The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1853,

•• cif-1":
4 C' 3 44/J

LONDON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1853.

No further intelligence that can be in any de_
gree relied on has been received in reference to
the Turko-Russian difficulty. It seems to be gene-
rally believed that at least a portion of the Moslem
forces had crossed the Danube, and were placed
in the immediate vicinity of the Russian troops. '
Many rumours have consequently been circulated,
but none which can be considered as at all authen-
ticated. Of course where parties so strongly ex-
asperated against each other are brought into such

dangerous proximity, a collision may occur at any

moment. The most trivial occurrence may bring
on a general engagement, for " armed men do not
reason coolly," and ample allowance must be made
for the excited passions of the opposing armies.
Still, however, we greatly doubt as to any
pitched battle taking place. We believe
that the views which we yesterday put
forward will be found to be substantially correct,
that GORTSCHAIKOFF will not take the initiative,
and that before OMER PACHA has everything in
readiness to commence hostilities on anything MO
equal terms, the Imperial firman will be received
ordering the cessation of active measures, at least
until the result of the renewed negotiations be
known. The General himself may participate in
the ardour and impatience manifested by the troops
under his command, but still he would scarcely
venture deliberately to disobey the orders he had
received, to strike when he had been commanded
to hold his hand.

Under these circumstances, it is, at least, pro-
bable
that no regular contest will take place--
that the troops which have been brought almost
face to face in opposing lines, may be sepa-
rated without the crossing of steel, the
firing of a single gun in anger, or
the shedding of a drop of blood, a fitting
conclusion to the gigantic farce that has been car-
ried to such extremities, by parties neither of
whom are desirous of a formal declaration of war
—who wish rather " to play at soldiers" than
engage in the stern reality that may follow undue
perseverance on either side in the game. Indeed
one of the latest reports, which purported to come
from Vienna, was to the effect that the messenger
of peace had arrived—that " the Turks had
Crossed the Danube, but the commands of the
SuLTAN had been obeyed, and hostilities sus-
pended." As we have already stated, we place
u very
great dependence on any of these state-
ments, without
closely examining the foundation
on which it rests--its intrinsic evidences of truth,
and general Tram' embiance. We make no excep-
tion in the present instance, but simply add
that it is in. accordance with what we pre-
viously believed, and what we put forward
yesterday ;
therefore,
report
was received in
tcount before the
country. Whil
we would not
repose implicit confidence on
any unauthenticated
account, we must acknowledge that this is at
least very probable, and is therefore deserving of
some degree of attention, to such an
extent at
least as to prevent parties from sacrificing
their
property through an undue or unfounded. panic
—an unwarranted apprehension of war being in-
evitable, and of its consequences when it has
broken out. -

If the report above alluded to be correct, it
renders a pacific solution of the difficulty almost 11
certainty. We have already explained the great
improbability of Lord STRATFORD'S latest inter-
ference, unless satisfied beyond almost the possi-
bility of doubt that his propositions would be ac-
ceptable to both parties. Indeed, it is credited
that the mode of settlement had previously been
approved by both sides, and only awaited the
formal assent of the parties to be carried into spe-
cific execution. The arrangement will not be