The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-14 00:00:00

REPORTED DEATH OF THE BRAVE
COMMANDER AT SILISTRIA.

The ost-deutsche Post of yesterday has the fol-
Lowing :
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Advices from Hermanstadt of the 13th state that
Prince Paskiewitsch, though ill, leaves Kalarasch
for Jassey. _ _ _

Mussy Pacha has been killed by a cannon ball.
Omer Pacha has nominated Kinkli Pacha his suc-
cessor, formerly commander of Basardschik.
Letters from Orsova of the Bth inst. state that
the Ottomans are withdrawing from Lesser Walla-
chia, being ordered to Rutschuk, where Said Pacha
is concentrating 40,000 men, to break through the
Russian lines at Turtukai, for the relief of Silistria.
Omer Pacha intends making a simultaneous
movement to raise the siege of Silistria. The ex-
ecution of this plan will probably take place on the
18th or 20th.

FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN GIFFARD.

ODESSA, June 3.—General Osten-Sacken, with
his staff, two battalions, and two suns, attended
Captain Giffard.'s funeral.

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS AT VARNA.
VARNA, June 2.—Twenty-two vessels, supposed
to have 4000 auxiliaries on board, have arrived,
and will be lauded immediately. The sea is very
stormy.
Communication between Silistria and Schumla
is interrupted by Cossacks.

APPREHENSIONS OF THE RUSSIANS IN
THE PRINCIPALITIES.
A letter from Bucharest, of June 10, says last
night the archives of the Chancery and Treasury
were transported hence to Fokachau.

DANGEROUS POSITION OF THE RUSSIANS

IN GEORGIA.

Private letters front the Crimea announce that
an officer attached to the staff of the general com-
manding at Tiflis has arrived at Sebastopol, crav-
ing reinforcement for the Russian army of Trans-
caucasia, which was considered to be seriously
menaced by the Circassians and other independent
tribes.

CO NSTA NTINOPLE.
JUNE 1.--On Tuesday there was a grand dinner
at the British Embassy to the Duke of Cambridge.
The Highlanders to the number of 150 lined the
passages, and an Italian band regaled the ears of
the company up stairs. The chief incident in the
evening was the speech of M. von Bruck, the Aus-
trian Internuncio. His Excellency proposed the
independence and integrity of the Ottoman Em-
pire, and declared that his Government was ready
to uphold the principle laid down in the pro-
tocol of the four powers. He applauded the firm-
ness of the western powers, which was likely to re-
sult in a settlement such as would be beneficial to
Europe and afford assurances of a permanent
peace. Three cheers were given at this de-
claration, the British Ambassador giving the
signal. In after conversation the Internuncio
declared himself authorised to use the ex-
pressions which had elicited so much applause.
There was a grand review yesterday of the whole
of the remaining British force. It took place in the
plain of Hyder Pasha, at Scutari, where our army
was stationed. The Sultan was present, followed
by about 200 of the principal persons of the State.
Though rather unpunctual, for the troops were
kept waiting from half-past 11. to 2 olcbck, the
necessities of Ramazan formed a sufficient excuse.
The personal appearance of the Sultan was much
superior to that presented on ordinary occasions.
The excitement of the hour and the novelty of the
spectacle gave animation to a countenance which is
generally worn and downcast. His Highness
laughed and talked with European vivacity, and
appeared to enjoy the operations of a force which
if not numerous is most brilliant in its appearance
and skilful in its evolutions. The troops amounted
to 10,000 men, and were commanded by Lord
Raglan. The Earl of Cardigan was at the head of
the cavalry, the Lancers having been brought from
Kouleh for the occasion. The crowd was enormous,
and the effect must be favourable to the reputation
of the English army amongst our allies, who, to
speak the truth, have been heretofore rather im-
pressed with the superior energy and vigour of the
French Commanders.

WALLACHIA.
The following letter has just been received from
the head-quarters of the army of Wallachia :
" Head-Quarters of the Army of Wallachia,
rova, June .
" I feel delighted to be K
theaj 1 first (as I hope) to an-
nounce to you the news of a victory which we have
gamed over the Russians, in the first place at Slatina,
and then at Karakal. It is positively the finest of the
campaign, while for the Russians it is the most complete
and most shameful of defeats. As the courier is wait-
ing fur my letter I must reserve my details for another
ovcasion, and content myself now with giving you
merely the leading facts. Here they are :—Four regi-
ments of cavalry, of whom three were regulars, and one
of our friends the Bashi-Bazouks, left Krajova, our
head-quarters, in the morning of the 28th, and moved
on Slatina, on the Aluta, where, as we were in-
formed, the Russians were concentrated. On the
morning of the 29th they were perceived in large
force at Slatina. There was only an unimportant skir-
mish. They moved on Karakal, while the Turks
followed hot foot, and on the 30th May, exactly at
noon, the affair began. We had, as I have already
told you, four regiments of cavalry, about 3,500
horses, and no cannim, while the Rus,ians bad four
regular regiments, viz.—the Ist and 10th Hussars, the
9th Lancers, and the 2d Dragoons, six pieces of
artillery, and 500 Cossacks. Owing to the admirable
tactics of Ismael Pasha and Skender Beg, this force
was soundly thrashed before 4 o'clock. The num-
bers:and res4lto, as given Qacially's are 1,000 Rusks.