The Sun. — London, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA. COLNAGHI'S AUTHENTIC SERIES. SKETCHES at the SEAT of WAR by OFFICERS engaged in her Majesty's Service. CONTENTS PUBLISHED UP TO THIS DATE. Sevastopol, by Lieut. M. O'Reilly, R.N., sells 7s. 6d.—Bombard ment of Sevasto?cl, by Lieut. M. O'Reilly, R.N. (just ready), sell, 12e —Bombardment of Odessa, by Lieut. M. O'Reilly, R.N., sells ss. —Balaklava, by Lieut. M. O'Reilly, R.N., sells ss.—The Loss of the Tiger, by Lieut. Dunne, R.N., sets 3s.—Varna, by Lieut. Mansell, It N., sells 6e.—The Battle of the Alma, from the Sea, by Capt. Gorden. R E., sells U.—The Battle of the Alma, from the Land, Lieut. Bre din, R.A., sells Ss.—Reighta and Bay of Alma, by Mr. Brooker, 2d Master H. 31.?,. Spttdre, sells 3s.—Siege of Sevastopol, Captain Bid duiph, LA., sells 3s.—Siege of Sevastopol, Lieut. Thorold, 33d Zest., sells 3s. PAUL and DOMINIC COLNAGHI and CO., 13 and 14, Pall-Mall East, Publishers to her Majesty, beg to state that they are an ll be to add to the above series , and towards that purpose they happy to treat with all parties who possess authentic Sketches relat i ing to the War. Country Agents for the sale of the above wanted. References required. T HEATRE-R 0 Y A L, D RURY-LANE, M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. LAST NIGHT BUT FOUR. The PROGRAMME for THIS E VENING, (Tuesday, Dec. 5), wil Include the new Song and Serenade, "Say yes," and "Sweet Love arise," sang by Madame Anna 'Milton ; Overture, Der Freischutz ; Grand Oparatic Selection from I Puritaall in asaniello Quadrille ; the Andante from Mendelissohn's symphony A ; Solos, Violin, Sig. Monasterlo ; Clarionet, ii. Stile; and Violoncello, Mr. G. Collins the False d'Adieu ; the Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony in ; the Moldavian Schottische ; the Charge Galop ; and the new DESCRIPTIVE QUADRILLE, THE ALLIED ARMIES, assisted by the Rands of her Majesty's Grenadier Guards, 2d Life Guards, and Coldstream Guards. Patera or Ansusstos.—Promenade, Iv+ --xes, and galleries, lc • dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; private boxes 1/. Is. and upwards. The sitetclelssobn Festival will take place on Thursday next, Dec. 7, on which occasion the whole of the First Part of the Concert will be selected from the works of that great composer; the Second including the Allied Armies Quadrille. Part being WI c ellaneous, M. JULL.EN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE will take place en MONDAY, Dee. 11, and terminate the season. THEATRE ROT IL HAY 11. A %KEIT. Udder the nun vsernent of Mr. gockitone. THIS EVENING, Dro. 5, Will be performed, TILE NERVOUS MAN AND TIIE MAN OF NERVE. M'Shans (the Man of Nerve), Mr. Hudson. To In followed by the Farco of MAKE YOUR WILLS. Atter which, the Ba'let of TAE STAR OF ANDALUSIA, in which Senora Pere ► :Nona wi I anear. To which will be added TIIE BALANCE OF COMFORT. ROY 11., PRINCESS 3 VIKA CRE, OIFORD-STKEET. Under the Mannement of Mr. CEI4M.EB EX.AI4. TIII3 EVENING, DEC. 5, Will be presented FAITAT AND MAJIGUERITE. Principal eharaeters by Messrs. C. Kean, David Fisher, Raymortl, Cathcart. and faker; Mrs. ilinitanloy, M 1.3933 C. Lederer', Daly, and K Terry. Afte- w'llch will b 3 pre.egtel a n'•o 'deli-ararnltle FActaele, throe entitled SCll AMY., the Wsrrior Prophet. LYCEUM TtIEATRE. Traz , F.VENING, DEC. 5. Wil be issrfor ne.l TlI GINCE OF APF,7151, ' tars by , ea=rs. C. Itathews, it. Rosby, F. ►tatthe.vs and Ilak3r MN. Itaghes, 4:,..,501iver ant l'adaam, and Mrs. Foote. - - - To he o'io v,d by a naTern'e D.aint, entided A CO.IICAL COUNTESi, To olneu le tho F rc to FEL'AT CLERTC. TEIE..i.TitE ROYAL ADELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. l'fiter.—lY:rerr rozs. Nladttne Celeste. T!LL DEc. 5 h. Will Ns perflrmNl GIT,ZEN - TIC3tISq. ChsractTrs Messrs Pa: Sotth, Oa den, Roger{, and Beibrd;Ls Woo; gar, .'.lrs a• td Afal ono Cele,t-. Fallow - ti by 3 )`;.l. F(Dlt: \„Nr'2,l..LElti. To which will he aidel Farce, eat tie' TUE BAIL TAY DEL LE. ROYAL OLYMPIC TFIMI.TRZ. iirssee gala Manger, Mr. A. W; an. EVENDM, DEC. 5, will be preslntilil 'ME RE6T . ..1.11 character:, by A. Wigal, F. nery, F. itohao 1, an 1 :I. Cooper; 311rston, Mr:. A. Wigan, . - 4.ra. Fitz illau, and Miss Julia St. George To h 3 toll , rved by TIP', F 1 r Characters by Mos,r-. AM.) I %Ivo, Ler,lle, Harwood Cooper, and Glalstorle; Anse Jul:a t. Georg Mis 3 Emily Orrn invle. To conclala with the nace, called BLIGNTED BEING, In winch Robson will appear. AATLF.X3 ROYAL A.AiPIIIT:INATRE. Lesea and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Sever did the rage' of D am :tie History r,clrd !rich , ntfrcct es th t pro'n by the Ape to lo no 7 acting Irre—tha BATTLE of THIS ALMA! Crow; n;glitly testily th2ir surprise and adnlira• tbn by the m3,lt tumultuols applaus. TUB EVENING, Tll BATTLE of TilE by J. 11. STOCQUZLI.EI3, Ego The Stage ani the Rin; In ono Tait Arent, with lour Ilandre , ! AtuttUndo& After which, the CIIV7,IM will display the Perla:Wm of Eqtlita. lion. The SCEITE% lave :tea a-id the Merges trained by Mr. W. Cooke The whole to conclude with a FARCE. 1 7 1.)i-ollce open from Eleven till Four. titasre Manager, Mr. N. Weit. Actl:l4 %tanager, Mr. W. 11. Cooke. Etuoatrtan Director. )tr. Wm. Cooke, lan. WATXR AT LONDON BRIDGES. TUTS Das —Mornina 9 nin.after 2 EToning 29 rnin.aft.. 2 To '..on.mrfr Morning 43 ain.after 2 1 !livening 4 rain.aft. 3 WEATHER.-37. - s Onto's, Dco. 5. TTIERHONETEN, IN THE SAADI. • 53 highest since noon yesterday. 49 owest this morning and during the night. 52—this day, at noon. TUROMETER, 29.53—a sudden fall of more than half an Inch since last night. Wilco, S.W.—Fresh, with dull hazy weather. After noon—rain. =v- • , - 4 1 44* ffi lln, 4 LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1854. The CZAR, doubtless, reads the " Morning Papers," and the " Evening Papers," too, as tegularly as any of the denizens of this country. We know not whether others have noticed one probable result of this, but to us it seems nob un likely that the diminished magnitude of MIINSOEII KOFF lies may be in part due to it. No doubt many of the original bulletins were accompanied by something more truthful for the secret study of the CzAn ; probably, however, both Russia and its master had more to learn from the English press and its own correspondents than was wel come or convenient at St. Petersburg. MEN - SCHIKOFF, therefore, seems to have received a hint to keep a little nearer the truth both in secret and official despatches. He was warned that lies, like murder, will out ; and that a free press in the hated " Isle of the Free" made it necessary that a Petersburg press, worked by the hand of the Cum. himself, should not make the Imperial printer look quite a fool amongst his brethren in the same line. How delightful could he but wield the knout and the scizza . rs amongst the successors of CAXTON here, as he can amongst the writers and printers of his mandates on the Neva One satisfaction only is left ; he has made his nation a nation of liars ; from his Chancellor to his beadle, from his generals to his private soldiers, he has not one whose word lie can take if unchecked by another. They ma y tell him the truth, but he suspects it the more. An English free press therefore comes in to help him here. We can fancy him reading the -veracious despatches of our commanders, and the truthful letters of even our private soldiers, letters such as kis barbarians could not write, and ex. 41 ainling amidst his rage—" Well, thanks to that hellish monstrosity the freedom of the press, I know what my slaves high and low are doing— and by my Czarhood, I'll make them tell me t he truth, whatever lies they may telegraph to Vienna or Berlin." But there is another fact which he may learn from our newspapers, and he of Prussia, and he of Austria, and h e who presides in our Govern ment, too, may also learn it from them-- a fact which if they have any prophet to read to them the i n t er pretation, is indeed th e handwriting on the wall for all the profane despots ;—and that is, the enthusiasm aroused in our people by difficulties and delays. W e all hoped our Government knew what it was about, and that Sebastopol was to fall before winter. We are now told othe rwise. What follow s ?We blame the head manager s of the war, of course, but with a marvellous readiness to forgive them if they do but manage better and hit his CZAR SHIP harder. Not a hint of withdrawing. No thing will do but spending any necessary amount to make three times as many soldiers as comfort able as all our manufactories can make them till the spring. No doubt some hope mingled with it that in frosty weather artillery practice against redoubts, and redans, and batteries will be an ad- .• ['Arabi) , healthy auxiliary to stoves and clothing. He may learn that it is settled he shall lose the Crimea, cost what it may ; and that we will hearken to not one word of his lying diplomacy till we have taken security for his veracity in Cronstadt, War saw, and Ismail. He will perceive, that in pro portion as we begin to see the necessary cost of reducing him to a CZAR of Moscow, we are deter s mined to admit no other settlement. Ho may make the Kremlin as strong as he likes, but he is no longer to plant his artillery from North to South, in fortresses built not for defence, but for intimidation and conquest. That business, Eng land, and her brave Ally, are determined to settle for ever. And what a lesson for the whole horde of people crushers to see the spontaneous and universal libe rality of all classes in a free nation! Taxation is heavier, the price of provisions higher, yet every man seems to think only of what his trade or pro fession will enable him to do. We might say every woman, too ; for, foremost amongst the patriotic, we all must rank Miss NIGHTINGALE and her corps of nurses. Next, all who have hundreds or but shillings to spare pour them into the Patriotic Fund, and with a zeal which soon brings a Hajor POWYS and his 14th regulation to book. Each bethinks himself of what he can do in his own special line. First and foremost the most eminent of our railway contractors offers, without personal reward, his whole navvy and engineering corps to bring the camp and Balaklava close together, and to save the weary toil of conveying ammunition and supplies over the heavy ground. And how easily and quickly as it strikes us non afilitary scribes (fluid these tunnel-makers of Eng. land, when there, tunnel half-a-dozen mines from the nearest siege batteries under the very out-works and walls of the city itself. Next ;erne free-will offerings of lint for wounds, of preserved meats and soups for the hospitals, of )ooks to amuse the convalescent, of cigars to cheer ..'le lovers of the soothing weed. Nobles convert rheir yachts into ships of burden, and Royalty nntributes sealskin coats for its " own" regi nent. The same spirit pervades our merchant ervice. Three shipmasters offer a thousand first rate seamen to man a ship of war, provided she nay take a name from their native land—" The ioath Welshman." In the Crimea itself Captain tANE, of the Jason, receives the thanks of Sir a LYONS for the offer of his officers and thirty eon, and of landing anywhere two guns of 13 nvt. each ; and Captain MUHL/FLY also ol:red to tow any of the ships into action on the 17th. Let, then, all at Berlin, Vienna, and St. James's, as well a 3 at St. Petersburg, understand chat this growing spirit means. It means neither :acre nor less than this, that as our soldiers at the Alma and Inkermau would not be beaten on the deld, neither will we at home be beaten by any lemands their comfort and safety make on our purses. If they will do the fighting, at the nnard of their lives, wo will do the pay ing, at the risk of a little sacrifice, or of a great one either. We have not, as a na tion, studied in the Manchester school, till we think cotton and otliooes the only thing worth oroducing. Bagland still thinks that to humVe t despot, and the very despot of despots, would be an ample return Lr a largo investment. The people who willingly gave 20,000,0001. to eman cipate their nogro slaves, will never grudge a much larger sum to drive the great slave-master •f (europe to " his own place," and to restore self government to the nations. The Treaty with Austria, has been concluded, and on a day celebrated in the annals of at least iltle of the high contracting parties. It was, as se have been reminded by a contemporary, on r lie anniversary of Austerlita that a firm alliance ha 3 been entered into between England, France, and Austria, three of the most powerful nations of the earth, for the purpose of checking the un conscientious aggressions of Russia. Wo are therefore told to rejoice on this auspicious occa 3ion, and that " the 2d of December has another claim to be ranked amongst the fortunate days of the era of NAZOLEON." It may be so ; but we confess that we cannot feel that boundless exultat tion in which our contemporary indulges, nor egg we put implicit faith in the advantages that must follow the arrangement, until completely informed of all the terms and conditions assented to by the Western Powers. Aut, although we are still ignorant of the de tails, we cannot help noticiAg the significant feelers that have been put forward, manifestly to prepare the public mind for renewed negotiations and further delays. It is more than hinted that Austria is again to interfere, and "to make, at this the eleventh hour, another appeal to the Em peror of Russia, and to proffer, for the last time, :a chance of peat 3 on the terms of a full and un louditional acceptance of all that is required of him !" It is likewise added that " the period is atitait exhausted, even in the eyes of the German G)urts." Yes—d' nearly, but not quite." Even IrTNCENT CittanlLES himself was not more inge. nious in devising expedients for more last appear* antes than these " German Courts" so feelingly alluded to. The distrust with which we have regarded Austria oh initio has been materially enhanced by the matter thus cautiously thrown. out, and we cannot help suspecting that even the " day of Austerlitz" has been marred by a serious mistake, and that Austria has, by a diplomatic victory, made up for the decisive military defeat which she had formerly received. Why, we ask, if her intentions were bona fide, and that she was determined to cast in her lot for good or evil with the Western Powers, did she stipulate for further delay ? Why was she not prepared for immediate action —to endeavour, so far as in her lay, to repair the serious injuries she had already occasioned by enabling the army of Moldavia to attack the Anglo-French Expedi tion before Sebastopol ? To her deceitful and treacherous conduct we owe the bloodshed at l3alaklava and Inkerman. That fearful charge of the Light Dragoon division, that left so many fiddles vacant, was owing to her interference with a really honest ally, and to her preventing 0113 n PACHA from affording occupation, in a very different district, for LIPRANDT'S corps. To her vexatious delays we owe the deaths of the gallant CA.THCAM and GOLD'S, and STRANOWAYS, and innumerable officers of less exalted rank, but of invincible courage and distinguished merit. With such de plorable results our diplomatists ought to have regarded even a suggestion for further procra/ tination as a mockery and an insult, and not have fallen into the trap so palpably set to snare them. The Ministerial organ expresses its persuasion that " neither France nor England will be any party to the repetition of an offer previously re jected, and which can only be accepted for purposes \I of delay and deceit." Why, then, should the re presentatives o f t h ese P owers consen t t o a thi r d party hangi ng back until such an offer is made. IE it is to be refused, it can be of no practical utility ; if accepted, it can only be " for purposes of delay or deceit I" Cul Bono, then, in suffering it to be put for Arard ? It certainly looks as if we were to have Austria following in the wake of Prussia. and insisting on the acceptance of the " Four Points" without guarantee or security of any kind for their obser vance, as if it were an ABERDEEN trick ::,43 cobble up peace on any terms, however disreputable. The Prime Minister of England has not concealed his bias. We are indebted for what has been done not to his determination to vindicate the character of England or to defend her Ally, but because the voice of public opinion made itself heard within the inmost recesses of Downing-street, and it was impossible for him to retain office if he altogether ignored it. The pressure from without was too powerful to be disregarded. Now, how ever, in conjuncti©n with Austria, he may do something more to help his " friend of forty years' standing," and the further delay looks as if some project of the kind were on the tapis. It is, however, for the representatives of the British People, who will so speedily be assembled together, to insist on knowing the details of the new Treaty, and to take care that the Austrian jugglers shall not be allowed to fling dust in the eyes of Franc© and England. If Ministers really intend to carry on the " War in earnest"—if they have even at the eleventh hour determined to act with energy and determination—there must be a decided change in the financial policy of the country. We can not consent to see interests of vital importance seriously prejudiced to gratify the crotchets of Mr. GLADSTONE, or of any other man or set of men. If the contest is to be waged vigorously— if England is to put forth the whole of her mighty power to obtain what she requires—the expenses of the War cannot be provided out of the accruing income of the country. If the attempt be seri ously made two results must follow : the indus try of the nation will be paralysed, and our gal lant defenders now in the Crimea be sacrificed. There will boa financial crisis exceeding in intensity that of tho disastrous year 1847, and those of whom their country may well be proud will be come the victims of false economy and erroneous principles. There is reason to fear that, if stffered to do so, Mr. GLADSTONB will still adhere to the course on which he entered— that he will pertinaciously resist all the suggestions for pro , iiding at least a portion of the extraordinary expenditure by means of a War Loan, or relaxing the restrictions on a free circulation of money. There is but one de scription of logic, that can carry conviction to his mind. No impression will be made save by decided majorities. He will attend to a vote of the House of Commons, but all other arguments are completely thrown away. We are told on good authority that the Mi nisters will, in all probability, reserve the decision on the question of a loan until it can no longer bo postponed. We have no doubt that they will do so, unless sufficient rear. sons be shown for a contrary course ; and, as we have already stated, it ib for the chosen representatives of the people to adduce these reasons. They must insist on a clear and definite statement as to the exact financial con dition of the country before they pass a single vote of credit, or do anything which may enable 31inisters to dispense with their presence. They can obtain ample information if determined to exact it, and they should not allow themselves to bo hoodwinked or bamboozled. Wo aro told that the Troasury is fully able to moct all demands ; so much the better, if it be so. But we are entitled to ask for ample proofs on the point before any further credits be voted, or outlay sanctioned, except with the distinct and positive understanding that no further taxes are to be imposed to meet the credits thus granted. But that if they cannot be provided for from the existing resources, a loan must be obtained of not less than eight millions, sufficient to recoup the money abstracted from the Treasury to satisfy the dissentients under the abortive conversion scheme* The fact of that enormous payment seems to be completely lost sight of by all persons arguing on the propriety or expediency of a loan. If the principle, that every generation should pay its own expenses be admitted; and that no portion of an enormous outlay encountered mainly, if not altogether, for the protection and security of po4st terity is to be charged against it, there is at least no reason why the existing generation should pay off and liquidate from its already over-taxed resources the charges created by their forefathers. Even the most prudent proprietor would scarcely be expected at the same time to pay off encum brances for which he was not personally respon sible—effect permanent and lasting improvements for the benefit of his successors, and, in addition, construct at an enormous cost extensive works to keep out the ocean, or some other destructive agent that was sapping the foundation of his estate, and threatened to leave it barren and unproductive fur his children. If he attempted to do too much he would altogether fail in the effort. He should not work hard, on scanty means, to make his children much better off than himself. Let him make every fair exertion, but let it not be sup• posed that he is to reduce himself to the condition of a mere slave. " All work and no play" may be very well for Mr. GLADSTONE, but we do not think that he will find the British tax-payers such very " dull boys" as to assent to his views. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1854. SPEECH OF ESPARTERO. General Espartero on taking possession of the chair, as president, delivered the following speech " Gentlemen and Deputies—l am grateful with all my heart for the unexampled honour which the Cortes have conferred on me by nominating me their president. I regret not to have the talent necessary to fulfil such im portant functions, but I count on the kindness and indul gence of the deputies, and on the standing orders to which I will be always faithful. Gentlemen, the country counts on your efforts, on your virtue, and on your wis dom to draw up laws which shall consolidate its rights, by destroying the abases, which had been introduced into the government of the State. Adopt such laws— the Queen will have great pleasure in accepting, and the nation in executing them. As for myself, gentlemen, I will always obey them, because I have constantly desired that the national will should be executed, and because I am confident that, without obedience to the laws, liberty is impossible. • I propose to the Constituent Cortes a vote of thanks to my friend and comrade General Evaristo San Miguel, and to the other members of the ad interim bureau for the manner in which they have fulfilled their functions." ADVANTAGES OF THH SMOKE ACT.—It is stated by Mr. Wright, C.E., Government inspector for the smoke nuisance, that there are upwards of three millions of tons of coals annually imported into London by sea and by railway, and further, that at least one million of this quantity is annually consumed for manufacturing and furnace purposes, and it is a well-known fact, established by practice, that by the better consumption of smoke, and obtaining more perfect combustion, 20 per cent. of fuel is saved ; hence 20 per cent. of one million tons amounts to two hundred thousand tons of coal saved an nually to the nation, and that, at an average cost of 11. per ton, is 200,0001. saved to the metropolitan proprie tors of furnaces and m anu f ac t or ies, which would other wise pass off in smoke, contaminating the atmosphere ; but by this calculation, he asserts, becomes a twofold and total saving to the nation of 400,0001. per annum, and that without regarding it in a sanitary point of view, for as already the improved appearance of the London atmosphere is distinctly observable, as it is un necessary to point out the injury inflicted upon the pub lic health, or the pecuniary loss we sustain in the appa rently trivial matters of snap, and wear and te'r of linen, &c., by the deposit of the large amount of carbo naceous matter always present in the atmosphere, inas much as smoke cooled is soot, but when heated to 600 deg. Fahrenheit becomes highly inflammable gas, and is consumed ; therefore, every wreath of smoke that curls up a chimney is fuel wasted. THE BALTIC FLEET. KIEL, Nov. 29. On the 27th the Vulture took despatches to the squadron cruising off Dago, supposed to be recall ing them. On the 28th the Euryalus made her appearance in the offing, but was unable to enter the harbour, in consequence of the thickness of the weather. She, however, came in this morning, with a most dilapidated look about her bows. Her head, figure-head, and cutwater have been com pletely knocked away by collision with the Im perious° ; the copper bolts are sticking out in all directions, and the stump of her bowsprit is just seen where it was broken off. She left the rest of the cruisers all safe on the 18th ; the weather has been so bad they have not ventured up to Flelsing fors. Large quantities of ice float about the en trance to the Gulf of Finland, and it is deemed ad visable that all ships should leave that part of the Baltic, and come to Kiel immediately. They will be here in two or three days. The Basilisk was cruising off Bornholm. The weather here is very severe ; snow, sleet, and rain, with winds. AUSTRIA. -- - VIENNA, Dec. I.—The negotiations between the Austrian Government and the society of French capitalists, respecting the ratification of the con tract for the purchase and sale of the South- Western Railway, aro still going on. It was re ported, but incorrectly, that they had been broken off. FRAN CE. PARIS, MONDAY EVENING The Moniteur has the following : " The Minister of France at Vienna to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. " Vienna 2d Dec., 1 o'clock i n the Morning. " I have received from Bucharest, under date of the 29th ult., the following despatch : " The General-in-Chief to the Minister of War in Paris. " head-quarters before Sebastopol, 2 . 2 d Nov. "'Since my despatch of the 17th no striking event has occurred. Our batteries have not discontinued their fire. The enemy remains inactive in his positions where he has entrenched himself.' BOURQUENEY: The Emperor yesterday received, in private au dience, Baron de Dernberg, Resident Minister of Electoral Hesse, who had the honour to present a letter by which H.R.H. the Elector of Hesse noti fies to his Imperial Alajesty the birth of a prince. • I L.O George Adolphus of llesse, and of lIRH. the Princess Mary Ann Frederica, a princess of Prussia. The Constitutionncl has the following private tele graphic despatch, dated Bucharest, the 3d :—" The telegraph has been in operation since yesterday. The Turks are fortifying Marschineni. Omer Pacha is about to leave Bucharest." Marschineni is a small town in Wallachia, to the north of Bucha rest, and half way to Fokchany, on the great road to Moldavia. The Semaphore of Marseilles says :—" By the Nil we learn that the Byzantin and Tharsis have arrived safe at Ran2iesch. We have received satis factory news of all the steamers belonging to the port of Marseilles ; one only has been cast ashore, and has had to be abandoned, the Ville de Perpia'- nan. At the time this vessel was wrecked, on the 16th, the Russians were attacking Eupatoria ; they were 4,000 strong, and had 14 guns. Fortunately, the garrison of Eupatoria was able to force the Russians to retire, just as the passengers and crew of the Ville de Perpignan landed. Had this not been the case, the latter would have run the risk of being massacred or made prisoners by the Russians." We believe that the French and English Govern ments are greatly pleased with the treaty, which they consider perfectly satisfactory. The exchange of the ratifications will take place on or about the 15th of the present month. Germany, with Austria, is to make a last attempt to induce Russia loyally to accept the four guaran tees. In the event of her not doing so, ustria will no longer content herself with giving the Wes tern Powers moral support—she will give them active aid. _ _ _ M. de Lartie, aide-de-camp to the Minister of the Marine, has been selected to carry to the Crimea the baton of marshal which has been con ferred on Admiral Hnnielin. He leaves Paris in a few clays. The Patric says—" We are happy to announce that there is every reason to hope that the Henry IV., which was driven ashore by the tempest of the 14, will be floated off again. The crew of the ship, which have not left her, fired on the Cos sacks, who endeavoured to make prisoners of them, and dispersed them." BOURSE, YESTERDAY.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Me ath. 4A per Cents 96 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 72 70 72 75 Credit Mobilier 740 Roman Credit Foncier — Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Fiedinon,tese B5 Homo Debt RAILWAYS —FOR CASH. fr. c. fr. c Orleans ......., 1,182 50 Lyons 996 15 Western 6lO Bouen 955 Celt° Mediterranean: 865 Havre 530 Northern - Cherburg LATEST NEWS. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. We have received from Vienna intelligence from the Crimea to the 21st ult. "On the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, the fire of the siege was slack. " Flags of truce had passed between the Gene and it was agreed to exchange Lord Dunkel rals, lin, by desire of the Czar, for a Russian Captain. " The French had repelled several sorties. " There was very little heavy firing, but con stant affairs between the pickets. " French reinforcements were arriving daily. " On the 20th the Orinoco landed the 97th Regiment, all well. " On the 21st the Queen of the South landed strong drafts of the Guards and other regiments " The position of the Allies was much strength ened, particularly towards the right and flank," " The men were busy hutting themselves. " Wood was scarce." MARSEILLES, MONDAY. The Cairo, from Constantinople, with news to he 25th, which was expected this morning, has not arrived. There is a heavy sea and a north-east wind. CONSTANTINOPLE. CHANGE OF MINISTRY. VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING, DEC. 3. Advices from Constantinople of tho 23d Nov. announce the following Ministerial changes in Turkey : Resebid Paella, is made Grand Vizir ; Ali Paella is made Minister of Foreign Affairs. [A telegraphic despatch from Paris confirms the above intelligence.] DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 4. The result of the elections, as known at pre sent, is 84 Anti-Ministerialists out of 100 mem bore. The Ministry has resigned in a body. No new Cabinet has been formed. SPAIN . A telegraphic despatch from Madrid, dated Dec. 2, announces that the Cortes had:decided to adjourn the municipal elections, in virtue of the [acv on the subject. -•*M!w- THE CRIMEA. The following report has been sent to the Em peror by the Minister of Marine : " Sire,—The memorable events which are taking place during your reign have again thrown into strong relief the brave'y, skill, and patriotism of the Imperial navy. In every sea, and every part of the world.it is seen, intrepid and devoted, seconding the designs of your Majesty. It transports your armies ; it rivals in zeal and daring with your bravest soldiers ; it joins in every peril ; and has its part in every success. Your Majesty has decided that great recompences shall be ac corded to the great services of the navy. The country, Sire, will applaud the decrees which your Majesty has ordered me to prepare, for the promotions or decora tions which your hand dispenses have been dearly earned, and bravely gained.—l am with the most profound re spect, your Majesty's most humble and obedient ser vant, "THEODORE DUOS." A decree follows, promoting Vice-Admirals Per seval-Deschbnes and Hamelin to the rank of Ad miral, for their eminent services in the Baltic and the Black Sea. A decree raises to the rank of rear admiral the following capitaines de vaisseau : Clavaud ; Comte de Clueydon (Governor of Marti nique) ; itigault de Genouilly ; and de Chabannes- Carton. By other decrees, 7 capitaines de frog-ate are raised to the rank of capitaines de vaisseau ; 27 lieutenants de vaisseau to the rank of capitaines de fr6gate ; 44 enseignes de vaisseau to be lieute nants de vaisseau, and about the same number of aspirants to be enseignes de vaisseau. There are also several promotions in the different classes of aspirants: Another decree nominates a very considerable number of officers to the Legion of Honour, and promotes others in that institution. In addition to these promotions there is a very long list of persons on whom the military medal has been conferred for the affairs before Sebastopol and that of Petropawloski. The Minister of War has addressed the following letter to the Minister of Marino "Paris, Nov. 27. " Monsieur le Ministre and dear Colleague—l hasten to send you a copy of a despatch addressed to me, under date of the 9th, by General Canrobert, commander-in chief of the French army in the C r i mea . T o t hi s de spatch, which has this moment arrived, are added lists of promotions and decorations proposed fo r o ffi cers an d sailors landed in the Crimea, and empl o y e d i n t h e ser vice of the siege batteries established against Sebastopol. I am happy to have to thank you once more for the zealous co operation and fratern a l d evote d ness o f w hi ch the navy has daily given us so many proofs. It is im possible that such a c om p l ete unanimity o f e ff or t s , an d such a perfect understanding between th e t wo f orces should not bring about the result which we wish for, and which is due to the bravery o f th e army an d navy. The pressing terms i n which the general-in-chief insists on obtaining recoropences proves all the value he attaches to the services which t h e fl eet has so liberally renders - to us.—Receive, &c., " MARSHAL VAILLANT." The General-in-Chief of the Army of the East to the Minister of War. " Before Sebastopol, Nov. 9. " Monsieur le Mardohal—l have the honour to ad dress to you in the form more or less regular which who wer e di sem b ar ked .1') a list of recompences works. I beg of of fromi r p o t m t cableh s e t a fin fleet te e ot s tt p oh e n oc o t r pp m es r e ao to tf e e sailorsin e o Siege you to be kind enough to transmit it to his Excellency the Minister of Marine. These brave men, who have struggled since the commencement of our operations with unexampled energy against the greatest difficulties which perhaps have ever presented themselves in a siege, have obtained the admiration of all the army. Their losses have been enormous in proportion to their effective, and there are certain of our naval batteries, as that of the Genoese fort, Captain Penhoat, and the battery No. 2, commanded by Captain Mequet, which were ten times destroyed by a superior fire, but which always recom menced the confli c t w ith incredible bravery. Captains Rigault de Genonilly, Penhoat, Mdquet, and Lescure, Lieutenant Tricault, Enseigne de vaisseau Lebreton de Rauaegat, the aspirant Hamelin, and the volunteer as pirant de Leusse, who are proposed for promotion ; Lieutenants Bianchi and de Somer; and aspirants Mi chel, Caveleir de Cuverville, and Abel de Lib ran , proposeZ for promotion or admission to the Legion of Honour, played in this great combat of artillery a perfectly unexampled part. Many of them were wounded. The aspirant of the second class, Michel, who had a leg shot off, cried Viva l'Empereur !' as he fell, and exhorted hi s comra d es to continue the comb a t. I could wish , Monsieur le Mar6chal, that all the demands made in the accompanying lists should be granted. Several of the officers and sailors named in them will probably have succumbed in the combat which is being obstinately continued before they will receive the recom pence their good conduct has merited. Everybody will applaud both in the army and navy the special decrees which will confer promotions or recompences so bravely gained.—Accept, &c., - . `‘ GENERAL CANROBERT, "The General-in-Chief of the Army of the Easl THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL The following exraets are from a journal of the siege of Sebastopol, published by the Constitu tionnel " Nov. B.—A Russian officer declared in dying that we were betray e d b y a d eser t er f rom th e F ore i gn L eg i on . This man, it i s sa id , informed. the Russians that our batteries on the left were guarded w ith a ce r tain degree of negligence ; and it was in consequence of this that an attack on that point was decided on. It is known that the Foreign Legion, which is so remarkable for its bravery, counts a great many deserters in its ranks. The man to whom I refer is said to be a German, and persons ask if it wolld off h2ve been pr!lfir9 , t. try b..ve loft iu aii Lhost who tio,eiLed, ally those who have a certain affinity of rocs with the Russians. Th e pr i sone rs an d woun d e d o f the sth have, it appears, given a great deal of information respecting the besieged. The regiments who served in the Alma were not employed, because they were still under the impression of that terrible day. It appears, moreover, that the besieged entertain no illusion as to the issue of the siege, and that rll their efforts are employed, and all their hope is to make the longest defence possible. However, it is asserted that they have not adopted any defensive measures in the interior of the town. "Nov. 9. —lt is really amusing to read in the news papers that we have 400 guns ready to fire on the Rus sians ; if that were so, we should long since have silenced the fire of the place. Do you want to know how the Russians fire ? In one minute I have just counted forty-two cannon shot from the place. Forty-two balls in sixty seconds ! That appears fabulous, but the fact is, that from time to time the Russians are seized with an attack of rage, and then they fire away with fury. It is generally in the evening, or in the morning before day break, that they have these attacks, and then givens what the soldiers call volleys of musketry with cannon balls.' I imagine that they are in honour of the desert or the rising of the Grand Dukes. Yesterday, at the same time, we heard from the town music, religious chants, and immense hurrahs. In truth, strange things take place in Sebastopol. The means of excitation and in timidation employed by the Russians exceed all belief, and it is, it appears, with a species of savages that we have to deal. Thus we are assured that a prisoner or deserter from the Foreign Legion, a native of Wurtem burg,- was forced to declare to a Polish battalion that the French cut off an ear from deserters of their nation ; and that the least that happens to all trueßussians falling into their hands is to be shot. " Nov. 14.—After violent rain, a hurricane similar to those in the West Indies came on at about eight in the morning. All operations were suspended, and it was with difficulty that we could keep our feet. The tents have been blown down or torn, . and melted snow and hail cover the earth. The hideous winter of Russia has made its appearance. The fire from the place and that of the besiegers is suspended. Every one is gathering up all his courage to struggle against the violence of the elements. The hurricane blows from the south-west, and the guard in the trenches, which relieved that on duty during the night, was, so to speak, driven towards Sebastopol. The hurricane continued up to five o'clock, awl did not cease until night. " Nov. 15. —We breathe again like men who have escaped from a disaster. The tents are being set up again, and the sun reappears. If we had bad two days like yesterday, what, it is asked, would have become of us I What would have become of the fleet ? The vessels of war, it appears, have not much suffered, but those of the merchant service have done so a great deal. The Eng lish have nine vessels cast ashore, and we have four. Amongst the latter was one containing a cargo of oxen, twenty-one horses, and six hussars— and all perished. Within the memory of man no such hurricane has been known in the Crimea ; and what proves this is, that the buildings of the old monastery on the coast be tween Balaklava and Cape Chersonese have been blown down. Several horses have died from cold in the bivouac, and about 30 broke loose, and ran in the direc tion of the Quarantine. The advanced posts of the Rus sians and the French chased them, and more than once ti Chasseur de Vincennes and a Cossack were seen pur suing the same horse. The works have been resumed in all points. A strong wind which still pi evade has, with some precautions from us, assisted in drying the xenehes. " Nov. IG.—Tho works of the siege are extended, bu not carried forward. " Nov. IT—The losses of the English in the hurri cane of the 11th are estimated at 20,000,000 f." A letter dated from the bivouac before Sebas topol, 12th ult., in the Alonit lux, says :-- "Sebastopol is not, as has been generally supposed, a regularly-fortified town, in the manner of those in Eu rope. It is provided on the side towards the sea, and on some points inside, with fourteen regular important works, having together 900 pieces of cannon, and on the land side an enclosure in masonry occupying the half of the south side, and another enclosure of earthworks the other half. Sebastopol is for Russia a formidable arsenal of artillery ; the number of guns is estimated at about 3,000, almost all of large calibre, including those fur nished by the ships. It is calculated that up to this time the Russians have expended more than 600,000 shot, and more than 1,500,000 kilogrammes of pow der. The besieged have been constantly able to repair their earthworks, and to replace any damaged guns by fresh ones. The total number of troops composing the garrison of the place may be estimated at 20,000 ; the number of inhabitants is from 20,000 to 25,000. The population is principally composed of the families of the workmen employed in the port and arsenal. The town, which stands on the side of a hill, is generally well-built ; almost all the houses are isolated one from the other, in order to prevent the spread of a fire in case it should break out. The extent of Sebastopol, from Fort St. Nicholas to the bottom of the port, is on the south side about 5,000 metres, and on the north side about 3,600." THE WAR ON THE DANUBE The Moniteur publishes the following letter "Ibraila, Nov. 15. " The enemy has been driven out of the Dobrutscha. The 3d Regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Bashi bazooka, under the command of . his Excellency rfadji-Ali-Pacha and Colonel Ahmed-Bey, in the brilliant combats on the heights of the Chernaya, have beaten the Cossacks of the Don and the Greek volunteers. They have driven them back on Isatchka. The Russians have repa , sed the 'bridge, and de stroyed it ; but the troops of the Sultan pursue the fugitives in the mountains and forests. Babadagh, Tult scha, and Matschin are in the power of the Ottoman troops. The Marshal Achmed Pacha, commandant-in chief of the troops of the Sultan, who occupies the two banks of the Danube and those of the Sereth, has esta blished his head-quarters at Ibraila. The theatre of hostilities is now carried into Bessarabia, where the Russians are preparing to resist, but they will have to guard a line of at least fifty leagues, and they cannot do it but by scattering their forces." Tho following from the Wiener Zeitung, though of a late date, looking like truth, is therefore given : —On the 10th ult. Sadik Pacha crossed the Sereth at Badeni with two squadrons of hussars. 1,400 Turkish Cossacks folio wed on the next day, 800 cros sing the river at Badeni, and 600 at Maximoni. These 1,800 horse established themselves in the places lying centrally between Maximeni and Leova. On the 10th, Achmet Pacha, the commander of the vanguard, sent a request to the authorities of Galatz to supply Sadik Pacha with all the neces saries he might require. Meanwhile Ibraila was being fortified. It is reported that the Turkish Danubian flotilla now consists of only two steamers and 10 gunboats, indifferently armed : while the Russian flotilla consists of four steamers and 36 gunboats, with 270 guns in all. A Bucharest correspondent of the Lloyd says that the force of the Russians in Bessarabia is not by far so great as is generally supposed. It does not exceed more than 40,000 men. The following estimate is said to be reliable :—ln Kilia, Ismail, and Reni, there are 15,000 men ; in Leova, Kischeneff, Kagul, and Beltsch, 20,000 men ; and there aro about 6,000 in other stations. Troops are being sent from Tolhynia and Podolia to the Danube, but the pre sence of an Austrian army on the Gailician frontier is a sufficient assurance that no great number of the Russian troops will for the present be sent from the North. THE MEDITERRANEAN. MARSEILLES, Dec. 2. Thanks to the powerful aid afforded by the splendid steam ships Ripon, Candia, Thames, arrived from England, and the steam transport Emeu, from Constantinople, a re inforcement of nearly 4,000 infantry has been des patched to the army in the Crimea, under the com mand of General Bison, with every prospect of arriving within a reasonable tima, notwithstanding the heavy gales from the north-west, which have latterly prevailed. The wind was so high on Tuesday night last, that a British and a Sardinian seaman were swept into the dock of the Joliette and drowned. The steamer Alps, of Glasgow, is still here, waiting to embark troops, and the Indiana, which has arrived at Toulon, is expected here to-morrow. The French war cor vette Meteore arrived this afternoon from Port Yendres, and will take_ troops to the Crimea. General Rostolan reviewed, on Sunday last, seven batteries of artillery, previous to their embarka tion for the East. Their embarkation in sailing transports has been progressing all the week, and continues to-day. I regret to state-that the Lon don steamer Emeu, which arrived here from Con stantinople with wounded officers, and to embark troops on her return, was detained . here for 10 days (as her officers say) by impediments raised by subordinate officials to their receiving the necessary sappliesfor their voyage. The purser complained that the Custom-house officers refused to suffer his oil cans to be embarked which he sent into town to be filled with oil for the machinery of the ship, and at the eleventh hour a merchant from whom he purchased preserved meats for the Crimea, told him that it was impossible to procure a permission for their embarkation. The consequence was that when a portion of the 10th Regiment of Infantry marched down to embark, with their band playing before them, the Captain was not ready to receive them, and the men fatigued with a long march, were forced to return into town, and to remain standing in the streets until billets on the inhabitants were provided for them, the barracks being all full. The men were embarked and the Emeu sailed next morning. . . While the French Government is steadily sending reinforcements to the army in the Crimea, it is not inattentive to the wants of the sick and wounded. The powerful British-built mail steam packet Indus sailed on Sunday last with a full cargo of medical stores for the French hospital at Constantinople. I remarked a vast number of iron bedsteads and se veral bales of old linen. The Telemaque sailed to day with the mails for Constatinoplo and a detach ment of the 11th regiment of artillery. The letters for London were not despatched from this until 1 p.m: on Friday, and as there is no mail boat from Calais to Dover on Sunday morning those letters cannot arrive in London until Monday. The Imperial courier, who was waiting here several days for the arrival of the Emperor's despatches, was greatly humiliated to see Mr. Cap3l, the Queen's messenger, start 12 hours before himself. The Army of Kars, consisting of 8,000 men, is in a wretched state. Colonel Williams, on inspecting it, discovered that, of 2,500 cavalry, there are not 500 fit for active service. The artillery horses are somewhat better, but their harness is completely worn out. The sanitary condition of the army at Tchuruk-su is greatly improved, but it is com pletely destitute of cavalry. Zurif Mustapha Pasha, Commander-in-Chief of the army of Kars, and Kurschid Pasha, his chief of the staff, were daily expected at Erzeroum. The Russians still occupied the Pachalik of Bajazid with a corps of 8,000 men, composed of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Captain A. A. Cartwright, of the Rifle Brigade, who was killed at Inkerman, was a son of Col. Cartwright, of Northampton, and served with distinction at Boem Plaats on the 29th of August, 1848. Yesterday advices were received at the Admiralty from the fleet at Kiel, under date November 29. The Basilisk was cruising off Bornholm. Immense masses of floating ice were in the Baltic. On the 24th of No vember the thermometer at St. Petersburg was 20 deg. Fahrenheit, 10 degs. below freezing point. The Neva was closed, and the ice firm, as far as the iron bridge. The Solicitor-General again applied to the Lord Chancellor this morning, pith the amended peti tion of Mr. George Augustus . Hamilton Chichester. After some discussion, an arrangement was come to that certain letters should be submitted to the Lord Chan cellor for his. private perusal. The matter was ordered to stand over sine die. BERLIN, Dec. 13.—Lord Clanricarde's son, Lord Dun , kellin, who was taken prisoner before Sebastopol, arrived here last night from St. Petersburg, via Warsaw, and will proceed home to-morrow morning. THE CHAPLAIN OF THE NORWICH GAOL.—It is ru moured that the Rev. Mr. Cobb, the chaplain to the Norwich gaol, has resigned his office. Differences had arisen between him and the visiting justices, which have, we presume, rendered his continuance in it impossible. The justices, it seems, charged him with neglect of duty; and to that charge his reply was, that he had made the following entry, in explanation of the cause of the alleged neglect, in the chaplain's minute-book--" No surplice fit to wear, and no service during the week whilst it if washed and repaired." A very unsatisfactory explana , tion, we think. "No surplice fit to wear, and no ser vice during the week !" Can anything be more ridicu lous I No surplice, no sermon.—Norfolk News. THE THETIS FOR PRllSM.—Captain Sundwall, Prus sion Royal navy, arrived in Plymouth on Saturday, to take charge of Her Majesty's frigate Thetis, given in exchange for two Prussian gunboats. He was received by Port Admiral Sir William Parker, and by Captain Superintendent Eden, of the Devon port dockyard, to whom he expressed his entire satisfac tion at the creditable condition in which the frigate had belen placed by the British Government. The gunboats Nix and Salamander are hourly ex pected at Plymouth, and on arrival their crews, 100 men each, will b e t rans f erre d t o th e Thetis. Captain Sundwall is by birth a Swede, and formerly served in the English navy. THE CREW OF THE BRIG THOMAS RELEASED. — MEIIEL, Nov. 28.—At length I am enabled to inform you that the captain and crew of the British brig Thomas, wrecked on the Russian coast some time ago, and about whose safety considerable fears were entertained, have been set at liberty, and arrived here yesterday on their way to England. Captain Brown relates that soon after the shipwreck they were saved by the Russians and carried to Liebau, where they were strictly confined as prisoners for some days, but as there were British cruisers hovering off the coast, and it was feared they might effect a landing and insist on the crew being given up, they were conducted to the little town of Grobin, about ten miles up the country, where they were kept till ultimately set at liberty. Instead of being supplied with provisions, they were offered the miserable pittance of nine kopeks a head daily (about lid.), which they re fused to accept, Captain Brown having fortunately suf ficient money about him to find himself and his men in food. The quarters given them at Grobin were uncom fortable enough, being in the common gaol, and insuffer ably dirty, being also occupied by Russian prisoners. However, at a later period they gave them a separate room, for which, however, they had to pay out of their 11 -p; , ;n nr , -wn that th-) i i their shipwrecked condition, and made a subscription for them, amounting to 30 silver roubles, which w as h an d e d over to them. The captain is unable to state any particulars about the state of his late ship, not having seen it since the unfortunate accident, but is inclined to believe it must be a complete wreck. rfititi l'attion. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM THE PACIFIC. 00%, We have been favoured by the Admiralty with she following despatches : (Copy.) H.M.S. Pique, Sept. 19, 1854. SIR,—I have the honour to enclose, for their Lordships' information, copies of letters addressed. to Captain Frederick, of H.M.S. Amphitrite. These copies will be forwarded in the event of a mail leaving San Francisco during Captain Frede rick's absence from that place.—l have, &c., (Signed) F. W. G. NICOLSON, Captain. The Secretary of the Admiralty. (Copy Enclosure.) H.M.S. President, Petropaulovski, August 30, 1854 Sir,—lt is my painful duty to report to you officially the death of Admiral Price, Commander in-Chief of the Pacific Station, which took place at 1.30 r,m. this day.—l have, &c., (Signed) R. BURRIDGE, Captain. To Capt. Sir F. Nicolson, Bt., &c. &c. Return of Officers, Seamen, and Marines killed, wounded, and missing, on board H.M. Ships engaged in the operations against the Batteries and Town of Petropaulovski, the 4th Sept., 1854:-- • PIQUE. Lieutenant A. Bland, slight contusion. G. Robinson, mate, slightly wounded. L. Chichester, midshipman, slightly wounded. Lieutenant E. M'Callum,R. M. , slightly wounded. Lieutenant W. H. Clements, RM., severely wounded. Seamen-8 killed or missing, 5 dangerously wounded, 5 severely wounded, 4 slightly wounded. Marines-4 killed or missing, 2 dangerously wounded, 5 severely wounded, 1 slightly wounded. Total-12 killed or missing, 7 dangerously wounded, 11 severely wounded, 9 slightly wounded —39. PRESIDENT. Captain C. A. Parker, R.N., killed or missing. Flag-Lieutenant E. H. Howard, wounded se verely. Lieutenant G. Palmer, wounded severely. Lieutenant W. G. 11. Morgan, wounded slightly. Seamen-5 killed or missing, 2 wounded dan gerously, 14 bruised severely, 4 wounded slightly. Marines-5 killed or missing, 10 bruised severely, 4 wounded slightly. Total-11 killed or missing, 2 wounded dange rously, 28 wounded severely, 9 wounded slightly VIRAGO. T. Whitelock, boatswain, wounded severely. Seamen-1 killed or missing, 3 wounded se verely, 7 wounded slightly. Marines-2 killed or missing, 3 wounded dan gerously, 1 wounded slightly. Total-3 killed or missing, 3 dangerously wounded, 4 severely wounded, 8 slightly wounded —lB. R. BURRIDGE, Captain. List of Officers and Seamen killed, wounded, and missing on board the French Squadron, on the 31st of August, and 4th September, 1854, at Petropaulovski. 31st August, 1854. FORTE. Dumesnil, midshipman, slightly wounded. Seamen-1 died on board, 1 dangerous wounded, 5 slightly wounded. Total-1 died on board, 1 dangerously wounded, 6 slightly wounded. 4th September, 1854. FORTE. Seamen-7 left on shore, 1 died on board, 16 wounded dangerously, 4 slightly wounded. EURYDICE. Lefebvre, Lieutenant, left on shore. Bourasset, Lieutenant, died on board. d'Lacombe, Lieutenant, dangerously wounded. Gieguel des Fondles, mate, dangerously wounded. Coste, midshipman, dangerously wounded. Guerien, surgeon, dangerously wounded. Seamen-8 left on shore, 7 dangerously wounded, 10 slightly wounded. Total-10 left on shore, 1 died on board, 11 dan gerously wounded, 10 slightly wounded. OBLIGARDO. d'Journel, mate, slightly wounded. Gieg. des Touches, mate, left on shore. Lutre, midshipman, slightly wounded. Seamen-6 left on shore, 1 died on board, 10 dangerously wounded, 16 slightly wounded. Total-6 left on shore, 1 died on board, 10 dan gerously wounded, 18 slightly wounded. Grand Total-22 left on shore, 4 died on board, 38 wounded dangerously, 38 slightly wounded—. 102. (Translation.) Fregate la Fort., Sept. 6, 1854. M. le Commandant,—lf the disembarkment has not been fortunate, it is owing to difficulties of the soil, and if our men have been obliged. to re embark, we have at least acquired the certainty that the two nations can depend on each other, and that if circumstances place us in the presence of the enemy our efforts will be crowned with success. Our crews, little accustomed to fight on shore, showed great ardour. Receive, M. le Command ant, my acknowledgments, and transmit them to your captains, officers, and men, and I shall be happy to inform the Government of the courage, the discipline, and the devotion which they showed. F. PONTES, Rear-Admiral in command of the French naval Forces. (Copy.) H.M.S. Ship Pique, Petrapaulski, Sept. 6, 1854. Sir,—lt is with great satisfaction that I have re- ceived the letter which you have done me the honour is to address me, in which you mention in high terms the conduct of our men while engaged on shore with the enemy. Allow me, Sir, to convey to you the heartfelt thanks of every officer and man in the British squa dron for the expression of your good opinion. I hoar from all quarters the highest praise of the ardent courage of your men while advancing, and of their coolness and discipline during the retreat, remarkable qualities in seamen, who are, as 10 4 truly observe, unaccustomed to shore operations. Allow me to take this opportunity of expressing my deep sympathy, for the losses sustained among the officers and men of your squadron. I have, &c., (signed) F. W. E. NICHOLSON, Captain and Senior Officer. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ 15s ; clover 3/ Os to 61 Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 1/ 12s per load' A. fair average supply and a moderate demand. er CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clo CUMBERLAND.—Meadow litto, 31 Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 12s per load- Both hay and straw moved off steadily, at full prices. , WITITECILAYEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 13s to 4e 16s; clove ,litte, 3/ 03 to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per load Trade rather dull. Coun Walewski,:the French Ambassador, bad an • terview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday, a t tle Foreign-office. The Duke of Newcastle, her Majesty's Secretary 0 State for War, the Under Secretaries of State, and th . e . g-eotlemen of the official staff of the War Departroen' t‘; l,i log-strea, to 7, ‘V intellail-gaineus, where toe trau.°• e ; Lion of public business connected with the department 0 war will henceforth be conducted. The Earl of Aberdeen left town, after the Cahi • Council yesterday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, on visit to her Majesty.