The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-31 00:00:00

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.
It is affirmed that one part of Count Orloff's
Mission to Vienna is to obtain permission to send,
under certain circumstances, a Russian corps from
Warsaw, by way of Presburg, to the Danubian
seat of war. He is said to be the bearer of the
answer of the Czar to the autograph letter of the
Austrian Emperor, which accompanied the last
propositions of the Conference.
His first interview with the Emperor of Austria
took place at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning.
He leaves Vienna for Berlin on Wednesday or
Thursday.
Prince Gortschakoff is dismissed, and ordered to
retire to his estates.
General Schilder, his successor, passed through
Pesth on Saturday on his way to the seat of war.
Up to the 25th there was nothing new at Vienna
from the Principalities.
General Schilder, chief of the engineers, sud-
denly left Warsaw on the 19th, by order of the
Emperor, for Wallachia, together with several
superior officers of the same department. General
Schilder is said to be charged with throwing
bridges across the Danube, and directing the pas-
sage of that river.
The garrison of Kars is composed of 25,000
Turks. All operations are suspended by the snow,
which covers the ground to a great depth.
At Constantinople the activity at the war office
and the arsenal was undiminished on the 19th, but
the people were tranquil.
Since the 12th inst. the Turks have presented
themselves on the 19allachian bank of the Danube
at Islas, Turnou, Kalarasch, and Sinnitza, without,
however, attempting to establish themselves on any
Point. Since the 15th, the garrison of Bucharest
has received orders to march in the direction' of
Oltenitza, and the troops stationed about ten or
twelve miles from the Danube have been ordered
down to the river.
The heavy siege guns ordered a fortnight ago
from Krajova, had not arrived, on 22d, in num-
bers considered sufficient for the contemplated at-
tack on Kalafat. It is said that Prince Gorischa-
koff has even received an order forbidding further
Waste of life like that at Citale, and directing a
Postponement of the attack until a larger force
shall be available.
A bulletin published at Jassy represents the
battle of Citale as a Russian victory.
By a private letter from Bucharest, we learn that
General Salis, a Swiss, in Russian pay, is there
raising a free corps for Russia. He has got to-
gether 600 Serbs, Phanariots, and runaway Bul-
garians, but not one Wallachian. His men wear
110 uniform but the pickel-haut, with a red cross on
it. The anxiety of all classes is extreme and in-
creasing. No one can tell what may happen to-

Morrow.
..,. The following is from St. Petersburg, dated Jan,
'r2l -The most singular statements about our army,
Itlit position and employment, are made in the foreign
1f •
Jounials. The following particulars are authentic :
At the Caucasus and in Asia Minor the detached.
Corps of the Caucasus is employed partly in block-
ading this latter place. All the troops not required
for this service are in the field in conjunction with
the 13th division of Luders' corps, the militia that
have been called out, and the Grabenski Cossacks
against the Turks. The other half of Luders' corps
= is posted partly in Bessarabia, partly opposite the
bobrudja inMoldavia, whereljannenberg's corps and
a part of Osten-Sacken's are. I can positively assure
you that the 6th army corps from Moscow, Tsheoda-
Jev, has also been on its march thither for months.
As a proof of this strongly disputed point let this cir-
cumstance serve. Upon the report sent in from
Tula of the commandant and the civil governor,
concerning the marching of the 6th army corps
through the government before named, and in re-
cognition of the exertions of all classes, especially
of the nobility and tradesmen, in giving assistance
to the corps while on its march, and supplying the
troops with rations and forage, the Emperor has
commanded the two authorities above-mentioned
to express to all classes of the population his all-
supreme satisfaction at this " praiseworthy activity
and zeal of his trusty subjects." The Emperor
Moved by his " feelings of fatherly care," has
thought fit to bestow the sum of 100 silver roubles
on all who lost their legs at Oltenitza, 50 on those
who lost their hands, 10 or 5 to the other wounded.
Speedy and ample help is to be given to the
families of the slain. But with the exception of
the meagre invalid fund, there is no endowment
or legally organised institution to apply to. The
Treasury and the War Pay-office must, therefore,
defray these grants. The war costs enormous
sums, especially while the troops remain in Russia,
for here everything is paid for with ready money.
The stock of bullion in our Banks throughout
the empire is already exhausted, as I mentioned
before. The large private capital of the country
bank of the Polish pledge-papers, is now also to be
used for the war by command of the Czar. This
banking establishment which ever since its foun-
dation has stood so high in public opinion, loses by
this its previous reputation, although it is private
property. The so-called " Pension Fund," which
the officials in Poland contribute to from their pay,
insuring thus a provision for their old age or their
widows has been spent [long ago. It is most true
that these forced loans are inscribed in the book
of the great Russian Inland Debt, but everybody
knows what that security is worth at the present
time.
The Prince of Servia is in great perplexity. The
Russia party is active, and threatens disorder.
Prince Milosch is with Gortschakoff, apparently
Waiting to profit by any troubles here. No resolu-
tions have been come to respecting the Sultan's
firma,ns, which have now been officially delivered,
but snot promulgated.

THE FLEET AT SINOPE.

The subjoined is dated Sinope, Jan. 13 -- On Jan. 3
the combined fleets left Beikos Bay, but anchored again
off Buyukddre6, as the Triton, with the mails, made her
number, and the weather, which had been remarkably
fine, changed to a thick mist with heavy squalls, The
Sanspat eil, Rodney, and Bayard had reached the ren-
dezvous, 10 miles from the entrance of the Bosphorus,
but were recalled. On the morning of the 4th the were
ther had cleared up—it was quite a calm—when the
whole fleet weighed and assembled at the entrance to
the Bosphorus. The ships formed in two columns :
Britannia and Ville de Paris, Albion and Jupiter, Ven-
geance and Jena, Sanspareil and Henri IV., Rodney
and Valmy,Bellerophon and Bayard,Trafalgar and Fried-
land, Agamemnon and Charlemagne, London and Queen,
and five French steamers and seven English ; Leander
frigate looking out a-head.
At 4.30 p.m. signal was made, " Turks are to be pro-
tected from all aggression by sea or land."
Thursday, s.—We were joined at daylight by a Turk-
ish squadron of five steamers, with troops ; they joined
our party. The Charlemagne ran into the Fridland and
cut her stern open. The Agamemnon lost a man over-

board.
Friday, 6.—At 3 p.m. the fleet anchored in Sinope
Bay. The town is situated on an isthmus which connects
a high hill with the main. A strong wall runs along
both sides of the isthmus, with a high castle at the
id, near the main land. Our arrivaleansed the utmost
consternation among the unfortunate inhabitants, many
of whom have lost everything by the late action. The
Turkish part of the town is completely destroyed, and
the beach is covered with masts, spars, &c.—in fact,
every part of a ship. One steamer and a corvette were
driven shore ; the rest were sunk, and the mastheads of
many are still above water. But what renders the
scene more melancholy are the number of mutilated
bodies lying about. Several hundreds have been covered
with earth, but have been again uncovered by dogs,
vultures &c.
Sunda,y, B.—The Agamemnon, Sanspareil, Charle-
Magne, Terrible, Mogador, Sampson, and Descartes
were ordered to get up steam. We weighed at noon
and escorted the five Turkish steamers to Trebizond,
where we arrived on Tuesday, the 10th ; remained
all day, and went on to Batoum ; anchored at 9
a.m. the next day. It is a small place, with a few
guns, on a low point. General Guyon commands the
Turkish forces, which consists of 30,000 at Fort Nlicolai,
which is still held by them, notwithstanding frequent
attempts on the part of the Russians to retake it. The
people at Batoum are in great force ; every man well
armed, and wanting nothing but what we took
them—powder. We left Batoum on Wednesday, the
llth: at 4 p.m„ and reached this place this afternoon.
The Fury leaves at once for Constantinople.
The following is a letter from an officer in the fleet :
" Sinope, Jan. 8.
" We left this place on the morning of the above date,
—Agamemnon. 91, screw, Captain Symonds, flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.B. ; Sanspareil,
71, screw, Captain Dacres ; Terrible, 21, Captain
M'Cleverty (paddle) ; a French steam line-of-battle ship
with Rear-Admiral de 'Brian • the paddle-steamers Gomer
and Descartes, and a Turkish Admiral, accompanied by
six steamers of war, the latter all laden with ammunition
to be distributed at Trebizond and Batoum. The Turkish
squadron was under the united British and French pro-
tection, with orders to guard them from any aggression
on the part of Russia.
" Jan. 9.--Steaming along the southern coast of the
Black Sea, keeping all together. The scenery is beyond
description—mountains of a stupendous height literally
covered with snow, with immense forests of pine trees
protruding, and, owing to the excessive clearness of the
atmosphere, appear to be close to you, though, in fact,
50 or 60 miles distant. The loveliest weather you can
possibly imagine ; not a cloud to be seen, and perfectly
calm. Thermometer 63°, and barometer 30.20.
"Jan, 10.—Arrived at Trebizond early 4 the