The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-04 00:00:00

THE BATTLE OF INKERMAN. ... 1 1~^ ---. __ . ~ ,]. passing their mo thiough the bodies of our men as they writh:d in agony eu the ground, and pointing to their men to bayonet them as they passed. Such are the armies of the Czar ! These are the men to whom the Kings of Europe are to be indebted for their thrones, and it is to such Allies that Prussia would give the hands of those whose ancestors fought under the Great Frederick ! A major of the ruffiiau soldiery who perpetrated these deeds is, however, in our hands, and evidence can be brought against him to show that he was one of the principal actors as well as one of the chief instigators of atrocities which will make Europe shudder with horror. Mr. Romaine, the Deputy-Judge-Advocate-General, has received in structions to prepare a case against this man. There are several men to swear to his identity ; and, if it can be satisfactorily pro —a i that he has committed the acts laid to his charge, he will be swung on a gibbet in front of the walls of Sebastopol. He is a Baron—a man of rank—and it is suspected he has already used the gold which was left on his person to purchase silence. While the Guards were at their utmost need the French columns moved down impetuously on the exulting enemy, and, taking them in the flank, forced them back along the side of the hill under the fire of our divisions. The Allies charged them, and hailed ball and shot into them with deadly effect. The enemy, though supported by the fire of tremendous artillery, could not withstand us, and before 11.45 a.m. their army was retiring before 8,500 British and 9,000 French infantry. The fall of rain and the gloom, to which I have before alluded as having occurred about this time, enabled them to collect and make another stand, but the Allies speedily drove them back, and at 12.35 they were in full retreat towards Sebastopol, covered by their guns. A little before this time I had ridden up to an advanced picket-house of ours, which commands a view of the French lines and of our right attack. I found there Mr. Layard, who is still an anxious and eager amateur out here, and a group of officers, looking down from the front on the town, which was smiling freshly in the returning sunshine, and talking of an expected assault by the French. The redoubts, earthworks, and redans, as well as the French and English attacks, were blazing away as usual against each other, and dotting the scene with puffs of white smoke. Suddenly a sharp, crashing rattle of mus ketry, which came distinctly to our ears through the roar of the cannon, was heard on the left towards the Flagstaff Battery, in front of the French lines. Through the glass I could see the caps of some French troops, who were ad. vancing from the last parallel by a wall, which seemed to me inside the town. "Hurrah," was the cry, "the French are in the place !" In a moment afterwards the Russians could be made out running as hard as they could from the rear of the Flagstaff Battery down towards the houses at the side of the first harbour, and ere three minutes elapsed one ! two ! three ! up shot pillars of dust and dark smoke into the air. The Russians had sprung three mines inside the work. In less than two minutes more two more mines were sprung. The musketry ceased, the smoke cleared away, revealing a mass of ruins and broken timbers, and beams of cottages, and presently the guns in front of Flagstaff Battery opened on the French, and destroyed all our hopes that there had been a successful assault. I heard this evening that the Russians had made a sortie, and traversed two parallels ere they were re pulsed, and that the French followed them closely to the town. It is probable that the Russians fired the mines to prevent pursuit, fearing they might enter the place along with them. The French buried 200 dead Russians before sunset, and have 80 more in front of their lines to bury to-morrow. After this little episode we turned our atten tion to our right, where the battle was still carried on by the artillery. A very large battery was stationed on the heights on the right of the picket-house, and in front of a straight line drawn from it to Inkerman, which pitched shot and shell remorselessly into our camp, aided by the steamer at Inkerman, while a portion of it replied to the fire of our guns, two Of which alone seemed to touch them. These were Dickson's two 18-pounders. In the valley be hind the Russian guns we could see the Russian infantry retiring over the road at a good pace, but in tdlerable order, while their retreat was further protected by a strong body of cavalry drawn up on a mound in rear of the guns. A few rockets were directed against the cavalry by our men in the batteries, but they did no execution that I could see. Our admiration was soon excited by the splen did fire of our two 18-pounders. They werefiring at about 1,500 yards, but their shot went right between the enemy's guns, smashing horses, men, and carriages at every round. " Bravo, they're limbering up !" And so they were, leaving five tumbrils, one broken gun carriage, 27 dead horses, and 13 dead men behind them, on a very small space of ground. Again they halted, unlimbered, and fired a few rounds, but their 24's and 32's were soon silenced by our 18's, and at 1.30 they were retreating after their infantry into Sebastopol. Lieutenant Hoare, in his Lancaster Battery, had prepared a parting volley for both. He removed his gabions and sandbags, got a good " open " on the road, and whenever a body of men or horses came in view upon it, bang went the long fellow, and the ponderous conelof iron whistled among them, rip ping the column from end to end, and strewing the road with dead. . . Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson was assisted in his exer tions by Captain D'Aguilar and Lieutenant Chermside, and no less than 17 gunners were struck down beside and close to him at the guns. The Horse Artillery were net engaged. Captain Turner and Captain Wodehouso did good service with their batteries. By the death of Briga dier-General Strangways the command of the Artillery devolves upon Colonel Dacres. Colonel Patten, of the 74th Regiment, who accompanied Lord Raglan's staff as an amateur on the day of the Alma, acted on this occa sion as aide•de-camp to Brigadier-General Strangways till the latter was mortally wounded. The revolvers carried by our officers saved their lives on several occasions this day. When Captain Nicholson, of the 77th, was lying on the ground he was bayonetted by a Russian. The Colonel immediately shot the scoundrel dead. Ensign Butts, of the 77th, was taken prisoner by a Russian, who made him hide himself in the bush as his regiment went past, by keeping his cocked firelock to his head. The young feliow watched his chance, and shot him dead with his revolver, getting off in safety to rejeiu his regiment. No doubt there will be abundance of pri vate letters full of similar details. Our men were very short of ammunition. The Guards in particular expended all theirs very soon. What was the cause of this ? They surely did not fi re their 50 rounds a man. Great exertions were used this evening to get our wounded into hospital, and the Ambulance corps did geed service. The wounded of the Light Division, under charge of Dr. Alexander, were under cover by 11 o'clock, and all operations performed. In the 4th Division hospital, under Dr. Anderson, all patients were in bed and had each a cup of tea by eight o'clock, and the operations wore over early the following day. Dr. Smith's letter has filled us with astonishment. Surely he must know that there is net a regiment out here with three surgeons for duty. The slowness with which vacancies aro filled up at home is a great evil. One case in point is worth a week's writing. Dr. Chapman went home about the end of May. The vacancy was not filled atp till October. Bad economy, Dr. Smith. The succes sor to Dr. Chapman has only just come out here, and either he is now de trop, or he ought to have been here long ago. NOVEMBER, 6. Parties of men were out late last night and early this morning searching the hillside for wounded men and pri soners. Several wounded Guardsmen were not found till thi4 morning and afternoon in the places where they had rolled down among the bushes in their struggles with the enemy. From a prisoner whom we examined to-day I gleaned some interesting particulars respecting the formation of the Russian army. The man was not very " bright," but ha told the truth according to the light that was in him, and I believe the statements he made were tolerably cor rect. It had long been a puzzle to ignorant people like ourselves why the Russian soldiers had numbers on their shoulder-straps different from those on their buttons or on their caps. In recording my observations on the appoint ments of the men killed at the Alma, I remarked, it may be remembered, that certain " regiments" were present, judging by the shoulder-straps. It will appear that these numbers referred not to reg . ments, but to divi - ions. So let our Pole—he is a deserter—one of the few who came in lately, speak for himself through an interpreter :—" What does the number on the strap on your shoulder indicate?" —" It is No. 16. It shows that I belong to the 16th Divi sion of the army." " Who commands it ?"—" I don't know —a General." " What does the number 31 on your buttons mean r-lt means that I belong to polk 31, of the 16th Division." What does the number 7on your cap, with 1' after it, mean r —lt indicates that I belong to the 7th rota of the polk." " What does a rota mean ?" — " lt means a company of 250 men." "How many rotas are in a polk?" " There are 16 rotas in each polk." " And how many polks are in a division?"—" There are four polks in a division." "If that is so, why have you 31 on your buttons ?" (A pause, a stupid look.)—" I don't know." Finding our friend was getting into that helpless state of confusion into which the first glimpses of decimal fractions are wont to plunge the youthful arithmetician, we left him. Now let us combine our information, and see what, according to this Polish authority, a Russian division consists of. It stands thus :- 1 Rota equal to 250 men. 16 Rotas „ 1 polk equal to 4,000 „ 4 Yolks „ 1 division „ 16,000 „ To this add cavalry and artillery 4,000 „ Total .... 20,000 In going over the field of battle on Monday, I observed the following numbers on the shoulder straps of the men, or in other words, there were men there belonging to the dif ferent divisions indicated thus :-2, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 33, 34, 51. This, of course, gives no information with respect to the numbers engaged in the action of the sth against our little force, but it proves what exertions Russia has made to collect her forces against us. Had the divisions represented by the numbers given above been complete, we should have had an army of 240,050 men against us. Again, it is very remarkable that we do not find in our enemy's army of the sth of Nov. many of the divisions which fought against us on the 20th of Septem ber. Where was the 32d division, with which we were principally concerned in the bloody charge up to the bat tery on the hill at the Alma? Where was the 12th, 31st, and 18th divisions on the sth of November? They were present at the Alma, but they were not present at Inker man. The only divisions which I recognised as old enemies of the Alma were the 11th and 17th, and considerable num bers of both of these fell at Inkerman. The prisoners tell us that they belong to the army of Wallachia—they are the men that were beaten before Silistria, and it is the highest encomium on the Turks to say that these were tie men who could not drive them back at Oltenitza or beat them out of Arab Tabia. Such a differ ence between the soldiers of the Sultan in the Crimea and on the banks of the Danube can only be accounted for by the different qualities of their leaders. They have no Omer Pasha here, and without confidence in their Generals the Turks will not fight. The Russian Generals who are here, according to the statements of the prisoners and deserters, are Monschikoff, Gortschakoff, Osten-Sackeu,* Luders,* Villebois,± Li prandi,-1- Lewtsky, Dannenberg,t Soinionoff, Pauloff,t Zalif kin. Tho last-named General was killed early in the day. Two other Generals were wounded. The men resembled those we met at the Alma, and were clad and armed in the same way. We saw no in fantry with helmets, however, and our soldiers were dis appointed to find the Russians had, in most cases, come out without their knapsacks. Their persons were very cleanly, and the whiteness of their faces and of their feet was rernakable. Few of them had socks on, and the marauders, who ever prowl over a battle-field, had re moved their boots whenever they were worth taking. Our soldiers and sailors, as well as th e French, look out . with aridity for a good pair of Russi an beets, and are quite adepts in fitting themselves to a nic e t y b y their simple mode of measurement. Many of the men h a d silver medals and ribands striped green and white for " the campaign of The statements of the prisoners respecting the Generals marked thus * differed. Sonic said they have arrived ; others that they have not yet come, but that they are expected. The names marked thus t will be recognised, I think, as those of Generals who were in the Principalities. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Nov. B.—ln my despatch forwarded to-day from Bala klava I attempted to counect the interval which had elapsed since the last post day, Nov. 3, with the present date, but the great battle and victory of Inkerman rose up grimly in the middle of my notes, and engrossed all my time, and would have consumed far more if I had had it to spare, for I could have devoted many hours more to the descrip tion of the fight, and to the incidents which marked that memorable sth of November. , I sent off my notes of the 3d and 4th unfinished as th y were; and persons far more favourably situated than myself for the indulgence of literary tastes might have found it difficult to give any details of the day of Inkerman in a coherent form. I was stopped full swing in the middle of my despatch by the departure of the post, and had to close it up in great haste to save the mail. The battle was at its height about eight o'clock, and by that time the Russians had partially established them selves on the heights on our right. Dr. Smith of the head-quarters staff, and two gentlemen who had ridden out with him towards the front, ignorant of the exact position of the enemy, got under fire in the fog, and the proximity of fragments of shell, the whirring of shot, and the " fiz-z-zinc , " of fusses, warned them that it was just as well for non-combatants to retire as rapidly as pos sible towards the valley of Balaklava, where all seemed to be quiet. As they cantered off they saw poor Sir George Brown, who has been living in a blaze of fire since he came out here (for not onlyhas he been in the heatof action, but he has received smart volleys from our own pickets), borne back on a litter, and taken down and put on board the Sanspareil, after Dr. Alexander had examined his wound. Men covered with blood and spitting it out came limping along, and sat down by the bushes, examining , their hurts, and imploring water or a little brandy. Am bulances hovered on the plain in the rear around the scene of the fight ; horses on three legs or cut by balls hopped along, looking piteously for help ; the fog folded the hills in its clammy embrace, but the roar of cannon and mus ketry told of the struggle that was going on along those bloody heights. General Canrobert, with a brilliant staff, attended by the English officers attached to the French head-quarters, and followed by a party of red-coated Hus sars and wild Spahis, with a tricolour guidon borne in front of him, dashed past on his Arab in eager pursuit of Lord Raglan through the haze of the morning. Forty five is a capital age for a General, the juste milieu between manhood and old age ; and the General is so much among his soldiers, and exposes himself so frequently while among them in the trenches and in the field, that they all adore him. To-day he was hit by a shot, and had his horse dis abled. Many of his escort were killed or wounded. Gene ral Bosquet also went into the thick of the fire, and left more than half of his escort behind him on the field. The French were drawn up in three bodies of about 2,000 men each on the ridge of the hills over Balaklava,, watching the movements of the Russian cavalry in the plain below. As I came up the enemy were visible, drawn out in six divisions, with the artillery and infantry ready to act, and horses saddled and bridled. It was evident they were waiting for the signal to dash up the hills in our rear, and sabre our flying regiments. They had a long time to wait ! The French lines below us were lined by Zouaves ; the gunners in the redoubts, with matches lighted, were prepared to send their iron messengers through the ranks of the horse the moment they came within range. Behind the French 5,000 " Bono Johnnies" were drawn up in columns as a reserve, and several Turk ish regiments were also stationed under the heights on the right, in a position to act in support should their ser vices be required. Already the French were on their march from the sea to our assistance, and the black lines of their regiments streaked the gray plain as they marched double-quick towards the scene of action. The Chasseurs d'Afrique on their gray Arabs swept about the slopes of the hill to watch an opportunity for a dash. Our own cavalry were drawn up by their encampments, the Heavy Brigade on the left, the Light Brigade in the centre of our position. The latter were out of for some time, but an advance to the right exposed them to shot and hell. Mr. Cleveland received a mortal wound, and several men and horses were injured later in the day. The heavy cavalry were employed in protecting our left and rear. At 9 the French streamed over the brow of the hill on our right—Chasseurs d'Orleans, Tiralleurs, Indigenes, Zouaves, Infantry of the Line, and Artillery—and at once rushed over the brow and dell on the flank of the Russian columns. On visiting the spot, it was curious to observe how men of all arms—English, French, and Russians—lay together, showing that the same ground must have been occupied several times by different bodies of troops. The French were speedily engaged, for the Russian. had plenty of men for all corners. Their reserves in the valley and along the .toad to Sebastopol received the shattered columns which were driven down the hill, allowed them to re-form and attack again, or furnished fresh regiments to assault the Allies again and again. This reserve seems to have con sisted of three large bodies—probably of 5,000 men each. The attacking force could not have been less than 20,000 men, and I make a very low estimate indeed of the strength of the Russians to-day when I place it at fr0m,45,000 to o 50,000 men of all arms. Some say there were from 55 , 000 'dike 60,000 men engaged on the side of the enemy ; but I think that number excessive, and there certainly was not ground enough for them to show front upon. Cap tain Burnett states that he saw fresh bodies of Rus sians marching up to the attack on three successiv e occasions, and that their artillery was relieved no less than four times. The Minie rifle did our work, and Lord Hardinge is entitled to the best thanks of the country for his perseverance in arming this expedition as far as he could with every rifle that could be got, notwith standing the dislike with which the weapon was received by many experienced soldiers. Our volleys told on the advancing bodies of Russians fearfully, and, in order to he out of scope of such terrible weapons, they rushed on us with the bayonet, and after long and desperate encoun ters met their masters and were forced to retire. The column of attack on the Russian right, which came up on our position at the nearest point to Sebastopol, was mainly resisted by the Fourth Division and Marines. The .Russian centre was principally resisted by the Second Division and the Light Division ; and some of the Third Division and the Brigade of Guards were opposed to the third or left attacking column of the Russians, which forced its way up the hill towards the Sand-bag Battery, at the furthest point irom Inkerman. The Fourth Divi sion had in a short time all its Generals—Sir George Cathcart and Brigadiers Goldie and Torrens—killed or mortally wounded, and 700 men, or more than one quar ter of its strength, put hors de combat. Colonel Swyny, of 63d Regiment, and Major Wynne, of the 68th, were killed early. Colonel Crofton was wounded in three places; Major Sharpe was badly wounded also, and Lieutenant Dowling was killed. The 20th Regiment, to which these officers belonged, went into action 490 strong ; it came out 362. The other regiments suffered in proportion. The Second Division had left when it came out of action ex actly six field-officers and 12 captains fit for duty, and I believe Major Ferrer, of the 47th Regiment, was the senior officer, and had to take charge of the division. The pro per complement of captains to the division would, of course, be 60. The greatest atrocity marked the conduct of the Rus sians towards the officers of Adams's Brigade who fell into their hands. Poor Colonel Carpenter, as he lay on the ground badly wounded, was bayonetted by a ruffian who, not content with that act of ferocity, clubbed musket, and beat the gray-haired man with it on the head till he left him senseless. The Colonel lived but a few hours after he was taken to his tent. Colonel Haly, of the 47th, was treated in the same way, as he was stretched in his blood in front of his shattered regiment. The men on both oc casions rushed in and carried off their officers and bayo matted the Russians who had used them so barbarously. 'Major Powell, who was in command of the 40th, was killed as he fell to the earth, and his murderer, who is an officer, is in our hands a prisoner of war. The First Bri gade suffered fearfully also in men and officers. The Light Division, or the portion of it in action, was, as usual foremost in the fray. Some of the officers had most wonderful escapes. In the 88th Regiment Major Maxwell's horse was shot under him, in front of the enemy's column. Lieutenant Crosse and Lieutenant Baynes were surrounded by a body of Russians, who attacked them with the bayonet, although they were both wounded. Mr. Baynes miraculously escaped. Mr. Crosse was sur rounded by four Russians, who thought to make sure work of him. ' He shot the two in front of him with his re volver, and a private named Houlaghan rushed out of the ranks, shot one of his remaining assailants dead, bayonetted the other, and taking up Mr. Crosse in his arms, ran hack with him to the rear of the regiment and placed him in safety. Out of four weak companies the 88th lost 140 men killed and wounded, and they would most likely have been cut to pieces but for the gallant charge of a party of their comrades of the 77th, under Major Straton. The 33d Regiment lost 58 out of less than 300 men. Ensign Thorold, a most promising young officer, was killed as he was zealously employed in serving the men with cartridges from the pouches, and Lieutenant Corbett and Mr. Owens were wounded. Mr. Donovan, brother of Captain Donovan of this regi ment, who was attached to the 33d at the battle of the Alma, where he displayed great gallantry, has received his commission from her Majesty for his behaviour in the field. Lieutenants Butler and Shipley and Ensign Jones, of the Fusileers, were wounded at once. Colonel Yea, Captain Rose, and one other officer, whose name I don't remember, are the only officers now serving with the 7th Fusileers, who were at the Alma and at Inkerman with the regiment. Sir T. Troubridge lost both legs above the ankle. He is doing well. The men of the 19th and 23d Regiment displayed more even than their usual firmness and daring, and met their full share of the enemy's fire, but many of the Light Division of this brigade were in the trenches. The 2d battalion of Rifles has to deplore the loss of an excellent young officer, who was a universal favourite—poor young Malcolm, and Captain Nowdigate was wounded in the foot by a ball. Sir Do Lacy Evans, who was very unwell on board ship when the fight began, managed to get on shore and ride up to the front, and I saw him on the battle field full of grief for the loss' he had sustained in his division. Captain Allix, one of the General's aides-de-camp, was killed ; Cap tain Gubbins, another aide-de-camp, was wounded ; Bri gadier Pennefather had a narrow escape, and Brigadier Adams was slightly wounded ; and there lay the spot the weakness of which the General had so often represented ! It was enough to make one sad. Poor Butler ! Two brothers have thus laid down their lives in the cause. He was shot through the head, and when I saw his body there was a placid smile on his face, as though he slept. For a long time it was thought that Captain Gordon, of the Engineers, had fallen, and Captain Butler's body had actually been removed to that officer's tent before the mistake was discovered. It was in the height of the sanguinary struggle which the Guards had to maintain alone with the enemy that he was shot. The brigade lost 14 officers, but the wonder is that any escaped the murderous fire directed on their position. The carnage at the Alma did not present anything like the scene round the Sand-hag Battery, which is placed on a steep descent towards the Tchernaya. The piles of dead here were frightful. Upwards of 1,200 dead and dying Russians lay behind and around and in front of it. and many a bearskin cap and tall English Grenadier lay there • too, with frequent csrpses of French Chasseur and infantry soldier. At one time, while the Duke was rallying his men, a body of Russians began to single him out, and to take shots at him in the most deliberate man ner. A surgeon of a cavalry regiment, Mr. Wilson, 7th Hussars, who was attached to the brigade, perceived the danger of his Royal Highness, and with the greatest gal lantry and coolness assembled a few men of the Guards, led them to the charge, and utterly routed and dispersed the Russians. The Duke's horse was killed in the course of the fight. At the close of the day he called Mr. Wil son in front of the regiment, and publicly thanked him for having in all probability saved his life. Major Macdonald, whose sang froid is as conspicuous as his bravery, had his horse shot under him in the heat of the battle, and gathered himself up with the same self-possession that he displayed under similar circumstances when unseated by a cannon shot at the Alma. The conduct of the Russians towards the wounded Guards' officers was brutal in the extreme. Colonel Mackinnon would, no doubt, have lived but for bayonet wounds received while lying on the ground. His leg was broken, and he was so weak from loss of blood that nr0.w. , 1n , . , it. Sir P. 'THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1854. 1849 in Trausylvania." They were generally carried inside I tin "^-e about their persons. Otneors micl nee wro•e the S 2 -1 1, the former being n lone is luge able by the stripe of gold lace on the shoulder. Their uniform coatees, of dark green with white facings and red and yellow trimmings, were put on underneath the greatcoat. A considerable number of the Liege double grooved rifles were found on the field. 11.Iany of the muskets bore the date of 1841, and had evidently been flint guns originally, but had been altered into detonators. I re member a juvenile superstition in my sparrow-killing days, that such guns " shot stronger" than either flint or detonator per san'/. Every part of the arm is branded most carefully. The word " BAK" occurs on each separate piece of it. The imperial eagle is on the brass heelplate, and on the lock is "TYAA, 1811." lam now speaking of a firelock with which most of two divisions at least were armed. The bayonets are long, but are not well steeled. They bend if rudely handled or struck with force against the ground. The long and polished gun bar rels are made of soft, but tough iron. They can be bent to an acute angle without splitting. From the trigger guard of each musket there is a thong depending, fastened to a cap of stout leather, which is put over the nipple in wet weather. This seems a simple and useful expedient. Beyond all understanding, however, are the uses of a piece of stick shaped like a bayonet, without a handle, which we found in the bayonet sheathe. It may be to keep the sheathe from collapsing; but when the bayonet is in the sheathe where is the long wooden skewer put? As I write a thought occurs to me. It is placed in the gun as a plug, for it is round for an inch at the end, and is ornamented thereat by a brass button. Well, if that be the solution, I am glad of it, for our soldiers lose a great deal of time in hot arguments over this matter, and most of my friends must plead guilty to lucubrating in vain upon it. The de votion of the men to their officers is remarkable. How else is it that we seldom find either dead or wounded offi cers on the ground? On the person of one lieutenant or captain, who was lying dead, an extremely handsome and athletic young man, there was found a roll of linen, which contained the same black, dry, and hard fragments of rye bread which the privates carry about with them. Persons of this rank, however, have generally watches and purses of money about their persons. It is again asserted—and I sincerely believe with truth —that the dying and wounded Russians killed many of our men as they passed on towards the front against the retreating enemy. For this reason our soldiers smashed the stock and bent the barrel of nearly every firelock they came across. Some, however, carried bundles of them off the field, as well as heaps of Liege rifles, and of a heavy, thick sword with a saw-back, carried by the Gre nadiers or artillerymen, which they sell to the cap tains and, sailors of merchantmen, or to those who are anxious for mementoes of the fight. Medals, ribands, the small brass crucifixes, and pictures of saints, and charms found upon the dead are also in great request. There is a regular tariff of prices, —medal, from ss. to 20s. according to size ; riband, a dollar; crucifix a dollar ; pictures, ac cording to size, drollery, and ugliness, from 2s. 6d. to 10s. ; charms, ls. 6cl. ; firelocks, 30s. ; rifles, 50s. ; swords, 20s. The field is visited by shoals of people from Balaklava every day. If it is considered that the soldiers who met these furious columns of the Czar were the remnants of three British divisions, which scarcely numbered 8,500 men ; that they were hungry and wet, and half-famished ;- that they were men belonging to a force which is generally " out of bed" four nights out of seven ; which has been enfeebled by sickness, by severe toil, sometimes for 24 hours at a time without relief of any kind ; that among them were men who had within a short time previously lain out for 48 hours in the trenches at a stretch—it will be readily admitted that never was a more extraordinary contest maintained by our army since it acquired a reputa tion in the world's history. Mr. Commissary-General Filder deserves the greatest praise for his exertions in supplying our men with food. The stories which have been circulated respecting the in sufficiency and irregularity of the supply of meat, biscuit, and spirits are base calumnies. No army was ever fed with more punctuality, and no army, I believe, was ever so well fed under such very exceptional circumstances as those in which we are placed. The writers who describe the Southern Crimea as a land flowing with milk and honey forget that to us it is a forbidden Eden, and that the Cossack stands at the gate to bar our approach. We have eaten up everything edible within the precincts of the little angle of which we maintain possession by force of arms ; the hay has been consumed, the vegetables have been consumed, the grapes have been consumed—nay, the very leaves have been boiled for food, and the vines used for fuel ; the cat tle and sheep have been consumed, and we are now masters of a huge camp as sterile as a rock, and from which the last vestige of shrub or tree will soon disappear under the camp-kettle. We are fed by L'alaklava alone; thence conies our daily bread. It haste be carried out day by day, and yet no man in this army has ever been without his pound of good biscuit, his pound and a-half or pound of good beef or mutton, his quota of coffee, tea, rice, and sugar, or his gill of excellent rum, for any one day, except it has been through his own neglect. We draw our hay, our corn, our beef, our mutton, our biscuits, spirits, and neces saries of all kinds from beyond sea. Eupatoria supplies us with cattle and sheep to a moderate extent • but the co mmissariat of the army depends, as a general rule, on sea carriage. Nevertheless, large as are our advantages in the excellence and regularity of the supply of food, the officers and men have had to undergo great privations. The oldest soldiers here never witnessed or heard of a cam paign in which General officers were obliged to live out in tents on the open field, for the want of a roof to cover them, and Generals who passed their youth in the Penin sular war, and who have witnessed a good deal of fighting since that time in various parts of the world, are unani mous in declaring that they never knew or read of a war in which the officers were exposed to such hardships. They landed, as most of us remember, without anything but what they could carry, and they marched beside their men, slept by them, fought by them, and died by them, undistinguished from them in any respect, except by the deadly epaulette and swordbelt, which have cost so many lives to the country. The survivors have often been unable to get their things from on board ship. They have lain down at night in the clothes which they wore during the day ; many delicately nurtured youths have never changed shirt or shoes for weeks together, and they are deprived of the use of water for the ablution, except to a very li mited extent. " Rank and fashion," under such circum stances, have fallen a prey to parasitical invasion—an evil to which the other incidents of roughing it are of little moment. The officers are in rags. Guardsmen who were " the best style of men" in the ?arks now turn cut in coats and trousers and boots all seams and patches, torn in all directions, and mended with more vigour than neat ness, and our smartest cavalry and line men are models of ingenious sewing and stitching. The men cannot grumble at old coats, boots, or shoes when they see their officers no better off than themselves. We have out here " soldier ing with the gilding off," and many a young gentleman would be for ever cured of his love of arms if he could but see one day's fighting and havo one day's parade of the men who do it. Fortunate it is for us that we have youth on whom to rely, and that there are in old England men " who delight in war," and who will be ever ready to in cur privation, danger, and death at her summons. As to young ladies suffering from " scarlet fever"—the pupils of the " L. E. L." school, who are for ever thinking of heroes and warriors, singing of champions, of "crowning conquerors' brows with flowers," and wishing for " Arab steeds and falchions bright"—if they could but for one in stant stood beside me and gazed into one of the pits where some 30 " clods of the valley," all covered with scarlet and blue cloth, with lace, and broidery, and blood, were lying side by side, and staring up at heaven with their sightless orbs as they were about to be consigned to the worm, they . would feel the horrors of their hero worship, and would join in prayer for the advent of that day—if come it ever may—when war shall be no more, and when the shedding of blood shall cease. Food—bread, the staff of life, and meat—we have in sufficient quantity, and if the department over which Mr. Filder presides can only supply us as it has done during our winter in the Crimea, the 'army will be much indebted to it. In the efforts the commissariat officers are making for the maintenance of the army they receive material aid from our merchant ships. The services rendered by the captains of the transports during the whole of ithis campaign really deserve some public acknowledgment, and yet not one word has ever been said by the authorities of the zeal, devotion, and ability displayed by nearly all these gentlemen, and of the excellent conduct and good feeling of the crews under their command. Where so many are deserving of praise it is scarcely fair to single out any particular persons for ap probation, but it is not too much to say that such men as Captain Kellock, of the Himalaya ; Captain Lane, of the Jason'; Captain Wilson, of the Orinoco ; Captain Me thuen, of the Colombo ; Captain Goodall, of the Prince ; Captain Bayntun, of the Medway Captain Ponsonby,of the Trent ; and last, not least, Captain Cargill , of the City of London, merit the thanks of the nation, and merit them all the more because they have laboured for the pub lic service without any particular encouragement from the authorities. Their patriotism led them to the length of offering to take a share in the military service of the expe dition, to the safety, success, and comfort of which they had so much contributed. Before the attack of the 17th Captain Methuen offered to tow any of her Majesty's ves sels into action under the forts of the town, and on the 2d of October Captain Lane, of the Jason, offered Sir E. Lyons the services of the officers and of 30 men of the crew of his ship to co operate with the seamen and marines of the fleet, " and to act in any other way for the protec tion of her Majesty's flag." The men made this offer through Captain Lane, and expressed their willingness to submit to martial law, and the captain concluded by in forming Sir E. Lyons that the Jason could land two l3cwt. guns at once. It is no wonder that Sir Edmund Lyons ac knowledged this offer very warmly, and expressed the gra tification he felt at receiving " an offer which reflected the highest credit" on the captain, officers, and crew of the Jason. Similar readiness to serve the country was evinced by other crews and captains as the time of action drew near ; a ll did their work well and earnestly, and it is only right that the country should know what she owes to the merchant service engaged in this great war. THE HURRICANE ON THE 14TH NOVEMBER. Nov. 18.—We have but heavy tidings to communicate to England by this mail, though still we are thankful that our loss has been rather by the blast of the tempest than the hand of the enemy. On Tuesday, the 14th inst., the fleet and transports lying at Eupatoria, the Katcha, and Balaklava., were exposed to the fury of a tremendous g a l e f ro m the westward, which resulted in the lows of at least thirty-five vessels, and the partial injury of many more. The night of the 13th, though lowerinc,b gave no sign o f the a pp roachin g storm, for it was alm ost; calm in the middle watch ; but about half-past six in the morning the sky darkened, and a heavy squall burst forth from the S.S.W. ; secend anchors were immediately l e t go, and every precaution taken to prevent disaster. Th e gale freshened, and shortly after eight No. 20 trans port, Gauger, dragged her anchors, and fouling those of No. 1, Pyrenees, both ships drove together, and a few minutes after fouled her Majesty's ship Samp son, carrying away h er bowsprit and foremast, which latter in falling struck the mainmast, the fall of which destroyed the mizenmast ; thus in the space of two minutes rendering her a complete wreck aloft. The two transports then broke away from her, and brought up again at 50 yards distance, about 1,100 yardsfrom the shore. At 10 a.m. a small French brig stranded near the mou th of the Katcha, and from this time till darkness hid the scone from our view, a s uccession of terrible dis as t ers f o ll owe d eac h other iu quick succession. Fortunately the shore in the neighbourhood of the river is terminated by a sandy beach, hence here we have not had to deplore the loss of life as well as property. Nos. 1 and 20 parted for the last time a little after noon, and were soon dashed on shore, where they remained at about ten yards distance from the beach, with the waves f re quently making a clear dash ov er th em. At one p.m. her Majesty's ship Terrible parted all her anchors and the cry rose to every tongue, " the Terrible will be on shore ;" but gradually the noble ship faced round to the wind, and pissed majestically out through the fleet. The wind, perhaps, was at its utmost height about 10,30 ; but the wind, after successive squalls, accom panied by sleet and hail, passed to W.S . .W. nnd 'V., from ~ vhich none of our iuichorsgcs on - thc et imen,n coast afford any shelter, and an awful rolling sea then set in, during which the English tramports, 37, Roilsley, and 57, Tyrone, a Maltese brig, and four more small French transports, went on shore. Meanwhile hordes of Co, -, sacks and cavalry hovered round the wrecks, and, as each of the smallest vessels were thrown up, were seen occupied in examining what the chances of the sea and war had sent them. We could see the French sailors led off towards Sebastopol with horsemen before and behind them. Our transports from their greater burden were, as I have stated, at some distance from the shore ; and the Cossacks rode backwards and forwards, regardinging them as we read a hungry fox did some grapes in the days of /Esop. Darkness fell that evening on anxious hearts, .and few eyes could have closed that night amid the roaring of the pitiless and unabated storm. Soon afser midnight its force was broken, and men thanked God, for neither hemp or iron could have stood such a strain much longer. Bnt the sea continued as heavy as ever during the dark ness, which was only broken by the lurid flash of the cannon over Sebastopol, showing that the war of the ele ments had been powerless to suspend that of men. We looked round in the grey dawn, the wind howling and moaning as if in regret for the evil it had done, and saw that to the disasters of the previous clay had been added that of another transport, No. 89, Lord Raglan, and that the Egyptian line-of-battle ship, which still remained, had been compelled during the night to cut away her fore and mizenmast, and had also lost her bow sprit. Daylight also showed us the inland hills covered with snow. In the course of the morning the transports on shore made signals of distress to the Admiral, who ordered the Fury to weigh ; she, however, signalled that communication was yet impossible on account of the surf ; but in the afternoon the sea had gone down sufficiently to attempt their relief, although the effort was still attended with much danger. The Cossacks had be enbuy durings day, and th e y ma d e one or t wo attemptsevento the swim off to our transports, but were carried back by the surf, aid e d by a knock or two on the head from our merchant sailors, who by no means realised the idea of a Christmas in Sebasto pol. One gentleman, in a carriage, drove down to the beach, near the Tyrone, and in good English exhorted the sailors to make a trial of Mus covite forbearance. " We, too," he said, suiting the action to the words, " have hearts as well as the English." I will not give the reply in extenso, suffice it to say, it was what smebody calls " John Ball's great everlasting no," accom panied by some strong adjectives. No fire had beenopened on the enemy during the day from the fleet, and it was determined not to do so till they proceeded to overt acts of hostility. About 4 p.m. volunteer boats from the Queen, Rodney, London, and some steamers, pulled in, and the Firebrand got under weigh to cover them. On seeing them approaching, the Cossacks drew up on the cliff, and fired on the boats, killing a man belonging to the Queen. This fire was immediately returned from the steamer, and they at once scurried off. The surf prevented the crews being rescued till the morning of the 16th, when they were recovered by the boats of the Firebrand and other steamers, after having in one of the ships fired a parting salvo at the Russians with cartridges which had been collected from the field of Alma. None of the ships appear to have been so completely waterlogged as to pre vent the crews from obtaining provisions, nor have I heard of any loss of life. The enemy took advantage of the gale by advancing on Eupatoria with about 6,000 cavalry and twelve field-pieces; they were, however, warmly received with such a heavy fire, both of guns and rockets, that they retired with a loss of about 100 killed and wounded. Our loss amounted to only two men wounded. There has been as yet but one eommunicationfrom Bala klava, but we hear fearful things of the damage done there. The Prince with all the soldiers' warm clothing (she had previously landed the troops) another transport with a large quantity of Millie, ammunition, another with hay for the troops—a vessels lost ; Retribution, Negro, Vesuvius, severely damaged, and, worst of all, 300 lives lost, are the naked details of this terrible story. It has been determined to abandon Eupatoria, and orders have been sent thither to destroy the Henri Quatre. There is a number that the Tartar inhabitants who have trusted to our protection are to be removed to Sinope. The gale appears to have injured the Russian breakwater at the entrance of Sebastopol, as they sunk another two-decker yesterday (17th) in the same position as the others. The Queen of the South has arrived at Constantinople, bringing 850 British troops. They have proceeded at once to the Crimea. Six thousand Erench have passed through on their way to Cape Kherson. FRENCB ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF INKERMAN. The General-in• Chief of the Army of the East has addressed to the Minister of War the two following reports, which he has received from Generals Forey and Bosquet, commanding the French troops engaged on the sth of November, at the battle of lukerman : " BEFORE SEBAUTOPOL, Nov. 7. " ARMY OF THE EAST.—CORPS DE SIEGE. " Mon Gdn6ral,—l havo the honour to acquaint you that, on the sth of November, at 9 o'clock in the morn ing, the left of our attack against Sebastopol was assailed by a Russian column, composed of four battalions form ing the Regiment of Minsk, one battalion of the Regi ment of Wolhynsk, and of a certain number of volunteers who joined them. This column, 5,000 strong, supported by a battery of artillery, left the city by the bastion of the Quarantine, and proceeded along the ravine situate on the left of our lines. Its march, favoured by a thick mist, could not be immediately arrested, and it threw its force upon the batteries Nos. 1 and 2, which it reached. The occupants of these batteries having been compelled to retire towards the battalions of the 39th and the 19th regiments of the line, 'and upon four companies of the Foreign Legion charged with the de fence of the trenches. These battalions, or portions of battalions, were also compelled to retire before the Russian column, but they vigorously resumed the offen sive, when two companies of the 195 k battalion of Chasseurs, in reserve at Clocheton, and four companies of the Foreign Legion, f rom t h e building of the Car rieres, arrived at the scene of the conflict. "The General De la Motto Rouge, who occupied his pest at the trench in the first parallel, rapidly advanced with some companies of the 20th Light Infantry upon the points attacked. When he reached the batteries No. 1 and 2, they were already abandoned by the enemy, who was thrown back upon the opposite side of the ravine, at a little distance from the trench. Encouraged by the General, our soldiers advanced with ardour beyond the first line of defence, pursuing the enemy, and subject ing him to a murderous fire. They stopped themselves at the height of the building called ' Du Rivage, taking up a position behind the walls, whence they continued their fire. " While these events were going on, and at the first report of the fusilade, I mounted my horse and adopted the following dispositions :—I ordered General de Lour mel to proceed directly upon the burnt house, and General d'Aurelle to march in advance of his front along the Sebastopol-road, which borders the sea. "His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon was in structed to hold his division under arms, and it advanced as far as the Maison du Clocheton to support my right, while an effort was being made on the left. " Levaillant's division, having taken the place of the brigades of Lourmel and Aurelle, at the moment of their departure, went in advance of their front in columns by brigades. General Levaillant placed himself at 500 metres behind this line, to judge of the moment when his aid would be necessary. " I placed myself at the head of the sth battalion of Chasseurs and of my artillery, and I followed the ravine of Carriere perpendicular to the Sebastopol road, for the purpose of cutting off the retreat of the enemy in casehe should have advanced beyond the batteries No. 1 and No. 2. Such were the general dispositions which I took to put myself in a condition to be prepared for every event on the side of the corps de siege. I was briskly attacked ; I heard the fire in the direction of Inkerrnan ; I knew that you were then smartly engaged ; but not being able to judge from wh a t s id e the most viol en t effort would be made, I felt bound to advance to the combat with my first lines, supported by the whole of my reserves. "The brigade of Lourmel, carried away by indescrib able ardour for their chief, bore down the enemy before them as soon as they met. Two battalions of the 26th Regiment of the line furiously pursued the Russians, who retired in disorder. It was then that General de la Motte Rouge, perceiving General de Lourmel arrive on the height of the Quarantine, where lie was in position, followed him in hin movement of offence. Our troops, stimulated by the ardour of success, very nearly reached the walls of the fortress, impelling before them the mass of Russians, - while the section of artillery, commanded by Lieutenant de la Hitte, poured upon them a shower of shells and balls. " I had taken position, with the five battalions of Chasseurs, on the fight flank of General de la Motto Rouge, and on the height of the Quarantine. "Thinking that the pursuit of the enemy was carried much too far, I sent the Chet d'Escradon Dauvergne and le Capitaine d'Etat-Major Colson, to bear orders to the Generals to retire immediately. There was reach diffi culty in effecting this movement, so great was the ardour of the chiefs and the soldiers. The retirement was sup ported by the position' which I occupied on the right, with the live battalions - of Chasseurs, in the centre by the r es t o f t h e b rigade of Lourmel echelonnee, and on the left by Gezerat d'Aurelle. This general officer had inclined towards the sea-shore, and had taken by main force, in the midst of a mass of projectiles discharged from the bastions of the town, the buildings of the Quarantine, which he occupied with the first battalion of the 74th Regiment of the line. He had left in second line, in a dominant position, Colonel Beuret with two battalions, ready for every event. " The occupation of this building was very useful. It protected effectually the retreat of the brigade of Lour mel, and I cannot too much approve of this disposition adopted by General d'Aurelle, for it put an end to the desperate fusillade by the Russians, who, having been brought again in advance, bordered anew the opposite (the north) side of the Bay of the Quarantine. The fire of the 74th Regiment, directed with certain aim, forced them to retreat a second time, and to retire into the fortress. It was upon the opposite side that I wished to arrest the pursuit of the enemy, if, impelled by a warlike ardour, which I deplore, the brave General de Lourmel had not led his troops beyond. In this pursuit, seriously wounded by a ball which traversed his chest, he gave up the command to Colonel Niol, who was obliged to effect a retreat under an extremely violent fire from all the batteries of the place, a movement which did not terminate until they reached the back of the ravine of the Quarantine. " Our losses have been very considerable, but I do not believe I am far from the truth in calculating at about 1,200 the number of the Russians killed, or placed hors de combat. " The enemy obtained no advantage in compensation for his losses, for our trenches are intact ; and of the eight guns spiked, six renewed their fire immediately, and the other two did so to-day. "I cannot give too muck praise to the troops engaged on the sth of November. I was most completely sup ported by every one—generals, officers, and soldiers. The officers of my staff, from the commencement of the " It the break of day, on the sth of November, the enemy showed themselves in position upon three points of our lines, namely,-1. upon this side of the bridges of Inkerman, opposite the right of the English. 2. In the plain of the Tchernaya, menacing the English redoubt. 3. In face of the telegraph. "They had occupied these positions under cover of the night and of a thick fog, and they opened their fire about half-past six o'clock, before Inkerman, and before the telegraph. "I ordered the whole corps of observation under arms, and I went myself beyond the mill. General Bourbaki followed me with a battalion of the 7th Light Infantry, a battalion of the 6th Regiment of the Line, four companies of the Foot Chasseurs, and two Horse Batteries. "1 there met the two English Generals Sir George Brown and Sir George Catkicart together. " I offered them my aid, informing them that I was followed by the troops which I have just mentioned, and by others which I could withdraw from the lines if the serious attack should occur in front of the English. They thanked me, and assured me that they had at that moment reserves, but that. they had no one towards the right in the rear of the English redoubt, and they begged me to secure them at that point, which I at once did. I then went to ascertain for myself what would be the effect of the two attacks by. the Tchernaya and the plain of Balaklava in face of the telegraph. They were evi dently false. attacks. " f was examining the nature of the threatened at tack in face of the telegraph, when some English officers came to inform me that th.e fire had become serious on their right. Colonel Styl especially gave me excellent information, and I instantly caused General Bourbaki to proceed towards the English right. At the same time I gave orders that a battalion of Zouaves and a battalion of Algerine Tirailleurs to march in the same direction. Finally, a little after, General Antemarre received in structions to march towards the same attack with a bat talion of Zouaves and the two battalions of the 50th. " The two battalions of the 2d division had been directed since the break of day upon the telegraph ; I sent one of them to the English right in order that they might join the two horse batteries already in motion. " I rejoined the troops led by General Bourbaki as they were about to form in line. All the ground in front of the English right was unoccupied, having no one upon it but the guard, who preceded by a distance of 20 paces the first row of tents. " I did not hesitate to push my two battalions in ad vance, with four companies of Foot Chasseurs, who charged the enemy with extreme bravery, and very nearly reached the small advanced redoubt on the right. "Upon the arrival of the battalion of Zouaves (Dubos commanding), and the Algerine Tirailleurs, I made a fresh charge, and continue l it as far as the crest which commands the ravine of the road. " I reckoned that the English would be able to sup port my left beyond the road, but they were prevented from doing so. The enemy turned my left by the road, and for a moment I was, I may say, surrounded. The Zouaves of the Commandant Dubos took the heads of the columns, which turned us, in the rear, and completely stopped them. It became necessary for me to reform my line for a moment, in 'order to resume the charge, which this time also succeeded in a marvellous manner. But the enemy, crushed by the fire of British artillery and of the French artillery, which I had caused to assemble on the crest in rear of my left, at length offered no further resistance, except while flying. " In these encounters with the bayonet our field of battle was covered with dead; it was a real butchery ; several officers had their horses killed under them. " The 7th Light Infantry, commanded by Chef de Bataillon Vaisser, showed an ardent and brilliant cour age, which merits particular notice, as likewise the skill and enthusiasm of the Foot Chasseurs of the 3d bat talion. " The battalion of the 6th Regiment of the line charged most brilliantly, and well revenged the death of their brave colonel, M. de Camas, who fell amid the ranks of the enemy. " Tke battalion of Zonaves, commanded by Dubos, manoeuvred with that intelligence and bravery at every turn which is never disturbed, even when surrounded by the enemy. "The Algerian Tirailleurs leaped as agile as panthers through the brushwood. This day does them honour, and likewise their colonel, De Wimppen. " The other battalion of Zeuaves, and the two bat talions of the 5001, gave us vigorous support, without having occasion to charge the enemy. " During this combat the two horse batteries, under Commandant La Boussiniere, and the battery of the 2d division directed by Commandant de Barrel, had to maintain a fierce duel with the Russian artillery, which was composed of 24 and 30-pounders in position, and of a considerable number of field pieces. Our batteries, aided by an English battery of 9-pounders ' had the honour of extinguishing the Russian fire, and reducing it absolutely to silence. This combat of artillery was di rected by the brave Colonel Foregot, who rendered me during this day the greatest services. "Finally, at the moment when the Russian fire was extinguished I caused to be led to the last crest a divi sional battery supported by two battalions, which co vered with shells and balls the bridge of Inkerman, over which the Russian troops rushed in great disorder, and we had the pleasure of seeing them fly in a complete rout. But this rout was protected by the marshes of Inkermann, which we unfortunately could not traverse, for otherwise our cavalry would have ended the day gloriously. "The brigade of General Monet, arriving in second reserve, had no occasion to act. It, however, expe rienced losses by the cannon-balls of the enemy, fired from pieces having an extreme range. " Before the telegraph we had only one cannonade without wounded, but I feel real pleasure in here ex pressing how much the detachment of Marines, under Captain de Cautensen, served those excellent 30-poun ders, which kept the enemy's line very distant, and caused them to experience a severe loss. " I have thanked the Generals d'Antemarre and Bourbaki, who so valiantly headed their troops ; and Colonel de Cissay, my chef d'4tat major, who has most energetically aided me. I wish I could mention all the brave men who so well fought at Inkermau—but this would be to name every one. " The General of Division commanding the Corps of Observation. _ " BOSQUET." LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Dec. 2. COURT OF CHANCERY. SIMPSON V. SADD-JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, and was argued some time back, when judgment was reserved. The Lord Chancellor now said that the suit was insti tuted for the specific performance of an agreement for a lease of certain messuages in Lisle-street, and the question was, whether the defendant, who was the ven dee, was bound to accept a lease, and whether he had waived his right to have the lessor's title deduced in the ordinary way l It appeared that the defendant had entered into possession of the premises, and the question was, whether his conduct was such its was inconsistent with an intention of insisting on the lessor's title being made out and investigated in the usual way ? It ap peared that, after the defendant had taken possession, he advertised for a purchaser of the premises, which he could not with propriety have dune if he had not thought that they had becxnue his, and that he was satisfied with the title. He had also asked the plaintiff's solicitor to defer the preparation of the lease, "as he had a prospect of finding a partner in the matter, whom he wished to be included therein ;" and, on the whole, his lordship thought it clearly appeared that, on a date prior to the defendant wishing to he off his agreement, the parties understood that nothing remained to be done between them but the preparation and execution of the leases. Under these circumstances, the Vice-Chancellor had thought that the plaintiff was entitled to specific performance of the agreement, and that the defendant had waived his right to have the lessor's title shown, and his lordship concurred with his Honour in so think ing ; for, although none of these circumstances, taken alone, would be conclusive as to the intention of the de fendant, yet, taken together, they were sufficient to lead to the inference that he never intended to ask for more than a lease, and had waived his right to the les sor's title. On another point, however, of the Vice- Chancellor's decree, namely, as to the payment of the costs of a suit at law, which had been brought for the same cause of action as the suit in equity, it was clear that there was a mistake in ordering them—it was clear that the decree was wrong in ordering them to be paid by the defendant, as that point ought to have been left to the decision of a court of law, and in that respect the decree would be varied. The appeal would be dismissed in other respects ; but in consequence of the variation which the decree now made would make in that of the court below, there would be no costs of the appeal on either side. DRURY LANE TREATRE.—After a season, successful beyond record, Jullien's concerts terminate this week. It is to be regretted that such is the case, as for the last month they have formed one of the most attractive enter tainments in the metropolis. From the commencement the house has been nightly crowed with a highly-fashion able audience, whose enthusiasm has been excited to the utmost by Jullien's last new war quadrille. Those who have not yet heard this production can form no idea of the treat in store for them. Jullien has an nounced his benefit for Wednesday evening ; he deserves a bumper, and we have no doubt he will receive it. siege, and in particular during the day of the sth, have never ceased to distiPguish thernseiVes thcir hiave and .k,ty "General d'Aurelle exhibited a high degree of military intelligence dining this day. "General Lourinei, who, though wounded very se riously, did not give up his command until his strength was exhausted, has been the admiration of all. He has succumbed to his wound. I cannot express to you the grief this misfortune occasions me. The army loses in him a general whose chivalrous bravery knew no ob stacle, and a chief for whann there seemed to he reserved a high destiny. "You will remark, General, by the number of officers put hors de combat, that they were the special object of the fire of the enemy. The French officers, proud of their position, do not disguise their rank, like the enemy, under the capote of the soldier. "I am, with respect, &c., " The General commanding the Corps de Siege, "FOREY." "BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 7, 1854. ARMY OF THE EAST—CORPS OF OBSER• VATION. " REPORT RESPECTING THE BATTLE OF INKEIMAN ON THE STH OF NOVEMBER, ADDRESSED TO THE GENE. RAL-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE EAST. ,11: T..T77 NEW S--(THIS DIY.) COEN EXCHANGE. The suppli2., of wheat on sale in most of the country markets ?lel i ou ::iatui day were but moderate, yet they were quite equal to the demand. Prices had a downward tendency. Barley gave way is. to 2s. per quarter, and all other articles were a dull sale. Advices from New York state that both wheat and flour were on the advance, with an improved export inquiry. Most of the continental markets have been firm for all articles. Only moderate supplies of home-grown produce were re ceived up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 7,068 quarters of wheat, 2,170 barley, 10,024 oats, 4,071 beans, 2,520 peas, 732 tares, 4,325 lin seed, 6 mustard seed, 30 sundry seeds, 476 sacks and 700 barrels of flour. The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day coastwise was on the increase compared with Monday last ; but the general condition of the sam ples was by no means first-rate. Ey land carriage, the receipts were but moderate. As the attendance of both town and country millers was small, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a very inactive state. The value of fine qualities was, however, supported ; but low and middling kinds sold heavily, and the quota tions were rather in favour of buyers. With foreign wheat we were fairly sipplied. Selected samples were held at full currencies, but so little was doing in them that their value was almost nominal. It. ferior parcels were exceedingly heavy, and offered on rather lower terms. Floating cargoes of grain commanded very little atten tion. _ _ . We were fairly supplied with both English and foreign barley, and the trade for all descriptions was heavy at 2s per quarter beneath the prices obtained on Monday last. In malt very little was doing, and the rates had a down ward tendency. The supply of oats was large, and trade ruled heavy, at a decline of from 6d to is per quarter. Beans—the show of which was tolerably good, reeved off slowly, at barely last week's currency. The demand for peas was heavy, and late rates were with difficulty supported. We had a very dull inquiry for flour, at barely last Monday's prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & rent, Red • • .. new 69814 823 Ditto •• • • ........ old 74s 803 Ditto, White new 79s 863 Ditt0........ old 78s 87s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old G6s 753 Ditto new ...• •. 65s 71s Rye —Old •. • ......... —s —s New .. •• • • ...... 42s 478 Barley—Grinding ..• .. 32s 343 Malting .•• • • .... 333 3Gs Chevalier.. • • •• • 37s 38s Sfalt—BaffolkandNor- f01k............ 623 673' Brown ............... 583 60s King stonandWare GBs 70s Malt — Chevalie r •• .. 71s to 73s 'Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh.,Feed 27s 30s Potato ...... .... 29s 22s Youghal and Cork ...... 25s 299 Cork,White 27s 32s Scotch, Fiea.."... 28s 31s Beans—Tick .• • .... • . 42s 46s Pigeons .... 464 51s Peas—Grey ..•....• •• 37s 40s Maple ....• •• 42s 44s White..• •• •..... 47s 49s Boilers .• •....... 48s 51s Floor—Town-made.•• 68s 73s Suffolk . •• •..... 545 62s Stooktn & Norfolk 543 b6s SMITHFIELD. The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was very moderate, and greatly out of condition. From our own grazing districts, as well as from Ireland and Scotland, the arrivals of be as t s were on the increase, and, for the most part, of fair average weight. Although the attendance of butchers was tolerably good, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, and, in some instances, the quotations gave way 2d per Sibs. A few very superior Scots realised 5s 2d, but the top general figure for beef was os per Sib. The bullock arrivals from Lincolnshire and Leicester shire amounted to 2,100 short horns ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; front Ireland 460 beasts ; and from Scotland, 260 horned and polled Scots. We were well supplied with sheep. Prime downs and half-breds were in moderato request, at last week's cur relay. Long woolled sheep moved off slowly, and the quo tations were the turn in favour of buyers. The supply of calves was but moderate. On the whole, the veal trade ruled steady, at last week's prices. There was only a dull inquiry for pigs, at barely last Monday's quotations. Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were 5,689 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we received 5,612; in 1852, 3,8'24 ; in 1851, 6,593 ' - in 1850, 5,703 ; in 1849, 4,511; in 1818 , 5 , 155 ; and in 1847, 1,913 head. IMPORTSINTOLONDWSTLASTWZEK. From Beasts. Sheep. lambs. Calves. Pigs. Tonningen 250 RottAmLua- 570 -. 1,101 -.-. 291 Calais Harlingen Amsterdam 7O ... Hamburgh l4l Dordt 47 Nieu 176 1,318 Antwerp ,,, ~, 651 ... - 671 ... - 10 ... - Total.— 1,430 3,889 ~. 369 1 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. R 53 1,163 4,056 327 65 ,852 543 3,762 476 43 1851 914 5,174 381 124 1850 1,438 3,675 399 196 .$49 'sB3 :.. 3,68 S 218 ::: 27 Per 81bs to sink the °Cals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Sonthdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 4 4 Large crse. calves 4 0 410 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 6 Prime Scots, cite. 410 5 0 Large hogs 3 4 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Small porkers 4 4 5 0 Second quality ...3 10 4 2 ucklingcalves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 8 water old pigs 21 0 28 0 Beasts ..•......... ;beep ..... .. Calvas ..•............... 165 Calves...". •• ... ......•• 128 Pigs ..•••••••••••••••••• 410 Pigs.••••••••• •••••••••••• 40 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Dee. 5, 1853, and this day, Monday, Dec. 4 1854. Per 81bs, to sink the oirals. Dec. 5, 1853. s. d. s. d. 3 oto 3 2 3 6 3 10 Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... Second quality ditto ... ... ... Dec. 4,1854.' s. d. C. d 3 4to 3 6 38 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 36 3 8 ;310 4 2 ; 1 4 4 4 8 4 10 5 0 00 0 0 0 04 0 410 ) 1 5 0 5 6 )3 4 4 2 )4 4 5 0 4,990 26,180 165 410 Prime large oxen ... 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, &c ... 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 6 4 21, Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 4 4 6! Prime Southdown ditto 410 6 ; Lambs ..................0 0 0 " 0; Large coarse calves 4 0 4 6! Prime small ditto ... ... 4 8 5 0 1 Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 2 4 10, Beasts... ... 4,751 Sheep ... ... 24,090 Calves... ..„ ... ... Pigs ... ... ... ... ... ...240 Strrpmas ON SALR, Dee. 6, 1852.—Beasts, 4,399 ; sheep, 23,540; calves, 247; pigs, 250. December 8, 1851.—Beasts, 4,280; sheep, 23,900; calves, 243 ; pigs, 41.0. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are well supplied with both town and country-killed meat, in greatly improved condition. The general demand is steady, at our quotations : Per Blbs by the carcase. B. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 3 10 Do., prime large 4 0 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 8 Pork, large 3 4 4 0 e. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 310 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 8 Veal 4 0 5 2 Pork, small 4 2 5 0 BOROUGH HOP. Very few fine hops are oa offer, and the demand for them is steady at full prices. All other kinds move off slowly, at last week's currency. The imports since this day week have amounted to 182 bales from Ostend, 216 from Ham burg, 51 from Calais, 21 from Rotterdam, and 173 from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 15/ Ws to 211 Oa ; Weald of Kent ditto, 15/ Os to 16/ lOs ; Sussex ditto, 14114 s to 151 lOs per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report, the arrivals of home-grwn pota toes have been on the increase. The imports have been only 48 bags from Rotterdam, 7 do. from Amsterdam 8 tons from Hambro', 2 sacks from Antwerp, and S 2 bags from Belfast. A full average business has been transacted, as follows :—Scotch reds, 100 s to 115 s ; do. Regents, 105 s to 120 s ; York Regents, 110 s to 120 s ; Lincolnshire do., 100 s to 115 s ; Essex and Kent, 85s to 1103; Blues, 1003 to 105 s ; Cups, 958 to 1053 per ton. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 4. The America has arrived with advices from New York to the 21st, and 564,227 dols. and 8501. She passed the Canada on the 23d ult. The Washington correspondent of the Herald states that a change was about to take place in the Cabinet by the withdrawal of Messrs. Marcy, Campbell, and Guthrie. Mr. Marcy is to replace Mr. Buchanan in Lon don. Mr. Mason will probably resign his post in France, and take a seat in the cabinet. Soule, and Seymour will be recalled. Belmont,A meri an advices from Cuba to the 16th state that the Cubans contemplated a rising. The Secretary of the Treasury had given notice that he was preparged to purchase, before the 20th of November, certain stocks, amounting to about 3,840,000 dole. The Herald states that a despatch had been re ceived from Mr. Buchanan in London, advising strong measures respecting Cuba, but that the Go vernment is not prepared for such a determined course. For public securities the tendency was down wards ; in consequence of heavy losses by fires and at sea insurance stocks had suffered. The cotton-market had declined. The transa.o actions in grain were limited, holders being firm. Their was a fair export and speculative damand for common brands of State flour, and the market was firm. In better grades there was less doing. Freights to Liverpool were firmer. Exchange on London, 1084 to 109/. The news from Europe was published at New York on the 23d ult. Flour has ailvaaced. The market is unsettled, holders of wheat and corn asking a considerable advance. The money-market is stringent ; stocks dull. Cotton was dull and bad receded. The Canadian had arrived at Portland. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY NrcarT. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid we have dates from Gibraltar to the 24th ; Cadiz, 25th ; Lisbon, 29th ; Oporto and Vigo, the 30th ult. The Madrid brings on freight specie valued 14,9001., 391 boxes of oranges, and a sundry cargo of wine, dates, eggs, &c. She changed- signals to-day with a British line-of-battle ship off St. Alban's Head. From Gibraltar we are advised of the incessant passage through the Straits of ships of war and. transports laden with troops and stores towards the East. The steam-ship Cleopatra passed on the 17th ult. ; the Candia, for Toulon, on the 20th; the Robert Small, on the same day ; the Ripon, bound for Toulon , arrived at Gibraltar on the 23d. The Royal mail steam-ship Thames passed the Straits on the night of the 22d. Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Hannibal, with supernumerary Marines and ordnance stores for the Black Sea, reached Gibral tar on the 21st, and proceeded, after aohort delay, for Sebastopol. The steamer Rajah, with Govern ment stores for Constantinople, left Gibraltar on the 24th ult. , Her Majesty's steam gun-boat Snake arrived on the 24th, in six days from Plymouth, and sailed for the East. The screw steamer Melita, arrived at Gibraltar on the 23d, en route for Smyrna. The troop-ship Alipore arrived at Gibraltar on the 24th ult. A British screw transport ship passed the Straits on the 23d ult., name unknown. The steamer Amazon, bound for Con s t an ti no pl e , arr i ve d on the 22d. Th e British brig Captain has put into Gibraltar, leaky. LATER FROM THE BRAZILS. ARRIVAL OF THE BAHIANA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY NIGHT. The Royal Mail screw steam-ship Bahiada, Cap tain Daniel Green, has just arrived, with advices from Buenos Ayres to October 12th ; Monte Video, 16th • Rio Janeiro, Ist ultimo ; Bahi a , 6th.'; Per nambuco,i 9th ; Madeira, 24th, and Lisbon, 27th. She brought 5,2161. 12s. Gd. in gold (comprising 1,270 Spanish ounces), and diamonds valued at 44,966. sterling, and 12 passengers. At Monte Video, the poverty of the internal re sources of the province daily became more appa rent, and business in imports could hardly be in a more apathetic state. At Rio Janeiro, exchange on London ruled at 27 2 4 to 28, and on France, 345 to 348 per franc. Freights—To the Channel, 525. 6d. to 555. ; London and Liverpool, 40s. to 455. ; Hamburgh, 50s. to 555. ; Mediterranean, 555. to 608. • and United States, 70c. to 80c. Bullion—Spanish and Patriot doubloons, mil. 28 650 to nil. 28 750 ; sovereigns, mil. 8 700 to mil. 8 800. From Bahia we learn that the port was quite healthy, that sugars were coming in slowly, and the cane was beginning to suffer from drought. Some unimportant transactions had taken place in Ex change at 27i- Freights to London, 50s. to 555. ; Liverpool, 40s. to 455. ; Channel (for orders), 525. Gd. to 555. ; Hamburgh, 555. to 60s. ; and to the Baltic ports, 60s. to 655. per ton. The exports from Pernambuco for the year ended the Ist Nov. exhibited a total of 16,941 bags of cotton, 580,533 bags 89,374 barrels 5 boxes 676 cases, or 50,963 tons of sugar, 139,947 hides, anti 5,901 pipes of rum. When compared with 1853, these returns exhibit a falling off: WOOL. Foreign and colonial wool is very dull in sale, at nominal quotations. For English wool there is scarcely any demand, and prices continue to decline. Last week's imports were only 30 bales from Bombay, and 77 from Ham burgh. The following are the current rates of English wool : Southdown boggets is Od to is id ; Southdown ewes , is Od to is ; half-bred wethars, is Od to Os 0 , 1; half-bred hoggs, is Od to is 10d ; Kent fleeces,ls id to is 14d ; Leicester fleeces, is Od to is Odd ; flannel wool, 10d to is 2d ; blanket wool, 9d to is id ; and combing skins, Os Od to Os Od per lb. SEEDS. Linseed has moved off steadily, at very full prices. Canary and clorer are quite as dear as last week. Cakes command very full prices. Other articles are without alteration. Turntp,White,p er bush. 21s to 251 Swede .. •• •• 24s 38s Mustard, Brown• • • • .. Ss los White, now •• •• lOs —s Tares,Winter,new.. •• 1 1 s 12s Old.. • • • • • • Os OdOs Od Canary, per quarter •• 44s 58s Rye grass • • • • • • - 24 s 289 Clover,Retigng. (cwt.) —s —s White • • •• —s —s Foreign Red.. —a white..'. —s —s, Trefoil, new.... •• .• 16s 20s, Cana ..... ••••• •• 36s 4 0s Corlander• •••••.. • • • • 'l6l 18s freinpseed, per quarter 66 4(is 44s Li n seed, Eng• Sowing • • 8 (iSs Crushing •••• • • • • 62s 64s Baltic •••••• • • .. 58s 62s Odessa •••• 63 , 65s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English • • . 111 11 a 121 IN Foreign, por ton 11103 121 10a gape Cakes, pr ton 610 i 6' 10s Rapeseed,Now,pr lat 30 101. 341 Cs TALLOW. Since Menday last the business doing in our market has been very moderate , and prices have given way ab ou t 61 per cw t. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is quo t e d at 65s 6d to 65s 9d per cwt. Tewn tallow, 6,536 d net cash. Rough fat, 3s 7d per 81bs. The quantity of tallow forwarded overland from St. Petersburg is 74,000 casks, against 100,000 casks actual shipments in 1853. 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853. Stock this da .... •.1 58,621 Price of Y. C. • • si • • t 0 37 :7„ 2` c 1 , Delivery last week .. 2,502 Ditto from June 1 49,4 ,, 4 Arrivals last week.. 521 Ditto from June .... 80,461 Price of Tow • 3816 l 71,317 50,222 32,330 37s Od - ,0 47s 3d to 57s Od —s 0,1 —s Od to —8 Od 3,' 19 4,331 2.992 54.299 53,789 56,720 3.918 4,076 494 89,082 63,383 65,735 39s 64 494 34 588 0.1 34.192 5a 61 to 65a 91 1,707 41,607 2,624 39,799 Gls 0.1 AMERICA. THE BRITISH FLEET IN THR OLDEN TIME. The fleet of Richard I. of England, when he weighed anchor for the Holy War, from Messina, in Sicily, where he passed the winter A.D. 1190-1, is said to have con sisted of 13 dromones, or ships of the largest size ; 250 ships of secoid-rate ; 53 galleys, and a vast number of barques and other vessels used as transports. Edward lll.'s fleet before Calais, in 1347, consisted of 738 ships, carrying 14,956 mariners, being an average of only about 20 in each ship ; 15 ships, and 495 mariners, from tay onne, being 30 to each ship ; 7 ships, and 148 men, from Spain ; 1 from Ireland, carrying 25 men ; 14 from Flan ders, with 133 men, scarcely 10 to each ship ; 1 from Guelderland, with 24 mariners. 15 of these were called the King's own ships, and were manned by 419 mari ners. It would thus be seen that the British vessels of that period were of a small size. About the middle of the 15th century ships of larger proportions began to be constructed. William Canning, the eminent merchant, who was five times mayor of Bristol, A.D. 1 4 7 4 , having forfeited the King's peace, was condemned to pay 300 marks—in lieu of which sum Edward VI. took of him 2,470 tons of shipping, amongst which there were one ship of 900 tons burden, one of 500 tons and one of 400 tons. In 1506 James IV. of Scotland built a large ship, which was lost on her way to France. In the fleet fitted out by Henry VIII. there was one ship, the Regent, of 1,000 tens. The Henri Grace Dieu, was of a still larger size, and said to have been the first vessel which accomplished a voyage round the world. At the present time, when so much atten tion is directed to naval affairs, it may not be without interest to give the following particulars of our navy of former days, and which in 1575 consisted of only 24 ships, and the number of merchant ships belonging to England amounted to no more than 135 vessels of above 100 tons, and 656 between 40 and 100 tons. At-Queen Elizabeth's death, in 1603, there were not above four merchant ships of 400 tons each. The largest of Queen Elizabeth's ship s o f war was 1 , 000 t ons , an d carried 340 men and 40 gu ns , an d th e sm allest 600 tons, carrying 150 men and 30 guns. The account given by Si!. Wm. Monsen, about the time of the death of Queen Elizabeth is as follows :- 2 ships of 1,000 tons, carrying each 5 5 0 0 0 0 men. 900 ~ p, 400 „ 400 ~ 350 „ 400 „ 350 „ 300 „ 250 „ 200 „ 160 „ 100 3 If 3 ,9 800 ~ 2 7, 700 ~ 4 ~ 600 , 4 ~ 500 „ PP 2 ~ 400 „ ~ 350 „ IP Jo ~ / 200 , ' 9 smaller vessels : 39 in the whole. THR TURKISH EXHIBITION.—The directors of this exhibition benevolently announce that they intend to de vote the receipts of admission on Monday, Dec. 11, for the benefit of the Patriotic Fund, which will be paid over free of every expense. The Right Rev. Dr. Burgess, one of the Romaa Catholic prelates in this country, died somewhat suddenly a d n e a s ff a e l c e t e i , o n e t of w th ee e t h bu ea ry rt . , on at . • t o h n e F e r o i n d v a e y n e t ve o n f in s g t. la F st r , an fr o o e m s Trim, whither he had arrived in the afternoon of the same day on some ecclesiastical business. Dr. Burgess was in the 64th year of his age, having been born in the year 1791. He wag formerly president of Prior Park College, near Bath, and is reported to have been a pre late of amiable character and moderate opinions. He was a pp ointed Bish(p of Clifton in 1851, succeeding Dr. - Hendren, whose name was brought before the world in connection with the case of Miss Talbot in that year, and who has retired to a monastery at Nottingham. DEATH op s CKNTEIeARIAN.—Died at Nairn, on May last, the 27th inst., Donald Ross, at the patriarchal age of 108 years. This is the age which his friends directed to be inscribed on his coffin, but we believe he was several years older. It is said he was employed, when about 16 years of age, as one of the boat's Firth to t e in carrying stones from the opposite side of Moray Fort George, when that fortress was in course of er ect Rom tion. Ho was a native of the parish of N PF l Kin 'a Ross shire, and came to reside on the small farm o Steps" about 25 years ago. Re occupie dit for soormge. time, .butw till s withins bseq u a a ntly montha ca of rte hie in de N at a h irn , Nairn. Rosa e w ta a ined on foot all his mental faculties t o the latest hour of his life —lnverniss Courier. EW GRANADA.—The advises received yesterday from New Granada, both from the coast and the interior, re present the insurrectionary movement as drawing rapidly to a close. The Constitutional Government was holding its sittings at lbagui, where the Congress was installed.