The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-03 00:00:00

ST FOREIGN NEWS

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

RETURN OF THE FLEETS TO CON-
STANTINOPLE.
The following telegraphic despatch has been re-
ceived to-day, dated Constantinople, Jan. 23 :
" Yesterday the combined fleets returned from
the Black Sea to the Bosphorus, and anchored at
Beycos. General astonishment at Constantinople."

DEPARTURE OF THE RUSSIAN AMBAS

SADOR FROM PARIS.

The Assemblee Nationale of yesterday announces
that M. de Kisseleff had that day an interview with
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and that the reply
of the French Government to the demand for an
explanation made by the Emperor of Russia was not
such as to satisfy that Minister, who accordingly
demanded his passports.
The same paper adds, that the proposals tending
towards opening new negotiations, of which Count
Orloff was the bearer, have not been deemed ac-
ceptable either in London or in Paris.
M. de Kisseleff, in fact, received his reply on
Wednesday, and was to quit Paris yesterday
evening or to-day.
The reply was in substance the same as that al-
ready mentioned, namely, that the Powers do not
intend to maintain in the Black Sea the neutrality
as interpreted by Russia, and that they cannot
place on perfect equality Russia and Turkey, see-
ing that they are resolved to protect the Turkish
squadron and the Turkish territory from the attacks
of the Russians—the weaker against the stronger.
There is no necessity to convey a decision in un-
courteous terms, and those of the answer were, it
is said, not so ; tut they were firm and determined,
and such as left no room for doubt.
He proceeds in the first instance to Brussels, and
thence goes to St. Petersburg. Baron Brunow
goes to armstadt.

It appears he was invited to the ball which took
place at the Tuileries on Wednesday evening, but
did not think proper to attend. On Tuesday even-
ing he was present at the debut of Mademoiselle de
Petrowitch, a young lady of high origin, grand-
daughter of Kara Georgewitch, during his lifetime
Hospodar of Servia, and who made her appearance
for the first time on the Italian boards in Paris.
It is said that yesterday or to-day the Moniteur
will publish a declaration on the subject of the
Russo-Turkish war, for the purpose of explaining
the departure of the ambassadors.

POLICY OF AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
A Vienna telegraphic despatch, dated yesterday
evening, says :—" Report states that the Emperor
of Austria has declared to Count Orloff that if the
Russians cross the Danube, he will consider the
same as a declaration of war.

" Austria insists on the acceptance of the pro-
ject of the 13th."
The Trieste Gazette, which is the most impor-
tant organ of the commercial interest of the Aus-
trian empire, calls upon the government in its
number of the 29th ult. to intervene against Rus-
sia on the Eastern question. It says :—" All our
future will be at stake, and exposed to chance if
we do not declare ourselves on the question of the
Danube. Every true patriot will despair if our
commercial interest as connected with that river
be not enforced."

The Ltoyd of Vienna is ironical towards Russia,
which, it says, pretends to have no intentim of
attacking the integrity of Turkey, and yet is en-
deavouring to crush her by exhausting her re-
sources.

A letter from Berlin of the 30th 'ult., in the
Cologne Gazette, says :—" The presence of Count
Orloff at Vienna is the general topic of conversa-
tion here. It is not known that the Count is in-
structed to conclude a treaty of neutrality with
Austria. There are many persons at Vienna in
favour of the absolute neutrality of Austria at a
moment when Russia is forwarding the execution
of her schemes. On the other hand, the Western
Powers insist upon Austria's declaring herself, since
in case of a war the neutrality of that Power would
be impossible. As for Prussia, the same proposals
have probably been made to her ; but the Govern-
ment is determined not to swerve from a political
line of conduct such as to insure her entire inde-
pendence."

We read the following in the Weser Gazette :
" A rumour is current in Berlin, that at one of the
last sittings of the Council of State, the Prince of
Prussia declared himself against a neutrality of
selfishness and tergiversation. His Royal Highness
respects the noble qualities of his illustrious bro-
ther-in-law the Czar ; but, as a Prussian prince
and presumptive heir to the crown, his Royal High-
ness has not hesitated to declare that the moment
has come for Prussia to assume a decisive attitude,
and to notify to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg that
the refusal to accept the Vienna propositions would
force Prussia to side with the Western Powers, and
to stand by them to the end."
The P oss Gazette states that the Austrian Cabi-
net having added upon the States of Thuringen to
make common cause with Austria in a system of
neutrality, received an answer in which it was
pretty clearly intimated that they will•be governed
by the example of Prussia.

ST. PETERSBURG.
According to a letter of the 23d ult. from St.
Petersburg, the Grand Duke Constantine, who has
placed himself at the head of the old Russian party,
has shown considerable dissatisfaction at the ex-
pectant attitude taken by the Government after
the receipt of the communication of the maritime
Powers, and, it is said, urges the Czar to reject the
last propositions of the Divan. He does not con-
ceal his irritation against M. de Nesselrode.
A play is repeated nightly at the theatre, written
with a view to excite public opinion against the
Turks ; the following passages' are received with
most applause : The Russian naval officer, who is
the principal part, exclaims,"'l/4 If they will not give
me a vessel to command, I will sell all the men of
my village to buy a frigate and go and attack the
Turks. One Russian is more than a match for
three Turks." " Let us show our fidelity to our
flag ; let us not understand it like the people of the
West, but like brave Russians that we are." When
he receives the news of the battle at Sinope he ex-
claims, " Behold how our Emperor chastises the
impious for their perfidy ! Our young fleet is the
finest in the world, thanks to Lazareff.'
This play, which is a very mediocre affair, is in-
terspersed with cheering, which is taken up by the
pit. It terminatea with a tableau of the roadstead
of Sebastopol at the moment of the arrival of the
Turkish prisoners, among whom Osman Paella, car-
ried on a litter, is a prominent figure.
The Grand Juke (heir apparent) and the Grand
Dukes Constantine, Nicholas, and Michel, were
present at the first representation of the drama.
The Imperial box was filled with naval officers and
the children of those on board the fleet in the Black
Sea. At the third representation the Grand Duke
Nicholas alone was present. The Emperor has is-
sued an order that 50 soldiers are to be admitted
every night to " The Battle of Sinope."
A letter from Warsaw of the 29th ult. states that
it is now very doubtful whether the guards will
leave St. Petersburg for the theatre of war in
March, as was intended, as the Emperor does not
think it prudent, in consequence of the treaties
between the Scandinavian States, to leave the north
of Russia without good protection.