The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-13 00:00:00

THE WAR. INTELLIGENCE from the seat of war in the Crimea becomes daily more meagre. Incidents of importance enough to arrest the attention of the special correspondents of the daily jour nals are seemingly of rare occurrence ; and a nearly equal scarcity of events is characteristic of the official despatches. Under these circumstances speculation on probabilities and retrospection of past occurrences fill to a great extent the still voluminous accounts furnished by newspaper correspondents. The Times' special correspondent, writing from the Fourth Division Camp, on the 25th of October, gives the following account of an INTERCHANGE OF CIVILITIES BETWEEN SOME BRITISH SAILORS AND THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES, The inhabitants of the little village of Karani (says he), situate about midway between Balalilava and the Monastery of St. George, who had remained tranquil in their habitations during the whole of the siege of Sebastopel, receiving for a part, if not for the whole of the time, rations from the allies, to save them from starvation, expressed a wish, since the fall of the place, to be transferred to a point of the Crimea occupied by the Russians. Communications were made to the enemy and arrangements made to that effect, and on Saturday last they were embarked for Kaffa. Prince Victor of Hohenlohe was in command of the vessel that took them, and was accom panied by Major Ross and by some other officers, who went as amateurs. Hango not being yet forgotten, due precautions were, of course, taken, and strict formality observed. Off Kaffa a Russian officer came on board to arrange about land ing the emigrants. He remained to luncheon, and, on its being intimated by some of the English that they did not ex pect to be allowed to land, he thought it possible they might, and, finally, land they did. No sooner had they got on shore than they were surrounded by a crowd, including a immber of Cossacks, who came down full speed. .Each one of them was forthwith elevated upon a high Cossack saddle—rather an awkward seat for equestrians unaccustomed to such machines —and away they went at a scamper. Everything was done Cossack fashion—full gallop. 'they were taken to the country-house of Prince Gagarin, about two miles from shore, and were there courteously received by the Prince him self; a man of some 60 years of age, minus a leg, which he lost when campaigning in the Caucasus, and who went about on crutches. The Prince spoke French, and told them he understood English. Chairs and a table were brought out of the country-house (over which the visitors were shown), and wine and fruit were placed before them, whereof they partook. The conversation was well sustained, and, judging from the account of it given me by an officer present, almost cordial. Subjects connected with the war were not altogether excluded, and incidents of the siege were related. In the course of the conversation the Russian officer who had gone on board said something to Prince Gagarin, in which the English present distinguished the word " Kinburn." The Prince replied by a passionate exclamation, unintelligible to his foreign guests, and presently asked them what was the latest news. " Nothing from England," was the reply, " but in the Crimea the attack upon and capture of Kinburn." The Prince appeared to feel the intelligence painfully, but merely shrugged his shoulders, and remarked that it was " /a fortune de la guerre." He informed them of rather a curi ous fact, which was, that by the great explosion of the French magazine in the Manielon, at the end of August, persons in Sebastopol were killed and wounded. When they returned on board he sent them a supply of wine and grapes, which they had expressed a wish to purchase before they knew that they would be allowed to land, and requested some tea in re turn. Tea, cheese, and other things that it was thought might be acceptable were sent to him, and thus terminated this friendly little episode of the war. The officers returned to Balaklava on Tuesday, much pleased with their trip. I omitted to mention that they were permitted to see and con verse with two of the men of the 10th Hussars made prisoners in the late skirmish at Kertch. The same correspondent, writing on the 27th, in reference to the state of feeling in the Camp, and • the anticipations as to future events, says : Now the excitement caused by the hope of offensive opera tions and by the uncertainty in which every one was kept about his own movements has subsided, and all sanguine ex pectations of victories and rewards have sobered down, the allied camp begins m ore an d more to assume the character of a cantonment. As visions of glory are:laid aside for the year, thoughts of comfort begin to arise in every mind. Naturally enough, comfort suggests the idea of home ; those who cannot indulge in this are thinking of making their win ter establishment as snug as possible. There seems to be not much faith in huts, so whoever can contrive it puts up a stone house, which is the height of ambition of every comfort-seek ing individual. There was once a pleasant fancy, which arose in looking at the white houses of Sebastopol, and theatres, clubs, and even balls were not thought impossible for this winter; but what with our shot and shell, and the bonfire kindled by the Russians before they left the town, very little beyond the four smoky and loopholed walls remains of most of these dwellings, and the difficulty of quartering the army in the town arises not so much from the fire of the north side— although that would not have been without its drawbacks either—but from the circumstance that it would require more labour to repair those ruins than to make the armies comfort able on their old camping ground. But the ruins of Sebasto pol, although they are not available for quarters, are rich in beams, planks, doors, windows, locks, and many other articles which are eargerly coveted by everyone in the camp, and especially by those who aspire to stone houses. Here, where no fixed laws of construction prevail to the detriment of originality, individual taste has full scope, and it is curious to see how much more strongly this shows itself in the En glish than in any other corps. In the French and Sardinian camps one pattern, with a few modifications, serves for every one, while in the English each man follows his individual taste, and there are consequently as many different styles of architecture as there are architects. This variety prevails not only where individual taste is the lawgiver, but even where the single regiments ereet works of public utility—for instance, cook-houses. The next best accommodation for winter, after the stonehouse, is considered an underground hut; and whoever has the good fortune of possessing one from last year trusts to it, and makes only the necessary repairs, while others are in the course of excavation. They require less labour and material than the stone houses, so many who cannot get these latter content themselves with the more primitive construction. Wooden huts are the pis aller. Only those who cannot afford either a stone mansion or an underground hut resign themselves to wait for them. They are, however, late in making their ap pearance. Scarcely a single hut has yet been erected, beyond those which existed last winter, so that many even of the old regiments have not more than half-a-dozen of them ; in the regiment* which arrived in spring and in summer there are none at all. Most of those which have stood since the beginning of this year have to undergo a thorough repair. The new ones which are sent out now seem not much better. I saw one the other day which had been quite recently erected ; all the wood is cracked and full of crevices, and the knots falling out fast, leaving circular holes which produce a very pretty effect when the sun's rays pass through them, but which do not promise much comfort for the winter. I have not seen the double-boarded ones erected, but all the others require sundry contrivances to make them air and water tight before they will afford much shelter. It is a pretty general opinion that a double tent well excavated would be much more comfortable. The latter has the advantage that it is not so frequently chosen as a sporting ground by rats and mice, which have increased incredibly since the fall of Sebas topol. It was not so much felt when there were plenty of pro visions still remaining in their old quarters, but since the town has begun to be cleared out a grand migration seems to have taken place in our direction, and cats are at a higher premium now than ever. Besides road-making and hutting attention is turned to getting up provisions to the general storehouse erected behind the Second Division, ss well as to the divisional storehouses, so that any interruption of the traffic from unforeseen circum stances may not have any prejudicial effect on the supplies of the army. Even the transport mules have a brighter prospect before them than the few which remain from last year could have anticipated, There are arrangements made in each divi sion for stabling them. Thus, you see, care for comfort has banished for the moment all other ideas. This is the case not only in the English army before Sebastopol, but all along our extended line. From all we can see, the last directions about the positions which the allied armies are going to keep during the winter, have been given, and all the movements going on are rather to re gulate the details than with a view of making any material changes. The position chosen is certainly such that very little fear can be entertained of any disturbance from the Rus sians. Both armies will be opposite to each other on a series of heights, with only a few accessible points, and separated by a kind of neutral ground formed in part by the Tchernaya valley, which, as soon as the rains begin, will be a most effec tual barrier to an attack from either side, and on our right by the low range of hills which form the banks of the Upper Belbek before it enters the defile near Albaud. The road over Alsn, which, as I told you in my last letter, the French were constructing to connect their position on the heights of Ozem bash with the rest of the line, is progressing rapidly, and will be available in a short time. The apprehension of a Russian attack seems to have com pletely ceased for the time being, but the troops still turn out for parade before sunrise. As a great part, principally of the English army, has to go out every day for fatigue parties, this is the only parade they ever have, and I suppose it is kept up more for this than for any other reason. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. The correspondent of the Daily News writes under date of the 23rd ult., that on the 21st an extensive exchange of pri soners was effected at Odessa. In addition to the mate, boatswain, and two sailors of her Majesty's gunboat Wrangler, who were surprised and taken a few weeks ago at Yenikale, the Russians delivered up over one hundred and thirty-two others English, and tlio hundred and eighty Turks, the latter captured at various periods within the last two years in Asia and on the Danube. The ceremony is described as follows : About ten, a.m., on Sunday, Captain Methuen, accompanied as before, and bearing with him his prisoners, rowed ashore, and was received at the landing-pier in the Quarantine by General Krusenstern, commandant of Odessa ' • Lieutenant- Colonel Prince Mestschevsky, aide-de-camp to Count Strog anoff, the governor-general of Bessarabia ; and the chief of police, with a numerous staff of attendant officers. As it was necessary that the documents connected with the exchange should be signed by Count Stroganoff, an orderly was despatched to his excellency, who resides in a country house on the outskirts of the town ; but, in the meantime, the count himself came in, and was present during the remainder of th e proceedings attending the embarkation. In the course of the conversation at this interview, the com mandant of Odessa put several incidental questions about the recent capture of Kinburn, and, amongst others, in quired if any of our (English) floating batteries had been pre sent. On receiving an answer in the negative—the French being the only ones he replied, in a tone that gave additional of his uncomplimiierry estimate of force to the expression our allies' courage in naval operations, _ —alluding pas de grand courage pour un equipage .cache" 11 to . the shot-proof construction of the batteries. 11e further inquired the names of the two admirals, and was informed_ that, .in consequence of his recent promotion, M. Brunt, being senior in rank, commanded in chief ; on which the general, turnin g -to one of the others present, remarked in German, " Ist es Moglich !" (Is it possible !) In the meantime the liberated prisoners were being taken on board a small Odessan steamer, and conveyed to the Colombo, in the roads, at the end of which operation Captain Methuen and his party returned on board their ship, pleased with the courtesy they had received, all the prisoners —who seem to belong to every grade and rank —speak in terms of high eulogy of the liberality and general kindness with which they were everywhere treated. Even the Turks, who, of course, fared worse, admit they were well lodged, fed, and clothed. After having been variously scattered about, the whole were collected into one depot at Voronetz, a considerable town about 300 miles S.E. of Moscow. More than one Voronetz " Miss Nightingale" ministered with all woman's assiduity and tenderness to those who needed more than common care. About a month before their departure for Odessa, a party of about fifty English deserters arrived at the former town. These deserters were, of course, universally " cut" by the prisoners ; nor did they receive any of the kind ness so liberally bestowed upon the latter by the townspeople; and to resent this, the scoundrels availed themselves of every opportunity to abuse and otherwise annoy the captives. There was, however, amongst them one remarkable exception, whose case excited the merited pity of the prisoners, and which deserves mention in print. The poor fellow had been a colour-sergeant in the 79th Regiment, and had been led to commit the rash act of desertion by having lost the regiment's money,during a fit of drunkenness,at Balaklava,whither he had been sent by his colonel to receive it from the commissariat. Dreading the consequences of his misconduct, and fearing that he would be charged with stealing the lost cash, and punished accordingly, the poor man deserted under cover of the dark ness to Sebastopol, whence, after a short stay, he was sent on into the interior. His wife and children are in London, and the unfortunate fellow was pining away in broken-hearted ness for the rash act which he had committed, separating him for ever from them as it did, and consigning him to deeply felt disgrace and wretchedness. In pity for the unhappy man's contrition and misery, the prisoners invited him to share in their games and other amusements ; but no effort could induce him to mix with any of them, or abate his self-re proaches. Shortly before the prisoners left Voronetz, the Russian authorities offered to the whole of the deserters liberty to return, if they chose, but all—with one exception, who declared he would rather go and be shot by his country men than remain as he was—declined availing themselves of the permission. The poor sergeant was strongly urged by the prisoners to accompany them, encouraging him to hope that his case would be mercifully considered; but the wretched man's sense of the deep disgrace he had brought upon himself would not let him yield to their urgent advice. THE ENGLISH CAVALRY. Writing on the 27th, the correspondent of the Times says : The day before yesterday the anniversary of the battle of Balakiava was celebrated by the English cavalry by a grand parade and manceuvre on the very spot where the heavy ca valry charge took place. The display was, like the battle last year, favoured by the most beautiful weather, of which we have now bad a run of nearly a week. Numbers of English, not a few French, and some Sardinian officers, were present. After having witnessed the reduced state in which the cavalry was last winter, when the horses had sunk to the rank of half-starved cab-horses, it was satisfactory to see the regiments finer than ever. Notwithstanding the numerous recruits and remounts, the evolutions were excellent. Although the whole Light Brigade is away in Eupatoria, the two remaining ones, the Hussar and Heavy Brigade, present a most imposing array. As, however, there remains nothing to do for them this year, measures ought to be speedily taken to keep them in condition for the next. Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke, of the Scots Greys, was sent down some time ago to provide for stables and barracks in the neighbourhood of Constantinople, and Mr. Lee, C.E., is actually busy providing both. In the be ginning there seems to have been an idea of sending down the Horse Artillery as well as the cavalry, but this seems to be given up, as stables are being constructed for the former here. The place chosen for the main part of the stables is at Hayder Pasha, behind Scutari; but several other places on the coast, as Ismid and others, have been inspected for the purpose. The palace of Hayder Pasha will be appropriated as a barrack for the men, and the harem as quarters for the officers. The order has already come out for the horses of absent officers to be sent down by the Himalaya, which will likewise take all the sick horses. She has brought in the Sardinian drafts, and will now be appropriated for the transport of cavalry horses. STATE OF THE TOWN OF SEBASTOPOL. Upon the present state of the south side of Sebastopol, the correspondent of the Daily News, writing on the 26th ult., says: -- The working parties on the north side of the roadstead, immediately opposite the town and suburbs of Sebastopol, have continued to be actively employed in strengthening the defences, and the number of guns mounted in the cliff earth work batteries and shore forts would appear to be increased, if we may judge from the greater frequency and weight of fire directed against the south side during the last few days. The enemy have added rockets to the list of projectiles with which they have favoured us; they have fallen chiefly in the neigbourhood of the white buildings in the Karabelnaia, and have been sent with the object of burning those portions which have escaped fire hitherto. The design has not suc ceeded. The shot and shell—howitzer shells for the most part, though on Fort Constantine two mortars have been lately added to the large solitary mortar which was previously used—have been discharged in greatest number into the town proper, on the west side of the south harbour. On the 23rd instant a couple of houses were set on fire in rear of Fort Nicholas, near its east ends, not far from the old landing place, by shell, which was directed against the French mortar battery in this situation. They had escaped, as well as a con siderable group of out-houses, stores, and stables in their neighbourhood attached to Fort Nicholas, the general confla gration when the Russians gave up the town to destruction on the 9th of September ; and strange enough the fire which raged along the vaulted corridors of Fort Nicholas itself, and utterly consumed everything combustible for upwards of two thirds of its distance, commencing from: the west end, had alsosuddenly stopped, and spared the interiorof the east end of the building. Had it not done so it would have reached a cham ber in which a large quantity of gunpowder, fusees, and in flammable materials have been heaped together, and this end of the fort and the neighbouring buildings would in all proba bility have been levelled to the ground. As seen from a dis tance, even a comparatively short distance, such as the Redan, or 3lalakhoff hills for example, the appearance of the town of Sebastopol by no means indicates its utter state of ruin. The stone walls remain upright, and many of the larger and more solidly-constructed buildings retain their entire form and outline. The roofs of many houses stillexist, and the roofless condition of many others is not visible, as street rises above street up the sloping declivities of the hilly ground. The general white surface of the limestone prevents the smashes and displace ments in the fronts and sides of the houses from being noticed; and thus a stranger, limiting his observation to these points of view, would depart with a very erroneous notion of the real state of the town. The Russians seem determined that even this deceptive appearance shall not be suffered to remain. They scatter shells at random in various parts, and now, at all hours of the day and night, may be heard, quickly following the loud report of the gun on the north side and the " which" of the missile across the road stead, not merely the sharp explosive bang of the bursting shell as heretofore among the earthworks, but also, as ac companiments, the crash of falling rafters and tumbling stone walls. Never was town so belaboured : after eleven months of battering by its enemies, and the subsequent ordeal of fire and explosion, to be thus in turn battered by its former friends. The fire of the north side has not been limited to the west side of the south harbour, although that has had its chief share. It has also been rather heavy about the dock yard buildings near Fort Paul, where the Russians appear to think we have some Works, and also towards Careening Bay, in which direction the French have a battery erected. The casualties have been remarkably limited in number, but the escapes in some instances have been close enough to point out the necessity of constant caution not to attract the notice of the enemy. On the 24th instant the arrangements of a French picket were abruptly disturbed by a shell falling through the roof of the house in which they had taken up their temporary abode, not far from the aqueduct as it ap proaches the dockyard ; and as another shell quickly followed, and fell near the same spot, it is not unlikely that this was a hint that the party had been observed. The few men who were in the house at the time the shell penetrated the roof had time to escape before its explosion, and no one was hurt. Parties sent from the camp to collect wood are invariably kept out of sight as much as possible. Some rifle balls have been sent across against our men on duty along the shore, and keeping watch against an approach of the enemy ; but they have generally fallen short, and been seen to splash harmlessly the water of the roadstead. We are again com mencing a battery, but it may be prudent not to indicate too particularly its situation, as the work is but very little ad vanced as yet. RUSSIAN OPERATIONS ON THE NORTH SIDE. The same correspondent, writing on the same day, says : All the tents which were sprinkled on the sloping side of the height on the north side have disappeared. The pyramids of sacks, and the greater part of the hay, have been moved further to the eastward towards Inkerman heights, most probably to ensure their safety from the effects of our fire. Excepting the parties working at the batteries, scarcely any one is to be seen moving about. The moving to and fro of arabas is almost entirely stopped. Further away, to the north-eastward, there are encampments of white tents, but they appear considerably diminished in numbers compared with what they used to be during the siege. This appearance, however, is deceptive—for on examining the position through a glass, it can be distinguished that the greater part of the troops are hutted. As these huts, which are partly under ground, are of the same colour as the ground around them, being apparently constructed of wattling and mud, with thatched roofs of the same materials, they are not readily distinguished. As to the troops themselves, like our men, they seem to be having the advantge of a little exercise in battalion movements, and it is asserted that they have been seen also engaged at target practice. RUSSIAN CRITICISM ON THE SIEGE. The Russian papers contain an interesting article, entitled " The Last Days of Sebastopol," from the pen of the author of a previous one, called " First Impressions." The writer states, from authority, that, so far back as the middle of August, second and third lines of defence were constructed, and guns mounted on them, on the Karabelnaia side, and that the so much talked of bridge was not originally intended as a means of safe retreat, but rather, in case of a general and simulta neous storming, to convey fresh troops more quickly from the north side. He further admits that the Russians were not able to return the feu d' enfer of the enemy, and that they could do no more than fire one solid shot for every five they received, and one shell for ten. When the famous evacuation took place, on the evening of the Bth and on the following day, upwards of 50,000 men crossed the bridge, from which we may judge of the numerical strength of the garrison up to the last moment. He acknowledges the great bravery of the French soldiers, but criticises the strategical knowledge of their officers, and says that never was a siege conducted by men who knew so little of the first principles of military engineering, for they not only neglected to enfilade a single Russian work, but al though they might have knocked to pieces the stone wall at the very commencement of the siege, they erected their own batteries in such a manner as to permit them to be enfiladed by the Russian artillery, and,' moreover, so constructed the right flank of their attack towards the Karabelnaia as to ex pose themselves to the fire of the steamers and the guns on the north side of the bay. In conclusion, he proposes the erection of a grand national monument to commemorate the event, and to inscribe on it the names of the killed; adding, that of the 600 officers of the former Black Sea fleet, not more than 100 are now alive. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. A supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday contains a despatch from General Simpson, dated Sebastopol, Oct. 23rd. The chief interest of this despatch is comprised in the follow ing extract : I have reason to believe that the greater portion of the Turkish Contingent are now assembled at Kertch. No further intelligence has been received from Kinburn. The health of the army continues very good. A few cases of cholera have occurred during the past week, but it is confined entirely to the new ewers. The despatch refers to the English expe dition to 'l7ffilan, and a report from Brigadier-General Spencer is enclosed, containing an account of the operations of the force under his command, to October 19, which consisted of 103 officers, 247 sergeants, 86 drummers, 4,224 rank and file, 33 sick, and 120 horses. (From the Second Supplement to the London Gazette of Tuesday.) WAR DEPARTMENT, Nov. 8. Lord Panmnre has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Lordship by General Sir James Simpson, G.C.B. SEBASTOPOL, OCt. 27. My Lord,—l have the honour to transmit a copy of a letter I have received from Brigadier-General the Hon. A. Spencer, informing me of the return of the force under his command to Kinburn, after having made a short reconnaissance. As it has been decided that the French will garrison the fort, the English troops will return here, and I expect them about the 3rd of November. _ _ I have to report the arrival, on the 25th instant, of a de tachment of prisoners to the number of 132, from Odessa, where the greater part of them arrived on the 24th of September. Among them is Lieutenant James, of the Royal Engi neers, who was taken on the night of the 2nd of July ; he has been kept at Riazan, and reports having been very well treated by the Russians. The prisoners have been kept at Voronetz, on the D on and when they left there were only two remaining, who were sick, and 51 deserters. I transmit the nominal list of the men. 1 The force from Eupatoria, under the command of Genera d'Allonville, made a reconnaissance on the 22nd inst. They fell in with a large force of the enemy, and offered them battle. The Russians, however, retreated before them after an ex change of a few rounds with the horse artillery. I beg to enclose a copy of the report of Brigadier-General Lord George Paget, in command of the English cavalry at that place. I have the honour to report the departure of all the Turkish force that was here, for Asia, with the exception of some ar tillery, which has been transferred to the Contingent. The weather continues magnificent, and the health of the troops all that can be desired. _ _ I have, &c., JAMES Simpsow, General = Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c. - (Enclosure 1.) KINEURN, Oct. 24. Sir,—l have the honour to report, for the infc:rmation of the Commander-in-Chief, that the troops under my command, as per margin,* returned yesterday evening from the recon naissance they made in company with the French army. The force left Kinburn on the 20th instant, bivouacked that night and the following at the village of Patowff ka (8 miles,) proceeded thence to the village of Schadoffka, which the allies burnt. A good many farms, all deserted, and a great quan tity of hay were also destroyed. On our return yesterday about 250 of the enemy's cavalry menaced our rear. The troops are very healthy. At a conference held to-day it has been determined that the fort of Kinburn is to be occupied for the winter by French troops, and it is expected that the English troops will embark for the Crimea on the Ist of November.—l have, &c., A. SPENCER, Brigadier-General. The Military Secretary, Head-quarters, Crimea. (Enclosure 3.) EIIPATORIA, Oct. 25. Sir,—l have the honour to report that the allied troops sta tioned here, under the command of General of Division d'Al lonville, marched from Eupatoria on Monday morning, the 22nd instant. _ _ The force advanced in two columns, the details of which are in the margin,* the one taking a northerly direction, and skirting towards the east of the lake Susik Guiloie, until it ar rived at the village of Karagurt ; the other proceeding by the strip of land between that lake and the sea to the town of Sak. The Light Cavalry Brigade and troop of Horse Artillery under my command formed part of the first-mentioned column, which was commanded by General d'Allonville We marched at daybreak, and arrived at Karagurt (18 miles) about 4 p.m., when we bivouacked for the night, and which, before leaving, we destroyed. When we had advanced within about three miles of this village we came in presence of a force of about 20 squadrons f o r f m R u t s h s e i a F n r c a e r 1 , I.s w h e o A r t. t e i l r e e r y d be whichf r e t u o s i after d with m someso e shots effect. On the morning of the 23rd we proceeded, at daybreak, in a southerly direction, passing close to the village of Temesch, where we came in sight of a body of Russian cavalry, consi derably superior in numbers to that we had seen the evening before, a strong force of guns, and, I believe, some battalions of infantry. This body also retired before us, at a considerable distance, while we continued onr advance to the village of Tuzla, on a rising ground to the left of which village General d'Allon ville took up a posiion and offered battle, Captain Thomas's troop of Horse Artillery firing several rounds with precision, which were answered by the enemy without effect. After waiting here for two hours, and seeing that the enemy were effecting a further retreat, General d'Allonville formed a junction with the column under Mushir Achmet Pasha, at the town of Sak, where we bivouacked, destroying the town and considerable Russian cantonments. On the 4th instant (yesterday), we returned to Eupatoria by the sea coast road. On the first day's march the French cavalry were in front— the English cavalry in support—the Turkish cavalry on onr left flank. On the second day the cavalry under my command were in advance, supported by the French cavalry—the Turkish cavalry on our left flank. I have great satisfaction in stating thatrOeneral d'Allon vile expressed to me his approval of the manlier in which the cavalry I have the honour to command manoeuvred in the field, as, likewise, of the good practice of our Horse Artillery ; and I may, perhaps, be permitted to express my acknow ledgments of the courtesy evinced towards me, and the troops under my command, by the general, during the time we were in the field, and since we landed at Eupatoria. I beg to enclose you a return of casualties,t caused by ex haustion, from the want of water, of which there was a very great scarcity everywhere. Captain Hamilton, Royal Navy, has requested me to inform you that the French brig of war Alouette and her Majesty s ship Diamond co-operated with the troops on this occasion ; but that he, finding a sailing vessel unhandy on this service, placed the guns and men of the Diamond on board the steam transport Oneida, from which he fired on the flanks, and on some advanced pickets of the enemy.—l have, &c., GEORGE PAGET, Brigadier-General Commanding Light Cavalry Brigade at Eupatoria. The General Commanding-in-Chief in front of Sebastopol. * Ist Column.-6 Ottoman battalions, 8 French battalions (de Failly), half the Bashi-Bazouks, 4 Ottoman squadrons, 1 Ottoman battery (montee), 2 French batteries (montees), " Ambulance Active" for 80 wounded, under the orders of Mushir Achmet Pasha. 2nd Column.-4 Ottoman battalions, 2 French battalions, half the Bashi-Bazouks, 12 Ottoman squadrons, 12 French squadrons, 10 British squadrons, six pieces of Horse Artillery of each nation, and " Ambulance Active" for 80 wounded, under the orders of the General Com mander-in-Chief (Superieur). t 2 Troop-horses, 3 mules—Land Transport Corps. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia has returned from Nicholaieff, direct to St. Petersburg, without visiting Warsaw. According to official reports published at St. Petersburg, the Crimea is supplied with provisions for the Russian army for eight months. THE RUSSIAN CONSCRIPTION. ST. PETEBSBVBG, Thursday. The Emperor has issued special instructions relative to the new conscription. The commissioners are directed to take recruits between the ages of 20 and 36, and are to swell the numbers as much as possible. A FRENCH CAMP ON THE DANUBE. VIENNA, Thursday. The Austrian Gazette states authoritatively that a French camp of 50,000 men will be formed at Silistria. Large quantities of provisions and building materials are collected on the spot. PEACE AND WAR. BERLIN, Thursday Evening. The peace party here now say that Prussia being objection able to the Western Powers, Bavaria and Saxony have assumed the office of mediators between Russia and her enemies. The late visit of Count Von der Pfordten and the Baron de Beust to Paris was to further negotiations. Their proposi tions were not rejected by the Emperor of the French. The fear of Sweden acceding to the Western Alliance is re ported to have had considerable effect on the Russian tone. By way of Vienna we have news from Erzeroum to the 12th ult. A small convoy of supplies sent from thence had reached Kars. A division advancing to reinforce the Russians had been countermanded, and ordered to watch the movements of Omar Pasha. TURKEY. Accounts from Constantinople of the 29th ult. state that winter quarters were being prepared in that city for a numer ous body of cavalry. THE WAR IN ASIA. TREBIZONDE, Oct. 20. The Russians have marched 12,000 men from Kars on Ardelman. Selim Pasha is appointed Commander of Kars. The Duke of Newcastle has arrived in Circassia. Omar Pasha, who left Batoum with twenty-two battalions, may penetrate as far as Tiflis before winter. Georgia is now only occupied by 10,000 Russians. OPERATIONS ON THE DNIEPER. The Invalide Russe publishes a continuation of the tele graphic despatches sent from Nicholaieff to St Petersburg, by order of the Emperor : NICTIOLAIIMP, Oct. 26, 10-45 p.m. During the last twenty-four hours there has been no change in the position of the enemy, though the number of their steamers, gunboats, and floating batteries in the road of Oc zakoff has slightly increased. The movements observed yes terday between the three points of their anchorage have con tinued to-day. ' The enemy has burnt the hamlets on the Spit of Kinburn, which, however, were already deserted, the inhabitants having abandoned them, taking with them all their cattle and carrying off all their property. The enemy has made no movement nor attempted any other operation on land. Lieut.-General Zadousky yesterday made a reco n naissance beyond the village of Vassilievka, and advanced as far as the enemy's outposts. OCT. 27, 9.30 p.m. In the night from the 26th to the 27th the vessels of the enemy which were in the embouchure of the Dnieper quitted it, and joined the squadron moored in the Bay of Oczakoff. Excepting this movement, there has been no change in the enemy's position, nor have they attempted any operation. The patrolp sent from the advanced guard of General Zadousky to a distance of 20 versts beyond the village of Bouzavaia, on the Spit of Kinburn, did not meet the enemy any Where. From Oczakoff it is observed that 04 disembarked troops are fortifying their position at Kinburn. All goes well at Nicholaieff. OCTOBER 28, 9.45, p.m. Yesterday, during the evening, the enemy embarked near Kinburn their field artillery and horses on board some of their transport ships ' • this morning, at daybreak, those ships were still in the road. They appeared to be preparing to put to sea, but a dense fog, which lasted from eight o'clock this morning till the evening, prevented any observations during the day. Before this fog came on, it was remarked that the number of steamers, gunboats, &c., at anchor in the embouchure of the Bug had considerably decreased. Only five steamers and four gunboats remained at the mouth of the river: the fleet now numbers in all 64 vessels. The following telegraphic despatch has been sent from Nicholaieff to St. Petersburg, by order of the Emperor : NICHOLAIEF, Oct. 20. The number of the enemy's vessels, moored near the Spit of Kinburn, is still diminishing. To-day there are not more than 60 left. The ships that were stationed near Oczakoff, and a little higher up, have moved nearer to the shore at Kinburn, and continue to take on board troops. A ship-of-the-line and two transports, the latter having completed the embarkation of men, have weighed anchor and put to sea. The number of tents on the Spit of Kinburn is also less than before. There are two steamers and lice gunboats off Stranislaff, in the embouchure of the Bug. The main body of the fleet has not changed its position. THE CRIMEA. The Inralide also publishes the following telegraphic despatch from Prince Gortschakoff : Yesterday the enemy again made a strong demonstration from the side of Eupatoria, with 30 squadrons of cavalry and six battalions of infantry; they advanced from Saki upon Tchebotar, but they were stopped by our advanced guard, with which they exchanged some cannon shots. They then fell back on Saki, where they remained during the night. This morning the enemy renewed their attempt, a part of their force advancing upon Temesch ; but when our division of Lancers, supported by a reserve of Dragoons, began to threaten their left flank, they at noon again retired upon Saki. For the rest, all goes well on every point. Prince Gortschakoff has transmitted to St. Petersburg the following despatch from the Crimea : _ _ OCTOBER 29. The enemy's force kept its position at the village of Saki during the past night, but at eight this morning it has again moved to Eupatoria. Our outposts have taken their former positions. Nothing remarkable has occurred on any other point. RESIGNATION OF BRITISH GENERALS IN TUE CRIMEA. — The Globe says :—" It is with some surprise and regret that we hear that some of the senior generals of the Crimean army have resigned their divisions, because their junior, General Codrington, has been invested with the chief command. Sir Colin Campbell returns home on private affairs, and it has been said that professional jealousy is one of the causes of his return. There are two other general officers senior to the Commander-in-Chief, General Barnard and Lord Rokeby. We sincerely hope that no considerations of etiquette will in duce them to abandon at once the posts they hold, and their fair prospects of high distinction. Sir Richard Airey, the Quartermaster-General, also returns home. He is junior to General Codrington, and, of course, can have no cause of com plaint. It is understood that he returns to fill an important situation of the staff at home." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. NAPLES. M. Lacour, French ambassador at Naples, is recalled. M. Brennier ekes his place. The Neapolitan government still persuade the King that he is threatened with invasion. M. Mazza has not left Naples as expected. The French ambassador has received a note of apology from the Neapolitan government, for the insult offered to the French flag at Messina, though the people about the court deny this statement. The King is trying to make himself popular, and very often appears amongst and mingles with the people, both at Portici and the Favorita. Prince Demidoff is here. They say he is on a money-hunting expedition. TURKEY. The harvest has been so plentiful that there will be no want of grain, even if the allies should raise their armies to 250,000 or 300,000 men. The people, finding a good market for their produce, no longer neglect to till the land. Accounts from Constantinople of the 29th ult. state that winter quarters were being prepared in that city for a nume rous body of cavalry. The following is an extract from the Constantinople corres pondence of the Morning Herald, dated Oct. 29 :—lt is con fidently rumoured in diplomatic circles here that the Sultan has expressed to his ministers his desire of visiting Paris and London in the spring of 1856. Yesterday an Extraordinary Council was held, and, after sitting en clos for upwards of four hours, the president proceeded to the palace, where he remained closeted with his Highness for a very long time. During his absence (should it take place) the government will be confided to his brother, Abdul-Aziz Effendi, who, it is said, will be assisted by all the chief men of the Empire. There is no parallel in Turkish history of a Sultan leaving his capital to pay visits to allied monarchs, and I doubt if the people, who at large are as fanatic and prejudiced as ever, will permit their master to leave his territories, and confine his precious life in the hands of Giaours. The Sultan's brother, Abdul-Aziz, is a fine young man, about twenty-eight years of age. He is both clever and severe. Some add that his violence and over bearing are insupportable. He belongs to the old class, and will run down Reschid Pacha and the reform party the first opportunity he has. All this, however, is mere surmise until the opinion of the Western Courts is officially made known. WEST COAST OF AFRICA. By the African Steam Navigation Company's mail packet Gambia, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday, we have intelligence from Lagos to Oct. 12; Accra, 14; Cape Coast, 15; Liberia, 19 ; Sierra Leone, 23 ; Bathurst, 27; Goree, 28 ; Teneriffe, Nov. 2; and Madeira, Nov. 4. The Gambia brought 1,883 oz. of gold-dust. Fernando Po, Old Calabar, and Bonny were healthy. Some sickness prevailed at Lagos and Accra, where trade was dull, owing to the close of the oil season. Local disputes had suspended the commerce of Cameroons and Old Calabar. There was nothing doing at Cape Coast, where the Ashantees are reported to be preparing to attack the colony. The chiefs of Malagheah are returning the soldiers taken prisoners by them in the June attack. Her Majesty's ship Antelope left Fernando Po on the 3rd of October for the squadron on the south coast. Commodore Adams, in the Scourge, was cruising off Loando. The Minx sailed from Fernando Po on the sth of October for Old Calabar and Cameroons with Governor Lynslager, to inquire into the differences which had arisen between the traders and the natives, and which did not present any great difficulties. Previous to the return of the Gambia, intelligence had been received of the complete success of the visit of the Governor, who had returned from the Bonny River with the two chiefs and a few domestic slaves, who were the principal cause of the contention. The New Era, published at Sierra Leone on the 20th of October, says :—" We regret to learn that the crews of the English vessels that loaded in the Mellicoure and other rivers this season have suffered severely from fever. The Arab lost eight men, and the lives of the remainder were only saved by their being sent to town in the early stage of the disease. The Menapia also lost the master and four hands; ancl.we are ing !houid b done to obviate the necessity of sending ves sels into these t iV o i l e d l I i ctohuarte,seavie-eraldead o f t or h e d y c r n w g of su th re e ly A s b o y m ss e i t n h ian, still i_n the e rivers in the period between June and February." MERCITANT Sntrpnrsa.—At Cameroons, the Arab for Bris tol, Guildford and Lydia for Liverpool, waiting cargoes ; at Old Calabar, Sarah, Africa, Hunts, Th orn hill , C a l a b ar, Mary Winch, Lady Head, Ellen Stuart, Mars, all Liverpool ships ; at Bonny, Magnolia, Fanny, Custos, Fremont, Feroze pore, Belle, Crown, Sea, Martha, Charles Horsfall, Bombay packet, all of Liverpool, waiting cargoes ; at Lagos, Pomona, Water Lily, and three foreign ships; at Sierra Leone, British Empire, Hope, Aurora, Perseverant, and Benare, and the French steamer Diane, Commander Chevalier, from Goree and Bissao, for the purpose of obtaining African emigrants for the French colonies in the West Indies ; at Bathurst, the Albert, for Marseilles ; at Goree a number of vessels in har bour. The settlement had been sickly. SWEDEN.—General Canrobert arrived at Stockholm on Monday. He was received with the utmost enthusiasm by the entire population. IT.LLY.—A Naples despatch of Oct. 30, says :—" There is no longer any doubt concerning the existence of a revolutionary movement in Sicily. Some men have been taken by the royal troops and shot. It is difficult to get any details. It is said that arrests have taken place at Palermo. The authori ties here say the Sicilian movement is not political, but occa sioned by cholera and poverty. This remains to be seen." Letters of the 31st contain no reference to this insurrectionary movement. AUSTRIA.—A Vienna dispatch of Wednesday is as follows : —" The Archduke Maximilian, Chief of the Naval Depart ment, was driving this morning in Trieste, when the horses took fright and ran away. The Archduke jumped out of the carriage, and falling on his head, injured his skull. His Im perial Highness is in danger, and the Emperor, his brother, has just left this city for Trieste."—The Russian Ambassador, Prince Gortschakoff, has had several interviews with Count Buol during the last few days. His excellency the Inter nuncio, Baron Prokesch, will leave by sea for Constantinople, where he is expected to arrive in the beginning of December. —lt is repeated that the Czar has recently made confidential communications to Prussia and Austria of his hearty wishes for a renewal of negotiation. The Emperor of Austria is related to have expressed himself in the same sense to the Pope's Nuncio at a very recent interview. M. de Bourqueney has returned to Vienna, furnished, it is said, with fresh instructions to meet the contingency of propositions from Russia. The Wanderer of Vienna says :—" We learn from good au thority that the Austrian government is having a line-of-battle ship of 120 guns built in America, and that three others will be afterwards built on her lines in the building yards of Pola." ItussiA.—A new conscription is ordered for Poland inde pendently of that for the whole empire appointed in the recent manifesto. The conscription will take place in December.— A letter from St. Petersburg in the Hamburg News says : " The new recruitment has thrown the country into great terror. It is doubted whether 400,000 men capable of service can be found. The towns and districts furnishing the recruits will be obliged to provide them with fur cloaks, which is a heavy burden, owing to the present high price of furs." GREECE.—Private letters from Athens, of the 31st ult., are rather satisfactory so far as political affairs are concerned. They state that the government has charged w ith th e repres sion of brigandage Major Zinos, inspector of gendarmerie, an officer whose energy and activity are well known, and o f w ho m it may be said (as one letter expresses it) that the right man is in the right place. Various administrative measures have been also adopted to establish and maintain internal order, and the effects begin to be already felt. The Cabinet, at whose head is M. Bulgaris, composed of men of integrity,: romise to neglect nothing to restore tranquillity to the country, and they seem to occupy themselves with Material ameliorations of which the country stands so much lit heed, and by doing so endeavour to merit the approbation of the Western Powers. MArßints.—Advices from the Kauritins mention that the sugar estates are in a high state of cultivation, and will pro duce 10,000 tons more than last crop. Prices being better, and freights lower, it was calculated that the result to the colony from the present crop will be highly favourable. The Com nzercial Gazette observes :—The season has been favourable, but it is rare that agriculture is free from one enemy or an other. There is a worm in the cane which is doing some des truction, and on a few particular estates there will be a reduc tion of 10, 15, and even 20 per cent. on the estimation ; fears are entertained that this insect will extend in different parts of the colony. Notwithstanding, we see no reason to look with any despondency on the future; the economy of manufacture is greater than ever it was, there is no longer any doubt as to our obtaining labour, and there is good reason to hope that the European markets will be remunerative. The tariff of discriminating duties on sugar in England is considered a great grievance and an obstacle to improvement in manufacture. A petition is about to be prepared, and there is good hope entertained that these duties will be modified, as they now afford protection to the British refiner to the detriment of the colonial manufacturer." BRAZIL.—An example of the intelligent spirit of the Go vernment of Brazil with regard to financial and commercial affairs is furnished in recent advices, mentioning that in an important case where they were large creditors of a suspended English firm at Perambuco, on dishonoured bills of exchange purchased for remittance to England, they have voluntarily abandoned the position of privileged creditors, and agreed to come in under the general estate. On the announcement of the failure they had seized sufficient assets to cover their claim, and the Prime Minister, having taken the opinion of the ambassadors in London and Paris, was informed that in similar circumstances both Governments always demand a preference and are first paid in full. He then submitted the matter to the Treasury department, which was unanimous in recommending that the right should be exercised. Ultimate ly, however, in consequence of a petition from the leading mer chants of Rio, the case was brought before the Chambers, and upon the report of a committee in favour of the more just and liberal course, the Government at once released the property. The grounds on which the committee arrived at their decision were, that the purchase of bills of exchange by a Government is a purely commercial transaction, which should be subject only to the commercial code, and that great distrust would be created against all firms known to be in the habit of selling bills to the State, if it were to be understood that in case of failure their assets would be liable to be swept away to meet partial claims instead of being equally distributed. AMERICAN SYMPATHY WITH RIISSIA..—The Russians receive great supplies of arms and ammunition from this part of America, or from all New England. They have bought all the saltpetre that could be got hold of, through means of agents, and this has had a great effect on our market. Last spring there was so much saltpetre on hand here that all the places in the United States warehouses appropriate for its stowage were filled to overflowing, and much of it had to be stored where it was damaged, or in danger of being so. Now not a bag of it can be had. It has all been taken on Russian account, and shipped to Hamburg. This is not all. Powder and arms have been sent to Russia in immense quantities. A famous clipper-ship that sailed from New York " for San Francisco and a market," some months ago, took out nothing but Hazard powder, Colt's pistols, and similar Connecticut " notions," the " market" being the most convenient port in which they can be landed for the Czar's use. A quantity of powder is now being put up in such a way as to be mistaken for logwobd by careless examiners, and will be sent to Russia from Portland. The intention is to get intothe Baltic after the English fleet shall have left it, it being supposed that there will be as much time left for action then as there was gained by British slowness last spring. If the Samuel Appleton,which vessel every one here believes to have had arms and ammunition for her cargo in part, could get in ahead of the English, it is not un reasonably inferred that there wiil be time enough for opera tions at the close of the season to admit of some dashing skipper landing powder enough at Port Baltic to blow all Europe to pieces, if it could only be used directly for that purpose. The saltpetre that the Russians have bought here all came from Calcutta, so that the English may have the satisfaction of knowing that their dominions have supplied the Czar with this most important material of war. Why did not she shut down the gate a year ago ? By the steamer which came out last week, I am told instructions were sent to some of the principal British Consuls in America to inquire into the matter. That is England all over; the mischief being done, she proceeds to show how it could have been pre vented.—New York Herald. THE LATE RIOTS IN INDIA.—With reference to the account brought by a recent mail of a violent and almost fatal attack made on Brigadier Colin Mackenzie, when the rioters falling in with a clergyman and two ladies returning from an evening drive, attacked them, and wounded one or both of i t n h geparticulars ladies, iin inhabitant n of L letter dated, Liverpool has Secunderabad, n r d e c e e ra iv b e a d d, th s e ep fo t l . l 0 2 w 6 - . On Friday evening we called for Mrs. C— and her daughter. noise in i M i C ht s l s le C p — l a a l c id e m"l‘rieyrrssee. on inside thes b °B t i i t e .eSre C a a ot rr f ;ti the R g e B . r driving,g l a V d e heard rß a— n n o d Resident's except the carriage, usual tom-touring, several or n music the r s a I . A ways il allowed continued quietthose times. 'We took our dri ve a ll roun d the course; met the until we came to Brigadier Mackenzie's gate. From this gate a great number of the Nizam Cavalry, called Jouars,' in undress, other dre side butw of thethei rith road swords was a lined with soldiers ndmuskets, were issuing, fromh andt the e lines. To see these men in the public road is contFary . to orders ; they are not allowed to go out of a certain kale marked for their processions. However, we did not think about it, but supposed they had only gone to make some request of the Brigadier. R— walked the horse to give the soldiers time to get out of the way and allow us to pass. The first thing which attracted my attention was a man dressed in a long red coat, giving their war-cry, and going one step back and another forward. It resounded on all sides. They then deliberately waited until the carriage was in the middle of the multitude, and then made a blow with a sword at Mrs. C-- (fortunately for us they were not mounted, or I should not now be alive to tell the tale) ; it cut her, but not deeply, in the side of the head. I said to R—, `Now drive for your life—it is our only chance." He did so, and away went the horses at such a rate ! and cut and dash went the swords and butt ends of the muskets. Most providentially the musket were not loaded, having been dis charged in the Brigadier's compound before we came up. They tried so hard to cut me over the back of the carriage that I moved to a little seat under the box, facing Mrs. C. I was afraid she would have fainted from loss of blood, as it ran quickly from her head. Men waited for us down the road on either side, with drawn swords and muskets to dash at us. One of them cut R---'s coat down the back. The horses flew, and the cut did not enter the flesh, owing to their speed. Another man waited about three yards in advance of us, and took deliberate aim with a sword. R— saw him, and, as he came near, raised his arm to give another stroke to the horses, and the sword passed under, cutting a quarter of an inch deep into the iron bar round the seat. Another made an upward cut at him, and missed his aim, owing to our speed. The sword came in contact with the dashboard in front, and tore the leather off the right side. Miss C— was struck on the back and had cuts in her silk cape, but was otherwise unhurt. They also waited at my side of the carriage. A. man made a blow at me with the end of his musket, and hurt me not a. little. Another attacked me with his sword ;it cut right through my clothes like a razor, and made a wound about three inches long, and one inch deep, exactly in the spot where I had received the blow. I did not feel it at the time, for the sword was too sharp ; speed and the little iron bar round the seat saved me. Fortunately for us, Captain M— and his wife were driving after us, so that they turned back to attack them. I should tell you they made a desperate effort to cut the reins, but only succeeded in destroying the bearing reins. AIISTRALIA.—By the Overland mail, aid Singapore, we have Western Australia newspapers to the 31st August. The new governor, Captain Kennedy, had been favourably received by the colonists, and was commencing his duties by a system . of retrenchment in the Government expenditure. .0n examining the financial state of the colonyl,nbhoyes most m o p : ia a nbg eo l the country, and . a house tax m towns. The I,eglslatUre . were t d ar e : r d a ou b nc l e d landso ndeficit,ne r il p il o c r h t ed he t p h r a o t po th s e ed la th tte m r a w k .o e ul :: to meet on the 2nd of September, to reconsider the bill for the revenue and expenditure for the ensuing year, and it was probably £6,000 or £B,OOO. DESTRI7CTIVE FIRE IN NEWFOI7NDLAND.—By advices from St. John, of the 20th of Oct., we learn that an awful fire had broken out about seven p.m. on the previous Tuesday, and raged till two a.m. next day, burning out: several hundred fishermen's families—in all, about 1,100 tenements. _ EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSTOR.—For some time past there has been seen a visitor, now in one, now in another of the European capitals, the Prince Leo of Armenia. Lion, Prince d'Arminie, affenseur de l'Eglise d'Orient, did not shrink from his high destinies, but placed himself at once in relation with crowned heads—with Queen Victoria among the number, to whom personally he addressed a letter asking for the post of A.D.C. to Prince Albert. His account of himself was, that he was a descendant of the House of Lusignan, in Cyprus. Prince Schahan, a son of Leo V., King of Lusignan-Ronhenien, espoused the Princess Pinna, daughter of Leo VI., King of Armenia ; Prince Leo was the descendant of this Schahan. The Russian Czar, in the course of his southern conquests, dispossessed him of his principality, and gave him in exchange for it a paltry pension. As vouchers for his statements the Prince brought with him to Europe a passport, written in a character which nobody could understand, and a baptismal certificate which laboured under the same defect. London, Paris, Constantinople, Turin, Frankfort, Brussels, Stuttgard, Berlin, have been successively honoured by his presence. In London the Armenian potentate offered in his own name, and as agent for the Caucasian tribes, to conclude an alliance, offensive and defensive, with the Cabinet of St. James's. A French paper asserts that manifestoes from this illustrious Prince—among others a declaration of war against Russia—appeared from time to time in the London journals. The fellow was, however, obliged to leave London in consequence of a judgment obtained against him by a Mr. Mitchell, for criminal conversation with his wife. In 1847, the Prince travelled through Aix-la-Chapelle, and without stopping, passed on to Stuttgard, where he put up at a first-rate hotel, and ordered everything suitable to his princely rank ; he left, however, without paying his bill, and went into private lodgings. Although provided only with a forged passport, he presented himself to the Russian Minister at Stuttgard (Prince Gortschakoff, now at Vienna), and begged for a gratuity from the Emperor of Russia, pretending to be the descendant of a banished Armenian Prince ' • he was, how ever, not recognised as a Russian subject, and got no pecu niary assistance. Notice having been sent on to Stuttgard of his having left debts behind him in Brussels, and as lie was not able to honour the draft drawn on him from that place, he was ordered out of Stuttgard by the police ; he accordingly departed for Baden-Baden, leaving, the proprietor of his private lodgings unpaid. In Baden-Baden he was, however, not to be found. Since then, and within the last few weeks,' - he has turned up at Berlin. He had taken lodgings in one of the best streets in that city, and caused a royal escoeheon to be fixed up over his door. A silver star with a red enamelled cross attached to it might have been seen on his princely breast, his spurs were of gold, his riding-whip mounted with gold. He was admitted into good society, and was constantly at the Legations. The suspicions of the Prussian police were, however, aroused by a trivial circumstance, and at last they ripened into certainty. Leon, Prince d'Arminie, who has humbugged Europe for the last ten years, turns out to be an impostor —a swindler—and a Dutch Jew, and has been com mitted to the House of Correction. His real name is Joseph Johannis ; his mother was a German, his father a shipowner at t e n S . a m l a t r a w n a g s , in java remarkable at first that the circumstances lie narrated with regard to the principality considered ln somewhat his of Korikos were historically correct. The wo nd e r, however, ceased when it was found That he had " crammed them up youth h e hd studied at Ley. a some eight years ago at Berlin, his instructor being the pro fessor of Orieutal history in that city. [NOVEMBER 18 160ri. AMERICA. have illtsaa West, which arrived yesterday morning, we ,e/ 110 Pa s ' from New York to the 31st ult. She brought 1 and $630,000 in specie. ton on specie.' The Union left New York for Southall* ult., having been detained for repairs WO Br theAUßniliteldVAStLate? FmaTillisEteamAsThiLpAANtlaTintediC, $50,000. A man lost his life. ith ir The French consul at Boston, in accordance v;_...1,01, tions from his Government, had reminded accordance that port of the risk they would incur in purch las) County, l\li ; . built ships. S i a i n ad df b or e d ei ' l s dceostttroenyedfacbtyorfiyr,e.at The damage ol i ger i e ' g n General's office in Washington :-1. It is a seqi„e_ ( ,`„sar ii ) the law of nations that no belligerent can rig in The following explanationsited States of the territory of a neutral state for belligerent Llti out the consent of the neutral government. 2. ±" 4 „ i ing of a belligerent to enlist troops of land or 7 1 , 1 :ii state, without the previous consent of the l a at_r, Ai tL , iiadinbereegua irsdsutoedtth'roeelri;ll;:ipdvtl*, attack on its national sovereignty. 3. Ane t.r.t, .7 4 '" 1 - p it pleaSe, permit to grant to belligerents the 11 ,r.:'00 troops of land or sea within its territory; but for state to allow or concede the liberty to one bell l Pr to all would be an act of manifest belligerent aii palpable breach of neutrality. 4. The United p, scantly refuse this liberty to all belligerent s alike tial justice ; and that prohibition is made know by a permanent act of congress. 5. Great Brits?,l ing, by the agency of her military and civil au9 British North American provinces, and her T o: consular functionaries in the United States' i 4 ~ / 0 4 here, committed an act of usurpation aga in A rights of the United States. O. All persona ° f are / undertaking to raise troops in the United Sta te ! , '-' service of Great Britain, whether citizens or o bi ~ viduals or officers, except they be proteot ed t o . /I privileges, are indictable as malefactors by s tat° of. d e i consuls are not exempted, either by treaty or_ aae tb o fr f To4i from the penal effect of the statute. 8. In ri ' esjjo h ,' of any such consul, or other official persortitai' the misdemeanour,or his escape by reasoai'idalt nt ighi tions or contrivances to evade the operatie ll i ar ok o tiSi primarily a matter of domestic administre''ApSw''' ' ordinate to the consideration of the flatlet: fo l l, to this government, involved in the fact it , f ..:', l , _.,. e a ,l ment instructing its officers to abuse, for - M - e IISP I Oa the privilege which they happen to enjoy in,r, g ra r sa ji The Washington correspondent of the J'''''of makes the following statement :—" Letter s .ad v 000 4 been sent out by the State Department to Ai t Or not immediate, but to be used when, in bi g 0,0 interests of the public service will justify bi a ltipt f * * There are, I see, some doubts estri„ i' . # advent of a new ambassador from Russia, ,b 4 4', it is a fixed fact. He will bring beside W 5 ,14 WToriS tials, a confidential communication from ","0.01 1 44 most important character, relative to the i i ii of i n alone Russia will consent to a peace. Whatiot p 4 be known to the public in a few weeks. ~, Pry i between Great Britain and the United Sta,r'ortrAl United States may mediate between Russn',, e 'llii She does not ask American mediation, but It 1 . iii i and will at once indicate her terms, whicb,, o o . # former communication, will embrace sua l v , Y advantages for all the world, that the in. j, France and England will clamour for OP ~ ,,:1) vi and c es soon as they are generally understood." TO ea li CALIFORNIA.—The George Law arriv . A, la . 0 ''O'citthobeard, „s f l 7 6 m 7o,4 C 7 a 7 lf o o n rn f i r a e , igh ri t a . Asp rol ia7 : 0 02 VP . ' The J. L. Stephens had arrived at r id 1 ' 7' Francisco, with $1,884,399 on freight, $21 3 , f on -. of on English account. 1 1 °' The mining operations throu g ho u t the ',l e ; seated as being generally sati s f ac t or y, 310° . '' JO ii , was dull on account of the scarcity of water.. i 4/# Proceedings were pending in the CalifOrn l6 ,stfl i against the owner of an American vessel ff , ,f, ta ily neutrality laws in conveying the ships - re c. ,- t Russian frigate Diana from Petropaulowski:„ t° ',.. and thence across the Ochotsk Sea to the raa'' ''' i MExlco.—Advices from Mexico report th i , e oi , 4 President Alvarez, and the appointment of Gen at!„i I At Tampico a portion of the citizens had made abolish the Ceballos tariff by vote. This 0 ' 5 ,4 ar ' . 1100 4 majority of the people with success. Before # ll,l Alvarez election had reached Tampico Ean.c h a_ in the city, and General Juan B. Tracoins,„ l l D 0 ,4, 4 ' military command of the place. The Br i .,;:licga'd was burned outside the bar of Tampico. .'"'" - ortr.lit 1 ~,, CENTRAL AME RICA. —From San Juan deli le, that Nicaragua was in a wretched state, cr. - otoS b eis, dissensions of the people. Business wa fall ',:v a' a l.. - I ` work was neglected for war. Colonel ICin t h.',Oor ch e i a model agriculturist. He expected a re , iin ° ' - ' ioo 4 hundred settlers fro m Al a b ama an d MississiPP:; te flet had eoncluded an imp or t an t t re aty with t- the ll 2gs' which he would be enabled to penetrate into p. m op , j safety. Colonel Walker had done nothing '''' _, $OO waiting for recruits. ripperP - 0 Advices from New Grenada report that ~ .- 4 , - 06 ,0,1; d left Bogota to go into banishment at Venezasb . .,l t, We learn from Belize, Honduras, that the d i" iv" Y . ket was very dull. The war between Hondar :t oit g Oi mala continued, and at last accounts the inhaLP tir and Truxillo were in a state of great alarm' l o attack from the enemy. ''' Or a. ,-)" whCon:,aes.-seTntheendeedatestofrodmeatHhabora ,r,i, th had mfl 3 tary receiv a - co n. distributing revolutionary placat'd °, , o f Gen. Coil of punishment, through the clemency a i n aavana• years in the chain gang, to be ser ve il d boxes 01 an was good for the season. Fifty thousa .."*. and declingies: yet to find a market. Freights Bei" - „„,, on the or a o, French war steamer Acheron left Ha s ''' . h of P . ' , health ,:. for a cruise to the westward. The perfect. ..._-_.- ~,,,,T o g. ~,pit to the __,.• 1 COMMERCIAL INTELLIqD, sr oz ,, I Al I ‘ . A ..... S 6 The ',,. OK, From the New York Shipping Li."' voice '°ol o ' aspect of monetary affairs in England and of t y most prominent topic of discussion in fi nanc re pr a tr eti l vies. Opinions of political economists, with co l .. ,, a tent we are likely to p ar ti c ip a t e in the fille, Q ..otaii , those countries, are widely varient. As the rp fic" - gold, cotton, and breadstuff' s , with a souna!eid.l3.l dition of trade generally, this country, it is alOlO l independent of all foreign crisises, while othe7 8 0 9 A 44 our Trans-Atlantic commercial connexions o r e tilog r el , il if / intimate and important, that a general crash c i er s ' of the water would be productive of great n , This latter view of the question is the one ge, 0 o', and hence, business men are pursuing a nati u° . will eventually have a beneficial effect in ell y d, /I prise and strengthening the position of the ban? / in the Stock Market, noticed last week, ba ° • 0 0 0 fri by a feeling of comparative repose, yet there ' 01 -if in securities of an uncertain value, and a Ina r Tbet e ej anything like speculative action is apparent. poefo rd , supply of money offering on good mercantileco ~., O r commercial community are easy in their fines ~ JO' are contracting their loans. They are an: t be though their condition is mnch better than a',ltb e t ; , 4 ing period of last year. The large reduction:;',"offss, , serve is caused by the increased outward more'V A d,f, occh continues. Inc : Ftso u ier:d i ia l uTlnvbeocaysicer. but . eT o s f io. and also the disbursements to the iuterier.„4,P), V which took the Union's place, sailed on Mon a 705 with the 913 A of, with i a t r i d i thwy.ot millionsh e Atlantic of gold,t to-day, - a3,w whichi ll iis probably enou enough h r0r, t0 : 6014, : a-half of dollars. The George Law, from Ca1i9111,461 tinues firm, and there seems to be a convictiol3 01 1 of specie in Europe will not be arrested 6 , ° 11d1; per cent., but closed at 108 to 1081 and 10 9 ~.: i i i i i aro Africa's accounts from Liverpool to the Baltic, it with the limited business of 31,000 bales, _.,"`, 4 than operatives had looked for at that pain, sto 0 lc. was asked, but, from the small availab le ii o ll declined concession, except in small parcels, 0 % ,Or submitted to. On Friday morning telegralt Oa' severe frost at New Orleans on the night of t ß t ioo 1 10 ceived by several holders, and on the prest llo , 4 64o cotton by the :•,,,.-sf°l/ Englandrilent. Fopeorenigeun:7,:fr have been felt on the cotton plantation, ",liefii changed hands, which cleared the boards, aaa;;;104 0; as before the Africa's arrival. On Satur"" s e O A , amounted to 1,800 bales, closing firm 91-c. fofo l „%tll,s' last two days the sales were 2,500 bales, with t hev, t y, -telegraphic advices from New Orleans upt e f r eig; ►,'l absence of frost-and 8!-c. for middlings; , ;( 00 Sot ' weather at the south has been very proPLA"'" of the crop up to the 25th inst. We are advorgori 0 morning of that date at New Orleans an.," re cinit e i few points in the cotton section. It would t, Ay i frost to do any damage of moment to the P u r y OP' l' not been such, and has been followed since iel f , i 4 weather. Those bolls which had attaine • a th r _ .e ol 1 r• . so p' turity would be cracked, and ripen the fasts der' tinues with unabated vigour, which retarda,.. 4 o:l ports. Navigation remains as before, at $ v,_' Or v ic to ttoo, market had ruled steady during the; past till'''o' . averaging about 1,000 daily, without change. ttOr , very light stock on sale contributed to sueta ll e j r f/ the absence of any demand of moment, Cl tb j home spinning. ' s D CII OOI 6I°I4F. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND - 1 1E4' Exports Totsl.-, „ to raw Receipts to Great Britain. F oreig4 4 •, f 1855 399,272 123,546 172t. th • o'l 1854 209,857 55,388 75, 21 41 increase 189,415 68,158 „,.,1 tead el l i %e r , BREADsTIIFFS.-In flour the upward s- ,fi continued, and we have to advise an sA." 00 1 or inst. of 271 c. to 431 c. in the common and in The ,4 25c. per barrel in the better description% f o g o tsv . wheat of sc. to 10c. per bushel has bee the g. ; Indian corn was 2c. to 4c. per bushel abov e '''' _, 6 the preceding week. There was more doing in prime. Lard r _,, n ot 9; Beef was arriving more freely; there ha,u dezo ,, 0 rivals of tierce beef. Butter was in good otl a , FROVISIONS.-Mess pork was withoutrAtorOccf Sic. to 10 c. snail p br, .4 ap to stock in store was steadily diminishing, ,_ es , known to be on the way very small, the inars,„c, for jj with an upward tendency. There have been '' ~ 7)'3 our last. litiv e "l e " Inos.-About 350 tons Scotch pig iron ..30. oer; t i SALT.-Liverpool continued in small P_.,l 0 -4. rican pig is in fair demand at $2O to s 3 t . h Oa tending downwards : 100 tons refined Eng'' „, r terms. Sheet was without change. . d 5t0`7..0 tonle ow $35, six months ; and some small parcels 11 1 i j3O, 00 COAL.-The offerings of Liverpool con . i. , e y , market was firm, at $lO 50 for Orrel. Sl"' e demand at full prices. WO ta A ' FREIGIITS.-The market for freights co ri ..rtic 6 4 ) increased offerings to the continent, A . 1- flour, 45. per barrel ; grain, 11d. per bushe l bu g l e' , To ; d 4s. 6d. per barrel; grain, 14d. to 15d. per bus hel 1 4 , ' • 25c. Per to ' / cotton, ,-;.-c. to lc. per lb. : grain, _ le , cotton, lc. per lb. To Hamburg, CO tton, 10 4 ports. We quote, to Liverpool, for cottotl4,o-ix,11:: To Antwerp, cottn, Oct. per lb. easier, bat NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 30.-Cotton lower. Sales to-day, 9,500 bales. Exchangeil 1 l e s 6td °tae to f. n movement. 0 , . 2no ivc: ie. which, No' ,_____ CZ