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between the 10th Hussars and the Cossacks, near Kertch, I
have learned some more recent particulars of that rather
dashing affair. According to this latter information, the whole
facts appear to have been as follows :—The commander of the
French cavalry having planned a foraging expedition some
twenty-five or thirty miles in the country from Kertch, re-
quested the support of an English squadron ; and, having
procured a party of the 10th Hussars, started on his foray.
On reaching a point some twelve miles from Kertch, he begged
the English officer to remain there as a reserve, to keep open
his communication with the town, and proceeded on about the
same distance further into the country, till he found the need-
ful supplies. On the following morning, when preparing to
return, he found himself closed in on one of his Ranks and
his rear by a vast crowd of Cossacks, and at once despatched
a message to the officer in command of the English detach-
ment, apprising him of his " fix," and stating that he would
attempt to extricate himself by a flank movement, but would
first send on the forage convoy with a strong escort, which he
requested our men to meet and conduct safely into Kertch.
The officer, on receiving this information, started with half
of his men to meet the coming convoy, but after riding on
for some dozen miles further, and meeting with no traces
of it, bivouacked for the night. In the morning he
found himself in a similar difficulty to that of the Frenchman,
hemmed in by a horde of Cossacks, and seeing no other chance
of escape, resolved on the desperate expedient of cutting his
way through the encircling host. The fight, as may be sup-
posed, was desperate enough, but, thanks to the desolating
onslaught of our men, resulted in their escape, with a loss of
fifteen—partly balanced by the slaughter of forty-five Cos-
sacks. How this exact reckoning of the latter's casualties
should have been ascertained I do not pretend to explain, but
merely give the figures as I myself have them. What hap-
pened to the convoy I know not."
In reference to the same affair, the correspondent of another
journal says :
There were already several days ago rumours of an affair
between the detachment of the 10th Hussars at Kertch, and
the Russians which, as they were rather vague, I did not
mention in my last letter. They are now a fact, the details
of which are, I learn, as follow :—The detachments of Chas-
seurs d'Afrique and of the 10th Hussars went out for a recon-
naissance, the former as first column, the second in support.
The Chasseurs d'Afrique, being as much as ten or twelve
miles a-head, fell in with a body of Russian cavalry number-
ing nigh 600 men, and, not being able to encounter them with
such odds, being only a troop of scarcely more than 100 men,
they sent back to the place where the Hussars were stationed
to get reinforcements. The commander of the latter, unwilling
to leave the position which was to insure a safe retreat unpro-
tected, left one troop there, and advanced with the other; but
as the distance was considerable, and it was essential not to
fatigue the horses, he could only arrive at nightfall at the ap-
pointed spot. The French Chasseurs, in the meantime, had
found means of retiring, and when the morning broke the
troop of Hussars found itself alone, and its retreat cut off by
the Russian cavalry, which, in following the French, had come
into the rear. So nothing remained but to break a way
through the enemy's squadrons, and this was done most gal-
lantly, with the loss of only sixteen men,—a new proof the
Russian cavalry has not the least chance, even with such great
odds in its favour, in encountering English calalry, whether
Dragoons or Hussars, light or heavy; but it is likewise a
slight memento of the often-experienced, one might say, stale
truth, that divided command is just as bad, if not worse, for
cavalry than for infantry, and that it does not answer better
in field than in siege operations.

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.

CAPTURE OF FANAGORIA.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct. 18.

Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch, and its
enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his
lordship by General Simpson :
SEBASTOPOL, Oct. 6.
My Lord,l--Marshal Pelissier having signified to me his
wish that the cavalry force, under General D'Allonville, at
Eupatoria, should be reinforced by some English cavalry, I at
once acceded to his request, and have ordered the brigade of
light cavalry, under Brigadier-General Lord George Paget,
composed of the Carabineers, 4th and 13th Light Dragoons,
12th Lancers, and one troop of the Royal Horse Artillery,
under Captain Thomas, to be sent for this service. lam in
hopes that transports will be found to convey them early next
week.

I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship the copy of
a report I have received from Lieutenant-Colonel Ready, with
the details of an expedition undertaken against a fort and
buildings on the island of Taman. The object was entirely
carried out, and the troops have been enabled to supply them-
selves with a large amount of firewood and building materials.
Since I last had the honour of addressing you, I have seen
Lieutenant-General Vivian, and I am happy to inform your
Lordship that he quite approves of the decision I had formed
of uniting the Contingent at Kertch. Some few thousand
men have already arrived there, and every exertion is being
made to insure them their supplies of food and fuel for the
winter.
The corps of General de Salles have, during the past week,
pushed forward their advanced posts to the high ground on
the left bank of the Belbek, overlooking Foti Sala.
Their supports occupy a ridge from this place stretching
towards the south to Markul.
The main position of the army is on high, bold ground, ex-
tending from Aitodor to Markul, with the reserves posted
between the village of Urkusta and the bridge of Tinli.
The corps is further to be reinforced, with the view next
week of making a strong reconnaissance of the ground from
Foti Sala towards Wyenbash, on the left bank of the Katcha.
I have omitted to report that Lieutenant-General Markham
has been compelled by illness to return to England for a few
months. He sailed on the 29th ult.
I beg leave to enclose the lists of casualties.
T have, fie_,
JAMES SIMPSON,GeneeraT'
Commanding.
The Lord Panmure, &c.

lonville, was composed of twelve squadrons of his division, of
Armand's Battery (of Horse Artillery), 200 irregular cavalry,
and six Egyptian battalions. It crossed one of the arms of
Lake Sasik, and marched by Chiban upon Djollchak, the ge-
neral rendezvous, where the two last columns joined each other
about ten in the morning.
These columns had driven before them the Russian squad-
rons, which had successively fallen back upon their reserves.
During the halt ordered to refresh the horses, General
d'Allonville observed the movements of the enemy, who,
with 18 squadrons, several troops of Cossacks, and artillery,
endeavoured to turn his right by advancing between him and
the lake.

General d'Allonville, supported in the rear by two regi-
ments of Turkish cavalry, and the six Egyptian battalions,
immediately directed his force upon the point of the lake, so
as to surround the enemy himself. The promptitude of this
movement enabled the 4th Regiment of Hussars, the first
line of which was led by General Walsin-Esterhazy, to make
a close attack on the enemy, while General Champeron, with
the 6th and 7th Dragoons, in the second and third line, ad-
vanced on the Russian Lancers, and compelled them to a
precipitate retreat, during which our troops harassed them
for a distance of more than two leagues.
The enemy being unable to keep their ground on any point
and flying in every direction, General d'Allonville halted the
squadrons, and, before retiring, collected all that the Russians
had abandoned on the field of battle.

.As the result of the action we have taken six guns (three
cannon and three mortars), 12 caissons, and one field forge,
with their horses and harness ; 169 prisoners, of whom one is
an officer, Lieutenant Procopvitch, of the 18th Lancers ; and
250 horses.

The enemy left on the field about 50 killed; among them
was recognised Colonel Andreawski, of the 18th Lancers, of
the divislon of General Korf, who commanded in this engage-
ment, and who has the reputation in the Russian army of
being a cavalry officer of great merit. Our loss, in com-
parison, is very small ; we have six killed and 20 wounded;
M. Pujade, aide-de-camp of General Walsin ; and M. de Sibert
de Cornillon, ordonnance officer of the same general, are
among the latter.

This brilliant action does honour to the regiments engaged
in it, as well as to Generals Walsin and de Champeron, and
to General d'Allonville, who speaks in high terms of the
support he received from Achmet Pasha, and the Turkish
corps under his command.
Receive, Monsieur, &c ,
PELISSIER, Marshal, Commander-in-Chief.

TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.
VIENNA, Oct. 15.
The Oesterreichische Correspondent contains the follow-
ing intelligence from Odessa, under date of the 10th :
Eighty ships are in sight of the harbour ; either a descent
on the place or a bombardment is expected.
The Emperor will not visit Odessa at present.
ODESSA, OCt. 11.

A report is in circulation, which, under existing circum-
stances, does not appear improbable. It is rumoured that the
Russians intend to abandon the north side of Sebastopol, and
to retire to Perekop.
The fleets are still off the harbour.

BERLIN, Oct. 16.
A telegraphic despatch from Prince Gortschakoff, dated the
13th, states:—

The enemy quitted the Valley of the Upper Belbeck this
morning, and returned to the ridge separating it from the
Valley of Baidar.

This retreat is probably caused by our movement towards
Tavri and Albat.

The enemy's fleet has left Odessa roads, and anchored three
leagues from Kinburn.

BOMBARDMENT OF XINBURN.

BERLIN, Wednesday.

The telegraph from St. Petersburg informs us that on the
15th the English landed a small force at Kinburn, not far
from the Salt Lakes.

In the evening six steamers began to bombard Kinburn.
The fortress replied, and one vessel was injured.
On the 16th a cannonade took place between the fortress of
Kinburn and the gun-boats of the allies.:
There is nothing new from the Crimea.
The allies still continue to hold the ridge facing the valley
of Baidar.
THE ATTACK ON KARS.

BERLIN, Oct. 18.
A despatch received from St. Petersburg states that on the
29th of September the Russian army attacked Kars.
In consequence of several officers of high rank having been
killed or wounded early in the action, the assault was unsuc-
cessful.

General Mouravieff adds that, notwithstanding their losses,
the Russian troops captured fourteen Turkish flags, and that
the blockade of Kars is re-established on the same footing as
before the attack.

BERLIN, Thursday Evening.
The Emperor Alexander will go to Kieff before he visits
Warsaw.
All the reserve and the militia are being concentrated at
Kieff, under the command of General Paniutin, and the
Emperor is going thither to pass them in review.
The Baron Prokesch-Osten's mission to Paris is now said
to have been specially directed to the affairs of the Danubian
Principalities.

The system there is to be completely reorganised, and
the relations between the Turkish and native authorities and
the Austrian commanders of the army of occupation strictly
defined.

ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES.
PARIS, Thursday Night.
By accounts of the 13th, from the Crimea, the advanced
posts of the allies were, on the 12th, within five leagues of
Baktehi-Serai.

The Russians were retiring slowly.
Everything led to the belief that General Liprandi in-
tended to defend the line of the Belbek, and to rest upon the
corps commanded by Prince Gortschakoff.

THE BALTIC.

HAMBURG, OCt. 17.

Seven other English gunboats have arrived from the Baltic
at Elsinore, which increases the number of these boats sta-
tioned this day in the port to 19.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

BY the British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship
America, Captain Lang, which arrived yesterday, we have
intelligence from New York to the 9th instant, and Boston to
the 10th, $410,000 on freight, and 156 passengers.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Canada, hence, arrived at Hali-
fax on the 9th instant.

The Pacific arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 3rd
instant.

The North Star arrived out on the sth of October.
Nine fugitive slaves from 'Virginia had arrived at Syracuse
en route for Canada.

The schooner Ivanhoe, bound from Cleveland to Mackinaw
with coal, was run into and sunk on the night of the 4th inst.
No lives were lost.

A desperate attack with fire-arms was made upon a mass
procession at Baltimore on the night of the 4th. The Demo-
crats of the 18th Ward were returning from a mass meeting
when several pistol shots were fired at them by certain parties
said to belong to the Know-nothing organization. A young
man in the procession named Burke was shot in the head and
died shortly afterwards. The supposed murderer was arrested.
The affair is said to have originated from an old feud which
existed between the adherents of rival fire companies belong-
ing to political clubs. Political excitement was running very
high at Baltimore, and torchlight processions and mass meet-
tings were nightly taking place.
A commission of United States naval officers .and leading
shipowners of New York was to be held for the purpose of
testing the merits and capabilities of several boats to be sub-
mitted for their inspection, in order to decide upon the most
useful and safe lifeboats for ocean-going vessels. One or two
models of an entirely novel description were to be exhibited.
The War Department at Washington had received a pack-
agef theef
thepapomAtmheenSgiouthxelmndls a
Indians at the
postmaster's
blank, evidently taken from some one of the mail agents whom
battloee r sBI u takenewat e frr.
they robbed and murdered, and is covered with Indian hiero-
glyphics, apparently intended to detail some of the bloody
deeds of the tribe. The massacre of Lieutenant Grattan and
his party is evidently one of the subjects of this symbolic
history. It is also believed to describe the murder of an
emigrating party, composed in part of women. Among
the articles captured were two scalps of white women, a small
memorandum book, in which some neat penman had noted
the incidents of an overland journey; a letter from B. W.
Leonard, dated Hermon, July 6, 1855, doubtless taken from a
captured mail ; several rather good sketches of Indians fight-
ing, and a portion of the clothing which had belonged to the
soldiers of Grattan's party. There can be no doubt that the
Indians from whom these things were taken are the same
who massacred Grattan and his party.
Yellow fever still continued to rage at Norfolk and Ports-
mouth.

Three persons had been killed on the Boston and Maine line,
by the train running off the line.
The project of a canal across or through the Isthmus of
Darien had again been brought before the Government.
Advices from Utah report that the crops were likely to turn
out better than was anticipated.

The steam-ship Black IVarrior had arrived at New York
with later news from Havana. Great preparation was being
made to celebrate the approaching birthday of the Queen of
Spain. The Spanish war vessels in port were being made se-
cure, as if a hurricane was expected.
A frightful explosion had occurred at a coal mine near Mi-
nersville, in which five persons were killed and many wounded.
Intelligence from Northern Mexico states that General
Castro was still in command of Matamoras. The city was
embroiled in trouble, while the revolutionary force was with-
out. The besiegers number 600 to 1,200 and demand the un-
conditional surrender of the place. General Vidaurri was also
marching on them. San Luis de Potosi had been captured
by the insurgents, and General Giulan killed. Tampico had
pronounced for the plan of Vidaurri, and driven out Cassanova.
The French brig of war Orestes and the steamer Acheron
were at Havana. The health of Havana good, and business
brisk. Freights were advancing.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, 9TH OCT.

There had been great activity shown in the money market
in the aggregate clearings for the week, part of which included
heavy clearings on the 4th instant, and there was a larger
sum shown than the clearings of any week since July, 1854.
In loans there had been a reduction in the banks, which had
caused an active demand for capital. Loans on call, Stock
Collaterals, 7 to 9 per cent. The reduced quotations of sterling
Bills would, in a few days, have the effect to produce more
steadiness in the market. In exchange the market was more
active. We quote London, 108 to 109:1 ; Paris, 5.174 to 5.15 ;
Bremen, 79 to 79k; Antwerp, 5.20 to 5.101.
COTTON.—The demand for cotton had been only to a
moderate extent, and prices had given way to the extent
of ic. to lc. per lb. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales,
Uplands, very ord. to mid., 71c. to 9I;C. ; ord. 81c. ; low mid..
94c. ; good mid., 10 lc.; fair to good fair and good, 101 c. to
Mc. and 114 c. ; middling fair, 104 c. ; fully fair, 11c. Mobiles,
Louisianas, &c., ord. to mid., Bic. to 101 c. ; good ord., 94c. ;
low mid., 9:lc. ; good mid.; 101 c. ; fair to goodlair, 12c. to
124 c. ; middling fair, 114 c.: fully fair, 121 c.
From the New York Courier and Enquirer, of the 9th
instant, we extract the following :—The cotton market closed
to-day with •k limited inquiry on the basis of 91c. for strict

middling Uplands. On the 3d instant the Pacific's advices
were received, noting a decline in Liverpool of id. full, with
sales of 32,750 bales. On receipt of these accounts holders
became anxious to realize, and some sales were effected, at a
decline of arc. to ic. An active demand followed, relieving the
market of the most pressing parcels, and prices recovered to
lc. The sales from the 2d instant to date amount to 0,500
bales, and shipments from first hands during the same period
to 2,500 bales. At New Orleans, on the 6th, the sales were
5,000 bales, middling Sic. to Eqc. At Mobile, on the sth,
market dull; middling 9c.; freight, id.
BREADSTUFFS.—The flour market was without animation
or change in price from the 2nd to the sth instant. On the
6th, large purchases of wheat and flour were made for account,
as was reported for the British Government, everything on the
spot and to arrive being taken at the prices named. The same
course was followed yesterday, and we now quote an advance of
60c. to 75c. per barrel since Friday. The advance in wheat
was sc. to 10c. per bushel. Indian corn was 3c. to 4c. per
bushel higher. Rye flour, $5,50 to $0,50 per barrel.
PRovlsioNs.—New mess pork was dull at $22 to $22,25,
and prime at $2l. Beef was without material alteration. Lard
was in moderate demand; tallow dull at 12ic.; the Butchers'
Association at 13c.

IRON.—There had been about 150 tons of Scotch pig sold, at
$37 to $37,50, 6 months.
FREIGUITS.—To Liverpool : For cotton, i=;d. to 7-16 d. per lb. ;
flour, 4s. per barrel ; grain, 10d. to 11d. per bushel. To Havre :
Cotton, Ic. per lb. ; flour, $1 per brl.; grain, 25c. per bushel.
NEW ORLEANS, October Bth.—Cotton firm, with an upward
tendency, but not quotably higher. Sales to-day, 10,000
bales. Flour higher; quotations, $7,60 to $7,87. Freights
Cotton, to Liverpool, 13-16 d.
(By Electric Telegraph)
NEW YORK, Oct. 9, Six, p.m.—The money market conti-
nued active and rates buoyant ; rates for call loan 7 per cent.,
and for short first paper 7to 8 per cent. Sterling exchange
was heavy. Rates for bankers bills 108 k and nominal. :Cotton
heavy and dull. Flour 181 c. to 25c. better. Wheat better,
but quite unsettled. Corn firmer. Pork lower, and unset-
tled. Beef firm. Lard firmer. Bacon, hams, and shoulders
scarce. Butter firm. Cheese steady. Iron drooping. Lead
firm. Freights unsettled.

(Later by Telegrap4, rid Halifax.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 11th.—Dr. Kane and party (Arctic Expe-
dition) arrived all well. Flour and corn have advanced ;
wheat has declined. An advance of K has taken place in cotton'

LIST OF PASSENGERS.
From Boston.—F. Widder, lady, and two daughters, Miss
Durght and maid, Miss Richardson, George Vandenhof and
lady, Mrs. Eben Howes, Miss Norton, Dr. Clark and lady,
Miss Sturgis, Mrs. Norton, Miss Norton, Mr. Harmer and lady,
Dr. J. Leckie, Colonel Handscomb, W. H. Arcutt,Cruikshank,
F. P. Morris, W. Rapheal, C. E. Allen, Samuel Wilde, S. J.
Wetherell and lady, J. Hayton, W. Scully, R. L. Patterson,
Charles M. Carpenter, W. Douglas, Miss Douglas, Sharpe, J.
A. Radcliffe, Miss Tappan and nurse, Madame de Siniere and
daughter, J. F. Maguire, M. Ellis, J. C. Batteridge, Dr. H.
Richardson, W. F. Dodd, J. J. Jarvis, J. P. Chaplin, Charles
E. Norton, S. Hiscock, A. G. Dunlop, J. G. Farewell and
lady, G. R. Emerson and lady, T. Holloway and lady, Dr. H.
0. Stone, Stone, H. Keenan, U. S. Consul, Cork, A. Solyns,
J. Stevens, Rice Lewis, G. W. Thorpe, H. J. E. Marshall, E.
H. Sutterthwaite, George Roach, A. T. Oyanne, J. L. Harder.
W. L. Thompson, J. E. Field, John Santain, W. Hart, W.
Vandeshorst, Hon. E. Twistleton and lady, W. A. Tappan and
lady, John Weir, Miss F. Wood, Miss Smith, Miss Smith and
five children, Miss Zoll, Kerwood and five children, Miss
Bukhara, C. Mllvaine, Thomas Hill and lady, H. W.
Stewart and Brother, John Caldwell, Philip Hill, Hewitt,
Captain Knight, Dr. Parker, U. S. Commissioner to China,
Captain Beresford, Mrs. and Miss Constable, Mrs. Reddy, A.
Dridge, W. M. Hadland, T. C. Humphrey, John Wildman,
George Marks, John Reby and brother, Martin Reby, W. H.
Williams, Thos. Gray and lady, Andrew Johns and brother,
John Graham, W. Whitehead. John Hird, J. S. Westcott,
W. V. Condell, Henry Pearson, T. Kirnan, Dr. N. B. Mar-
shall, L. C. Marchand, H. C. Cooly, Plandre Castro, Aron
Simmons, J. C. Clements, H. Benton, J. Glen, J. Jacobs, G.
D. Gardiner, W. S. Murry, Hurlburt, John Hunter, and J.
Sture. From Halifax •.—Stume, Blake, Burgess, Dawson,
Fulton, Edw. Johnston, W. Middley, John Arstall, Rev. G.
N. Gordon, Charles Gossip, J. Forsyth, Cochran, Captain
Andrews, and Captain Fletcher.

RECAL OF THE ENGLISH MINISTER AT WASH-

INGTON DEMANDED.

A special telegraphic despatch from New York to Halifax,
brought by the steamer America, intimated that it was stated
at Washington that the American Government has demanded
of the British the recal of their minister at Washington, in
consequence of his connexion with the recent movement in
the United States for the enlistment of men for the service
of the British army in the Crimea, and which was brought
out in a recent judicial inquiry at Philadelphia.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

WEST INDIES AND PACIFIC.

THE steamer Tyne arrived at Southampton on Thursday,
bringing dates from Jamaica to Sept. 27th ; Porto Rico, 30th ;
Demerara and Trinidad, 25th; Barbadoes, 27th; and St.
Thomas, October Ist. She brought also 553,000 and $47,000
in specie, and 510,000 in jewellery.
JAMAICA..—Trade extremely languid. Weather intensely
hot. Island generally healthy. A better feeling in markets.
will Exchange,
m emeet
on
60th e days,l6t
TOBAGO.—Affairs had slightly improved. An amended
h
constitution was in operation. Island healthy. Weather
Oct.cent. premium. The legislature
per
favourable.

BARBADOES.—Weather wet. Prospects of a large crop
excellent.

DEMERA.R.L.—Weather dry and exceedingly favourable for
sugar cane. The business amongst merchants more brisk.
GRANADA.—HeaIthy. Business still depressed. Planta-
tions had derived benefit from the weather, but want of
labour continued to be felt.
- -

Tnim DA.D.—Heavy rains throughout the month. Young
canes growing fast, but in some instances crops had suffered
materially from storms.
The damage done by the late storms on the coast of Chili
mounts to about $400,000.
Bolivia is in a deplorable state.
The British schooner Acheron, from Australia, put into
Valparaiso in distress.
Colonel Walker had defeated the goverment troops under
General Mandriola, and was about to attack Rivas.
Her Majesty's frigate Amphitrite returned to San Fran-
cisco on the 20th of August, from Ayan, in the Amoor River,
and from Sitka. She found Ayan deserted on the 9th of
July.
No signs of the Russian fleet; a Russian steamer was there
blown up. The Russian fleet could not have ascended the
river, owing to the bar at its mouth ; its whereabouts is
unknown.
Cholera was raging on the Nicaragua route.