pyper, Master of the En•
counter, 14, screw steam-sloop, Captain George W. D.
O'Callaghan, on a charge of drunkenness. The court was
presided ever by Commodore Superintendent Michael
Seymour, and, after sitting two hours and a half, they
sentenced the said John Pyper to be dismissed from her
Majesty's service.

Her Majesty's steam-vessel Firebrand, 6, Captain
Hyde Parker, arrived-on Wednesday from Portsmouth,
and came into harbour to coal, preparatory to leaving for
Gibraltar with boats and stores. The Bishop of Gibral-
tar takes passage in her.
Her Majesty's steam-block-ship Sanspar 81, Cap-
tain Sidney C. Dacres, was warped to the sheer hulk on
Wednesday, to have her masts taken out and replaced
with those formerly belonging to the Dublin, 50-gun
frigate.

The emigrant-ship Madagascar, 051 tons register;
Captain F. Harris, belonging to Mr. Green, sailed this
morning for Australia. She had 150 passengers, among
whom were 40 needlewomen, sent out under Mr. Sidney
Herbert's plan.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 11.
The Terrible, steam-frigate, has been taken out of dock
into the basin ; and the Tribune, 30, steam-frigate, has
been taken into the dock vacated by the Terrible.
The Phoenix, screw steam-sloop, Commander Edward
A. Inglefield, is progressing rapidly in her fittings for an
expedition to the Arctic Regions. The First Lieutenant
(J. Elliott), the Second Lieutenant (Joseph H. Marryat),
the Master (Wm. Staunton), Surgeon (John F. Charlton,
M.D.), Assistant-Surgeon (John R. Holman), Second
Master (G. H. Hills), Mate (Robert P. Jenkins), and
Clerk (Wm. T. Richards)—have all joined and taken
up their' commissions.

CHATHAM, MARCH 11.
The Impdrieuset 50, screw steam-frigate, Capt. R. B.
Watson, C. 8., having had all her guns taken on board
and mounted, the crew are employed in ratling the lower
rigging and stowing the forehold, and will to-morrow
complete the stowage of thti provisions. The lower deck
of the frigate is planned and painted, and airing stoves
have been kept every day during the last week with
good fires in them, and will be continued until she is
thoroughly dry beside and ready for the reception of her
crew, which will be about the 22d or 23d inst., and it is
expected she will be fully ready for sea in every respect
by the 26th inst. It is the opinion of the officers, that
if the simple plan of heating and airing ships, as has
been done in the Imp6rieuse, was more universally fol-
.lowed, especially in new ships, before shipping the
crews,• it is more than probable that much sickness
might be prevented, as well as inconvenience to the ser-
viee and• expense to the Government. e
The Orion, 80, building at this dockyard, will be
lengthened, in the early part of next month, by cutting
her in two, for the purpose of converting her into a
screw steam-ship. Additional bearing ways have been
put up at her stern of the required length.

• • MALTA, FEB. 27.
The weather since the night of the 18th and 19th (on
which night a frightful hurricane visited Corfu) has been
very bad, and disasters by sea have been numerous.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's boat City of
London arrived this morning, with loss of bowsprit, from
the weather she experienced.
Yesterday there arrived from Tripoli (in Barbary) a
little Turkish schooner, having on board the captain and
crew (in all 10 individuals) of the English brig William
and Mary, of Sunderland, bound from Galatz and Con-
stantinople to Cork or Falmouth. These she picked up
in two boats between Cape Bon and Galicia. On the
day preceding. (19th), when about 80 miles E.N.E. of
Cape. Bon, she had started a plank and went down. Her
cargo consisted of 1,220 kilometres of wheat.
The Simoom, screw steam-frigate, Captain Kingcome,
which, on the arrival of the Triton, steam-packet, from
the lonian Islands, was lying at Argostoli (Cephalonia),
waiting for a detachment of the 41st Regiment, from
Cerigo, to relieve the 76th Regiment here, has not yet
arrived ; but as the weather is now, fine, she may be
looked for at any moment.
Besides the maritime losses above detailed, it may not
be uninteresting to inform you that the following vessels
have put in here more or less damaged
. ,The Mauritius (barque), Mr. Simpson, with rye, for
Cork or Falmouth—anived,23d.

The Teresa (brigantine), Mr. Camilleri, with wheat,
for Cork or Falmouth—arrived 23d.
The Eveline (brigantine), Mr. Scerri, with wheat, for
Marseilles. She had reached within three miles of the
Marseilles lighthouse when a heavy N.N.W. gale caught
her, and she ran back to this place—arrived 24th.
The Rodney, 92, Captain Graham, C. 8., is just now
reported in sight, standing in from the westward. She
left England on the 12th, and, if it be her, has made a
beautiful run out.

The Niger, 14, screw, Commander Heath, was in the
Dardanelles.

The Furious, 16, paddle, Captain Loring, was at
Gibraltar.

DOCKYARD BATTALION.—We understand that instruc-.
tions have been received by Admiral Hafvey to enrol
and, organise this corps immediately in artillery com-
panies ; and the gallant admiral has lost no time in
carrying into effect the directions of the Admiralty.
The order was received by the Indus, and the training
commenced at the battery at the Isola Point last Mon-
day, under the supervision of Captain Culder, of the
Royal Artillery of Fort St. Angelo. Admiral Harvey
has issued a spirited order to the officers and men to be
embodied, which they will no doubt respond to by a
rapid progress in training, and skill in handling the gar-
rison battery guns. The men are 'to be well clothed,
and to receive a liberal payment for each drill. What-
ever opinion may exist as to a militia force in England
or for Malta, the practical wisdom and sterling prudence
of this enrolment cannot be doubted; by which three
companies of artillery will be added to the defensive
force 'of the extensive line of fortifications of thisgar!
rison,-,•Malta Time.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of rESTE,RDA r

FOREIGN-OFFICE, 3lAtteß 9.

The Queen has been pleased to'..appii;Ne of Mr. Chisto-
fiber Leake Ringsove as Consul at Hnll, and the Ports of
the River Humber, for his Majesty the King of the Ne-
therlands.