The Express. — London, England, 1855-03-26 00:00:00

the erpreOfs. TO CORRESPONDENT& ad. s rommais tilesdid Mne ve = Isar Ererg mar , rest de at re Oa" le. Dee by ire Aka* es dr day st pelreadas. MOS WAXER LT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins Do* —f. 11k. 90a Attenroa. 41. TO.llolllloll—Occalai. 4909......tha5e5a ft. Ufa LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 26. IS SEBASTOPOL TO BE DISMANTLED ? Ire was whispered on Friday—it was confidently minted on Saturday—that the Allies Ito longer intend to insist upon the dismantling of SebastopoL It was said that Mishit refused to support such a demand on the part of the Western Powers ; that the English Ministers. otter a brief lemur, gas. uP the Point and that, lastly, the Pamperer of the ?,WICK con sented to a complete seamed= of the Crimea, Sebas topol being lettatanding. The credit given to these statemeuts, by amonetery potentates, was vouched for by their large °parttime in the French and English Funds. For ear own part, we confess that we cannot believe the report, with the words used by the Eng lish PlMipatentiary at Vienna, when he point.d to Sebastopol. last Jane, as a permanent menace to Con stantinople, fresh in our memory, and with the knowledge of how much the heart of the French Farms is set upon the capture of that fortress, and what a deep stake be has in the successful imm of the attempt. Oar faith in the weakness and inseasequeses of statesmen is tolerably strong, but the call to believe that the French and English Governments will ham Sebastopol standing, after all that has been said and done, tries it rather too severely. Mr. DltillAltat especial organ in the press has put forth a laboured piece of &pedal pleading to prove that there woald be no danger in sparing Sebas topol. SoMeient guarantees for the stability of the Ottoman Empire, the free navigation of the Euzine, and the pesos and independence of Europa, may be had, according to the DISILLILI organ, with out the dismantling of SebtatopoL "An armed port is in itself only defensive." " Sebastopol Is menacing only when it shelters a powerful fleet." "Russia without a fleet in the Black Elea is as much deprived of aggressive power as if Sebastopol did not exist as an armed port." "Russia will limit her navy in the Black Sea to a certain number of ships, and will allow the coastruction of a fortress on the Asiatic shore of the Black Sea to counterbalance the tennis _ _ of Sebastopol." This is the sum and substance of what the Disraelites have to iv in support of the proposal to leave Sebastopol intact in the hands of the Casa. It deserves attention as an indieatioa of the terms upon which a DMIT-DISIAILI Cabinet would be ready to make peace with Russia. For no other reason do these arguments deserve a second thought. It is admitted that Sebastopol, with • powerful fleet sheltered in its remesse, would gravely menace the free navigation of the Black Sea, sad the security of Constantinople. And bow long, as Europe be certain that it will Dot shelter mach a Beet whilst its map bristle with bastions and artillery P 8, Russia will limit her navy in the Black Bee That is, Ram is will yield to the pressure of the moment, and promise to do so ; but she will immediately set to work to beild ships in anticipation of the moment when any dissensions between the Western Powers may admit of her producing them in the Euzine with better prospects of success. At Ni. solaieff—where the Russian men-of-war for the Eosins are built—no consuls of foreign powers are allowed to establish themselves. Its arsenals and dockyards are closed against the inspection of stran gers. A more numerous fleet than Russia his ever yet had in the Eosins may be prepared there, and not a whisper of the matter be heard in Europe. From Nicolaieff to the sea the river is tortuous in its course, and full of shallows and sand-banks ; the ships of war, when built, have to be floated down by the aid of what are called " se stela." The reaches of the river are o protected by forts and batteries. The new navy would be inaccessible in its dockyards, even though its existence were discovered; and Sebastopol —strengthened as it doubtless will be if left in the possession of Russia—would afford the fleet a secure asylum as soon as an opportunity was obtained of getting it safely into the waters of the Black Sea. Sebastopol is of no use to Russia except as a ground of vantage whence she may at any meesset assail Constantinople; and the obstinacy with which the Russian Government clings to its posse► sion shows that the designs of Pena and CATTIER= against Turkey are not yet relinquished. But the most extraordinary part of this precious argumssls. tion relates to the "setoff" which Russia is repre sented as willing to concede to the Allies. Russia "will allow the construction of a fortress on the Asiatic shore of the Black Sea to counterbalance the fortress of SebastopoL" We have heard of this before, and we believe that Russia would rejoice to see such a fortress reared and garrisoned by the Western Powers—because it would beds* *et decided step towards the partition of Tw.key. The trap is too obvious to deceive any oae but a statesman of the Fakreddin school. There can be no security for the free navigation I of the Black Sea, and the development of the com merce of the surrounding regions, so long as Russia is left in pomssaica of the Crimea. The position of the Muscovite Government in Sebastopol is exactly analogous to that of the Highland caterans of the first half of last century among the natural fastnesses around Loch Hattie,. Until practicable roads were carried through that region —after the re bellion of '46—the marauders who occupied these strongholds were • perpetual thorn in the sides of the industrious lowlanders. They watched the mo ment for a successful foray, and levied black mail with impunity, confident that even if a force greater than they could resist were brought against them, they could fall back upon the inaccessible regions babied until the storm blew over. In like manner, se long as Russia Can ex clude foreigners from the Crimea and adjoining steppes, she can intermit the levying of black mail in the Famine and bee forays in the lauds of the SULTAN when Scraps aisn in arms to sap gena them, and resume her spolistions wiles pease is restored. The forts which crown the wage and cover the windings and melts of the harbour of Sebastopol mast be dismantled, end the Crimea ren dered awesaible to the nations of &rope, or thew will be no lasting security for peaceable traders in Use Black Bea. While salit weighty remiss san be adduced for the dismantling of Sebastopol, a s a sise pa non of peace, we esaaot believe that it is in the ooatemplation of the Western Powers to desist from insisting on that condition. The report that they are so disposed has possibly had Its origin in an imperfect mount of an opinion, attributed to the Emperor of the PUNCH, that Sebastopol is too etrose to be taken by moult ; sad that its ndoetion mast be ae:omPlislod , she ' . the Artesian armies have bee. driven mei of the Crime, i n o the more tedious proem of e wi d e bloskads.—, Deily Niue. the book be i all schools, as some people would have the Bible prohibit Dieu:Nes serials as ardent spirits are pro- hibited, and whip every boy convicted of smug gling them in. If boys read DICKENS, they will contract humane sentiments, and a pedantic love of truth that may injure their prospects in life; if they study the Times, they will learn to discard opinions when they become unprofitable, and have a chance of becoming thriving men. Some toady of the Times in the weekly press took it into his head lately to represent Mr. GLLDSTONE'II Newspaper Stamp Bill as meat to injure the Times, and put forth his lucubration. ander the tier" Down with the limes."• The Times reprinted the article, and its adroit flatterer thus attained his object of getting err advertisement rale. And the Thies, finding the cry Down with" taking, is determined to persevere in it. The first experiment is made on Moms. "Down with DICTINI4 . cries the nem —Daily News. AGAIN THE Last week Mr. Kennedy was " officially" re moved from the Woods and Forests, and his sals.7 ceased. The Prelims have had their eye on thin long pending vacancy. The intended Poor Law Se. cretaryshipchanires for the projected benefit of Mr. A. Hayward, QC., failed. It is now designed to plate Mr. Henry Roberts in Mr. Hen- Indy'. shoes. It was not sufficient that the Duke of Newcastle, inefficient himself in the sew War department, should carry with him from the Colonial-office his cousin, Colonel Mundy, and his private secretary, Mr. Roberts—both noto riously ill-qualified for: the responsible duties of the two new Under-Bees!taryships at War. One or both, not wanted by IdoedirPanesure, must now, it appears, be elsewhere fastened on the public service. After all the @sleet committees and reports on the Wood' and Forests departments, and the innume rable complaints of their mismanagement, will the House of Commons sanction the preferment of Mr. H. Roberts to another and a permanent offios of 1,50 W. per annum —an appointment for which he is no more qualified than a West Indian negro driver ? Mr. Roberts, in the Stonor committee, gave his own autobiography—that he bad been twelve years chairman of Quarter Sessions and Chief Judge of the Common Pleas in Jamaica, and had re turned to England invalided, on leave of absence, in January, 1853 ! On that inquiry Mr. Roberts stated his own peculiar qualifications, as simply experience in law, and travels in the United States from his in terest in education, prison discipline, and lunatic asylums. Bach knowledge may qualify him for a new colonial jolicial appointment, or foe a home inspectorship . of poles but what aptitude can his legal education, or his Jamaica herbary, give him far the administration of the " Woods and Fo rests" of Great Britain, or for the finance and accounts of Whitehall-plane? It is scarcely credible that such a rank job should be even contemplated, in the face of the House of Commons, whose select committee, so recently as last summer, had before them Mr. Henry Roberts, and unanimously condemned the Stonor Australian appointment as " a want of due discernment and discrimination evinced by the Colonial Depart ment." The Duke of Newcastle, who greedily filled up every vacancy in the Colonies before he moved into his new War-office—wbo turned the Commis sioners of the Tithe and Enclosure Department out of their offices to make room for himselt at an enormous cost—really cannot know his native country ; nor perhaps will even the revelations of the sit ting 'elect committee on the war open his eyes to esif-knewledge. It is, nevertheless, our duty to forewarn liberal members of par liament that if they do not use their eyes, and ears, and their tongues, in the House of Commons, job after job will be attempted or perpetrated. The cousin Mundy, for all we know, may have had his permanent position, too, in view, and pre-arranged, before the recent break up. The colonel's family motto is Crux Matadi Spas : and he may be placed over the bishops in the Church Commission. We have one word for the Radical members of parliament. On whose shoulders does the mantle of Joseph Hume descend P Surely there are no objects so important—no duties so unquestionable—as that these watchmen of better government should be more practical and alert in such matters of scandal and corruption. If the administrative system of the country is to be thus prostituted and grabbed by the aristocracy—se the Poor-law Union for their families and dependents—it is vain to ex pect that the nation will hold its own at home or abroad. Sir Stafford Northcote, whose maiden speech of Thursday night expounded the theory of the re organisation of the civil service, ma better devote his time in Parliament to the obs e rvat ion and redress of practical jobs than to tests and literary examina tions as the proof of capacity for public service. Read ing, writing, arithusetio, mathematics, and the classics. are professed and real attainments of all the Incapable.; but such accomplishments by no means protect the public from imposition and plunder. The Incurables, of all classes, will job, un less watched and exposed, so long as human nature rtquires political government. The House of Commons now holds the purse strings, and if it permits these misappropriations of our taxes, it beeornesporticeps criminis, and its own constitution will be rained with that of our upper classes. The shameless maladministration and the miserable party cabals of the last twelve months for honours and emoluments, have sickened the country. Under that impression and fear we have exposed and will continue to denounce these jobs. Indeed, after the warnings in other countries, it behoves the ooart, the aristocracy, and the people themselves to take heed lest there do not come a ears worse than the disease.—Daily Nevis. Lord Duodenal, now declares his intention to enanualeate without farther delay, to "the wise sod energetic slly of bar west gracious Majesty the meat, mot only to spars the rusnant of the British army, bat Sesame t►at of noose. by the aphid, destruction of tit' defenses of lebastoyel. As to the datelines is the Baltic, time does sot so prim I have offered to annihilate than, the rejeetion or senytean of which offer rests with her Majesty's The tomb of the late Emperor Nicholas feces that of Peter the Greet. Meetionieg Ole feet. the Journal do &. Pei frabowy ezeleims, 0 Symbolled sheathe., awaken ing a wed& alb/rights l Os eme fide the tomb of him who divided the darkome of sedum Emilia; at the other, the tomb of the pest seessehm who relent It to the apogee of glory sad pmeiperity." It is stated that Bos u n ships of the Hoe and other vessels hese twee soak betimes' piles ie the sarigatioa way as Croestadt. IL lonian boo nrtind,pro tampers, to bin estate in Belem, ho take we repose after the Wipes et his doable winter seem aid his lees tear fa the pettvieete. 1 _ Mr. Chaim Mathews &alarmby advertisement, his isabbity to farther summates Maass( riot rooposoletli- UM. Ho .ripe the atom of liras Mashowo, as bodatos of the nese, lad Shll 'Mt of aqua, se the meta mum at !it failure. Haddsgisa - Me meowing as servies, . premised The Ductless of Heat, attwaded by Lady Fussy Howard, visited the Duchess 4:11 0101111811/11f oa Friday euabsg, at The Nelms of Cs bridge and the Princes Mary, and the Pelee* of 'Aleutian, visited the Dachas of Kent yester day, at Clartmeehome, St. James's. A Cabinet Conseil was held on Saturday afternoon, at a ernoon, at the Foreign-offloe, Downing-street. The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiraltyy, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Sir William Mr:lesworth, and Viscount Canning. The Council eat four hours. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Conseil sat ea Saturday is the Council Chamber. A viatica frets Braga, " Gangedhar Beal v. Jorldemeny Donee," sad " Lash menhaad tad when v. Zorawsr Kull," for extension of time to alter audition of cedar restoring appeal, wen die posed of; and is appeal from Csaada, "Holmes v. Ma thews," was hard. The lards prompt wen Um Lords Justices Knight Hass sad Turner, the Chaos:oiler of the Duchy of Cornwall, sad Sir &lewd Rysa. Tau Comm—On Wednesday, the 4th of April, se at rem% arranged. her Majesty the Queen and eke Priam Consort, assompanied by the younger branches of the royal family, sad ameaded by the ladles sad gentlemen of the household, will leave Bachiaghain Palace for Wiadsor Castle, where her Keleety will, as usual, apsad the Baster holidays. It is astmtood that the sojourn of the ovum at Wieder., will sot aimed tau days, after which period her Majesty will ratans to Buckingham Palace. weather k. changed , aspect of the canape; everybody Is hopeful and everybody is active. - Net only do huts rise up with marvellous rapidity, net only do the baggage animals, at length properly stabled and fed, tread up to camp with a celerity to which we have long been unaccustomed ; not only -e heavy gone safely and expeditiously con veyed in tie same dwectioa, without the breaking of gun arr • ageg without sticking in the mud, or any other of tLae numerous accidents which have come to be considered as matters of course in the transport of heavy artillery; but field sports, too, have corn sassesd, and show in their rapid progress that John Ball under arms ii himself again. Dot-hunting began about a fortnight ago. It is carried on with rest spirit and perseverance. The meets are fre quent and well attended; as there is plenty of horse flesh, to be had for the taking, the dogs are in excel kat sondition, and give the sportsmen very bard nee. A good many horses, however, are still low and weak, and drop off in the progress of the hunt. Very few are in at the death—that is to say, when the dog, declaring himself to be dead beat, sits down on his bind legs, panting, and with his tongue lolling out of his mouth, resignedly await ing the coming up of the riders, who on these oo• anions pat the sagacious animal, expressing to it in the most oomplipentary manner, their satisfaction with the splendid run it has given them. A race, the first of the season, took place on Monday arter iole, on the plateau above the cavalry camp. About MO *Moors of the corps quartered in the environs, the Highland Brigade, the Guards, and the Cavalry Regiments, were assembled on the occasion, and on a spot which can be seen from the Russian limes. It is to be presumed that the notions which the Cossacks generally entertain of a race are of the vague de scription : they mistook this peaceful gathering for a hostile demonstration. Their vedettes saw a large assemblage of horsemen in the English oamp, moving about with extreme rapidity, and appearing now in this part of the fi eld, now in that. they concluded, , that we meant to attack them; their pickets woe strengthened, sidee-de-csmp and general officers galloped to the front, aced large masses of their troops Were turned oat. For a long time they stood on the alert, watching our movements, and evidently at a loss how to account for the very extraordinary character of our cavalry manoeuvres. About thirty of the Russians, however, thought this a favourabU opportunity to desert. A s they advanced, they were fired upon by our pickets, and fell back. Two Polish officers only advanced under the firs sad surrendered. They wee taken to Sir C. Campbell, and from thence to head-quarters, and I am told that they have aim* been sent on board ship in Kamiesch Bay. Nothing whatever, not even a" shave," has transpired as to the information they gave; but it is not difficult to guess at the nature of the intelligence the commander-in-chief received from these officars. If the Russian army before us are to do anything at all they must attack the Balaklava trout; and though their losses during the winter have been enormous, the weather has now for a long time been fine, and the roads have been dry enough to admit of the marching up of large reinforcements. Whatever intelligence the two deserters may have brought, it has produced a certain effect at head-civarters. As the long-expected attack may still be indefinitely delayed, you will excuse my not sateen into details; bat this I can say, that the greatest activity prevails in adding to the defences of oar Balaklava positiod. The whole brigade of Guards is now between Ka - data and Balaklava, with the exception of a small detachment, which still remains in the old camp on the Sebastopol front, and another detachment which, for some months past, has been on fatigue duty, making fascines and gabione, near Karaoi. The original position of the new Guards' camp was not favourable to the health of the men and officers; the camp was too low down, and too close to Bala- 1 klava. It is now to lie removed to the top of the mountsia of which it occupied the base ; huts are fa' the course of erection, and the work is rapidly pro-, gressin . It is high reu m time. among Fevere troops aod gutisiahtoccupy already u declared low ground, and the progress of the disease is likely to keep pace with that of the season. In the two months to come the low ground will be the post el danger ; and ea, from strategical necessity, large corps most occupy the low ground, it is devoutly to be hoped that the army is amply provided with qui nine, and that that invaluable medicine is not "in balk " Perhaps—looking to the past—it is not too impertinent to suggest that a pound of quinine in camp is 'worth more than a hundredweight of the crime medicine at Malts, or in the inaccessible hold of some transport. Duffing the cholera season in Bul garia, we were told that, as far as medicines want, ample provision had been made for the wants of the army. That the provision made for the fever cases of the Crimea may not be ample only, bat also effective, is a subject of devout wishes and hopes. In the Sebastopol front the new siege has not yet commenced; but the event is still being announced as about to come off from week's end to week's end. The transport up ' to camp of heavy ordnance and ammunition is being , carried on with uninterrupted vigour, and urgent demands for a rapid and plentiful supply of homes are loins made upon the party at Kermit. The signs of the times b work to come Lord Raglan, too, has been inspect ing the trenches. His lords hip's interest in the pro gress of the siege works has produced a profound sensation. Onr new mortar batteries and those of the French have for two nights been playing upon the harbour. It was commonly reported in camp that they had sunk one of the Houten ships. It we. even asserted that the Twelve Apostles bad been blown up. On inquiry, I find that one of the small steamers that used to ply about in the harbour had been hit by several of oar shells; that the Russians withdrew her, and that another steamer took her place. So whether she is burned, or sunk, or merely disabled is an open question which leaves a fair field for conjecture and discussion. Let us hope that she was disabled, burned, andkUnk, and that this steamer of evil doings has come to an evil end. The last deserters that hive tame out of Sebastopol report favourably for as. Provisions are scarce. But if the weigher remains fine and the roads practicable, provisions can be brought up from Odessa, which we were foolish not to destroy, since after all it is not only a commercial towa, but also a Russian depot. The malaria in Sebastopol is dreadful, and both the inhabitants and the naive suffer fnim disease in its most malignant form. Part of the town is deserted ; the inhabitants have taken refuge on the north side, where they live under canvas, receiving scanty rations from the commandant. But the most im portantreoe of news is that the storks of ammaeition are nosr y exhausted, and that gunpowder especially is running short. Making all due &Rawest* for the promisees of deserters to tell news which is agreeable to those to whom they desert, there are many alma stenos@ which support this part of the story. Om of the greatest faults which the Ruskins committed from the first was their useless waste of powder and shot. They have, given a practical demonstra tion of the old proverb, that it "takes many cannon balls to kill a man." They have frequently fired from such an enormous distance at moving ob jects that they have tornadoes wasted 100 retied 111 sod as many shells to kill one of our sol- Of late their fire lies become more rare and lefties% and new they work their gone like people THE EXPRESS, MONDAY KVIINIfjaI, MARCH 26, 1855. -- -,.. . • • DOWN WITH DICLEN • . 4 gbe I. 1 I • ' " I WORE SEBASTOLVi. -__ A great discovery has been made big .." .. • ii - fr" 1•1 • . 'ant `, i . . , T . tho . • bawl me ° . opiansrorrnistr 07 rah Dater dent of the Thi ess, and published, wi . • •NA • saki, slam I• I ~ I' • 7, 1. 1 Po m o i • : I _ s .... modesty, by that Pori& The 'h 1 1 a '• . ' Paara m. ar5 , ... , mall • . •• ' , SAL Laps llama 10. , flighty and superficial to study y 'vr ... . , _ . t . K . 7, . V. aro v ihellihikr improving. The weathers as _ • But in the absence of such media e ' the ices of Walls sell ,Prlas - tailed, sad sat saddry, and the mu as warm, and the air, 1 , " a valuable substitute, if not a whet equivalent, emoted by Deotole De not. everywhere but ia Balaklava, as pure, as even the utimaajar 'We , „ WI lIMISOth. arplant ft at , a . The Primers Royal sad the Priasess Aliso sea eras► met fisiddlour - cnir disfrlC - T Thiliciltirini . of . oar Visa emote, * the Ridlag asked. mines and dells are severed.with fresh green greet, of matters, in the coarse d frivolit ffr°lll variety _, ___„_, ___, ,__ ___,y Her ItatistiSal a Sialkevillialt _ the. and de Laiderooollo - oPoiaff . ot owl sad dileiPedes oe--outtersellPmeorou - orooTmomml — ee•fiey Nemo ale A biesofall sorts are rapidly pouring in, barker's , sod boffoollorY• e Bat Poor Clunzi Lagers, Primes Metalled Mesas, the Bassa Weisser, init other transport has arrived with about 300 Mantra is o the moral antipodes of the Times :—" Dr. the Ibtirels — olliiiiiilbiii4 Thiessi BaigegC,llsoeiuq frfly . horses and melee. Add to this that the t. Airto . smart that th e r serial publications of Km* istlyireisii iltowiell, fkleissr she Hee. George old Di homes and niales.-those that arrived within Dimwit. &a., sash h i adan d hi, bey .." lt mast be Ceder*, Lady Elisabeth Belted, sot Malee•Geeeral the the two 111001.117-410 in toierabie condition and efilsient for service. Two canpsuies of artillery, of tree ' f ee U ie averred by " ere of oar Ee l l " 11. 1 (31611N et amd t'e lin ist . Li Gn y . i• t was I. attendance to the 130 air each , bate also cagey sad it is stated in with whose first work wee published in p a i meom d spa dwiag diew. t h e regiments that large num of ocovalesoents, ' the 118th eatery.* A 'man who published a y est ad a y th e g e ese sad Prises Albert, the Untie of ready to join, are waiting at Botitari and the other 1 book in the , 18th century, and Is still alive, mast Wales, the Prime* Royal, Mace Alfred, the Prisms hosintsls of the Bosphorus until the weather shall, be infallible. The practical application of his Alice, the Dashes of Rest. the Priam of Waters, the be a little more settled, and the nights a little warmer i dnatr i m ia _s u adiaal i n t h e l an d w i t h Latin awl thawing& in Waiting, sad **Domestic H omo _ --until, is 'short, their "stylus art absolutely re- pply „ wy hold, atAutited Diets &eves is tail Private Chapel c i gaited for active operations in which the allied the Thus, and shot cat "the serial publications of Baaktaithaa Palma. The Rev. H. G. Liddell performed armies ere to take the initiative. ; DICKENS:* Beast that the naffs shall be read in ._ _ ___ _ the neesiag aerates, sad washed the serum. The :shwa of fine weather has distilled the as t PUBLICATION OF ICE (CRIMEA). The following parliamentary return has' been issued this day:—" Copy of Letter from the Duke of New made, dated December 6, 1854, addressed to arida News papers, respecting the Pablication of Intelligence from the Beat of War in the Crimea: (Private.) ." ' War Departatentybeh 6,1851. " • 84.-1 take thit liberty of leading to yoli a aztraet from a private letter whisk I have lately received from Lord Region. " Keay eomplaiats have reached ma from the army of the admmteges conferred epos the enemy by the publication of lataWgence from the seat of war, not only in letters from the correspondents of the English newspapers, bat in letters written by omens to their friends at home in the spirit of confidential intimacy, sad whisk those friends mad to the newspapers, from feellegs, no doubt, of pardonable realty, but withoat consideration of the aril consequences to the army sad the public interests. " ' I feel assured that I have only to appeal to your pa triodes" to ensure a rigid supervision of all such letters, and an endeavour to prevent the ntieshief of which Lord Raglan so reasonably compleitis.7l " • The Editor of The “ , Nxlmunx. lELTALOT, _lBnt uo•ansas, 1864. . . " I have requested Kr. Bonsaine to endeavour to see the different correspondent' of the newspapers, end quietly point out to them the public of their writings and the nensaity of greater prudenes in futon, sad stake no doubt they will at ones see that I am right in so warning then. " I would suggest that you should cause a Connunies tint to be made to the Editors of the daily press, and urge upon then to it:mice the letters they receive before they publish the.., and carefully 'spines such parts as they may confider calculated to furnish valuable information to the enemy." The Fine Art Exhibition in aid of the Patriotic Fund is now open at 121, Pall mall The contributions inelvde the following from the junior branches of the Royal Family:—His Royal Highness the Priem of Wales— " The Haight." Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal —" The Battle-Field." His Royal Highness Prince Alfred —" Prises of Wales, afterwards Henry V." Her Royal Highness the Prisms. Alice—" Prayer." Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena—" Girl Asleep." These five drawings are to be weld by tender. On Saturday the offers for Lou of them roes from 26 guineas sash to 60 guineas; and fur tbe design by the Primates Royal, entitled' " The Battle-field," the lest offer was 80 gaieties, which woe made by M. Gansbaid, and it was subeequestly in- Mulled fa 100 guineas. The copyright of this subject has boo presentied by her Majesty to the Fend, and fort-sisniisa, r, are in mane of preparation, for ran , . scribers. ill me Stipp for each impremion. The exhibition contains anuly 800 works, the exhibitors being mainly composed,' members of the aristocracy. The Belgian journals still attribute to the Emperor of the French the intention of comity to London sent month, in order to mpg* a visit frost her Majesty to the French capital on the occasion of the opening of the Exhi• bitioa. Lady Catherioe Molyneoz, sister of the Earl of Sefton, died vary suddenly yesterday morning at Croxteth park, near Liverpo It is thought probable that Lord L Russell will return to Reiland in a fortnight, bringing news either of pease or hostilities inctrusedly energetic. Theater' and Countess of Clarendon entertained the followieg distierraished guests at dinner, on Saturday seen in, at their residenee to Oreeveaor-ereseent.—Hi. Excel lency the Asnerban Minister, his Emilia* , the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, his Excellency the Minister fee the lietheriands, L'Adwiral Count Chasm., the Duke and Dubois of fog y% Viscount sad Viscountess Canning, Lord Wodeholes, the Right Hon. H. Fitzroy, 3LP., sad Mn. Fitzroy, and Count Loafs Corti. _ _ The Hight Hun. the Speaker gave his seventh sad Wm parliamentary dinner on Saturday. The following noble sad boaourabia go , -Wane were of the company:— Viscanat Dana, Bus. Beery Bread, Six Dalian Norms, Ban., Lieut.-Gemini Sir Joha Fitagendd, Y.C.8., Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Booby &yaw, Mr. Mentz, Mr. Bean ' mist, Mr. H. dote Lantos (Bristol), Mr. Moray, Mr. Banc Mr. Resole., Mr. Mantas, Mr. Marjoribialts, Mr. Plilligaa. Mr. Bins. Mr. Oliveira , Kr. D. O'Oasaall. Mr. C. Forster Mi. - Willcox. Br. (hoer Daftlic Wha ms. Mr. Morris, Mr. Loftus Bad, Mr. Bess, Mr. Weeds, Mr. John Macgregor, Mr. Cowes. The 11411ewki gentle , men were prevented :—Tbe Bed Ormesser the Bon. Lear Kiel!, Mr. B. W. Om, Mr. MorrOMM:_iin" lahrS, sad kr. Ilsongits Chambers. Tie Bev. Mr. Gander sad the Berserary were preseat. Animist the company who attended the private view of vile Ilaphibltioa of the Society of British Artiste, Selisiltmeem.ds Seturday,wer• t—The Dashers of Sather. laad, the Defilade of Argyta, the Marchiewass of Alleany, Lsd Bute r r bt lareit Mieree , Mae Burdett Comte; the g a d o o f , Oargeryno, Devoe Bradford, and Lanseborwegb; • Vinton Msrjeard, Ovirsey Garrey, and Quires; Lady Mostrogle, rb ems.et Z. Braes • the Arcebbit seg dr OisSerbeery I B V lu WLemisa, Oxford, NM I% mid Idebgeld; th e Imes Redraw; Sin W. 0. fisirliag, Bert, he. Bogey. Amt., B. H. Lassa, Bert, Fred. Can* Bart.; Bin Ins. Pnior sod O. Pegs& ; CerdiselWieetwas ; Wm. Mardrall, M.P., W.O. Gere,ll.P., G. Beaks, M.Plgere Levee M.P., &a; the 14,4 Mager, and Aldermen Seissumireemi Losammiy, &a. '' • Ds Minim bonnie be Wye Direetw4lehiral of the Medical Dopertawnt of the Army. Aomori*, ie. forms immune of sevens's. is titeemessl tleparmeseile of Wer-egge. g I. soutlnsegisent as plan the Army Medi cal Depostment, se wog es tie Osimees ad ether Boards, seder Um mere direst end imeses.inbirrestrel of tae Neer @ibis Minister foe Wes. Tbs. Army Weasel Boot will, user pt ether shel be . relefeesul with ea amesmiss et elegises, wbe wig be a ms. of bulimia, seenainsideldrthe pastel sonde* ef ae.asr.tln .tans, spirt 808 talus prehmiseal avian.—Ohistwer. .ems,; whki **Ewer* th4t Ade andebell aunt be quarried cilit elk* mountain el*, and that their powder casks `am ,like the mak of *meatus, the more he task from which dm vitae it Aided. It is clear our = a li t tie anti understand the folly of their former though •WitiLdisee as with us repentance cows e, and almest - too late. Neither we nor they pan retrieve the past. It was evidently their mteittlon to frightan_oar young soldiers-with the rear of their artillery, with the bursting of their shells, and the bouncing of their shot. Instead of - • ' I!! tau not, ties' e small drawbacks tti the delights The t " shave "of the canal; l diet Prince Ment-' eldkoff has been wounded. How rind in what manner, and whether slightly or severely, is a mystery even among the best informed. But that the prince has " got bitten" is au indisputable fact; it is asserted at all the breakfast tables in camp. Of foreign "shaves" which have been discussed with more or less eagerness, we have had the adhesion of Prossialto the alliance of the Western Powers, and the death of the Czar, or rather of Nicolans, as the army, with an undue familiarity, persists in calling that mighty prince. The death of "Nicolaus" is gene rally thought likely to lead to an immediate cessation of hostilities. Now that the winter is over, and active operations may be looked for, our soldiers and officers have not yet made up their minds whether to rejoice or' grumble at what appear to be prospects of peace. But you may be sure, if that monstrous event were to take place, it would be heartily grumbled at, for three-fourths of the army have made up their minds that they must know what the inside of Sebastopol is like. As for the adhesion of Prussia, allow me for one to express my own opinion on a matter not immediately coonigred with the campaign is the Crimea. My opinion is that such an event would be one to be deplored, and one which might lead to great disasters. if Prussia joins us, it is but to clog our action and to betray us. Prussia—that is to say, the King of Prussia and his cabinet of the most immoral ministers that ever disgraced a country—Prussia is a cures to the party to which the allies herself, and for that very reason I desire to see her openly allied to Russia. The treaty of alliance with Russia once signed, we may rely upon Prussia's neutrality. There are characters so radically vitiated that they cheat, not for gain, but for the pleasure of cheating, and to whom dishonesty, as virtue to others, is its own reward. I cannot depart from the domain of facts (what a splendid diplomatic word for the fami liar term "shave") without mentioning the current rumour of the immediate arrival in camp of the Emperor of France. This piece of good news is asserted with great earnestness; it is generally believed, and it creates an impression that upon the Emperor's arrival the two armies will at once pro and to decisive measures against Sebastopol. This is as it should be. At least one of the allied move signs should be present at the fall of the doomed sty. The resuscitation of Balaklava is proceeding Bads factorily. But it is with deep concern I have to mention that Colonel Harding is likely soon to be relieved from his command of the town. I still hope that the news is merely a false alarm, and that in my next letter I shall be able to contradict it: Mr. Oppenheim's store in the sutlers' camp at Kadikoi is now opened, and supplied with all campaigning necessaries and luxuries, and next to it, though sepa rate from the establishment, is a restaurant, where a " moderate dinner may be had at a moderate price"— of course in the Crimean sense of those terms. But certainly it is a great step in advance that a dinner or brea.ktast may be had for money, and better and for less mosey than was formerly charged by the transport captains in the harbour of Balaklava, many of whom converted their ships into hotels and gave breakfasts, consisting of tea, with biscuit and salt pork, and dinners of bad soup, pork, pre served potatoes, and jam pie, for the very moderate sum of 10s. per diem. It is impossible to use the fitting terms in describing the greed of the majority of our transport captains, and the unfair advantages they have at all times taken of the necessities of the army, to such an extent that the advent of two Maltese and lonian traders was hailed as a piece of good fortune. That the transports, the whole of whose space and carrying power has been hired by government, take op passengers and goods indiscri minately, I have already mentioned in a former letter. But I forgot to mention that they frequently refuse to convey, or find very bad accommodation for passengers or private goods sent on board by order of the authorities of Constantinople,and that they charge outrageously for freights, thereby doing their best to raise the price of goods at Balak lava. Thus,for instance, I know that the purser of the Sydney steamer charged a merchant five pounds per ton for the conveyance of his goods from Stamboul to Balaklava. (raom ♦ SPECIAL OP THI DAILY maws.) CAMP ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, MAR= 9. On the morning of Tuesday the 6th instant, one of our new batteries on the right opened fire against two Russian vessels lying at the upper part of the har ' boor. This battery, so close to the edge of the cliff, that a stone could be cast from it into the water be low without much difficulty, was traced out some time ago by Major Gordon, RE., but had remained masked until the date mentioned. The chief objects against which its fire was to be directed were, a pad dle-wheel steamer constantly employed in transport ing troops and stores across the harbour, and another steamer, armed with a heavy mortar, which has been the source of annoyance by its facility of changing position and obtaining shelter under the points of laud which project from the southern shore. On Monday evening these two vessels were seen to be lying out from the land, east of the entrance to Ca reening Bay, about one third of the distance across the harbour to the north side. They were calculated to be about 1,600 or 1,700 yards from the battery in question, and within range of Fevers,' of the guns with which the work was armed, as well as the shells of a mortar battery connected with it. The form of the battery would only admit of a limited number of its guns being brought to bear upon the steamers. Shortly before day broke, before the hulls of the vessels themselves were visible, a slight curl of smoke from one of them showed that they had not quitted their position. The fire at once commenced. It was not possible for some time to perceive with any accuracy where the shot fell ; but, when the mist had cleared away, and the nearer of the two vessels became visible, it was evident that she had been struck. There seemed to be no doubt, judging from the abortive efforts which were observed to set it in motion, that the paddle-wheel looking towards the battery rad been injured. In spite of all eedea yours to get steam up, half-an-hour and five minutes elapsed. before the vessels bad quitted their berth, and during this time above sixty rounds of shot and shell were fired against them. It was calculated that eight or ten of dissect least had been effective. The nearer steamer was seemingly warped off, and, as she disappeared round a projecting point to the west ' ward of her former anchorage, it was for some time supposed that she had sunk. This supposition was chiefly caused by the sudden appearance in the course ' of her track of two boats crowded with sailors; but subsequent) y she was seen passing the entrance to Careening Bay, with masts and mid, considerably damaged by the fire to which she had been exposed, but still floating on toward the Dockyard. A very short time was permitted, after the battery had been unmasked, sod the fire opened against the ships, before the Russian gene in turn opened their fire against the new work. A constant discharge was kept itp from the twos batteries near the west Inkermann lighthouse, from the battery on the edge of White Cliff, and from the work westward of the entrance to Careening Bay ; but, whether the guns were badly served, or whatever might be the cause, they failed altogether either in damaging oar work or injuring any one within it. Captain Lushingtoo. commanding the naval brigade, Captain Moor- Dom, RN., and other officers were present, in addi tion to those iu immediate charge of the battery. The same evening a considerable portion of the . British force before Sebastopol received orders to be under arms, and ready for active work at a moment's notice. It became whispered about that the Com mander-in-Chief had received a telegraphic message of the most important character—no less than news of the assassinstien of the Emperor Nicholas— and that it was thought not unlikely the Russian , garrison and army, under the influence of irrita tion and fanatic seat, might Mena out and make a desperate samult epos our hew. The night passed quietly, howev er , ex cepting the usual fire in the batteries, and the re moer was ascribed to one of the usual camp "shaves.* The following morning it became so far confirmed that no longer any doubt remained of intelligen ce having ruched head-quarters of the death of the Emperor, and that it was there supposed to be tens, The information was stated to have come fro m Baylis, sad to have been sent by Lord John Rummell . , with a message that he had reason to confid e init accuracy. Nothing was known as to the cause oe place of the Emperor's decease. A communication was made on' the subject, under cover of a flag of truce, with the Governor of Sebastopol, who is re. ' ported to have replied that he had neither heard, CO, did he give credit to, the rumour of such an event, Whether credited or otherwise, it has not, to all ap. pearance, produced any effect or change in the 04. nary operations of the siege; but, as may be ima gined, the subject has been the chief topic of conversation in camp, and all kinds of Npeculation los its probable influence in the progress of the war I lhave been mooted in every quarter. There is a story going about the French camp that their night attack of the 24th of February last against the new Russian works on the right of Careening Bay was disclosed to the enemy,who were thus enabled to prepare a large force to resist it, and that the iiiren-ef- operation,- - was betrayed by the interpreter attached to General Canrobert's staff He is maid to be a Frenchman by origin, but to have pissed a long time in Russia. I do not know what foundation there is for the assertion. The enemy are actively engaged in strengthening the footing they have thus established. They have now two redoubts, one of which appears to be completely armed, in the position alluded to, and one of these can be scarcely more than six hundred yards from the advanced work held by our allies. Already the Russians have their riflemen placed in the usual pits. in front of the re doubt, and they and the franc-tireurs of the French are now exchanging shots. To establish a hold in this direction was • masterly move on the part of the Russian engineers, but they are so hemmed in by the large force and works of the allies which surround them tprogre ss eba th t t u e e r t ies nn e ry n thePeedil be that arrested. - further T h h fir e from le has been very active on both sides during the last few nights. The French have occasionally continued to discharge powerful rockets from the Victoria Redoubt in front of the Light Division. Last Light, March 8, a very active discharge of these missiles was kept up against the town and shipping near the entrance of the South Harbour, and the enemy replied by throw ing shells from t he works around the Melaka Tower, along the middle ravine, and against the redoubt. THE TURKISH ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (PROM ♦ ancr♦L - '11WW8). EIIPATORIA, MARCH 4. Today Omer Pasha, Colonel Simmons, cod some other officers are gone on board the Valorous, for the purpose of making a reconnaissance along the coast. Count Roecheleki has arrived from Con. stantinople - with - the rack of paella, and thus adds another really good officer to the Turkish army ; but it strikes me there are too many cavalry !mhos. There is more than one 'for every 800 men. The future is still veiled is uncertainty. Where, in what direction, we go out of this, if we go out at all, no one knows except the very higheatitervonages - fir the place ; but, neverthe lees, many are looking forward to Simpheropol and Baktchi-Sergi with gusto; the latter, above all, which contains one of the most curious and interesting remains of Tartar greatness in existence, in the shape I of the ancient palace of the Khans, which lies in ass of the sweetest valleys of the peninsula. A great many things may happen before we get there, how er. MAWR 5. There has been another reconnaissance to-day, under the orders of Zaffir Pacha (Count Rao chelski), which promised very well in the begin ning, but turned out as resultless in point a advan tage.as the others, owing solely to the want of pluck and judgment on the part of the Turkish regimental ellisers. Four squadrons went out with a hundred Tartan, and about thirty bashi-bazotthe. The morn ing was delicious, mild and sunny, and the ground in capital condition. • One squadron was sent down towards the lake on the right, to hold in check the Russians who are posted on the bridge in that direc tion, and the others pushed on in the centre and to the lett, upon the Cossacks, of whom there is generally a squadron or two in the front of the town. On coming up, the bashi-bazouks and Tartars were pushed on in front as skirmiehers. Mender Bey put himself at their head, and they all charged manfully. About fifteen or twenty of the enemy were knocked over, or had their horses killed, at the very outset, and were fairly prisoners, when the Russian cavalry on the tight, hearing the firing, came up at a trot, and the Turkish squadron which was sent to watch them allowed them to go off without making the least move. Upon seeing them advance a panic seized the Tartar., who fled us fast as their gallant Steens could carry them. The baahi-bazooka, finding themselves unsupported, likewise turned tail, leaving four of their number dismounted in front of the enemy. Poor Iskender Bey, either scorning to fly, or in ignorance 'of the flight of his men, still dashed onward, and found himself in a few seconds single-handed against about 30 men. In the twinkling of an eye he had received two lance wounds and a musket bail in his body, and had a sabre cat on the hand. Happily his bores was unhurt, and bore him away in gallant style, to the great delight of everyone, as, had he been made prisoner, the Russians have so many old sores against him , _ there would have been no doubt about his tate. Re came back drenched with blood, and scarcely recognisable, iu great excitement about the escape of the prisoners, aod, notwithstand ing the entreaties of his (Heade, obstinately re fused to• quit the field. A collection of handkerchiefs was made, his wounds were hastily bound up, and at last his horse was led off by force, he himself sitting bolt upright in the saddle, pale as death, and as grim and gory as blood and suffering could make him. The four dismounted bashi-bazooka were massacred on the spot ; two or three Tartars are also missing, and about as many of • squadron of redif, who bolted from the fray with all the caution peculiar to middle-aged married men torn from their villages, wives, and buffaloes at the very laziest and most timid period of their lives. After several rounds of carbine firing between the Cossacks and Tartars, the cavalry on both sides re tired and the affair ended. Clusters of Cossacks watched us into the town from the top of the second line of mounds which stud the plain, no doubt chuck ling in the belief that we had the worst of it; and I confess it looked very like it. The bashi-bizouks are furious against the Tartars, but certainly without good reason, as they are neither mounted nor armed in such a way as to warrant them in charging home. The incident most to be regretted is certainly the temporary loss of Iskender Bev, who, with all his faults—faults that many people here labour to mag nify—is a good soldier and a generous, dashing fellow. There are few Englishmen who visited the seat of war towards the commencement of the struggle who did sot experience unremitting kindness and civility at his hands—none more than myself ; and there can hardly, I think, be a better time to maks this acknowledgment than when he is stretched on a bed of suffering. Miriam 7. Since the affair described above, an attempt is being made here to give it • favourable colouring —by grave announcements that the redif "retired" in obedience to orders, and by no manner of means ran away; this retrograde movement being made in consequence of the presence of seven Russian squadrons. lire real importance of the whole matter is certainly very small, and I shall not occupy any greater portion of your space in further alluding to it than is necessary to repeat that these wretched old " babas," who have been dragged from their homer, their earpete; their wives and their ooffee-houses, and had a lance, which • they have forgotten how to use, stuck into their hinds, and mounted on ponies which for all the pur poses at war bear the exact value of so mauy jack asses, have come here with the fixed intention to take every means In their power to ensure their safe re turn to their chimney-corners, and view the efforts their commanders to rouse hem into martial en thusiasm with a mature of amassment and ow. , OP THE DAILY • 0•••••••• tout! was i •• I 1r ! isogi Awl bowel oda they rue to hi But, and c IA two 1 shot. befor MI still I To-di of Fri FOlOl town will I a fell yeete The Th eons were It ii eats t Edo% the n Admi Brigs Hes is the bth N and hi the ne fallen. 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