The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

We have received the St. Petersburg journals of
the 23d and 24th January.
Among the list of promotions published in the
Gazette we find the following :
" Major-General de Lukasch is appointed mili-
tary and civil Governor of Tiflis in the place of
Lieutenant-General Prince Andronikoff 1., who
retires on the plea of ill-health at his own request."
Major Budberg is attached to the army in the
Caucasus. There are various other appointments
of officers to the Caucasus.
The Itlorski Sbernik, a naval magazine published
at St. Petersburg, gives in its January number the
following narrative of how the Russian fleet in the
Pacific escaped the English cruisers :
"As soon as Admiral Zawoiko, the Com-
mander of Petropaulovski, received orders to de-
stroy the fortifications of that town, and to pro-
ceed to the limau of the Amoor, he made his
preparations for evacuating the place, had a passage
sawn through the ice in the Bay of Avatscha, and
went to sea on the 17th April, with the corvette
Olivouska, the Aurora frigate, and three trans-
ports, Doina, Irsysk, and Baikal. The squadron
counted about 300 souls, including women and chil-
dren, all inhabitants of Petropaulovski. Alter a
most trying navigation the squadron cast anchor in
Castries Bay (51 des. 27 min. north latitude), and
the Admiral placed his ships behind some banks
and shallows, so as to prevent their being turned
by the enemy. On the 20th of May a frigate,
a corvette, and an English brig made their
appearance ; the corvette approached and threw
some shells against one of the Russian vessels, but
the whole enemy's squadron soon went to sea again.
"As Admiral Zawoiko had been informed that
Cape Lasareff, situate more north, at the mouth of
the Amoor, was free from ice, he took advantage
of the departure of the English vessels, weighed
anchor, and, after a most perilous passage, his
vessels reached their destination one by one, be-
tween the Ist and 6th of July. Batteries were
thrown up on the shore, and a few weeks later all
the vessels were placed in shelter behind the bars
of the Amoor.
" During the run from Castries Bay to Cape
Lasareff an American vessel, the William Penn,
was spoken. She had on board 150 Russians of
the crew of the Diana, wrecked, it will be remem-
bered, on the Japanese coast, and shortly after
his arrival at Cape Lasareff Admiral Zawoiko was
joined by Admiral Poutiatine ; the latter had made
his escape in a very bold and enterprising manner.
After the shipwreck of the Diana he conceived the
idea of making his crew build asehooner. The under-
taking succeeded so well that after 10 weeks' hard
work, to which the Japanese and their Government
gave an assisting hand in providing materials, sails,
&-c., a vessel of the desired size was launched and
named the Khida, after the port where it was con-
structed. Forty men and seven officers formed the
crew of the schooner, which reached Petropaulov-
ski on the 22d of May.
"Finding that place abandoned the Admiral lost
no time in leaving Avatscha- bay, which was watched
by hostile cruisers, and he succeeded in reaching
La Perouse Straits (between the islands of Sagha-
lien and Fesso). Here he was nearly surprised
one night by a vessel of the enemy, which passed
within 700 yards of him. He was given chase,
but the Admiral escaped, and continuing his course
northwards he joined, as already stated, the rest of
the Kamtschatka flotilla at Cape Lasareff. Thence
he proceeded shortly to the Nicholas Station, the
chief and well-fortified point of that territory, and
deposited there all the materiel which the squadron
had brought from Petropaulovski."
The Invalide Russe of the 22d publishes the fol-
lowing order of the day, addressed by Prince Gort-
schakoff to the army of the South and to the troops
in the Crimea :

" Head-quarters, Bakshi-Serai, Jan. 12.
" In leaving, by the Emperor's order, for new
duties, I bid you farewell, brave comrades !
" I give to my worthy successor an army inured
to battles, and which has been for the Czar and the
country a defence and a joy.
" Your courage and your devotion, brave war-
riors, will remain graven for ever on my heart. I
sincerely return you thanks for the confidence you
always reposed in mo in the midst of the bloody
and terrible struggle of 1855,—that eternally me-
morable struggle in which you defended the penin-
sula of the Crimea against numerous foes, who
had in their power means of warfare unique and
heretofore unknown in the annals of war."

" This order of the day will 190 read in every
company, squadron, sotnia, battery, and body of
marines."

FRANCE.
PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING.
The Queen's Speech on opening Parliament is
the great topic of interest here for the moment,
almost to the exclusion of anything else.
The Ambassadors of the Allies are expected to
sign the protocol to-morrow, at Vienna.
Official despatches from Constantinople state
that the
war preparations are carried on with the
utmost activity.
Omer Pacha's suggestions have been approved of.
The same activity prevails at Stockholm.
Sweden will be prepared for offensive operations,
if necessary.
We read in the Debats :—" Our correspondents
transmit us some information as to the form of the
document which is to be shortly signed at Vienna,