The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-13 00:00:00

rr EAT RE-ROYA L, DRURY-LANE, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. -a- . (FOR ONE MONTH ONLY.) LAST WEEK BUT TWO. The Programme is changed Every Evening. PROGRAMME for THIS EVENIIG (Monday, Nov. 13) : PART it Overture, " Tanhaaser," (drat time) Quadrille, from Herold's Opera, " Zampa" Jallien. Symphony, the AlpaTo and Storm, from the "Pas toral Symphony " Polka, " The Cossack," (by desire) Jullien. Seto, Oboe, from Bellinrs Opera "La Sonnambula," performed by Mons. Lavigne, (his third appear ance) Yalse, " Valse D'Adien," with solo for cornet-A pistons, by Herr Komig ...................... Jullien. Rondo Bohemienne, from " l'Etoile da Nord," sung by 14adame Anna Thillon Quadrille, " The British Army," assisted by the Lary bands „.•••—••• Julllen. " God save the Queen." •" Partaut pour la Syria." Bellini. ?ABT 11. Grand Operatic Selection and Fantasia, from Meyer beer's Opera, "Les Huguenots," arranged ex pressly by M. Jullien, with Solos by M. Pros pere Herr Keen*, M. Baumann, M. Wuille, M Lavigne, and Herr Schreurs ........ • • • • • ... Meyerbeer. Schottische, "The Moldavian Schottische" •• • . • Jullien. Symphony, the Andante from the " Surprise Sym phony" Haydn. Song, " The . Old ' Friends at Home," (American melody), sung by Madame A nn a Thillon Quadrille, "The American Quern's". • ...... •• • • Ju lli en. Solo, Violin. Finale to Donizetti's Opera, " Lucia di Lammermoor," performed by Signor Robblo Donizetti. Galop, "The Charge Galop" (first time) PRICES or ADlCll6lol4.—Prornee, boxes, and lleries, Is, private boxes 11 nad . Is. and 11. Ils. 6d ga . dress circle, 28. 6 d. ; p will commence at Eight and tenni- The Concerts on each evenin g nate at Eleven o'clock. M. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE will take p l ace en MONDAY, Dec. 11. THEA.TRZ ROYAL RAYMARRRT. Vatter the management of Mr. Bankston& THIS BVERUG, Nov. 13, Will pe performed JOHN BULL. Characters by Messrs. Chip pendale, W. Farren, and Hudson ; Miss E. Chaplin, Miss Martin dale, and Mrs. Poynter. To which will be added THE SPANISH DANCERS. Followed by HOW TO PAY THE RENT. To conclude with the FLOWER OF THE PORT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C1L1.8.L211 Xmas. THIS EVENING, Nov. 13, After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Prine:pal characters by Mr. C. Kean, Messrs. J. Vining, Addison, Graham, B. Fisher, Ca heart, and Baker; Misses C. Leclercq, lernan, and K. Terry. After which will be presented a new 'ffelo-dramatic Spectacle, in three acts, entitled SCHAMYL, the War rior Prof THIUTRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Nov. 13, Will be performed THE SERIOUS FAMILY. Characters by Messrs. C: Selby, Leigh Murray, and Keeley ; Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. Followed by BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS. After which MEPHISTOPHELES. To conclude with THE FIFTH OF N3YE3LI3ER. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPRITIMATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Indescribable Attraction, ant success beyond all precelent THIS ETENING, A GRAND MILITARY SPECTACLE, by J. H. SToccitaLuts, Esq., called THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA I After which, these PREMIERES SCENES in the CIRCLE, for Rhlch this Theatre is so renowned. To conclude with en interesting PIECE DERNIERE. N.B.—An early attendance is respectfully suggested, in consequence of the numbers who nightly throng the doors of the Theatre. Boir:oftlce o v en from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. U. Cooke. Equestrian Difecter, Mr. Wm. Cooke, jun. Tas D —licrtinv 7 .ain.after 7 Evening 45 mlo.art. To N.:oaaow - Morning 26 min.afterr 8 1 Evening 8 adt.eft. 9 WZATHER.—SIIII OFFICE, Nov. LI. TIORMOMETER, IN. THE SRAM!. LO —highest since noon yesterday. 41- l o7vost this morning and during the night. 46—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.33—rising. WIND, N.—Light, with fine cold weather. NOVEMBER 13. 48 —highest since noon yesterday. 37 —lowest this morning and during the night 50 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 07—falling. WIND, S.S.W.—Fresh, with dull weather. THE "COMING" CAPTURE SEBASTOPOL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY EDITION "THE SUN" THE MOMENT THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE ~, YSv.~iM IS ISSUED, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OP THE KILLED AND WOUNDED Orders received by all News Agents, and at " THE SUN" OFFICE, 112, Strand, London. 4 ), e-- §llll. LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1854, At length we are favoured with despatches from Lord RAGLAN. Even the missing one is forthcoming. It arrived on Saturday, having been only twenty-five clays in transitu. More recent events, and the knowledge previously obtained of the proceedings during the two first days of the bombardment, had materially abated tho interest that would have been excited in reference to these important events. The tidings, therefore, natu rally were rather flat. A despatch is not made of keeping materials, where there are other sources of information open ; any delay ma terially abridges the excitement it is calculated to occasion. In one point, however, it always maintains its claim on public attention. The lists of killed and wounded will be eagerly scanned to look for names known to the reader, to ascertain whether friends or relatives are not included in the melancholy catalog ue ; or, if their names should be found, whether they escaped with slight wounds only, or had the fatal marks, " severely," or " dangerously," or " killed," ap pended to their names in the Gazette Extraordi "lb • The despatch of the 18th October, although late in arriving, relieved the anxieties of many, and ras therefore eagerly scanned. But, in other respects, despatches relating to the aifairs of the 25th and 26th absorbed the public attention. It will be 'remembered that there were some ap parent discrepancies between the statements emanating from Prince MENSCILIKOFF and Lord STRAT'ORD DE RLDCLIFFE) and that attributed to General CANROBERT, and the most intense to ascertain the true state of the case prevailed on every side and among men of all ranks and classes in society. This very natural feeling has at length been evening two despatches wereord gratified. Yesterday received by the Duke of NxweAsTrz from L RAGLAN, containing three others from Lord linc,L.N, Sir COLLN CAMPBELL, and Sir DE LACY EVANS, respectively, from which we can very clearly understand • the true state of the case on the 25th and 26th ultiirq, and distinctly know the amount of loss we have to deplore ou these days—the former of which, we regret to say, proved exceedingly fatal to our light cavalry bri gade. Officers and men displayed a daring and desperate courage, which reflected the highest honour on those engaged in the fierce encounter. They must have known the onerous and dangerous nature of the duty they were ordered to discharge; they must have felt that many of their number would hays remained on the field ; nay, more, hat they were probably the victims of a mistake(?); THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING; NOVEMBER 13. 1854. but the noble fellows hesitated not a single mo ' They boldly undertook the desperate ser vice, and, knowing that the eyes of their com rades and their brave Allies were upon there, rushed cheerfully to almost certain death, extort ing even the a dmiration of the enemy, who, what ever they might have thought of our general ship (I), must have applauded the indomitable pluck and bravery of those actually engaged in the fearful conflict. On the generalship we cannot greatly pride ourselves. First, there appears to have been a very unnecessary exposure of our lien, the posi tion having been too far advanced, and not sup. ported with sufficient force. It certainly provoked an attack, which there was not sufficient power to repel. The points relinquished were not of much importance. On consultation between the French and English Generals, it was determined "to withdraw from the lower range of heights, and to concentrate the forces immediately in front of the narrow valley leading into Balaklava, and on the precipitous heights on the right, thus affording a narrower line of defence." Lord RAGLAN also distinctly and unequivocally acknowledges that " the means of defending the extensive frontier occupied by the Turkish troops in the morning proved wholly inadequate ! ! !"—a fact which will speedily be recognised when we know that the defence of a spot repeatedly threatened by the enemy was en trusted to some raw Turkish levies, which had never previously smelt powder, and on whom, therefore, no reliance should have been placed. These Ottoman troops garrisoned four small re doubts hastily thrown up ; the only British regi ment in the plain was the 93d Highlanders— saving "part of a battalion of weakly men," and a battery of artillery belonging to the third divi sion. On the heights behind were the Marines landed from the Fleet. Such was the position of the Allies when, on the morning of the 25th, the Russians marched on to the attack. The Turkish recruits speedily yielded—a semblance of a struggle was maintained in one of the batteries, but those by whom the others were held, terrified by the fate of their companions, fled without a blow. As Lord RAG LAN tells us—the Russians " were opposed only in one, and that but for the very shortest space of time." " The farthest of the three forts they did not retain, but the immediate abandon ment of the others enabled them to take posses sion of the guns in them, amounting in the whole to seven. Those in the three lesser forts were spiked, by the one English Artillery man who was in each !" men Such was the state of affairs when, encouraged by the first success, the Russian cavalry advanced, supported by artillery, in very great strength. The 93d were at once attacked, but they found in the gallant Highlanders a very different class of opponents from the untried Moslems, whom they had previously put to flight. Lord RAGLAN tells us that they were instantly driven back by the vigorous and steady fire of that gallant regiment. Another portion were " delivered into the hands " of the heavy cavalry, from whom, although far superior in numbers, they received a most decided and signal repulse. Lord RAGLAN describes the charge of the brigade as one of the most successful ho ever witnessed, and was never for a moment 1 doubtful. Then came the deplorable part of the transac tion, arising mainly from a misconception, (I). It appeared that after the decided check given by the gallant 93d and the heavy cavalry, who charged in the enemy's columns and drove them into ignominious flight on every side, orders were given to follow the enemy in their retreat and prevent them from carrying off the guns they bad taken. Unfortunately it was supposed that the order was to attack at all hazards, and it was boldly and energetically obeyed. Lord CARDIGAN made one of the most dashing charges on record — attacked and turned a battery that had been firing upon the advancing squadrons, and followed into the thick of the Russian cavalry in the rear. Here, however, the men found themselves opposed by overwhelming numbers—artillery, cavalry, and infantry were all at the same time falling on our gallant light division. They re tired, however, in good order, having inflicted very serious damage on the enemy; but, unfortu nately, sustained terrific loss themselves, which dimmed the triumphs of the day. We have a melancholy list of killed and wounded. The cavalry are the chief sufferers, there being no less than 13 officers, 16 serjeants, 4 drummers, 142 rank and file, 381 horses, killed ; 27 officers, 21 serjeants, 4 drummers, 199 rank and file wounded—while of the infantry there were 1 officer, killed ; 9 officers, wounded ; 3 serjeants, wounded ; 1 drummer, wounded ; 14 rank and file, killed ; 101 rank and file, wounded. These included, however, the loss during the brilliant repulse by General EVANS, and the troops under his command, of the Russian sortie. Lamentable as it is to recount this loss, we must perceive that it does not in any degree affect our ultimate prospects, which are at this moment as high as they have ever been. We have suffered severely, but we have shown that our bravo fellows were, as they have ever been, secundus. We have still later news from the Crimea, and some of a very important character. • We had always believed that Sebastopol could not be taken until another regular battle had taken place with the enemy, and we had again proved our decided superiority in the field. This con flict is now decided. On the 4th instant all was ripe for storming Sebastopol. The French and English batteries were only 150 metres from the point of attack, when the Russians made another effort, which, as might have been anticipated, has completely failed. We hear from a despatch of the 6th inst., just received from General CAN ROBERT, by the French Government that the Russian army, swelled by reinforcements from the Danube and the Southern provinces, and in presence of the Grand Dukes Michael ' and Nicholas, had attacked, on the sth November, the right of the English army before Sebastopol. The English army, however, sustainedthefidht with remarkable firmn ess, and, supported by a portion of General Bo s q uet's division, fought with admirable vigour ; and eventually we the enemy, far more numerous than they beat a retreat with enormous loss. The Russians must have lost 9,000 men. This stubborn battle lasted the whole day. Nor have our gallant Allies been idle. A the t thesnar e e n t e i m m y. e the division of General Fo rez repulsed The French troops, energetically led by him, re pulsed the enemy with a loss of 1,000 men. This brilliant victory has not been achieved without loss by the Allies, on whose arms it re flects the highest honour. We could not hope for a bloodless victory under such circumstances. But we may, on the failure of this last attempt, look forward to speedy intelligence of the fall of Sebastopol, and the final triumph of the Allied Arms. LATEST NEWS. Am incessant fire of musketry was kept up against the em brasures of the Russian batteries. Deserters state' that :he number of killed in Sebastopol amounts to 5,00). Al though the rocky nature of the ground renders the works very difficult, the Allies wore in hopes of being masters of the place before the end of 10 days.—The Journal de Con tantinople estimates at from 4,000 to 5,000 the number of Russians put hors de coinbat before Balaklava, and the loss of the Allies 1,500. The three last redoubts were re-taken on the 2Gth. The African Chassenrs distin guished themselves very much in that affair.—Ac counts from Asia state that the Russians were strength ening and increasing the fortifications of Bayazid in order to make that place their winter quarters. It was alai reported that they wore marching on Kars.—Muetapha Pacha had, while waiting the arrival of Ismail Pacha, proceeded with the reorganisation of the Turkish army, and had distributed clothing and ammu nition among the troops. The enemy was expected. Com merce in Asia was paralysed by the numerous bands of brigands." "MAR SEILLE S, 11th.—The acounts brought by the Thabor positively state that 5,000 Russians had been made prisoners in a late battle. A letter from Sebastopol of the 28th states that the Generals-in-Chief after leaving a sufficient force in the trenches, had marched towards Balaklava with the hopes of destroying the corps of twenty thousand men ander General Liprancii. The above two accounts appear to coincide. Two batteries of 32 guns, half belonging to the army and half to the fleet, were in course of construction on the 28th before the flag-staff bastion. These bat teries, which were at only 500 metres distance, were intended to enlarge the breaches already made, and would be completed by the 3d November. The new trench is at 250 metres from the place, and one branch of the trench would be carried to within 60 metres. The Russian artil lerymen having been decimated by the fire of the Allies, the guns of the place are served by convicts. The southern quarter of Sebastopol has been almost entirely destroyed. Experienced military men were of opinion that the place w ould fall about the 10 th." The Minister of Public Instruction and Worship has just sent to the prefects of d e p ar t men t s and re ctors of academies very detailed directions on the duties they will have to perform in execution of the law of the 14th . June last, relative to primary i n struction. The Minister has also sent copies of the directions to all the bish o p s , an d h as s o licited their co-operation in carrying them out. Tho divisions of Generals Dulac and do Salles, who bad been sent to the Camp of the South, have now received orders to embark at Toulon to rein force the army of the East. These two divisions are now probably on their way to the Crimea. The Conseil Imperial des Prises has just de cided that the capture of the Russian vessel Orione, effected whilst she was sailing under the Tuscan fia2 . , by the Averno Government steamer, was a good arid lawful one ; but by application of the Imperial declaration of the 29th March relative to neutrals, the cargo has been restored to a firm in the Netherlands who claimed it—on condition, however, of the freight and costs being paid. We have already stated that orders had been given by the Government for the construction of four gun-boats on a new principle, at each of the four naval dockyards. We now learn that M. Nor mand, the well-known ship-builder at Havre, has also received orders to build four gun-boats on the same plan, thus making a total of 20. The steam engines for these boats are being made at Indrel. It has been stated that a thousand convalescent wounded soldiers had been brought back from the East to Marseilles in the Gange and the Euphrate. They have. been in general lodged in the buildings of the old lazaretto, but a certain number have been sent home to their families. General Rostolan has visited the lazaretto, and assured the men that all their wants shall be carefully attended to. The wounded are to be sent to Paris, and placed in the military hospital of the Val-de-Grace. After long hesitation, the Count de Morny has at length decided on accepting the office of Pre sident of the Legislative Corps. It was only yes terday that the affair was finally settled. The Count de Morny frequently declined the place on account of the delicate state of his health, but the Emperor having pressed him as a personal favour to accept, he at length agreed to do so on the understanding that if he wished, he should be at liberty to resign in April next, in which case lie will be appointed a member of the Cabinet sans portefeuille. THII. OVERLAND MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 6. The Nubia, with the India and China mails, is to leave Alexandria on the 7th, with advices from Calcutta to the sth October ; Shanghai, 4th Sep tember ; Hong Kong, 27th September ; Singapore, 7th October ; Penang, Bth October ; Bombay, 14th October. India is tranquil. The markets are dull, owing to the holidays. The harvests are fine. Exchange at Calcutta, is. 11d. The Russians have taken Tas-kand, near 'Cohan. Shanghai is still in the hands of the rebels. Fighting is still going on near Canton, and no tea had arrived there. The British, French, and American plenipoten tiaries were to proceed to a revision of treaties in China. Nothing doing in imports. The shipments in silk are much diuiini:l►ed. Exchange, at Shanghai, Gs. ld. ; Canton, 4s. 91 The steamer Calcutta arrived at half-past ten o'clock a.m. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. - LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. This day the Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Cap thin William Harrison, arrived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. She sailed from New York on the I st inst., and has brought, 0 ooin specie besides the on mails, 80 passengers and freight. T s hence on the 18 th ult., arr i ved at New York on the about a h e S united States mail steam-ship Pacific, from 30th. At the departure of the steamer business was active, money very tight, and stocks again rapidly All' the vessels that left Newfoundland in search of the Arctic's missing passengers have returned unsuccessful. The Indiana sailed for Southampton on the 31st ult. In. the Cotton market the sales were moderate, with prices firm at the close, with a good demand for export. The Bread-stuff market was unsettled. Wheat i n goo d request, with but slight Alteration ; flour reported without change in price. There was a good demand for provisions at former prices, the market cloi,iug quietly. Freights remain unchanged. Exchange on London, 109 . 1 ; ditto on Paris, 5 12-, to 5 15 5-30. tolifeWm.oosilhl'ueartrending and terri bleßarEoAabTle to AWFUL C W A E T S A T S E T R R N OP R H A E IL O R N : T I T W G e - (From the Detroit Tribune, Oct. 27.) engine being gave rThro ught a h i railroad opa theparticulars ti disaster tkilianrlsn oesf that ov 0 r occurred says a few minutes after 2 p.m. yesterday m w i e ar l d e g f h t tbe Nia gara Falls with the first class and two second class passenger cars, one express and ono baggage car. After t leaving w ca I). Hamilton Hamilton a and d e L were ond detained London b y a freightabout on the track. After a delay of an hour WO started and reached London about six hours behind time. About threo miles west of London the cylinder head of our en gine burst, which delayed us two hours. We backed down to London, took a now engine and started again fur Wind sor. About one o'clock and about thirteen miles west of Chatham, on the Baptist Creek Flats, going about twenty miles au hour, wo came in collision with a gravel tr a i n o f fifteen cars backing: east. The collision was frightful in the extreme. Our locomotive was completely thrown over to the right, tho express car thrown over and crushing the first and second class cars into mere splinters, demolishing the next and nicking a wreck of the third car and driving in the end of the fourth. The passengers in the last cars escaped unhurt or with slight bruises. Almost the en tire load of the second class ears were killed or wounded, some cut completely in two, others with mangled h ea d s arid bodies, and without limbs. The screams and groans of the mangled were awful in the extreme. Every effort was made by the conductor and passengers to relieve the suffering ; but, notwithstanding the almost superhuman efforts to relieve them, all were not extricated until more than four hours nit er the collision. Among those whose exertions were conspicuous in saving the victims are Thee. F. Meagher and Junk, the baggage man, Mr. 0. A. Brown son, and others of the passengers. Heaps of the dead and wounded were found in the ruins, piled together in all mangled shapes. Oue poor fellow was cut out of the express car, his limbs hanging out of the side, fifteen feet from the ground. One of the strangest features of the accident is, that all the gravel cars were demolished and piled upon each other, with the tender of the engine stove in. Tho conductor of the gravel train was on the rear car, with his signal light, and a negro boy at his side. Tho conductor saved him self by jumping; the negro was killed. At the time of the collision there was a dense fog, it being almost impossible to see lights. Where the blame belongs in this awful catastrophe, we know not ; but there is gross and culpable negligence in the affairs of the road. The conductor of the gravel train says he was ordered out by the superintendent of the gravel pit. • We ought to mention that on the third car from the rear, we had no light at the time of the collision and were in total darkness, nor had we anything but pieces of candles stuck in tubes at any time. Those had gout) out at the time of the collision. The dead are lying around, and being mostly emigrants, their names cannot be rea dil y go t ; but about fifty are killed outright, and many of the wounded must die, of which there are about forty alive. There was ono woman buried under a mass of ruins, and lay there over four hours before she was extricated. She must die. Vire were thirty-two miles from Detroit and thirteen from Chatham, the surrounding country for miles a vast swamp, and n o a id or physicians at hand, which with the denseness of the fog, and frightful screams of the wounded for h e lp an d water, rendered it the most appal ling scene imaginable. It was heart sickening. Yet all was done that could be during the long five hours that the miserable unfortunates lay waiting their turn for assis tance, One mah had six friends with him, v.ll killed. cers, and harassed by the fire of the batteries. In this at tack the enemy had more than 403 men killed, 60 wounded men were picked up from of the field of battle, and we made 22 prisoners, one of whom was a superior officer. " A French squadron of African horse chasseurs charged the detachment of Major-General Jabokritsky. Having turned the left flank of the battery of position, it forced its way as far as this battery through the chain of sharp shooters, and began to cut down the artillerymen. Other squadrons followed close behind it. Then, two battalions of the Vladimir regiment, under the com mand of Major-General Jabokritsky in person, charged with the bayonet, and compelled the enemy's cavalry to fall back, when it was pursued to the very foot of the mountain by the well-directed fire of the foot Cossacks of the Black Sea, who were armed with rifles, and by that of the sharpshooters. More than ten doad bodies and several horses remained on the field, we made three pri soners, and the officer who h i ,ad commanded the attack was killed. " Observing that the enemy was beginning again to bring up fresh troops to his left wing, I strengthened my right wing, and arranged all the troops of my detachment in the following order : " 'A. battalion of the Dnieper Regiment occupied the village of Karnary ; the Azoff regiment of in fantry, and the Ist battalion of the Dnieper regiment were charged with the defence of the redoubt No. 1 ; a battalion of the Ukraine regiment of chasseurs was left in the redoubt No. 2, and another battalion of the same regi ment in that of No. 3, near which were likewise placed the Odessa regiment of chasseurs, two battalions of the Dnieper regiment, and one battalion of that of the Ukraine chasseurs. All the artillery was placed in advantageous positions ; the cavalry remained as before on the right flank of the infantry; nevertheless, the enemy made no I fresh attack, and ceased its cannonade at four o'clock in the afternoon. " In the storming of so strong a position, I consider our loss in infantry to be very insignificant ; that in the ca valry was more important. The annexed list has been rapidly drawn up concerning this subject.* " I am indebted for the success of this day to the zeal and skilful dispositions of the respective chiefs, as likewse to the courage and ardour of all the troops. More parti cularly Major-General Semiakine, chief of the Ist brigade of the division entrusted to my command, and, under his orders, Colonel Krudener, commanding the Azoff regiment of foot, who were ordered to attack the strongest redoubt No. 1, situated on a very steep height, personally set an ex ample of courage and military skill. The attack by the Azoff regiment of foot was made with boldness, celerity, and decision. The 2d company of the 4th battalion of rifles, under the command of Second Captain Kalakoutsky; 6 guns of the light battery No. 6, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Afanassief ; and 4 guns of the battery of position No. 4, commanded by Lieut. Posnikoff, which accompanied this column, acted with precision and celerity thereby contributing to the taking of the height. " When the enemy's cavalry charged, and while we were repulsing it, eight guns of the light battery No. 7, which were near the Odessa regiment of chasseurs, and which were directed by Captain Bojanoff in command of the bat tery, inflicted very severe loss on the enemy's cavalry by the precision of their grape-fire. " All the operations by the artillery of the 12th brigade of this arm, directed by Colonel Nemoff, commander of the brigade, were crowned with brilliant success. " Stair Colonel Guersivanoff, and the A.D.C. of your Highness, Baron Willebrandt, whom your Highness sent to me, and who were at my side during the whole com bat, have rendered me very useful assistance, transmitting with the greatest exactness all my orders-to the troops that were in the first line. " With the present report, I have the honour of present ing to your Highness the Turkish flag and pennon taken in redoubt No. 1." This list contains 6 officers and subalterns, and 232 men killed ; 1 general, 19 superior officers and subalterns, and 292 men wounded. THE FRENCH FUNDS. From a later dated Paris, Saturday evening, we extract the following :—" There has been a further fal to-day. It must not, however, be imagined that the fear cf adverse news from the Crimea is the solo cause of the decline. The numerous party whose profit depends on a fall, seize the opportunity of the general agitation to circulate reports of the most alarming description ; and unfortunately they find the public but too credulous. At one moment we hear that the French Treasury is au sec, and that the Government, is on the eve of contracting a loan of 600 millions.of francs; at another, we are told of an extraordinary levy of 150,000 men ; and a third group of alarmists dwell on the critical situation of the Allies, in consequence of the numerous reinforce ments advancing in aid of Prince Menschikoff. It need scarcely be said that the object of circulating these rumours is simply to produce a panic. It is very probable that the French Government will soon require to raise ex traordinary supplies, but the fact is foreseen, and the rea son being obvious, it creates neither surprise nor alarm. As to the calling out of troops, I believe that there is no thing yet determined on, but still the fact 'is exceedingly probable, for the French army is not yet on what is consi dered a war footing." COMPULSORY PI?E-PAYMENT OF LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS Ir 0.1? THE BRITISH FORCES IN TURKEY AND THE BLACK SEA. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Nov., 1854. Letters addressed to officers serving in the British army or navy in Turkey or the Black Sea,, the writers of which have neglected to pay in advance the British and French rates of postage chargeable for their conveyance in the closed mails despatched from London on the 3d, 9th, 13th, 19th, 23d, and 29th (or 30th) of every month, have hitherto been forwarded by the French mail packets with the ordinary unpaid correspondence for Constan tinople, _ _ Much difficulty, however, having been experienced in the delivery of those letters, and in the collection of the postage to which they are liable, no letters addressed to the army or navy in Turkey or the Black Sea will hereafter be sent from this country, unless the postage be paid in advance. Letters posted unpaid will be opened and retuinei to the writers. The following are the c om bi ne d B r i t i s h and French rates of postage chargeable upon this correspondence : "For a letter, addressed to an officer in the British army or navy, or to a non-commissioned officer or private soldies or seaman in Turkey or the Black Sea Weiging under j ounce, 3d. Weighing oz. and under oz., 6d. Exceeding i oz. and not exceeding 1 oz., is. Exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 ozs., Is. 2d. Exceeding 2 ozs. and not exceeding 3 ozs., is. 4d. Exceeding 3 ozs. and under 31 ozs., ls. 6d. Exceeding 3i ozs. and net exceeding 4 ozs., 2s. 4d. And so on, adding 2d. British for each additional ounce, and 10d. French postage for every 3i ounces. The existing regulations which have been already no tified to the public require that postage, at the rate of Two Pence for each Paper, should be paid in advance upon Newspapers addresscd to the Army or Navy in Turkey or the Black Sea ; but, as many newspapers so addressed continue to be posted unpaid, particular attention is called to the circumstance that, in all cases where the requisite amount of postage is not prepaid, the news= papers, instead of being sent forward in the closed mails via Marseilles are detained in this country, until an opportunity offers of despatching them by a ship of war or other ship in the service of her Majesty. The Countess Annesley left the Cottage, Castlewellan, on Friday, for London. The lion. Charles Murray, C. 8., the new minister to the Shah of Per.ia, is expected to leave town at the close of the week, via the overland route, to assume his diplomatic duties at Teheran. The new envoy has had several conferences with Lord Aberdeen and Lord Cla• rendon during the last few days. The youthful Lord Walter M. Scott, at the date of the last letters from his lordship, was quite well, and doing duty with his regiment, the 52d Light Infantry, in Bengal. Lord Henry Scott is en route to Upper Egypt for the winter. "DEPARTURE OF THE CANADA.—On' Saturday, at noon, the British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, Captain JaLncs Stone, sailed from the. Mersey, for Boston and Halifax, with the usual mails fur the United States and British North American possessions, 121 passengers, and a full cargo of merchandise on freight. THE MISSING DESPATCHES.—The despatches were, it now appears, lost at Lyons by Lieutenant Henderson. INCREASE TO THE MILITIA.-1118trUCtiORS will be immediately sent from the Home-office fOr the embodi ment for.permanent service of either seven or eight additional 'regiments of English militia. There aro al ready eighteen regiments embodied, and the additional force will render available for active service, if neces sary, a number of efficient regiments of the line now in the Mediterranean. MR. RUSKIN ON DICORATIVE ART. -On Saturday Mr. Ruskin delivered an interesting lecture on the sub ject of coloured decoration—the first of a series—in the rooms of the Architectural Museum, Cannon-row, West minster. THE SURMAN TESTIMONIAL.--We observe that the approaching meeting of the London Sacred Harmonic Society is to be distinguished by the presentation of a testimonial to Mr. Surman, the gentleman who has been the conductor to the society from its commencement, and who for many years was the conductor of a kindred society, whose concerts are also held in Exeter-hall. STATE OF THE SICK AT SCUTARI.—The number of sick and wounded in the hospital at Scutari, on the 25th of October, was 2,339 ; and it was reported officially that the cases were in general going on most satisfac torily. Miss CUSHMAN AT SHEFFIELD.—A few evenings ago, the play-going people of Sheffield enjoyed the high gratification of Teeing Miss Cushman perform her great character of Meg Merrilees, in the play of Guy M an . nering. The house was crowded in all parts. The Sheffield papers say, " Miss Cushman's performance is beyond criticism. LORD PROVOST OF EDINBURGH.—Mr. John Melville, writer to the signet, was on Friday last elected Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh. Mr. Melville is a gentleman of moderate Liberal politics, and a member of the Free Church. He has served in the Town Coun cillor a number of years, and was for two years in the magistracy. THE TRANSPORT OF WOUNDED TO ScurAnr.—The story about 1,500 men having been " huddled on board" the Kangaroo transport, where "hundreds died," turns out to be a misrepresentation. We have received lettere which prove that the deaths on board the Kangaroo, and another transport towed by her, did not exceed 35, oat of a total strength of 800, not 1,500 ; and that the deaths were not from wounds, but from cholera ' • and the men - would m os t lik e l y h ave d ied on shore had they been left behind.—Medical ,Times and Gazette. QUEEN'S PLATE AT THE CURRAGII. By order of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse to her Majesty, the following alteration has been made in the Queen's Plate, usually run for on the Thursday of each September meeting at the Curragh :—Two-yr-olds in future to carry 6st ; three-yr-olds, Bst 101 b ; 31b to mares and geldings. One mile and a half, \IO N 1,7 11 T 1 1* AND K E T COMMERCIAL INTELL MENGE. CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at from. 7,000 to 8,000 bales, in- • eluding 500 American, taken on speculation. The market closed heavily with but little change in prices. The sales comprised 50 Pernam and Ma ranham at 61d., 500 Egyptian at 51d. to 9r1., 800 Surat at 30, to 3id., 100 Sea Island at 9d. to is. 3d. and the remainder American. Railway Shares were very depressed. The price of wheat in Mark Lane was 3s. to 4s. per quarter higher than on Monday last. The accounts from New York record a diminu- tion in the shipments of specie during the week to Oct. 27, the amount exported being 152,817 dols. This, together with the value of the merchandise shipped, was 1,395,021 dols. Notwithstanding this falling off, this total is very little below the value of the imports during the same period. The foreign trade was limited, and if it continued so for a few weeks, the old stocks would nearly be cleared from the markets. The • market for " fancy" securities was depressed, and money tight, owing to the contraction on the part of the banks. Breadstuffs were rather lower, and freights firm. In a statement from Berlin, a rumour is men tioned that the Government was about to exercise its powers for taking up the second portion of the loan, 15,000,000 dollars. As, however, there are said to be 10,000,000 dollars of the first portion of the loan still unappropriated, the rumour is be lieved to be premature. Hamburg accounts affirm that the best under standing existed between Russia and Prussia, and that the Cossack detachments stationed on the side of Tilsit to suppress contraband had been withdrawn, and replaced merely by a few hussars. The postal service between the Aland Islands and Finland was re-established on the 28th ultimo, and a large qfiantity of staples much required was being introduced. The Russian authorities had not re-established themselves at Bomarsund, but notice had been given that the civil authorities were'about to return. The English funds have been very buoyant, and have recovered, almost entirely, the severe depres sion of Saturday, occasioned by the new version of the affair of the 25th ult. The intelligence this morning received of the important victory by the Allies has given a great stimulus to the market. Consols have not been extensively dealt in, either for money or account, the prices for each being 93s to 1 . The New 3 per Cents. have been 92 to 92k, and the 3 per Cents. 92 to f . Exchequer Bills have been 4s. to 75., and India Bonds lls. premium. In Foreign Securities there has not been much activity, but the tone is a little firmer. The Com mittee of Peruvian Bondholders have this after noon an appointment with the British Minister for Foreign Affairs upon the subject of their claims, the greatest promptitude having been evinced in granting the interview. Mexican Stock has been at 21i to 22k. The Turkish Scrip has been at.l4 to 12 discount. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been a 374, the New Deferred at 18i to I, and the Passive Converted at sg. Dutch 2i per Cents. are 61k and the 4 per Cents. 91 to -. The following are the nominal prices of foreign Awls :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 54 ; Mexi can, 211 to 22k ; Peruvian, 68 to 70 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4k per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, L 8 'to 181 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 38 ; ditto, Certificates, 5 to 51 ;. ditto, Passive, 41 to 47. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : Caterham Demerara Company. Date. Place. Nov. 24, King William-at. Nov. 23; London Tavern. European and N. American Dec. 7, St. John's N. Bruns. Kilk. & Gt. Lon. & War. (Ir.) Nov. 13,17, Gracechurch•st. Kilkenny Junction Namur and Liege (Mona and Manage) Ditto ditto Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Nov. 16, London Tavern. Waterford and Kilkenny Nov. 30, London Tavern. There have been no large transactions in Railway Shares, but the quotations have improved. Cale donian, Great Northern, Great Western, and Mid land have been most dealt in. The foreign shares have recovered a little also. Gold Mine Shares have been firm, the Joint Stock Banks are generally supported, and the Mis cellaneous Shares, including the Crystal Palace, without alteration. BRITISI FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) . _ Business done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 92; / 2 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 933 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Driia Bonds, £lOOO " ••••••••• bitto ' under £lOOO ll Consols for Account 14th Nov. , 9 31 i 1 Exchequer Bills, 2Ad. £lOOO -.. £500 • Small 5 4 7 Exchequer Bonds 1858, Si per Cent — Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ilexican 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent .37i Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBB t Ditto Passive (Converted) 5O rarkish Scrip 6 per cent Dividends on the above payablo in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gail 6li Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..,.., HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto Novozober A coon nt . .... 934 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 13.—Wind this clay at Noon, S.S.W. ; ight breeze, with fine weather. COWES, Nov. 12.—Wind, N. Arrived—lmmaculate, from Newcastle, and sailed for Naples. Sailed—Anomins, for London. OFF DovER, Nov. 12.—Isabel (schooner, No: 5,631) ; Pauline Houghton, from the Mauritius. PORTSMOUTU, Nov. 12.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Titania, from Dania ; 'Victory, Waterford ; Jamestown, do. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Mary, from Seville ; Condor, Dantzi,g ; Alpha, Gothenburg, for Melbourne, leaky, cargo shifted ; Rodney, London, for Australia; Nile, Australia. FALMOUTH, Nov. N.E. Arrived—Sylph (s), from London,and left for Dublin ; Martha Key, Con stantinople ; Perast, do. ; Glance, Salonica ; Contest, Patras, for Liverpool ' • Sage, Alexandria ; Constit u ti on , Kertcb, for Boston. Sailed—Oscar, for Tiamburgh. DARTMOUTH, Nov. 12.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Little Jenny, from London, and sailed for St. Michael's. Off Port—Scindian, from Calcutta,_ for London. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 11.—Wind, N. Arrived—Devon shire (s), from London, and left for Dublin. PENZANCE, Nov. 12.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Tell Tale, from Denia ; Choico, Cardiff, for T ener iffe ; Muscat, Port de Gallo, for Cardiff. • POOLE, Nov. 12. Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—John and Thomas, from Labrador, for Naples, leaky. GLOUCESTER, Nov. lA—Arrived—Woodstock, from Cuba. YARMOUTH ROADS, Nov. 10.—Arrived—Balfour, from Bathurst ; William, Quebec. HULL, Nov. 12.—Wind, W. by N. Arrived—Amalia Maria, from Monte Video ; Ellen, Buctauche; Anne, Davies' Straits. CLYDE, Nov. 10.—Arrived—Mary Hall, from Callao ; Albion, Quebec. Sailed—lsabella Kier, for Trinidad; Caromandel, Colombo; John Anderson, Grenada and Trinidad ; Mary Leonard, Boston ; Lotus, do. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 11.--Arrived—Centaur, from Alex i andria ; Hunter (s), Clyde, and left for Sydney • H ero , Gloucester, for Melbourne ; Joseph Wheeler, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Sultan, for Callao; Alipore (transport 31), Constantinople; Blake (transport 33), Malta. Off Port— Fldrentia, from Valparaiso, and sailed for London. CABINET COUNCIL—A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Minis ters present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, Vis count Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir George Grey, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir William Molesworth, and Earl Granville. The Council sat three hours. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are enter taining a few select friends at Stanwick Park, near Richmond, Yorkshire. The Duchess of Buccleuch, after her grace's length ened indisposition, has been able to take occasional car riage drives in the park during the past week. The Earl of Dalkeith, M.P., has left Montagu House for the French capital for a few weeks. The Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse, who left Upper Belgrave-street, on Saturday, on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle, returns to town to-day. The Duchess, who has been passing some days with her sister, Lady Charlotte Watson Taylor , and family, at the Bedford Hotel, at Brighton, has returned to town. The Earl and Countess Grey are passing the autumn in comparative retirement, at Howick-hall. Her lady ship has lately rather improved in health. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are expected to leave Carlton-gardens today for Paris. The noble Home Secretary's sojourn in the French capital will be limited to a week. During his absence the routine bu siness of his lordship's Department of State will be con fided to the Hon. Henry Fitzroy and Mr. Waddington, the Under Secretaries. • The Right Hon. Lord Bllew has left the Gresham Hotel, for Barmeath, Dunleer. The Bishop of Kilinore, Mrs.. Beresford, family and suite have arrived at the Sea House, Kilmore, from Coravallin. Wyndham Goold, Esq., M.P., has left his residence, Merrion-square, Dublin, for Bury-street, St. James% London.- `The Right Hon. Lieut.-Geperal Blakeney, Lady Blakeney, family, and suite, have arrived at the Royal Hospital, from Longford-terrace, Itionketown.. There are whole families killed, and we cannot ascertain their names. _ _ We are informed by It. P. Toms, Elq. of this city, who was also a passenger on the train at the time of the collision, that no blame can be attached to the engineer of the train, as ho had taken every precaution by telo graphing from ono station to another, by waiting for trains to pass, and by the strictest orders to run very slow, to avoid any accident. The censure, he thinks, must rest solely with those in charge of the gravel train, and with the watchman left to give notice when the last train had passed, who, instead of attending - to his duty, seems to have fallen asleep —at any rate he gave false information to the engineer. Why the gravel train was on the track at such a time is for those to explain who have thus caused this fearful loss of life. Mr. Terns informs us that when he left the scone of the disaster, it had bees ascertained that 25 men, 11 women, and 11 children had been killed, and 21. naen and 20 wo men and children badly injured—one-half probably fatally. It was thought that as many as 15 dead bodies were still buried in the ruins when he left. Our reporter is now on the spot, and will furnish additional particulars, which we shall publish in r.n extra. Our citizens will rejoice to know that Mr. Tome, and a son of S. H. Holmes, Esq., who were on board, have escaped uninjured. 11 o'Clock.—There are about 50 dead and 35 wounded. Some whole families are killed, and no trace can be found of their names or residence. Everything is being done to alleviate the suffering of the wounded. Physicians have arrived on the ground from Chatham. G. V. Nutter, the conductor, is doing everything in his power for the dis tressed. HEALTH OF THE TROOPS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. The French Minister of War has received from Doctor Michel Levy, the medical inspector to the army of the East, the following letter : "Before Sebastopol, Oct. 27. "Monsieur le Marechal, —The siege continues with vigour; nevertheless, the daily number of the wounded is not considerable ; it varies between 16 and 22, that of the killed between 6 and 8. From the commencement of the siege to the 23d of October, the total number of the wounded, including the cases of simple contusions and slight wounds that are the more numerous of the two, amounts to 718; that of the killed to 93. "On the 25th, 320 patients were draughted off to Con , stantinople, and there remain up to this day 1,003 patients in the ambulances ; out of this number, only 137 aro wounded. Thus the medical service is more important, even under the fire of the Sebastopol batteries, than the service of the surgeon. I have visited those ill, each in suc cession, and I have ascertained:—That one-third only are of a grave nature ; that the two remaining thirds are men in a weak state, and perfectly certain of being cured in a short time. The General-in-Chief has ordered .the requisite measures for improving, as much as possible, the position of our sick; the wounded Turks are tended in our ambu lance.. " I visit the ambulance at the trenches as often as possi ble. It is attended in turn by the health officers of the various ambulances of the army. - This service, which is not without danger, is a post of honour, and a bloody school of military surgery. Our wounded, and those operated upon, continue to exhibit a remarkable pro portion of cures, thanks to the attention they have lavished on them, and -to the talent of the operators, among whcm Messrs. Scrive, Thomas, Marmy, Geeury„ Secourgeon, Perier, Bourguillon, Colmaut, &c., are cifE . tinguished. " Never did army receive more prompt and methodical, more complete and assiduous, attention from its phy sicians and surgeons. Before Sebastopol, as at Constan tinople, a group of talented men labour for the good of the sick and wounded. Ambulances stationed on the table lands overlooking Sebastopol, amid the roar of artillery, recall by their regularity and the good order prevailing in and around, the best types of these flying establishments. " Not one single case of cholera nor of lock-jaw has taken place as yet among the wounded. The internal maladies are cases of diarrhoea, of dysentery not very violent, of slight intermittent fevers., and of gastric Leers some of them being accompanied i ith cerebral-sy toms ; the cold of the night has produced a few instances of bronchitis. In the navy there have been from five to six hundred scorbutic attacks, and those most severely affected have been landed. There is nothing - of the sort in the army and the daily distribution of fresh bread, the very frequent distributions of fresh meet, remove all further danger from this manifestation. The spirit of the army is well calculated to keep scurvy at a dis tance. Notwithstanding the night daties in the trenches and certain privations, -the soldier peceervea his ale crity. The General-in-Chief is indefatigable in evincing his anxiety on their account, and the certainty of speedy triumph is also an element in the preservation of health. " I have the honour to be, (Signed) " Dr. MICIIEL LEVY." RUSSIAN NE i7l; • FROM TEE CRIMEA. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 3. The following was issued yesterday in an Extra ordinary Supplement of the Invalick Busse :-- ".In order to complete the hasty narrative of Oct. 25, we (lavalide Russe) give lower down the detailed report of General Lipraudi, chief of the 12th division of infantry, respecting the same affair. Together with this report, which was transmitted to him by A. D. C. General Prince Menschikoff, H.M.- the Emperor received the Turkish flag and pennon, of which mention is made therein. " From the 25th to the 27th inclusive, the enemy under took nothing against the position occupied in his rear by the detachment of Lieutenant-General Lipraudi. During these same days, the fire of the English batteries against Sebastopol had been much weakor than on the preceding days. The French batteries still kept up a tolorably heavy cannonade, but, as before, did not inflict on us any impor tant damage. Our artillery replied with such success, that a now battery raised on the 230 by the French, at about 200 sagenes (1,400 feet) from the bastion No. 4, and in tended to hold about 30 guns, could not be armed before the 27th, in consequence of the murderous fire of grape from the said bastion. GENERAL LIPR.. , k.NDFS ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHTING. "According to the orders of your Highness, the troops of the division confided to my command, together with those attached to it, executed, on the 25th of October, a general movement in advance from the village of Tchor goun, and attacked the fortifications of the heights that form the valley of Kadykol. "In conformity with the disposition I had made the evening before for this day, all the troops of the detach ment left the village of Tchorgoun at five o'clock in the morning, by two defiles. The regiment of the Ukraine chas sours, under the command of Major-General Levoutsky, marched through the main defile leading from Tchorgoun to Kadyko4 with four guns of the heavy gun battery, N 0.4, and six guns of the light battery No. 7. These troops advanced with precision, and on approaching the heights of Kady koi opened their fire against the redoubts Nos. 1 and 2 , after them, the Azoff regiment of foot , the 4 th battalion of the Dnieper Regiment, with four guns of the battery of position No. 4 , and six guns of the light battery No. 6, moved on under the command of Major-General Semiakine. Along the second defile, leading to the valley of Baidar, ad vanced, under the command of Major-General Gribbe, the first three battalions of Ihe Dnieper Regiment of foot, with six guns of tho light battery No. 6, four gnus of the battery of position No. 4, a sotnia of the regiment No. 53 of the Don Cossacks, and a squadron of the combined regiment of lan cers. Major-General Gribbe, advancing, occupied the village of Kamari, after sending the sotnia of Cossacks in the direc tion of the valley of Balder. Simultaneously with this movement, Major-General Semiakino went into position to the left of the Ukraine regiment, under cover of the fire of the artillery and of a train of sharpshooters, formed by the second company of the Rifle battalion, with the men armed with rifles belonging to the Azoff regiment, and ad ranced rapidly with this latter regiment in two lines. by columns of companies, with no more than a distance of 100 paces between the lines. The 3d line was formed by the Ist battalion of the Azoff regi ment, and•the 4th battalion of the Dnieper regiment, in attacking columns. Having approached within a distance of not more than 150 paces the fortified height of the enemy, Major-General Semiakino ordered the assault. The companies threw themselves forward, and by half-past seven o'clock the Azoff regiment had planted its colours on the fortifications. The trophies at this spot were three rampart guns and a camp. In this redoubt the loss of the enemy in killed alone was nacre than 170 men. "At the same time the enemy, seeing the rapidity with which the principal height had been occupied, and also seeing the Ukraine regiment of chasseurs advance, aban doned the redoubts Nos. 2 and 3 (the former armed with two guns and the latter with three), which were imme diately occupied by our troops. The Odessa regiment of chasseurs, with the light battery No. 7, under the com mand of Colonel Scuderi, marched up to the redoubt No. 1; but the terrified enemy at this spot also did not wait for our attack, and abandoned the redoubt, in which there were three guns , . Moreover, in all the redoubts the enemy left his tents, powder magazines, and engineering tools. " Immediately after the taking of the redoubts, I or dered the troops to establish themselves in them. I had the redoubt No. 4 razed immediately, because it was too far in advance, -and I ordered the guns in it to bo spiked, the wheels of their carriages to be broken up, and the frag ments thrown down the mountain. When these orders were executed, the troops that had occupied this redoubt joined the general line of the other corps. "The huezar brigade of the 6th Light Cavalry division, under the command of Lieut.-General Ryjoff, who accom panied the detachment was posted ontho right wing °four general line of battle, with the light horse battery No. 12, and the Cossack battery of position No. 3. During the forward movement of the troops the artillery of the Don was brought rapidly up in front, and, being placed in posi tion, contributed by its well-directed fire to the success of the general attack. " When all the redoubts had been occupied, I sent on the cavalry, with the regiment No. 1 of the Ural Cossacks, and three sotnias of the regiment No. 53 of the Don Cos sacks, towards the enemy's camp, situated on the other side of the mountains. Our cavalry advanced rapidly as far as the camp itself; but, received by a flank fire from the enemy's sharpshooters, and in front by the E n g lish cavalry, it was obliged to halt.: After that it resumed its first position on the right wing of the general order of battle, taking up a patibulated form behind. " Then Major-General Jabokritsky, with a detachment of the Vladimir Regiment of Foot (three battalions), and that of Souzdal, ten guns of the battery of position No. 1, four guns of the light battery No. 2 of the 16th brigade of artillery, two companies of the rifle battalion, No. 6, two squadrons of the Hussar regiment - of the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, and two sotnias of the reg iment No. 60 of Popoff's Cossacks, marched to the heights on the right of our cavalry, and occupied them. " Hardly had our cavalry had time to form in battle array beyond the right flank of our infantry, when, from the other side of the monntain, where the redoubt No. 4 was, the English cavalry appeared 2,000 strong. Its impetuoup attack induced Lieutenant-General Ryjoff to fall back on the road to Tchergoun, in order to draw on the enemy. At the same time I sent forward towards my right wing the combined regiment of Lancers under the command of Colonel Yeropkine, which had arrived from Raider, and joined the detachment of Major-Gene ral Gribbe and I ordered this regiment to station itself behind the infantry in a covered place. The enemy made a most determined charge, and, notwithstanding the well-directed fire of grape from 6 pieces of the light battery No. '7, and that of the MOll armed with rifles be longing to the Odessa regiment of chasseurs, and of a com pany of the 4th battalion of rifles at the right wing,. as likewise the fire from a part of the artillery of Major- General Jabokritsky's detachment, he dashed at our cavalry. But at this moment three squadrons of the combined regiment of Lancers attacked him in the flank. This unexpected charge, executed with precision and vigour, met with brilliant success; the whole of the enemy's ca valr y was dashed headlong back in disorder, pursued by our Lan- GREAT BATTLE BEFORE SEBASTOPOL. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS WITH IMMENSE LOSS. PARIS, MONDAY, Nov. 13. - The Minister of War has received the following despatch from Geueral Canrobert : " BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 6. " The Russian army, increased by reinforce ments from the Danube and from the southern provinces, and animated by the presence of the Grand Dukes Michael and Nicholas, attacked yesterday the right of the English position before the place. " The English army maintained the battle with the most remarkable solidity, supported by a por tion or General Bosquet's division. " The enemy, much more numerous than us, was driven back with enormous loss, estimated al 8,000 to 9,000 men. " This obstinate struggle lasted throughout the whole of the day. "At the same time, on my left wing, General Forey had to drive back a sortie of the garrison. The troops led by him drove back the enemy into the town, with a loss of 1,000 men. " This brilliant feat of arms, which was not achieved without some loss to the Allies, reflects the highest honour upon our armies. "The siege continues regularly." VIENNA, SATURDAY, Nov. 11. Th© English Embassy has received an authen tic despatch from Varna, dated Sebastopol, Nov. 4th, in the morning, announcing that a general assault was to take place that day, everything being favourable. We have received the following from a Third Edition of the Morning Post : " We are in receipt of our correspondent's letters from the heights above Sebastopol. They are full of the most interesting details, from which we select a few of the most important. " The latest intelligence bears date Oct. 28th, at eight o'clock in the morning. The fact of chiefest importance, under this day's intelligence, is an announcement that the General Commanders of the Allied forces have determined on relinquishing Balaklava and shifting the point of com munication with the fleets to a bay nearer Sebastopol and immediately opposite the left wing of the French camp. " The details of the affair of the 25th impute the grossest cowardice to the Turks. It is declared that these men not only deserted the redoubts of which they were in charge, on the appearance of the Russian cavalry in their front, but they did so without giving due alarm to the forces in their rear of the approach of the enemy. " The Earl of Cardigan, on receiving the order to charge the enemy's cavalry, delivered by the hand of Captain Nolan, of the Quartermaster General's Department, met the advance of the enemy up an ascent of considerable sharpness, upon the top of which the redoubts deserted by the enemy were erected. Here the most disastrous car nage occurred. Lord Cardigan had his horse shot under him, and received a wound in his leg from a lance. " Captain Nolan was shot through the heart. " The 13th Light Dragoeus returned from the charge with only 2 officers and 22 men. " The 17th Lancers wore similarly destroyed. At roll call only 33 men answered, and 7 others come in after wards. "The remainder were either killed, wounded, or left unhorsed among the enemy. "The sending cavalry into such a position, unsupported by infantry or artillery, is considered to hare been a dire mistake. Their destruction by superior numbers was inevitable. " The 93d Highlanders and the Royal Horse Artillery, repaired this cheek on their arrival ; but the enemy having formed on another hill opened fire from their guns, which the Scots Greys were ordered to charge. This regiment with its hereditary bravery; but after driving the enemy from their guns, was met by a murderous fire from in fantry concealed amongst the brushwood. "At 4 p.m. the battle ceased, and the two opposing armies faced each other, each apparently unwilling to re new the attack. " The force in the rear is said to consist of about 32,000 troops. " The attack of the 26th, which had evidently been ar ranged by the Russian commanders within and without Sebastopol, was most glorious in its results for the Allied forces. The artillery mowed down the enemy by hundreds. Two thousands killed and wounded were left on the plains. Not less than 600 dead bodies lay in a space not exceeding four English acres. " The officer who captured Lord Dunkellin has been himself captured in turn. Ho is a remarkable fine man of noble bearing. On his being brought in he was taken to the Duke of Cambridge's tent. . "About 15 Russian officers have been taken. " The bombardment of the fortress continues. The high buildings within the walls are riddled with shot. " The French Battalions aro within 300 yards, and our own trenches are not more than 400 yards from the • _____ " Lieutenant Buller of the 57th has had his foot blown off in the trenches. "Jemmy Macdonald has nine lives. At Alma ho had a horse shot under him ; at Balaklava he had another shot ; and his cocked hat Wa 3 knocked off by the enemy without doing him serious injury." THE PRINCIPALITIES. VIENNA, FRIDAY, Nov. 10.—Prince Ghika made his entrance into Jassy on the 7th Nov. 60,000 Russians aro concentrated in Bessarabia. Omer Paella has been ordered to move irnme dia.tely- into Moldavia, to commence operations against the Russians in Bessarabia. THE WAR IN ASIA. The Turks have taken up their winter quartet s at Kars—the Russians, at Tiflis. GREECE. ATHENS, Nov. 3.—The cholera is raging violently. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate Howe have been destroyed by fire. A Ministerial crisis is expected. PRUSSIA. BEILLM Sunday, Nov. 12.—The Russian reply to the last Prussian note has arrived. The Russian Cabinet does not unreservedly accept, but is dis posed to discuss, the four points as a basis for ne gotiations. A letter from Berlin, of the 81b, in the Cologne Gazette, says : It is understood that M. de Bud berg has supported with his Government the Prus sian not© of the 23d ult., and the more willingly that the four points mentioned iu that document are only presented as the elements of conditions calculated to lead to peace. However, the present adhesion of Russia to these points could not have the importance which might be attributed to it, since the position of the Allied Powers has led these latter far beyond them, and could only be useful to tho German States, which, in case of admission, would argue from them in favour of their neu trality." AUSTRIA. - - VIENNA, Friday, - Nov. 10.— Baron von der Pfordten left Vienna this morning. Prussia is apparently meeting the views of Austria. . It is reported that Russia is willing to negociate on the four guarantee points. The intended new levy of 80,000 to 100,000 men is temporarily postponed. The adhesion of Bavaria to the policy of Austria is believed to be secured. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Moniteur publishes the following : " BUCHAREST, Nov. 8. "The steam -frigate Christophe Colomb, which left the Crimea on the 4th, has brought the following intelligence to the French superior officer residing at Varna. The French batterie de breche was only 150 metres from the point of attack, and had made a sufficient breach for the assault to be made on the 4th. " The English breach battery was at about the same distance from the place. " Everything was favourable." The following private telegraphic despatches were received in Paris on Saturday : ." MARSEILLES, 101h.—The Thabor brings letters from Constantinople to the 30th, and from the Crimea to the 28th. The trenches had been carried to within 250 metres from the fortifications of Sebastopol , and the firing at night had been resumed, as there was a bright moonlight, w 11