The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-20 00:00:00

OPERATIONS ON THE DANUBE.

The Lloyd of Vienna of the 14th says :
"Marshal St. Arnaud arrived at Giurgevo on
the 10th, and Omer Paella left the same day
for Oltenitza. On the 10th a body of Turks
occupied Frateschti, three leagues from Giur-
gevo, and afterwards marched towards Kalagie-
reni, where they fell in with the Russian ad-
vanced posts. A combat took place, but did not
become very general, and ended in the retreat of
the Russians with some loss. The Russian head-
quarters were transferred in haste from Kalagiereni
to Bucharest. A letter from Orsova, 13th, states that
Sali Pacha, the commandant at Nicopolis, passed the
Danube on the 9th, with a considerable force at the
ford of Clomunda above Nicopolis, and after a se-
vere engagement with a corps of Russian infantry
posted on the opposite bank, and commanded by
General Popoff, compelled them to retreat. The
Russian General was seriously wounded. On the
10th Sali Pacha had occupied Turnal, and re-estab-
lished communications with Iskendov-Bey, whose
left wing was at Islat. On that day the Turks
were completely masters of the Wallachian bank of
the Danube from Kalafat to Oltenitza."
Letters from Bucharest, of the 12th, state that
the Turks were throwing up very strong fortifica-
tions at Giurgevo. The main body of the Russian
army was still on the defensive in their positions
on the Argis.
A. letter from Vienna says :—" The late combat
at Oltenitza was not less severe than at Giurgevo.
The Turks occupied the island below Oltenitza with
the intention of getting of getting possession of
some pieces of cannon placed on the bank of the
river. The Russians defended them with great
' obstinacy, and only retired when the Turks ad-
vanced in great force."
Accounts from Widdin of the 12th state that, on
the 10th, 3,000 Turks, forming the advanced guard
of a more considerable body, crossed the Danube
below the mouth of the Wede, and marched to-
wards the north. Their destination is said to be
Babile, near Bucharest, in order to support, if re-
quired, the movements of Omer Pacha, and to cut
off from the Russians the line of retreat by the
Argis.

The Patric says that it has advices from Vienna
confirming the suicide of General Aurep, who had
Ibeen disgraced by the Government for want of suc-
cess. The event has made a deep impression on the
/1( Russian troops.

LAST "MOVE" OF THE GERMAN POWERS.
The Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin have commu-
nicated to the English and French Governments
the impressions produced upon them by the answer
of the Emperor Nicholas to the summons sent to
him by Austria to evacuate the Principalities.
The German Powers announce to the two Go-
vernments, that in their opinion the proposi-
tions contained in the Russian answer, if not
altogether satisfactory, appear to them to be
calculated to serve as a basis for further nego-
tiations, and they propose that Prague should
be fixed upon as the seat of the conferences.
These Powers are moreover said to express an
opinion that it would not be possible to call upon
Russia to evacuate the principalities, if it were not
at the same time clearly understood that the
allied Powers should stop in their movements in
advance. It is almost unnecessary to say that any
such proposition can never be listened to by France
and England. The answer to it has not yet been
sent, but the language held by the French Em-
peror himself at St. Cloud, to some of his friends,
shows that the communication has met with no
favour.