The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-26 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The report that Prince Gortschakoff had issued
another circular relative to the pending questions
is in some measure confirmed by the following
letter, dated Berlin, Nov. 21, addressed to the
Frankfurter Zeitung
Prince Gortschakoff has sent a new circular to
the diplomatic agents of Russia abroad. This
document alludes chiefly to the actual state of
affairs, and criticises severely the attitude assumed
by Austria and England as regards the execution
of the treaty of peace. Although the question as
to whom the Island of Serpents shall belong in
future is at least doubtful, Russia is nevertheless
ready to cede on this point to the demands of
England and of Austria.
" As regards the possession of Bolgrad, themore
important question of the two, Russia declines
pronouncing a decision alone, and on this point
invokes the decision in common of all who signed
the Treaty of Paris. Moro cannot be asked of
Russia, but Austria and England have opposed
insurmountable obstacles to this decision, and con-
sequently things remain in suspense.
" Such is the sense of this circular."
A letter dated St. Petersburg, Nov. 16, says—
" Thefact of a shot having been fired from the fort at
Yenikale upon an English vessel of war has caused
some sensation in our official world ; the heads of
our commercial houses, who have branch establish-
ments in the towns of the Sea of Azoff, after the
experience of the sad events which occurred there
in 1855, show some anxiety respecting the many
commercial interests engaged there since then
glpeace.ish
No one here doubts that the Russian Commander
was perfectly justified in preventing the E
vessel from entering the Sea of Azoff to prevent
the capture of ships engaged in smuggling. .
A. letter from St. Petersburg of Nov;
which neverls ,
pub-
lished by the Havas Correspondence,
wittingly circulates any news disagreeable to the
French Government, says :

" In a report addressed to the
.military chancery by
Prince Bariatzinski, the commander-in-chief of the pro-
vinces of the Caucasus, most favourable accounts are
given of the fortified towns and establishments on the
coast of the Caspian Sea. Immense quantities of raili-
tory stores of all kinds have been, during the last few
months, sent from Astrakan to Derbend by the Volga,
and this immense materiel y be turned to account,
when time shall serve, by thme caorps d'arrnee, which as
it is thought, is destined to succour the Shah of Persia,
our ally, in the probable case of his territory being
invadal by an English expeditionary army. Rus-
sia, whatever may happen, will not be taken
by surprise in those distant countries. It is known
that General Churlew, one of the most intrepid defenders
of Sebastopol, has been appointed by the Emperor com-
mander of the corps d'arro6a echeloned between Baka
and Erivan, in the immediate neighoourhood of the
Persian frontier. Many people at St. Petersburg think
that this fiery general, with all his forces, may very
likely get to Herat before the English, who are expected
to disembark at Dushir, shall be in line of battle. The
opinion gains ground in military circles that if the Eng-
lish Government should really carry its plan into execu-
tion, events will compel us to interfere with all the power
which, thanks to the activity of our generals, we can
dispoQe of in Asia.
"However, it will be scarcely possible for us to pre.
vent the English from effecting a landing upon the two
principal islands of the Persian Gulf, nor from installing
themselves in the town of I3ushir. They will annex
them to their possessions in India, in the same manner

and under the same pretexts as they did in the case o
A den, i❑ the Red Sea."

Severid G,2,: nlll4. 'nave of 3-,-;F:',
sentations said to have been made by Russia at
Vienna and Berlin on behalf of Denmark, in the
affair of the Duchies. The Ildnover Gazette de-
clares its ability to pronounce this statement incor-
rect. Russia has not interfered directly in the
matter • neither has France offered its mediation,
as has been similarly affirmed.
The Nem Prussian Gazette states that attempts
are being made at present to navigate the Duieter
by means of steamers, in order to convey corn to
Odessa, but great doubts are entertained as to the
successful result of the undertaking.