The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-27 00:00:00

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THE WAR.
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPTURE OF
THE TIGER.

The Russian Invalide gives the following report
from General Osten-Sicken, relative to this cata-
strophe, in a supplement to its edition of the 19th
inst. :

" I hasten to lay before your highness (Prince Paskie-
witscb) the flag and jack of the British steam-frigate
Tiger, of 400-horse power. It ran aground, was set on
fire, and blown up, as it was impossible to get it afloat and
bring it into the harbour, because two other steamers
prevented the attempt. The following are the details :
This morning, may 12, the frigate, which came in the
direction from St. Sebastopol, got ashore near Kartazzi,
about six wersts (41, miles) from Odessa. Two position
field pieces (18 or 12 pounders) of No. 2 Battery, 16th
brigade, under Lieutenant Abakoumouff, arrived from
Lustdorf colony before the other two steamers could
assist the Tiger, and, supported by two companies of
the Dnieper reserve infantry regiment and a platoon
of Lancers of Cpunt Neketine's regiment, opened their
fire with such precision, that, after the vessel had re-
ceived several shots, and its captain had lost his foot,
sho was forced to surrender. The enemy's shot flew harm-
lessly over the battery (evidently from the vessel lying on
her beam) the colours were hauled down, and the lieute-
nant, who had taken the command, presented himself be-
fore me and declared his crew prisoners of war. By my
orders he sent his boats and crew ashore, and laid down
his and their arms. They and their wounded, five in
number were sent to the quarantine. Meanwhile eight
pieces of the light position battery No. 2 (12-pounders),
and the horse battery No. 11, arrived from Odessa, with
a battalion of the Sonzdal reserve regiment ; and the
reserve battalion of the Ukraine light infantry, with two
squadrons of Archduke Ferdinand's lancers, reached
the shore. The enemy's wounded were not yet re-
moved before two enemy's steamers were observed
through the fog. As no means were at hand to float
the surrendered vessel, and get her into port, and
as more enemy s vessels might also arrive at any
moment, I ordered the stranded ship to be set on
fire with shot. The two steamers of the enemy came
within gun range, and opened their fire upon our bat-
teries. Colonel Granowitch maintained such a well-di-
rected fire during two hours with twelve pieces, that the
enemy's ships were compelled to retire out of range
much damaged. Two men and three horses of the re-
serve battery were killed. Colonel Fiensky and Lieu-
tenant Smirnoff, of the 2d light infantry and 10th bri-
gade, received contusions. We have made prisoners
Captain Giffard, 24 officers (and warrant officers), with
201 Seamen and marines. The Tiger was armed with
16 Paixhans. At half-past seven p.m. she was com-
pletely burned."

GERMAN POWERS.
THE NEW VIENNA PROTOCOL.

A telegraphic despatch from Vienna confirms the
fact of the signature of a Protocol by the represen-
tives of the Four Powers, asserting their determi-
nation to maintain the integrity of Turkey. Aus-
tria and Prussia will now, it is said, demand the
evacuation of the Turkish territory, and accord-
ingly a draught of a note to Russia has been sent
by the Conference to Berlin for the approval of the
Prussian Government.

PRESENTATION OF PROTOCOLS TO THE
GERMANIC DIET.
In the sitting of the Germanic Diet, on the 24th,
Austria and Prussia presented five protocols of the
Conference of Vienna, and made a collective de-
claration, from which it results that the good un-
derstanding is maintained between the Four Great
Poviers forming part of the Conference of Vienna ;
that the continuation of the war between Russia
and Turkey exposes her own territories, and that
the territorial. integrity of the Ottoman Empire
must be maintained. The treaty concluded be-
tween Austria and Prussia was afterwards pre-
sented to the Diet, and the German States invited
to adhere to the different clauses of it.
PESTII, May 19.—A Greek bishop was arrested
here on the evening of the 18th, as a Russian
emissary, and taken to the New Building, where
political offenders are kept. Important papers, it
.is said, were found on his person.
VIENNA., May 22.—0 n the 16th Prince Paskie-
witsch gave orders that the bombardment of Silis-
tria should cease. We do not know whether this
is to be attributed to the menacing attitude of
Austria or to some negotiations for a capitulation
that may be going on between the Russians and
Turks. Baron Meyendorff communicated the news
of the order for a levy of 95,000 men to Prince
Paskiewitsch as well as to the Russian Cabinet.
The intelligence of the extraordinary levy was com-
municated to the representatives of Austria at the
various foreign Courts, "with a notice that this Go-
vernment had not relinquished its mediatory policy,
but would always be ready to further any measures
for the re-establishment of peace which might be
consistent with the honour and interests of Austria
and the general balance of power in Europe. The
Archduke Albrecht now has his head-quarters at
Hermannstadt, in Transylvania.
The Ost Deutsche Post has advises of the 20th
from Cracow, according to which preparations are
making for "mobilising" all the troops in Russian
Poland. An artillery park of 70 guns has already
reached Kielce, where one of the three Russian
corps is to be placed.
The Austrian Lloyds of Vienna announces that
a complete understanding prevails between Prussia,
Austria, and Bavaria on the one hand, and the
Western Powers on the other.
A letter from Berlin of the 22d states, as an
almost official fact, that the accession of the four
free towns to the Austro-Prussian convention has
been officially notified in that city.
A letter from Berlin, 23d, says :—" The heredi-
tary Prince of Wurtemburg, who has just quitted
St. Petersburg, where he had long resided, will
visit our Court. He will be accompanied by his
wife, the Grand Duchess Olga. The Bavarian Go-
vernment has communicated to the Cabinets of
Vienna and Berlin the note which it has addressed
to the Greek government, representing the dangers
of its policy, and engaging it to pursue a different
line of conduct."
The Weser Gazette states from Berlin that the
English Ambassador in that city has expressed to
the Prussian Government the uneasiness occasioned
to his Cabinet by the recent changes in Prussia
(the forced resignation of General de Bonin, the
Minister of War, and the recall of M. de Bunsen
from London, are evidently alluded to). Lord
Bloomfield is said by this journal to have declared
that his Government regretted much to be forced
to make observations respecting the internal affairs
of Prussia, and that it was not insensible to the
valuable services of M. de. Manteuffel, but that
the changes in question were so important that it
was impossible to refrain from noticing them.
The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Ber-
lin contradicting the statements of the departure
of the Prince of Prussia from Berlin having been
caused by dissatisfaction at the conduct of the
Prussian Government. This letter, which appears
to come from a ministerial source, states that the
Prince was a warm partisan of the Austro-Prussian
treaty, and that he has in all things shown grea
devotedness to his Sovereign.