The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

CONSTA.NTINOPLE.

VONSTANTINOLE, Aran, 10.—The. arrival Of
British...-troopi.,on Turkish ground. to defend -the
-8 ul tan and his dominions against unjust aggression,
ends the first af:t of-this. eVeritrul drama: A batta-
lion of Rifles, -and the gre,ater.-part.-ef-the 4401
Regiment; reached Gallipoli in the ,Golden Fleece,
and hardly a - day will -now pass without..wite
nessing some addition to the ranks .of an al-nib
as well equipped and disciplined, if not As
numerous, as any •that ever - left the shores 01,
England. The FrenCh are also arriving in large
numbers,, and are making every exertion to av
couiinodate the large reinforceineuts which are
their way or prepared to embark. Some differences
appear to have, arisen between General Canrolferb
and Rustem Pasha with respect to the provisiiea
made for thetreception of the allied troops. It
complained. that no‘thin„o- has been prepared- 40!
either officers or men, and the General has expellee!,
the dervishes from their convent fur the purpose a
converting the building into an hospital. This
step has been., blamed by, some • as.likely to- offend
the feelings of the people ; but of that there is llt7
probability. Tile dervishes do not stand high: ll'
any one's opinion' but th4-ir own, and. are looked"
upon with dislike by all- but; a few-fanatics.
The want off-efficient interpreters
_in the afill
will be very great. Scores of men might indeedb°
picked up capable of conducting the correspondence
between Turks and Englishmen ; but it is needles¢
to say that these cannot be depended upon. Tbef
alio to a man partisans 'of the enemy ;
.and evpri
movement of our, troops would probably be know('
to the Russian Gonerals. It is, perhaps, too late t 9
recommend the study of Turkish to those about to
take part in the present war, brit • those capable o,
Mastering the language within a few monthainighl
find ex cAlelit employinent for their aequisition,
render great service to their country. It is out of
the question- to. attempt. to • read the characteg (1t
first ; in lead, such a coursie would be like thitt of
a foreignerlearning English and commencing With
short-hand.
LOrd Caritsle arrived on the sth by the French
steamer, and left two days after for Varna.
Niger sailed for the same plaCe on. the evening ot.i.•
the:7th, but must have met with very Ivor
weather, as all that night it blew a perfect giot
The weather is now beautifully fine, not a cloud 7
to be seen, and the sun's heat at-midday is oppre,s:
give in the extreme.. In a fortnight. we shall 0•13 R,
venture out in the evening, and -for three mouth
. English visitors will have to
,support a- climate AL'
most tropical. - . •
The following is extracted from another ConsPor
tinople letter of the 10th inst. :--- • •
• ":The'neWs of the declaratien of war with Riffigo
by
England and Franee -whielf had been here I- ir some Ann
has now been officially. communicated•to the British's%
'French residents at Constantinople. In this wear t'i
smaller Powers must take their choice. Who is: 0°
, with us is against us. The grand struggle between der
tern progress and civilisation and northern bail:444,
has commenced, and will outweigh all 'other Vonsiderk
kions. The Greek populatioc of -Thessaly arid Epirut
and -indeed -the Christian- inhabitants of - Turkey
general, • have much' and good reason to cornpini!;
They are an . oppressed' people. It has been W.,
endeavour -of. E. gland for years to ameliorate thel
condition ; and just at the most propitious niernen"
for the realisation of these views, which have alt Vols
been uppermost in the - mind of the enlightened rePrr.,
sentatives of Great Britain at the Sultan's Court, tlitki,
take advantage of the war with 'Russia to rise in rebel
lion, -The Greek insurrerition is worth more than ,
army to Russia, and:it will -have- to be put down. 1-;
cannot be said, that the Turks will-be, able to do .
of then-Pelves. It is. very probable that the insrarr°r,
turn • will spread to Thrace and -Bulgaria. The 'Tar:"
ish Government is evidently afraid of disorders Thro";
ing out at Constantinople, and the strictest mcsastuls
have been adopted by the police. Patrols of 03a.
!entry and cavalry perambulate the streetii„' afl
every person has to be at, home by-eleven o'cloolt at
night. It-is to be haped that the B itish.and
FreDe
armies- will soon be here in 'tote. They are Lai 11;
riving at the Dardanelles. They will have enough-
do.
It will reqoire, a very large force to oppose the
advance of the Russians •by occupying' Bulgaria ;' an
there is no use disguisi“g the fact that the insurront'°,,
:
of the Greek .population of the Turkish mripire is a. 111°'-
mi-rions 'natter, with a-Russian army of from 60,0100 ,5
_,""
60,000 men on this side of the Danube. They'
already masters of the Dobretscha, that piece of W
bordered by the Black Sen, and, as it were. cut off bf A,
bend in the Danube. If the army under Omer 1?n°";
is defeated, the consequences will, be very serio°",;
Unless an Anglo- Freucli force, is already.stationed,at,,,
foot of the Balkans to stop the progress of the Ru ssist;
what will do so ? It is, however, ;,o be hoped. tlllO
will at any rate benble to hold out until the .111081"
French armies have arrived.
e 4 " Omer l'acha was at SiJstria ' when he meelY,s
the first news' of the passage of the Danube 5
Galatz. . Some 'partial fights 'took place at differr
points on the Danube, at Potbaehi, Matschin, Tults°ll
and Tehatun Bournou. Taese were evidently attempt
by the Russians in order to mask the passage. at
latz. Omer Pacha was under the 'impression thatRus4ans purposed advancing quickly on the cerotre tbf
,h-a
'
his line, and breaking- it. He. therefore, ordered
"0
army f the Dohrutscha to retire-and .concentiri3oor
the Kerassu, he himself retreating upon Schuialrf;
leaving strong garrisons at Silistria and Rustchu!lc. • nt,
. "Tim Russians held the Dobrutscha at this
ioolBl6, My private letters reach to the 3d April, from S chn°3:cf..
and do net mention any engagement or furtawr
I:4s
vance of the Russians. I therefore no not 'Alice SID
confidence in the report that is generally circll'ie about Constantinople of a • defeat of the I.'lll°oo
the Dabriitscha. The Turks admit a loss of about vim,
men in the different engagements that took•plase on to
Danube. The Dobrutsch may be said to he. re 1)70
abandoned by the Turks for reasons of strategy, 01
Bey was wounded in one of the engagements.. - ,41
"Three tthousand of the Egyptian troops that aro: 4
ta
here the other day have been sent as a reinforce anent
the garrison at Varna. Redgeb Bey cowman xis tb
force.

F
,"The occupation of-Kalifat by a large force oaf
-r eelof
25,000 to 30,000 men greatly weaken-4 the Aral re
which Omer Pacha. has the command ; and We ti,t
told from a good source that the greater part of 3"8‘).
force will be_withArawn fretu thence, and concentroitiv
at Subunits. From what we le .rn here, from Toir„e
jab quarters, it is evident that the Ottoman. trof's
to the Dobrutseha have suffered a defeat. We ref r;
o say that the Bazi-bozouks (irregular horsemen) b 0„,0
been greatly misbehaving themselves everywhere,
cially In the Dobrutscha. These men are of no use, to commit the greatest excesses. The little town of -re"ty teudje has been sacked by these marauders, and. Pervel
burnt. A letter of the Bth, from Varna, which ,11,/
just been shown me, says,— The horrors committeuke,
the Tartars of the Dobrutscha and the .bazi-h4vzeti„ee
ann the advance of the Russians, Cathie great disphese"
here.'
‘4A considerable depot of arms and gunpowder sre:e
discovered here last week, in a Greek house, and. ogre
many arrests have been made in consequence.
"The publication of toe private corresponthence'tho
which the secret views of Russia _ with regard'. t° e
Turkish empire are exposed, has not failed to create
great deal of consternation amongst the most in taproot'
class of the Greeks. It will not, however, materisoy-
iiifleence the masses who have risen against their he do
ditary antagonist and conqueror, the Turk, and . eiheots-,
not much trouble themselves about the project ed e off
blislim.mt of a 13)zantilie empire, provided they
their odd score of enmity.
be .‘ The Sultan has ordered a house at. Theraptia t 0 erg
placed at the disposal of the British engineer 04.7010
here. He has likewise ordered two larg f,
e litlill4l
at Bechik•Tash to be prepared for the Duke of est
bridge and the Piinee Napoleon. lam informed
10,000 Briti-h troops will cone to Constantinople, 19.'4
•to be quartered at the barracks of Doud Pacha, fa
similar number over at Scutari, in the great barrac'44%
fr
Asia, The commissariat officers are very busy ma
et •
cootracts for the necessary supplies-10,000
meat and bread have been ordered for, even' 01
Reschid Pachl h:is deniaoded that either a British of
French force should be sent to Varna. Tb:ie alter the destination of the forces ; indeed, ev„i
pt t
change so every day, 'that it is impossible -to re't,
with certainty upou how the armies will be r distribo to-
I regret to say that Reschid Paeha, theTurkishlog
ulster for Foreign Affairs, has of late been puffer so'''
from iedisposition , . He is, however, much better ;
pad
"tiWeditesday last, Lord •-'tratford de Redeldfe ;
General Baraguay d'Heliers had a very long 11 Aped
VOW with him at hie private yesidence. all 01
that the treaty a 4ilistee, bowevu wurkeY "