The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-13 00:00:00

Wallachian Moniteur. At Isvorila, the country
people having refused to inform them, the
General sent a detachment of the Cossacks
to punish them. The poor creatures de-
fended themselves courageously, but as they
mere without arms, they could not long make re-
sistance, and were massacred. Some of them con-
trived to escape, and gave the alarm in the neigh-
bourhood. All the inhabitants of the villages
round about, to the number of about 3,000, came
up during the night armed with guns and scythes,
fell upon the Cossacks, and destroyed them. The
General was preparing an act of dire vengeance,
and had repaired to Giurgevo with his brigade for
the purpose.
A much graver symptom was showing itself.
The Russians can no longer derive their provisions
from the Danube, and, as the number of their
troops increases daily, they seize on all descrip-
tions of food, thus reducing the unfortunate in-
habitants of the Danubian provinces to a state of
absolute famine.
The last letters from the Danubian provinces
confirm the intelligence previously received, that
the measures recently decided on by the Russian
generals had excited the greatest exasperation. In
the district of Mehedeuz the peasants refused to
perforin the forced work to which they have been
of late subjected for the Russian army, and in some
places had taken up arms in their own defence.
At Isvorila the inhabitants showed so strong a spirit
of resistance that the Russian general sent a detach-
ment of 200 mei' to chastise the insurgents, and,
if necessary, to burn down their village. The coun-
try people defended themselves with courage, but
not being able to hold out from want of a suffi-
cient quantity of arms, they were massacred. Some,
however, succeeded in escaping, and gave the alarm
to the neighbourhood. All the inhabitants of the
surrounding villages, to the number of 3,000, fell
on the Russian party by night, and with their
scythes, pitchforks, stakes, and other rustic imple-
ments, slaughtered every one of them. The Rus-
sian general, when the last accounts left, was pre-
paring to take vengeance on the inhabitants for
this act of determination, and a terrible massacre
was apprehended. Another circumstance renders
the situation of the inhabitants still more unfor-
tunate, namely, that as the Russians cannot obtain
provisions and stores from the Black Sea, and as
the number of their troops was constantly in-
creasing, they seized on all the provisions, and
scarcely left to the inhabitants sufficient to support
life. A wide-spread insurrection was looked on as
not improbable.
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states from
Gibraltar, that many British artillerymen have
embarked there for Constantinople.
The Hamburg News contains a letter from St.
Petersburg of the 2d, which states that on Decem-
ber 26 from 12,000 to 13,000 Kokanzes attacked,
with 17 pieces of cannon, the frontier fortress of
Perowsky, situated on the Syrdarza. According
to the report of Col. Ogarew, the Kokanzes were
defeated with the loss of 2,000 men, although op-
posed by inferior forces. All their camp, with its
miltiary stores, fell into the hands of the Russians,
who had, says the Russian report, only 18 men
killed and 36 wounded. In consequence of this
great feat of arms, Col. Ogarew has been promoted
to the rank of general ; several other officers have
been advanced a step ; and each soldier has received
a gratification of seven roubles. In addition, 30
soldiers, who had particularly distinguished them-
selves, have received the military medal.
The officers of the Egyptian steamer Nile, taken
by the Russians, have been sent to St. Petersburg,
and the other captives to Moscow.
The well-informed Constantinople correspondent
of the Wanderer gives the following details of the
Russian forces in Wallachia, Moldavia, and Bess-
arabia, from authentic sources, as reaching down to
the let January, 1854. These troops consist of—
A. of the 3d army corps, under General Os-
ten-Sacken, viz., the Bth division of infantry,
under General Selvan, consisting of four regi-
ments of 3,600 men each ... ... 14,400
--
(We enclose the original amounting to) ... 39,388
B. The 4th army corps, commanded by General
Dannenberg, and whose chief of the staff is
General Martinoff. It consists of ... 67,556
C. Part of the sth army corps of General Luders,
the chief of the staff is Gen. Niepokojtschyzky,
28,938
together . •• • •• • ... ...
D. The heavy artillery, consisting of three
brigades of artillery, with pieces of ord-
nance of large calibre, six batteries of 6
cannons each, with 24 men per cannon,
72 cannons, ••• ••• 1,738
Three squadrons of mounted gendarmes,
at 120 men ... •. • "'360
------ 2,098
E. Transport service 8,208
F. The garrison of Bossarabi %.part of the 3d army
corps of Osten-Sacken, together ... —.26,760

Total ..• .•• ..• 155,948
A. correspondent of the Ost-Deutsche Post writes
from Belgrade of the 29th that Ethen Pacha has
likewise orders to demand from Servia an auxiliary
corps of 10,000 men, to be sent to Omer Pacha's
camp.
The Trbsky _Dnernik states the following :
" Prince Milosh has organised a corps of volunteers
in Wallachia, and projects an invasion of Servia to
join the Russian party there. Prince Alexander
is prepared to oppose him, and General Knicanin
is encamped at Lemondria, at the head of 8,000
troops, to defend the cause of the actual Govern-
ment."
The Russian colonel, Konalewsky, the bearer of
presents from the Czar for the churches of Monte-
negro, has not succeeded in obtaining an amnesty
for the banished relations of Prince Danilo.

THE COMBINED FLEETS AT BEYCia

The folio wing is dated Beycos Bay, Feb. 1
"Here we are, waiting anxiously for the final reply of
the Czar to the note of the Western Powers. We thought
it was sure when Sir Edmund Lyons left Sinope with
the last convoy, and our gallant chief ran up a signal,
I wish you success.' Indeed, had the Russian fleet
been at sea, or rather had we fallen in with it with any
of our ships, an action would have ensued.
" The fleets are in beautiful order ; the most friendly
feeling exists between the officers and men of either
service, and I verily believe that the order ' Prepare for
action' would be as cordially welcomed as a card for the
French Ambassador's ball to the fleets on the 30th
ult. was.
" The ships are lying at Beicos Bay, both English and
French. At the mouth of the Bosphorus, with seven
Turkish line-of-battle ships and five frigates, guarding
the entrance to the Black Sea, are the Agamemnon,
London, Sanspareil, and Highfiyer. The Niger is at
Therapia, the Retribution atthe Golden Horn, the Turkish
and French vessels, embarking troops and ammunition for
Batoum. Our steam fleet is to convoy the Turks, Sir E.
Lyons in command. His flag is in the Agamemnon, a
splendid vessel, and heavily armed. All the vessels
double shot their guns at sunset, and Moorsom's shells
lie conveniently behind them.
sc Attached to the fleet is a Pole, an engineer, a long
time imprisoned at Sebn-topol ; and by the Banshee,
which reached the fleet yesterday, came Mr. Elcock,
•hief engineer of the Amphion, for many years in the
Russian service, and a gentleman who knows Sebasto-
pol as well as he does his own cabin.
"On the 26th the Samson and Firebrand left for the
Black Sea ; and on the following day two French steam
frigates followed.
"A court martial assembled on the 28th ult. for the
trial of William Barons, a clerk of the Queen, on charges
of some ugly deficiencies in the mess money of the gun-
room officers, as also on the second master of the same
ship, H.S.H. Hooper, for a deficiedncy in the wine fund.
Both men were found guilty, an Barons d to
be dismissed the service and imprisoned in
done of
his her
Majesty's gaols. Hooper, who has paup de-
ficiency, was sentenced to be dismissed the service, and
will proceed to 11alta by the Triton.
'` W. H. Douglas, mate of the Britannia, hd
abt as een
promoted to a lieutenancy, vice Lock,
who die the
Bight Hospital. Lieutenant Douglas is appointed to
the Agamemnon.
"The Arethusa is not to leave the station yet.
"The steamers are almost daily practising guns. The
only thing that is wanted, whether in the steamers or
ships, is to sink the ideal practice for the real thing, and
pat for ever at rest the question as to the real strength
of the Russian navy."