The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

THE WAR. THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. LAST WEEK we *were enabled to lay before our readers a sketch of the leading events which,charac terised the unsuccessful attacks made upon the Malakhoff and Redan. Since then, further details have been communicated by the correspondents of the London daily journals, which, although throwing additional light on the various movements of the two attacking parties, do not in any degree invalidate, or even materially, modify the account already given. On all hands it seems agreed that the attack, though preconcerted and deliberately agreed on, was prema turely carried into effect, the result it is said , of a mis take on the part of the Fren ch general second in command . When made, the assault seems to have beeneenducted with all the heroism which might have been expected from the gallantry of the troops who made it ; but it appears also that they were ill, or rather not at all supported. From some cause or other, the reserve!' were not brought up, which, under all the circmn't stances of the case, is less to be regretted, as they could not have rendered very effective aid in the assault, and, without being able to afford succour to their comrades, would have only presented a wider target for the artillery of the enemy. Who was to blame for the sad mishap, it is no easy matter to determine. In a despatch, dated June 22d, General PELISSIER, after giving a minute account of his pre parations for the attack, says :--- I selected the Lancaster Battery for my post, from which I was to give the signal by star rockets for the general advance. Notwithstanding great difficulties of ground, notwithstanding the obstacles accumulated by the enemy, and although the Russians, evidently informed of our plans, were on their guard and ready to repel an attack, I am inclined to think that if the attack could have been general and instantaneous on the whole extent of the line—if there had been a simultaneous action and ensemble in the efforts of our brave troops—the object would have been achieved. Unhappily, it was not so, and an incon ceivable fatality caused us to fail. I was still at more than 1,000 metres from the place whence I was to give the signal when a violent fire of musketry, intermixed with grape, ap prized me that the combat had commenced seriously on the right. In fact, a little before 3 a.m., General Mayran fancied he recognized my signal in a shell with a blazing fuse sent up from the Brancion Redoubt. It was in vain that he was in formed of his mistake. This brave and unfortunate General gave the order for the attack. The Saurin and De Failly columns immediately rushed forward ; the first rush was mag nificent, but scarcely were these heads of columns in march when a shower of balls and grape was poured in upon them. This crushing fire came not only from the works which we wished to carry, but also from the enemy's steamers, which came up at full steam and manoeuvred with great skill and effect. We, however, caused them some damage. This pro digious fire stopped the efforts of our troops. It became im possible for our soldiers to advance, but not a man retired one step; it was at this moment that General Mayran, already hit in two places, was knocked down by a grapeshot, and was compelled to resign the command of his division. All this was the work of a moment, and General Mayran was already carried off the field of battle when I sent up the signal from the Lan caster Battery. The other troops then advanced to support the premature movement of the right division. That valiant divi sion, disconcerted by the loss of its general, promptly rallied at the voice of General de Failly. The troops engaged, sup ported by the 2nd battalion of the 95th of the line and by a battalion of the Voltigeurs of the Guard, under the orders of the brave Colonel Boudville, held a footing in a bend of the ground where the general placed them, and boldly maintained there position there. Informed, however, of this position, which might become critical, I ordered General Regnault de St. Jean d'Angely to send four battalions of the Voltigeurs of the Guard, taken from the general reserve, to the support of that division. Generals Mellinet and Uhrich marched with that fine body of men, rallied the stragglers in the ravine of Careening Bay, and gave a solid support to General de Failly, by occupying the bottom of the ravine. The attack on the centre had not a better fate. General Brunet had not yet completed all his arrangements when the signal rockets were fired. The whole of the right was already prematurely engaged for more than twenty to twenty-five minutes. The troops, nevertheless, resolutely advanced, but their valour was no avail against the well-sustained fire of the Russians, and against unforeseen obstacles. At the very outset Gen. Brunet fell mortally. wounded by a ball in the chest. The flag of the 91st was cut in two by a ball. but it is needless to add that its fragments were brought back by that gallant regiment. To criticise the dispositions intended, but which were not carried out, would be an idle task ; to indulge in idle lamentations over the mischances to which accidental misrepresentation led, would not be much more to the purpose ; but pointed illustration of the statement is essential to vindicate the memory of Lord Raglan, whose share in the transaction has been severely criticised, by parties who have seemingly had but small means of knowing the real state of affairs. The English Commander-in-chief, seeing the columns of his allies engaged in the assault, and suffering under the destructive fire of Russian missiles, had no alter native but to carry his portion of the agreed-upon arrangements into execution, so far as that was pos sible, in order to afford them the chance of success or even the hope of safety. This he did, so far as the means within his reach enabled him to do. That the operation was not successful was not his fault, and its failure cannot, with justice, be imputed to him. The details of the unfortunate affair are so invested with a melancholy interest, that, even at the risk of repeti tion, we give the following from the special corres pondent of the Daily _News, who thus accounts for the failure of the attack :--- According to report, the plan originally agreed upon be tween the allied commanders was that the fire of the batteries should open at daylight, more especially against the intended points of attack, and that after three or four hours' bombard ment—after a sufficient effect had been produced upon the enemy's works, and all his spare troops had been removed to a distance from the immediate scene of action—the assault should be suddenly, at a!given signal, instituted. At a late hour, however, in the evening of the 17th instant, General Pelimier sent to Lord Raglan to say that reasons of a very urgent nature would compel him to assault at daylight, and that he trusted that the British troops would be ready to do the same on their side. This was assented to, it being under stood that the Redan was not to be attacked by the English until the Malakoff hill had been gained by the French. Two reasons are put forward to account for this change of plan. One is, that they would necessarily be exposed to the enemy from want of sufficient cover in the trenches and works about the Mamelon Vert; the other, that General :Pelissier had received notice of an intended attack on the part of the Rus sians.and that he was anxious to anticipate it. The alteration alluded to was not generally known in camp. When, therefore, the musketry fire opened just at-break of day in front of the Mamelon, it was attributed to a sortie from the Russians; and when the French were seen going up towards the Mala koff works, it was supposed that, having repulsed the sortie, they were induced to follow up the advantage and carry on the attack in turn against the Russian bulwarks in front. Such was the opinion among the French troops, who were, equally with the English, under the impression that the as sault was not intended to be made till seven or eight o'clock. The preliminary bombardment was set aside. The above it will be seen does not exactly tally with the French commander's statement ; yet it corrobo rates the fact of the original agreement between him and Lord Raglan. The severity of the cannonade ] and bombardment of the rith may in some degree be judged of from the annexed account given of it by an aide-de-camp of Prince Gortschakoff, which appears in the Invalide Busse : The enemy having resolved to make a decisive attack on our left flank, opened on the 6th (17th) of June, at 3 30 a.m., a " fire of hell" against the fortifications of the Karabelnaia Faubourg (sections 3 and 4.) For two consecutive hours all their batteries fired almost uninterrupted broadsides. On our side we kept up a quick fire in return. At two in the after noon, at a given signal, the besiegers opened a heavy fire against our right Lank ; the fire, which was now opened along the whole line of our defences, lasted till an advanced hour of the evening. At dusk and throughout the night the enemy threw shells and rockets into the town, into the roadstead, and the north side. A steam-frigate, which had left the allied fleet at the same time, fired broadsides into the roadstead and against the town. The greater portion of its projectiles fell into the sea without touching our ships. This terrible can nonade and incessant bombardment did not prevent the brave defenders of Sebastopol from actively repairing the damage done to the works ; despite a terrible front and flank fire, the works were successfully completed, the guns which had been dismantled replaced by new ones on every point, and on the morning of the 6th (18th) of June, we were perfectly prepared to receive and drive back the enemy. Writing from the camp before Sebastopol on the 20th of June, the correspondent of the Times says : It is but natural that the attack of the Allies on the prin cipal points of the Russian defences should now be scrutinized i n all its details, and, as it has failed, that the plan of that attack should be severely criticized and unsparingly censured. It is certainly true that, in some respects, these details were imperfect. As an example of this imperfection, it is stated that the supports were too distant from the attacking parties ; that proper care was not taken to prevent the men becoming confused and losing their way in the labyrinth of works before the Redan ; that no steps were formed above the berm of the parapet so that the men could step over in order; that the at tacking parties were too weak, and that the men were crowded into narrow works and trenches which could not afford them cover, and were difficult of access and exit. It is, moreover, affirmed that no proper instructions were given to the artillery for their guidance in the event of success or defeat, and that it was only when the Russians had crowded over their para pets and through their embrasures, and had been shooting down our men for some time on their retreat, that an artillery officer obtained permission from Lord Raglan to open fire upon their lines ; that no directions were addressed even to the am bulance corps with respect to locality or action, and that many minor points of some importance were also neglected. We never searched out the strength of the Redan on that morning, and the Russians might have—for all we knew and know—replaced every injured gun, and have had the battery in as good order as when we opened fire. We were certain of success. Sir George Brown, inflated by the bloodless conquest of Kertch and Yenikale, directed the operations as if the gar rison of Sebastopol were a body of serf-militia. It does not appe ar why there was no attack on the Russian works on our left. One would certainly have thought that even a feint by the French against the Flagstaff Batteries would have b een Sir a tt en ded with advantage. George Brow n h a d t h e direction of the assault. The 1,750 men in each in s t ance were formed of 400 men for the assaulting column, a working party of 400 men to cover them in case of a lodgment, and to reverse the support, and 100 riflemen or sharp work, 600 men as a shooters preceding the head of the assaulting column t o k eep down the fire of the batteries and of the enemy's Cha sseurs, and 50 men carrying w oolpacks to bridge over the dit c h es . e To these were added sixty sailors, bearing s aling-ladders. Th e Light Division c o l umn was t o a tt ac k the right of the Redan at the re-entering angle ; the Second Division column was to attack the apes-of . to Redan as soon as the Light Divisiat and Fourth Division had carried the work at the flanks ; the Third Division was to assault the Cemetery and the Barrack Batteries ; the Fourth Division column was to assail the left flank of the Redan at the re-entering angle. The Second Div ision were only to attack the apex after the Light Division and Fourth Division had gained the flanks, and effected a junction along the base of the works, when they were to prevent the con sequences of forcing a strong body of theenemy from the flanks into the angle of the Redan. The attacking column of the Light Division was furnished by the 7th Fusfleers,:23rd Welsh, 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, and 34th Regiment. The storming party was led by Col. Yea,of the7th. The 19th 77th, and Bth' Regiments, or the Second Brigade, were in re serve, under Col. Shirley. Soon after twelve o'clock they moved down from camp and took ground in the trenches under the direction of Major Halliwell, Deputy Assistant-Quarter master-General-of the division. The Second division was -on their left, the Fourth division on the left of the Second Divi sion, and the Third Division on the extreme left. The move ment was simultaneous, and the troops moved off together till they came into the trenches, from which they were to issue forth to attack - the dark wall of earth serrated with embra sures before them. These embrasures were only two well filled. The fire which we opened on Sunday morning, preli minary to the assault, was marked by great energy, weight, and destructiveness. In the first relief the Quarry Battery, commanded by Major Strange, threw no less than 300 8-inch shells into the , Redan, which is only 400 yards distant, and the place must have been nearly cleared by the incessant storm of iron splinters-which flew through it. So near are the works that fragments of our 13-inch shells fly back from the Readan into the Quarry Battery, and on some occasions our men have been injured by the splinters of their own shells, which have radiated from the inside of the Russian batteries. Through out Sunday our artillery fired 12,000 rounds of the hea viest ordnance into the enemy's lines, and on the following day we fired 11,946 rounds of shot and shell. The Russian fire was weak and wild. Although they fired a good deal, they kept many pieces masked, and one six-gun and one eight gun battery on the flanks of the Redau were silent, and were left comparatively unnoticed by our artillerymen. The only damage they did by all their fire throughout the whole of Sunday was the demolition of the wheel of a gun carriage. Had the three hours' cannonade and bombardment which Lord Raglan decided on administering to the Russian batte ries before we assaulted been delivered to them, it is very pro bable that we should have found but a small body of troops prepared to receive us at the parapets ; and it must be esteemed a very unfortunate circumstance that his lordship was induced to abandon his intention in deference to the wishes of General Pelissier. As the 34th Regiment advanced, the supports, by some means or another, got mixed together with them, and some confusion arose in consequence. On crossing the trench, our men, instead of .coming upon the open space in a firm body, were broken into twos and threes. This arose from the want of a temporary step above the berm, which would have enabled the troops to cross the parapet with regularity; in stead of which they had to scramble over it as well as they could ; and, as the top of the trench is of unequal height and form, their line was quite broken. The moment they came out from the trench the enemy began to direct on their whole front a deliberate and well-aimed mitraille, which increased the want of orderand unstearliness caused by the mode of their advance. Poor Colonel Yea saw the consequences too clearly. The gallant old soldier, by voice and gesture, tried to form and compose his men, but the thunder of the enemy's guns close at hand and the gloom of early dawn frustrated his efforts ; and, as he rushed along the troubled mass of troops which were herding together under the rush of grape, and endeavoured to get them into order for a rush at the batteries, which was better than standing still, or retreating in a panic, a charge of the deadly missile passed, and the noble soldier fell dead in advance of his men, struck at once in the head and stomach by grape shot. The division has lost upwards of 320 men killed and wounded, and it suffered severely as it re tired from the futile attack. The signal for our assault was to r be given by the discharge of two service rockets, which were to have been fired when the French got into the Malakhoff, and the latter were to have hoisted a flag as a signal of their success. It is certain that the French did for a short time establish themselves in the Malakhoff, but they were soon expelled with loss, and I saw with my own eyes a large triangular blue and black flag waving from the Malakhoff all during the fight. The moment the rockets were fired, the Light Division rushed out of cover ; in a quarter of an hour this infantry Balaklava was over, so far as any chance of suc cess was concerned. The Second Division, seeing that the flank attacks failed, wisely kept under cover, and suffered but a tri fling loss. Had they foolishly advanced, we should have to de plore greater and more useless slaughter. Poor Sir John Camp bell seems to have displayed a courage amounting to rash ness. He sent away Captain Hume and Captain Snodgrass, his aid-de-camp, just before he rushed out of the trench, as if averse to bring them into the danger he meditated, and fell in the act of cheering on his men. SUCCESS OF THE ATTACK ON THE CEME TERY AND BARRACK BATTERIES. The brigade under Major-General Eyre, which was destined to occupy the Cemetery and to carry the Barrack Batteries, consisted of the 9th Regiment, 18th Regiment, 28th Regiment, 38th Regiment, and 44th Regiment. Four volunteers from each company were selected to form an advance party, under Major Fielden, of the 44th Regiment, to feel the way and cover the advance. The 18th Royal Irish followed as the storming regiment. The brigade was turned out at 12 o'clock and proceeded to march down the road on the left of the Greenhill Battery to the Cemetery, and halted under cover while the necessary dispositions were being made for the attack. General Eyre, addressing the 18th, said, " I hope, my men, that this morning you will do something that will make every cabin in Ireland ring again !" The reply was a loud cheer, which instantly drew on the men a shower of grape. The skirmishers advanced just as the general atttack began, and, with some French on their left, rushed at the Cemetery, which was very feebly defended. They got pos session of the place after a slight resistance, with small loss, and took some prisoners, but the moment the enemy retreated their batteries opened a heavy fire on the place from the left of the Redan and from the Barrack Battery. Four companies of the 18th at once rushed on out of the Cemetery towards the town, and actually succeeded in getting possession of the suburb. Captain Hayman was gallantly leading on his com pany when he was shot through the knee. Captain Esmonde followed, and the men, once established, prepared to defend the houses they occupied. As they drove the Russians out, they were pelted with large stones by the latter on their way up to the battery, which quite overhangs the suburb. The Russians could not depress their guns sufficiently to fire down on our men, but they directed a severe flanking fire on them from an angle of the Redan works. Meantime the Russians did their utmost to blow down the houses with shell and shot, and fired grape incessantly, but the soldiers kept close, though they lost men occasionally, and they were most materially aided by the fire of the regiments in the Cemetery behind them, which was directed at the Russian embrasures; so that the enemy could not get out to fire down on the houses below. Some of the houses were comfortably furnished. One of them was as well fitted up as most English mansions, the rooms full of fine furniture, a piano in the drawing-room, and articles of luxury and taste not deficient. Our men unfortunately found that the cellars were not empty, and that there was abundance of fine muscat wine from the south coast of the Crimea, and of the stronger wines, perfumed with roses and mixed with fruits, which are grown in the interior, in the better sort of houses. Some of the of f icers, when they went away, carried off articles of clothing and papers as proofs of their entrance into the place, and some others took away pigeons and Guinea pigs, which were tame in the houses. The troops entered the place about four o'clock in the morning, and could not leave it until nine o'clock in the evening. The Russians blew up many of the houses and set fire to others, and when our men retired the flames were spreading rapidly along the street. The 18th Regiment lost 250 men. In the middle of the day Captain Esmonde wrote to General Eyre to say that he required support, that the men were short of ammu nition, and that the rifles were clogged. A sergeant volun teered to creep back with this letter, but when he reached the place where the general ought to have been, he found that the latter had been obliged to withdraw owing to his wound, and he therefore delivered the document to Colonel Edwardes. As there was no possibility of gettinr , support down to the troops, Colonel Edwardes crept down along with the sergeant and got into the houses to see how matters were going on. The officer in command, on learning the state of the case, or dered the men to keep up the hottest fire they could ; and meantime they picked up the rifles and ammunition of the killed and wounded, and were'by that means enabled to con tinue their fusilade. The 9th Regiment succeeding in effect ing a lodgment in the houses in two or three different places, and held their position, as well as the 18th. A sergeant and a handful of men actually got possesion of the little Wasp Battery, in which there were only twelve or fourteen Russian artillerymen. They fled at the approach of our men, but when the latter turned round they discovered they were quite unsupported ; and the Russians, seeing that the poor fellows were left alone, came down on them and drove them out of the battery. An officer and half-a-dozen men of the same regi ment got up close to a part of the Flagstaff Battery, and were advancing into it when they, too, saw that they were by themselves, and, as it was futile to attempt holding their ground, they retreated. About 15 French isoldiers on their left aided them, but as they were likewise unsupported they had to retire. Another officer with only 12 men took one of the Russian Rifle Pits, bayonetted those they found in it, and held possession of it throughout the day. Meantime, while these portions of the sth and 18th and parties of the 44th and 28th were in the houses, the detachments of the same regi ments and of the 38th kept up a hot fire from the Cemetery on the Russians in the battery and on the sharpshooters, all the time being exposed to a tremendous shower of bullets, grape, round shot, and shell. The loss of the brigade, under such circumstances, could not but be extremely severe. One part of it, separated from the other, was exposed to a destruc tive fire in houses, the upper portion of which crumbled into pieces or fell in under fire, and it was only by keeping in the lower story, which was vaulted and well built, that they were enabled to hold their own. The other parts of it, far ad vanced from our batteries, were almost unprotected, and were under a constant mitraille and bombardment from guns which our batteries had failed to touch. Captain Smith, of the 9th, was struck by a grapeshot in the back as he was in the act of getting Captain Armstrong, of the 18th, into a litter with the assistance of Captain Gaynor. The shot broke his spine and drove his ribs into his lungs. He has sinee died. THE NAVAL BRIGADE. The detachments from the hard-working and little-noticed Naval Brigade consisted of four parties of 60 men each, one for each column, but only two of them went out, the other two being kept in reserve ; they were told off to carry scaling ladders and wool-bags, and to place them for our storming parties. It is not to be wondered at if they suffered severely. On that eventful day 14 men were killed and 47 men wounded. Two men were killed, and several others were wounded, by the bursting of one of our 68-pounders in the left attack. Among the latter was Major Stuart Wortley, who was injured by the explosion. As soon as the two storming columns got out of the parallel the sailors suffered severely. When the men retreated, overwhelmed by the storm from the enemy's battery, several officers and men were left behind wounded, and endured fearful agonies for hours, without a cup of water or a cheering voice to comfort them. Lieutenant Kidd came in all safe, and was receiving the congratulations of a brother officer, when he saw a wounded soldier lying out in the open air. He at once exclaimed— "We must go and save him !" and leaped over the parapet in order to do so. He had scarcely gone a yard when lie was shot through the breast, and died in an hour after. Only three officers came out of action untouched. Captain Peel, who commanded the detachment, was shot through the arm. Lord Raglan visited the wounded in hospital, and made many enquiries about them, OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. A -supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday contains a despatch from the late Lord Raglan, dated BBPORE SEBASTOPOL, June:23. My Lord,—l informed your lordship in my despatch of the 19th instant, that I would make a more special report upon the movements of the third division, as soon as I should receive the reports of Lieut.-General -Sir R. England aild the Major-Generals .commanding brigades under him. The first .brigade, under M.-General Barnard, proceeded down the Woronoff road, and was placed in position on the right of the ravine, ready to co-operate with the columns of .attack on the right ; while the second brigade, under M.-General Eyre, moved down the ravine which separates the left of the English from the Tight of the French advanced works, for the purpose of attacking the enemy's ambuscades, and aking a demonstration on the head of the Dockyar4l. Creek. This service was performed with the utmost gallantry, and, notwithstanding that they were exposed to a most galling fire, the troops maintained themselves in the position they had taken up during the day, and in the evening withdrew un molested, leaving a post at the Cemetery, which 'had been one of the objects of the attack in the morning. The action having from circumstances become a most serious one, I beg, as the most satisfactory way of making your lordship acquainted with the particulars, to lay a•copy of the Major-General's letter before your lordship, and to solicit your attention to the offieers whose services he particularly notices, and at the same time to his own distinguished conduct. Your lordship will see with concern that the loss-sustained by this brigade is very considerable, and that 141: General Eyre is himself wounded ; but I have every reason to hope that the injury he has received is not very severe, and will not incapacitate him from the discharge of his duty with the same energy and devotion he has already applied himself to its performance during the protracted operations before Sebastopol. The remainder of the despatch bears testimony to the merits of the several officers engaged. (Enclosure 1.) CA.3IP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JUNE 19. - - Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the information of Lieut.-General Sir Richard England, K.C.8., commanding the division, that, agreeably to his instructions, I moved off yes terday morning, between one and two o'clock a.m., with my brigade, consisting of the 9th, 18th, 28th, 38th, and 44th Regiments—total strength, about 2,000 bayonets—and pro ceeded down to the ravine on our left, by the French Picket house, for the purpose of attacking the enemy's ambuscades, and of making a demonstration on that side. In attacking the first of these ambuscades we were antici pated by the French, who cleverly took them on their left flank as we advanced in front, and made several prisoners. Beyond this the French had no instructions to co-operate with us ; I therefore immediately pushed on an advanced guard, under Major Fielden, 44th Regiment, composed of marksmen from each regiment, supporting it on the right by the 44th and 38th Regiments, and on the left by the 18th Regiment, keeping at first the 9th and 28th Regiments in reserve. The enemy, whose strength I could not estimate, occupied a strong position ; their right rested on a mamelon, their left on a cemetery. hese points were occupied by marksmen. The intervening ground was intersected, and the road bar ricaded with stone walls, which our men were obliged to pull down, under fire, before they could advance. In rear of this position, towards the fortress, the enemy occupied several houses, and there were bodies of the enemy seen in rear, as reserves, but of what strength I could not say. This position, under the fire of the guns of the fortress, was strong, and we could not expect to carry it and retain it without sustaining a considerable loss, and which, I regret to state, we have experienced both in officers and men ; but it is gratifying to feel that they all most nobly performed their duty on this occasion. The 18th Regiment pushed on, and occupied some houses immediately under the Garden-wall Battery. The 44th occupied some houses on the right, whence they kept up a fire on the enemy's embrasures. Lieut.-Colonel Lowth moved on with his regiment (the 38th), and, after tak ing possession of some houses in front, endeavoured to turn the flank of a battery which annoyed us in front. These par ties were afterwards from time to time reinforced or relieved by the 9th regiment, the 28th regiment being drawn up in line in rear to support the whole. Having driven the enemy from these points, I continued to occupy them, with the view to ulterior movements, in the event of the attack on the right being successful, and until it was decided what portion of the ground should be retained for siege operations. I cannot sufficiently express my sense of the conduct of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men on this occasion. They attacked the enemy in the first instance with the utmost gallantry, holding their ground until late in the evening, al though exposed all day to a concentrated fire from the guns of the fortress, in addition to which I believe the enemy brought up some field guns, and kept continually firing shells. The losses occasioned were considerable, the total being 31 officers, 44 sergeants, and 487 rank and file killed or wounded. At about five o'clock in the evening, after giving orders for the removal of the wounded to the rear, the gradual with drawal of the parties from the front—the ground being too far in advance to be permanently occupied for siege operations —I gave over the command of the Brigade to Lieut.-Colonel Adams, 28th Regiment, having received a wound in the head in the early part of the day, which prevented me latterly from attending properly to my duties. The enemy did not attempt to molest the troops on retiring. The conduct of all was so exemplary during this trying day that I can scarcely with justice particularise individuals. I beg, however, to thank the officers commanding corps for the assistance they afforded me—viz., Lieut.-Colonel Borton, commanding the 9th Regi ment ; Lieut.-Colonel Edwards, commanding the 18th Royal Irish; Lieut.-Colonel Adams, commanding the 28th Regiment; Colonel the Hon. A. Spencer. comma.ndina the 44th Reeimont. who was wounded, and Lieut.-Colonel Staveley, who succeeded to the command of the regiment on Colonel Spencer being obliged to quit the field ; Lieut.-Colonel Lowth, commanding the 38th Regiment, who was also wounded, and to Lieut.- Colonel Sparks, who succeeded him in the command of the regiment; and Major Fielden, 44th, commanding the ad vanced guard. I received also the utmost assistance from my Brigade- Major, Captain Faussett, 44th Regiment, and also on this, as on many other occasions, from my Aide-de-Camp, Captain Robertson, 4th Regiment. I was also indebted to Brevet-Major Stuart Wortley, Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster-General, who kindly volunteered to act on my staff. I beg also to report the judicious arrangements of the Medical Department on this occasion, and especially to thank Assistant-Surgeon John Gibbons, 44th Regiment, and As sistant-Surgeon Jeeves, 38th Regiment, for their zealous and humane exertions in the field while exposed to a most galling fire.—l have, &c., W. EYRE, Major-General. (Enclosure 10.) - - - Statement of casualties on the 18th of June.—Total-21 officers, 144 men, killed ; 68 officers, 1,058 men, wounded ; 2 officers, 150 men, missing. Grand total, 1,443. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. WA.3I DEPARTMENT, July 6. Lord Panmure has great pleasure in transmitting the enclosed intelligence, which has reached him from General Simpson : CRIMEA, July 4, 6.30 p.m. Nothing of importance has occurred since my last. The French works on the right are going on well. The health of General Eyre is re•established. Lord Panmure received the following dispatch from General Simpson, on Saturday : _ CRIMEA, July 6, 1855, 6 p.m. Cholera is decidedly on the decline. The siege operations progress favourably. The Moniteur of Friday announces that the Minister of War has received the following telegraphic despatch from General Pelissier CRIMEA, July 4, 10.30 p.m. There is no change in the situation. The health of the army continues to improve. The Moniteur announces that the Minister of War has received the following telegraphic dispatch from General Pelissier C XIMEA t July 5, 11 p.m. Everything is going on satisfactorily in the situation. Prince Gortschakoff writes that, up to the Ist July, nothing new had occurred before Sebastopol. TELEGRAPHIC REPORTS. THE BALTIC. BERLIN, Wednesday.—The town of Nystadt, situated at the entrance of the Gulf of Bothnia, has been bombarded and de stroyed. A squadron of seven steamers passed Botaldavik on the 25th of June with six prizes. DINTSIC, July s.—The Bulldog has arrived with the mails. The fleet was lying off Cronstadt. Admiral Baynes and his squadron were at Nargen. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE CRIMEA. The Moniteur of Thursday announces that General Pelis sier has addressed the following despatch to the Minister of War : CRIMEA, July 3, 4 P.M. The last duties have just been paid to Lord Raglan by the two armies with all the pomp which circumstances permitted. Our works progress satisfactorily. The health of the troops has improved. THE LATE LORD RAGLAN. The following general order, with reference to the late Lord Raglan, has been issued : HORSE GUARDS, July 4, 1855. The General Commanding in Chief has received Her Majesty's most gracious commands to express to the army the deep regret with which Her Majesty has to deplore the loss of a most devoted and able officer, by the death of Field-Marshal Lord Raglan, the Commander of the Forces in the Crimea. Her Majesty has been pleased to command that her senti ments shall be communicated to the army, in order that the military career of so illustrious an officer shall be recorded, not only as an honourable testimony of Her Majesty's sense of his eminent services, and the respect due to his memory, but as an example worthy of imitation by all ranks of her army. Selected by the Duke of Wellington to be his military se cretary and aide-de-camp, he took part, nearly 50 years ago, in all the military achievements of our greatest commander. From him Lord Raglan adopted as the guiding principle of his life a constant undeviating obedience to the call of duty. During a long peace, his life was most usefully employed in those unwearied attentions to the interests and welfare of the army, shown by the kindness, the impartiality, and justice with which he transacted all his duties. When war broke out last year, he was selected by his sovereign to take the command of ie army proceeding to the East : he never hesitated, he obeyed the summons, although he had reached an age when an officer may be disposed to retire from active duties in the field. At the head of the troops during the arduous operations of the campaign he resumed the early habits of his life;, by his calmness in the hottest moments of battle, and by his quick perception in taking advantage of the ground or the move ments of the enemy he won the confidence of his army, and performed great and brilliant services. In the midst of a winter's campaign, in a severe climate, and surrounded by difficulties, he never despaired. The heroic army, whose fortitude amidst the severest priva tions is recognized by her Majesty as beyond all praise, have shown their attachment to • their commander by the deep regret with which they now mourn his loss. Her Majesty is confident* what the talents and virtues which distinguished Lord Raglan throughout the whole of his valuable life will for ever endear his memory to the British army. By command of the Right Hon. General Viscount Hardinge, Commanding in Chief, _ _ G.A. WETHERALL, Adjutant-General. LETTERS FROM THE CRIMEA The following is the copy of a letter from a Corporal of the 57th Foot, to his parents in Liverpool : Camp near Sebastopol, 11 at night, 17th June, 1855. Mr DEAR PAums,--Terhaps this is the last time that I may ever be permitted to write to you. I have just made any final preparations ; the assault on Sebastopol takes place at midnight, and, as I told you before, we have the post of honour—our regiment leads the storming party, we fall in at a quarter past 12, I must therefore hurry. Should I fall, I have told two or three persons to let you know my fate—you must not in that case -sorrow too much—remember that I have fallen in the path of duty, in resisting the ambition of a tyrant, who, if permitted to follow out his plans, might eventually carry the horrors of war into our own loved country. That we will be successful, I do not entertain the least shadow of a doubt ; but we may , be so, and yet I may be among the slain, for that our own loss will be great I also believe. However, I commit myself to the care of *Him who holds worlds in the palm of His hand, humbly trusting that He having hitherto preserved me throughout the horrors and dangers that I have passed through, will, if not for my sake, yet for the sake of those whom I know dailyolfer up fervent prayers to the Throne of Grace for my safety. He I say will I trust preserve me through the dangers which to-morrow's dawn shall unfold upon me ; and, should it be His merciful will that I should fall, I humbly trust that, sinner as I have been, He will pardon me for the sake of Him who died that sinners might live—unto His gracious protection I therefore commit myself, praying that, if it is His will to take me, you may receive the affliction with humility, saying —Father, thy will be done. My last tho ug ht s h a ll b e a b ou t you ; I trust that they may not interfere with my thoughts on eternity. Give my love to all. God bless you, and may He in His infinite providence make the trials and afflictions which you now bear upon my account the means of conveying His grace to your souls, is the prayer of—my dear Father and Mother, your affectionate Son, J. M. - P.S.—The Colour-Serjeant of my company will write to you should he survive, and anything happen to me. The following is from a correspondent of the Daily News, dated CAMP BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, JI7NE 26. No move of importance has occurred in the siege operations the last few days. The French are sapping up towards the Malakhoff,and already the trenches make a considerable show. An extensive place d'armes has been formed in front of the Mamelon. The armament of the White Redoubt (Seleughinsk Redoubt), above Careening Bay, is being strength ened and works added. The small 5-gun work, deserted by the Russians, at the extremity of the spur, is still unoccupied, except by a few French riflemen ; it is not in a position to be rendered available against the enemy's works on the west side of the Careening ravine. The Russians are adding to their number of guns on the verge of the cliffs on the north side of the roadstead opposite to Mount Sapone. On our side we are extending the sap towards the Redan, and as yet have not met with any interruption from the enemy. A trench has also been made to connect the extremities of the right and middle boyau proceeding with the old advanced work, and this has again been joined to the parallel extended from the Quarry Battery. A new battery of considerable strength is in course of construction; it is expected that it will be chiefly brought to bear against the Russian shipping. When Colonel Yea fell in the attack on the Redan, he had with him a plan of the works in the right attack ; this, how ever, could give the enemy little information beyond what he already possesses. All the trenches and batteries on French man's-hill, from the sloping nature of the ground, are fully ex posed to his view. It is alone possible to keep secret the exact - position and nature of the armament of the newbatteries; but it would appear, from the counterworks erected, that the enemy has means of obtaining speedy information even on these sub jects. The night before last, lam informed, a party of our engi neers succeeded in approaching the mouth of the harbour suffi ciently near, in the Banshee, to enable them to discover a star battery in the course of erection in the immediate rear of the Malakhoff—an addition to the strength of that position which I need hardly say would greatly enhance the difficulty of its capture. There is reason to believe that similar strength ening additions are also in progress behindthe Redan; but there are less important, as it is not likely that that work will again be made a principal point of attack, its abandonment follow ing, as a matter of course, on the seizure of the Malakhoff. The French have been throwing shells at the large Russian ships in the Great Harbour from some batteries on the left. Several shells fell very near ; in one instance a shell fell into the water between two of the ships —a three-decker and two decker, but without doing any arm. The ships still remain broadside on the direction of the Malakhoff-hill. On several nights lately, boats from the fleet have stolen in towards the mouth of the Great Harbour, and discharged shells androckets into the town. They have been within range of the guns of the forts, but the darkness has prevented the enemy from determining their position, notwithstanding the momentary flashes of their fire. Active search has been made during the last few days for Russian spies [supposed to be in the camp. Several innocent persons have been taken up on suspicion. Among others, Captain Freeman Armstrong, of the 18th Royal Irish regiment, was yesterday arrested as a spy, He had come over on horse back from the Third Division, and in consequence of some striking peculiarities in his dress and appearance, and certain questions about the works on Frenchman's-hill which he put to the guard at the picket-house, he was thought to be a Russian agent in an assumed dress. Notice was given to the rrovost-Sergeant, who rou.,,a captain Armstrong to lnker mann, and there arrested him. It was in vain he made assertions of his being an officer of the 18th Regiment, he was compelled to come to the proper authorities. As he moved along, a crowd of soldiers gathered, both French and English ; there was no doubt that he was a spy, and loud was the explosion of indignation which followed. Captain Armstrong became excited, and it was perhaps for tunate that his sword, which was curved, and not at all of the ordinary English shape, was taken from him. He was not identified until he reached the Adjutant-General's office of the Light Division. A short time since a Russian agent passed in a direction towards the Mamelon, dressed in the uniform of a French captain of the line. Something led to suspicion re specting his real character, and he was interrogated. As he did not know the name of the colonel of the regiment, nor which division the regiment belonged to, he was removed for closer examination elsewhere, and the fact of his being in dis guise was speedily proved. Several of the Greek canteen men in camp have been taken up on suspicion of being spies. A Tuum—The correspondent of the Daily News before Sebastopol describes one of those occurrences uow so frequent, a truce for burying the dead and searching out the wounded. He says :—" During this proceeding a number of Russian officers mingled amongst our party, and, as several of them spoke English fluently, a good deal was said. Their ' pump ing' inclination, however, was so marked as in most cases to defeat itself, though one of our officers was guilty of the indis cretiOn of informing a very suave interrogator that their grape did sad injury to our men in possession of the lately-taken Quarries—a remark which procured his instant order to the rear by General Airey. It was by one of these polite foes that the inquiry was made of an Englishman at my side whether our Generals had really been drunk or not during the recent assault.' The Russians having helped us to gather in the dead, the whole sad duty was soon performed, and the truce brought to an end." The Standard of Friday says :—We learn that the Ordnance are just now preparing artillery, more especially mortars, upon a prodigious scale, some to carry shells as large as the huge stone balls used by the Turks at the siege of Rhodes. We mention the fact, because no enemy can take advantage of the information, as the missiles of which we speak mustdefy resis tance. As we are informed, the mortier monstre, which by two discharges, or three at most, reduced the previously im pregnable citadel of Antwerp, was a babe to those of which we speak—their range is calculated at five miles. We presume that Cronstadt is to have the benefit of their first experiments. This is going to work in the right way. Such engines of destruction; planted upon strong rafts, would exactly fulfil our plan given for the attack of sea-shore fortresses. AN - ARMY SURGEON writes on the 11th from before Sebas topol : —" On the 7th, a little hop-o'-my-thumb of a soldier made prisoner a Russian officer, whom he conducted with much pride to the first parallel, the officer overtopping the little man's musket and bayonet. I asked the Russian if he spoke French; he shook his head and said "no speak ; ' but he exclaimed, ' doctor, doctor.' I made signs th a t I was one, an d h e then took off his coat, when I found he had a bullet wound at the back of his neck. He now tried to make himself understood by talking Latin. Pointing to the wound in his neck, he asked, Mortale est?' When I told hi m it was not mortal, he pressed me by the hand, and said, Pater, mater, et soror sent mihi.' He said he was a lieutenant of the 7th Dnieper Regiment. When he saw me open my case for a bandage to dress his wound, he thrust his hand into one of his own coat pockets, and produced his own for that purpose. All the Russian soldiers, very wisely, carry these things about the in TxtE North Briton, a cheap Edinburgh paper, announces, as a great inducement to purchasers, that its readers will receive, from a certain dealer, "one quarter of a pound of tea for 91d." AN ADVENTUROUS LADY, mentioned as having, in an hour of no ordinary peril, paid a visit to the Mamelon Tower, was, it is said, the wife of Lord George Paget, the commanding officer of the 4th Light Dragoons. CHARLES BEVAN, late secretary to the Deposit and General Life Assurance Company, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court, on Thursday, to eighteen months' hard labour, for stealing a cheque of the company. A Buz has passed the House of Lords, and is now in the House of Commons, to amend the Charitable Trusts Act of 1853. Among other provisions it extends the powers of the commissioners and inspectors to inquire into charities. WEST INDIA PINEAPPLES.—The first cargo of the season, consisting of 25,000, has arrived after a 30 days' passage per Nancy Dawson, The growth of the crop has been somewhat retarded owing to want of rain. EXTRAORDINARY, IF TRIIE.—The Bedford Times relates a circumstance of an extraordinary character which occurred a short time since in one of the flourishing towns of the midland counties. A clergyman died, and his wife and daughters on the third day after his decease, recollecting -that no likeness remained of the once cherished son and brother, it was agreed, ere the grave closed o'er him, that the body should be unshrouded and a portrait taken. A young lady of some professional celebrity was engaged for the task. She, with the assistance of the attendant, took off the shroud and placed the body in the requisite posture ; but other duties requiring the artist's attention, the sketch was deferred till noon. About twelve o'clock, at the foot of the bed, the lady commenced and went through an hour's work on this image of death. At this stage of the proceedings, by some unaccountable motion, the head of the deathlike figure fell on one side. Nothing daunted, the artist carefully took the head to replace it, when, lo ! the eyes opened, and staring her full in the face, " the dead" inquired—" Who are you P" The young " professional," without trepidation, took the bandage from the head and rubbed his neck. lie immediately saw the shroud and laughed immoderately. The artist quietly called the family—their joy may be imagined but can no t b e d escr ib e d. Th a t even i ng , h e w h o had laid three days in his shroud, bemoaned by mother and sisters with agonising tears, gladdened their hearts by taking his accustomed place at their tea table, and at this moment is making an excursion in North Wales. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT SEA ABOUT eight o'clock on Friday morning the brig Her Majesty arrived at Queenstown, and cast anchor opposite the barracks. Shortly after her arrival rumours began to spread of a most dreadful tragedy having been enacted on board, and these were confirmed by the fact of a seaman, badly wounded, having been borne to the hospital. Her Majesty is a brig of 221 tons, belonging to Mr. John Rickenson, of Whitby, and sailed from Salonica, a Mediterranean port, about the beginning of May, with a cargo of Indian corn, consigned to London, and bound to Queenstown for orders. Including the captain, Wm. Wright, of Whitby, and the mate, Samuel Cole, the crew amounted in all to about nine. Amongst the crew was James Veale, a native of Ireland, who had been very badly conducted on the voyage, and against whom the captain had several entries in the log-book. On the 28th of Juno, while in lat. 44 deg. N., long. 14 deg. 46 min. W. the captain came on deck about midnight, and found that Veale was not, as he should have been, on deck, it being his watch. He found him lying asleep in the galley, and he got a bucket of water, and threw it over him. Veale awoke in a rage, and started up. The captain walked towards the cabin, and Veale ran round, at the other side of the mast, drew out a large case knife, and stabbed him in several places. The man at the wheel, George Bald, a native of Fifeshire, observing the transaction, called out to another man, "take the wheel till Igo and call the mate." Veale hearing this, ran down the companion and got into the state-room of the mate, and stabbed him three several times, exclaiming " there, there." The mate struggled faintly with him, but had only strength to extricate himselt from his berth, and crawl up the com panion, when he fell upon the deck. While the murderer was engaged upon the attack of the mate, Bald, an old man, went down the companion and into the state-room of the cap tain to look for fire-arms. While they were there, they shut the state-room door, and only barely in time, for Veale, after com pleting his terrible work in the cabin of the mate, rushed over, and drove the knife through the panel of the door they had shut, in an *Wort to break it in. Foiled in his design here, he went again upon deck, and it is supposed while passing he threw overboard the bodies of the mate and cap tain, as they were never seen again. He then went forward to the forecastle, where two men were sleeping, and stabbed them both savagely, killing one of them, the cook, Samuel Weekes, and inflicted upon the other, George Bald, the man who was taken to the hospital, no less than six wounds. In the meantime, the two men in the captain's state-room re mained in a dreadful state of alarm and anxiety, until, at length, hearing everything silent, George Bald stole up the companion with a pair of loaded pistols, which he had got in the state-room of the captain. As he got near the head of the companion, his head being in a bent posture, he was met by Veale, returning from his work of blood in the fore castle, and received two stabs, one in the back and one in the shoulder. He fell down the ladder. and one of the pistols went off in the fall. Bald got into the state-room and secured himself there, and remained there for some time preparing a musket. After a little he heard the noise as if scuttling the vessel, which Veale was attempting with an axe, and he came up with a musket which he fired at Veal, and wounded him in the leg. This, in all probability, saved the vessel, as there were found afterwards in the deck and in the side of the vessel, holes from about eight inches to a foot square. Veale then retreated to the forecastle, and Bald then came after him and secured the scuttle. He then, it is said, broke the bull's eye, and fired another shot at Veale, but this did not hit him. While Veale was below Bald and the other man hoisted signals of distress, which were answered by the Isabella, of Liverpool, bound for Bristol, and the mate, James C. Howe, and two men came on board. Howe went to the forecastle, and Veale called out from within, begging of Howe to shoot him. Howe replied that he would do no such thing; that he would bring him to justice. He then went back on board his own vessel to procure more assistance, and, on his return, the whole body went forward to the forecastle. Tbey then waited for a while, but on looking down through the bull's eye, they saw his legs hanging down. They opened the hatch and went down, and found that he had ended his misdeeds by suicide. He was taken out, and it was then ascertained that the shot fired by Bald from the head of the companion had taken effect on him. The body, and that of the cook, who lived twenty-four hours after he received his wound, were thrown overboard; While this transaction was taking place a nephew of the owner, a little boy, who was on board, got into the fore-top, and so escaped uninjured. CONFESSIONS of LORD JOHN RUSSELL. TICE comments of the Daily News on Lord John Russell's extraordinary statement in the House of Commons, on Friday, are the more significant as proceeding from the chief Liberal organ, and the general supporter of the noble lord's policy. We extract two passages : In reply to certain interrogations from Mr. Milner Gibson, as to the accuracy of the allegations contained in Count Buol's last despatch, the noble lord confesses that substantially those allegations are correct. There may be verbal errors and incidental omissions,- but in the main the Austrian Prime Minister is perfectly warranted in his assertion, that to the final proposition made by him for compromising the questions involved in the third basis of settlement between Russia and the Allies, the Plenipotentiaries of England and France at Vienna gave their assent ; and that they undertook to urge its adoption upon their respective governments. M. Drouyn de Lhuys returned to Paris, laid before the Emperor the reason which had led him to come to that conclusion, and failing to convince him of its adequacy, deemed it his duty to resign his place in the administration. Lord John Russell returned to London, invited the cabinet to concur in the opinion he had declared to Count Buol, was out-voted by his colleagues on the sufficiency of the terms he had consented to, and instead of retiring from office, proceeded forthwith to defend in parliament the rejection of the offer. We own we should have hesitated to believe any other testimony than that. of Lord John himself on such a subject: hnt as ho bao thought proper to place the matter on record, we have no choice but to express our disappointment at the course he has pursued, and our astonishment at the reasons he has set forth as its justification. For some time this journal stood alone in vindicating the rectitude of his conduct, measured by the rule of personal consistency he had himself laid down. We adhere to that rule ; we deeply deplore that he has been induced to abandon it. And what is the paramount consideration which the noble lord says outweighed all others in his mind ? From a distance he saw that the administration of Lord Palmerston was from the outset unpopular. The authority of government appeared to him to be shaken. He could not see any justification for this national distrust in the constitution of the ministry under his noble friend's auspices ; and he therefore resolved to sacri fice on the most momentous of questions—that of peace or war—his individual convictions, and to become the defender of the government through thick and thin. The most oligar chic and exclusive administration that the people of this gene ration have seen—the most recklessly jobbing and incompetent that we can call to mind—is, according to the noble member for London, so well worth preserving at any price, that he is content not only to give up his own views, and to retract his own declarations as a diplomatist, but to become its unre served apologist and eulogist in his place in Parliament. MR. LAING is reported to have gone to Austria for the purpose of arranging the concession of the Hungarian rail ways to a company. TnE Turkish Loan of £5,000,000 is about to be brought out under the united guarantee of the English and French Governments, which has just been accorded. THE steamships Hydaspes and Glasgow arrived at Mar seillles on Saturday, with advices from Constantinople to the 28th, but none from the Crimea. A destructive fire happened on Saturday afternoon in the store-houses of the London and Brighton Railway Company, at the Bricklayers' Arms Station, whereby a large building, hay, corn, straw, and other goods, were destroyed. On Saturday morning, between four and five o'clock, a most extensive fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Daniel and John Watney, distillers, Wandsworth, Surrey. The damage already done must, at a moderate estimate, amount to upwards of £40,000 sterling. AN ACTION was tried last week against the London Dock Company, by the proprietor of the wine purchased at "rum mage" sales, which was so mysteriously transmuted into good sound port. The company denied that the wine claimed by the plaintiff was his property, and paid £25 into court, to cover the value of the casks. The jury found that that sum was sufficient, and a verdict passed in their favour. AMONGST the insolvents who applied for protection last week was a man who had been baptized "Eliza." He was a Dutchman, and the reason assigned for the fact was that he was named after a sister who had died. In England (he had been trading as a cheesemonger in the London-road) he found it convenient to call himself "Edward Smith." A Curious SCENE recently took place at St. George's Church, Barnsley. A couple of Messrs. Taylor's factory opera tives presented themselves in their working attire, wishful to be united in the bonds of matrimony. The several attendants, all of whom work at the same place, all went in their shirt sleeves or similar dishabille, and the ceremony having been performed, they returned to their work, ha"ving only been absent a few minutes. THE SCOTTISH NEWSPAPERS.—At the present moment Scotland seems likely to be overrun by a torrent of journalism directed by various groups of impulsive individuals, who have evidently become impressed with the notion that "the chief end of man" upon earth is to print, distribute, and read news papers. There will be a dozen daily papers in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with as many more in the distance, to appear as soon as credit can be found for types, machinery, and paper with which to make a start. Every Scotch printing-office is in a state of effervescence, and compositors, pressmen, and ma chine men find themselves objects of solicitude and importance such as they never expected to realise. THE bankrupts Paul, Strahan, and Bates were again brought up at Bow-street, on Wednesday, when the only additional evidence was a letter from Sir J. Paul, authorising his attor ney to raise the sum of £27,000 on certain securities. The money was lent by Messrs. Overend and Gurney. The case was again adjourned. The prisoners appeared to feel deeply the degrading position in which they were placed, and Mr. Strahan trembled violently the whole time he was in the dock. The position of the prisoners was perhaps rendered more degrading by the appearance of an artist, engaged for one of the illustrated papers, who was busily engaged in sketching their portraits. THE BRIGANDS AT SMYRNA.—After passing a week with twelve brigands of Smyrna, Dr. Macraith has been released on payment of £460 ransom. After a series of negotiations, a spot was fixed for receiving the ransom, and setting him at liberty. This took place at a small farmhouse, about eight miles distant from Smyrna. The Pasha has since been roused up to offer £lOO for Simon's (the chief brigand) head, and £3O for the heads of any members of his band. One thing our countryman has obtained for his £460, and that is a scrap of paper signed by Simon and Moro, which will carry him harm less through all the banditti of Asia Minor. When this bri gand seized Dr. Macraith, they took a donkey from* Turk, on which they placed their prisoner, and afterwards' shot its owner for following them. DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF BALEAT, THE SWISS GlllDE.—Jaques Balmat, the celebrated guide of Chamouni, who was lost in the ascent of Mont Blanc about 20 years ago, while acting as guide to some travellers, was found a few days ago, according to the Gazette de Lausanne, in the broken-up ice which forms the arch (mite) of Aveyron. To the astonish ment of persons passing that way, the body of a man was dis covered, the. upper portion being still buried in its frozen tomb. A number of persons were promptly summoned to the spot, and, after cautious efforts with pickaxes and other instru ments, they succeeded in disengaging the remains of the old and popular guide, Jaques Balmat, in a state of the most per fect preservation. The body was immediately conveyed to Chamouni, where it received every mark of honour and respect. Jaques Balmat acquired some celebrity by being one of the guides to M. Saussure, the natura.llol, in the year 1780. [JULY 10, 1855. MUSIC AND THE DRAIL.I. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, last night, Mons. I,enc assisted by Madlle Teisseire, commenced a series of artio t and hey g musical are wi thFraeanechh success entertainmen ts , the st don, and which secured for them the approbation of IT tic o jesty, and many of the highest nobility. The represe,h are to consist of seven, viz., one last night, and one on T oo . the evenings of the week, together with a morning r o ar ance on Saturday. The pieces selected are mostly oftn_v .siramilareetoa Ththostee7ia, are vile order, and are rather selected scenes and anmo i nEl,o dies, interspersed with snatches of song, than regular IT, 0 , representations. Mademoiselle Teisseire is a lively sl lt4 possesses great versatility. M. Levassor is also /1 1 rg,u, r ea! host, and he runs through a variety of characters w"1.:el M truthfulness, and exhibits no small amount of histrioi,u; From the advertisement of the lessee and manager I , l „, e stel seen that Mr. Charles Matthews commences an eitgael`,, k , six nights at this house on the evening of Monday wt- nt ,, t e AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, for some time pad, regular company, aided by Miss Anderton and Me., l i er fori have been giving a round of the classic drama, t % a ge o „ mantes of which have met with a fair share of pstr° by t a a p l p e l n a t ll s s e. of L l a i s r t . R n a 4 n h g t er, th e e f c t o h m e paTnhyeatwraes nereyinalf,orliceiraot who made his appearance as St. Croix, in the Widow," the part of .Ernestine being sustainedheu; det, / : Blanche Fane, a young lady who is about to mak e are' at the Haymarket Theatre. These two performer - ie continue during the week. , THE MODEL OF SEBASTOPOL is still on view 'or COns in Queen's Hall, Bold-street, w h ere , besides repres ent, to the altered positions of the allied points of attack, al)°,,fetql,,' the Russian defences rendered n e cessa ry by the cou rse v f for Mr. Hough, the proprietor, ha s a dd e d the carriag e ° ‘,„! Menschikoff, taken at the Battle of the Alma. iii te_tr o4 DIORAMA OF THE HOLY LAND.—This i veew exhibition continues to attract crowds of gra . uw"._„.ipres e ' e d The object of the exhibition is to afford pictorw l , - ;torl , " f tions of the leading scenes alluded to in scriptu - Irocl e t :e to show the peculiarity of oriental manners, On ore t he travel, and above all to display the localities wil le d ," F, t ' f , of immediate scenes of the Saviour's ministry on e' lr ",:ieet' °- ,of purpose of effecting all these objects, a dicious, 5- s ketch,, e 'iv s 3 c i e r n . e .w ry a H nd ß i a n rt ci l d e e t zts tak ha e s a be hy en h m im ad d e arin. from g t s h e e ve s tri p ,x t i o d ut er - ei r l ll , the places represented. These•have been carett" ° i ) P's of reproduced on a large sc a l e un d er th e di r ecti",,P t i v e tr;tt and Beverly, and they are now ex hibit e d i n a con se f i l6de'';'b' tableaux of great and vari e d b eau t y, ren d ere d iii`," l ," e es , ': l f oe,i• 0 all the charms of artisti c e ff ec t. Th e plan rti has been to select a rout e , which shall embrace ` llia l A tor though distant localities shown, and to cause a t r :l; e to visit them in their desultory progress ; "; e r ave , '" being, as it were, admitted to the society o f th e esetts and by them conducted more Oriento— r the a es e' f bi through the mountain defiles of Syria,oveby the 5 110 - i o o , e' ol e Red Sea, of the Dead Sea, and landed at the coo, c , L it'oli 'l d It journey in the city of Jerusalem. The whole 0 0 ': 01 ' 10.. 4 ' of of great and stirring interest ; yet there ar r e,;:joatis, which, from combined association, or the i a imoeg t . s lleY artistic genius, are more striking than others. tbe will be noted the beautifully-picturesque effect of tcheeve o f eat of Feiran, and Mount Serbal," the supposed Ce . : oo c striking the rock by Moses; " Mount Sinai, ith 'j e ll of St. Catherine," and the interior of this coni 7o , v ,atL ri ei light. The interior of the " Chapel of the Na tiC y, ' Oete - D lem," is also an imposing work of art. This los", fro's' scene closes the second portion of the ex hibit ] to divided into four sections, th e l as t bei n aireetteeP u reg' lean, and the scene r y w ithi n an d immediately s u ine' As a whole, the exhibition is one of high and abiu' and full of instruction. IRELAND. yn • e th v` t3 l; THE Ist of July, the anniversary o f the battle o , ,,it e vof has passed off peaceably in the north of Ireland , n, e ' a bol l to cv ing the pretended alarm of a certai n p ar ty that tl' e or pa n the soldiers would be taken advantage of by 0 2,40. gr to show themselves in the streets and onthe big paid t ba IRISH REPRESENTATIVE PRER.—The Duhli n ;ol, e , /i , press states that the election of ,Vi s count Dun P r -,„ gee, ° ( g #' next vacancy in the Irish representative peerage , P'" consequence of the support which he will receive fro of Derby and the Conservative peers. io ter t s THE MAGISTRACY.—His Excellency the Lorn4j o al of Ireland has been pleased, on the recommenu;,,at ec t , Most Hon. the Marquis of Donegall, the Lieut r e . ;"„, of pr county Antrim, to appoint Thomas Battersby , field, near Carrickfergus. to the commission of t. `rJ the county of the town of Carrickfergus. a all t e THE CROPS IN IRELAND.—NOtWithStalling k, 1 1 4 thunder-storm, which visited Dublin, Cork, erle f the c' ec ; ford, and other localities, the accounts of the state l ' i ot$ 1 , ) o o. throughout the island are most gratifying. In T the 'Ai? there a report of damage being done to the crops ugly 1 4 ' to ll but all agree in stating that, if the present exceeeast_by weather should continue for another rnontb, th t r fo roe" not be near so late as was anticipated, during the weather of the spring months. 10 51€ he umber' od rP- -- THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—On Thursday' t "Lobe,.. se tt' children of the Myrtle-street schools, panied by their teachers and some frienl2, tbeY After enJ 3 j o school to the landing stage, w here io astharn•Provided the Fairy steamer, and landed at — t hey were s ee themselves in the icturesue „ N od, mus ed then? 04 , a refreshments. Subsequently: . t ll O t. in the lot' and appeared heartily to enjoy the trea a reacb ed they re-embarked on board the steamer, an t dd pool at seven o'clock. ppi ' °Pr e rig' PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.—The monthly m— , on Tuesday, Mr. Frank Howard in the chair. Oil ale , ' ITO.. at the lam, a:Gen.,- G.tbiiiited a specimen 0v" sbl transferred from glass to paper, explained the prol, baa ' r oc roceetled frno the film was transferred, and exhibited a :r 'l in b t a v i r ee° be . V °l taken from the film after its transfer to paper. 1,1! possessed all the sharpness of a glass neglit i T s e. 7,rwili en c ee then read a very interesting paper on ehe f .:z ni es t L e pr eselo , pointed out the difficulties which ar nee s organic matter in water and the moa n- . ° b appoint 0 1 1 ) nuttee e —Mr. Thomas proposed that a cow— s connected A call upon twenty of the best photog ra pher t. a go o the society, and reuest each of them to faw n ' f remedYing ;, f ti whichve pi c shouldtur e o f be someseldo for e c t t b e of l benefitocaloifnttheeressotc,ietth; e P h i ri ed l t b s s e e ‘t that if fifty prints were taken from each 2s. each, the amount which would be realise d w oed ej oif whole of the debts of the society.—Mr. Forrest se cro ber o r proposition, which was carried unanimously --A fit , t gested that the mayor should be requested to s" bes' o r":, ness, copies of which might be sold for the seeieti be oo;•; i or Mr. Corey said it would be a shocking thing if Afte' an enlightened borough like this should be sold• tht further conversation the meeting separated, are e (h i TOXTETH-PARE GENERAL CEMETERY.—w- corner stones were laid of two chapels for the V e 4l 11 0 burial services in the general cemetery, now ote s o 1). t o mation in Toxteth-park. The ground for thio; D t, ';‘, l e negativouaind root place of sepulture, which will be 30 acres in es act ' he purchased by the Toxteth-park Burial Board, 11':tote tore vision of a recent Act of Parliament. It is 61 ay 0 3 44, south side of Smithdown-lane, and from the 1 4 1 ' 4 1 the soil, and its capability of being properly dly.„ t ptie rs Qu°o to be very suitable for the purpose to which it P One-half of the ground is to be set apart for the D el l o members of the Church, and the other half for ot 0 0, 4 ' denominations. The whole will be laid out itl e i 7o o c 4 slopes, and planted with shrubs. At the entralle t he 0,4 down-lane there will be two lodges. Althougn r, Lai was only entered into seven or eight days ago, 3 1 3 , 1)°s; builder, has made considerable progress with j aoli v wall, and it is expected that by the end of et poi readyswmt street, elmet to eft hastu eh theetwh opened erections ar eg mason's sofenr, wwc interments.ohi will r b . m e aT h c n o m oe f corner o l t m e rh t ne e re d ß.r , Burial rt and oiiainiseow i , jorr l ev 4, 44 l , teth-park. There were present on the occasion se,/ 6 , 4 pc i , men, members of the Toxteth-park Burial Boar° , d elitT of the Poor of the West Derby Union, and other 0 P The Rev. Rector Campbell, the Rev. H. HamPt ol3 ' oo l , Yates, and other gentlemen, took part in the cerenl v eV OUR " MILITARY" M.P.—The Third Royal 0 , 1) 0 41 1 , 1 Militia left Preston on Friday for Liverpool, froin rai to • they embarked on the following morning for 0 . r aidi 0,0 evening previous to sailing, the officers, we are olio , v'et, together at the Adelphi Hotel, where they ; ail 9 sumptuously entertained by Host Radley. Ar a e,,ilet t , incident occurred which terminated in the disgr'" r epl , ',.ol our representatives, of " distinguished military te nt' ° „io of Whether Mr. Radley's wines were unusually I),°;. t itnpoid ther our " gallant member" was determined to v . 6; against the perils of war, he graduated so far „kJ Bacchus as to become quarrelsome and pugne ci- 0 0, 1 ,P'ili mood some words occurred between him and ap t ly and the " glorious and uproarious" M.P. incontinenbis p ie,' t , into" his more diminutive antagonist, who, on co lilr e oie equally determined to show that he was a " Lan tE to r log p ar though not one of the biggest specimens of tit?, le l * o # l The parties were, however, separated, but aft e ,' ted' o 4 ,oli Adelphi the quarrel and the onslaught was reP,`;.o 1 1 1 ";ift• representative is said to have become so obstrer A, e al. obedient to orders, that the commanding offic.„,eti/riegq till'} Patten, had to order him to be placed under r, A LI °' and under arrest, we are told, he embarked wi l l ' vf °- Verily, Blackburn, thou halt much reason to LT`' , military" M.P. !—Blackburn Standard. 0, Ci l il l- e6 fr af .) LAUNCH or THE PERSIA.—The steamer r e a l 00 „pa, f p& ted for the Cunard line of vessels, was launeli' t from Messrs. Napier and Sons' building-yard Glasgow, in presence of a very large concoo' ° ti A The launch was accomplished most successfaw , d e roo s i re q t r inches in diameter, where attached to two Pol l ift`' eatth which were embedded in the earth, and so gr „ into of ;pi mentum of the moving mass, that in its passag i ' co gbiaff !Poe these anchors were dragged after it 40 feet, P, i on 'Ol l t y ground as they went. We believe the dis ti oala a 0 11 , sl)e ` the largest steamer in the world" will onlY r h i s yar oat 0 1 Persia till Mr. Scott Russell launches front, there. at, 40 Thames the magnificent vessel he is buildin, L s p m e e rs as i v a r i e s m un en ri ts val wp e i d c . h w L e en s g u t b h j ofirno,mwfingl figure- t d b t o t ' t , a ,-4 , s :7ll , l' h e 'e eil t ; f b o o, , (1 ,0 , ' .feet ; length in the water 360 do. • breadt ll 3 g f e et ; arej breadth over all ;71 feet; depth Of hold, fittev! p, 3,600 tons. The engines, which are readY ty 900-horse power. The passenger accommodviaitineisaiielePt, of unprecedented magnificence. There . 1 1 . h, an il . e„ .4l fo berths arranged in cabins 8 feet 6 inches „ r ovol",,ijil o pf ventilated. Sleeping accommodation is also crew numbering 120, inclusive of offi rs e covered c oe t9 l l) Above the main deck there is a deckhouse It the main dining saloon,. about 60 fee iously tight fro f " width, and 8 feet in height. It will be cop a wls. De iog of which affords a promenade from sttemilltipenstgeth,• be bte f a f o ro t o the sides by plates of glass in the anemia e e l) 0 , a r o ) . „a t the pantry, which has about 300 square le: t: n .' g ` e ' s , l op g_. ex „„_ sl ' ol , the funnels is the kitchen, with its cook r 4 .p0 ar 'any of the culinary establishments of the ffip:t e pei .r in the kingdom. The vessel being intencVi a `i g ht 1);; og e re ', senger traffic, the stowage is not so great 5 1,400 tons of coal, there will be room h expected from its immense bulk. But meat goods. The strength of the vv ,_ an tje f o r le l, s 2 t o O rue t t n a l3 i s . e s an iz t l t)) 1 besides e ell o caOtte two features of the Persia. The plates r s precautions against sea-risk are, covered are on an average about three-fourths tob next t v o it i b ts w g h l eil t he o r: tkio cr, . 1 see varying from 1-16th of an inch in the l k i e s I div n i r ed 01 7 i) of an inch at the .bottom. The s stowed;water-tight an ed to the ininin beg ' 4 in O w partment, the risk of damage.' for OA be ready is expected that the Persia will ning of October. d co as mp th a e rt r m e w ei gl s be a dou in twovboeltes‘evbhotictlntlngdoe°4?; jel! C 1 i