The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-19 00:00:00

" I have read the note of the 26th ult., in which you

communicated to me your intention to quit this city.
As the Government of the Sublime Porte has not ob-
tained from that of Greece a sufficient satisfaction. for
its just claims, and as the Chaig4 d'Affaires of the
Porte must have quitted Athens according to his in-
structions, it is natural that you should quit this capital.
I send your passports therefore as you request. As
from this day the diplomatic and commercial relations
between the,two Governments have ceased, it has been
decided that the pc,rsons connected with the Greek
Embassy residing here, and also the Greek Consuls in

the different provinces of the empire, shall immediately
return to their own country. Ihe merchants and other
subjects of the Greek Government established in
Turkey are also to leave Constantinople ; but in order
that their inter,sts may not suffer, a delay of 15 days
from the present day is accorded to them. As to those
who reside in the provinces of the empire, the delay of
15 days will reckon from the day on which they receive
notice to leave. It results from positive proofs that it is
not in consequence of negligence, but through the tole-
ration of the Greek Government, that the Turkish
provinces bord-aing on Greece have been invaded. Al-
though the imperial Government has incontestably the •
right to stop and coufisc ite all the Greek vessels in its
ports as a guarantee for the rep..yment of the expense
to which it has been pat, his Imperial Majesty the Sul- •
tan, my august sovereign, does not think it wilLbe con-
si.tent with his feelings of justice and moderation to •
make the owners of these vessels suffer for a question
which regards the Greek Government. When the latter
shall have returned to more just sentiments, and have
taken into consideration international rights and tbe laws
of nations, the claims for these expenses will be ex-
amined. All Greek vessels, therefore, may, without
hindrance, leave for Greece within the delay specified.
Orders have been given to all functionaries to facilitate
the departure of those Greek subjects who are poor and
destitute, and, as much as possible, to exercise indul-
gence towards those who are sick and infirm. I think
it my duty to repeat once more that it is the Greek go-
_vernment alone which has given rise to this decision,
and that the entire responsibility of it must fall upon
Greece. In making this communication by order of his
Majesty the Sultan, I take the opportunity of renewing
to you the assurance of my distinguished consideration.
" REEICHID."
The other document is a circular addressed by
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe :
" Sir,—l have earned that the Hellenists who have
invaded the fron ier provinces of Turkey excite the
Greek subjects of the Sultan to revolt, in declaring that
the Government of her Britannic Majesty and that of
France are ready to aid them in overthrowing the autho-
rity of the Sultan. I am informed also that similar
manoeuvres are employed to inspire a belief that the
French and Englieh emb issies will give protection to all
the subjects of Greece in Turkey as soon as the Porte,
in consequence of the rupture of diplomatic and com-
mercial re'ations with Greece, shall have signified its
intention to expel them from the States of the Sultan.
As suppositions of this nature have for object to ens
cot r ige false hopes, delude the, minds of the ;wells
dispos A, and aggravate criminally the evils insiepars
ali e Tram a state of war, I hasten to assure you ,that
these assertions are utteily destitute of foundation.
'rouse persons, indeed, must be very credulous and 'very
ignorant who, even for a single moment,' found ;their
hopes upon falsehoods alike incompatible with common
sense and with filets. Such persons, however, them are,
u:Strtunately, everywhere. and particulariy, perhaps,in
a country which has, as yet, only imperfect means of
publicity. You know as well as Ido that England and
France are entirely with the Sultan in the noble resistance
which he opposes to a violent and unjust aggres,•ion. It
follows necessarily that the two allied governments must
see with a painful sentiment of indignation and reprobStion
a tu.ivenient can 41.1 y have a ti ndency favouralhie to
Russia, without having even the merited !Ring-spontaneous •
which might in its progress embarrass_the Porte and its
allies, and which offers no other perspective than disaster
to those who expose their lives for such a chimeripal illu-
&on. Pity ruu,t be felt for the innocent families 1111. -
lia,ppi'y involved in the am,equences of a brutal and
unprinc pled policy ; but there can be no relation on our
part with agitators, and no dissimulation of the senti-
ments which the conduct of an/insensate party has not
failed to inspire. I have to recommend to you to neg.
neglect no } roper occasion to make known the contents "
of this circular to all those persons who might be dis-
posed to allow themselves to be led astray by the false
assertions which it denounces.—l am, sir, with sincerity
and respect, your obedient servant,

" STRAEFORD. DE REDOLIFFE."

RUSSIAN PASSAGE OF THE DANUBE.
(From the Supplement Lztraordinary of the Journal
St. Petersburg. )
This Journal of the 6th of April contains a long
report to the Emperor from' General Prince Gort-
schakoff, commanding the 3d, 4th, and sth corps
of Infantry, giving the details of the occupation of
the right bank of the Danube by the Russian
troops. The report commences by enumerating
the troops employed in the operation. It states
that 'the passage, before Galatz was intrusted to
Aide-de-Camp General Luders, *ho had at his dis-
posal 241 battalions, 8 squadrons, 6 sotnias, and 64
pieces of artillery. Prince Gortschakoff gives the
following as the total of the troops under his com-
mand :-14 battalions, 16 squadrons, 6 sotnias, and
44 pieces of artillery. He then proceeds to state
as follows :--.

" Lieutenant-G-eneral Ouschakoff had orders to force the
passage of the Danube a little above the promontory of
Tchetal, to carry the Turkish batteries established opposite
that promontory, and, after having securely established
himself on the right bank, to assist, by demonstrations
against Tultseha and Isaktcha, the operations of the troops
to be directed upon Galatz and Brailow.
" The time for the passage before Galatz, Brailow, and
Ismail, was fixed for the night of the 10th of March. The
order was given to proceed to the construction of bridges
as soon as the landing of troops upon these three points
had been effected.
" In order still more to-draw away the attention of the
enemy, -Colonel Zouroff received orders to make, on the
9th, a strong, demonstration against Hirsova, with a de-
tachment of two, battalions of infantiy, two pieces a can-
non, six pieces of Warlachian artillery, two sonadroxis of.
the Regiment or Lancers of Olviopol, and two pieces of
light-horse artillery.
Thisdemonstration was attended. with full-stiec.ess,
part of the Turkish -pos tion was destroyed by the fire of
our artillery, which disabled-t]rree oftbiir pieces of cannon/
and they removed the rest. '
, -
" The storm raged so heavily upon these three poinill -
that it Was necessary to defer the passage of 'the river till
-the Ilth. - _

Lastly, in Order to lead the Turks into error Upon the
precise poit.t of the passage of our troops, I gave orders on
the 10th, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, for our batteries,
established on the left bank of the Danube and the Diana
of Vyndoia to open a strong fire along the arm of Mat,scbint
Thee batteries had been erected wsli remarkable talenb
byAide-de:Canap General Schilders.
' In addition to the cross.firing, the igun-sloop ifu•
Was 'brought on the 10th to the., point of the Island of
Vyndoia, in order to fire against the right bank of the
Danube, above the arm of Matschin.
" The united action of these two batteries was success;
fel. The batteries of the enemy opposite the aru:,
Itai,schin were much injured; but, although their fire Was
diminished, it was maintained until nightfall.
" On the 11th of March, at daybreak, General Luder:,
began the passage before Galatz. The Turks did not exlt.:
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