The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-06 00:00:00

The following telegraphic despatch, dated Con-
stantinople, January 23, has been received via
Vienna :

" The combined fleets returned on the 22d with-
out having seen a single Russian vessel during the
three weeks' cruise.

" The Niger, sent with despatches countermand-
ing the return of the fleets, only met them close to
the Bosphorus. The Vesuvius, Highflyer, and
Sidon have just arrived."
Constantinople letters, of the 23d, state that the
admirals decline the responsibility. of navigation
with sailing vessels in the Black Sea, during the
present most dangerous season.
It appears that it was on Monday, 16th inst.,
that the Caton arrived at Constantinople from the
Black Sea with despatches for Lord Redcliffe and
M. Baraguay cl'Hilliers, announcing the intention
of the admirals to return with their fleets to Bey-
cos. The cause of this resolution was generally
supposed to be the want of good harbours, and the 1
risks of the Euxine at this season. The ambassa-
dors met in conference on Tuesday in consequence
of this information, and the Samson started for
the Black Sea with their reply to the admirals,
which, it was said, was to the following effect :
"The ambassadors express surprise at the sudden re
solution of the admirals, more particuLtrly at the pre-
sent moment, when a Turkish steam flotilla is on the
point of starting with ammunition and other stores for
the army of Anatolia. The orders of the French and
British Governments which reached this by the Caton,
about ten days ago, were formal and precise, re-
specting the protection to be afforded by the com-
bined fleets to the Ottoman flag and territory, and the
attention of both admirals is again called to the stringent
nature of these instructions, which had been duly noti-
fied to them. The admirals, it would appear, consider
that the measures intrusted to their execution may be
equally well effected, whether the force under their
command be stationed at Beycos or Sinope. This is a

matter which must entirely depend on their own judg-
ment, and on them the responsibility will rest. The
ambassadors decline to interfere in all matters connected
with nautical experience, and confine themselves merely
to those within the sphere of their political department.
Hence the wishes and intentions of their Governments
having been duly notified to both admirals, it only re-
mains to conform strictly to them, and devise those
means best calculated for their execution."
A special courier arrived at Constantinople from
Shumla on. the 23d with intelligence that Omer
Pacha was seriously ill. Two clever physicians
started for Schumla immediately.
The rumour of a combat before Batoum was
without foundation, and took its origin, it would
seem, in a strange incident. Two English war
steamers having been sent from Trebizond to
Batoum were received with cannon shots from the
fortress. The steamers, much surprised at this
reception, sent a boat to the town with a
flag of truce, to learn the cause of such treat-
ment. The Turkish Commandant of Batoum
stated, in explanation, that for some time
the Russian vessels had endeavoured on se-
veral occasions to surprise the vigilance !!)
of the garrison, by hoisting aFrench orEnglish flag
on approaching the town.
The intelligence from Asia is reassuring. The
corps of Achmet Pacha is about to resume hostili-
ties. The Hungarian General Guyon (Kurschid
Paella) has not seized on the chief command, as
some accounts had stated, but his counsels were of
sufficient authority to make him the person who
really directed the operations. That fact had dis-
contented some persons, and in particular, it was
said, M. de Bruck.
Attempts were being made to excite the jealousy
of the Turks against the European officers.
The peace party in Turkey, or, in other words,
the Russian party, does all it can to oppose
the Seraskier Mehemed, who is a great advo-
cate for the employment of men of talent,
even when not Turks. It would appear, however,
that the attempt had failed, and that the opinions
opposed to the peace party are beginning at last to
triumph in the councils of the Sultan. After hav-
ing seen their departure announced, and then con-
tradicted, Col. Branski and Major Bystrzanowski
left on the Bth January for the army of Asia with
the rank of Pacha. They are accompanied by se-
veral European officers.
The Porte has at length consented not to pre-
vent the action of the Roumelian patriots in the
Principalities. General Tell and three other Rou-
melain officers have left for Omer Pacha's camp,
and are to act in Lesser Wallachia. General Tell
is an officer of great bravery and considerable
talent. He was one of the persons who signed the
protest against the treaty of Balta-Liman. The
formation of the foreign legion has been postponed,
the decision of the Porte being held in suspense by
the influende of M. de Bruck.
It is said that Lord Stratford de Redcliffe gave
Lord Dudley Stuart to understand that from his
official position he could not support him in his
lordship's exertions to induce the Porte to consent
to the creation of the foreign legion. The Polish
general Wysocki has become at Constantinople the
head of the Polish emigrants there. He is repre-
sented as acting with great reserve, so as not to
compromise the Porte by any premature solicita-
tions relative to the formation of the Polish legion.
A. serenade was given to him by the Polish and
Italian emigrants. The number of Poles in Con-
stantinople was increasing rapidly.
The Board of Health has suppressed the quaran-
tine for all vessels coming from Alexandria and
Trebizond. It is on the Turco-Persian frontier
that for all matters coming from this last;named
place the usual formalities are to be observed.
According to the accounts of the officers, French
and English, on board the Retribution, they were
enabled to take tolerably accurate plans of the town
and fortress during an interval of two or three hours,
allowed for the delivery of her despatches, and the
receipt of an acknowledgment of them from the vice-
governor. It is further said that her salute, of 21
guns, was duly returned, and not answered by 13,
as before supposed. It appears, moreover, that
Sebastopol is strongly fortified ; and our officers
consider it almost impregnable by means of a fleet
alone, without the co-operation of a land force.
The guns amount altogether to 700—some of long
range, and bearing on the open sea, others so dis-
posed as to defend by their cross fire the immediate
entry of the port. All these are in a perfect state,
and the number of men to serve them is believed
to be considerable. The forts have the form of a
tower, and almost all of them have three tiers of
guns. Thus to attack the town from the sea side
would be difficult ; but the coast within a few miles
of Sebastopol is easy of access, and, according to
the reports of our officers, its capture might be
effected with about twenty-five thousand, men at
the present moment. Later, however, and should
the Russians be allowed to fortify these points,
double that force would be required.
Some depression of spirit is generally felt in con-
sequence ,of the reported return of the fleets. How-
ever, it is to be hoped that the despatches of the
Samson may have reached the admirals in time,
and disposed them to conform at ali risks and all
hazards to the manifest intentions of their govern-
ments. The Russian fleet is stationed at Kaffa or
Theodosia, and no doubt should our squadron re-
turn to Beycos, they will immediately start on an-
other marauding expedition, and we shall hear of
events similar to that of Sinope.
Advices from the Black Sea intimate that " the
Russian Admiral has been causing forts to be
erected all along the coast of the Straits of Yeni-
kale." The admiral must have been in a terrible
fright ' • had his fears allowed him to reflect, that
seeing Yenikale is the place where the larger mer-
chantmen unload in part before entering the Sea
of Azoff, its vicinity was little likely to be dis
turbed by men-of-war.

The Cist Deutsche Post of Vienna, under date of
Constantinople, 19th ult., says :

"A letter from Damascus states that a tumult had
taken place in that city, between the Greeks and the
Catholics, because the former had refused to subscribe to
a loan opened by the Governor for the benefit of the
State, although the Catholics and the Jews had set them
the example. When the bearer of the subscription list,
a Turk, presented himself in the Greek quarter, he was
violently expelled. A quarrel afterwards arose, in which
some Catholics took part. The armed force was com-
pelled to interfere in order to restore tranquillity."
A letter from Malta of the Ist states that two
vessels of large burthen bad just anchored in Va-
letta. They are bound for Constantinople, and are
loaded with arms and projectiles bought from Eng-
lish houses by the Turkish Government. This is
the third freight of this description which has left
there during the past month, and as the Porte is
equally active in similar purchases of stores from
other countries, it is evident that her energies and
resources are great.
Reports come from Constantinople of a second
victory gained by the Turks after the battle of
Citale.

SERVIA.
Etam Pasha, the bearer of the Sultan's finnan,
which secures the privileges granted to Servia, has
arrived at Belgrade.
The announcement of this firman has produced
great agitation among the people, and engaged the
attention of the Servian Government, which was
anxiously considering which side to take. M.
Jankavitz, a senator, and the intimate frien'a of
Prince Alexander, has been sent to Vienna to ask
advice. It is not true that the Prince had rejected
the firman.

There is no doubt that the Austrian army o
observation on the Servian frontier is to be in•
creased forthwith.

Forty thousand troops will presently be sen.
hence to the Servian frontier.

THE DANUBE.

Advices from Bucharest of the 31st nit. state
t
royed the
Cis
that the Russians have completely de
Turkish battery opposite the Ismael Channel.
Floating bridges are being constructed at Ga-
latz. A despatch from Bucharest of the same date
states that Prince Gortschakoff had f
returned, and
that operations against Kalafat would be postponed.
Some Turkish troops crossed the Danube on the
19th and 20th, at Turtuka,i and Silistria, for the
purpose of reconnoitring. At both these places on
both days fighting ensued,
d, nor did the Turks re-
turn to their own side of the river until the Rus-
sians received reinforcements.
The Turks had posted strong columns of troops
between Matshin and Isaktsha. They form a kind
of cordon, and are there for the protection of both
these places,_ and also of Tultsha, should the Rus-
sians attack them.
A letter from Vienna, of the 31st ult., says :
"General Schilder, who is appointed as the successor
to Prince Gortschakoff, arrived at Krajowa on the 28th.
He has, it is said, already adopted certain measures, but
they do not indicate that offensive operations will take
place immediately. Omer Paella has caused the second
line of troops which were near Schumla to advance to-
, wards the Danube. He proposes, it is said, to attack
the Russians on several points at the same time, and
drive them from the Danubian Principalities. The
Wall ,chitin peasantry continue to be animated by the
most hostile feelings towards the Russians. The state-
ment that a corps d'armee had been ordered to leave
Bohemia for Hungary is premature, as well as that of
the 4th corps d armee having left Galicia for Croatia.
The materiel of war has been put in a state fit for active
service. The visit of Prince Schlik to Vienna is con-
nected with these preparations."
The Debats says tLat a column of 200 Russian
prisoners at Citale were massacred by their
escort when the latter saw their General Ismail
-Paella fall from his horse.

Telegraphic adviceS received at Paris yesterday
state that the Turks under Omer Pacha have again

crossed the Danube in strong force at Oltenitza.
The Ottoman troops have again occupied the island
there, and erected entrenchments on it.

FRANCE.

1 Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
Tuileries, when the Emperor manifested his desire
that, now that diplomatic relations were broken off
between France and Russia, the most effectual
measures should be taken forthwith to bring mat-
ters to a speedy and successful conclusion. The
exact amount of the force to be sent on service to
the East is not stated, but it is the opinion of per-
sons competent to judge not less than 70,000 or
80,000 Anglo-French troops would suffice, with
the co-operation of the Turkish army, to do the
work effectively. Candia has been already spoken
of for a depot, but it is believed this island is con-
sidered as rather too distant from Turkey, and
Mitylene would perhaps be more suitable.
The energy insisted upon by the Emperor, ac-
cording to trustworthy accounts, and his determi-
nation, in conjunction with England, to strike one
of those stunning blows which bring a quarrel to
a speedy issue, lead us to 'believe that the auxi-
liary force will be to a much greater amount than
what has been so often stated, namely, 30,000
French and 10,000 English. The preparations in
France are certainly on a larger scale than would
be required for that number.
M. de Kisselefi seems decidedly unwilling to
leave Paris. Every day we are told that he is to
leave on the following morning, and still he re-
mains. He has received his passports, and taken
leave of the Emperor. The.rupture of diplomatic
relations between France and Russia is complete.
M. de Kisseleff, after his long residence there, has
naturally many private affairs to arrange, and
many personal friends to take leave of, but he
will quit Paris on Tuesday at the farthest. He
has written a circular to all the Russian residents
here, recommending them to return to their native
country as soon as possible. Many of them have
received orders to go immediately. Among them
is General Jomini, one of the Czar's aides-de-camp,
who has made arrangements for his departure on
Tuesday, probably in company with M. de Kisse-
leff. Madame de Titow, sister of M. de Crepto-
witch, has also received a command to return to
St. Petersburg.
Mr. Tucker, at. English Cabinet courier, carry-
ing despatches from the French and English Go•
vernments for the two Ambassadors at the Porte,
Sir John Burgoyne, and Colonel Ardant, of the
French Engineers, embarked on the 2d instant, at
Marseilles for Constantinople on board the Ca-
radoc.

The Siecle says the recent answer given to the
Russian Ambassadors in Paris and London contains
the following passage :—" The allied fleets entered
the Black Sea to re-establish the equilibrium of
force between the contending parties."
It is not impossible that as soon as war is de-
clared the Emperor will suppress the private tele-
graph altogether—at least such a measure is talked
of in the government offices on account of the con-
tinual deluge of false news.
It is stated to-day that the 10,000 men whom
General Pelissier has gone to select in the province
of Oran are to embark without any delay for Con-
stantinople.
Some further riots have taken place at Perie-
gueux, but the rioters have been dispersed.
There is a report this day (Monday) that ',dors
for the march of the first division of a French army
to Turkey have been sent to Africa. The Chasseurs
d'Afrique a Cheval, the Zouaves, and the Chasseurs
de Vincennes, now in Algeria, will be the first to
leave. Generals Bosquet, Pelissier, and Canrobert
will certainly have commands, and in all probabilit
the latter will be appointed Commander-in-Chie
of the army of the East. The march of an English
army through Paris to embark at Toulon and Mar-
seilles, is a part of the gossip of the cafés, and there
is a talk at the Ministry of War of a grand fraternal
banquet to be given to them in the Champ deMars.
The Bourse was much agitated yesterday. The
Three per Cents., which opened at 68f. 85c., rose
to 69f. 20c., on the announcement that Consols had
improved in London. They subsequently declined
to 68f. 80c., at which they closed for the end of the
month. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents, closed
at 97f. 10c..; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,045 f. ;
Rouen, 922 f. 50c. ; Havre, 425 f. ; Great Northern,
735 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 712 f. 50c. ; ditto, New,
562 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 817 f. 50c. ; Lyons
to the Mediterranean, 635 f. ; Western of France,
560 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 527 f. 50c. ; Great
Central, 435 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 440 f. ; Shares
of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 620 f.

SPAIN.
Our accounts from Madrid are of the 31st ult.
M. Leopoldo Augusto de Cueto, former Chief of
one of the departments of the Foreign-office, had
been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at Washington, in the room of M.
Calderon de la Barca ; M. Ramon Lozano, ano-
ther Chief of the Foreign-office, Envoy Extraor-
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Mexico, in
the place of M. Miguel de Tacon, Marquis of Baya-
ma, named to that post by a Royal decree of the
Bth November last ; and the Marquis de Rivera,
Minister of Spain in Berlin.
The Queen had conferred one of the vacant col-
lars of the Golden Fleece on the son of the reigning
Duke of Parma, and the Cordon of Maria Luisa on
the two Princesses his sisters.
Letters from Seville stated that the Duchess of
Montpeusier was slightly indisposed.
The Government had been informed by a tele-
graphic despatch from Cadiz, that the Marquis del
Duero embarked on the 29th for the Canary
Islands.
The delay of eight days assigned to General
O'Donnell to present himself to the military autho-
rities, and to obey the Queen's orders, being on
the point of expiring, it was believed that his
name would be struck off the list of the army.
The receipts of the Treasury, in December last,
exceeded by 1,276,387 reals those of the correspond-
ing month of 1852. They amounted to 119,398,442
reals. Those of the entire year were 1,312,927,718
reals, or 8,829,330 more than the anticipations of
the budget.

The Three per Cents, were done at 38 ; the New
Three per Cents. at 19 9-16; the Debt of the first
class, at 8 ; and that of the second at 41.

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPLT)
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 9.30 A.M.
By the steamer Europa we have advices from
New York to the 25th ultimo.. She has brought
$202,300 in specie on freight.
The steamer Calabria, from Havre, arrived at
New York on the 22d ult.
The Europa passed the ship Southampton, from
Liverpool, going into New York.
The steamer Northern Light had arrived at New
York, with advices from San Francisco to the 31st
December, and $847,381 in gold dust.
The Oregon sailed from San Francisco on the
31st, with $400,009 in gold dust, en route for New
York.

The total export of gold from San Francisco for
the year 1853 amounted to $67,873,505. It was
estimated that the total produce of the mines since
the discovery of gold in California, Six
years ago,
amounted to $260,000,000.
The arrivals of passengers at San Francisco
during 1853 amounted to 35,185, and the depar-
tures to 30,316.
1,028 vessels, of 555,794 tons, entered the har-
bour of San Francisco during the year, and 1,091
vessels, of 635,480 tons, cleared, being an increase
of 22 per cent. over the previous year.
The works for the fortification of the harbour of
San Francisco had been commenced on Alcatraz
Island and Fort Point. The former position would
have 40 heavy guns, and the latter 110 guns.
In Klamath Valley there was a very strong feel-
ing for the formation of a new state, to reach from
umpqua to Cape Mendocino.
the
The intelligence from the mines was not gene-
rally so satisfactory. Operations having been sus-
pended in many instances in consequence of the
short supply of water.
in
There was no news of importance from Was-
h Bedini, the Popes Nuncio, was at Washiing-
ton, the guest of the French
Minister ; he was
making preparations to sail from Boston in the
steamer Niagara, on the Ist February.
Our advices from Kington, Jamaica, are to the
12th ult.
It was reported that the Governor intended to
dissolve the House of Assembly immediately alter
it re-assembled, on the 17th inst. Jamaica was
healthy, the weather fine, and the sugar crop :pro-
mising. A serious riot had occurred between some
officers, soldiers, and civilians on the sth. Upon
the same day the police and citizens had an en-
counter at Montego Bay ; during which a police
station was demolished, and a policemen so injured
that he died from his wounds.
The New York stock market was still declining.
Money in good demand.
Exchange on London, 109 to 109.1.
Cotton in moderate demand, and without rha,te-
rial alteration in price.
Wheat, flour, and Indian corn advanced in price
after receipt of Niagara's advices.
Freights to London—flour, Os. per barrel; grain,
16d. to 18d, per bushel.

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