Admiral Hornby, with eight British men-of-war, entered the Dardanelles on
the morning of the 14th, and the Turks, though pro- testing, did not resist. Leaving, therefore, two ironclads at Gallipoli, the Admiral steamed on with the remaining six to Princes' Islands, some miles from Constantinople, where he remains. As the plea for the entrance of the Fleet is the protection of British subjects, Prince Gortschakoff has taken advantage of it to enable Russian troops to enter Constantinople. They will, he says, enter the city for the protection of all Christians. It is stated that quarters have been marked out for them, and that the order has been given to march, but no news of their entry has been received. The order has created fierce excitement in this country, where it is believed the Government is pledged to resist the entry, but this pledge exists only in excited imaginations. The entry, however, though useful to the world, as showing Asia that Staffiboul has fallen, greatly increases the difficulty of maintaining peace, by suggesting that the completeness of their victory has over-elated Russian statesmen. They may be becoming careless whether war occurs or not.
