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OCTOBER 14, 1854. lug to the officer in charge an acknowledgment of the num bers and grades of the prisoners delivered over by him to your excellency.-1 have, &e., J. W. D. DUNDAS. Tice-Admiral and Commander•in•Chief. CO-OPERATION WITtI THE LAND FORCES. Off the Katscha, September SN. By the request of his Excellency General Lord Raglan I have ordered 1,1 rOO marines of the fleet to be lent to the Agamemnon, in the harbour of Balaklava, to relieve a similar number of the British forces now employed in guarding the heights overlooking that port. The Albion and Vesuvius returned last night from off the Alma river, having brotight down from the country and embarked on board the Aeon transport about 3to wounded Russians, whom I immediately sent on in charge of Commander Rogers, of the Albion, with a letter to the Governor of Odessa, of which the enclosure No. 1 is a copy. From the state of the country Captain Lnshington was obliged to use every precaution in protecting his people employed on this service ; and yesterday afternoon he was forced to embark all his men under the guns of the Ventoitu, as a body of about 0,000 Russians had advanced rapidly upon him, The allied armies are in position to the south of Sebas topol, and the English cavalry and French reinPocements are expected hourly, but a strong N.E. wind is now against them. Marshal St. Arnaud has been obliged by ill health to re sign the command of the French army to Creneral Canro bert, and the marshal has left for France. The cholera is still showing itself occasionally among the ships of the fleet, but the crews generally are healthy. The army is still suffering considerably, but the change of temperature this morning will, I hope, prove beneficial; fbrinnately, the rains have not yet set in. J. W. D. DuftnAs, Vice-Admiral. DEATH OF MARSHAL DE ST. ARNAUD. A supplement to the Gazette was issued last Satur day, containing the following despatch, received at the Foreign-office from Belgrade, and published by order of the Duke of Newcastle Translation of the exact copy of a despatch received 7th October, 9 a.m.:— Constantinople, September 80, 1854, 10 p.m. Marshal St.. Arnaud is dead. His remains have just arrived here on board the Berth()let, which is appointed to convey them to France. This vessel brings news from the Crimea up to the 29th, iu the morning. It was sup posed that Prince Meuschikoff had returned to Sebastopol. The allies were on the point of commercing the siege. General Canrobert had succeeded to the command of the French army. STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE. Despatched from Belgrade, October 0,1854, at 7 p.m. The Constitutionnel gives some Interesting parti culars of the death of the gallant Commander in- Chief : Marshal de St. Arnaud has not survived his victory. For the last year the life of the marshal was only one of long suffering ; nevertheless he could not make up his mind to repose when the ern of combats was recommencing for France. He had claimed as a privilege the command of the first army that should carry the eagles on a European field of battle. Every one said that he would leave his life there ; he only knew that he would gain glory, and he was inexorable in his resolution. The passage from Varna to Eupatoria had brought back the malady with which the marshal was afflicted, and he had been a 'prey for two days to dreadful suffering when he got on horseback to attack the enemy. For twelve hours he could not be persuaded to take a moment's rest he several times rode along the whole line of battle, which was nearly five Miles in length, never ceasing to give hin orders, and con cealing from all, at the price of incredible efforts, his struggle against this malady. At length, when the pain became too severe, when his exhausted force was on the point of betraying him, he got himself held up on horse hick by two horsemen. It was thus that the marshal lavished his life on the battle-field on which he added so n ible a page to our military history. The remains of the deceased marshal arrived at Marseilles on Tuesday. Orders had been given to s'iow them every mark of respect—minute guns were fired, and all the ships hoisted theft. colours half mast high. Mme. St. Arnaud accompanied the funeral procession. The body will be interred in the Invalides, with great pomp, and at the public expense. The following biography of the late Commander-in ehief is given in the Paris journals : The marshal was born in Paris on the 20th of August, 1801. At the age of 1:1 he entered the Gerdes du Corps, and was soon a sub-lieutenant in the infantry of the line; bat he quitted the army, and did not return to the service until 184, when he entered the 64th Regiment of the line as sub-lieutenant, and a month afterwards was raised to the grate of lieutenant. He took in active part in the war of La Vendee, and on the pacification of that province was atta .hed, as orderly officer, to Marshal lingeand. At this time lie was charged with a mission to the Duchess de Berri, which he executed in ouch a manner as to acquire her esteem. In 1836 M. de St. Arnaud went to Algiers, and was there rapidly promoted to the rank of captain. At t le siege of uonstantine M. de St. Arnand distinguished himself greatly, and received the decoration of the Legion of Honour. In 1840, after having displayed great courage in a series of battles, lie was raised to the rank of com mandant in the lsth Regiment of infantry, which he quit ted tor the Zoutives. In IS-P 1 M. de St. Around attained the grade of lieutenant-colonel, and as swill joined the 16th Regiment of infantry. His itervirue obtained for him the warm appiubatio; of ➢km/id Hageatid, and is MI he was made colonel of the 32nd Regiment. \Then the country had become more tranquil, Colonel de St Arnaud devoted himself to the task of colonisation, and succeeded so well that in 1847 he was raised to the rank of major general. He had previously been promoted sucessively to the rank of officer and commander in the Legion of Honour. The country becoming again the theatre of war, M. de St. Arnaud acquired a high reputation by his bravery and talent. In 1850 he has appointed to the command of the province of Constanthia, and in that post obtained great distinction by his proceedings against the enemy. Having by a brilliant campaign against the Kabyles raised his reputation to the highest point, he returned to France, and as general of division was appointed by the President of the Republic to the command of the 2nd division of the army of Paris, and soon after was appointed Minister of War. In 1852 the general was made a Marshal of France, named senator, and received the grand cross of the Legion of Honour. The marshal left the Ministry of War to com mand the army of the East, and died on the 29th ult. The Moniteto publishes two letters written to the French War Minister by Marshal St. Arnaud in which he refer; to the fatal malady that was so soon to close his gallant career : On board the ship Vile de Paris, Sept. 12. M. le Marechal,—My situation in regard to my health has become grave. Up to this time I have combated the malady with which 1 am affected with all the energy of which I was capable, and for a long time T had hoped that T was sufficiently habituated to suffering 0 be able to exercise the command without making knownto all the violence of the attacks which I am condemned to suffer. But this struggle has exhausted my strength. I have had the pain of discovering lately, and particularly during the passage, during which I was upon the point of sucumb ing, that the moment was approaching when my courage would not suffice to enable me to support the heavy burden of a command which requires a vigour that I have lust, and which I hardly hope to recover. My conscience makes me consider it a duty to explain to you this position. I should hope that Providence will permit me to complete the task which 1 have undertaken, and that I may be able to lead as far as Sebastopol tho army with which 1 shall land tomorrow on the coast of the Crimea ; but that will be, I feel, a last elfort,and I beg you to ask the Emperor to allow me to appoint a successor. A. DE ST. ARNAUD. Head-quarters, Bivouac on the Tschernaya, Sept. 26. M. le Marechal,—My health is deplorable. An attack of cholera has just been added to the evils from which I have suffered so long, and I am become so weak that to continue the command is I feel impossible. In this position, and however painful it may be to me, I feel it a duty of honour and conscience to place it in the hands of General l'imro bert, whom the special orders of his Majesty indicate as my successor. The subjoined order of the day will explain the nenti menta with which I separate myself from my soldiers, and renounce the pursuit of the great enterprise the happy commencement of which seemed to presage a glorious result fur our arms. A. ux ST. ARNAUD. The Univers, in an article on the death of Marshal St. Arnaud, refers to his religious prepossessions, and prints some letters in the subject, written after his appointment as Commander-in-Chief to the expedi tionary army, to some clerical dignitary. In one of these the marshal slid: — Rev. Father,—How could you suppose a moment I would neglect to afford the brave soldiers of the army of the East all the consolations of religion' The chaplain establishment of the army has been formed. I have made the necessary arrangements with the Abbe Cogitereau on the subject. There is to be a chaplain for each division and for each hospital, and two at head•gnarters. i am borne down by business, and am taking care of my health to be able to carry on the war vigorously against the Russians. I shall want your prayers ; for without God nothing can be done, and I place my confidence in His mercy and in the protection which He accords to France. Lord Cowley, British Ambassador in France, was ordered to transmit to the French Ministry the con dolence of his own Government on the death of Marshal St. Arnaud. His lordship accordingly addressed the following letter to M. Drouyn l'Huya Paris, Oct. 10, 1854. Monsieur le Ministry,—Her Majesty's principal Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs has invited me to convey as promptly as possible to the Emperor the expression of the deep regret with which the Queen's Government has received the news of the death of Marshal St. Arnaud. The Government of her Majesty is desirous of offering to his Imperial Majesty and to the French nation its condo knee on the mournful event that has deprived the Em peror and France of the services of a general so brave and so eminent. If anything can sweeten the bitteniess of the regret which the French Government and nation must feel at such a loss, and which regret England shares, it is the thought—although itself a sad one—that the last moments of the marshal were made illustrious by the splendour of a victory that will remain eternally glorious in the military annals of the two countries. While begging your excellencylo be the interpreter of these sentiments to the Emperor, I confide in your per mitting me to add the expression of my personal regret. To know Marshal St. Arnaud was to like hint, for the courteous affability of his private life was not less remark able than his intrepid thinness on the field of battle. COWLEY. Is the mime of September forty additional medi cal officers reached the army of the East from Eng land ; thirty-four others are on the way; fourteen embarked last Smelt, and others are nearly ready for departure: • lottign an Colonial 3.ntellipatt. THE PRESS. 960 FRANCE. The Emperor intends, according to the rumour in Court circles, to confer the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour on Lord Raglan. Marshal St. Arnaud, it is believed, would have received some high mark of distinction from the Queen of England if he had lived. By an imperial decree, 215 pupils of the Special Military School have been named sub-lieutenants in different regiments. A member of the French Legitimist aristocracy, it is said the Duke of Larochefoucault, is about to pub lish a letter denying in the strongest terms the charge brought against that party of not feeling sympathy in the success of the French army in the East, and of regretting the defeats endured by the Russians. Great-coats with hoods, sufficiently ample in size to cover the haversack, cap, and whole equipment, are to be furnished te the French soldiers in the East. Sixty thousand are to be supplied in all, the greater portion being already made and forwarded to Con stantinople. The Prefect of Police has issued an order setting forth the qualifications which will be required in all young men applying for places in the new police of Paris. They must be over twenty-one years of age , 5 feet 54 inches in height at least ; know how to read and write ; be of a good constitution ; and be able to produce a certificate of good conduct. Two decrees further reducing the import dues on consumable articles appeared in last Saturday's Moniteur. One of these diminished to a merely nominal rate the duty on sweet wines (rlns de liqueur), heretofore 100 f. per hectolitre; and the other that on salt meat. 'Wines of all descriptions can now he imported at a nominal, and spirits at a moderate, rate of customs duty into France. Paris is accordingly in a way to become a still more favourite resort to English residents. They have already written to London for a stock of English gin and whisky for the winter, and now they have a chance of getting better sherry and madeira than that made at the universal wine-manufactory of Cette. GERMANY. Some very sharp English and French notes are said to have reached Berlin a few days since. The Prince of l'russia is expected to pay a visit to Vienna very shortly. The Prussian fortress of Magdeburg has been declared in a state of siege. The motives of this are said to be purely military. There is nothing political in it. Numerous arrests have taken place in Hungary, and created a great sensation. The accused were sent to Vienna. It is said that they include priests, proprietors, and advocates. They are charged with having kept up intelligence with Russia. The Bavarian Liovernment is on the point of negotiating a loan of 62,000,000 of francs from the Bank of Munich. One lialf of that sum is to be employed in constructing the railway from Munich to Salzburg, which had been interrupted for want of funds. Memel was visited with a terrible conflagration on the 4th inst. An immense number of dwellings and warehouses were consumed, nearly a third part of the city being destroyed, together with 2,00,000 f. sterling of property. The custom-house, bank, and justice court were burnt, and also several churches. Business was in consequence altogether suspended. Fortunately the shipping escaped ; but 3,000 or 4,000 tons of hemp and flax on the quays were re duced to ashes. SPAIN. The elections had begun in Spain on the sth inst., and were passing quietly. All the new Ministers were stated to be sure of their elections. Espartero had been teturned for Saragossa and some other places. The property of Queen Christina has been placed under sequestration. M. Pascual Oliveira is appointed Director of the Colonies. The Madrid Gazette of the 7th contains several decrees relative to colonial administration. 'the National Guard is dissolved, on the ground of ita having taken part in the Ist. di st nrhanera. The Count of Montemolin has addressed a mani festo to the Spanish nation. He commences it with historical allusions, all of them made for the purpose of upholding legitimacy and divine right. He de tlares modern liberalim to be Utopian in its nature, and laments the course Spain is now following. He has no wish, he says, to renew the civil war, but evident 4 issues the manifesto in the hope of getting profit of some sort out of the present disturbed state of things in Spain. The Infant Don Henry is about to quit Spain. The cholera has nearly ceased, the bulletin of the 7th in Madrid having declined to seven cases. GREECE 4 The Greek Chambers reassemble on the 27th instant, - Ahow•••••••2