The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-10 00:00:00

SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT T.H. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED. Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. fr f k.p')J g_ ;,,.1.. .1131,4 LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1854. If there be any truth in the despatches from Berlin which appeared in our impression of yester day the CZAR is beginning to feel that he has carried matters " a leetle too 'far" for his own honour, or, what is far more important, his o wn safety. It is said that " there are preliminary in dications of what will be his answer to the Prussian note." In other words, feelers have been thro wn out in order to ascertain how far he may rely upon the co-operation of " the Angel of Peace" i n o btaining better terms than he could otherwise hope for. The operations in the Crimea, the pro bable loss of Sebastopol, and with it his fleet and stores in • the Euxine, have opened his eyes to a sense of the grievous error he had fallen into, in supposing that the Western Powers were not sincere in their determination to humble big pride, and reduce the strength of which he boasted within dimensions more suitable to the true interests of civilisation, and the permanent maintena nce and tranquillity of Europe. He sees that the ti me for bullying has gone by, and that, if he hopes t o escape, even with scorched plumes, from the conflagration he has enkindled, he must be prepared to abate his arrogant pretensions, and submit to - term s Which he formerly repudi ated with contempt and indignation. He now, therefore, thinks of forme r propositions in the same spirit that "the old maiden of fifty-three" did of her quondam lovers, and vainly hopes that they can be brought back, at any moment, on evincing a disposition to accord a more favourable recep tion. He is, therefore, reported to hav e arrive at this conclusion—viz., that " if Prussia will 01). tain an undertaking from the Western Powers and Austria that they will not go in their demands beyond the four points, Russia will be willing to negotiate on that basis." _ _ _ We cannot, of course, say whether there is any foundation for these rumours. Our own opinion is against them, inasmuch as the AIITOCRA.T had , so obviously hardened his heart against all pru ght counsels, that it seemed as if he had fully (I,!4pined to "set his all upon the cast, alut Oand the hazard of the die." We cannot orget that he, when these very " poin ts" were first indicated, has declared that rather than consent thereto he would " spend his last rouble and lose his last man," and that more recently he had expressed his unbending resolution to main tain the Russian supremacy in the East, and not to abate one particle of his pretensions, or in any degree modify his policy with respect to the Otto man Empire. These views have, however, been prominently put forward, and received a certain degree of credence. We also know that habitual bullies are seldom quite so brave as they would wish to be thought by the world. It is, there fore, possible that such an intimation may have been given, and that the CZAR may make a merit of relinquishing that which is already irretrievably lost, and strive to retain what he still possesses by a pretended surrender of what is no longer his to relinquish. It is, therefore, worth considering the subject, as if the statements were really well founded, so that Lord ABERDEEN and his coadjutors may understand the true state of public opinion, and that in his ser vile aspirations after peace at any price and any conditions, he may not commit the nation by treaties which could never receive the sanction of the Parliament or the People of the United King dom. It is the more urgently required that the independent Press should sound the tocsin, inas much as the ABERDEEN Organ has this very day put forward a feeler, by descanting on the horrors of war, and lavishing praises on the imbecile policy displayed in what it is pleased to designate as "an almost excessive reluctance to unsheath the sword." We, therefore, distinctly and unequivocally de clare that it will not be sufficient for the CZAR now to yield the four points required. They might have been accepted before we had lavished the blood of our best and bravest, and spent the hard earnings of our people in resisting his unjust and unwarrantable demand. The lives that have been lost can never be restored. We cannot get back those who went forth in the full vigour of manhood, in the plenitude of health and strength, to shed their blood or breathe their last sigh from disease, fatigue, or privation in the Crimea. But the soil thus consecrated must henceforward be holy ground, which can never again be polluted by Russian tyranny. The Crimea so dearly purchased must be disposed of so as to promote the happiness and prosperity of its long-suffering and deeply-afflicted inhabitants. The blessings of a liberated population will supply the best requiem for the mighty dead, the prospect of a free nation, their noblest monument. Besides, there are abundant reaso ns , no t o f a sen ti mental, 4t but a strictly practical character, why we should insist on its independence as an indispensable con dition of peace. We know the CZAR'S feeling towards Turkey and its defenders, more especially England. He has proclaimed that the time had arrived for obliterating the former from the map of Europe, and "checking the materialism of the latter." He has pledged himself to seek ven geance—and these are promises which he will faithfully keep, if at all in his power so to do. We cannot, then, accept his own recognisances for his own future good behaviour. He must give ample sureties that he will henceforward keep the peace ; and, to use his own expressive phrase— "we thank thee, Jew, for the word "—we must obtain "material guarantees" for its permanency. The chief of these guarantees—that which is in deed essential, is the exclusion of Russia from the Crimea. Other matters may be discussed, but if he be pehrmitted to retain the position from which he could perpetually menace the Bosphorus, he would speedily resume his former arrogance, and another war would undoubtedly arise. Besides, he must not only give satisfactory secu rities for the future, but ample compensation for the past. England, France, and Turkey have all had to defray vast demands, occasioned by 11'3 "o'er weening ambition—ambition that o'er-leaped it- self." The outlay of the Allies must be recovered, if not in hard cash, at least by adequate instalments, and sufficient security given for the liquidation. These are additional " points" to be added to the " four" already referred to, and there are others respecting Poland and Finland that may be no less difficult of digestion, but which he will hare to swallow as he best can, albeit, with as much disgust as "Ancient PISTOL" disposed of the ob noxious leek. We have, however, said enough to, show that it is absolutely impossible for the Allied Powers to restrict their demands to the four points which would have been accepted in an earlier stage of the proceedings. However widely we may differ from Mr. JOHN BRIGHT, M.P. for cotton spinners, on the general question of war or no war, we must all admit that the oratorical Quaker is not guilty of mere decla mation when he describes the actual policy of our Cabinet as " Imbecility, perhaps, without ex ample." Perfectly certain are we that if the pug nacious Friend had been our Prime Minister ; if he had been also a foe instead of a friend to NICHOLAS, and if he had believed military fight ing to be as lawful as word-fighting, NICHOLAS would not have had quite so easy a time of it, and quite so much leisure as has now been granted him. He would not have been permitted to pre rpare the Crimea and Sebastopol for an attack through long months of convenience ; the Vienna conferences would never have been endured by our shrewd and choleric battler for peace ; LUDERS and the rest of them would have been tumbled into the Danube for venturing on the wrong side of it, and Sebastopol would have been stormed or knocked to pieces, and time enough left to clear the Crimea before winter too. Odessa would have not had one brick left on another, if it did not dismantle all its fortifications, and Sir E. LYONS would have had orders to his heart's content for every fort on the Black Sea. And the Baltic, too—could the nettlesome Quaker have endured for all the summer long a Russian navy skulk ing behind stone walls, and another winter left for the CZAR to warm his hands, in casting cannon of longer range, to keep our ships still further off his granite fortresses ? John BRIGHT denounces the war in most warlike style, but when he turns to the conduct of affairs he becomes more warlike s till. We have no doubt his inward feeling is, verily if I, minus my Quaker education, had been at the head of affairs the CZAR should have felt the difference; and we believe, indeed, h e would. " Where there's a will there's a way," i s the household word of Englishmen, and the will of JOHN BRIGHT is hearty enough against anyone who stands across his path. We believe he would have made but one campaign of it, and would never have allowed NICHOLAS to make every pre paration to half neutralise the efficiency of our gun-leoats and floating batteries, and all our de vices for next spring. The grand mischief has doubtless been " timid counsels "_we thank Lours NAPOLEON for teach ing ns th a t word. Of course he politely tells us he is meant offence ; he sp o k e t o hi s own , an d o f t s h o m e y e a who re h w r a e r e k e e tneodt ofw ithhisthoewnl" Unluckily f or th e com f or t o f r etnhoehy afsepelirattaat for the honours of a dare -nothing policy. Mr. BRIGHT felt that if he hurt entered on the war it should have been with • and noble purpose. To back a burglar out of the half feudatory dominions of Turkey, to take no furth or security, and to inflict no penalty for the robbisry, was but a poor project of statesmanship; yet that was about the sum total of the celebrated Vienna Note. If it be imbecility to palter with a known liar while palpably over-reaching you—or to show a haughty, reckless, ambitious tyrant that you wished to get out of a scrape with him on the easiest possible terms for the present, then, beyond doubt, our Government has been the per fection of imbecility. The SEYMOUR correspond trice, tolerably creditable at the time, convicts those who have dallied with the unprincipled commencer of it, either of weakness or collusion.' What would have been the effect of really noble conceptions entertained by our Statesmen, and uttered before Europe ? , Suppose we had had Some CROMWELL for adviser to her MAJESTY, with a MILTON to pen a sonnet on the bones of Polish pa triots bleaching in the snows of Siberia ; suppose he had told the tyrant to cross the Pruth if he pleased, that he was quite welcome to do so ; that Europe had been stretched long enough on the rack of the. Vienna Treaty of 1815 ; that he had been wicked enough to draw some of the cords even tighter since then, as Poland, Cra cow, and the mouths of the Danube could wit ness ; that the HAPSBURG tyrants had done the same in Hungary, and that an opportunity to cut those cords for ever, and liberate the hands of the cruelly abused nations, was the very thing to be desired. Suppose such a manifesto had been the reply to the impudence of MENSCHIKOFF at Constantinople, it would have done its work. Hope honestly held out to the wronged nationali ties would have been deadly terror to their guilty oppressors. And such policy would do its work now. Hitherto our Ministry has " drifted" on from one thing to another. No leading, no inspiring idea has guided their counsels or united the ardent aspirations of all the nobler elements of Europe. A mere crusade for an idea we should denounce as firmly as any ; but the restoration of the natu ral nationalities of Europe is no more a mere idea than was the restoration of trade to its natural laws and the overthrow of Protection. Europe will never repose on the points of bayonets. Violent struggles will continually recur, and des pots will continue to intrigue with the oppressed of their brother despots. There is nothing for it but to avow openly that Poland must be free as the sine qud non. of a settlement, and Hungary and Italy would soon obtain all they desired. To this gravest of questions our nation and the French should now address themselves. Let it be but once avowed that Europe has no security while Poland is Russia, and we believe that half the business is done. " Timid counsels" and " imbecility" have made but poor work of it ; let bold ones have a trial. One consideration renders this even urgent. There is danger that NICHOLAS may yet in his craft begin to conciliate Poland, and that Poland may give him a not unwilling ear. Impossible 1 some admirers of Poland might exclaim. Not quite so. Men are apt to be even more embittered against neglectful or procrastinating friends than against avowed enemies. To France and Eng land Poland has for half a century turned a sup plicating look. Opportunities have occurred when decisive action might have been taken. They have brought no succour to Poland. An oppor tunity now occurs. All Europe sees that Poland is the word which decides whether Europe shall be master of the Czet, or the CZAR of Europe. Polish liberation is needed now, if ever. Never can the Poles hope for another occasion on which it shall be so conspicuously the interest of England and France to say, Poland shall be again a na tion. Should, then, this occasion pass away like others, should the Poles be left as the CzAn's stronghold against all Western Europe, it would be but ice much in accordance with human nature that they should turn to an obnoxious tyrant in their bitter disappointment with illusive friends. The Poles are Sclavonians, like the majority of the EMPEROR'S subjects. If Europe will give them no political status in her own defence, they may assume one for themselves in a union of all the Sclavonic tribes against the more civilised races of the West. Let Poland but co-operate heartily with Russia, even if it be but the co operation of anger with useless friends, and Russia would forthwith be all she desired. All our attempts to weaken her would have been thrown away ; hearty Polish aid would, in a military point of view, be more than a compen sation for the destruction of Sebastopol, and even of Cronstadt. REINEO.RCEMENTS _PUB THE CRIMEA. TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN'. SlR,—From the account in your journal of to-day, as also from the Times, it appears that the army of the Allies at Sebastopol is but strong enough to keep its po sition in the event of the enemy receiving large rein forcements, and your correspondent goes so far as to wish that some reinforcements would arrive from Ports mouth or Marseilles. It has also been noticed that there is a difficulty in obtaining steam transports. The Exmouth, screw, 90-gun ship, at Plymouth, has just been tried under steam and answers admirably. Why not put first class frigate masts into her, a small crew, and let her do the work of a troop ship ? For a short trip she would take 2,000 men ; and we have others coming home from the Baltic which could be made ready for the same purpose very speedily. They will not he wanted again until the spring. Our Allies have plenty of troops ready, but it appears they have been endea vouring in vain to charter transports here. If this meets your ideas perhaps you will notice it.—l am, sir, yours obediently, T. E. Cowes, 9th Nov., 1854. [Our correspondent is quite right, but perhaps there is a screw loose at the Admiralty.—ED. Sun] According to statements in the continental papers, he new line of communication from the Crimea to Len. don, via Bucharest, has been organised, and the time occupied by this route ought not, with the assistance of the telegraph, to exceed three days and 18 hours. The later advices from Peru give little further intelli gence regarding the progress of the revolution in that republic. The town of Arica had been captured by the troops of Castilla, but bad been retaken by those of the Government. There had been no battle, however, of any importance. The accounts from New Granada, received this week by the American steamer, represent the partisans of the insurgent General Melo as having been defeated in most districts of the republic. Melo himself bad still 4,000 men at Bogota, but was hemmed in, and a reasonable hope seemed to be entertained that in a very short time the legitimate Government would be re-established in that capital. This intelligence is favourable for the bond holders, since their prospects can never revive until the people shall have become sufficiently advanced to rely upon their power of putting down the military pests by whom their progress has been constantly inter rupted. A meeting of the Imperial Brazilian Mining Associa tion took place yesterday, when it was agreed to appoint a committee to investigate the accounts, and to confer with the directors respecting future operations. The report states that the works at the Camara lode have not made the anticipated progress, but that prospects are still considered to be encouraging. The produce at Gongo Saco has considerably diminished, while at Cata Funda there has been thus far little improvement. Owing to the position of the money-market, the direc tors have been unable to sell any of the estates, but a portion is being brought into cultivation to supply the company's labourers. The expenditure for the half year has been about 7,0001., and the repeipts 4,6001. ; showing a loss of 2,4001. It was further explained that the reserve fund has been reduced to 3,0001., against which there are current liabilities of almost an equal amount. The proposed call of 10s. per share is there- , fore necessary to carry on the undertaking. Arrange ments have been made for enforcing strict economy, the abolition of the office of managing director, with other reductions, insuring a saving of nearly 6501. pkr annum. The health of the staff, &c., in Brazil is stated to be satisfactory. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The opening meet ing of the society for the session will be held, at the Theatre of the United Service Institution, on Monday next, the 13th inst:, at half-past eight p.m. A paper is to be read 'on the late Arctic discoveries, by Dr. Rae and others. THIS EVZND/G, Nov. 10, beyond all preceJent 1 THIS EVENING, ~>~ ~r .~'.; DISFRANCHISEMENT OF FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY VOTERS.—Great Meeting at Birmingham, —Read No. 18 of the FREEHOLD LA.ND TIMES AND BUILD /NG NEWS, published on WEDNESDAY NEXT. Price 4d. ; Stamped Copies, &I.—Office, 20, Old Boswell-court, Temple-bar. T HE AT RE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. (TOR ONE MONTH ONLY.) The Programme is changed Every Evening. PROGRAMME for THIS EVENING (Friday, Nov. 10) PART I. Overture, " Zampa".• . • •••• • • • .• •• •• •••• • • • Herold. Quadrille, from Meyerbeees Opera, " L'Etoile do Nord* (third time) Symphony, the Larghetto, from the " Symphonyin D" Beethoven. Rondo Bohemlenne, from" L'Etolle du Nord," sung by Madame Anna Thillon • • . • • • • • .. • ..• Meye rbeer. Polka. " Katty Did" Quintette, " Des Madcben am Fenster," performed by MM. Duhem, Stenebruggen, Simar, Hughes, Beata. and Herr Koenig (first time) ............ • • • • • • /raise, " Valse D'Adieu," with solo for cornet-A- O/Iton, by Herr Koenig.. •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • Jullien• Duo Concertante, Violin and Violoncello (on Bo - hemian Melodies), performed by Messrs. Viotti and George Collins (their first appearance this Bottesini. season) .... Quadrille, "The British Army," assisted by the Jullien. military bands .. •• • • rartant pour la Synie." " God save the Queen." P.AB.T It. Grand Operatic Selection and Fantasia, from Meyer beer's Opera." Les Huguenots,"arran god expre&sly by M. Juilien, with Solos by M. Prospers, Hen* Scenig, Baumann, AL Wuille, M. Lavigne, and Herr Schreurs. Schottische, "The Moldavian Schottische" j u ni en. Sy m phony, the Andante, from " The Scotch Sym Mendelsohn.phony in A" •• • • • • ..... • • Madame A ..bmie," sung by nna 24 . eiv Song, m P Thillon ••"••••• • • • • • • " ..... •••• • •• • .• • G. Limey. Quadrille, "The American Quadri11e"...........- Jalllen. Solo, flute, Variations Brilliants on Sig. Tagliafico's Romanza. " Del 'Amista," performed by Herr Frisch (his second appearance) " The Atlantic" (last time)...... The Concerts on each evening will commence at Eight and termi nate at Eleven o'clock. Pato* or Anstissms.—Promenade, boxes, and galleries Is • dress circle, 28. 6d. ; private boxes 11. Is. and 11. lls. 6d. M. JITLLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE will take place en MONDAY, Dec. I I. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. under the management of Mr. Backstone. WIR be performed the comedy of PAUL PRY. Principal cha racters by Mr. Wright, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. W. Farren, Mrs. Poynter, and Miss E. Chaplin. To which will be added THE SPANISH DANCERS. To be followed by THE IRISH POST. Principal character by Mr. Hudson. To cowhide with the FLOWER OF THE PORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. tinder the Management of Mr. Cizaaixe Kw. THIS EVEN"DI'a, Nov. 10, Will be presented FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, David Fisher, Raymond, Cathcart, and Baker: Mrs. Winstanley, Misses C. Leclercq, Daly, and K. Terry. After which will be presented a new Melo-dramatic Spectacle, in three acts, entitled SCHAMYL, the Warrior Prophet. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Noy. 10, Rill be performed THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. C. Selby, Leigh Murray, and Keeley ; Miss Woolgar, and gra. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. To conclude with MEPHISTOPHELES. To conclude with THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEt TILE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, Nov. 10, Will be performed THE TaLriTEE. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Vining, Emery, and Leslie; Miss Menke!, and Miss Stephens. To be followed by a Farce, called A BLIGEITED BEING, in which Mr. gobs= will appear. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. The excitement of the Great Exhibition of 1851 equalled, and success The Astonishingly Saccessfd MILITARY SPECTACLE, in Two Acts, by J. H. tjToCQuELLEI4 Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA! After which, novel SCENES in the CIRCLE, or JEUX BUCE• PNALIQUES. To conclude with a PIECE DE CIRCONSTANCE. N.B.—An early attendance is respectfully suggested, in consequence * of the numbers who nightly throng the doors of the Theatre. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. IL Cooke. Equestrian Director, Mr. Win. Cooke, Jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tale DAT —Morning 47 min.after 4 1 Evening 5 min.aft. 5 To 3.loszoir;-:lll.orning 27 min.after 5 1 Evening 47 min-art. 5 THE WEATHER.—Sven Orrics, Noy. 10. THERMOMITZH, iH THZ SHADZ. 46 —highest since noon yesterday. 34 —lowest this morning and during the night. 45 —this day at noon. BAROZZTZR, 30.25. WIND, N.W.—Light, with fine frosty weather THE "COMING" CAPTURE THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10. 1854. ARCHDEACON IVILBERFORCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STYX. Six,—Archdeacon Wilberforce has resigned his pre ferments in the Church of England, and has since been received into the Romish Communion. It is an incon trovertible fact, that he has held doctrines thoroughly repugnant to the teaching of the Established Church long prior to his resignation, such as the real presence in the Eucharist, the denial of the Queen's supremacy in spiritual matters, &c., &c. Why, I ask, should there not have been a commission issued before to inquire into the soundness of the Archdeacon's doctrines ? How is it that the leader of the Tractarian clique, Dr. Pusey, is allowed to exercise his sacred functions in the Church, and with impunity be permitted to instil into the minds of the Oxford students the most unscriptural and Popish dogmas ? Such men are traitors to the Church, and whilst sewing the seed of discord within, are scattering the fruits of evil without,—l am, sir, your obedient servant, Olapham•common, London, Nov. 9, 1854. THE NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR The Siecle says : ....._ " By the letter from Constantinople in the Moniteur, which, after all, merits as much credit as the Russian des patches, is confirmed the news which has come to hand by private means. The daring movement of the Russians on Balaklava was vigorously repulsed ; the positions, a moment taken from the Turks, were retaken with promp titude ; and the English, who appear to have suffered most, had 400 men hors de combat, a trifling loss in com parison to the number of men engaged on both sides. The journal of the siege has besides corrected the exag gerations of the private telegraph relative to the number of guns empb yed by the Allied armies, and the number of projectiles fired by them in the course of a day against the fortifications of Sebastopol. It results also from the journal of the siege that the attempt at spiking the guns, spoken of in a Russian despatch as having succeeded, failed miserably. The Russians did not spike any guns on the redoubts of Balaklava, but they un spiked some pieces, which they were unable to keep, and turned them against the English cavalry. Far be from us the thought of un der-valuing the military merit of the Russians. A good part of the glory of our armies results from victories gained over them, in the time of the first republic, at G-astricum; in Holland by General Brune ; at Zurich, by Massena, ; on the Linth by Gene ral Soult ; and in the time of the first empire, at Austerlitz ; at Eylau, at Friedland, and on the Moscowa. We were the first to direct attention to the phrase of Marshal Ney—' The Russians are so solid that it is not enough to kill them, they must be afterwards pushed down in order to fall.' But we distrust their military and other despatches, because there commences the domain of politics, and because on that groand the Russian Government is as firm in the practice of misre presentation as its soldiers are solid on the field of battle." THE NECESSITY OF PATIENCE. Galignani says " It is only now that they can reason calmly and feel the necessity and propriety of patience. If after having heard so much of the strength of Sebastopol, they had not been assured that all that had been said on this subject was false, they would never have ma nifested impatience of the duration of the siege. A month, six weeks, or even two months would not have appeared an unreasonable time for the accom plishment of so great a work as the taking of Sebastopol. What would have been thought then will, we trust, be now that the illusions so injudiciously encouraged have been dispelled. More difficulties than were anticipated by even the least sanguine have perhaps presented them. selves ; but there are none to warrant discouragement. The great danger to be feared was that the delay of the siege would enable the Russians to bring up such large reinforcements as to interrupt the siege operations, and lead to a battle in which there would be great nunserica superiority on the side of the enemy. This fear has not been realised. The Russians, indeed, have received reinforcements, but not in sufficient number to cause the least uneasiness to the Allies, and every day fresh troops are landed to augment our force." THE RUSSIAN TROOPS IN THE CRIMEA.. We read in the German Journal of Frankfort : " The following, according to Russian accounts of November 3, is an exact statement of the number of Russian troops at present in the Crimea, in the proximity of Sebastopol, independently of those which are at Kertch and Perekop, and the surrounding countries. After the battle of Alma, Prince Menschikoff's army was reinforced by the arrival of the troops of General Chotumoff, Liprandi, and Korff, and fresh troops are constantly coming up. Besides the men belonging to the ships, there are at present at Sebastopol and in its neighbourhood the following regular troops under the orders of the commander-in-chief of the 6th corps of infantry, General Gortschakoff 111 ; the 16th division of infantry, commanded by General line zinski, and composed of 16 battalions ; the 17th division of infantry, composed likewise of 16 battalions, and commanded by General Kiriakoff ; as the 18th division of the 6th corps of infantry is at present in the Caucasus, Prince Gortscl*koff 111. has received in its place a bri gade of the 14th division of infantry, commanded by General Schobekrieski, and the 13th brigade, composed of 4 battalions with the 6th corps of infantry, to which belong also a battalion of sharpshooters and another of chasseurs, who are at Sebastopol. These troops, which form 46 battalions, would be 46,000 men strong, if each battalion had its full complement of 1,000 men. But as a portion of them have been on the Danube, and as war and sickness have reducedthe number, the battalions can be estimated at only from 600 to 800 men each. There is, moreover, the division of General Liprandi at Se bastopol, forming part of General Dannenberg's corps, and also composed of 4 regiments, or 16 battalions. The infantry of the active army at the disposal of Prince Menschikoff at Sebastopol is 62 battalions, that is, 43,300 men, allowing 700 men for each battalion ' • to these must be added the artillery of 144 pi ece s. H e has a very large cavalry, comprising the 6th division of light cavalry, composed of two regiments of Hulans and two of Hussars under the command of Lieutenant-General Lanskoi, the division of Hulans of Gen. Korff composed of two regiments, and a reserve of two regiments of light cavalry of Gen. Ryzoff ; making in all 10 regiments of regular cavalry of 1,000 men each, with artillery in pro-, portion. To . these must be added the Cossacks of Lieut.- Gen. Chotum off, cotnprisi9g at least 8 pulsk, or 4,000 men and 6 batteries. All these troops may be esti mated together to 60,000 effective men, including some small corps, such as the squadron of Tartars, &c. They would amount to 80,000, if the regiments had their full complement, INCIDENTS OF THE SIEGE. The following are interesting extracts from pri vate letters from the camp : THE LATE HON. COLONEL HOOD. "I hope," writes an officer of the Grenadier Guards, "ere long to be able to give you some good news to counterbalance the great loss we have experienced. Colonel Hood, who went on duty this morning, com manding the Guards in the trenches, was killed by a round shot while moving from a battery along the trench, which in that part was not above two feet high. I can not tell you how much he is regretted by us all. He had led us to victory at the Alma, and I am quite certain there was not a man, officer or soldier, who had not the most perfect confidence in him ; for on that occasion he bad shown the greatest coolness imaginable under fire, which he communicated to every man under his com mand, and which contributed so much to the gallant conduct of the regiment in that action. His loss has cast a gloom over us all." LIFE IN THE TRENCHES. Since I wrote last we have literally slaved in the trenches, and, had it not been for the hope of almost every day commencing operations, many, I am sure, must have given in. For myself, I have been in the trenches or on outlying picket five nights out of the last eight ; but I thank God I never was better in my life. I assure you that our work for the last ten days has been anything but a trifle. Of course all the time we were at work in the trenches, either day or night, the enemy amused themselves throwing shot and shell to keep us lively. I think our fellows have become indifferent to them, but grapeshot I defy any one to receive with satisfaction. Our regiment (the 20th) has been most fortunate—onlyi officer as yet wounded. Other regiments have caught it more. Poor Rowley, of the Grenadier Guards, was yes terday killed while lying, I believe, asleep. A round shot hit him in the back, and of course it .was all over. There is one valley we have had to go up and down to the works which is entirely covered with heavy shot and splints of shells. Yesterday the Russians kept up a tremendous cannonade for half an hour, in the hope, I think, of finding out our line of fire ; but, as we were not ready, not a shot was returned. This morning we have let them know it to their cost. We have at work about 60 siege guns (four of them Lancaster's), and I think the French have about the same number. As the Russian batteries are very powerful, you may imagine the row that is going on. LUXURY OF A TENT. This certainly is a most curious life, and men little know what they can go through till they have tried. We are now living in comparative luxury, for we have part of our tents—a great change, I can tell you, after being for 18 nights sleeping in the open air. We have to thank Providence for almost unheard-of favourable wea ther, although the dew at night is very heavy ; still we have had no rata since we have been here. We have also in our little mess of six a capital cook, and, manag ing to make interest with the stewards of some of the ships we get on in the kitchen department pretty well. FORAGING EXPEDITIONS. The people in harbour are the most unconscionable set of beings in existence, and charge exactly what they like, but that is of little consequence. You would be rather amused if you could sometimes see one or two of us 'on a foraging expedition. The other day I was. dawn with another fellow, and got scent of seine Onions (famous in soup with the rations). Searching for them, I missed him and the pony with the panniers, so you might have seen me going through the place in uniform, carrying ropes of onions over my shoulders, But that is nothing, as every one has to look out for himself, and when a for ager arrives at h ome there is the greatest anxiety to discover what he has got. What a haul we should mak e if we could get half an hour in an English pantry I fear it will be long before we get accustomed to a tablecl o th or sit properly on a chair. The grass is now o ur table cloth and chair. We chat and laugh away our meals, thankful that we are all safe, and hopeful for the future. RUSSIAN TACTICS. f or midable ebseesep o gei, . know whether the assault of the town c; Th e generals in -chief," writes a French officer, (t d o not yet possible or not ; for not only ara the forts under mined, the houses also, and the streets are furnished behind which there are batteries of with barricades, in wi i l n l e b d e , I cannon loaded with grape. 'We must, therefore, calcu latethe probable loss of 15,000 men if we storm this place. The enemy had intended to push the army into , a corner from which it could not besieging army if possible, to catch it between the relieving army which is still in the field and the batteries of the town. For that purpose a Russian corps d'armee of from 30,000 to 35,000 Ellen are on our rear ready to attack us, and in the event of our being forced to retreat, should be caught between their fire and that of the town. But from the beginning this was foreseen, and strong re doubts have been constructed on the points commanding the back of the town (at a distance of two leagues), which will keep the Russians at a respectful distance, for with 50,000 men we can in this position make good our ground against more than 100,000 men. For this purpose the army has been divided into two parts—the besieging army, and the army of the reserve and defence. Our general-in chief is a very able man, and the army has the utmost confidence in him." WHAT'S TO BECOME OF US I cannot help asking myself sometimes, what is to be the Jesuit of all this--what is to become of us after the taking of Sebastopol ? For, presuming the place taken, after we have got in there will be no possibility of re treating for our army. The winter is coming on ; the communications by sea will become very difficult, or, more correctly speaking, impossible. Consequently, the supplies for the army will become a matter of the greatest difficulty, and I fear we shall find ourselves in a very false position. Where are we to take up our winter quarters ? Sebastopol is at the present moment nothing but a large quarry of stones. Or shall we go to Sinope, or Constantinople ? The Black Sea is in winter very dangerous ; and even for the mere embarkation of such an army, with all its materiel, the danger is not a slight one. THE BELLEROPHON IN ACTION. We were sometime picking up a position, but at last we anchored head astern, within 900 yards of the heavy fort. We opened fire, and kept it up capitally ; our rigging suffered a great deal, our mizen topsail yard, fore and main topmast were shot through ; the two latter are now of course entirely useless ; we shall get them down to-day. We had been firing about two, hours when a red-hot shot came in close to where I was, and set us on fire. We lowered the ports, rigged the 'engines, and put it out in ten minutes. They got our range so exactly, and fired with such precision, that we were obliged to slip our cable, and shift our berth. Two shells came through the main deck, burst, and killed three men and wounded five. A shell also burst in my quarters, but luckily only wounded one man. We caught fire a second time on the main deck, but it was sooh put out. We hauled off at 6.15, and anchored where we were before, off the river Katcha. Our hull was hit from about 15 to 20 times ; our largest boat (the launch) was sunk ;we towed her astern. We have four men killed and fifteen wounded. Foster, one of our midshipmen, is so severely wounded that we fear he cannot live. A shell burst close to him. He was a particular friend of mine. I shall feel his loss greatly. Our firing throughout was beautiful. The admiral made signal, " Well done, Bellerophon ! " We were the closest in of any ship. I had four shot at the forts. We silenced two forts. The Albion suffered tremendously. She wag obliged to haul off. The Retri- bution has lost her mainmast. The Sanspareil was once on fire, and lost one mid., 10 men killed and 30 wounded. I do mot know the damage of any ether ships yet, but in my next you shall know more. We have got a great deal of work—repairing damages ; two of our guns are disabled; our wheel is completely smashed. We gave the forts a tremendous battering. THE WAR ON THE DANUBE. The Austrian Correspondence has the telegraphic intelligence of the 4th from Jassy, that General Count Coronini arrived there on the date of the despatch, and was received with due ceremony. The Austrian civil commissioner, Baron von Bach, was expected on the following day ; and also the commissioner of the Sublime Porte, Dervish Pacha. A Berlin letter of the 6th says : " The Austrian Government has given orders for blowing up the rocks and clearing away the shoals which impede the navigation of the Danube near Orsova, and some officers of the enginners and 300 men have gone th ere f rom S em li n for that purpose. They will begin by what are called the Rocks of the Iron gate, which only have a passage of about 200 paces to the river. Austria had proposed to effect this operation in 1840, but the Porte then refused to acquiesce in it. A Galatz correspondent of the Presse says it is rumoured at Tultscha and Isatchka that the Rus sians will probably soon leave the Dobrudscha. This is a matter of course, if the Allies should succeed in taking Sebastopol, for then the Do brudscha would be altogether untenable for the Russians. The Russian commandant at Isatchka is reported to have announced that he had orders from St. Petersburg to allow neutral vessels to trade in the Lower Danube, but this has not been officially notified at Galatz, and is no doubt untrue, as there are several Greek ships at Ismail, and these have not left that place. A letter from Jassy states that the Moldavian Government has issued a decree, according to which the police and other authorities are to come to an understanding with the commanders of the Austrian troops on everything connected with the maintenance of order, public security, dic. It is thought that the object of this order is to limit the powers of the Austrian military commanders. It appears that the military chiefs and the Turkish authorities do not perfectly agree together. THOMAS MORGAN COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Nov. 9. There was no aidition to the royal dinner party yes. terday. _ Today, being the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the troops forming the garrison of Windsor, consisting of the Royal Horse Guards, com manded by Lieutenant-Colonel Vyse ; the flank compa nies of the 18th Royal Irish Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Edwards ; and the Essex Rifles, commanded by Colonel the Hon. Charles Maynard, pa raded, at a quarter before ten o'clock, in the Home Park. Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert and the Royal children, attended by the ladies and gen tlemen in waiting, took her position near the East ter race, when the line presented arms, fired a feu-de-joie, and gave three cheers for the Prince of Wales. The troops then marched past in slow and quick time, wheeled into line, and again presented arms, after which they marched to their barracks. The Queen, with Prince Alfred, afterwards drove out in an open carriage. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, went out shooting, attended by Mr. F. Ca vendish, Colonel F. 11. Seymour, and Captain Du Plat. Sir Charles Eastlake and Major-General Wylde hare been invited, and are expected this afternoon. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has arrived in town from Hawarden Castle, Cheater. Despatches for the Commander of the Forces in the Crimea were sent last evening from the Foreign-office. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford have been since Monday at Hitchin Priory, on a visit of condolence to Mr. and Mrs. Delnid Radcliffe under their affliction for the loss of their eldest son at the battle of the Alma. Their graces proceeded yesterday to the Hoo, near Welwyn, where Lord and Lady Dacre are entertaining a distinguished party. The Duke of Devonshire entertained a few select friends at dinner on Wedne'sday evening, at his marine villa, Kemp Town. His grace's health continues to improve. The Duchess of Sutherland, who has long been honoured with the personal friendship of the Sovereign, has, we understand, received an autograph letter of con dolence from the Queen on the melancholy and prema ture death of her grace's second son, Lord Frederick Leveson Gower. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk are receiving a family circle at Arundel Castle, including the Earl and Countess of Arundel and Surrey, Lord aid Lady Foley and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord and Lad+ Edward Fitz elan Howard. Lady Caroline Cavendish, who has also been visiting their graces, has returned to Brighton. The Marquis of Breadalbane has been entertaining a large party with the sports of the field during the past fortnight, at Taymouth Castle, Perthshire. The Earl of Cottenham has arrived in Park-lane from Brighton, where the countess and the Ladies Pepys have been also staying. Lord and Laely St. Leonards and family have left Boyle Farm for Brighton, until Christmas. Lord Ashtown has left Clonodfoy Castle, Kilfinnan, for Ventnor, Isle, of Wight. Sir Roger Palmer, Miss Palmer, and Miss Matthews arrived at Constantinople on the 14th of October, after an - extensive tour on the Continent. EXETER.—John Dew, Esq., was yesterday unani mously chosen to again fill the office of chief magistrate for this city. Oa Wednesday night the first meeting of the menu• hers of the Ethnological Society, for the session of 1854, took place in Cavendish-square ; Dr. Conolly presiding. THE CHOLERA AT EDINBURGH.—During the last three days nine new cases and three deaths have been reported in this city.—Scotsman. ONTARIO, SINCOE, AND HURON RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending Oct. 7, 1854, 974/. 13s. 3d. Cor responding period 1853, 6871. 6s. ld. Increase in 1854, 2871. 7s. 2d. APPLICATIONS POR ARMY COMMISSIONS.—A gentle man of Bristol was informed from the Horse Guards last week, in answer to an application for a commis sion in the army for his son, that there are already 1,200 names on the list. Before the war there were not more than 100 names registered.—Bath. Chronicle. DEATH OP MR. NISBET, THE PUBLISHER.—We deeply regret to announce the sudden, but peaceful death of this well-known and estimable man. We are informed that he had been ailing a little yesterday afternoon, after returning from a committee meeting, and Mrs. Nisbet, as a precautionary measure, begged the physician to look in. and it was while speaking to the doctor (who had felt his pulse a minute before and found him much better) that he leaned his head on the pillow and passed a way.—Reeord. HIGHLANDERS AT friend in the Crimea writes .—" One of the Russian Generals whom we took prisoner being asked his opinion of the English troops, replied, that they were all splendid ; but that whenever the Russians saw the half-naked fellows without trousers marching at them, they knew the day was lost, for the savages came on them with a yell that no human power could withstand.'"—lnverness Advertiser. CORPORATION OP THR SONS OF THE CLERGY.--The general annual court of the governors of this Corpora tion was held yesterday at their house, 2, Bloomsbury place ; his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in the chair. Amongst the governors present were the Lord Bishop of London, Right Hon. Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart., Mr. Freshfield, M.P., Mr. Sergeant Channel', Rev. Dr. Vivian, Rev. S. Wix, Mr. J. H. Cancellor, Mr. Oliver Hargreave, Mr. John Popp, Mr. John Propert, Mr. Charles Francis, &c. SOUTHSEA.—THE PATRIOTIC FUND.—The amateur performance held at the King's Rooms, Southsea, on Monday last, realised 541. in aid of the funds for the orphans of the soldiers and sailors of the United King dom who may fall in their country's defence. AN AMERICAN WILL.—The following is the copy,of a will left by a man who chose to be his own lawyer : " This is the last will and testament of me, John Thomas. I give all my things to my relations, to be divided amongst them the best way they can. NIL— If anybody kicks up a row, makes any foss about it,, he is'nt to have anything.—Signed by me, John Thomas." DISCRIMINATION Ow WELLINGTON.—It is not every one who is gifted with the genius of a Wellington. At the Battle of Assays his Grace sent some staff officers to find a ford at a place where there was a village on each side of the river ; and when a ford was found, he re marked, " I thought it probable that the people would not have built villages there unless a ford existed."._ Humbley's Journal of a Cavalry Officer. NEW PAROCHIAL LEGISLATION.—Is the course of an interview with a metropolitan deputation on Wednesday, Sir B. Hall said that it was his intention early next them paving, under health one management. session to introduce a bill, which would h ave f or it s ob ject the repeal of all local acts relating to diff eren t b o dies of commissioners—such d police, &c.— n Thus, each parish, having but one board, i ns t ea d a s and amaigamatii •f f s heretofore, the business would be much simplified, and a 'great deal of unnecessary expenditure saved. lITHE PATRIOTIC FUND IN GUERNSEY.—The appeal made to the patriotism of the British people in behalf of the widows and orphans of those who have fallen, or may fall during the war, has been most nobly responded to in the island of Guernsey, where a meeting was held to promote that object little more than a week ago. In the short space of time that has since elapsed upwards of 5001. has been subscribed by all classes of the inhabi tants, and it is fully expected that before the list is closed the sum will be increased to 10001. For so small an island as Guernsey the contribution is a very liberal one, and sufficiently testifies the warm interest the peo ple there take in the existing struggle, and their readi ness to add practically to the " sinews of war." At Sebastopol the convicts (forcats) have been let loose from durance vile to fight against the infidels, as they are pleased to denominate the Protestant English and Catholic French. These forcats (one has been taken prisoner by us) are the regular scum of the earth, and rob, and murder, and commit every crime they can among their own people, who cannot defend themselves during the noise, terror, and confusion of the siege. Half their heads were shaved, so that they will be easily recognised.—Letter in Dublin Evening Mail. CITY Ow DUBLIN STEAM PACKET COMPANY.—The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held in Dublin, on Wednesday. The report of the directors, which was unanimously adopted on the occa sion, contained the following passages :—"The surplus of receipts on the half-year's traffic (to the let of Sep tember) after payment of all charges and the cost of re pairs of the fleet of vessels, amounts to 14,6771. Bs. , Notwithstanding this unusually large outlay, the direc tors are enabled to recommend the payment of a divi dend of 2 per cent, for the half-year, free of income tax, after theyieduction of 1 per cent. on the paid-up capital out of the half-year's profits, as required by the com pany's Act of Parliament." TEE BRAZILIAN MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday. —The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Severn, Capt. Giles, left this afternoon with the usual monthly mails for Lisbon, Madeira, Teneriffe, St. Vincent, Pernam buco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres. The Severn has on board 94 passengers, amongst whom are Sir J. T. Davis, Baron Porvier, Chevalier D'Andrada, attaela6 to the Brazilian Government, and bearer of despatches from the United States, and Mr. Thornton, Charg4 d'Affaires at Monte Video. She has a very full cargo, specie to the value of 22,3241., and jewellery amounting in value to 13,9501. The home ward portion of this mail is due on the 16th instant, but is expected en or about the 13th. The Atrato will take the next outward mails for the West Indies and Pacific on the 17th inst. Lieutenant Hag, R.N., late com mander of the Severn, has been appointed to the com mand of thp Panama, now being lengthened at North fleet, which vessel is expected to take the West India and , blexieen mails of the 2d proximo. LATEST NEWSO THE SIEGE OF , SEBASTOPOL. PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING, The Minister of War has received the following telegraphic despatch from General Canrobert, dated Oct. 28 : " The siege works continue. On the 25th the Russian army showed itself on the plains of Bala- klava ; there had been no serious engagement, but the English cavalry had sustained some loss, owing to a charge pushed too far against the enemy. " On the 26th, 5,000 men of the garrison made a sortie against the left wing of the English This attaek was repulsed, and the enemy thrown back into the place with considerable loss." The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 2d con tains Prince Menschikoff's report of the affair at Balaklava. After describing the capture of four redoubts and 11 guns from the Turks by General Liprandi's force, it proceeds to say : " The English cavalry, commanded by Lord Cardigan, now cape up and charged with extra ordinary impetuosity the Hussar Brigade of the 6th Cavalry Division ; but taken in flank by four squadrons of the combined regiment of Lancers of the reserve, and thrown back en the cross fire of the guns of the 12th and 16th infantry divisions, which fired grape, the enemy Buffered considerable INS. , "At the same moment that it attacked our Hussars the English cavalry also charged at full gallop the heavy guns of the Don Battery, No. 3, where some artillerymen were sabred. "Our loss in infantry does not exceed 300 killed and wounded. The loss of the cavalry and artillery is not yet known, even by approximation. " The loss of the enemy is not known, but we have taken about 60 English prisoners, among whom are one superior officer and two subalterns. " Of the four redoubts taken from the enemy, two will be immediately destroyed and two more strongly fortified, in order to enable us to hold this important position, from which we can act on the village of Kadekoi, through which the road passes, which leads from Balaklava to the enemy's camp." We have received the following despatch, dated yesterday, from our correspondent at Vienna : "The Oest Correspondenz states that the total loss at Ba.laklava up to the 28th of October is esti mated/at 5,000 Russians and 1,500 Allies. " According to a Turkish bulletin, which re- quires confirmation, there has been disturbances in Sebastopol on the part of the people, is ho wished to surrender. "On the 30th the Banshee brought news to Constantinople that the cannonade was violent on both sides, but without decisive effect, although the damage done was great. "On the 25th all the guns taken from the Turks were recaptured with the exception of three. " In Asia, the Turks in Kars and the Russians in Teflis had gone into winter quarters. "At Athens on the 3d the cholera had broken out afresh, with considerable violence. "At Vienna on Wednesday, M. Ton der Pfordten telegraphed to Munich the result of his negotiations. " He received orders to communicate it to Prince Gortschakoff. He did so, and Gortschakoff sent off a messenger the same evening to S Petersburg. "A decree for raising 100,000 recruits, which had been signed by the Emperor, will not at pre- sent be published. " Austria seems inclined to compromise matters, if possible." We have received the following from a cor respondent at Berlin : " ST. PETERSBURG, THURSDAY. " Prince Menschikoff reports that up to the 3d of November, in the evening, the siege operations of the Allies continued without any visible result. "The fire on the side of the English had become weaker. "The damage done to the Russian works was inconsiderable, and immediately repaiied." PARIS, THURSDAY. A despatch from St. Petersburg of the 2d, received at Hamburg, announces that the Russian loss on the 25th at Balaklava amounted to 550 men. THE CRIMEA. THE PROGRESS OF THE SIEGE. The Pays says : " The Government has received another report from General Canrobert, and a detailed journal of the opera tions of the army before Sebastopol from the Ist to the 22d of October. The official documents reduce to their real value all the recitals which have in succession agi tated the public, and the Russian accounts which have sought to mislead it. It is an additional motive for be ing on our guard apiast the despatches which the pri vate telegraphs brings us every day, and which we pub lish from a motive of impartiality, in order not to hold back any information that reaches us. We cannot too much recommend our readers to wait patiently, without allowing themselves to be carried away by their first impressions, or the reports of our gene rals on the progress and incidents of the terrible military drama which is taking place under the walls of Sebastopol. These reports are distinguished by a clearness and a tone of truth which do not allow doubt to subsist. As to us, we must affirm that they move us deeply. The energetic laconism, the cool resolution, and the absence of exaggeration hich characterise them and do them honour, have something of the grandeur and majesty of the words which his torians place in the mouths of the heroes of Sparta and of Rome. Our generals know that they are speaking to a great nation habituated to acts 2f heroism, and strong enough not to wish to have concealed from it either the obstacles to be overcome, or the perils to be braved. General Canrobert explains with a straightforwardness, which is the sign of a great mind, the considerable and unforeseen difficulties which the siege of Sebas topol presents ; ho , speaks without bravado of the constancy of the Allied army in the gigantic work which it has received the mission to accomplish. But, above all, he appreciates and loudly announces the value of the enemies with whom we have to con tend, the skill of the defence, and the intrepidity of the Russian soldiers. Yes, it is a laborious enterprise which our army is engaged in, at the price of its blood ! Yes, the siege and fall of Sebastopol will reckon in his tory amongst the noblest feats of war of our epoch ! And the more difficult the victory won, the more will the glory of the flag of France and England be increased! However, notwithstanding the resistance of the besieged, the siege-works have advanced with mathematical pre cision towards the point of destruction necessary for suc cess. The formidable defences of Sebastopol are disap pearing in succession tinder the shock of our balls. Our batteries are crumbling down the whole town, whilst our army is ready to resist everywhere, at Balaklava as on the road of Bakshi-Serai, every attempt at diver sion, and every attack ventured on by Prince Men schikoff. In a few days more, the naval bulwark of Russia, dismantled and pierced through by large breaches, will be accessible to the assault of our troops. That is merely a question of time, which depends altogether oa the decisi on o f th e l ea d ers o f the expedition, and on their firm determination to spare the blood of their sol diers. When in face of the greatest daogeri and at the price of the most dreadful fatigue, our armies exhibit that heroism and that cool energy which posterity will admire, public opinion must also have patience and cou rage, must regard calmly the immense work of which it has itself solicited the accomplishment, and must know how to await the issue, with that patience which is the dignity of a great people, and the mark of a sincere pa triotism," THE BLACK SEA. A letter from Odessa, of, the 28th ult., written by a peculiarly trustworthy person, informs us that the 11th division of the army corps, commanded by General Popoff, and the sth light cavalry divi sion, commanded by General Lanskoi, commenced their march for the Crimea from Bessarabia only on the 23d ult., and cannot therefore possibly reach Bakchi•Serai before the 20th or 22d of the present month. General Osten-Sacken, with the whole of the 3d army corps, has taken up his head-quarters at Zsitomir. The reports which we have recently read, that he is at Odessa, were absolutely false. This Odessa letter aiso informs us that the 4th corps, now marching from Bessarabia to the Crimea, will be replaced by the 2d infantry corps, 66,000 strong, under the command of General Paniutine, now on its march from Poland to Bess arabia. ' THE BALTIC FLEET. KIEL, Nov. 9.—No sailing orders have yet ar rived. The coaling of the steam ers i s comp l e t e d. Admiral Napier has returned to the squadron. The ships were dressed to-day, and fired royal salutes, in commemoration of the Prince of Wales's b irth-d ay. The departure from Nargen of Sir Charles Napier, with the 12 screw line-of-battle ships under his immediate orders, has been a source of infinite satisfaction to the residents of Revel, who, for the past three months, were in expectation that their city would be bombarded. As soon as they were assured of the withdrawal from the Gulf of Finland of the main portion of the fleet, a series of rejoic ings commenced, and festivities on a grand scale were given in honour of the peaceable termination of the present year's campaign. Nov. 7.—lt has been notified to the Commander in-Chief that any men-of-war putting into Nor wegian ports are not to be subjected to the sur veillance of the quarantine regulations. An arrangement on the part of the Board of Admiralty has been made with the Post-office au thorities for a daily communication to and from the fleet, via Kiel. All letters in future will be • forwarded to this port, instead of to Dantzic, but the rate of postage has not yet been determined on. The chartered steam -transports Holyrood and Gothenburg sail this afternoon—the former for England—the latter for Faro, with provisions for the Euryalus and Arrogant. We read in a Hamburg letter of the sth, pub lished in the independance of Brussels : "Whilst Admiral Napier seems to be amusing him self at Hamburg, and while the 20 ships, mostly liners, of the English fleet do not stir from the port of Kiel, we learn by way of Lubeck that 10 light war steamers of the English still remain in the Baltic, where they occupy three naval stations near one another, so that they can unite in a short time should events require it. " Although the division of the Russian fleet at Sweaborg has as yet made no attempt to leave this port, now free and no longer blockaded, the English steam squadron seems to have for its mission that of re maining partly at Oregrund and partly at Faro Sound until the ice is sufficiently thick to prevent the exit of the Russian naval forces. It is probable that the pro longed stay made by the English fleet at the anchorage of Kiel, whence it could return s tacsnosheti l t nb i tnepooe t thst that eoa E nnt e a al sea. ttsi frigate,hc the el n e of left the f of war Islandwt ew haer days, is connected with the eventualities of an excu r si on Odinobo of t oA , i n b e gi at ati l part ondg 0. the t r o o 2 e T f : hrt t t h h uhe ne e (l o Ai ß : f l u t O lf, s i re s c o Octiober e s aw r i anchorage of Ledsund on th e 27 t h u l t , to join the place they observed the Gulf of Bothnia. The weather, just as it always is at e a a n s d o n a l o m f o t s h t e eyveearry, dayv‘'as C o IC I e e e d d e l p n l g o l r y a bblaedc cal n l a t m h t s y e l t a b t i i s t u l a d t e e s i I occurred among the shipping. "Towards the end of October the islands of Aland were entirely free and completely evacuated. The Russian Government had not yet taken any measures for re - establishing its authority on them. It was expected, however, that the moment the ice should cause all danger to disappear, the Governor of Finland would hasten to reinstate those publio functionaries, whom the war had compelled to leave the island. The communications with Finland had already become very frequent. Every day steamers were arriving from the mainland, and the importation, favoured by Swedish commerce, of both European and exotic articles, which Finland since last spring had often been obliged to do without, has been going on freely on a great scale since the Allied fleets retired. "I have yet to add that in imitation of the Russians, who, as I informed you at the time, destroyed their lighthouses and beacons at the beginning of the war, the English now, in their turn, have also removed all the sea marks which they placed as guides to their na vigation." 0 1 PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Nov. 7.—The only intelligence which has reached Berlin this day, Via St. Petersburg and Warsaw, from the Crimea, i s th e s h ort report from Prince Menschikoff, of the Ist, wherein he states that " nothing extraordinary" had occurred before Sebastopol or Balaklava up to the Ist inst. It was not known up to a late hour whether the Ruggiaii reply 44d been. received by BALMY de Bud•