The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-05 00:00:00

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

SATURDAY, Nov.s, 1853.
State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
TUNBRIDGE—E.; calm—foggy.
GREENWICH—S.E., gentle breeze--cloudless.
STROOD—E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
SWINDON—S.E., light breeze—partially cloudy.
CAMBRIDGE—S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless.
YARmouTH—S.E., strong breeze—cloudless.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY —Morning n min.after 4 f Evening 33 min.aft. 4
lo.lifOßßow Morning 59 min.after 4 Evening 54 min.aft.

THE WEATHER.--Surt OFFICE, Nov. 5.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
55 —highest since noon yesterday.
48—lowest this morning and during the night.
51—this day at noon.
- BA.Bomwrzit, 29.88.
E.--laoderate breeze, and dull, cloudy weather.

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t •5,444 N,
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LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1853.

New reports are circulated almost hourly as to
the state of affairs in the Danubian Provinces.
By one it is stated that " Bucharest and all the
towns in the Principalities have been placed in a
state of siege," that " Martial law had been pro-
claimed, and correspondence with the Turks pro-
hibited on pain of death." Another statement
said to be made on the authority of a private tele-
graphic despatch from Vienna of the 3d inst., an-
nounces "the defeat of the Turkish corps which had
passed the Danube near Kalafat." It is also stated that
" a conflict had taken place near Dam, in which
many Turks and Russians had been killed, that
the Turks retreated up the river, and had been
followed by the Russians." These are some of
many rumours freely circulated, the object whereof
is probably to enable the "Bears" to get out of
the difficulties in which they have involved them-
selves, and at which they
are now thoroughly
affrighted, on the cheapest and easiest terms. It
depends on those who have previously been vic-
timised whether they will let their constant
persecutors escape so easily from the toils
in which they are entangled. Even if these nu-
merous accounts of daily skirmishes be well
founded, if there should indeed be one or more
collisions between the Turkish and Russian troops,
it would not prevent, scarcely retard, the final
settlement of the question.
For the reasons that we have already set forth
we altogether discredit the assertion, that " cor-
respondence with the Turks had. been prohibited
on pain of death." Nor do we believe that Prince
GORTSCHAKOFF has taken the initiative in attempt-
ing to expel Turkish troops from what is still
admitted to be Turkish territory. He has
already declared that he will merely stand
on the defensive, to maintain the posi-
tion which his master has ordered him to
occupy. But NICHOLAS, as yet, at least, pre-
tends that, although he has sent his troops into
the territory, he has not yet made war upon the
SULTAN, and doubtless his servants have received
peremptory instructions to act in accordance with
this viewof the case. What excuse, then, could there
be for the intruders attempting to expel the law-
ful occupauta?_to drive out those who, accgrd-
ing even to the Russian argument, had full right
to be there ? prince Cr
ORTscaAKorE may refuse to
withdraw his troops, or even to retreat a singleyard,
but his attacking Turkish troops would completely
the bubble which
tenp
dispelthe illusion txhaitelitiaol practised, and burst
elaborate care. The
has blown with such
CzAR has at all times evinced
too great a readiness to disavow
the acts of his
subordinates—to sacrifice the diplomatist
general who departs in the slighteSt degr or the
ee from
the strict letter of his instructions, if
any benefit
to himself could be derived from
such sacrifice
to permit any unnecessary deviation therefrom'
It is true that the occupation of the provinces is
just as unjustifiable an act as would be the attack
of, the Turkish troops ; •
on, or expulsion but
NICHOLAS chooses to represent it in a diffe_
to the subordinate who
rent light, and woe
exposed the duplicity or removed
the veil from his
Imperial Master. He would bitterly expiate the
imprudence that led to such a discovery.
11 better off if
Nor would OILER PACHA be much

he Qlfultif anNeliberately chose to disobey the
N. Having
crossed the
e to retreat ; but if the
h ntinople had arrived, he
tteiset
to make a general attack
e too, would stand on the de-
tiati,j4sci
sli ad vices. Au armistice might
possibly be entered into between the opposing Ge-