The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

THE DANUBE.

Ad vices from Hermanstaclt, of the 25th inst.,
state that the Russian centre is moving, under
General Liprandi, towards Fokshani, because the
Austrians are marching from Transylvania north-
wards, for concentration in the Bukowina.

Sixty thousand Ottomans are strongly fortifying
Giurgevo.
We read in the Moniteur

" We have received, under date of Widdin, 13th, some
details of the important combat which took place on the
7th near Giurgevo. The Turks had taken possession
of the town soon after it had been evacuated by the Rus-
sians ; but the latter, who had encamped withi❑ a short
distance, had not, it would appe.ir, given up the idea of
re-entering it. The Turks, not being in sufficient force
to defend the position, retired to the island, between
Giurgevo and Rustchuck. Supported by the fire of that
citadel and by the reinforcements which opportunely
arrived, they twice repulsed the desperate attacks of the
Russians, and in their turn assumed the offensive. In
this movement, accomplished with as much order as
vigour, the Ottoman troops recrossed to the left bank,
and, after an engagement of not less than ten hours, dis-
loged the Russians from all their positions. The latter
have since retreated, not without some confusion, on
the road to Bucharest. According to information which
has reached Widdin, the loss of the Russians is said to
have been relatively enormous ; it was estimated at not
less than 6,000 men."

Another letter from Widdin, of the same date,
says :

"Lesser Wallacbia is perfectly tranquil, and the
administration works well. The Boyards and the
landed proprietors are nearly all returned home, with
the exception of those who, having taken refuge at
Bucharest, are still retained by the Russians. Sarni
Pacha has furnished the local authorities with the means
of arming a police force, composed almost entirely of old
Dorobans, who have succeeded in escaping from the
Russians."

The Lloyd's of Vienna, of the 21st, says :—" The
last news from the theatre of war is to the 18th.
Nothing important bad occurred. It is stated
from Widdin that the Russian corps stationed near
Plojeschti were advancing towards Aluta, in the
direction of Slatina and Rymnick. It was this
operation, no doubt, which prevented Omer Pacha
trout advancing, as he would have exposed himself
to being attacked. The frontier of Transylvania
is without troops, and there are only some re-
maining near the principal passage. Litters from
Krajova state that from the 6th large Russian forces
coming from the Transylvania frontier had been
advancing towards the southern frontier of
Lesser Wallachia. Those who were retiring on
Moldavia had again taken the road to Wallachia,
and are to take up positions on the rivers Boza,
Telcasch, Prahova, and Dumbowitza. A new fort
is being constructed on the road from Rassova to
Silistria. Omer Pacha has proclaimed in the name
of the Sultan a general amnesty for all the civil and
military Wallachians compromised in the present
war, on the condition that they will cease their re-
lations with the Russians. A deputation of the
boyards of Little Wallachia left Widdin on the
15th for Giurgevo, to convey an address to the
Sultan. Dredging boats are being prepared at
Varna to render the mouth of the Sulina navigable.
No vessels are allowed to enter the Danube, but
those in the river are permitted to leave. The son
of Count Orloff has become completely blind from
the wound be received at the siege of Silistria. A
letter from Galatz of the 13th states that the Turk-
ish troops commanded by Mehemet Pacha, have
occupied the road which leads from Hirsova to
Babadjigh. A large pontoon train assembled at
Schumla is to follow the corps of the Dobrudscha
in order to enable it to cross the Danube to join'
the auxiliary troops who are at the mouth of the
Sulina."

SPAIN.
MADRID, July 20.—The night has been trail .(oil,
ill,
neighbourhood the public are allowed to pass freely in ill.
neighbourhood of the Puerta del Sol. The Plitio
cation of an extraordinary supplement to ',Ad
Gazette, announcing that the Rivas Ministry :'"1.0
resigned, and that the Queen had called Esparlo
to her councils, had contributed greatly to Otiii
the popular excitement. The city is, however, ;if
covered with barricades, but the sound of mug°
----
and the booming of cannon are no longer beard..eo,
ADRIA NOPLE.
The following is an. extract from a letter written The Junta, distrusting the Queen's proralif i
from Adrianople by an officer of General Bosq . _..1 o
has resolved to hold its own until the arrivki.d,
division, which marched from Gallipoli to Varnuaebt'ys Eipartero, and the arming of the National Guaroa
The troops have returned to their quarters/ $ f land :
there only remain a few guns before the gate °
"Every man pretending to be a traveller has sec.,
Constantinople, but few people know anything of Rou-
occupied the HA lcala.t,t , __tii
melia, Adrianople, Aidos, and the Balkans. It is, how-
Abo
insurgents, four o'clock on the 20th after several Pi,;
ever, the richest country you can imagine. Every agri-
lees with toocultural product grows there as if by enchantment, for thial
Hotel de the 200 Grenadiers wn. Gobernacion, being
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there are scarcely ten inhabitants to ten square leagues. want of water and food, consented to surrender. 0
Vines, wheat, barley, and oats abound everywhere, Immediately afterwards the soldiers left ults
whether in the fine valleys, such as those of the hotel arm-in-arm with the populace, amid Blip
Kayak, the Maritza, and the Tundja, or on the hill i of " Viva Espartero !" " Viva la Constitutioo •
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sides which bound those rivers. There are forests, It is said that O'Donnell will be here to-ra°ll-04:1
diversified with rich pastures, on which may be seen I with the, troops of General Blaser, who had join
General
grazing vast numbers of French bullocks, and Asiatic him, ann. Blaser had fled to Portugal.
ii. co-
buffaloes, and myriads of little horses, called beghirs,
BAYnv
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%s hieli are neither Asiatic, French, Arabian, nor Etigibili, -- NE, July 24.—Madrid is ti.a,nqu_a tail,.
but which render immense Fervices to the country by istme SinanistNelrigoufe
W 1 haars.been named u p
of a°
transporting produce to the centres of trade and
exportation. Nothing can be more pleasing to the eye i General San Miguel is one of the yeterial