The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The subjoined important intelligence reached
Trieste on the 12th, and was telegraphed to Paris
yesterday.
The declaration of war had boon published in an
Imperial manifesto.
A new levy of 150,000 troops had been decreed.
The remainder of the Russian functionaries re-
maining in Turkey were about to leave the country.
The declaration of war leaves the navigation of
the Danube and of the Black Sea open to vessels
sailing under neutral flags.
Orders were immediately forwarded to Omer
Pacha at Schulma, to summon Prince Gortschakoff
to retire from the Principalities within a fortnight,
and, in case of non-compliance, to commence hos-
tilities forthwith. The courier, conveying the text
of the manifesto, was expected to reach Vienna on
the 13th.
The American Consul at Smyrna had opposed
the forcible conveyance of Kossta to America.
Another telegraphic message confirms the intel-
ligence received yesterday that Prince Menschikoff
le charged with the Administration of the Danubian
principalities, and that Prince Paskievitch is no-
minated Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army
on the Danube. _

According to the last accounts from the Danube,
large masses of Russian troops were marching up
the river.

Tho situation of the Christians who inhabit the
Turkish towns is represented as becoming daily
more critical; the Albanians stationed at Rustjuck,
who talk with great ardour of a war against the
Russians, are suspected of contemplating pillage.
All accounts from Constantinople agree that the
call for war is unanimous in every part of Turkey,
and, though the Sultan is popular with his subjects,
yet it would be as much as his crown were worth
to attempt thwarting public feeling. These letters
also speak of the number of English officers, most,
if not all, belonging to the Indian service, who are
now in Turkey, and constantly on the move from
Varna to Shumla, and other parts of Turkey where
there are strong military encampments, or to the
head-quarters of the general officers. Some officers
of artillery in the same service have, within the
Last few days, passed through Paris on their way
to Constantinople, and have obtained letters of
introduction to the Grand Master of the Artillery
and other functionaries. Several of these gentle-
men have, it is said, obtained leave of absence, and
should there occur anything worth seeing, or shar-
ing in, there is very little doubt that they will be
among the first on the spot.
The Wanderer of the 10th says :—" The news
from .all quarters sounds very warlike. Few hopes
of peace are expressed in the reports wo receive,
but fortunately these hopes, though few, are strong ;
they are'founded on the continuation of the confer-
ences, the disposition of Russia to negotiate, and
the improbability of an immediate beginning of
hostilities. To all appearance we shall only have
reports of skirmishes on the borders of the Danube
for the next few weeks, by the side of which diplo-
matic negotiations will still maintain the fore-
ground."
The Czar has taken another step of consequence
relative to the Baltic shipping. He has just per-
permitted the importation into any Finnish town
all materials for the equipment of vessels, free of
all duty. This privilege is to remain in force for
five years.
A letter from Bucharest of the 30th ult., in the
Brestma Gazette, says On the 2d of October
the inspections will be terminated, and on the 3d
the Meit;ropolitan will give his blessing to the flags
and the troops. On the Gth or the 7th an attack
of the Tusks on the left bank of the Danube is ex-
pected. The materials of a Russian printing-office
Sind four presses have just arrived here. The mfr
litary hospitals have been evacuated, and the sick
have been removed to Bouzeo and Fochshan. In
addition to the hospitals thus emptied, the occu-
pants of six
large houses have been compelled to
quit them, and ti'AvY
have been prepared for the re-
ception of sick parsons. These measures prove
that we must prepare to receive large masses of
troops."
A letter from Berlin of the 9th says :—cc The
Emperor of Russia left last evening for St. Peters-
burg. In the meriting, after having attended
divine service, his Majesty went to the parade
ground of the first regiment of guards. After giv-
ing another private audience to Baron de Manteuf-
fel, he paid a visit to the Prince of Prussia at his
palace of Babertsberg. At 5 o'clock the Emperor
dined with the King, and afterwards came here
from Potsdam with the whole of the Royal family
and the foreign Princes. At 9 o'clock, his Ma-
jesty sot off for St. Petersburg."