The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

THE RUSSIAN REPLY.

We (Morning Post) can state with confidence
that the Russian reply to the Austriau nit/ma'am
has been received at Vienna.

Russia rejects the second clause of the first pro-
posal, viz., the " rectification of her frontier with
Turkey."

She also rejects the fifth proposal, by which a
right of producing special conditions is reserved
to the belligerent Powers, and in virtue of which
they would demand the engagement not to re-
build Bomarsund.

iussia accepts the rest of the ultimatum, in-
cluding the neutralisation of the Black Sea, with
some modifications.

In exchange for the strong places and territories
occupied by the Allies, Russia proposes to restore
to the Porte Kars and the territory she has won
from Turkey in Asia in the last campaign.
We have reason to believe that Austria keeps
her faith with us, and will not receive this coun-
terproposition.

Austria, however, gives the Cabinet of St.
Petersburg the benefit of the time she had al-
ready allowed, and therefore Russia has till the
18th inst. to notify to Count Esterhazy her ac-

ceptance or rejection, without conditions, of the

Austrian ultimatum,.

If Russia refuse, or if, at that date, she has not
accepted the Austrian ultimatum " pur et simple,"
Count Esterhazy has instructions to withdraw
from St. Petersburg.

MARSEILLES, JAN. 12.
The Carmel brings accounts from Constanti,

nople to the 3d.

The campaign of the Turkish army in Imeritia
was definitively abandoned, in order to cover
Erzeroum.

The troops of,Onaer Pacha had begun to arrive
at Trebizond.

General Mouravieff had called for reinforce-
ments from Gouinri, and fortified Kars in order
to render it the basis of his operations in the

ensuing spring.

The ground in Armenia was covered with snow.
In the Crimea numerous ambuscades of Cos-
sacks are distributed round the camps of the
Allies, but the vigilance of the Allies had com-
pletely disconcerted the attempts of the Russians.
The commission for the cutting of the Isthmus
of Suez is arrived at Alexandria on its return
from a toir of exploration.

The commissioners consider the cutting of the
isthmus, From Suez to ?elusia, as easy of execu-

tion.

The ()facial Persian journal declares that the
Governmlnt of Persia will maintain its policy of
neutrality.

COPENHAGEN, JAN. 13.

The States Court, formed for the purpose of
trying the ex-Ministers, has again adjourned to
the 10th inst., to receive fresh documents, which

will be brought forward by the promoters of the

impeachnivent.

VIENNA, MONDAY MORNING, JAN. 14.

The Etinperor of Austria displays great firm
ness, and insists on the unconditional acceptance
of the proposals of which Count Vaientine Ester-
hazy was the bearer.

The Ludepentiance Beige publishes the following
telegraphiie despatch :
BERLIN, SUNDAY, JAN. 13.

It is csserted here that Count Buol having
been mad a acquainted yesterday with the reply
brought toy the Russian courier who left St. Pe-
tersburg on the sth inst., informed Prince Gorts-
chakoff thlat the whole of the Austrian Legation
would lea re St. Petersburg on the 18th inst.

THI ARMY IN THE CRIMEA.
( Prom the Times correspondent.)
CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Jan. 1.
There co n hardly he a more perfect example of a
sinecure titian the office of a newspaper correspon-
dent in tbve camp before Sebastopol at this present
time. Tbnere seems little chance of the Russians
meddling with us at present. With the ground
in its pre sent state, it would be difficult to move
artillery. The men are well clothed, well fed,
the quarto rs are as good as circumstances will per-
mit, they p.ppear contented, and have every reason
to be so.

The we ether continues frosty, but not so severe
as it was. We have had white frosts the last two
nights, anKl the sky looks very like snow.
It is ex ;p ected that the docks we have mined will
be blown o p this week, but no day is as yet posi-
tively fix rd.

THE ARMY IN THE CAUCASUS.
( From the Times Correspondent.)
REDOUT-KALEII, DEc. 20.
The terrific storms of the last week have obliged
all the ste timers to get under way awl seek at Batoum
that spelt er which the open roadstead here does not
afford. Thus no opportunity has occurred of send-
ing letter since my last date. It was not without
ditliculty that I made my way down here through
25 miles ( If mud. The army has gone into winter
quarters at Choloni, four miles to the rear of
Ziewie, Ns here the formation of the country offers
great nat tral advantages of position. Unless the
weather i ouproves, the communication between the
camp and. the coast will be maintained with con-
siderable difficulty. In order to relieve the trans-
port servi ice, part of the army has been moved to a
village h ‘lll way between Choloni . and Redout-
Kaleh, to which point there is water carriage by the
river Cho toi. Omer Pasha has established himself
here for t iiie present, and is engaged in completing
his winte. c commissariat arrangements. It will re-
quire all his highness's power of organisation to
meet the exigencies for which ho is called upon
to provid e. Meanwhile the enemy had not been
idle. Fi t ding that it was useless attempting to
harass th e main body of the army, Prince Gregoire
(the brat er of the Princess Dadian), at the head
of about 1500 Georgian and Imeritian militia, sur-
rounded ''ugdidi and, forcing the unfortunate inha-
bitants of 'the neighbouring villages to take up arms,
under thi :eat of burning down their houses in case
of refusal. , he led- an armed mob into the town in
the midd' le of the night, and surprised an unfor-
tunate garrison of 180 Turkish soldiers, who had
been left there invalided. Three or four of these
were kil led, and 32 taken prisoners in their
beds, bd.+ we the alarm had thoroughly aroused the
remainde r. These assembled hastily in the square
before th t Princess's palace, and not only offered a
stout resit stance, but charged their numerous enemy,
who crow dad the narrow streets, with such determi-
nation thr it they killed 60 of them, among whom were
8 beys, art« 3 utterly routed the whole force ; after
which the or barricaded themselves in the palace,
from whit t place a messenger was despatched to
Omer Pas 01a, asking for relief, at the same time as-
suring hir i they were provisioned and prepared for a
long resis k ante. Gregoire finding it was hopeless to
attempt t trdislodgethesebrave men, turned his arms
against a Mingrelian Bey who had taken up arms
with the !rurks, and obliged him to fortify himself
with his 3 retainers in his fortress, which crowns a
hill-top, i in regular feudal style. He, too, has ap-
plied for sissistanrso, and Skender Pasha was sent to
the relief of both parties. That enterprising General,
getting it dbrination of the presence of the enemy
within a few miles of the camp, went out to meet
them witl t a regiment of cavalry and a battalion of
rifles and r Colonel Ballard ; placing the rifles in _

ambush he advanced with his cavalry up,ni Prins
Gregoire. Seeing the small force opposed to him
the Prince charged the cavalry, which retreated un-
til the enemy was fairly in the trap, when the order
was given to fire, and a storm of Millie bullets emp-
tied a hundred saddles on the spot ; the remain-
der precipitately took to their heels. Skender
Pacha then proceeded io Sugdidi. This summary
chastisement will, doubtless, produce a wboksony-
Effect upon the enemy, but it is ILIDLO difficult to
know how the people of tke country are to be
treated. Their position is most unfortunate.
Forced on the one hand by the brother of their
Sovereign at the point of the sword to take
up arms against the Turks, subject on the other
to the immediate vengeance of these (the pre-
sent possessors of the country) if they are caught
with arms, they see no means of escape from the
dilemma in which they are placed, and which in-
volves the destruction of all they hold dear to them.
It is most earnestly to be hoped that the policy
of Omar Pasha in these difficult circumstances
will, during the ensuing winter be such as may n3t
estrange the inhabitants of the country, but by
leniency, tempered with discretion, render them
more faithful allies, in anticipation of more ex-
tended military operations in the coming year.