The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-24 00:00:00

MOVEMENTS OF THE ALLIED ARMIES

IN THE EAST.

A letter from Adrianople of the Bth, in the Lloyd
of Vienna, says :
" Those who do not see the interminable train of
vehicles laden with supplies and military stores which
pass through this place, cannot be aware of the wants of
an army. For the last fortnight there has been a con-
; staut supply of forage proceeding to the army, which a
month ago might have commenced decisive operations if
it had not been for the difficulty in obtaining supplies.
The energy displayed by Marshal St. Arnaud has at
length introduced a durable ( h Inge in the system of sup-
plylog the artni, s. The Marshal is now in a position to
commence operations against the Crimea with 80,000
men. The embarkations are going on without intermis-
sion at Varna, Baltchik, and Mangalia, and in a fortnight
we may receive accounts of operations undertaken on the
Russian coast of the Black Sea. Gen. Canrobert, in con-
cert with the English Generals Brown and Boxer, will first
be charged with an important mission, and as soon as they
shall have set their foot in the Crimea, at a point which
has not been made public, Marshal St. Arnau i and Lord
Raglan will follow with the army. The Marshal will
afterwards direct in person the operations by land against
Sebastopol With the support of the fleet commanded by
Admiral Hamelin. General Bosquet, who has com-
manded the auxiliary troops in this place, will advance
at the head of the divisions of Prince Napoleon and of
theTarkish co. pa ofMustaphaPacha, towards the Danube
by the Dobrudscha, in order to enter Bessarabia after
having taken Galatz and Ibrail, which the Russians are
not likely to give up without a struggle. Tne Marshal
attaches much importance to this operation of General
Bosquet, and it is thought that this general will be at
Odessa within a delay determined on. General Allon-
yille left yesterday for Varna, having been summoned
thither by Marshal St. Arnaud."

We make the following extract relating to the
French expedition to the Dobrudscha, from a let-
ter, dated:—

" Ist Division, Camp at Geovelar, 6th Aug, 1854.
"We have just heard Lad news of a French expe
dition to the Dobrudscha. A joint commission had
been sent to report on that unhealthy locality, but the
French, anxious to snatch the first laurels, despatched a
force two days before the report, an unfavourable one,
arrived. The consequence is that they have just re-
turned with the loss, from illness, of 2,000 men. Fever
came, it is asserted, by the water. There is a great
scarcity of water in the Dobrudscha, awl it is said the
dogs, to get at it. jumped down the wells and were
drowned, and hence the poisoned water. 640 mea were
thrown into "The Karason' in one day."

POLICY OF SWEDEN.
According to letters from Stockholm, the cap-
ture of Bomarsund is likely to remove all further
hesitation on the part of the Swedish Government,
who may now be expected to join the Western
Powers. It is believed that nothing but the fear
of an unsuccessful result in the present contest has
hitherto prevented that Cabinet from uniting with
the Allied Po % ers in resisting the aggressions of
Russia. The Government possesses a reserve fund
of 4,000,000 dols. for extraordinary expenses,
which will prove exceedingly useful in case of war
being declared.

It__.i wll be seen from a
telegraphic despatch in.
and Mr. Grey,
another place, that immediately after the sur-
render of Bomarsund General Baraguay d'Hilliers
Secretary of the English Legation,
started for Stockholm, it is supposed with a view
of inducing the Swedish Government to join the
Western Powers.

CONDUCT OF PRUSSIA.
Constant complaints are made says a Berlin
letter of the 21st Auaust, that this Government
has been, and still is, undecided as to the policy
intended to be pursued in regard to the Oriental
question. This accusation is unfounded. The
Prussian Cabinet never professed to go further than
it has done. It clung to
principles, and constantly.
eschewed facts. It adhered to the letter of pro-
tocols and conventions, and repudiated all liabi-
lities arising from the spirit of these documents.
It professed to limit its co-operation with the West
to mediation for peace, and studiously avoided giv-
ing its assent to any measures calculated to in-
volve it in a rupture with Russia, unless in such
extreme cases as the probable incorporation of the
principalities, or the impossible passage of the
Balkan.

Throughout the long and complicated negotia-
tions, the Berlin Cabinet has had but one object
in view, and that is to avoid collision with Rus-
sia. No secret has been made of this of ject, either
at London, Paris, or Vienna. Count Groeben's
mission to England, and Chevalier Bunsen's with-
drawal, were based. upon this principle ; so was the
mission of the Prince of Hohenzollern to France ;
whilst it was universally known at the time, and
proved subsequently, that the main purport of
Count Alvensleben being sent to Vienna, was
to pour oil upon and not to excite the troubled
waters. As a further proof of its intense and
paramount desire for Peaces the Prussian Ca-
binet earnestly recommended the acceptance of
the Russian reply, as a fair and favourable vehicle
for negotiation, and showed no irritation when its
recommendation proved of no avail. In the same
spirit of conciliation acid assorted impartiality, it

has now recommended the Western conditions to
the Emperor's acceptance, although, all " advan-
tageous and desirable" as they may be for Prussia
and Germany, it considers them to be as much be-
yond as the Russian reply was below the require-
ments of the situation. Such at least is the asser-
tion of the official organ—an assertion singularly
illogical, but not inconsistent with the passive prin-
ciples upon which Prussia has constantly acted.
The Prussian Government, or, at all events, the
party which is said to influence the Government,
has not concealed its sympathies for Russia, or its
utter disinclination to give the slightest umbrage
to the Czar. It has never led the British or French
Governments to suppose that more could or would
be obtained than has been conceded. It has met
the active exertions of the two Western envoys
with the most baffling vis inertia'. It has likewise
shown, up to the very last moment, as will be proved
when its last note of the 12th sees the light, that it
only went hand in hand with Austria in so far as
their united efforts were directed to safeguard both
from war with their old Northern ally.