The Express. — London, England, 1855-08-27 00:00:00

r f the expreoo. TO CORRESPONDENTS. havatimait• Wooed tor "TM arprell." LW+ Evade; yam MSS be at the Odsok 10. Ileloplaibabol. by See • este& co tie 000 of psllladoe. SIDS WATNA AT LONDON BRUME. 116 Itha Aitarsoos, lb. Ma. ?Annan& lb. :Om Aftersoce, rs. fin. LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27. Tue visitor who has craned the opus surmounted by the dome of Los Includes, and descended the world. at .iroase at its inner extremity, finds himself in knot of the entry to the crypt in which repose the remains of the fire NAPOLEON. There ie a severe repose in the upset of the missive portals, and of the colossal figeres that look down on the spectator from either Me of them. The impression is height ened by the silence which pervades the fans, con trasting so forcibly with the stir and flutter of the Parisian world outside. It is indeed a monument worthy of a hero and a lawgiver ; of the founder of the on y family that has retained a sufficient hold upon the sentiments and imagination of the French people to admit of its constituting inlet a dynasty. The BOURBONS are stab ; for France there is nothing between a Napoleonic dynsaty and a republic. The elder and the younger branches of the BOURBONS have eaten each other up, like the Kilkenny oats of immortal memory ; the victories of Loots XIV. areas dimly visible through the vista of years u those of Cusarkmanke ; the memories of his descendants me ciated w.th obstinate resistance—covert or avowed —to the national will and aspirations. But the name of NAPOLEON is associated with that terrible army which emerged from the Revolution, and with its victories, beside which those of Lows XIV. dwin dle into insignificance; and, better still, the name of NAPOLEON is associated with that Code which regulate. the decisions of every French tribunal. from the ,loge de Paix to the Court of Caseation. In an age so lull of startling transitions as that which we live in, he would be a rash man who would ven ture to preeiet what may or may not happen within tbe next dozen or score of years; but it does sees impossible that the French people should perma nently continue to acquiesce in their present abnega tion of all voice in the administration of their public affairs; and it does not seem probable that, with the state of informatiou which is known to exist in the rurpl districts, a democratic republic a la mode de fifeeirigue CM) be established in that country. And it lis therefore no very outrageous assumption that in time some compromise may be effected between the French liberals and the reigning family, the result of which may be a monarchy based on popular inatitatioos—snalogoas to that of England, though necessarily differing widely in many of its etwential details. But to return to the entry to the last resting-place of the founder of the House of NAPOLEON; what thoughts may be supposed to have passed through the mind of the first English Sovereign who ever visited Paris as a friendly and a welcome guest, while she stood in that imposing presence P Many as sociated memories lie op the sodas', sad can easily be imagined:—the protracted internecine duel Were.' the mighty spirit whose earthly covering slumbers there, and the might of England; the affectation of the Court and Boroughmongers who ruled England during the first twenty years of the present century to undervalue the parvenu who seized the sceptre of France; their miugled fear and hatred of him which induced them to stoop to the low level of gaolers of the Holy Alliance, and become the turnkeys who kept watch and ward over him at St. Helena. in the struggle between England and France three were faults on both sides ; but in the treatment of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE by the Sybarite Regent of England, his complaisant Ministers, and his corrupt Parliament, there are no redeeming features upon which our Foviazinn could dwell with plea. sure. We can conceive her shaking off these impor tunate memories to make room for more pleasing and profitable reflections. And the tomb of Les Invalids& is well adapted to read a weitlaty lesson, both to the Sovereign of England and her Imperial host. The greatness of the first NAPOLEON will not now be called in ques tion by any dispassionate thinker. He was one of those 'whom instinct of command makes Reid felt, a Viet men involuntarily give way to and obey them. His power of comprehensive combination, and &aerate perception of all details, and his prompti tude of resolve, made the warriors of every conti nental nation quail and scatter Went him. He alone of all tne men of energy and genius whom the Revolution called into action was ab:e to Waite the impetuous and anarchical tendencies of France. Nor was his the mere vulgar ambition of conquering and governing; he aspired to give his country a simple yet sufficing code of laws, and to develop its material resources. But all these high quilitet were neutralised by misconcep tions, for which his peculiar position quite asmoch as his natural disposition was in fault. Bred a soldier, Ise understood better how to restrain by combinations of physical tercel than by persuasion. Wielding the energies of that unsurpassed army whose framework the republic bad inherited from the old monarchy, and into which the science and enthusiasm of eman cipated France had breathed unprecedented life and vigour, NAPOLEONRONAPARTL in common with the meanest of his countrymen, was intoxicated with the victories of France over the Sovereigns of Europe. The traditions of the old monarchy confirmed the bias which this gave to his spirit. He was incessantly haunted by visions of giving taw to Europe and the world. In this mood he ceased to respect the inde pendence of other nations. This was the rock upon which he split, for by his aggressions he roused the universal spirit of Europe against him. The odds were too great even for &NAPOLEON: he succumbed, not before this or the other statesman or general, but before the inveterate and justly provoked hostility of Europe; and by his fall he exposed his beloved France that France which in the agonies of a revolution had repelled the banded sovereigns of Europe —to the mortification of seeing an effete dynasty imposed upon it by foreign bayonets. NAPOLEON'S crime which outweighed all his virtues—his error which counteracted all his wise efforts and aspirations —was his want of due reverence for the independent nationalities of Europe. This it was that chained him to St. Helena like a new Prometheus to a new Caucasus. This is the lesson which his silent and awainspiring tombs calculated to read to his heir and the royal guest whom it delights that heir to honour. Thetis sovereigns are at present allied to smart the inde pendence of a nationality which forms the connecting link between Europe and Asia. They have taken up arms to prevent the absorption of the Ottoman Empire into the territories of en ambitious neighbour. They do not light to uphold the Mahometan faith or the dynasty of °TAXAN, but to establish the principle that then shall be no sore wars of conquest within the circle of the European civilisation. The signs of the times sum to indicate that this principle is on the eve of Wag submitted for decision, under somewhat varied aspects, in other countries. National independssme implies the right of every nation to give law to itself —to decide upon the. feels of • its internal =methadon and idmiiistration. Italy's aspirations after unity aid tintless' indeddt)d►, ence—suppressed by brute violence in 1849—are again awaking. In Germany, the events of 1848 have not been entirely forgotten. Poland champs impatiently the Muscovite bit. At this critical period let the rulers of France and England lay to heart the moral of the history of the first NAPOLEON. It is note for the Governments of Prance and England to give law to Italy, Germany, Poland, or any other nation ; bat it is their duty =say to the old despotisms that they shall not be allowed to interfere by force of arms to prevent any one of those nations from giving law to itself. THE EXPRESS. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1855. gin Court. PALACE OF ST. CLOUD, AUGUST 23. Her Majesty and the Prieetes Royal seem panted the Hopesor et the Fame! to Pas is this atternoop, and pro eftiolt, the Palms of she Tuile►ies. Pries ilibirt — vhdledtibelUTustrial Ezhibitiou soon altar 10 Ala lithe sera*, &adjoined tee Queen at the Tuileries._ AMU 4talialk die liesparoe conducted her Majesty, the Prime, the Poise etWease, sad tht PffilkollBlloyet,through the galena' et the Lame. Her Mejespawill dies at the Tuileries sad will proceed bitten. 9 sad 10 o'clock to,the tread fail-dyer bell tit the Hotel de Ville. Acover 24. Her Majesty sad Prime Albert returned to St. Owed at half past 12 o Lei aierbt, atter the ball at the Hotel, de jibe. nue Albert aid tie Priosa of Wales accompa•qed the Emperor of the Fresek to Tfaceramee tide morales, aid witnessed some ball sad shell practice. Her Majesty arrived at the Telluric. at a quarter put one o'clock, where the Supine had ~rived from Vacuous to mut her llejesty. The Emperor, the Queens sod Prince with the Prince of Was sad irioeses Royal, then visit ed the Exposition de l'lndustrie, sod afterwards ware present at • grand review at the Champ de Mars. _ _ AUGUST 25. Her Majesty and Prime Albert acoompanitd the Empe ror of the Frisch to the Opera Comiquo last sight, and witnessed the representation of Haiale. The Royal party rationed to St. Cloud at half-past twelve o'clock. _ The gentlemen !appointed as Jaren from England to the various departments of the French Fabtbitian of Industry, attended at fit. Cloud this =maim', at half-pact 9 o'clock, and had the honour cf befog presented to Prince Albert. Her Majesty has invested General Canrubert with the Insignia of the Grand Cross of the Bath. A deputation Irma the Lesion ?tempolts Company had an interview on Saturday with the President of the General Board of Health at his oast, Whitehall. The deputation ossified of Mr. J. Hakim (ebalrenan), Me. W. Austin (deputy chairman) and Mr. F. Dubisson, one of thu directors of the company, attended by Mr. Churchill (secretary). The deputation was introduced by the lion. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P. Yesterday hia Royal Highness Prince Albert' completed hie 36th year. The Park and Tower gone ware Bred on the occasion ; in the course of the afternoon • rumour prevailed that important news had arrived from the seat of war, but died away ea the cense of the firing be came known. Contrary to what wee formerly understood and iatesided, we (Sce(rseses) have reason to believe that her Ra/nty and Priam Albert may be expected to arrive in Rdiabargh as their way to Balmoral on or about Tuesday, tee 4th September. The Royal party will remain du•iog the eight at Holywood, sad resume their journ.y north wards next morning. The itlyal ehildirew are expected in the sad of seat (this) week. The Doke and Duchene of Cambridge, the Heredi tary (head Duskier of Mecklenburg &relit!, and tbei Nin e/MI Mary of ,Casabeidp, left town on Saturday to visit Lady Marisa Alford at Avbbridge CLstle, near Berkbamp• stead. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and tha Ladies Da Burgh have arrived at Fortnum:a Castle, musty Galway, with the inteation of remaining there for the autumn. The Marquis of Lansdowne has retorted to Bowood Polk, Wilts. The Earl sod Countess of Winehillea Lave left the Clarendon Hotel, for Havorholin Priory, near Shuford, Lincolnshire. The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady Cle 'sestina Villiers have left Cowes, and taken a residence at 1 Ityde, Isle of Wight. The Earl of Clarendon is expected in town to asonow eveoieg, eecompanied by the Hon. Spencer Pon eonby, from Osborne, end will leave the lama evening to join the Coasters end family, at the Grove, near Watford. . .. . Lord and Lady Muni:aster, who have been sojourn ing at the Daks of Northumberland's seat, Bios House, Isleworth, sines their marriage, left these early in the pasL week, for Maseaster Castle, Cumberlead. Lord and Lady Lyndhurst have 'raved in Paris how Dieppe, accompanied by the Hon. Miu Copley. Lady John Russell is now only slightly indisposed and her condition ezeitire no alarm. Lord John and family continue with her ladyship at Richmond park. _ _ The Earl of Cardigan arrived at Edinburgh from the math on Friday, and proceeded to Aberdeen on his way to visit the Deka of Richmond. The Counties de Nendly and the Doke and Dachas de Nemours and Gamily bate left Beanmaria for Claremont, and the Duke and Cachets o'Autnale, the Priseres fialerse, and mite, for Orleans-boase, Twick enham. It is now said that the King of Sardinia, whose expected visit to Paris was postponed, will arrive on the 16th of next month. His Ezoellency Count Persipy has been in Paris sines Thursday last. The Colonial Commissioner, to the Paris Exhibi tion preemitsi to Prince Albert on Saturday were Mr. lllVuthur, repreeenting New South Wale*, and the secre tary, Mr. &Weld ; Mr. Logan, Spersa Commissioner, Messrs. Maitland and Starry Hunt, representing Canada; Mr. Bolan', repremnting British °Masa. Mr. Logan in formed the Pram that the Exhibition of 18M had been the best &Overthrust the previnees ever had— that the Expositing' Univenelle, he trusted, would tem plets what was as well begun; and, strange as it might appear, he was seriously asked on hls ern arrival ir Frame' whore Canada was—if in Pont. The Priam complimented eke Canadian Commissioner on their contributions, and said that in future such ignorance would be intolerable. Earl Duodonald has received the following letter from Sir Charles Fox, the eminent engineer Spring gardens, Aug. 16. My Lord,—Havitg received from your lordship a fell esplanatioa of your proposed plan of works", and hiving givens the subject the most serious consideration, I am of opinion that if your suggestions are vigorously car , vied out, under the protection of a naval or military force, 1 few hours would saline to reduce a fortification, which, ' under the usual system, would occupy a very mush longer period, and that this result would he attained with a compa ratively small less of life to the attacking party.—l have, &a, (Signed) CIARLIS Fox. To Admiral the Earl of Dondo sold, 0.C.8., &e." "It is said," observed Lord Gough, at the meeting of as agricultural assniation at Belfast. on Thursday, " that we are sot a military nation. Thank God we have other employmeets than war—occupations sot Ins honour able, and generally more interesting and profitable. Ws must, however, be allowed to claim no small proportion of military ardour and deal. Witness the deeds of our noble army sad fiaete—the former before Sebastopol, sad the latter is the Bala', bravely fighting the bottles of their eountry. (Chien.) Witness the prompt and cordial response gives to oar grading Sovereign's cell for the en rolment of the militia. (Cheers.) Witness the highest sad the whistle of the lead eashanging the caraheh, the enjoyments, and the Inzurise of splendid boom for the ragged mesmnsedaties of the barrack•room cm the Car nigh. (Mean) Very dear it is, geniuses —I are able to speak hem expernase—te the bean of the soldier ee the seiior, to feel that his demises have bees appreciated by Ms hliaw•desmtrymes." (Chem) - 1 The (3overansent has agreed to grant a pension to' the mother of Dr. Janie Thomsen, of the 44th, w h o ' dietirgwiebei himself so *sally in wafting upon the Bu• L elia ereaaded alter the battle et Ilse Alma. LATEST FROM ABROAD. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIMPSON. Lord Pommy* hie rewired the followiog tele- graphic masiage from Gamma BimpSOQ, dated " CRIMEA, Are 26. 1866, 3.60 r N. "Oar works and tholes of our Allies are making satidastory progress:" DESPATCH FROM PRINCE IFF. Prince Gartehakoff writes, at 11 o'clock, p.m., oft the evening of the 22ed : " The enemy's tire is generally moderate. " This evening, at 9 o'clock, an alarm, near Bastion I No. 2, me rise to a very brisk cannonade, which did not however last more than an hoar." THE BALTIC. The Invalid* Busse, of Aug. 16, publishes the fol lowing despatch : " Aro. 16.—At 9 o'clock this morning two frigates of the fleet anchored near the island of Nargee, went to Port Baltic, and commenced an hear's bom bardment against the place. The enemy then took to sea without having done us the least hum.* THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE ON The Prow d'Oriont of Aug. 16, received this day, contains the following letter from a special corre spondent at Trebisond : TREBISOND, Afro. 7. Oar anzlety imatinues ; we wait trots hoar to boar the news of some grave evest. Am/dim to oar last news from Bream= the Rus sians, is I annoeseed to you, had crossed the floglianli- Thigh. This hes caused mach astonishment here bemuse the passes of the ridges of the 84ghanli mountain are difficult, and tan mail be defended by a small force. The troops at the disposal of Mahommed Paoha at Erse roam were samcient to stop the enemy at this point. The Russian bvigede which reached the eutern declivities of Soghanli-Dsgh did not attempt this panne alone; It wasted Ent for the brigade from Molla-Sulayman. This difficult position has then been crossed without dd. Cully by the enemy. • • • It then advanced upon Heopri-Keel, five hours' mach from Er:tromp and the next day, August 3, to Haman-Kaleb, three hears' march from the city. Everything tends to the belief at &mown that the city will be very soon attacked. Mahommed Fiche has gone to meet the enemy. He has assembled the troops, and hes marched to meet the Russians at two lingoes from Eras room, accompanied by all the Bashi-Bszouks already ar rived. Matters rest there; a renoontre is imminent. The spirit of **soldiers is good; and, unless some unforeseen accident emir. the en. my will find that he has sot done wed to arch to Eirerourn, and will encounter a serious resistance before the unfinished fortifications of the t icy. The population, as yon may imagine, is in a state of great anxiety ; many of the inhabitants have left ; some merchants have already arrived here. The Eneish consul is peeper ieg to withdraw, and the archives of the consulate have been transferred for the present to Outsuch-Hans. The French consul, M. Camp*, will not some to Trebisoad ; it is said he will go to the south. All that we bees here of ammunition, arms, and proviso's, is leaving incessantly for Rummel. RUSSIAN DESPATCHES. A supplement to the Invalids RUM of Aug. 18, received by extraordinary tames, contains the fol lowing NEWS FROM ASIATIC TURKEY. In a report of Jul 21, dated from the camp near the lags of Tthin6. Aidt-d,Camp General Monrovia! ser rates the details of two reconnoitring expeditions hap pily executed on July 15 and July 21 by the flying daub meats of Major Geceral Batlsnoff and Colonel Kainkolf, commander of the combined regiment No. 2 of the Cossacks of the line. The object of these operations was to enclose more than ever the entrenched camp of Kars, and to isolate the army of Anatolia, confined there, from the provinces, which it ought to defend, and from whence it could receive provisions. Mej n•Usnerel Biklanaff '8 detachment left the camp of Tiknii, on July 15, turned the eastern side of Han, and, showing itself on the north of the place, dispersed a party of the es emy's foragers, near the place where the Berdyk brook tnrows steel into the Kars Tabsi. Is this rencootre two Turkish atom and seven men were taken prisoners and seven Turks were killed, Our detachment debauching thin upon the Ardabas route reached the village of Blijny-Djelsons on the 16th of July, after a march of 60 vents, and cm the 17th appeared upon the principal route leading from Kan to the seadjak o Obel i where it took some prisoners. On the 18th Major- General Briklanoff rejoined dm main body of our forces after exploring all the roads to the north of Kan to a ooesiderable diotanoe, and spreading alum in the neighbouring country, without experiencing the least lam Colonel Kemkoff Obtaiorid an egad smers in his Mu upon the Gel rout*, the only communication which the garrison of Kars has preserved with Erseroam. Daring this movement the elders of the wandering Kurdish trihre received our troop with bread aid salt. Colonel Kafka, penetrating a great way la the parts little known of the sandjek of Ghel, compelled the enemy's convoys, wbo were pussies this route, to disperse, and interrupted every movement upon the rent* of G 41, so especially important to the army et LastaUs.; Tin straightened position of this latter army bights to show itself by desertion ; the sohlien take refuge not only ha the neighbouring villages, bat even in our camp. At Ken the prim of bread has tripled in one month. INSULT TO A BRITISH FUNCTIONARY AT NAPLES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NAPLES, Ave. 20. I have for a long time been chronicling tho perse cutions of Neapolitan subjects. Nor is Othello's own patio@ gone; day by day, and hour by hour bring to light some fresh enormity, though for the moment I suspend my enumeration of them to detail an insult offered to a British subject, and the first °nada of the British Legation at Naples. Hitherto the forms of courtesy have been exercised towards diplomatic agents; unmistakeable indications of the worst possi ble feelings have been manifested it is true, but they were not of an overt character, and prudence has hitherto dictated an abstinence from soy oondoot which might give occasion for offence to a great and powerful country. Even this caution, however, has ceased to be practised, and as though he had become over bold through the impunity with which be has desolated the land and tormented its population, the Director of Police has now been trying his hand on Mr. Fagan, the first affaelfi to our Embassy in this king dom. The particulars are soon told enders briefly these : Mr. Fagan bad been directed by his minister to com municate with Prisms Setriano, the superinteudent'of theatres, and request a benefit for Signora Paressa, an English subject, now singing in Naples. Mr. Fagan, therefore, waited oo the Prince in his box at the Teatro del Fondo. Just opposite was the direc tor for the Minister of Police, who on the instant be came extremely exasperated, looked across most in sultingly, and made many menacing gesticulations. The Primo was utterly at a lose to explain what all these furious demonstrations meant, but in the morn. jog he wu sufficiently enlightened, u the director then sent for Sig. Attenssio, an employe of the superintendent of theatres. To him, he uttered the lowest Junks against fiatriano for having received such a nu is his box ea Big. Fagan, who was denounced am an enemy to the King, a " bithentk" and as assassin. At length. be wound up his furious address by ordering the olifoierf to inform Prince Satriano that be was pro- 1 hibited from ever receiving Signor Fagan again his box. On this statement I can depend. I have heard it added, an apparently good authority, that, on Mr. Fagan's entering Batriano's box, the director levelled his glass at him very markedly—a oompli mint or otherwise which was returned ; on which the minister sent round to ascertain who that impertinent fellow was who dared to look at him. A message was returned that be was the first attache of the British Embassy, and that he therefore could not be turned out as the Director bad ordered; on which Mane, ienyiog the statement, and speaking of Mr. Fagan is the strongest and most offensive terms, ordered him to be turned out. The Prince repeated that he was his guest, and he could not turn him out, but that the Director, if resolved, mast come round and execute his own order. There, for the night, the matter rested, but in the morning, acoordiog to this statement, the same facts occurred which I have already detailed. Whether the additions are strictly true I cannot vouch for; at all events, they are not inconsistent with the first statement. Here, then, is a case of gross insult offered to a British functionary by, at the time being, the virtual lord end master of Naples. Will it be tamely submitted to or not, and be added to the long catalogue of insults which have been heaped in various countries upon the English since 1848 with comparative impunity ? If so, the Eng lishman may well be ashamed of his name, and doubtful of his position beyond the shores of his own country. It is said that Sir W. Temple has taken the matter up very warmly ; but it is to be hoped that the press will not withhold the strong expression of its feeling, and that the home government will sup port the resident minister in demanding the most prompt and the most satisfactory explanations. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (7110 M OVII oww 001111SPONDINT). PARIS, EICINDLY ETINIWO. The Queen is enjoying her "repose" at St. Claud, and never was rat more richly earned by prevenient labour. Such a hard week's work her Majesty cer tainly never went through before, and it must be borne in mind that the heat of this climate in the dog days is something quite new to her. Her strength and spirits are wonderful. She stayed at the ball last night, as you are doubtless already informed, till two o'clock in the morning, and then went home to Bt. Cloud. All Paris is somnolent to-day, and with the exception of the Emperor's letter in the .2ifoniteur, which you will have received by express, there is no political news stirring. The Presto says that " the Queen, faithful to the religions observance of Sunday, left the ball before midnight, according to the etiquette of the Court of London." This paragraph is one of many instance. that have occurred during the present week of the inconvenience attending the system of writing ac counts of public ceremonies beforehand. It was thought in Paris yesterday that the Queen would leave the ball before 12, bull can affirm to you from ocular densonstratiou that it was very hard upon 2 o'clock when her carriage left the palace-gates. A Constantinople letter of the 16th, in the Petrie, sus the Ottoman Government received intelligence from Asia on the 14th. It is generally supposed that the news is bad, because before communicating the contents of the despatches to the French and English Ambassadors, as it it customary to do, an extraordinary council was held, which Omer Pacha was called upon to attend. Nothing that passed at the council transpired, but the Greeks circulate a rumour that the Russians had entered Erueroum, and that Kars was on the point of surrendering. A. Constantinople letter in the Prow says: Omer Pasha is still here, and very thick with the English ambassador. It is to this intimacy that must be attributed the minus rumour which has been circulating since yester day, that the generalissimo is about to become a protestant. There has been extraordinary activity in the retuil commerce of Paris during the week. Certain jewellers are cited as having sold more within the last month than they did during the whole year 1854. It is difficult in many trades to find workmen to execute orders. But, while the home consumption of all kinds of merchandise has been so great that stocks are low in many shops, exportation is and long has been almost at a stand-still. TAKING OF AN AMBUSCADE ON THE GLACIS OF MALAKHOFF. The MoAiteur publishes the following from Gene ral Pelissier : "CRIMEA, Arousr 24, 10 o'm:sac 4. M. "In the course of last night we carried an ambus cade on the glade of Malakhoff; 300 Russians made a sortie for the purpose of retaking it, but they were brilliantly repulsed with a loss of about 300 men. The work has been turned against them, and is de finitively gained by us. " General MacMabon has arrived. " Our sanitary state is excellent." The following is also from the Moniteur of yes terday : LETTER OF THE EMPEROR TO GENERAL PELISSIER. " Oeneral,—The fresh victory gained at the Teher. naya proves, for the third time since the commence ment of the war, the superiority of the allied armies over the enemy in the open field ; but if it does hooour to the courage of the troops, it evidences no less the good arrangements you had made. Address my congratulations to the army, and receive them also yourself. Tell your brave soldiers, who for more than a year have endured unheard-of fatigues, that the term of their trials is not far distant. Sebastopol, I hope, will soon fall beneath their blows, and were the event delayed, still the Russian army, I know it through information that appears positive, would no longer be able, daring the winter, to maintain the contest in the Crimea. This glory acquired in the East hu moved your companions in arms here in France; they all barn to have a part in your dangers. Accordingly, with the two-fold object of responding to their noble desire, and of procuring some repose for those who have achieved so much, I have given snob orders to the Minister of War, that all, the regiments remaining in France may proceed in due succession to relieve in the Rut others which will return. You know, General, how afflicted I have been at being detained away from that army, which has again added to the fame of our eagles; but at this moment my regrets diminish, since you enable me to perceive the speedy and deci sive success destined to crown so many heroic efforts. " Whereupon, Genaal, I pray God to have you in his holy keeping. _ " Virittea at the Palace of St. Cloud, August 20, NM. "NAPOLEON' KIEL, Almon , 26. Th. French war ship Marne hu arrived with 200 primers. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. SANGUINARY AFFRAY NEAR BAniURBT. OM PLOT IC 721,201AP1.) (PAM 0171 OWN 001RNSPOIIIDZNT4 PLYMOUTH, MONDAY Mosxmo. The African Royal Mail steam ship Candace, Capt. W. R. Hawksley, arrived here this morning. Her 'dates are Cameroon', July 18; Lagos, 22; Accra, 24 ; Cape Coast Castle, 25; Monrovia, 30; Sierra Leone, Aug. 3; Bathurst, 8 ; Gores, 9 ; Teueriffe, 18 ; and Madeira, 19. She brings a mail, 28 passenger., 2,000 ounces of gold dust, and a cargo of camwood, palm oil, ivory, gum, ginger, pepper, nut-oil, wax, and ,cochineal. At Lagos were her Majesty's ships Scourge. He elate, Antelope, brig Philomel and brigantine Dolphin ;, and a Dutch man-of-war steamer at Bathurst. The natives of Soabbagee, a town within the ter ritory of the British settlements on the River Gambia, broke out into open rebellion on the 17th of July. A party from Bathurst, consisting of police, magis trate., and constables, supported by a small military fora, under Lieut.. Davis and Armstrong, at tempting to take a man into custody at Scabbagee, were fired upon end obliged to retreat, Lieut. Arm straw being seriously wounded, and two soldiers left prisoners. In the afternoon the natives of Soabbagee, joined by others, burnt three English villages. The governor, Lient.-CoL O'Connor, with his forces, consisting of two hundred and sixty men and officers, made an attempt to chastise the rebels, about a mile from Scabbegee, but after fighting for two hours, was repulsed, with a loss of 30 killed and 3 wounded, Cap tain Degriney, of the Gambia Militia, being among the former, and his Excellency among the latter,he having received two wounds. The rebels then threatened to invade Bathurst; but a reinforcement, consisting of the French man-of-war Entreprenant, and one hun dred and fifty French white troops, having arrived, from the French settlement at Gores, a second ex pedition was made on the 3rd instant, led by Goil vernor O'Connor, and after a desperate resistance on the part of the natives, the stockaded town of Seabbagee was carried at the point of the bayonet, the French gallantly leading the ad vance, and the town was totally destroyed. The French lost one non-commissioned officer, one rack and file killed, and five wounded. The British troops and volunteers, thirty-five wounded, but none killed. The natives lost two hundred. This has given temporary security to Bathurst. Her Ma jesty's ship Myrmidon, Capt. Mouse% arrived at Cape St. Mary's after the second attack. A council of war was held, and it was resolved to act on the defensive, unless the English had an equal number of troops with their white Allies. The Governor, whose wounds progress favourably, will act on the defensive, and held St. Mary's for the pur pose. The Candace was detained 24 hours for the Governor's despatches. The Governor had a fall from his horse on the second expedition. THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE 10 THE CITY OF PARIS. Her Majesty has expressed to the Prefect of the Seine, through Lord Clarendon, her Majesty's sen , timents on occasion of the reception given to her by the City of Paris. The following is Lord Clarendon 's letter : " St. Cloud, Aug. 24, 1855. "Monsieur le Prefet,—The Queen orders me to express to you and the municipal corps her sincere thanks for the fete given to her yesterday. The magnificence of the arrangements, the splendour of the edifice, and the courtesy of the numerous guests, have made an indelible impression on the mind of the Queen, and they will always be present to her memory as one of the most agreeable incidents of her visit to Paris. " In replying to the address which the Queen re ceived with so much satisfaction from the municipal corps, her Majesty has assured you, Monsieur le Pretet, that she could never forget the reception given to her by the inhabitants ot Paris. She also desires to renew here the assurance of her deep gra titude for the very kind feelings she has everywhere met with during her passage when visiting with her illustrious ally and (need the numerous edifices in which are collected in such profusion memorials at testing the success of the French nation in arts, sciences, and war. _ _ "Bat the satisfaction and gratitude of the Queen are yet enhanced by the conviction that her own subjects take part in the benevolent manifestations of which she has been the object. She sees in them the ratification given by France to the alliance now existing, not merely between the two sovereigns, but between the peoples of the two coun tries. She is convinced that the two nations, who have learned mutually to appreciate each other in a war undertaken for a cause bosh just and e quit. able, and who are now no longer rivals, save for attaining the object they desire in common, will always remain united by the bonds of interests hence forth become inseparable. This union has been the ardent wish formed in the heart of the Queen, and her visit to the magnificent capital of France has in spired her Majesty with a profound personal interest in the welfore of this great nation. " I profit by this opportunity to offer to you, Mon sieur le Prefer, the assurance of my most distinguished consideration. " CLARENDON." The lifonii•ur publishes the following: "The Marshal commanding the Eastern Division of the Army and the let Military Division has re ceived the following letter from the Minister of War : " Paris, Aug. 25. a • Marshal,—The Emperor authorizes me to tell you that her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain was very much satisfied with the ensemble of the review held yesterday in the Champ de Mars. " ' The sight of sour brilliant army reminded her Britannic Majesty of that other French army the colours of which are united fraternally with the colours of England on the enemy's soil, and the blood of which has cemented on the field of battle the imperishable alliance of the two countries. " The fine appearance of the troops under your command, the precision of the maticeuvres executed, the ardour of all, struck her Majesty, and she feels con vinced that if in its turn this army is called upon to fight for the common oause,it will show itself a worthy competitor of that which has already achieved so much glory in the Crimea. " • I have great pleasure in communicating to you this expression of satisfaction. "' Accept, Marshal, the assurance of my very high satisfaction. 4" Minister of War, " , VAILLANT." ' The Carmel, which left Constantinople on the 20th, has arrived at Marseilles, bringing 100 sick. The Melees from the Crimea are to the 18th. We shall thus be is possession of full details of the battle of the Tehersaya es Wedorsdsy morning. DILATH THROUGH TAXING ARSENIC ST MISTAKE.— An inquest was Leld at Battle, on Thursday, touching the death of Martha Woodbama, aged 64, who, at the time of her decease, and for many years previously, kept the Sleek Hone 1. n. It appeared from the evidence that deceased had been in the habit of taking carbonate of soda for palpi tation of the heart, and that on Welnisday she accidentally took some anemia instead. Deceased kept the matter secret until the became seriously ill, when being premed by her son, she admitted that she h.d inadvertently taken poison. A medical mat was immediately sent for, but his assistance came too late. She died at helf•pest eirtbt lent morning. Verdict " Accidental Death."—Sussez Express. It is singular that storms in the South of England are mostly felt in the Isle of Wight. This was the ease with the storm on Thursday hat. Although it raged in the whole of the southern pert of England, the centre of the Isle of Wight was the only place where much damage was done. Great pietas of jagged ice fell there sin and seven inches in circumference. Hundreds of wild birds were killed while routing. Garden elope of trait, vegetables, end flowers wan utterly dasireyed. OUR ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDE E.)NT LATR ON TH E DANUB TURKISH CAMP, KAMARA, Arleen. 14. I omitted to mention in my last letter the, the report regarting the return of the 1 arks to Rumba. rift was not altogether accurate. General Pelissim simply wrote to Osman Paella, requesting him to order a reconnaissance to be made in that quarter, as he had received information that the enemy were concentrating themselves in the neighbourhood. Since I last wrote everything remained perfectly quiet until Sunday evening, when spies and deserters all agreed in announcing the arrival of a large force of Russians, and an attack on the follow. ing morning. The whole of the English and French troops were consequently under arms at two o'clock yesterday morning. All the artillery .was brought up from lialaklava and elsewhere; the guard of the trenches was doubled ; the fourth division was sent down to the right on the Balaktava plain; and, is short, the preparations were so complete for givibi g the enemy • tremendous "licking," that it is rather to be regretted than other wise thee they did not come on. The Piedmontese kept one brigade in position during night, as there can be little doubt that whenever we are mailed it will be along the whole line, commencing with the Turks here on the extreme right, and extendieg along the Tehernaya and the trenches down towards Kamiesch—a distance of at least eighteen miles; Whenever such an event does take place, the number of the combatants and the extent of the position would make it one of the most tremendous battles in the world's history. The success of the allies—inasmuch as, with the Black Sea behind them, they would be fighting for lite itself, not to speak of their incontestable superi ority over the Russians in the open field—weed be well-nigh certain ; there would be only one thing to mar it—divided command. It would take an mense length of time to concert the renallest move ment, supposing General Simpson to be near loiter. mann, General Pelletier down near Kamiesch, Gene ral delta MaroLera here at Kamera, aad Osman Pacha on the top of souks high mountain. The troops returned to their quarters shortly after day break, as the dawn revealed no danger. Large bodies of the Russians were perceived from the fleet concentrated behind the Reden, and there is "a shave" afloat to the effect that a boat's crew deserted from the harbour two days ago, throw. ing the officer overboard on the way, who corroborated the information received from other quarters as to an approaching attack. Lure work- Mg parties can be seen on the Mackenzie plateau, though what they are about it is difficult to make out. In short, all the egos and tokens that can be put together lead us to expect something extraor dinary very shortly, but, nevertheless, I cannot work myself into anything like a presentiment of a regular stand up fight. The English cavalry has been withdrawn from Balder, I suppose as a measure of precaution. There is still a good deal of sickness, particularly amongst the Artillery, who are losing a great many mee. The Piedmontese have seven hundred in the hospital on the Marine heights over Balaklava. They are constructing a winding road up the ascent. It was badly needed. but not half so badly as a road from Selektive& to their camp, about which they do not seem to be troubling themselves in the least. At pre. sent they make use of a fine, white, well-baked track across the plain,and do not seem to remember that in the mouth of November it will be impracticable, from the presence of at least four feet of mud. It seems to be decided that the army will winter here, and this being the case, the small amount of solicitude exhibited in making preparations for it is certainly, atter all that occurred last winter, something extra ordinary. The weather is intensely hot, and the air black with flies, which bite almost as fiercely as mosquitos. The thermometer towards the middle of the day generally ranges at 95 deg. in the bell tents : in those of the Turks, which are much cooler, it average. 90 deg. • and the worst of it is that it is a moist heat, which keeps one in a perpetual stream of perspira tion. The bretze inning the last two nights was almost as hot and close as a sirocco. The mail had not arrived yesterday evening, which causes some inconvenience, as even at head-quarters the bags are closed at noon to-day, so that there is no oppor tunity for answering the letters which may yet oome. (FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.) CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, AUGUST 16. Since the departure of the last mail nothing hu occurred of much importance. The First Division is to be broken up. Lord Rokeby is to command a division—the Guards and four regiments of the line—to be made, up of thellth Light Infa try, and three new ones from England. The b6th and 82nd will be two of the three who they arrive. The First Division will be made up of the four regiments of Highlanders-42nd, 72nd, 79th, and 93rd—as first brigade, under Colonel Cameron, 42nd. The second brigade will consist of the 3rd, 31st, 14th, and 39th, under Colonel Barlow, of the 14th; the whole commanded by Sir Cohn Camp. bell, G.C.B. The Guards will be commanded by Colonel Gordon Drummond, Coldstream Guards, as first brigade; and the second brigade, perhaps, by Lord Mark Kerr, 13th Light Infantry. Lord Rokeby, who will command the whole, has gone to Constantinople on S month's leave. Nothing has been yet heard of Major WOowan. 934 Highlanders, who is missing for the last week. Re went to poet a picket in advance of the fifth parallel, and is supposed to be a prisoner. A general attack on the part of the enemy wu ex petted yesterday morning. The whole army wu under arms, but it was a false alarm. It was a fee. tival day. Two men deserted to the enemy on the night of the 12th. One of them belonged to the 21st and another to the 93rd. _ . Ywtterday afternoon two officers were killed in the trench... Oue, I hear, was Major and Adjutant Drum mond, Scots Fusilier Guards. The mail due yesterday has not yet arrived. The heat is intense. MALTA, Avocet 22. The Orinoco arrived in the night, five days from Balaklave. The captain of the Orinoco reports that, on the 16th inst., Russinns, to about 50,000 attacked the French and Sardinians from the bridge of the Tchernaya. G,neral Petessier immediately ordered the troops to charge the Russians, who were at once beaten back, leaving 600 prisoners in the hands of the Allies, besides an immense number of dead upon the ground. The Cha•seurs d'Atrique had taken three pieces of artillery. The Russians had retreated to their former position. STOCKHOLM, Aroma 20. • Our newspapers report an engagement which took place off Hip on the 10th. Seventeen Russian gun-boats, it is said, came out of Rigs, and fought tor two hours with her Majesty's screw block ship, Hawke, 60, and the screw corvette Desperate, 8: The result is said to have been indecisive.' • Her Majesty's cruisers have visited Uleaborg, Simo, and Windom and destroyed government ships and stored. LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE OCEAN CHIEF. (YAM OWL OWN CORRILISPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, 6CNneT• _ _ This day the ship Ocean Chief, Captain Tobin, arrived in the Mersey from Sydney, which port she left on the 3rd June. She had very few cabin pas sengers, but she brought on freight 15,000 ounces of gold and 30,000 sovereigns. The gold trade con tinues to improve, but not quite so active. With the exception of provisions and breadstuilb the importation is large, chiefly articles of immediate demand. The banks have raised the premiums to four par cent. The Boomerang is expected to leave Melbourne on the 6th of June for Liverpool.