The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

THE BLACK SEA.

TREBIZOND, April 30.—Forts Noworossijsk and
Gelendshik have been evacuated. Suchum Kaleh
is almost entirely deserted.
A letter from Orsova, of the Bth, states that the
Russians have destroyed three batteries which they
had near Sulina, and ordered ail the inhabitants of
that place to leave it. Most of them are going to
Tul tscha.

According to a correspondent of the Trieste
Gazette, the united fleets were cruising off the
Crimea, where they were blockading Sebastopol.
On the 30th ult. explosive projectiles were launched
against it for three hours by an English steamer,
hut, as it was given out, without result. A di-
vision of frigates had steamed away and gone to
de.troy the Russian forts of Redutkale, Suchum
kale, and Auapa, on the Circassian coast. The
Russian fleet keeps snug at anchor behind stone
walk, and shuns all chance of collision. This may
prolong the war, but then it will compel the allied
Western Powers to support their fleets in both
seas with land forces.

The Kolas (;azette says :—An official communica-
tion was published at St. Petersburg on the 9th,
that 30 ships of war of the enemy had been seen
from Sebastopol on tile 28th of April.

THE OTTOMAN FLEET.
The destination of the Ottoman fleet, which
lately left Constantinople for the Black Sea, is not
exactly known, but the most probable is that it is
bound to the Circassian coast, as they have em-
harked large quantities of ammunition and guns,
besides which Seffer Pacha and Beseeli Pacha, both
Circassiaus, accompany the ships. By last accounts
parts of the combined fleets were blockading Se-
bastopol, and the remainder had gone to Souk-
bourn Kale. The Turkish fleet is under the com-
mand of Caiserli Ahmet Pacha, a good and brave
sailor, Mouchaver Pacha (Captain Slade), and
Hassan Paella, and is composed of 22 vessels, in-
cluding steamers. The following is a list of the
fleet :

SAILING SHIPS.

Guns.
Mahmoudid 124
Peiki Zafer 94
Memdouhd B4
A Cade Zerad 74
Feuftah Zehad
Garan Balari
Cheref Numa 2O
Djai Ferakh

Guns.

Peiki Messareh
84
Techrifi 6
Nousretie 74
Myoum
Rehire
Ferakh Numa 2O
Shaika 2O

STEA➢i
Guns.
Muklibirri Surur 26
Chaiki Chadi
Shakkper 8
Peiki-fiz

SHIPS.

Ge'gi BAH
Megidi6
Messin Bahri

Guns
. 22
22

THE DANUBE.
A letter from Bucharest, in the Press of Vienna,
states that the prisons of Bucharest are filled with
Wallachians suspected of being partisans of the
Turks.

At Vienna it is said there is no foundation what-
ever for the rumour that the Russians have invested
Silistria by laud on the right bank of the Danube.
The Moniteur de 1' .4rmee thus describes the
respective positions of the belligerent armies since
the evacuation of Lesser Wallachia by the Rus-
sian.; :

" On the extreme right, along the left bank of the
Aluta, is stationed the Russian corps of army coming
from Pojana and the neighbourhood of Kalafat, which
has been reinforced by a second corps, lately arrived
from Moldavia. The reserve i+; at Pilesti, an imp-irtant
town of Great Wallachia, 20 leagues to the N. W. of
Bucharest. The right of the Russians communicates
with the centre through Giurgevo, where a third corps
is encamped. The centre extends from Giurgevo, oppo-
site to Rustchuk, to Kalarasch and Rassova, along the
left bank of the Danube, having its reserveat Bucharest,
13 leagues from the river. The left wing begins at Ras-
sova, and occupies the E.,hrtrlscha, communicating, by
Odessa, with the troops of Osten-Sicken. Its reserve
Occupies Matschin and its vicinity. The line of
operations of the Russian army stretches over a distance
of at least 50 leagues, from the Aluta to the mouths
of the Danube. Its real force may be calculated
at between 150,000 and 180,000 men. The second
reserves are call on tilt baii%s of tire Dnieper, their
effective force being unknown. The Turks, who have
likewise effected A Itkojewent of tonoentrstin 1411G3

' their adversaries abandoned the environs of Kalafat, oc-
cupy the following positions:—Their left wing is on the
right bank of the Aluta, with its head quarters near
Slatina, and its reserve at Krajova, communicating with
the centre by the Danube towards the confluence of the
Aluta. This wing is formed of the temps which lately
garrisoned Widdin and Kalafat, and of a portion of tht•
reserve, ordered to join from Sophia. The centre faces
that of the Rul3sian army, between Nicopolis and Sills
trio, occupying the fortifiEd points of Rostchuk, 'fur-
tukai, and Silistria, the garrisons of which have been
lately reinforced from Shumla by order of Omer
The reserve of the centre is stationed at Shunila. The
right wing lines Trajan's Wail, with its reserve at
Rtzardjick and Varna. The Turkish force on those
different points may be estimated at from 120,000 to
130,000 combatants, including the garrisons of the
strong places. The troops of the second line are con-
centrated around Adrianople, and the 50,000 or 60,000
English and French already at Gallipoli, Scutari, and
Constantinople form the third line. Such are the force
of the two belligerent Powers opposed to each otlrr in
Europe. Our information with regard to the armies of
the Caucasus and Asia are too imperfect to enable us to
give any correct account of their positions and numbers."