The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

ADRIA NOPLE.

The following is an extract from a letter written
from Adrianople by an officer of General Bosquet's
division, which marched from Gallipoli to Varna by
land :

"Every man pretending to be a traveller has seen
Constantinople, but few people know anything of Ron-
tuella, Adrianople, Aidos, and the Balkans. It is, how-
ever, the richest country y, ,u can imagine. Every agri-
cultural product grows there as if by enchantment, for
there are scarcely ten inhabitants to ten square leagues.
Vines, wheat, barley, and oats abound everywhere,
whether in the fine valleys, such as those of the
Kayak, the Maritza, and the Tundli, or on the hill
sides which bound those rivers. There are forests,
diversified with rich pastures, on which may be seen
grazing vast numbers of French bullocks, and Asiatic
buffaloes, and myriads of little horses, called beghirs,
which are neither Asiatic, French, Arabian, nor Engiish,
but which render immense services to the country by
transporting produce to the centres of trade and
exportation. Nothing can be more pleasing to the eye

than the appearance of these five countries et Ws stiemo!
of the year. To the riches of the surface of the soil must
be added those underground. Marbles and indications
of minerals are to 1-;:i seen every to
where. What a mine
to explore when a glorious peace shall have assured
these countries their independence and that colliVence
in the future which is an Essential element in the Intel"
lectual and industrial emancipation of nations.
" Adrianople, that ancient capital of ancient Turkey,
that rival of Byzantium at a time when Byzantium 'y36
Greek—Adrianople, gracefully seated at the confluence,
of two splendid rivers, built in the midst of gardens ld 01
ie
lofty trees, and seen to be a town only by its g
domes and white minarets—is (for the East) a megnigo.
cent city. At every step traces are perceptible of O
advanced Muisulman civilisation—of a fallen P°//ef
which must have been great indeed, since it transmit(6d,
to its apathetic successors an empire which embraced
Asia, Africa, and Spain, and monuments such as th
Mosque of Selim 11. at Adrianople. ce
" What a chef d'ceuvre of boldness and elegan
what admirable proportions. And how the soul is inoveu
in spite of the grossness of the worship, when you enter
~,
this cupola, which may challenge comparison with any
in the world, even with St. Peter's at Rome, Nothing
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can give a more accurate idea of the difference bet
the Turk of the past and the present than a visit
these vast cemeteries, these immense and sombre area*
where the marble is hidden by thistles, and where,
under the rust which gnaws the marbles, are the PIP;
ous and still gilded inscriptions of a time when 30`*".
met was the equal of God.
" It is in front of this superb edifice, in the midst of al°
Isle of the Seraglio, that the 3d battalion of Chasse
the Zouaves, the Algerian " Turcos," and a crowd
"
those eccentric individualities—Poles, Spaniards, Erb;
lishmen, &c. —who accompany the army, and in ie,
midst of that Mussulman population formerly so int° 0
rant, that the rites of Christian worship have just bee„
performed with a military pomp as simple as iropeeil*
THE BALTIC.
BERLIN, Tuesday Evening.—The British squad'
ron, of seven sail, containing the French trooPay
was in Kiiige Bay on the 24th.
On the 25th the combined fleets steered for tile
Aland Isles.
Twenty vessels of the fleet had been telegraP-
heci
off the SOderam Light, on the Swedish coast.
DANTZIC, July 22.—The hired steamer Nic°,l"
1., Hunter, master, left this port about two
to-day. She takes to the fleet 100 bullocks, a gnat
quantity of fresh vegetables, and sundry stones
and it will be satisfactory to all who have relatieato
or friends in the fleet that such good arrangetaelio
have been made to preserve the health of the elor
in the Baltic. It is intended that every B*l,ol
shall have one pound of fresh meat and ha' k,
pound of fresh vegetables four days in the Wafhe
These supplies have been put on board under
personal superintendence of John Marks, ,
paymaster of the Duke of Wellington; and theca "for
are not only much better than those purchase'the
our allies in the French fleet, but they are, at, Acs
same time, very much lower in price, the hellia3
sent to the French having cost 140 Prussian del -
each, and those procured for the English 105' nue
The Nicolai I. took on board coals from the
Albion. These coals will cost at least 40s. per "13-Ial;
and at this time excellent coals are offered for
at this port at 20s. ;f1
The Nicolai I. will join the fleet in the vicinity •
81$
the Aland Islands. She carries two guns and
sailors.

The following is an extract of a letter from ill°
Baltic :
~ Flag-ship, Baro Sound, July 18.—My dear -----.litb
Every little incident now occurring is caught Upoe;
avidity. You, doubtless, in old Engl Ind, wonders°,o.
thing is not done ; we have been a long time in `5;3401
• I hope we shall not miss altogether ; but we are get to
out of all patience, so many times we have been gol.n:to
. do something, which enlivened our spirits only gal- cf.
: be knocked on the head, bringingon general despoodensw
• My firm belief is that our hands are tied from head:tit:bill
, ters, for old Charley paces up and down the poop i.Lwttio%
hands behind him and head down, chafing and 'TO
likean animal that could only be permitted to grow'Ai $lO
not to bite! I can only assure you that there is 700
officer or man but what is honestly with him, 0.„°: eto
really feels for his disagreeable position. ll' the
heartily sick of reconnoitring, and are longing I°S ore
arrival of the French troops, which we understas they.
shortly expected. Our only hope is that when the*
arrive something must be done. We shall receive for
with more than common civility I can assure ililir
this creeping about does not suit English taste, 31000
content is showing itself from the highest to the clot;
in every ship belonging to our unparalleled fleet-
,i; t All
are very fine, a good understanding prevails, by
that could have been done in port. Papers are lcu'reelf
fully scarce, and information more so. You will scs., the
believe what a sensation was created to-day h
,4 boa
arrival of a cutter yacht the Sparrowhawk-
be
still apprised of her having been sent from tiers
still we did not put much faith in it ; however, ~. 0,
is sure enough, and right welcome too. lvly last'
formed has
that cholera was on board. The owner, .."-fi;
Galt, has shown himself to be a plucky fello*lr
coming out in her, and he was the more welcome for
bringing out a good supp!y of what we were all in 040-
of, namely, ' brandy.' By Jove ! you should have se
e°
the rush that took place to hoard him. I counted I.
less than 20 pinnaces and cutters, which literally °or
lowed the vessel, all anxious to be served first; toe
thing new was an object of interest, but this of all
wtubto
was a great one. Even old Charley looked pleased
ht op
he heard of her arrival. The little yacht brooo-goll
astern of us just about the time we were firing a.,, „„slit
salute for the Emperor and Empress of the Fr 00
00whose healths the commander-in-chief bad nroP°B! sioo
board the French admiral's ship, where a banquet
0e
given by Admiral Parseval Deschenes. Mr. GraltA:jails
on board of us, and was most kindly welcomed by —well'
ral Seymour, captain of the fleet. Of course, all of Ils, wbst
delighted to hear anything of our native
country, ao`! 0. igt
was doing, of which we are as ignorant as sucking 'oo
Oeveral of the ship's company also received letter: is*
Parcels by this conveyance, and the Sparrowbww- the
great card. The commanderon•chief has orderedola
barge to take him on board the cutter, and t"0,40/
fellow has dived below. I dare say the owner bttbst
something pretty good on board. We understaMe „a,
the Driver first fell in with the cutter off Har'g°--tlO,
and was warned as standing in too close amongon'
rocks ; after which the Basilisk fell in with her' infi
piloted her up to the fleet. I must tell you that O
eoo
our visit to Cronstadt the Russians had for the *p 0
time removed all the buoys we had laid down, re oe
has annoyed us much. They must be as clos ile°
_
our trail as a slippery Indian, for we can neitber
nor catch hold of them. We are often up at 0%7 01
4°
the celebrated lighthouse, the Ronskar, caber! id.
have the mortification of looking down upon '414110 -
movable Russian fleet. Sir Charles has much 0,00
away with sheer vexation, to think they will noiitfeacil
out and fight. We long for the arrival of the "'Of°
soldiers, and when we actually see them we shall I)ebyfet
something is meant ; it is the only comfort we
,„01/
`living in hope.' The Russian semaphores are in bog 0
communication with Belsingfors. We only (I*!';ili
help to work them. The weather is so extraordlP-0
fine that our masts and spars are reflected as fr° til°
beautiful mirror, and we are as still as a swsuinbous
ornamental waters of Regent's-park. The scenery l'oetir
Baro Sound is most lovely and enchanting. I'libira,
bined with the perspective view of 50 men-of-war,,.-1,
a picture that I conceive would look well on ‘`",-,. CO
although our mess taste would be that we should w-0 to
vered with smoke. ' Hurrah !' just received ortlf 04
' Prepare for sea.' What are we up to—it is *lob
about that we are to bombard and take Aland. 11/11.3 t°
from all hands. Mr. Galt has just come on boarcor
know what he is to do. The admiral told him tf id
sider himself under the protection of the whole fleet'
if he liked the Duke would give him a tow. Fare 8890
P '-
I long to give you the right yarn in my next if, *
God, I am spared." *
rite
Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia left 1)11-- 110
on the 18th, for Memel, by the steamer Nix, o"
way to St. Petersburg.

AUSTRIA.
The following is from Vienna, dated last eo 1r
ng :
,teci

An army of 50,000 men is to be concerti`
between Szegedin and Arad. tit
The reserves called in, will amount to 1117°
80,000 men.
Throughout Italy the state of public feelivg
very bad.
ot
It is said that an insurrection is
contemplatedModena.o'
The French garrison at Rome is to 10
forced.
Prince Gortschakoff is enraged at the total 11'
ure of his mission.
The Turks remain close to the Danube.

SPAIN. ull,
MADRID, July 20.—The night has been traoNhe
and the public are allowed to pass freelY i 4 bli'
neighbourhood of the Puerta del Sol. Ther
cation of an extraordinary supplement 10 had
Gazette, announcing that the Rivas Ministgrter°
resigned, and that the Queen had called Esroillid
to her councils, had contributed greatly t 43„ still
popular excitement. The city is, howatiti7
covered with barricades, but the sound di:au-rd.
and the booming of cannon are no longer heard
The Junta, distrusting the Queen's Pr°--,,,1 °fr
has resolved to hold its own until the arr,..rard.,
Espartero, and the arming of the National uru Loa,
The troops have returned to their quotelli,
there only remain a few guns before the V'
Alcala.
rol 11,;
About four o'clock on the 20th, after se"- fit
ley-s with the insurgents, the 200 Grenadierisa
occupied the Hotel de la' Gobernacion, beAer,
want of water and food, consented to surro%tba
Immediately afterwards the soldiers
.ilus'bouta
hotel arm-in-arm with the populace, soli" r
of " Viva Espartero !" " Viva la Constitub° ,rrof
It is said that O'Donnell will be here to-10:100d
~ad Jo
with the troops of General Blaser, who
him, and that Blaser had fled to Portugai•q. o°4
BAYONNE, July 24.—Madrid is tranquAartibilr
neral Evariste San Miguel has been named
till
General and Minister of War. °UO •I
General San Miguel is one of the vetera

Liberal

rty. He is 72 years of age. He was a
member of the Cabinet in 1823, and was wounded
in resisting the French intervention that year,
under the Duke of Angouleme. There can be no
doubt that the appointment of General San Miguel
is only temporary, and for the purpose of conduct-
ing the affairs of the moment, till the arrival of
Espartero.

Private letters of the 19th state the Progressistas
and Republicans have united on the understanding
that the throne of Queen Isabella will bo preserved.
It is also said that the convocation of the Cunsti-
tuent Assembly is not yet. determined on. The
friends of the monarchy are very anxious to oppose
the convocation of the Constituent Assembly, as
it is feared that it will be dangerous to the Crown.
With respect to Queen Christina, it is said that
she is still in concealment in Madrid, and that her
hiding-place is the French embassy.
The following is a copy of the address which
Espartero issued to the inhabitants of Logrono,
when leaving that place. It ran thus :
"I quit Logrono, my adopted country during the
last seven years. My country and the call of liberty
require me to act, and I leave for invincible Saragossa.
During my absence obey the orders of the most serene
Junta, and uphold the liberty that has been achieved,

(Signed)

" DUKE DE VITTORIA?

FR A_NCE.

MM. Black and Durand, merchants at Constan-
tinople, who are charged with the negotiation of
the Turkish loan, are now in Paris, and have placed
themselves iu communication with the Credit
Mobilier and M. Mires for that object. It does
not appear, however, that these negotiations have
as yet led to any definitive result. It is said that
a proposition to facilitate the loan was this day
p-esented by the Marquis de Lavalette, en-Minis-
ter of France at Constantinople.
The weather has become for the last three or four
days intensely hot ; the accounts from the provinces
would show it to be general, and they also are
highly favourable as to the crops. If the present
weather lasts the harvest will be abundant.
The accounts contained in the Moniteur as to
the progress of the harvest are of the most favour-
able nature. A considerable fall had taken place
in most of the markets, and the yield was expected
to be one-fourth more than the average.

The following are ti
receipts of the principa.

ie last returns of the gross
French railways :

Pa,sen-
Dates. Goods. Total.
gers last yewar
Norihtra fuly 9 Ju'y Is 381,809 418,104 803,013 669.052
11°11,11 •• •• fuly 9 July 15 107.429 100,681 208,110 a 30,4,6
Havre .... •• .. fuly 9 July 15 38,125 5. ,6,5 88,770 102,815
Orleans an..
lirsne'es July 9 Julyls 383,495 487,808 871,363 695,582
Strasburg •• fuly 9 July 15 27-,327 3 3 937 609,164 42,865
kontereau .• Suiy 9 Julyls 11,551 17.337 28"
•• • • ... Jn y 9 July 15 267 721 198.067 485.7-8 392.128
"tern •••• • • July 10 July 16 141,992 4;,700 185,692 137,831
',Yong to the
litediterraneab fuly 2 July 8 '127,237 129,956 257,193
Grand Ceutral
( Lyons to Ito .
mule) •• •• July 2 July 8 52,123 136,724 188,847 164,105

The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 70f. 95c.
for the end of the month ; and the Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. at 97f. 90c. • Orleans Railway
Shares, 1,167 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,017 f. 50c. ; Havre,
672 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 816 f. 25c. ; Strasburg,
785 f. ' • New Shares, 620 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 941 f.
25c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 840 f. ; Western
of France, 640 f. ; Bordenux and Cette, 605 f. ;
Great Central of France, 492 f. 50c. • Lyons and
Geneva, 502 f. 50c. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier,
683 f. 75c.

MARKET N E IVN-t T HIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

We had a very limited supply of English wheat in to-
day's market, yet so little business was transacted in it
that Monday's prices were nominally unaltered.
The show of foreign wheat was good; all kinds moved
off heavily, and the quotations were utmost nominal.
There was nothing doing in floating cargoes.
Barley and malt were dull, and must dscriptions were
offering on lower terms.
There was very little inquiry for oats. Beans and peas
were excessively dull.
The flour trade was heavy, at Monday's quotations.

Wheat.
220

ARRIVALSI THIS WEILL
Barley. I \ta!t. t Oat: I Flour.
110 t 2,04) 60 ( 860
I
14,470 I 2,790 brl

English ..
Irish ....
Foreign ..

7,310 i 1,320

BOROUGH HOP.
There is very little business doing in our market, and
prices are next to nominal Duty, 50,0001. to 60,009/.

WHITECHAPEL.

The demand ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef from 3s 24
to 4s 4d ; mutton, 35.4 d to 45 8d ; lamb, 4s 44 to 5s 4d ;
veal, 3s al to 4a 84 ; pork, 3s 44 to4s 8d per Blbs by
the carcase.