The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-12 00:00:00

Passages marked * are ri To or from Gravesend and L0nd0n...... „ Gravesend and Blackwell or Wools Between Gravesend and Intermediate Pie BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5 Three Months, 21. Os. ; to he had of th , Packets; or of Mr. Monk. Terrace Pier, Sept. 5. 1‘54. lin direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. .... 10d. .. Is. 2d. wish Ad. .. Os. 10d. qd. .. Os. Ad. . 0 , Six Months, 31. Os. ; e Collectors on board the Gravesend. THE SECRET INFIRMITIEi OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. aunt published, price 25., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on Sper h,aterrhcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative l'Ystem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examinat ion, the real -,ause and effect of ev ery variety of complaint, whether arisin g from solitary habit., e xcesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded ell twenty years' experience in the treatment of Impuissance. Nervous Debility, Local Weakness, Qpermatorrhcea, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, .and on the d a ng erou s remedies advocated by 'various writers on these important disorders. fly ISAMUEL LA'MItRT, M. D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE , LONDON , wictor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin• burgh, Honorary Member of the London U os pital Medical Society Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Sec.. & c. The essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities , a nd excesses, iwhichc have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man boo and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, pe rha p s, an) other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its per usal is Particularly recommended to persons entertaining secre t doubts of pvti a their physical condition, and who are conscious of having haza rded health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there ere principles of personal management which cannot be violated without Incurring grievous penalties. and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-Indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, end how the evil and its con.equences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional ,derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. rhelinthor has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have Unfortunately teen too generally confided to the care of Ignorant 'UP l rtes, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, Price 2s, of Messrs. Plper, Brothers, and Co., 23, Paternoster-row: Hannay, 63, Oxford-stree t Horne, 19, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhlll ;or tree -y cost to. thirty stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed ford-square. At home hr contultation tow Moven till TWO, and Aram .11$14. BANK OF DEPOSIT, NO. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Established •.D. 1544. pARTIES desirous of INVESTING MONEY are requested to examine the Ilin of th.s Institution, by which high rate of Interest may be obtained with perfect security. Interest pa} able in .January and July. PETE it MOlt lt NON, Managing Director. 'rospectwies and Form. for opening Accounts sent free on application 'l l O NERVOUS SUFFERERS.-A RETIRED CLERGYA4.kN having been restored to health Ina low stays, After many years of great nervous suffering, is anxious to make shown to others the means of cure. He will, therefore, send tree, on receiving a stamped envelope, properly addressed, a copy of the pre scription used. Direct the Roy. E. Douglass, IS, Holland-street, Brixton, London. 111 IE NEW PALETO T.- In.the vast number of new inventions which E. MOSE,; •• , ;(1,; hove had the plea-ore of submitting to their patron • and the public, the Paletot which they have just Introduced po-sesses a mest prominent plate ; tt is C e article of Attire required for the season I, y al classes. and is a pioneer of the riche-t and most novel st les for the ensuing Autumn in the preparation fwhchE. N , 0-Es and Son are uniting all the forces of Commerce, Skill, Eapericnce, and Capital. This P le.ot is the mo-t ingeniously contrived garment which has been inven'e i, and is the resell , of mathematical ohs rva tion and great experience in the art of destning and Cutting Dress It has been the object of E. Moses and -•ou to produce a paragon in this description of Attire. which th"y have placed within the reach of all lasses, its price being 255. This article may be worn as Coat or Overcoat, and it is the most ben lemanly and the most comfort abl, garment ever presented. E. MOSE and SON are Merchant Tailors and Clothiers on the large.t scale and on the most pm Heal tx fie ides. They are manu facturers of Shirts with the most .laborate ein , roiderv, and in pain. useful, and comfortable styles. They aro Hosiers for Ladies and Gentlemen in all station; and in all parts of the world, nice are Hatters and Boot and Shoemakers, and their product ions are the most fashlot ia , le and the cheapest. They - are Wholesale Clothiers, Ilosicrs, ant Outfitters, and their Goods are the best, the most suitable, and to Mercla sits, Captains, and Emigrants they are the most profitable articles which can he shipped. Full Lists of Outfits for ladies and gent'emen, with ship-sailing information (gratis) on appication, or post free. C kt - TioN. —E. NtOmEs4 And ti - )N regret having to guard the public against imposition, by-pint !earned that the untradesman-llke o 1 of Being clnnected with their F.stablishinent," or It's the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTHER ROUSE IN OA OCT Or LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : Loudon City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, Mtnories, 84, SS, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church. all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commulcating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36. Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. Merchant Clothiers, Hatters, ['osiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoo Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. lAPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trout which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Slaturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock. A new Book, with illustrations, entitled" The Echo of Public Opi nion," containing full lists of prices, our system of freeself-measure ment, &c., &c., may be had on a pp lication, or plci ost-. l'on parte Francais. Qui si parte Italian°. Bier spricht man Deutsch. Aqua sa liable Egpano. MO NT bLA.140.-140Tiet.—The SEAL RE PRESE N TAIIONS this SEASON will take place on Tuesday Morning ...... • • ...... • • ...... • • • • Sept. 12 Tuesd iy Ev( ning. ..... .. •••...•••• .. • • • • • • .• 12 Wednesday Evening • ~ 1 3 Thursday Morning . • • • Thursday Evening .. ...... ••• • • • .... ••• • • • ~ 14 F idly Evening „ . * is 16 Saturday Morning And Saturday Evening I leing the, LAST NIGHT of the SEASON, on which occaslou Mr. ALBERT SMITH will specially ADDRESS the AUDIENCE. Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. TURBISH EXHIBITION and MUSEUM, ~ ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-corner , Piccad ill y , `/"EN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it eioses at Six. Admission, Sts. 6d. ; children, ls. 6 d. ; Saturday s, ss . ; children, 2a. 6d. Family Tickets for five, 10s. Schools admitted at nalf-price. Herr Ralozdy and his Band are engaged, and will per form Daily, from Twelve till five. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte during the evening. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE ROOMS, (Lessee, CELLS. C. LAI:TRENT, Onslow-house, Fulham-road). The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON. and will continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S CELEBRATED RAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by 11. Laurent , the following Waltzes La belle Franqalse, Leonora, Villi kins and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. Dancin g to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ninate at half-past 11. PATRON—TT.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MAN %GEMENT. _ COURSE of MONDAY LECTURES, specially ad t res s e d to the IN DUSTRIAL CLASSES, to which they and their t mikes will be admitted, Morning or Evening, on payment of SIXPENCE each, on producing a ticket signed by the Foreman or Superintendent of the Works to which they may belong. The FIFTH LECTURE •f this COURSE will be delivered on Monday Evening, the 11th inst., by Dr. COFFEEN, &c., on the MANUFACTURE of SUGAR. Also, during this week, LEC TURES by Dr. SCOFFER'S, on the DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICAL XES , %LTRCES of MODERN WARFARE, with startling and brilliant experiments. NA TITRE PRINTING, by Dr. BACtItIOFFNER EXHIBITP , N of DUBO , CQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE, In addition to all the Daily LECTURES, 01'1 IC IL EXHIBITIONS, PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERY, &c.,&c,, &c. A BAND of MUSIC under the direction of Mr. WARD of the Royal Italian Opera. The Gas-lighting by JOHN LEstax, Esq. EAST VDTA TIOUSF., GTR SEPT.. 1t54. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST IN'DIA COMPANY do herehy give Notice, and QUAR TERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company. appoint. d to he be l,l at their , Ilouse i.t Leadenhall-stre , t, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th in,tant, at Fieven o'clock in the Foreroon, i• made special for the purpo.te of submitting for adopt on the alterations in the By 1 two of the Company recommended in the report from the Committee of BY-laws which was laid before the General Court on the 21st June. A copy of the al erations in question Is now open for the perusa: of the Pruprietors at this loose. J. D. DICKENSON, Deputy-Secretary. Office at Ordnance, 81h Sept. 1554. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HER MA JESTY'S ORI) ANCE de I E REBT GIVE NOTICE, that a quantityi of ilarnets, Clothinr, s erge. L eather, Canvas, Lead Ashe.z, e', Zinc, Tin, Plain and Pen Tiles, WI , els , shout 4: ,000 Staves l ,or Powder Slots, and 4 7 Code of Fir aid Carriage W o at, 4 0 6 c , will be sold b y Public Auction, in the Roy Arsenal, Woolw . ch, n , Tnrasomf the 14th instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon pre lsely. 14 aY be viewed from Ten till Four o'clock on the three days pre- Vious M the sale. C attki<>gues may be had at the Ordnance Office, Pall-mall; Tower Of London ; and Roy al at rsenal, Woolwich. By Order of the Board, C. POIGNAND. pro Secretary. ISLE OF WIGHT CHEAP EXCURSIONS._ SOUTIL.WE!CTERN gAILWAY.—By the Excursion Trains every SUNDAY Morning at 7.45 from Waterl o o Sta t io n, THROUGH .„ • Tug TICKETS are issued to the ISLE OW WIGHT, via S! 'UTII tMPTON, for COWES, or PORTSMOUTH, for RYDE. Fares :—C osed Carriages, Bs.; Seated Open Carriages, 55., which I n clude an pier d..:es aid steamboat fares , but n o t conve y ance between the railway stations and piers. The Return Tic kets from , t 3 de will n o t b e available via Cow - ea and Southampton , nor t h o s e tro_m Cowes via Ityde and Portsmouth. TIIROCCHOUT TICKETS betwixt LONDON and RYDE, via PORTsx PORTSE A. and ooSPORT, available for Four Pa y s , are also issued daily at Waterloo Station, at fol'owing fares, Nvz_hi(h include all pier dues, omnibus and steamboat fares. Ist Class, B d. ; 2d Class, 272.8 d. Single Journey Fares-Ist Class. 203.0.; 4 Class, 15s. 6,1 • ARCIID. SCOTT, Traffic Manager. Waterloo Station, July, 1554. 117 HE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA, October 4, 1854. The cenetal Screw Steam shipping Corn , all 3''S screw stetim-shM A110: 1 ," 1,850 tons, 300-horse pottier, l'e 4 rue Ilyde, Commander, will sail from Southampton with her ~t _ R j e s 'Y'' Mails for Adelaide, Port - Philitt, and dney, on Wednestlay lilt 4th October, 1854, at Tw• o'clock pm. punctually. The " Argo," one of the fastest ships afloat, is justly cc leb ated for her last passage to Australia, having made the run cut in 44 days, and home within the same period. She is alst+ the tiret steam-ship that returne I to Endand via Cape H rn, thus accomplishing a voyage round the World in 128 days. The vessels forming the superb fit et of screw Steamers of this Company, of which this ship is one, are well known for the punctuality and s. eed with hich heir voyages are performed. -1\ o expense has been spared in their construction, and the accommo dations which they • ffer to the pu lie are ansurpss ed if equalled by any ships afloat. Ita•es of Passage voney vary, according to the accommodation required, from 30 to 100 guineas. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage may be had at the Company's Offices, 7, Cannon-street, London. THE CHOLER A!!! Prevented by the destruction of all noxious effluvia. CREWS'S DISINFECTING FLUID, recommended t,y the Col lege of Physicians. The Cheape.t and Strongest CUD /RIDE of ZI %C. Quirts, 2,, Pints, Is., half-pints, 6d. So'd bv a!l Chemists, Drugeists, and Shipping Agents, and at Commercial Wharf, Mile-end, London. N.B.—CREWS'S CiILORIDE of ZINC is a cheap, powerful, and finer preparation.—Medical Circular. B. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER OlL.—The most effectual remedy !or CONSUMP TION, liRONCHITIS. AST MA, GDU MIEITM ATISNI, and all (;110I'll LOPS COMPLAINTS. Pure and unadulterated, contain ing all its most active and es•ential principles a cure much mote rapidly thin any other kind. Prescribed by the most eminent rnediciil men and supplied to the leadiec hospita!s of Furope. Half- Pint bottles,23. Gd. ; pints, 45. Pd., IMPERIAL ME ;SURE. Wholesale and Retail depot, ANSAR, HARFORD, and CO., 77, Ptran4. *** Four Half-pint Ilott7es sent (cari - laeie pall) to any part of England on receipt of a remittance of Ten Shillings. rI.IRIESEINIA.II, protected by Royal Letters patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacia de Paris, and the Imperial College o Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEM.kIt, No. Is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhces, and Exhaustion of the System. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three da y s, completely and entirely eradicat es all traces of those Disorders which Cooly! and Cubehs hove ao long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portico of the population. TRI r',SEII A R, No. 3, is th e great Cont'nental Remedy for t h at class of Disorders, which U nfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury , to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the s arsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIE-W,MAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table Althout their use being suspected. _ Sold in tin case s a t Its. each, free by post, 2 s. extra , d ivided into C. &c.—To doses, as adminlstered by Valpea u, Lallemanel, Roux, ..o.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in Lon don of Robert John , „„'', 1 ) 8 , Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63 , Oxfor d-street; and Sanger, .ou, Oxford-street. G R A VESEND ST AR PACKETS. So other Pahets call at the Greenhithe and Purtieet Piers. „ . O TICE. —D itY TICKETi are issued upon the G rav esend Star rackets, available for return by them or by t he Lon ion and Tilbury it waY; the Return Tickets by the Rahway will also be available for return by the Star Packets. The Paeketi call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. ________-.WEER 1/ATS. SUND•Yd. z" ----- 'r --------------- + 4., r -, ... Terrace E ~, .. t s her ' - a :-... ; ,i , _ , Timo .y ii , f. ~ 8 1 ) , '' .. 2 8 .. • '- ' 7 7% * lB _ 8% t 9 1114 114 _ —1; 4 _ _ _ _ . _ h _ 7 _ 9 Direct Trains from the Br ° rnnibmaes from F.•nchu 'yell' quarter of an hour. BRUNSWICK WII.k RF. lowing Trains Iron ,ats marked t rch-street Station to all parts of London ,LACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol t the Fenchurch-street Station. .... - SUNDAYS. weint DArs. Fen- " , - = . l * l , 44 , 7 t Fen- ft I,' 1 (lurch . 5 -;" 7, f: , ,t; church -,-.. , 1 .. Street 'd ° 2 ,_ . , 15 - i ,:treet z 2 ? . - - .... - 8 A t 44 •1! 9'4 104 10 1 4 _ . . 114 11 124 i!ni 2 1 4 '24 44 —3% *514 5 6% NO. 19,333.] PUBLICATIONS. "Immediately, in small Bvo., fancy boards, price SA. 6d. REVELATIONS of a SL AVE TRADER ; or, Twent Tears' Adventure of Capt. Carrot. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE VILLAGE MILLIONNAIRE. By the Author of" The Fortunes of Woman." "A tale of unbounded interest." —Messenger. " This novel is the work of a very su,,e , ior intellect. All the prin cipal eharacte . s are drawn with groat skill and power."--Standard. " The tvle is vasy and elegant, and the voluma are replete with vigorous timught."—Sunday Times. Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn. Just published, price Is., by post, Is. 6d., AUTUMN SUPPLEMENT TO RUFF' S GUIDE TO THE TURF fur 1824 conta;ning a , ale•.dar of the Races past, up to the end of August —nor- es Indexed, their Pedigrees— , Perforinances of the Two-Year-Olds —Entries for the Derby err! Ouks, 1855 --No.ninations fur September and October I'rincpal Derby Lot., &c., &c. London : Piper, Stephenson, and Spence, 23, Pat.rnoster-row. X HAN MID ES W D EL L iI E , WELL.—Persons LUNATIC s ASYLUM thTI:nE R for S U al vt , Y 1 Ni; the above I NSTITU HON with Meat. Flour, Malt, Hops, Hay and Straw, Butter, Cheese, or Bacon, for six calendar months, from the Ist October next; or with any of the undermentioned articles for twelve calendar months Irom that day, viz., Groceries, Soap, Oil, Oil Colours, Brooms, Brushes, Window Glass, Lead and Leaden Piping, Hosiery, Linen and Woollen Drapery, Blankets, Rugs, straw Hats and Bonnets. Tobacco, Snuff, Cl.th, Boots and Shoes, Leather, and Wine and Spi its for the sick are requested 'o deliver sealed Ten 'ers to me, by Eleven o'clock, op THURSDAY, the 2 st at the Session; ous , , Clerkeng ell •green, and to attend there personally o that day, at Twelve o'cl , ek. Blank f , rms, in which Tenders must be made, may be obtained, aed the form of contract may he seen, eitt'er upon appli sill at to me at this piece, or to the Storekeeper at the Asyl and patterns anti samples, to which the contractors will he requi.ed strictly to conform, may he seen at the Asylum at Ilinwell. The Committee of Visitors will not bind them selves to accent the lowest or any et the tenders. Dated this 7th September, 1:154. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visitors. TN - VESTMENTS securing SIX to EIGHT per 1. CENT. per ANNUM.— 'r, L INCE has on Sale First-class tS{F.RtC N ILWAY ItONi) for 1001. st! d upwards, paying 'laciest at the rate o' fom6 to 8 per Cent. per annum. Thy se !bonds are amply secured ly the inn tgaze of propetty. double the value of the mortgage, producing an inc .me considerably ab )ve that r. (mired to pay the interest Ihe financial on which the estio ated value of the se •uritv is founded m-y he seen on applcation, ai:d every information relative to the ',hie of American -ecurities. or of any accredited British or Foreign Investment, may be obtained per sonally or by letter. 4, 131-ho'agAte Churchyard, London, S •pt. 12, 1854. ABDUCTION OF YOUNG FEMALES. The prisoner Schantoff, who was remanded from Wed nesday last on a charge of having brought over to this country from Altona, for purposes of prostitution, a young girl between 17 and 18 years of age, was again brought up at the Hull Police-court yesterday (Monday) before the mayor (Mr. H. Cooper) and Mr. Robert Blyth. Auguste Marie Heinroth, the prosecutrix, repeated the evidence which she gave on the former examination, a summary of which has already appeared in The Sun. The mate of the Hull steam-ship Prince said that he had known the prosecutrix at Altona, where she lived as waitress at an hotel. She there bore the character of a modest girl. Similar testimony was borne by the mate of the steam ship Britannia, to whom the prosecutrix had complained of the prisoner's conduct towards her on her arrival at Hull. Mr. C. E. Ayre, attorney for the defence, admitted that the case was very clearly made out, and he there fore declined making any defence, or calling any wit nesses, although he had many outside the court. The prisoner was therefore committed for trial, bail being refused. In Hull there are 272 houses of ill-fame, and about 700 common prostitutes. Many of these unfortunate beings are regularly brought over from Germany, but the police have not until just now been able to obtain such evidence in the cases as would warrant a convic tion. This case, however, will undergo a thorough in vestigation, and to that end the girl will be placed, by her own consent, in the Hull Penitentiary. At the con clusion of the proceedings, offers were made by gentle men to take the girl under their charge. CHRIST CHURCH, LAMBETH, AND SOUTHWARK REGATTA. - This third annual regatta for a coat and badge, two freedoms of the Watermen's Company, and a pair of silver oars, presented by Mr. E. Groves, took place yes terday, and collected a TAat, assemblage of spectators. The competitors were apprentices who bad ser ved five y e ars and upwards of their time upon the river between London and Putney-bridges, and the above prizes were distributed according to the prowess developed by the young rowers. who certainly exerted 'themselves most manfully. All had done their best to get into proper condition, and F. Weedon was the favourite. It may be remembered that this youth rowed a dead beat with T. Pocock at the Thames Regatta, and exhibited style and courage of the most unequivocal description, rowing until be absolutely fainted in his boat. The race was in three heats, with eight competitors. The final heat was decided as follows : F. Weedon, Crimson Hill, Green Barron, Pink Joyce, Dark Blue The distance was from Vauxhall-bridge down to Hun. gerford Suspension-bridge, up to Vauxhall-bridge and down to Mr. A. Wentzell's, the Ship, Lambeth, to finish. After two capital starts, which, for some inex plicable reasons, were called " false ones," the men scrambled away very irregularly, pink being closely fol lowed by green and crimson. The latter soon over hauled the second-named, and at Mallett's Roads went in front. He retained it after this, although pressed close for some distance, and upon the upper turn was three or four lengths ahead, ultimately winning with tolerable ease. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Saturday another person was accidentally drowned on Bridport beach, making two during the week. The following inscription was found on the back of the watch belonging to the deceased : "Presented by Mr. Lev y to John Burbidge, as a mark of respect for his c ourageous conduct in rescuing Mrs, Levy-and children from toe fire which took place at the Red Lion, City-road, 11th March, 1852." Ho is aged 27, and belongs to the usountod,police in London, here ea Monk, P., $ IIT q ror R~'rlPA ziri - •,- • ~A ~` .~~' .............. • ; 4 0•"11,0 7Kr. ;-: ' 91) '• • . • , • \ t„ 4 4 .4tl •• - • • f ‘"j 4 ' 7 ^ • , Ok . 0: V- 0: 0 „. , t4e 14 . 11,-, C. P , .1 , 7 ea ce ••- • ;.: 0 0 116 :t• • ''' .111.4 . -4- ' 1 • 41• -16 ` ° ‘..' • LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1854. THE WAR. known ; and Captain H. Cust, Coldstream Guards, aide de-camp to Major-General Bentinck, vice Captain Hon. H. Byng, returned to England on medical certificate. :Cap tain Fellows., 12th Lancers, is attached to the staff of the army, with the pay and allowances of deputy-assistant adjutant-general. The sth Dragoon Guards having suf fered severely from the prevailing epidemic, which has carried off several officers and many men of the regiment, and having been deprived by sickness of its commanding officer, and by death of the next senior officer, the Com mander of the Forces is pleased to desire that the regiment should, as a temporary measure, be attached to the 4th Dragoon Guards, and placed under the charge of Lien tenant-Colonel Hodge. The Commander of the Forces earnestly recommends the regiment to the protection of Lieutenant-Colonel Hodge, who is requested to attend carefully to the maintenance of its discipline, and to ren der every assistance and support to the officer in tempo rary command (be is not of five years' service), who, he doubts not, will gladly avail himself of the opportunity to profit by the counsel and advice of so experienced an offi cer. Lieutenant-Colonel Williams, while on special duty in Turkey, ha., by her Majesty's command, the local rank of colonel. Captain M`Donald, 92d Highlanders, is ap pointed extra aide-de-camp to Major-General J. L. Penne father, C.B. beautiful as any ever painted by Salvator Rosa. On this side the frontier stretched out the long and wide array of the Turkish white and green tents, several isolated and grass covered mountains in the plain which leads on to Kars, and at the base of one of them the partially visible encampment of the foe. In the distance beyond lay the white towers of Gumri, vazuely dis cernible in the moonlight, while behind, and on either side of them rose the snow-capped hills of Georgia in sharp and prominent relief against the unclou:led sky. Without the remotest attempt at fire writing or pictu resque description, I may soberly say that I have seldom looked upon a finer panorama of moon-lit scenery than was this, the quiet surface of which was so soon to be disturbed and clouded by the death-dealing thunders of a battle. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The St. Vincent, 102, in Portsmouth harbour, is being cleared out and fumigated after having cholera on board. The beds, &c., used by troops and Russian prisoners, are being examined, and will be cleansed or burnt on sn island in Portsmouth Harbour. The Colossus, SO, new screw-line-of-battle ship, Captain R. S. Robinson, has had her crew turned over to her to day, and she is now ready for sea. She wants some able seamen to complete her complement, a class of men she finds a difficulty in getting, as those who are out of employ (and they must be a small number) prefer entering on board such ♦essels as the Curacoa, 30, Harrier, Swallow, and *number of other new screw small craft now fitting out. The Colossus is in admirable order, and is a perfect screw liner, although she has been equipped with some haste. The Malacca, 17, screw-sloop, Captain Farquhar, came into harbour yesterday afternoon to be docked. The Hornet, 16, screw-sloop, Commander Campbell, was fitted up with coal at Spithead yesterday by the Orestes coal-hulk, which was towed out of harbour by the Comet tug. The Sphinx, 6, paddle-sloop, came into harbour this morning from Spithead to have some defec . s made good. She landed her captain (Clifford) yesterday at Haslar, to undergo treatment for the injuries be unfortunately re ceived in the breaking of a hawser in towing the St. Vin cent from the Baltic, atfer which she wont back to Spit head to unship her powder and shell. The Rhadamanthus, steam-transport, Master Deism, arrived yesterday from Plymouth, whither she had taken machinery for the Algiers, 91, screw. In coming through the Needles yesterday morning she got on shore off Hurst Castle, and information of the fact having been sent, the Sphinx, 6, paddle-sloop, and Comet, ■team tug, wero ordered to go to her assistance, the latter taking a dockyard lighter in tow. Before, however, they had got away, the Rhadamanthus was seen coming up past Cowes, so that their services were not required. She came into harbour yesterday afternoon ; and it appears that, at 2 o'clock in the morning, she got too close to the N.E. buoy at the Shingles, and, backing her engines to avoid running over it, she wont too far astern, by which she touched the bank. She remained on two or three hours, till the tide rose, when she floated off without (as far as can be ascertained) damage. She will take stores round to the Eastward, and the crew of a Russian merchant ship, captured by the Avon, and taken into Plymouth. There are 11 persons in number. " In , tead of an hour after sunset, it was midnight be fore the troops began their march from the camp, the first consequences of which late start being constant stumbles of the artillery and cavalry into the frequent ruts and holes which honeycomb the first portion of the line of march; horses fell, men shouted, and far a con siderable time all was confusion and disorder. Torches were at length procured, and by their dim and flickering guidance more than 35,000 cavalry, infantry, and artil lery, felt their way, confusedly and with difficulty, on towards the foe. Alternately marching and halting, they crept on over the plain, till the grey streaks of dawn, struggling over the mountains of Georgia, revealed a status quo as unlike as possible to the marching order of an army, and with it the still more unpleasant fact that the Russians were already awaiting us some few hundred yards a-head. After half-an-hour's delay in bringing up and arranging the scattered columns, the army was again got into motion, and the first division, under the command of Kherim Pasha, advanced to take up position in order of battle. I should have men tioned that the avant garde, conisisting of a detachel corps of five battalions of infantry, two squadrons of irregular cavalry, and one mountain battery, had been despatched earlier in the night to take possession of the heights which command the Russian camp, and from which, on A previous occasion, the enemy's skirmishers had done considerable damage. There they were now posted, in threatening and effective contiguity to the Russian right wing. The enemy had taken up an ad vantageous position on a sloping eminence to the right of their camp, and numbered in all 1t battalions, with four of a reserve further back towards the tents. " A Turkish battery of the left wing opened the ball, and after a few rounds of shot from it, which were speedily answered by the Russians, to try the range of the guns, the cannonade soon became general. For nearly half an hour the Russian firing was execrable ; near ly every shell and shot passed high over the ene my and fell far in the rear. Afterwards it improved, and, as I can personally vouch, generally hit with a pre cision which was not to he surpassed. Fine, however, as it was, the Turkish from the very first shot was better ; and in little more than an hour drove the Mus covites from the advantageous position which they oc• cupied. Thus pressed, the right wing of the latter gra dually fell back towards the base of the mountain, where a masked battery suddenly opened in their support; but a brief concentration of the Turkish fire upon this point soon silence i it, and the enemy, unable to resist the desolating shower of shot and shell poured on them by the Turkish artillerists, began to give way. I may as well remark here that neither as yet, nor up to the end of the action, did the party who held the summit of the hill fire a shot ; early in the engagement the TUrkish officer who commanded became non est, and Major Tevis (an American serving in the Ottoman army), next in command, urged them in vain to make a movement upon the enemy's rear, as was intended. Had this party acted with energy at the outset of the battle, the result might have been very different; as it wee, they were merely safe spectators of the storm which raged in front and on either side below them. " Up to this point success was steadily on the side of the Turks The right wing of the enemy was driven back, and the fierce tide rolled past the front of - the moun tains to where the minor conflict of musketry and lance was being waged between their left and the right of the Turks, close upon the Georgian border. Here the ba lance turned, Resul Pasha (mentioned in a previous lette? from Erzeroum in terms of c .nfidence, which his present conduct has belied) being the first to set the example of flight. While opposed only by Russian in fantry or cavalry, he and his Arabs stood firm enough, but on the first shot of cannon they turned and fled with an energy truly worthy of a better cause' than cowardice. Unpursuod by a single Russian, they ran till far out of reach of shot or shell, and, except by the contagion of their example, had no further influence upon the fortune of the day. The `force of example,' however, soon showed itself, and the regular cavalry, as on nearly every previous occasion, proved themselves no braver than the Bashi-basouks. Noticing the first symptoms of their wavering, Kourschid Pasha (chief of the staff) ordered Vely Pasha, who commanded the right wing of the second division, to advance to the support of the fist ; but, personal jealousy being operative oven then, he refused to do so without a direct order from the Commander-in-Chief. Now, this latter person, being APPOINTMENT. Assistant -Surgeon—Andrew M`Munn (1853), from the Frolic, 16, on the Cape of Good Hope station, to the Al giers, 91, screw steam-ship at Sheerness. TRIAL OF THE ROYALSHEER N SS, ALBERTS ENGINES. E SEPT. At six a.m. yesterday the fires were lighted up on board the Royal Albert, to prove the boilers and joints. All being very satisfactory, the fires were kept back, by order of Mr. Rumble, the chief engineer, until the arrival of Mr. Hartrie, the representative of Messrs. John Peon and Son. At ten a.m. the engines were started, and when fully up to their speed, made 51 revolutions per minute, the load on the safety-valve being 201bs. on the square inch. The engines were worked four hours and a half, giving the greatest satisfaction to all parties present, as well as those more intimately concerned. It is very gratifying to know that there was not the least symptom of hot bearings, and everything worked with the greatest ease and satis faction. The boilers gave an abundant supply of steam. There was an excellent draft in the fire-places. The en gine-room and stoke-hole were moderately and unusually cool —the engine-room not exceeding 80 deg., and the stoke-hole not. more than 100 deg. From the day's trial at moorings of this abip we may look forward to a high speed being attained beyond all doubt, as the engines made 451 revolutions on an average, and screw vessels generally make about threo-fourths of their revolutions at moorings ; consequently there is but little doubt these engines will make 60 revolutions on her trial, and with the present pitch of screw, making a very liberal allowance for slip, this stupendous mass of wood and metals will be propelled through the water (with a nominal power of 500 horse) at the rate of 10j knots per hour. After sundry diagrams bad been taken, and the expansion gear tried, to ascertain how the future speed of the ship could be diminished by the greatest economy of full, the trial of the engines of the mag nificent ship ended. She will no doubt echo the names of ,John Penn and Son over the hills of far-famed Sebastopol. Mr. Robert Hughes, assistant to the chief engineer from the Surveyor of the Navy department at Somerset-house, was here yesterday on duty relating to the Algiers, steam line-of-battle ship. The crew of the Algiers were engaged during yesterday coaling from the Columbine floating coal depot, which vessel was towed alongside her. She is alto receiving her lower-deck armament. An order has been issued here regulating the time of persons visiting the Royal Albert and dockyard, in order to meet the arrivals of passengers by the steam-packets from London via the Thames and Medway. They aro in future to assemble at the yard-gate, at 9.30 a.m., and at 2 p.m., when they will be escorted through the yard (with permission to visit the Royal Albert) by the police. It is gratifying to state that every facility is given to visitors by the arrangements made by the Captain-Superintendent. The number of visitors is immense daily, most of whom only ask to visit the Royal Albert, as the great lion of the day at this yard. - - `nowhere," was not to be found till after a delay of nearly an hour, when he gallopped into sight, bareheaded (having lost his fez in the hurry of flight), in most co mical alarm at having unwittingly strayed within range of a Russian gun in another part of the field. I hap pened to be passing the spot at the t►me that a shell paved over the staff and burst some 12 or 15 yards off, and I can, in all soberness, testify to the ludicrous effect upon the Generalissimo's nerves. With golden terror blanching every feature, from his forehead to his chin. lie roared `AI-lah and dug the spurs into his horse's side till the animal jumped from the ground as if at tacked by a whole battery of electric eels, nor halted till safely beyond the reach of Russian metal. When he had sufficiently recovered from the effects of this fright, the necessary order was given to the second division, which now advanced, but too late to regain the lost ground ; the first was already in full retreat, pursued by two regiments of Russian dragoons, and no efforts of the Mushir could stop them. Kourschid Pasha succeeded in arresting the flight of four battalions of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and a battery of artillery, and with these returned to the charge. The cavalry, however, again fled, but with the infantry and artillery he drove the enemy from the heights, which they had already taken from Vely Pasha, and held them to the last. But no efforts of individual skill or bravery could now prevent the catastrophe of a defeat. Having disposed of the first division, the Rus sians threw their whole force on the second, which. though its infantry and artillery fought well, was barely able to maintain its ground and cover the retreat. Though numerically equal to the entire strength of the enemy, in it, as in the other division, the cavalry proved cowards almost to a man, and left the other arms to bear the brunt of all. THE ALGIERS Orders were received on Saturday morning by electric telegraph, countermanding the orders for the Algiers being docked, preparations for which were making. Sho is ordered round to Devonport, and lighters are engaged shipping off her lower•deck guns, carriages, Sze. She will leave on Wednesday next. THE ROYAL FLOTILLA.. The cause of the lateness of the Malacca, Hornet, and Salamander's arrival at Bolougno, when they accom panied Prince Albert to that place, is explained to day. The bearing of the Malacca's machinery got so heated as to compel her to dispense with the use of her engines, and she had to be taken in tow by the Salamander for some hours. Subsequently, the Hor net's engines got disarranged, and she had also to be taken in tow by the Salamander whilst the repair& were effected. They, in consequence, did not ar rive at Boulogne till twenty-four hours after the yachts, although they left six hours before , them. Th thesee heatings of the bear in g s of the machinery, and "alight" derangements of other parts, would be serious matters on an enemy's coast. The Malacca was taken into dock yesterday in order to have her screw, its aper ture, shaft, &c., examined, although she was in dock for a similar purpose only seven or eight days since. "Thus, after a struggle of four or five hours' Jura , Lion, was the battle of Kurakderd (the name of the vil lage nearest the scene of action) fought and lost. With a vivid impression of the whole engagement, from the first cannonshot to the last straggling discharges of musketry, I can use no language too strong to express my reprobation of the conduct of nearly four-fifths of the Turkish officers present. In accounting for the defeat of an army numbering, nearly 40,000 men of all arms by a hostile force of less than one half that number, it is not sufficient to say that the management of the whole battle on the side of the Turks was a series of blunders from first to last ; strategical errors might have pro tracted the engagement, and have added to the cost of a victory—but downright cowardice alone—which no generalship could have redeemed—gave the day to the Russians. One arm, and one only, behaved well—the artillery—which, with its commander, Tahir Pasha, acted worthily of any army in Europe. Of the whole 40 battalions of infantry two regiments—the sth Anato lian and 4th Desardat—alone stood their ground and resisted cavalry. Three successive times did three squadrons of Russian iragoons hear down upon these exceptionally brave regiments with a force before which many better disciplined troops would have yielded without effecting an opening in their ranks ; and it was only after a fourth charge, supported by the fire of a field-piece, that they gave way. when only 250 of the first and 400 of the second escaped death from the Russian sabres. Than the conduct of the rest of the infantry nothing could well be worse, ex cept that of the entire cavalry, which would have dis• graced the rawest Bashi-bazoulcs. If such, however, was the conduct of the men, that, as I have said, of the great majority of the superior officers was still more in famous. An hour after the action began, there was hardly a Bunbashi (major) or Murallai (colonel) to be seen ; almost to a man they had deserted their regi ments, and fled back to the camp to secure their baggage and send it off to Kars. Battalion upon battalion, and squadron upon squadron, were thus left without leaders —a status quo, among others, which mainly contributed to the general confusion and ultimate defeat. In Europe the reward of such conduct is understood and certain enough ; but here it has merely excited some short-lived and fruitless remark. These, however, have been the causes of defeat ; the plan of the battle (by Kourschid Pasha) was admirable, but the cowardice of those with whom lay its execution would have rendered vain the strategy of Wellington himself. " On regaining the camp after the battle I found the tents alrea ly stripped, and nearly everybody's baggage either starting, or already gone to Kars. With some the instinct of personal safety had been stronger than a regard for their chattels, and they accordingly had al ready fled thither, leaving chibouques, carpets and other personalities to take care of themselves. The cannonade had drawn the Kurds in crowds from the neighbouring mountains, like vultures to carrion, and they were now making rapid appropriation on all hands. Having my own horses, however, I succeeded in bundling together as many of my movables as my servant had been able to protect, and fell into the rapid stream of the retreat, which, with Bashi-hazouks, infantry, cavalry, artillery. baggage-mules, camels, and bullock-carts, p ac k e d with the wounded, formed as motley and scat+ ereil a host as ever figured on panoramic canvas. From Hadjtvelekey to Kars, some eighteen miles, it was one unbroken stream, hurrying in quick disorder from the dreaded pursuit of the victorious Giaours ; soldiers without arms, stragglers with plunder, and horses without riders—nn they hastened in noisy and jostling confu-ion, which could find no parallel but in some similar scer.e. But all this was nothing when com pared with the state of things at Kars itself. Even be fore the battle had terminated, swarms of the eying THE RUSSIAN PRIZES. Yesterday advice' were received that another Russian prize, the Anna Maria, had passed Elsinore for England, in charge of Prizemaster Bathurst. The Thernis, also a prize to her Majesty's cruisers in the Baltic, has passed Elsinore for the port of London. The High Marshal of the Court of Admiralty gave pub. lic notice yesterday on the Royal Exchange that within 20 days from that date the ship Rapid, seized in the port of Hull by her Majesty's officers of Customs, under simu lated papers, and of which Hansen was late the master, would be condemned as a Crown droit, the same being the property of the Queen's enemies. Tho Russian prizes John and Industrie wore sold by public auction at Hull yesterday by the Admiralty broker. They realised ♦ery good prices. The Royal Sappers and Miners are employed completing tho range of new field works opposite New Brompton, and they will soon be finished. Private Andrew Anderson, of the Royal Sappers. and Miners, who was with the late Lieutenant Burke, Royal Engineers, and bravely stood by him to the last, although he could not save him from the Russians, is now out of all danger from his wounds, and is employed as a confidential orderly to Major George Bent, Royal Engineers, at Varna. It is expected the Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance will bestow some substantial mark of special favour upon him when he returns home, should nothing be done before that time. ~~ ~' THE DOCKYARD BATTALION. Between the number of men allowed in the early part of the year to volunteer from the depots of the provisional battalion at Chatham for service with other regiments in Turkey, and the different drafts sent to India, the provi sional battalion has been loft a mere skeleton compared with the strength it usually mustered, especially as no re cruits have joined the battalion lately, the parties engaged on that duty being employed in raising men for the regi ments now at the seat of war in the east. OFFICERS FROM THE EAST. the men retired to their tents to eat their—toln ; y Th e f o ll o wing officers come home from the East on me• i their last—pilaff in spirits o f u p roar ious satisfaction dical certificate : —Lieutenant Stevenson , 20 th Regiment ; l with the morrow's prospect. Khourschid Pasha's plan Assistant-Surgeon Leet, 85th Regiment; Assistant-Surgeon 1 was, that the army should march an hour or so after L and be ready to make eattaFk at early dawn. Atkinson, let Royals; Major General Cat " , R.A. ; Capt. ; sunset, so has to have the benefit of the moonlight en Pack Beresford, R.A. ; Captain G. Rhodes, 94th Regi- ' "ute , Ti ll u e ,,h.r importance buii of.lthiesnsivnass or, forcibly r, in plainer impressed ln upon the This was ut the sequel meat, attached to the commissariat department, and Major ; Northey, 41st Regiment, and Liont.-Colonel Tierney, ,i n t r to phrase, his .stupidity—could genius— perceivep attention to it, and the appointed hour came, but Coldstream Guards, have permission to proceed forthwith to En g l an d on vary urgent private affairs. Second Class b bl u ou n, g ie h r t s no o. o l r , d n e t r id lc i ) t r s tflrienitnosis be s e ra s i e nx i e n . Staff Sul geon Dr. Mapleton is appointed to act as staff surgeon of the first class, with pay and allowances of the " For a novelty during the last fortnight, the night :auk from tine Ntls i!oloy. until her Majesty's pleasure be was calm and eleudiele, end the moon clear and softly THE NEW PENSION REGULATIONS. The new pension regulations passed in 1833 came into operation this year, and many of the old soldiers sent home have been discharged on Bd. per day pension, instead of L. per day, to which they were entitled under the prey: •us pension warrant for similar periods of service. A non commissioned officer is now discharged on the same pension as a private, unless he shall have been more than eight years a corporal, or two years a corporal and three years a sergeant. By the previous pension warrant, three years a sergeant entitled him to a sergeant's pension of le. 10d. per day. By the pension warrant of 1833, he must now serve eight years as a corporal and one year as a sergeant, to entitle him to a pension of Is. 10d. per day. A non commissioned officer is not allowed to reckon his good con duct badge towards his pension. Surely there must have been some overnight in framing the warrant of 1833, as it could not be seriously intended by the War -office that the private, whose good conduct and other qualifications re commended him for promotion, should be a loser by the step, as ho would be if discharged as a non-commissioned officer. It is not too late to rectify this, it is supposed, unexpected operation of the warrant, as an Order in Coun cil would have the effect of placing the non-commissioned officers in a proper position wiih regard to their deserved pensions. MISCELLANEOUS. The Victoria and Albert royal yacht resumed her station at Cowes yesterday, in attendance on her Majesty. She will, with the Fairy and Elfin tenders, remain in attendance her Majesty leaves for London and the north on Wed- n esd ay. The merchant steamer Nile, from London to Jersey, Plymouth, Penzance, and Liverpool, came into harbour yesterday, having about 60 Royal Artillerymen on board. She sailed this afternoon with the detachment. The London, American liner, arrived at Spithoad yes terday morning from Gravesend ; and having embarked passengers, &c., sailed in the afternoon for New York. LIMERICK.—Staff-Surgeon Mackey, of this garrison, yes terday received an order to proceed forthwith to joie the army in Turkey.—Limerick Chronicle. CARLOW.—On Friday Captain Thompson's troop of the 7th Dragoon Guards left for Dublin, and were replaced by a sergeant and seven men of the 14th Foot, who will occupy the barracks for a few days, and will be relieveg by a party of the local pensioners, who are in future to per. form garrison duty. The loss of the army, in a pecuniary point of view, is felt in every garrison town in Ireland. Tia BATTLE OF KURAOLCDERE. The following interesting letters have been re ceived from the seat of war in Asia : " KARS, Aug. 7.—1 have at length to report a great battle and a shameful defeat. " My last letter, containing only an account of some recent skirmishes and fresh illustrations of Zarif Pasha's utter utifitneqi for the post which he here fills as Com inander-in-Chief of the army, was more than half written when an advance of the Russians towards our camp set everybody in motion, and rny-etlf among the rest. This was on Friday last. On came the hostile battalions in formidable and imposing orders across the plain which eparates the two camps, their artillery, infantry, and cavalry being clearly distinguishable as they rapidly advanced. On reaching the mid distance between their own and the Turkish outposts, they halted, in seeming expectation that their apparent offer of battle would be accepted by the Mushir , but, this being declined, after an hour or two's delay they slowly returned to their own tents, and we in the Turkish camp added another to our already numerous ' imprecations loud and deep' at this seeming'y fresh instance of Zarif Pasha's cowardice, The interruption, short as it had been, put it out of my power to finish my half-written despatch and forward it in time for Monday morning's post from Erzeroum ; and I, accordingly, breathed a supplemental ' blessing' on the author of our disappointment. At that time, how ever, I knew not the special cause of the . Turkish gene ral's refusal to accept the proffered challenge ; but a few hours later I and the rest of the many' learnt that this time it had a justifying reason, and was to be followed forthwith by action on his own part. " For the sake of completeness in my narrative of what followed, it is necessary to mention that on the 3d inst. an aide-de-camp arrived from Bayazid with the double intel ligence of the defeat of 8,000 Turks under Selim Pasha (do not confound him with the commander of the same name on the coast of Circassia), by asuperior force of 11,000 Rus sians, and of the advance of a body of the enemy 8,000 strong upon Erzeroum. With reference to the former piece of news, I may mention that this defeat, which cost the Turks, 1,800 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners, re sulted directly from the disobedience of the commander to certain explioit orders sent from this by Khourschid Pasha (Guyon). The latter general bad directed Selim Pasha to stand entirely on the defensive till the occur rence of a specified and expected movement of the enemy; but " wise in his own conceit," the Turk—like many others of his fellows—set at nought Guyon's instructions, attacked the Russians, and suffered the predicted conse quence of a defeat. But this news was of less moment than the reported advance upon Erzeroum, which was soon confirmed by the arrival of spies and scouts, who w ( e l t i a y d of ivision greatestad already i,np t r a e n a c c e h en, of I;:ctahliitili3emezhsauesltfo intendedfr fell sa uponr army y t ou ( ,s o t t u itn r a neighbours cfkrounet inw tiwith ,asarrfeitofil n aaww e kda d ial s: iv t : l aee : eit ,trdyi,ht —what woi h wffoh o ar, the remainder of Lis force. Here was startling news for Zarif Pasha and his fellow-imbeciles. Their flurry wit t a l e ble . to c ‘ o V n h c a e t i ve w a a e s t t e o p b i e dan, d ne a ? la i rm he w ;i r n e ,, a h m ir u h s i i i n n g ue t i o f, n any directicn, called together his Turkish generals and besought counsel ; but their suggestive faculties were little clearer or inure lively than his own. Pasha Tnis proposed one thing, which Pasha That declared to be iei de and nelse, w hi c h i n it s turn was plans as certain to end in defeat, and yet was unable to overruled d by advised pasha something else, other, who d en ounced both suggest a third. Orthodox advisers, therefore, failing to get him out of his difficulty, the Mushir at last was driven to the unwelcome necessity of falling back upon his (fernier ressort —Guyon. This g enera l had already seen at a glance the only course suggested by the cir cumstances, and consequently counselled an immediate attack upon the now weakened force of Bebutoff ; and then, after its defeat, a •iimilar course in reference to the column which was behind towards Erzeroum. Taken this in turn, there could be no reasonabl e d ou bt as to the destruction of both. This was on the eveHing of the 3d. 3d s . ain 11 Guyon ' s ight, plan and attack the niaknussians at dawne a night march t of the 4th. The nei vous Commander-in-Chief, with a faint heart and sinking pulse, agreed to the proposal, but declared that its execution must be put off till the 6th, as the 4th and sth were unlucky days in the Turkish cal:Aadar, being in the sign of the Ram or Crab, or some equally fatal and not-to -be-thought-of conjunction. It atk upon the it was in vain that General Gu y on endeavo ured to override this superstitious object ion. Zarif Pash a had made a 'wonderful concession in consentin g to a fighta i t lo a u ll rB ; e b b u id t Earn the and Crab were cons ideration s not to be yielded Pashatouas inns y a nn a so n t i i o l t was finally callofn a ltl( his argumentd aid, r o a o nt r es (niatpersuasionvrn of Su n d ay , the R he attack 6th On Friday, as already mentioned, the . enem y ap peared in the plain, but for the reasons now specified were allowed to exhibit themselves to no purpose. " Accordingly, on the evening of the sth it became known in the camp that the Mushir had at length " screwed up his courage to the sticking pl ace, " and that sunrise on the following morning would witness a trial of strength between the two armies. He himself rode through the camp personally to communicate his intention and encourage the men, who heard the news gladly. Ammunition was distributed, on the backs of mules, from the magazine to th? , various regim en t s; arms were individually " looked to, and little groups were assembled at all points in eager and seemingly confident discussion of the probable result of the coining fight. At the evening parade, the cries of "Long live the Sultan" were given with such a strength of lung as the hills around Hadjivelekey had never eohoed before, and L~ /I/ i /i/:/yam// ~~ I ` ~.i [PRICE SD. Bashi-bazouk s had already arrived, and spread the news that the w h o l e Turkish army was destroyed and the Rus sians in full march upon the devoted town. When I reached the place, therefore I found the walla lined— : not with soldiers, but women, in the wildest alarm and despair. Without yaschmacs, or faee-coverings of any kind, they thronged the half ruinous embrasures, and, with out-spread arms and dishevelled hair, uttered their apprehensive lamentations in every key the female voice can compass. Inside time town matters were equally bad; there, again, women h urr i e d i n wild and wailing disorder through the narrow streets, asking every one who seemed to be coming from the war, "Moscow bonlunour (where are the Russians); and, if the answer were dis couraging, wringing their hands and crying, 'AI-l a h ! !' Men were passing and repassing with most nn-Turkish energy, hastening on sluggish bullocks or buffaloes with their 'flitting,' while the closely-veiled wife (or wives) and the children followed on a separate aralt' behind. These were 'taking time by the f ,re lock,' and setting out for Erzeroum. In the bazaars all shops were closed and business suspended ; the whole scene, indeed, was such as could only be witnessed under similar circumstances. "To-day the public alarm seems to have in some de gree abated, as scouts have brought in word that Bohn toff has not yet moved his camp. The movement towards Erzeroum, however, still continues brisk, and before 48 hours will have very considerably thinned the popula tion of the town. The scattered and disorganised re mains of the army are being reduced to order ; and I hope to be able to give you, before closing this letter, a tolerably proximate report of the losses of and since yesterday. " Ai:G. B.—The Russians still remain at the frontier, and show no intention as yet of advancing upon this. Prisoners and deserters have explained since the battle how it was that their force was so great, supposing 8.000 to have previously made a detour towards Erze roum. Through a channel, which is more than suspected here, Bebutoff had learnt, on the 4th, the Mushir'sinten tion to attack him on the morning of the 6th, and at once despatched an aide-de-camp to recal the detached column. They accordingly hastened back on mules, horses, bullock carts, and every species of conveyance which could he had, and rejoined the main body only at midnight of the sth, a few hours before the battle. But, even had they not been thus strengthened, I greatly incline to think that the cowardice which induced 40,000 to succumb to less than 20,000 would have hardly shown a braver front to 12,000. The disgrace of the defeat is too entire to receive any qualification from this. The Mushir has determined to await the enemy under the walls aid behind the field works of Kars. Nearly 7,000 men have this morning commenced increasing and strengthening the latter, and, as it is not likely that the Russian gene ral, with his present small force, will attack so strong a position, present expectations here are that he will either await reinforcements, or, as was done in 1828, fall back upon the Erzeroum side of the town, and establish a blockade. As this would effectually cut off Zarif Pasha from supplies, he would then be shut up to the alterna tive of fighting another battle, or of retreating on Bator= and forming► a junction with Selim Pasha, leav ing Kars for the present to other holders. I venture to predict that this latter course will be the one adopted, if the army continues under its present command. Before pausing in my letter yesterday, I might have mentioned a characteristic step which was even then begun by the Commander-in-Chief, and which ho has completed to day. Immediately after finding himself safe in Kars, he called a private gathering of all the Turkish Pashas, and procured their signatures to a petition to the Seraskier against General Guyon. This document avers that with him alone rests the blame of the defeat ; as, but for him, the Mushir would not have hazarded an engagement. Now, I happen to know, from more authentic sources than ono, that not once but several times, during the two days preceding the battle, he took to himself the credit of the energetic step which was then in prospect, and spoke confidently of his heating the one division of the enemy first, and then falling back and exterminating the other. When his own incapacity in the field, and the cowardice of his officers, however, have led to a different result, he con• veniently se , ks to shift the blame to the shoulders of a general to whom his jealousy would not even intrust a command during the action. It is well, however, that another correspondent of the Seraskier witnessed the battle, and acknowledges the excellence of its plan. Count de Melfray, who was present as first aide-de-camp to the Mushir, will give the Porte his version of the matter ton : and if jealousy and partisanship be not so active in Constantinople as they are in Kars, it is to be hoped that this effort of falsehood will not ward off from Zarif Pacha his long since deserved removal from the post he now holds. But, whether it do or not, I would again venture to suggest that the state of affairs at this important point of the seat of war calls for some prac tical attention on the part of our own Government. rtllfi'iN may be repulsed on the Danube, but so long as the balances these reverses by triumphs in Asia Minor, to my humble understanding the war is not likely to see an early or satisfactory termination ; and as the fight no longer Turkey's, but the Allies, so it strikes me they should not shut their eyes to a state of things here which can only continue to hear fruit in solid advantages to the Czar. That they have done so thus far can only be explained on the supposition of ignorance of the actual facts ; but now that a commissioned informant will show us things and men as they are, I, for one, earnestly trust that Downing►•street and the Tuileries will no longer leave Asia Minor to the mercy of intriguants and imteciles. One firm demand of the ambassadors would suffice to make this army do good service to the general cause, by rescuing it from the worse than feebleness which now rules it, and placing at its ' head a general whose character would command its respect, and whose thorough fitness for the Post would secure its efficiency and successful action Such a commander is on the spot ; and tne Emperor Nicholas has good reason to rejoice that Turkish jealousy and Polish intrigue have hitherto kept him in the back ground, as merely chief of the staff. Had Guyon been in command of this army since the end of spring, not a Russian official would now have foot-room on Georgian soil. But Zarif Pasha has hold that post, and the con sequence is—what it is. " I am now merely to add that the returns, com pleted yesterday evening, represent the loss as 1,200 killed, 1,800 wounded, and 8,000 missing, of which last 2,000 are prisoners, and the remainder (chiefly redifs) deserters. Among the killed is one pasha (Hassan Pasha), who commanded in the left wing of the Ist division, and of whom (regardless of the de mortuis nil nisi bonum) truth compels the remark that no greater coward fell that day. Mussa Pasha is wounded, as are several of the European and Circassian officers, all of whom (with one or two exceptions, from whom much was not to be expect-d) distinguished themselves highly. Tahir Pasha, Already mentioned, was the only Turkish officer who behaved really well. He has been deservedly decorated ; as has also Hussein Bey, a Circassian officer of the fith regiment of Anatolia, and five others of m inor rank. Of the Europeans three—all of whom be long to the staff—are proposed for a similar distinction. Rulan Bey (Gortcriininski, who was shot through the neck), Emir Bey (Baron Schwartzenburg, who acted a distinguished part in the Hungarian war), and Nevris Bey (Major Bonfante, an American-Italian). "Such are the incidents of a defeat which has again —for the present, and some time to come—thrown the Kars army back into a state of comparative nullity, and demonstrated, beyond the possibility of dispute, the necessity of its being at once placed under a European commander, or having the co-operative assistance of European troops. That its continued existence as an army, to say nothing of its efficiency against the enemy. depends upon one of these conditions is a fact which it requires no very strong force of military prevision to foresee and predict. Unless one or other of them be given to it, before two months the Russians will be in Erzeroum. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. ERZEROUIf, August 14.—For the first time my mes senger has been attacked on the road, himself beaten, and my letter destroyed. On the morning of the 13th instant I despatched him to Erzeroum from Kars, with a full and detailed account of the above battle, that it o Tar might Tartar r t e o a c T h re t h h i i z s o n t s. w n w i e n t i t the pear fellow was beset by three Kurds, who revenged t a tl e fo m r o t r h e e than special hal P f ° w 't a l y more valuevaluable rnur by destroying the packet and near themselves for the absence of anythingg y bearer. I now only arrive and learn this in time to partially remedy the misfortune by sending a rapid sum mary of the following stirring and important ev en t s. 13 v the next post I may supplement it by further details of what occurred. On the morning of the 3d inst. I had nearly finished my usual weekly letter, when an approach of the Rus sians towards the Turkish camp at Hadjivelekey se, everybody in motion, and myself am ongs t t h e rest. At the risk of being too late to catch the following Monday's Tartar from Erzeroum, I ceased writing till I should be able to apprise you of the result of the seemingly immi nent attack, and thus have some more interesting anti stirring news to communicate than the dull course of events hitherto had put it in my power to forward. On came the hostile battalions in formidable and imposing order, their cavalry, infantry, and artillery being clearly distinguishable as they advanced. On reaching about mid-distance between their own and the Turkish lines they halted, in seeming expectation that the Mushir would accept the apparent challenge of battle ; but after remaining foil an hour or two, and seeing no movement on the part of the Turks, returned to their tents, leav ing us in the other camp to add another to our already numerous impeachments. A few hours later, however, I and the rest of " the many" learned that this time his Excellency bad a justifying cause for his conduct, and that he was forthwith to make an active movement on his own behalf ; what this was transpired before evening- For the sake of some regularity in my narrative, how ever, I must mention that on the morning of the 3d r aide-de-camp arr i ve d from Bayazid, with the news o f t h e defeat of Selim Pacha, (not he who lately fared ea r ry f near Batoum) and 8,000 Turks, by a superior r o th ce e 11,000 Russians—a, defeat, by the way, former 1,800 men killed and wounded, and which l nlander suited directly from the disobedience of the commander who had to explicit orders of Khourschid Pacba Y (.6r,tl till the occur whichcost re instructed him to remain on the defensi%neemy. _ se rence of an expected movement of the_e so : s i lly in his own conceit." howeyer, the Tark, like ~~~' 2 ~ /44 / of his fellows, set at nought the formes soma orders, attacked the Russians, and suffered the pre dicted defeat as a consequence. T his -was discour aging news, but more startling and important still was the additional intelligence, brought by the same messenger, that the majority of the successful army had marched, after the battle, towards Ezeroum, and were already as far on the way as Taprakale, with the view of attacking the Kars army in the rear, while Bebutoff, the Russian commander-in-chief, our neighbour at Hadjivelekey, fell upon it in the front with the re mainder of his force. Here was startling news, indeed, for the Mushir ! Hurriedly calling together the Turkish pachas, he sought counsel as to what was to be done ; but unfortunately their suggestive faculties were not much brighter or more lively than his own. Pacha This suggested one thing, which Pacha That declared to be suicide, and proposed something else in its stead, which Pacha the Other assured the helpless commander in-chief must end in defeat, and finished by advising something equally bad. Zarif Pacha was in a fix. But " orthodox" 'counsellors having failed him, he fell back upon his denier ressort, and unwillingly sought relief and deliverance from Guyon. This general saw at a glance what the circumstances demanded, and at once divisi hostile column at Taprakale ; or secondly , that they e pr it o h p e o r s ed fall o b n a e ck o f o t n w o K c a o r t s i r , se and s — send a t a t o e n army n s s li t ° t u h l d e should, on the following morning, attack Bebutoff whilst his forces were divided, and after having defeated him — ever willing to avoid a general fight, wa dispose similarly of the body in the rear.s pTarhteialMtuostlahier former o f th ese p l ans ; but Khourschid Pacha and the the General ad visable one, and accordingly counselled its adoption. Afterother E m u u r c o h pe h a e n si o t ffi at c io e n rs , deemed the second the more attack should be postponed till the morning of the 6th, as the 4th and sth were 'unlucky' days in the Turkish wa t h na o ds u definitelyeg r h a t b . - wf were refi conjunctio n . xneodt fot or t the ec - in-Chief consented, and manbyut nervous stipulated misgivings,hat th calendar, the moon being, he alleged, in the sign of the ram, or crab, or some other equally fatal and not-to-be this superstition was forcibly insisted on, but the rain which Guyon cculd call to his aid, and y so the attack the The afternoonnece s of necessity y theof s d t i h s disregarding i t n h g e g t lN t ri i o r u o us through r h ahs t as h ed e mabtl camp, elednga ttohna `screwedlp oi 6n o tth T s e . r i hn r leeachdge When i t became e n c y a m a argument u knownm ent is ing place,' great was the general saeutirrsafgaacentdtioons7eemLaintiitgctkllye confident, discussion of the result of the' morrow's tr 1 of strength betwe en th e t wo armies, and whenthe men a assembled on parade that evening, to give the usual shouts of 'Long live the Sultan,' the hills around Had jivelekey echoed as they had never done before. Durin g the afternoon ammuniti on h a d b een di stributed, on the backs of mules, to the various regiments ; arms were individually 'looked to,' and all seemed eager for the coming novelty of a fight. " an hour after sunset had been the time fixed on by Guy.in ter the march of the troops, so as to secure their having the light of the moon as route, and reach the enemy in time for an attac.: at dawn. It came, but brought not the necessary order from the Mu.hir ; and it was only after the moon told risen, shone, and gone down that the march began. Phis was blunder No. 1, and its consequences were soon felt. Soon after getting clear of the camp confusion be gan on all sides— men, horses, and waggons tumbling pell-mell in the darkness into the ruts and holes which honeycomb the first portion of the line of march. After another hour lost in this way lanterns were procure 1, and the troops proceeded, literally groping their way through the darkness thus made 'visible.' In this manner they crept along, cavalry running foul of in fantry, and artillery of both—all, in fact, in as delight fully unmilitary disorder as the (supposedly) sleeping and unexpecting Bebutoff could have wished. The first grey streaks of dawn struggling over the hill tops of t;eorgia revealed these consequences of the Mushir's pr..crastivation, and with them the startling proximity of the whole Russian army some few hundred yards ahead, close by the deserted village of Perget. Fortu nately this unexpected neighbourship was discovered in time to allow of the scattared columns being gathered together, and arranged in something like order, before there was sufficient light for the enemy to take advan tage of the Turkish status quo. When this was accom plished, the march was resumed for a short dis tance, when • a general halt was made, and the first division (consisting of twenty battalions of infantry, one of ride-, three regiments of cavalry, and six bat teries of al tillery—the whole commanded by Kerim Pacha) advanced and deployed in order of battle. I should mention, that on the previous evening the avant garde composed of a detached corps from the Ist divi sion, and formed of four battalions of foot, one battalion of riflemen, and one mountain battery, had been sent on to occupy the Caradagh (black mountain) which over looks the stussian camp, for the purpose of operating against their rear during the battle. This force re mained on the heights throughout the entire action, without firing a single shot—though within musket range of the Russians below—or even attempting to silence a masked battery which opened a few yards before them on the right of the Turkish left wing. Had they efficiently executed their assigned duty the Russian rear must have suffered severely, and the fortune of the day have been materially influenced : as it was, they merely remained safe spectators of the storm which raged on either side and in front of them below. " A gun on the left of the Turkish right wing' opened the ball,' and after the firing of a few shots—which were promptly returned by the Russians—the cannonade soon became general. For nearly an hour the Russian firing was execrable, nearljlevery shot and shell passing high over the enemy, and bursting far in the rear ; but after that it iniproved, and, as I can personally testify, 'told' with a precision which could not well be sur passed. Not so with the Turkish artillery : from the very first it had fired most admirably —with a splendid accuracy of aim, indeed, which would hare done honour to any army in Europe, and which well accounted for the ultimately great losses of the enemy. The coin pact battalions of the Muscovites offered an excellent target ; and it required but little " length" of sight to perceive how terribly every discharge from the Turk ish guns mowed them down. For the first half of the engagement success thus went strongly with the Mos lems ; but after that the balance of victory turned— owing to causes now to be mentioned—and their defeat went steadily and rapidly On to its consummation. Earls' in the action R esu l P a .h a , o f B agdad (mentioned n a 'farmer letter from Erzeruuni in terms of confidence vlnch his suttee -1u •nt conduct has not justified), fled at he heal of 3,000 Bashi-ba.zouke, before a fire of Rus sian musketry and one field-piece, on the right wing I was close by them at the time, and can bear witness that no mob ever absquatulated' more rapidly before the watery discharge of a fire engine than he and his Arabs did before—no pursuers. The force of this example soon began to work upon the regular infantry engaged in the same part of the fi,ld, and when some additional Russian guns were brought up, whole battalions actually fell flat upon their faces at each discharge —exactly as at their evening prayers par pelotons. At this juncture Khoiir schil Pacha (who had no command during the aetioa thanks to the jealousy of the Mushir), seeing the aspect of affairs, ordered Vely Pacha, who commanded the second division behind, to advance to the support of the first ; but this individual —allowing personal enmity to overrule public duty—refused to move without a direct order from the Mushir. Now the Mushir being " no where," could not be found till after an interval of nearly an hour, when he galloped into sight bare-headed, and in most comical pertnrbation at having unwittingly ~ome within range of a Russian gun in another part of the field. I happened to be passing at the time, when a ,shell flew over his staff, and burst some 12 or 15 yards without injuring any one. Its effects upon his Ex. , ellency's nerves were moot amusing to a lass sensitive .bserver; shouting A %-tal ! he dog the spurs into his lorse's side till the animal bouuded from the ground as f ele n lr n ic a eLl i a, an n m o e r t e a tA l :pp lh stopped till ne wastruck far by beyond a whole the fry reachof .ie had sufficiently recovered the effects of thi s f r i g h t, s •he necessary order was given to Vely Pacha, but it was now too lete to recover the lost ground ; the first division, borne down by the whole f Tee of the enemy, was in full retreat, and no efforts of the Muehir could stop them. Khourscbid Pacha succeeded in arresting two battalions of infantry and a battery of guns, and with these returned to the charge, regained the heights which the Russian dragoons had already taken from Kerim Pacha, and held them till the last. But no efforts of individual skill or courage could now prevent the full catastrophe of a defeat ; cowardice and incapa re result than r 4 e l , this o s l m g n e a n l city had lost the day, an d ne i t h er bravery nor ability could regain it. Vely Pash a advanced, but (withnearly o a 2 d O e e o s tn O oa mi ca n o lawcneotlui well-found u o f n n o rd l y saor help mu nyl o kofe c l y o m v ao e r toe a t s r ta ad begun, it would n e ith er be sufficient nor ju s t t o ,eonfi„, te: r tits b o f them g n b a l c : m e w to o worse. s h e e . troops Nearly b o u r after f t e ; the e battle majority acted infam ous l y, b ut all their superior Turkish of &cu erg hardly a m a j or or co l onel was on the field —al ost to a ' m man they had d eserte d their regiments, and fled to the camp to pack and send off their baggage to K ars . In Europe, the r ewar d of such conduct is understood and only certain enough ; b ut here it excited some short lived and fruitless remark. Of the different arms of the service I may mention the special and pe culiar cowardice of the cavalry, who behaved from first to last in a manner that would have disgraced the r awest Bashi-bazouks. Two regiments of infantry—the sth Arabi stan and 4th Desardat—fought g allantly, and left tw o -thi rds of their number on the field, but with these except i ons the foot rivalled the cavalwrYa.s In striking contrast, however, to such conducta llery, whose sustained and sp l en did b rave of the rti Tahir Pacha, behaviotr with that of their commander, before mentioned, who wa s e d ucate d at W oo lwich, would have done honour to alone is to be ascribed the ye army in Europe. To their efficiency and herois n m a ao full swoop of the Russian weighty loss of the foe.leir four batteries , reserved their cavalry down upon their fire till the enemy were w ithin fifty paces of the guns, and then poured in a fire of grape which swept down hundreds at onc e ; the reraainder continued to ad vance, and the gallant artille ris ts were cut down t o a the e Rus si ano fK ra c o lL a d m e p r e . ma . n ‘ T. bus W rora fo u tee t v i a ll n a d g e l o n s e t nearest t b a t t h t _ s o called hays now time to add merely the numb er o f both armieso nt subsequent losses, reserving other details an d some int rtinformation a represent l loss e r othe 2n,esx4tspoksitu. e d The Turkish returns in cluding one paella ; 1,- 0 01 wound e d, an d about 4,224 prisoners and deserters, besides 15 guns, wh i ch were lost through their horses being s h ot and there being ps none in reserve. Whilst Russian deserters, who have come in since the battle, report Bebutoff's loss at more than 8,000 killed, including one general and three colonels. A few more such victories would leave the Czir's province of Georgia without a defender. The defeated army_ retreated to Kars ; 'but in what.order and with what subsequent intentions on the part of its commander I shall describe at length in my letter by the next post." /~ / -2" SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, London. SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO FOUFIFTHS. Policies effected with this Society after Midsummer, 1850, and re maining in iorce at each Septennial period of division, will PART" PATE IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society accru ing after Midsummer, 1850, in proportion to their contributions to those profits, and according to the conditions contained in . the Society's Prospectus. 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