The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-21 00:00:00

ANOTHER AUSTRIAN ULTIMATUM
SPOKEN OF.

A Cabinet Council was held at Vienna on Mon-
day, under the Emperor as president. It was re-
solved, that if an evasive answer came from Russia
an ultimatum, to be accepted or rejected in eight
days, should be sent.

RECEPTION OF THE AUSTRIAN SUM-
MONS AT ST. PETERSBURG.

According to a communication from Berlin the
Austrian summons that Russia should evacuate the
Principalities has created the utmost irritation at
St. Petersburg. The answer was under dis•
cussion.

VIENNA, Monday, June 19.—N0 reply has been
received from St. Petersburg to the Austrian sum-
mons. A simultaneous answer is expected to the
Austro-Prussian note. Yesterday the Austrian
Cabinet despatched an answer to the Bamberg pro-
positions, simply renewing the invitation to join
the treaty of the 30th April. In case of refusal,
it is intimated that Austria and Prussia will follow
their own course independently.

MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN TROOPS
ON THE AUSTRIAN FRONTIER.

The Post Gazette of Frankfort has the following
from the frontiers of Gallicia under date the 10th :
" They military demonstrations of Russian troops
on the frontiers of the east and the north-east of
the empire become more and more significant. All
the railway carriages of the line from Warsaw to
Maczki have been retained by the Government for
the conveyance of troops, and the functionaries of
Granica, have received orders to put an end to all
communicationswith the inhabitants of the Austrian
territory. The movements of troops on the fron-
tiers of the Bukowine are very active. Russian
soldiers are stationed along the Seretts. They have
already patrols on the Austrian frontier. On the
25th May an officer of the Russian staff, accom-
panied by several superior officers, placed himself
on some heights to reconnoitre the district of the
Seretts. Already have the Cossacks occupied se-
veral places on the frontiers ; and it is rumoured
that from 100,000 to 150,000 men from the pro-
vinces of Volhynia and Podolia are to be armed
with scythes."

CONSTANTINOPLE.
CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE B.—The short spring
has quickly been succeeded by strong heat ; and
a fierce eastern sun, with a warm south wind, has
ushered in the summer at Constantinople. All
the inhabitants of Constantinople and Pera are
seeking the cool breezes of the Bosphorus.. Pa-
chas and Armenians, the embassies, and all
the Europeans who can move, are hastening to
their country residences. This is the Ramazan,
the holy feast of the Mussulman ; neither meat,

drink, nor smoke, passes his lips from sunrise to
sunset. The Paella's boat plies principally for the
service of the. Government officials, who have daily
to repair to the Porte and to the Government
offices at Stamboul. Yesterday it was crowded by
these worthies, who monopolise the stern of the
ship, on which a pleasant, well-cushioned, and cap-
ciou3 deck-cabin has been constructed; no European;
nor indeed any humble Al ahomedan, being permitten.
to venture within its precincts. It was a broiling het
day, and most persons kept below deals, to be shel-
tered from the sun. The Bosphorus is now in
its
splendour. The hills of Asia and Europe are At
full verdure, and the villages and kiosques that End
its banks, with their snow-white mosques 311
tapering minarets, seem vieing with each other in
beauty. From Buyukdere to the entrance of the
Sea of Marmora, a distance of 18 miles, it is °noe
panorama, on which the eye.dwells with nntirj%
pleasure, and which, the oftener seen, is the more
magic in its effect ; indeed, it requires to be stn
often, in order to appreciate its manifold and va."--
gated beauties.
The evening proved showery, and we had the
spectacle of a fine rainbow. It was double, 0
seemed to grow out of the garden of the old :
se-
raglio, stretching across the heavens to the
atic
side of the Bosphorus, in two perfect double arch
—the Iris of peace in the present warlike eon:Julie-
ture. It is not known what conclusions the Turks,
who are prone to interpret the signs of the beaveus'
drew from this spectacle, but it was of striking
effect, and will remain engraved in my recolleeticn•
The great barrack of Scutari, and the fleet of
transports lying there at anchor, seemed from the
:ors
spot to bo exactly under its centre, while the waters
glistened from the reflection of its beams.
The British ambassador and the French ebergeo
d'affaires have addressed an official notice tt
the representatives of all the foreign Powers 3a
Constantinople, announcing that the British 11.110
French Admirals have established an effect°
blockade at the mouths of the Danube.
We have had no news from Asia for florae
weeks. Though the main interest is now cone?:
trated on the Danube, it is to be foreseen that the
next accounts from Kars will in all probabil
announce the advance of a Ruipian force :in tha
direction.

THE BALTIC.
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TWO BOATS WITH FORTY MEN 8152 BY
RUSSIANS.
COPENHAGEN, June 20.—Private letters assort
that two boats, containing an officer and fort' Inrbu!
have been sunk by the Russians at Gamin Coill.,
in West Finland. Its bombardment was 0911sol0
quently expected. One thousand Russians a/0 one
hundred Cossacks defend it.
The loss at Brahestacl is calculated at ort•
lion, and at Uleaborg at three millions silver' re"
bles. tiler
BARO SOUND, June 14.—The captains and t)
commanding officers of the various ships have re_
,to
cently received instructions that vessels bowl" to
neutral ports, being freighted with coal, are not of
be deemed having on board articles contrabarwieiv
war, if it can be proved that their cargoes aro °`_,J,
for the purposes of commerce. In the event,
ever, of the cargoes being intended for warlike ,1?_"„.
poses, they will not be allowed to go to their destle_.:
tons. The captains, commanders, and other 0370
mantling officers of the various ships in the fleettros
falling in with, and boarding any vessel
freighted and bound to any of the enemy's port
are to use their discretion in such cases. If but;'t
should be of opinion, after due consideration, ti'tv,
the cargo of coal is to be applied solely to inau_ci
facture or commerce, such vessel is to be allovra
to proceed on her voyage. On the other hand, ;
the coal be intended for the use of the enemy
steamers of war, such vessel is to be taken Posen.
sion of and sent to England for adjudicatieto
These instructions have reference principally
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neutral and British vessels bound to the eneui",,
ports not blockaded ; but Russian vessels, h°".,
ever laden, will be captured, under all cirel
1
stances, until protected by an order in Council'
Should a British or neutral vessel endeavour to
0
break, or have actually broken, during the sainA
voyage, an effective blockade, of which she har
received previous notice, such vessel, no Inet,tea
what may be her cargo, will be seized. Nell%
vessels which have sailed from neutral P°r„...
previously to the declaration of war are to 07.
apprised that their proceeding on their voyage ,
Russian ports with articles contraband of wit.
will not be. permitted. Neutral vessels, after af
parting from the ports whence they may have
shipped goods of a contraband nature prior to th
declaration of war, and subsequently touching dui.
ing their voyage at ports at which the declaration
of war may have been promulgated before they.
proceeded on their voyage, as also Russian vessels
that may have taken on board cargoes in neutral
ports, are not to be allowed the indulgence abode
specified.
The Consul-General of France at Leghorn has
communicated some peculiar circumstances that
have occurred. Several Russian vessels of a large
size have arrived at Leghorn with cargoes of grain'
made application to, and received permission fro*
the Government of the Grand Duke to prosecute'
their voyage under the Tuscan flag, and with the
solitary condition of their appointing to the out-
mand of the vessels Tuscans as captains, an alr
pointment very often of a nominal character. Se-
veral of such vessels have proceeded under the
Tuscan flag to various ports in Europe—one, aetti
ally freighted with a cargo of marble for his fur
perial Majesty the Emperor of All the Russian,
sailed from Leghorn under such conditions for St.
Petersburg, and has succeeded in getting into one
of the neutral ports in the Baltic.
Other Russian vessels not only endeavour, but
often are successful in the object of procuring, by
purchase, from persons holding them, patents for
the Jerusalem flag. A short time since one of the
captains of these vessels had the effrontery to ,g,,°
to the office of the Consul-General at Leghorn iv It'
the view of procuring papers of clearance. Being,
refused, he subsequently applied to the Sardinian
authorities at Genoa, and from them was grant°.
the necessary papers to enable him to prosecute his
voyage. The Greek merchant captains, in orde!,
to conceal their nationality, strive to carry into
effect a similar subterfuge, but are seldom success'
ful. Not long since, between 20 and 30 vessels,
of large tonnage; were at anchor near the Mole el
Leghorn, the owners of which determined on lay-
ing them up, but the crews thereof, with, the vie"
of procuring employment at Piedmont, have goo
thither.
The ships in company with the Commander-in;
Chief got up steam on the morning of the 9th, an
having weighed anchor, proceeded out of Bel
Sound in line of battle, and subsequently formed
order of sailing in two columns. The Bulldog,
Captain W. H. Hall, employed for some time Pas
as a cruiser in the Great and Little Belts, rejoine
at noon. In the evening, the ships, accompand
rejoined
by Colonel Caulfield, in his yacht, the Myrtle'
came to an anchor in the Gulf of Finland, in about
mid-channel, and opposite to Revel.
On the 10th the Driver and Lightning steaniere
returned from the Gulf of Bothnia, having made
a minute inspection of the fortifications of Bomar'
sund, the principal of the Aland Isles. The Gorgon,'
Commander Cracroft, arrived on the 11th, with
despatches from the British Minister at Stockholm,
and the Resistance, from England, with stores and
provisions. The squadron, of 12 sail-of-the-line,
under the orders of Rear-Admiral Corry, appeared
in the offing about mid-day, and proceeded to Bar°
Sound (the Belleisle hospital ship, in charge of the
Cresar, 90, Captain Robb, preceding them), where
they anchored for the purpose of completing pr°'
visions and stores from the Resistance.
About half-past five o'clock on the 12th we got
under weigh and steamed on towards the " Gibral-
tar of the North" in two lines—one consisting lof
Hogue, St. Jean d'Acre; and Austerlitz, led by the
Duke of Wellington • the other consisting O
Cressy, Princess Royal, and Blenheim, led by
Edinburgh, , the Bulldog, Driver, and Esmeralda
in company, The Imperieuse, Arrogant, and Basi-
lisk joined us, when we brought up about eight
miles from Sweaborg, although it did not appear
more than half that distance. The Dragon, Dri-
ver, and Basilisk, were now sent on to survey the
waters close in by the fortress. They went within
800 yards of the shore, in a position where evi-
dently there were no guns to bear upon them,
otherwise the ships must have been fired upon.
The troops swarmed in great numbers along the
shore, lookingmagnificent in their polished cuirasses
and glittering helmets. The steamers did not fire,
unprovoked they could not have done so. The
water has been found quite deep.

The view of Sweaborg and Helsingfors from the
ships was most picturesque. The day was sunny
and warm, and not a ripple disturbed the tran-
quillity of the water. Helsingfors stood before ul
resplendent from the whiteness of its palaces in the
noonday glare. Its principal cathedral, surmounted
by a graceful and lofty dome decorated with purple,
and crowned by a golden globe, sparkled and
flickered with a lustrous and tremulous light. Its
classical colonnade stood out in bold relief, while
its minaret-looking angular towers reflected bright
flashes from their small gilded points.
A three-decker is moored head and stern right
across the harbour's mouth; a long narrow rocky
island, with an irregular spire, forming a natural
sea wall, runs along the eastern side of the harbour,
over which the tal masts of the ships of the line
are showing. To the westward the land is appa-
rently more broken and irregular, and seems to be
occupied by some of the forts in the sea front. The

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