The Express. — London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

'be Oxanexili• "11l Wparai0r , ......... 111141111210w1i lalstokri tat " The Inteuk." Larks Itylabg teptir, nut le at/atthe 01110. IS, Ileaverkmitest. by Two desist* ea Ye Sy at tleatics. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tun D&T- Menial. A. I. Altonsoce. 21%. 445. U.rouoir —Mania& Mt.Nis Aftemoome 111 4 2111. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2S. Air Austrian that has east mbar in the Bay of Naples. Two Austrian ships of war—one a steamer— are riding off Castelkusere i and four—two of them steamers—a» in the harbour of Naples. This is the sopa of the rem:est:sass addressed by the Austrian Goverassest to the Ling of Nartits, on the error of hie ways, to which we called attention at the 11th inst. The present state of Italy has :iodised Austria fidgety sad apprehensive. Hews it comes that she is literals' her military fares in Lombardy and the Venetian territories, to prevent any rising there, and to be in roe/Bases to suppress ?lisp in any other Italian State. And hews it comes that a fleet is seat to tie up the bands of her crazy pritlyi, the Bing of Nevus, who seems bent upon provoking insurrec tions in his territories. The friendly controllers of the madman who is now giving free mope to his fan tastic humours in the kingdom of the Two Bicilies, have not arrived a moment too soon. From insulting' and maltreating private individuals—natives and foreigure—his cresturee have proceeded to provoke eollisioes with Governments; and their first insult of this kind has been directed against the senior attache of the British embassy at Naples. It will require all the "soft sawder of Lord Joan Rus szu.'s friends at Vienna to prevail upon Bing Boons to make such an asseide hoao►abte as it will be consistent with the dignity of the British Government to accept. _ . _ It is not without cause that the Austrian Govern -1 went views with anxiety the present aspect of affair' in Italy. Such politicians as are not in the habit of allowing the newest novelty to efface all remem brance of preceding events will recollect what was the state of public opinion in Irma' when Pio NONO ascended the Papal throne. The practical reformers who, at the instigation of BALBO, Oloar.an, and D'Azzouo, had emancipated themselves from the secret associations, were busily at work, seeking to effect such ameliorations, social and political, as were attainable under the existing Governments. The simultaneous adoption of a more liberal policy by the Governments of Piedmont, Rome, and Tus cany, imparted a national character to the isolated efforts of the practical reformers in these states, and indeed throughout Italy. The instinct of the people taught them truly that so long as foreign influence predominated in Italy nothing could be accom plished, and hence the idea of an Italian League, or Confederation. Insurrections in Lombardy and the Neapolitan dominions accelerated the march of events. Italy found itself involved in a war with the foreigner before any confederation of its principal states could he formed, and whilst hostilities were actually in progress between Sicily and Naples. The only Italian Government that stood true to the cause of Italy was that of Piedmont, which was betrayed and deserted by the other Princes of the Peninsula, and thwarted and hampered by the bulk of the extreme liberals. Austria triumphed, and the cause of Italian unity and inde pendence was for the time stricken down. But this reverse has had, at least, the good effect of materially simplifying the politics of the Pau*. Wm. They who dreamed of a Federal Italy were divided between the claims of the Pots and of the ling of SARDINIA to be President of the Confederation. The course pursued by Pio Novo—in accordance with the views of the Sawed College of Cardinals—has put the. former out of the question. The Roman Government, when it plead itself coder the protection of the tramontane powers, and declared that the independence and good govern ment of Italy was es dust in the balance when weighed against the perpetuation of priestly misrule, taught every Italian that the continuance of the se cular power of the POPES was incompatible with the liberty and good government of his country. Again, the falsehood and chicanery by which the Governments of Rome, Tuscany, Naples, and the minor principalities sacrificed the cause of Italy rather than run the risk of seeing Piedmont aggrandised, showed—what had already been . proved by the history of the Germanic Confe deration—that free institutions and national inde pendence are unattainable under a confederation of princes. A federal republic, under certain social conditions, is possible, as we see in America, because all officials—state and federal—are alike elected by, and responsible to, the people. Bat in a confedera tion of monarchies, either the central Government must be nominated by the princes, and become their mere instrument, or it must be nominated by the people, and be continually thwarted and paralysed by the powers reserved to themselves by the sovereigns. Lastly, the miserable failure of the extreme liberals in Italy, after Piedmont had been driven from the field, has proved to all the rea sonable and honest adherents of republican opinions, that mere abstract principles, however plausible, and popular enthusiasm, however pore and devoted, are unavailing against the standing armies of the foreigner, unless there be somewhere the framework of a disciplined Italian army, into which-the new levies of volunteers and extempore soldiers may be incor porated. These important lessons have been taken to heart by the flower of the Italian people— ** educated middle and upper classes—sad will not be forgotten when the time comes again for seeming Italian unity and independ ence. And that time will assuredly come. With the single exception of Piedmont, the moat intolerable misrule pervades every Italian state ; and the Italians know that bet for Austria this misrule would be im possible. In Lombardy and the Venetian territories Austria tyrannises directly ; in the Two Sicilies she upholds the tottering throne of the BOURBONS; in the States of the Church the near proximity other armies and her insidious counsels encourage the combined arrogance end effeminacy of the dominant priesthood ; and in Tuscany and the minor dukedoms the nominal sovereigns are the mere prefects of Austria. It is im possible to formes what form the first renewal of the struggle for liberty and good government in Italy will assume, when it will come, or whether it will extend over the whole of the Peninsula or be con fined to a part of it. But oppressors and oppressed, and foreigners looking on at a distance, are all equally impressed with the conviction that come it must, and that ere long. Hence the sleepless jealousies of Aus tria. She feels that the blow is impending, but knows not when or whence it may reach her. Like other malefactors she startle' at the rustling of every leaf. Now, it is the nomination of Gaussian to the command of a Sar dinian vessel ; now it is the raising of an Italian Legion for the service of England in Sardinia f now it is some word dropprit in the English Parliament by a miwitsr or t private member. Her prying cariosity is suable to detest the immediate @moss of danger; bat her inomsant snapicdons goad be< to sots of oppression, which will of themselves Wog &bong; that armed insurrection %time her alisp anthoritt in Italy, of which ab. r stands a °ousts* dread. • LAST night 'citnissed the concluding manifestation of the brirtiant and cordial hospitality which our Sovereign has experienced throughout her visit to , France and its capital. The (Ail& around Boulogne ' were lit up by thousands of torches, held by the young and ardent of the land, arrayed in arms to snort the clause of national independence in Europe. i Jubilant hurrahs resounded from the shore as the Queen 'teamed out of the harbour. And when this last friendly greeting had died on her ear, and the colossal illumination had dwindled and dimmed in the distance, her good ship held its way onward, beneath the cheering inflames of ' the harvest moon, to that modest residence, when, in the midst of connubial and filial love, she delights to inhale the health-giving breezes of her native sees. This is the last historical event of which Boulogne and its environs have been the scene. The first event associated with these localities in authentic history is the departure of CESAR from Gaul for the invasion of Britain. The imams of the year at which these two remote incidents occurred were not widely different; the great elementary constituents of the scene—the sea, the cliffs, the luminary of night, were almost identical. But what a change has oonte over everything else! The boasted fleet of CAMAR sonsisted of vessels that could be beached like our Deal pilot-boats. On either side of the Channel were a number of petty principalities, or aristocratic republics, waging petty wars, or carrying on a petty traffic, much after the fashion of the Malay states in the Asiatic Archipelago in oar days. Their mutual jealomies enabled an ambitious stranger, whose army was at a distance from his own land, exposed to have its communica tions cat off, and its supplies intercepted by inter vening warlike tribes, to domineer over them all. Now, we have on both aides of the Channel two mighty nations, each strong in its unity, who, after long centuries of bitter hostility, have learned to respect each other, and adopted the wiser policy of drawing close the bonds of friendship, in order that by their union they may become the foremost champions of peace and rational progress. But what a length of time has been required to effect the transmutation of a number of petty tribes into two great nations! Fint came the ambitious domination of Rome to teach them civil discipline. Then came the Christian mis sionaries to infuse a purer faith and morality. Next followed the incursions of the northern tribes, to shake and partly to overturn the framework of society, but at the same time to disseminate • healthier sense of personal independence. After that, there was the struggle between the Kings of Paris and the Dukes of Normandy, each seeking to found an empire composed of nume rous states, after the fashion of that of CHARLEMAGNE. The final separation of the island from the continen tal state did not take place till the reign of our MARY; and long after her time both of them con tinued anarchical and incoherent. France was par celled out among numerous great feudatories; Great Britain numbered no less than three hostile king doms—the efforts of the unprivileged classes to assert for themselves rights to which their growing wealth and intelligence entitled them; and the wars of religion long convulsed society to its centre on both sides of the Channel. When we look back on this strange history, we see blind passions and shortsighted selfishness originating civil and foreign wars, out of which ultimately arose that strong sense of nationality which, both in France and England, is the guarantee of the permanent prosperity of either state. And when we see through what a terrible experimental • school both nations have had to pass, before they attained their present high position, shall we despair of the rest of Europe or of the world P Even Germany , and Italy, with their homogeneous populations, are but entering upon the final struggle which commenced in England in 1640, and in France in 1789; and, with the exception of Poland, the more , remote nations have yet to go through the process of assimilating their heterogeneous populations. His , tory demonstrates that there is a constant progress , towards social amelioration, even when anarchy , appears for a time to resume the ascendant. Even , France, England, and the United States are still sus ceptible of great improvements, and other nations will follow in their wake. Be patient and persevere, r is the lesson taught by all history. /Me Court. PALACE OF BT. CLOUD, Avorer 28. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the PrillollllB Royal, amentpthled the Emperor and Empress of the French to a pied ball at Versailles yester day evening. Divine monk* was performed this morning in the Palace before the Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, snd the Prtneess Royal, by the Rev. Dr. Hale, chaplain to the Bothaley. The ladies and gentlemen In attendance were also present. Sir 3. Emerson Tennant left town yesterdly for the Continent. Despetebes were resolved at the Colonial office yesterday from the Governors of the North American Provisoes. The Mossitmer res ot y esterday states that the number of letters add to her Majesty the Queen of Eagland, daring her residence at Saint Cloud, has been so great that it has been impossible to answer all, but answers will be sent very shortly. Her Modesty sad his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Royal family, will rends at the Isle of Wight until the 6th proximo, when they will come to Baaktagham Palm'. On the following owning, the QUO% end the Prises Conan, with the Royal ehildren and household suite, will take their departure for Balmoral, revelling by speedsl train from King's-cross. The Craft will sleep at Rollabargh one night, sad on the following murrain proceed by rail to Brehm, where the Royal carriages will b• is retainer to wary them to Balmoral. The return of re Court to Windsor will be between the 9th sad 12th of Neither twat. The Duchess of Argyll and Watt daughter are progressing ray favourably. The Marquis of Anglesey and family are passing themes= at Worthieg, and do not intend to have for Boendesert, Staffordshire, until the latter end of neat month. 1 The Earl of Westmorland has gone on a tonr of visits in the North, after visiting Apthorps House, hie seat in Nertbempteashire. The Earl and Countess of Lucan have been plunged Into grief by the premature demise of Lady Anse Bingham, their youngest daughter. The melancholy event took plea on Sunday, at Webers, sear Scabies. The youthful de ceased was oily in the fifteenth year abet age. The Earl and Countess of Beetive have arrived at , the Lodge, Virgiala, Ireland, from the Isle of Wight; and, after pawing a few weeks, will pressed to het ladyship's seat la Westmorland. Viscount sad Viscountess Folkestone hays sustained a clocusette bereavement by the death et their intent ma. Viscount sad Viscountess Villiers are expected home the yea alter met, from the Centiseat _ _ Lord Blantyre 'satinet Carlsbad. and is not expected bows until the week after nazi. Sir J. Emmen= Tenant left tows yesterday, for the Coadaset. LATEST FROM ABROAD. THE EXPRESS. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1855. THE CRIMEA. iikaniLlae, NOXIIAT billinto. The Carmel has arriTed with amounts from Con staatioople to. the 20th. The Sultan has decided 'that 26 battalions, taken from the Turkish troops in the Crimea and from the Daaube, shall be sent to Asia. Omer Puha, as well as Hussein Paola, was to leave on the 21st for Batoum. Lord Stratford de Radcliffe was about to embark for the Crimea, where be will present insignia of the Order of the Bath to several generals. General PeHosier, in an order of the day of the 17th, congratulates the army of the Tcheroaya on having, by its victory of the 16tk, worthily celebrated the tete of the Emperor. The Rus sians, says General Pelissier, have lost more than 6,000 men, and have left in the hands of the Allies 2,200 wounded and prisoner.. Among the officers who have distinguished themselves, the order of the day mentions Generals Herbillon and de Failly, as well as Colonel Forgeot, of the artillery, and adds that the cavalry under General Morris were ready to have followed up the pursuit of the enemy, but that the General-in•Chisf, who does not lose sight of the principal objeet of the great enterprise in which France is engaged, wished to spare useless bloodshed, after having once more proved the superiority of the French infantry over the vaunted Roman troops. Another despatch of the same date gives the fol lowing summary of the news by the Carmel : Ministerial intrigues are still going cm. Abd-el•Kader was about to leave for France. Letters from the Cringes, of the 18th, say that the Russians were decimated in the affair of Traktir. The Imperial Guard and the English cavalry were not engaged. Bin Turkish battalions and a battery of Turkish artillery took part is the battle and be haved well. General Pilisaler has published two orders of the du, in which be mentions the names of Generals Fan chnex, Unbind', Clll2lOll. de Failly, Cler, and Wimple's, and of Colonels balmy, de PAN, Canvey, and Forged. The English cavalry is to winter in Turkey. Ie the morn ing of the 17th the English batteries opened their firs, and thus enabled themselves to advance their approaches. THE BALTIC. The Journal do &. Pete►sbourg of Aug. 19 has the following : The Military Governor-General of St. Petersburg has published the following notice under date of Aug. 17 : 1 " Towards noon yesterday six of the gunboats of Rear-Admiral hfoffett's detachment went beyond the Tollonkhine lighthouse to reconnoitre the enemy. The latter sent against them a screw frigate and two steam floating batteries, while three screw vessels of the line kept on the look out. After allowing them to approach within the long cannon range, Rear-Admiral Moffet returned, firing, to the protection of our fortifications. As far as we could ascertain, one of the enemy's steamers received three balls near its paddle wheels. Not one of our gunboats was hit. Before arriving within the range of our forts, the enemy's vessels put about and regained their fleet, on the part of which no movement was observable.' " THE WAR IN ASIA. The following is an extract from a private note from Mr. Consul Brant, of Erzeroum, dated the 6th of Anna : Since the 3rd we have been in the greatest state of con hellos, principally for want of judgment of the Pubes, military and civil. That evening news was brought that the Russians were at Hsrpi Heal, tho Turk, having retreated. Oar guns ia the redoubts wore waned, and Bashi-Bssoeka placed over the artillery. The Pacha went eat to camp himself. Hs laid if he did not encourage hie men all would desert, as they were exposed to a burning sun all day and a chilling wind all night, having no tents, and were falling ill. The Pacha returned to town this morning ; the Rus sians bad retired. It is said an order reached Vely Pachs to retire from Repri Hui, as 10,000 Russians would ad vance ea hist there, and 20,000 more detached from the Han army would join. I am this moment informed that the post from Han has arrived. General Williams writes that half the Russian army had marched towards the guides Dagb, in the direction of EISITOUIII, 20,000 men. so that we are maids; yet the force remaining behind wee too strongly iatrenched, too strong in artillery (40 pieces), and too numerous to be safely attacked ; so possibly we may hays 30,000 men down upon us, and it were best to be pre pared. I shall not quit until the last extremity. THE ANGLO•ITALIAN LEGION. The following is an extract from a letter from Novara, of the 25th,given by the Corriere Mercantile: " The English Minister has arrived from Axons, with an English captain, having finished the recruiting for the Anglo-Italian Legion, in the districts of Owls, Anna, Intro, Pallouga, &c., &c. The general quarters will be established hers--at least, so it is said. People of all countries and races arrive here every day— especially Swiss, liangarians,and Lombards, attracted by the report which is prevalent —more particularly at Milan—that the Legion will ultimately serve against Austria. Few Piedmontese enter." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mom ova OWN PARIS, MONDAY iYININO. The splendour of the Queen's departure has alto gether eclipsed that of her arrival. If it were possi ble to find a fault it would be this, that the accessories of the state pageant were so brilliant that her Majesty did not appear in sufficient relief as the centre of the picture. Thousands there were who, disappointed of seeing the Queen on Saturday week last in conse quence of her late arrival, paid agaia for seats in the line of procession. But the magnificent uniforms, the picked horses of the Guides, and the Cent Gerdes, the music of the band of Guides, the splendid court carriage, that preceeded the Queen's equipage and were continually being mistaken for hers, so distracted the attention that people complain they did not see enough of the Queen. The carriage in which her Majesty rode was the very one made for the Emperor's wedding. Al though class, it is glazed throughout, and the occu pants may be seen as plainly as in a barouche. At the railway station there were six times as many visitors admitted as on the occasion of the arrival, and there were, as I learn from the secretary of the rail. way, 1,000 ladies in grand* toilette. A despatch from the Prefect of the Somme, dated Amiens, 3 o'clock, says:—" The Emperor sad the Queen have this moment left Amiens. The reception we. brilliant and enthusiastic. Their Majesties ap peared much pleased.* Yesterday, - August 26, being the anniversary of Prince Albert's birthday, the Emperor conceived the idea of giving his guest a military salute of a ki n d' unusual in England. All the drummers of the vari ous corps of the garrison were ordered to Bt. Cloud early. They mustered et half.peet eight in front of , the brlage, all in fall uniform, and headed `dy the Stator drum-major. They then promedel t o th e Cash Monsieur, and immediately comonso o g th e sakute,vrlth which the Royal party were moth amused. The Queen has authorised the mr.mioipal authori ties to give her name to the new 'Aim of communica tion opened between the Placa de rHoui de Ville and the Place du Chatelet. The Morsilesw says :—'t The Earl of Clarendon, Minister of Foreign Affairs to her Britannic Majesty, went yesterday to the Hotel of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and had a long conference with Count Walswaki." Marshal Prince Jerome, who cum to Paris from Havre expressly to pay his respects to the Queen, left the Palais Royal yesterday at half-past one in a carriage and four, on a visit to Bt. Cloud. This evening's Press. says: The reception given to the Queen of England has bees grandiose, sympathetic, naanimono—northy, in a word, of a great nation. From the Court to the populace—from the Imperial chateaus to the least courtierlike faubourgs— the demonstrations in favour of the Queen hays been marked by apropos linearity and courtesy. The reason for this is that the people nadantand the ideas of which the head of the state is the representation. In Queiut Victoria the people salute the parsonilleation of a nation—of a peat and a fres pimple. The country et the Balks* law has shown to the female sovereign of Its allied neighbour a deference which Its own °Destitution does not recognise ; it has accommodated itself to the etiquette of the English court to such an extent as to apportion, with marvellous tact and discrimination, the homage it has respectively awarded to the Queen and Prince Alm• The Patrie says at the end of an elaborate article : When a sovereign calls himself Napoleon 111., and ro ndos* in his palm* a Queen of Ragland, passing through lines of people three leagues long, it is not • simple stone that he lay• of the edifies of history, but t h e key of the arch of hie century." The Bourse opened somewhat heavily, notwith standing the Emperor's letter to General Pelissier, which, as it announces that Sebastopol must soon fall, was expected to have occasioned a rise. The Rents opened at 66fr. 400., being 10a. lower than on Saturday ; but it being observed that the parquet was not very mach disposed to sell, the speculators for the fall began to fear that they had oversold themselves, and there was a reaction, which brought the Reate up to 681 r. 800., being a rise on the day of 10c. The railways were exceedingly firm. All the lines rose from sfr. to 10fr. Austrians rose 15fr., and Credit Mobilier 15fr. THE OVERLAND MAIL. (,aou oua cows TRIESTE, MONDAT, AUOVIT 27. The steamer Calcutta arrived this morning at a quarter before ten o'clock, in 127 hours, from Alex andria, which she left on the 21st inst. The India and China mails were to leave Alexandria on that day, with &drifts from Calcutta to July 19; Bombay, July 30; Canton, July 8; and Hong Kong, July 10. An insurrection has occurred among the Bantals in Rajmahal, in Bengal. The American ship Lightfoot, 2,000 tons, has been lost off Bangor. Trade in India quiet. The Indigo crops promise a fair average. Opium has advanced. Exchange at Calcutta, 2 1;. The rebels are losing ground in the north of China. At Canto. then has been much bloodshed. Exchange at Canton, 4a. Scl. ; at Shanghai, 6..4,d. (sy susxminia aim simian vaLsoakrx.) MARSEILLES, TUESDAY MORNING. The Valetta arrived, at five o'clock this morning, with the above mails. RUSSIA. A letter from Odessa of the 14th inst., given in the Military Gazette, of Vienna, states that 17 drushines of the new levy of the empire had arrived at Bimpheropol from the government Boursk, and that 38 additional drushines were, at the same date, on their march between Nikolaleff and Kre mentshuk. The drushine consists of four companies, each of 250 rank and tile. Our Vienna contempo- rary cannot mean that 55,000 soldiers of this new organization, decreed only in February last, are al ready on active service. AUSTRIA. According to the tenor of recent advices from Frankfort, Vienna, and Berlin, the Austrian govern ment is taking rest pains to secure a majority of the confederated states of Germany in favour of the four points intending to bring again that question before the Diet. From the earnestness shown by Austria in this matter, sons of our correspondents infer that the cabinet of Mama has obtained from England and France an undselakies to abide by that former basis of a peace. THE CRIMEA. The Military Gasette of Vienna has the following amongst other remarks on the recent battle on the Tchernaya, and its results: " The action must have been a very bloody one ; the Russians lost in dead and wounded 2,700 men, the French 991 men, the Turks 750 men, and the Sar dinians 200 men. This comparatively small logs to the last was merely because they fought behind in trenohments, and were thus able to inflict heavy loss on the attacking Russians. We remark that the Belbek army of Prince Gortchakoff did not take part in the affray. The prince was expecting an opera tion to come off against the Malakhoff works. In fact, General Simpson did announce that it had been re solved to open flre on the 17th from the English and French batteries. " It was to keep this operation in check that a diversion was attempted by the Russians on the Tohernaya. The Russian general failed in his ob ject—that of taking up a position on the Raider heights, so as to threaten Balaklava, as on the 25th of October last—but then he deployed so large a force on the right bank of the river, that the allied commanders deemed it expedient to open the bom bardment on the 17th inst. against the works of the fortress, merely from the remoter redoubts, and not to unmask their new batteries and approaches. " On the 18th there was an armistice, mutually concluded, for the removal of the dead on the Tchernaya, but the bombardment against Sebastopol by the allies, and against the approaches by the Reagens, was continued." SWEABORG. Le Nord publishes an extract from a letter, dated Helsingfors, August 13—two days after the fleets hid left Bweaborg—in which we read: " After 46 hours' bombardment, and the expenditure of from 18,000 to 20,000 shells, all the fortifications, all the batteries, and all the works of defence are left completely in tact. The day after the departure of the allied fleets the fire at Sweaborg was completely extinguished, and preparations are making for rebuilding the 20 houses that were destroyed. Captains of vessels navigating the Oult of - Finland may wily satisfy themselves as to the continued existence 6f Bwea " bor The Military Gazette of Vienna, after quoting the words of the Invalide Rum asserting the unimpaired condition of the works, batteFies, and guns at 13wea borgiveays impartial source that the powder magazine was blown up and the neighbour ing buildings destroyed by fire, but the works con structed to guard the entrance of the haven are in the oompletsst state of defence." NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC. STOCKHOLM, Kiloton 20. Her Majesty's ship Desperate, 6, Captain White, arrived on the morning of the 13th inst. at Faro Sound, reports that on the 10th inst. the above named corvette and the screw block ship Hawke, 60, Captain Ommaney, were attacked by seventeen Rus sian gun-boats which came out of the harbour of Riga for that purpose, as I already informed you telegraphically. The action was kept up with great spirit, and lasted two hours, at the expiration of which the gun-boats were withdrawn, some of them with considerable damage. On board the Hawke ooe man was severely wounded, and the Desperate received six cannon-balls in her hull. On the after noon of the same day the above-named two ships bombarded the fortifications of Riga. Later accounts from Faro Sound mention the arrival of the Hawke, which had also put in there to repair damages. Your readers will remember thati in the accounts published of the bombardment of Sweaborg it is par ticularly mentioned that a large imperial Russian flag was seen flying on one of the buildings, but which was not hoisted on the second and third days. Private accounts received here from Helsingfors state that the building in question was the habitation of the Grand Duke Constantine, who had come down from Bt. Petersburg expressly to be present at the expected attack, and to excite the ardour of the Russian troops by his presence. The flag attracted the especial notice of the attacking ships, and par ticularly served as a mark for the mortar vessels, in consequence of which the building was speedily reduced to a mass of ruins, bat th e Clrand Duke escaped unhurt. From the same accounts, it appears that the navigation department on board the fleet was carried on with consummate skill and an extraordinary knowledge of the intricacies of the approaches, which reflects the highest credit on the masters of the different ships. The writer, who was an eye-witness of the whole affair, in describing the events, confesses that the Russians were taken com pletely by surprise on being attacked from a aide, the channel to which had been considered always im practicable by their own pilots, and that they were, therefore, not prepared to see the hostile ships app preach from that quarter. This explains also the hurried attempt to throw up a battery on the wooded island during the action, which was however success lolly interrupted by a few well-directed shells being thrown in by the detached squadron seat for that purpose, the Russians abandoning ,the island with considerable loss. The writer describes the third explosion on the 9th instant as the great event of the day, which' blew up the principal magazine of ammunition with a most fearful crash, scattering death and desolation far and wide. He says it lasted for fully three minutes. For some time afterwards a perfect still ness prevailed on board the attacking ships, but shortly afterwards the deafening cheers of the Bri tish sailors were wafted across the water, and reached the ears of Abe garrison. Oo the 11th, at noon, the whole of the buildings in Bweaborg were one mass of flames, and all the attempts made to put out the fire were of no avail. SEBASTOPOL. The following letter, from the interior of Sebastopol, appears in the Vienna papers : " SEBASTOPOL. Attousr 5. " As I write, a heavy torrent of rain is sweeping put my door, far you're aware my mud-habitation has no windows the reverberating thunder keeps me on the qui vies; I keep on fancying that messieurs lee besiegers have something in the wind, but it is only the illusion of fancy; the wrath of God evidently displeases them, for cot a shot is to be heard ! Today they have, relatively speaking, sent but a few bombe into the town ; this comparative Whams seems strange to as all, (or the ear had got used to the eternal booming of a thousand gnus and no one feels at ease during this repose, momentarily interrupted by the thunder and the rein. Spies and de serters bring us word that the enemy is preparing a bom bardment, and that the French "Severed" means after that to hissed a fresh storming attack. We have been long expecting this, and are ready at en hour's notice to meet the enemy with the sign of our holy cross. I saw the other day two French prisoners in Catherine Harbour, and they were being conveyed to the north side. One of them was a non commissioned officer, the other a private, but both of them were gay young fellows. This never-failing cheerfulness of the French is a remarkable feature in their cha racter, and it looks as if they liked being pri soners. On the non-commissioned officer being asked whether he should not feel homesick in Russia, he answered, ' Why should I ? In Russia I shall learn Russian, and when the war is over shall carry bask this language to my countrymen.' On the other hand the English prisoners are, for the most part, very gruff and monosyllabic. An English deserter was asked what induced him to desert, and he moodily answered, ' Fancy !' An other answered the same question, ' I got dull, and if I had not done so, should have blown my brains out!' A copy of a London newspaper was handed in the hospital to an Englishman, not severely wounded by•the-bye, and after he bad read it with deep attention, he turned suddenly round to the physician that happened to be stand ing near, and said, in a low voioe, to him, 'Can't you give me some medicine that will finish me out of hand ? ' The enemy's fleet continues in Kansieult and Arrow Hays; only a few liners and steamers are off the roads at a distance equal to twice the range of our fort guns. The ships are often exercised at firing. Perhaps the enemy is again preparing for some heroic feat, which it will not be so easy to accomplish against Sebastopol, girt with artil lery. Since the second bombardment there is not a spot in this town that is not strewed with bombs and balls. It would be hard to find in the whole town a single house that has not suffered more or less. The glorious public library—l allude to the edifloe—has likewise been extensively damaged, but the books, prints, maps, and bookshelves are removed to a safe place. The news-room, however, is crowded as usual, especially on a poet-day, with officers of all arms, who, being relieved for a few hours from bastion duty, go there to read the newspapers lying on the table. It often happens that while they are reading some very interesting article, a bomb will explode with its horrid crack right over the building, or a rocket will hiss past the open windows. Not a soul, however, turns his head to look after it : so much for habit, which in man becomes a second nature ! " The Russian prisoners at Lewes continue to work arduously at their employment of making toys. They are frequently taken upon the Downs for a " blow," and during the last few days the Governor has very kindly allowed them to go in parties of about a hundred up the river to bathe. On Wednesday and Saturday in last week a party of them were taken to the water, and they appeared to greatly enjoy the treat. On the 16th a party of three Englishmen ascended the Moat Blanc. On reaching the Grande Mulcts, they dined upon the roof of the cabin and prepared to enjoy the sunset; but a thick mist came up, which obscured every thing, and they feared they should lose the splendid sight. While venting their disappointment in loud regrets, a by. =endows avalanche deseeCded from one of the iiguillee in' the rear, and in the twinkling of an eye, as by the touch of • magician's wand, the mist rolled away, disclosing the most magni&ent sight. In the distance was the setting sun in all his glory. Far as the eye could reach, nothing but mountain tops and ranges could be seen gilded by his rays. On the left was the crescent moon, at present pale. Dark banks of clouds, some of them in appearance perfectly black, were dispersed here and there upon the horizon, and the distant horizon itself appeared like a golden plain in conti nuation of the earth. Gradually the sun sank, his last glories lingering in roseate tints upon the calo:te of Mont Bland; gradually the horizon changed to green, and then to cold grey ; the moon increased in brightness, and a single star of large magnitude appeared over the summit of Mont Blase like a crown of light. M. Alexandre Dumas writes to the Presser that nafortunately the story told (and moreover vouched for) by a correspondent of the Indipoodand Beige, of an octo genarian having left him a legacy of 300.000fr.;is • fable. He has already, he says, received, on the faith of the announee ment, applications from creditors for 163,000 fr. ; so that, even had the news been true, he would now have only a balance of 137,000 fr. He throws out the hint that some kind friend may have perhaps invented the story, in the hope of putting into the head of some octogenarian or nonagenarian to be queath a fortune to him. In that ease, he take. the will for the deed, and begs to thank his anonymous friend. The Bing of Wurtemberg is travelling in Switzer land, under the name of Count de Took. He intends going by Zurick, Lucerne, and Berne, to Interlaken. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. (TKOX ♦ 1117PTLININT TO Tlll LONDON OAANTTIL) WAR DEPARTMENT, Axiom 27. Lord Panmare has this day received a despot and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his lordship by General Simpson : . - - BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, AUOOST 14, M T Lord—During the last few days considerable activity boa been exhibited in the movements of the enemy, both in the town and on the north side; ink from the information we have received from the country, as well as the examination of deserters, I have reason to believe that the Russians may attempt to force us to raise the siege . by a vigorous attack from without. Every precaution is taken on the part of the Allies, and the ground occupied by th e s at . nians above the village of Tchorgouna, and in its front, has been made very strong through the energy and skill of General La Marmora, who is unceasin g in his precaution, and shows the utmost disposition to 00-operate in the most agreeable manner with th e Allies. The fire has, if anything, been rather lees daring the day, since my last despatch. At times, however, the enemy open heavily for a short period, emse g many casualties; and amongst them I regret to hays to announce that of Brevet-Major Hugh Drummed, Boots Fusilier Guards, who was killed yesterday afternoon by a fragment of a shell. His hoes deeply felt by all who knew him, and her Majesty has lost the services of a most promising offioer. The firing on our side has been directed in a gest measure against the large barracks, dockyard baild, fags, and the town, all of which show visible sip s of the admirable practice of the Royal Artillery. I further beg to enclose the returns of casualties to the 12th instant. I have to apologize to your lordship for having omitted to inform you before that I had despatched the steamer Indiana, on the Bth inst., to Corfu, for the purpose of conveying the 82nd Regiment from that island to the Crimea. Drafts for the Light Division and 71st Regiment, to the number of 800 men, the remainder of the C. rabineers, and one squadron of the Ist Dragoon Guards have arrived.-1 have, &0., JAMES SIMPSON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. Numerical Return of CanakW lets the 10th to the 12th of Some, 18.54 larlusive.-3rd Illattalha ereasdier Goads —2 rank and file, wounded. tat BattalloaChillsaemn Guards-1 rank and file wounded. let liallaittes Beets Ferdarr eimalls-5 rank and file killed, 7 rank and file wowded. Ist Battalion lot Regiment of Foot-1 rank and file kills& OA let Begloot of Foot-5 wou n ded file wounded. Feet-1 gealltgai file killed. 1 rank end file . 4th Foot -1 rook and rile wooded. 7th Poet-4 rank and file wounded. 9th Pent —1 rank end Ile woods& 14th Foot-1 rank and rile kiiled. 1 eopeou 4 tank wad file wooded. 171 h Foot-1 rank and file wookel. 111O1Peeh1 mak and file wounded. 19th Foot-1 rank gal lb amend. 210th Foot—l rank and file wounded. 23rd Foot—l leak owl Ole wesaied. 28th Foot.-2 rank and file wounded 30th Pahl rank and file killed; 1 drummer, 3 rank and fi le wended. 33rd Foot-4 rank and file wounde d, 34th Foot-1 rank and No wounded. 180 e Foot-1 rank and file killed, 1 rank and file wands& 39th Foot rank and file tilled, 4 rank and file wounded. 41at Poret-7 rank and file wounded. 42nd Feot-1 rank and file wooded. 44th Foot —3 rank and file wounded. 47th Poot-2 rank and din killed, 4 rank and file wounded. 55th Foot-1 officer wounded. SltLPeet—l sergeant, 3 reek and file, woundea. 63rd Foot—l rank and Me wooded. 68th Foot-1 rank and file killed, 2 rank and file wooled. ISO Foot-2 rank and file wounded. 77th Foot-2 risk sal Se warded. 79th Foot-7 rank and file wounded. 88th Foot -5 ink gee tub wounded. 95th Feot-1 rank and file killed, I rank Wallaied. 97th Foot-8 rank and file wounded. let Bette. line 1211 e Deigede—S rank and file killed, 5 rank and file wounded. and Battslion Lille Brigade-2 rank and file wounded. Royal Artii, lery-2 rank and file killed, S rank and file wounded. Royal Nuke Artillery-1 rank and file wounded. Total-19 rank aid Ale kilbdl 1 alter, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer, 109 rank and file wounded. Nominal Return of Officers who have been wounded from the 10th to the 12th August, 1855, inclusive.—August 10.-55th Foot—Captain F. C. Elton, slightly. Nominal Return of Non-Commiasioned Officers and Privates Killed from the 10th to the 12th of August, 855, thelusive.—August 10.—la Battalion &iota Fanlike Guards —Privates Evan Grifiltiu, Rickard Dar* Thomas Knowles, John Blinkhorn, John !('Cate. let Bit. Whoa la Foot—Private Joseph Teender. 30th Foot—Private aka. ander Still. 47th Foot—Pr ivates Andrew Lohan, John Newman. 68th Foot—Private *Jsmes Turner. lit Battalion Rifle Brigade— Private John Burner. Royal Artillery—Gunner James Harvey. August 11.-Ird Foot—Private Peter Farrell. 14th Foot —Private William Kennedy. 38th Foot—Private J. Wooding. 39th Foot -IPrivate W. Kennedy. 95th Foot—Private Dennia Collins. Ist Eat. Won Rift- Brigade—Private John Jeffereys. Royal Artillay—Bcm.. hardier Edward Wilson. Nomituu Return of Non-Com missioned O ffi cers and Private Wounded, from the foci to the 11th August, 1855, inclusive.- August 10.-3rd Battalion Grenadier Guarda-Privates James New. bury, slightly ; William Beeteson, slightly. Ist Battalion Coldstream Guards-Private John Unison, severely. let &Midi°. Scots Fiala Guards-Corporal John Murray, severely; Privates Daniel McCown. sae, stly ; Thomas Spenser * severely; George Flatten, slightly; John ord, slightly ; Charts, Horton, severely; George Warner slightly. end Battalion Ist Foot-Privates Patrick MeLaaghlis. slightly ; John Sullivan slightly; Richard Sinnott, slightly; Jobe Whynd, slightly. 30th Foot-Drummer James White, slightly; l'ri. rate Patrick Loughran, slightly. 41st Foot - Corporal Tinny Pot. land, slightly ; Privates Benjamin Cater, 'lightly ; Maned Corp; slightly ; Arthur Dawson, slightly ; James Hughes, slightly; .11112111 McGrath, severely. 42nd Foot-Private Robert McNair, Oahu,. 44th Pool -Privates James Onions, severely; John McCaw's. ley, slightly; Thomas McPeake, slightly. 47th Foot-Ow. poral William C,oUopy, Lightly. Privates William Christ.. pher, slightly; Edward Wall, slightly ; Michael Coma. slightl 8 7th Foot-Sergeant William Bosworth, severely. Privates John McNamara, severely; John Sheehan, dangerously; William Smith, severely. 63rd Foot-Private William Beer, slightly. 68th Fo t -Privates John Graham, slightly ; John Hales, 72nd Foot-Privates James Reid, severely; William Brown, severely. 79th Foot -Privates William Gasmen, slightly; Robert Stewart. severely; Robert Wallace, severely; Edward Bewley, slightly; James McDonald, slightly; James Logan, slightly; William Douglas. severely. Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade-Privates George Martin, slightly. Hugh Malden, 'lithely. 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade- Private 'William Pergeson, August 11.-2nd Battalion, Ist toot-Private Henry Howard. slightly. 9rd Foot-Corporal Thomas Kelly, slightly. 7th Pool- Privates William Gaynor, dangerously; Thomas Goldsmith. dangerously; Michael Mei:tarry, severely ; Michael s, slightly. 9th Foot-Private J. Greenland, dangerously. 14th Foot-Sergeant John Casey, dangerously. Private* P. Barka, slightly; R. M.Guffen, slightly; P. ltsliahon slightly. 23rd Foot-- Maass George Harrington, slightly; George Melon, slightly. 94th Foot-Private 0. Firth, severely. 30th Poot-Privates Jams Barry, severely; Jeremiah Dwyer, severely. 23rd Foot-Uncle Corporal William Noonan, slightly. Privates John Condrick, severely: Charles Davis, slightly; ..van Taylor, severely. 34th Foot-Prints John M'Mahon , slightly. 30th Foot-Private M. Nicholson, slightly. 39th Foot-Privates P, Brennan slightly ; J. L3 - nsm, slightly ; • P. Alen, slighty; M. Ryan, dange r ously l7th Foot-PrivatesWlllissa Cropp, slightly; George Brooks, slightly. 88th Foot -Printer Edward Murray, severely; James Mullins, slialitl3 - , Michael Mulcahy, slightly ; James Quin, slightly; George Smith. slightly. 95th Foot-Private William *tickling, dangerously. 97th Foot-Pet. rates James Forward, severely; DaMel Wells, severely ; James Trot. ter, severely; John Jago, slightly; Thomas iothwell, slightly; John lAwell, slightly; Thomas Cookerey, slightly. Ist Battalion hills Privates Charles Cartwright, dangerously; John Green. Brigade - Royal Artillery-Gunners Hardwick. slightly ; Richard Phillips, slghtly ; Samuel Carroll. slightly; John Willison, slightly. Royal Marine Anillery-Gsaner Owen Graham, severely. August IL-4th Foot-Prints 0. Reynolds, severely. 14th Pool- Private T. Conway, severely. 17th Foot-Private John MoCa slightly. 18th Foot-Private 0. Baker, severely. 19th Pool Th,mas Robins, severely. Private. Patrick hl•Namara, tly; Patrick Burke, slightly ; George Rumen, dangerously. 20th Private George Washington, slightly. 20th Foot -Privete M. Duffy, slightly. 41st Foot-Private John Jonas, slightly. 97th Foot-Prt. 'ate Robert Hartley. severely. Ist Batt. Rifle Bngade-Private Lawrence, dangerously. anl Batt. Rifle Brigade-Private Chariest Lewis, dangerously. W. L. PAILUCHAM. Adjutant-Genital. A List of Casualties In the Royal Naval Wigs& before habsetoPole fur the week ending August 11, 1855.—August b.—Wounded: NS. Hoskiae, caulker, thamood, slightly; DADA! Carney, Roan% mortally—flied on the lath inetant. 'WIRT Kszrat., Captain commanding Royal Naval Brigades MR. BAKEWELL'S DISMISSAL. It has turned out that Mr. Bakewell, the surgeon, who wrote a letter about six weeks since, reflecting wry strongly upon the medical arrangements in the army before Sebastopol, has keen summarily dismissed from the service, without being allowed to substantiate his charges, or being allowed to be heard in his own defence. Although we were among the first to doubt the accuracy of Mr. Bekewell'i statements, and to defend the Medical Department of the army from the charges preferred against it, we cannot approve the step thus taken in dismissing him from the service, in hie absence, and while be was invalided from dysentery. If his statement were inaccurate, as we believe they were, he might have been convicted openly by a court martial; but a secret dismissal, though, perhaps, excusable in a board of poor law guardians, is unworthy of the henourable character of the British Army. The itjusticis of the procedure is apparent. Respecting Mr. Bakewell himself, it may be interesting to our readers to state that although a novice in military affairs, he is a gentleman of excellent profeesionsl education, and who, previous to kis joining the army, had enjoyed large opportunities of know lag how hospitals ought to be managed. Two years ago he was house surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital, and on leav ing it took the same office at the Staffordshire General Hospital, which latter he only resigned in order to go out to the East. That under present circumstances it is alike the duty and the interest of those in power to institute a second and most rigorous inquiry there can be no doubt. The offer made in the first letter that the Demo of the writer should be given up to any one wishing to investigate was characteristic of fearless honesty ; and Mr. Bakewell's past conduct in respect to it has been such as further to confirm that impression. Unless he be fairly confuted by evidence is an open inquiry, the public will regard his charges as all but proved.—Medical Tones and Graeae. The Presse of Vienna announces that trains direct between Vienna and Paris, by Prague and Strasbourg, will confamence running on Stturday neat. Up to the 24th, 5,261 foreigners had visited Spa. A letter from Madrid mentions rumours of an approaching change in the personnel of the Court. It is said that a very high personage near the Queen is con stantly using influence against the present Government, especially site. the rupture with the Holy See, and that many of the courtiers do not attempt to dissemble their lhotiod of the present regime.