The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-22 00:00:00

they began firing awl pill^.g;ng, ft d +iris
Spread anxiety and dismay among the inhabitants.
The Russian commandant of the division sent,
therefore, threo battalions into the town, who
seized several of the thieves, and restored calm
•-• at the end of two hours."

THE WAR IN ASIA.
A letter from Kars, in Armenia, of a recent date,
-Makes known a fact which will give a forcible idea
of the devotedness of the soldiers of Shamyl to their
-chief. It is well kit,own that the communications
,between Shamyl and the Turkish army are very
;difficult; nevertheless, the brave Chief of the Cau-
rcas„ us having resolved to send a body of troops to
'fktireddin Pacha, who commands at Kars, assem-
bled about 5,000 men, and announced to them that
"ICY' Were to .proceed to Kars. In order to do so
:they bad to cross the Russian posts, and they could
13,-* do so separately, and they had, besides, to
'travel by roads which are almost impassable at this
.season of the year. Nota single man belonging to
13,10 body made an objection, and about the middle
'ot March 650 men presented themselves to the
Turkish general, saying that by orders of Shamyl
they bad come to place themselves at his disposal,
'their comrades
'expressed the fullest confidence that all
eemrades would arrive unless prevented by
the weather.
THE GREEK INSURRECTION.
TRIESTE, April 21.—The Greek Consul resident
here has just recalled the Russian ships lately pur-
chased by the Greek Government.
It appears by the accounts which arrive that so
deep-rooted and deadly is the hatred between
Turks and Greeks that neither can fight against
'cne another without committing atrocities which
the
a disgrace to human nature. In this respect
arks.
Christian Greeks are as bad as the Saracen
;91rks. The only means of quelling the insurrec-
tion and pacifying Epirus and Thessaly is to recall
the Turkish forces in those provinces, and let the
allied troops of England and France act in their
stead against the allies of the Czar. That measure
Must eventually be taken ; it were best to take it
as soon as 'possible.
T
• t RE
gItEEXs MALTA.—The Greek merchants
aAI Alta are in a great consternation. The Prefect
;lent for the Greek Consul, and informed him that
he had been made acquainted with the fact, that
•haresident Greeks of Marseilles had subscribed a
large sum of money to be sent to the insurgents.
Prefect assured the Consul that every legal
from easure-Nrctuld be adopted to prevent the money
re -
aching its destination. The reply of the
GreekL Consul was not known. It is said that the
Caney was to have been sent by the mail-packet
but that now other and more sure means
Willbe resorted to for the transport of the suns sub-
scribed.

THE ALLIED TROOPS AT GALLIPOLI.
The following is from a letter dated Gallipoli,
April io
.1, "The first English detachment, consisting of the
''ffiee and some Sappers, landed the day before yester'lay,
the second consisting of the 44th and a few of the 50th
to-day. The French had been landing for some days
Previously, and have now here some 4,000 I imagine,
inclading a number of their famous Chasseurs ' and of
the Zouaves. The latter were, I believe, originally
f°emed of Arabs, but are now composed entirely of
iEu-
ropeansL_—. French, with some. mixture of foreigners.
b,"ey still preserve their original uniform—a loose
sire`4ojacket open in front, baggy red trousers, and
fez higher than that worn by the Turks, and
1.,11 a verT. long blue tassel. They are very fine-
. :),jeg Men, bronzed, hardy, and active, and with
their half-shaved heads and great beards, look more
"litere than the Turks themselves. The French
1:1111488eurs and infantry of the line, though smaller men
an the Zouaves, are still sturdy, soldier-like-looking
little fellows
, dressed in a plain serviceable, but well-
-I_oolting dress, consisting of a long blue-grey great coat
tlined a very small cap, with a large projecting peak. It
quite vexatious to see the inferior appearance the
nglieh present beside them. In point of fact the
x
neigh are the bigger men, as may be perceived when
'o,o° compares them standing side by side ; ,but, by dint
`Of miserable clothing, are so spoilt that the general hi-
re*,llion received would be, that they were poor starved-
,2°Kfeg wretches. With the French everything is wide,
'4rge, and simple ; wide trousers, long skirts, and a broad
e/Panse of blue coat over the chest, undisfigured by braid-
ing; the English, with their tight trousers, little scutty
swallow-tails, shaved faces, and Albert hats, and with that
.`ttireftiable white tape braiding stuck all over their coats,
100 pinched up and poor in the extreme. And it is
more annoying when one sees that they only want
fair Play in the the matter of dress, to be the filler look-
, men of the two. But the best "got up" creatures
,Oohe whole are the vivandieres attached to the Zouaves.
4ue general character of their uniform is founded on
that_of the regiment, but modified into a very pretty
.and piquant costume. The jacket, open in front, and
-*lowing what I believe ladies call a " habit shirt" of
-White linen, with a turn-down collar, differs from that
k)f the men -only, by .a little gold lace embroidery ; the
fez, too, is the same; barring that a little silver thread is
Mingled in the tassel. The trousers are the same as
'theta worn by the officers ; European in make, but still
loose ; red in colour, with a broad black or green stripe
town each leg. Beneath these come boots, to which
e. lady got spurs attached; and above them,
descending to the knee, is a loose red petticoat, bound
rennd-the bottom with two rows of stripes,, similar to
~:tOAO on. .the trousers ; and the whole is completed by a
Ml)e.aliOuldOr belt supporting a gorgeously- painted-tri-
'colour' brandy cask. I saw three of them, they bad
evidently "got up" with great care for their first ap-
tearauce in Turkey. They had their hair as carefully
kxrtinged , as, if they were going to a ball, and had
"44, smallest but cleaneSt gauze aprons in the world,
,ZtlttntlY worn as a mere ornament One of them
7 !sally a very pretty little body. The French
r English seem to be excellent friends ; the
":1 ell and Turks are not quite so amicable.
Theyir had got up a dreadful story at Constan-
:°Ple of the French having violently seized on a
beaqua as an hospital, which of course turns out to
-Ifalse. What they have really sinned in may, I be-
-I,e be comprised in a rather overbearing manner on
Part of their generals, and a peremptory way of
oft/ttan,ding things which I dare say the procrastination
tu -"lrks gives them more than enough provocation
• however this may be, there is no doubt that they in
sou,.
WV or other so annoyed the Pacha here, that he
aged to knovi of the French commander whether he
ta-,7,,.°?P1e as an ally, or considered himself as having
in great
a conquered country. The English, as yet, are
more
favour with the Turkish authorities from their
ne friendly behaviour."
rgaT.

• 'OFFICE GRIEVANCES AT CONSTAN-
q
A. C 011• TINOPLE.
staritinople letter, dated April 10, says :
6fEZELve• to touch on one grievance felt by every
tina_r, quartered here, and, indeed, by every
arnan living at Constantinople. It is the
/11;!.`°10 mismanagement of postal arrangements.
ia?ttoman. Government has not what we would
Post for the public, and least of al one corn-
Leunicating with the various countries of Europe.
iortetets t° Englandsand the continent are, there-
iec? 411 t by private
_posts, one of which is con-
ataed with the Austrian embassy and the Lloyd
as ?el's, while the other, the_ Fren9h post, is, as far

Mcall understand, a branch establishment of the
eiliageries Imperials. The Austrian post conveys
jTers twice a week, by way of Trieste, a slow and
,neertain voyage, and in summer once a week over-
t d, by Way of Semlin. Thisroute is by fartae most
tl:Peditious. But almost every letter confided to the
,re of the Austrian Post-office is opened and its
all:dents communicated to Vienna. It is a gross
o„nse of confidence, and very discreditable to the
'strian Government, that letters should thus be
v.erred ; but the worst is, that if the envelope be
fillJured in the
process of opening, the letter is
u into the paper basket, and never reachos its
dealination. So that the coming to hand of a letter
seat by the Austrian Post-office can never with any
certainty be calculated upon. The. Austrian post
Will be closed whenever events shall compel the inter
nuncio of that country to quit the Ottoman empire.
As far as the sending of letters goes, the French post
is most honourable and trustworthy. Letters posted
here are not opened, and I have not heard of
a single ease where a letter has been lost. And,
besides their usual mails, the French company has
Dut on extra mail boats • three p
in 8 days.er month
But which
Perform the voyage to boats';
there the advantage ends. Neither the Austrian
lnor the French post take any interest in the de-
ivry of letters that arrive'here ; and there indif-
ference, especially with regard to letters addressed
to Englishmen, is increased by the circumstance that
ahnost all letters from England are prepaid. The
Austrian and the French Post-office clerks are ig-
borant of English, and cannot read the direction of a
letter in that language. The consequence is, that
the
most astounding confusion prevails with
respect to corresondence arriving here. Letters
suddenly
t up two, four, and even six weeks
after their arrival here. To mention my own ex-
tiraitenoncee otonolyr,elquhiarivnegreceived but one letter, and
calte to. Constantinopalne.thiTinheadtialteettenrswheard sincebeen
ere fourteen days before it came to my hands,
hnd even
then it was given me by
str
ideeet, so -that to this day I have not the lea
to
karash in, the
Qtda• how the karash got it, and how he earne
at t Out. I need not say that I had attended_
boa he post-office after the arrival of every mail-
limit' Nothing but the establishment of an Eng-
elerk central post-office, with a staff of English
tom. 8, will put an end to the endless misery and
etFa:arsieocins which at present prevail in matters of
—`eePondence, and which will still increase when
of Englishmen connected with or at-
the °ued to army are established at Pera."

Tilt
„A LETTER FROM BELGRADE.
....,,,,2YLTAN'S COMMISSIONER IN SERBIA.
s-,--PI:E DANGER OF DELAYS IN THE BLACK
ivrak,!---THE FATE OF AUSTRIA.
pao,2'lng a call on the young Pacha, the son of Izzet
}44;44 ,17120.,. on account. of his. father's feeble health,
iwt&To share xn the dutice of the office of go-
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