The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

THE CRIMEA.

PARIS, Wednesday Evening.
According to telegraphic advices from St. Petersburg of the
30th, Prince Gortschakoff announces on the evening of the
29th that the enemy (the allies) after strong demonstrations
from Eupatoria, in the direction of Simpheropol, during
which their operations were constantly harassed, and their
left flank threatened, returned yesterday. (the 28th) to their
camp at Eupatoria.
Despatches from Nicholaieff announce that there were no
more than sixty sail of the enemy's fleet in sight, two of
which were steamers.

Only five gunboats were anchored within the liman of the
Dnieper.

THE WAR IN ASIA.

We are in possession, via' Constantinople, of dates from
Kars to the Ist of October; Erzercum, the 9th ; Trebizond,
the 11th; and Samsoon, to the 12th.
According to these, it would seem that the Russians, after
the serious repulse received from General Williams, had not
made any new attack upon Kars, which was, however, very
rigorously blockaded, and fodder for the cavalry was very
scarce indeed. 'The Russians are said to be waiting for rein-
forcements from Gumri. Cholera was making sad havoc
among their ranks in the camp along the Kars•chai. This
disease also manifested itself at Kars on the 26th September.
Omar Pasha is concentrating his troops preparatory to march-
ing into Georgia. He has made his head-quarters Suchoum-
Kaleh in lieu of Batoum, at which two places, out of 15,000
of the Tunisian Contingent, only 350 remain, the rest having
been carried off by cholera and fever, contracted from bad
food and insufficient clothing.
Omar Pasha's army is only 8,000 strong, but a reinforce-
ment of 18,000 was looked for from the Crimea, and 24,000
more from Constantinople. Intelligence from the Persian
capital cnly reaches down to the 20th of July, but is void of
interest beyond the cessation of cholera.

_ THE BALTIC FLEET.
HAMBURG, Thursday.
The Ajax and Hogue have arrived at Kiel.
Other ships are expected from the Baltic.

DAIiTZ/c, Thursday.
The Lightning has arrived, and is to remain here till fur-
ther orders.
The Vulture, with the mail from the feet, is expected to-
morrow.
The fleet is still at Nargen.
The weather continues stormy.

A LETTER from Odessa, of the 19th, says Accounts
from Simpheropol describe the whole:place to be in movement.
Many of the inhabitants were leaving the town. The hospitals
were being transported towards the north, to Perecop, Nico-
laieff, and Cherson, whilst the wounded who were in those
towns have been taken to Vossmessensk. The dearness of
provisions was excessive at Simferofol. The Russian army of
observation at Eupatoria is said to be 60,000 strong, and in-
cludes 20,000 cavalry. It is commanded by General Schabolski,
chief of the dragoon corps. The avant posts are near Koutsgar
and Karagurt. General Grotenjelm, the commander at Odessa,
has advanced on Otchakoff, in forced marches, at the head of
the 3rd division of light cavalry."
A NEW ROYAL WARRANT has been published, giving to
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the regulation price of the officer's commission, instead of an
annual pension. If the officer leaves a widow childless, she
receives the whole sum ; if a widow and children, the sum is
to be invested in the name of trustees, the widow to receive
the interest for life, and the principal sum to go share and
share alike to the children at her death ; in the event of the
widow surviving the children, it becomes her property abso-
lutely. Should children but no widow be left, the money is
to be invested for their benefit until they become of age.
Should the officer have no widow or children, the sum may be
paid to his father—if he have no father, to his mother—if
neither father nor mother, to his sisters or brothers, share
and share alike, under the rules applicable to the case of
children. The warrant is to have a retrospective effect to the
date of the declaration of war with Russia, but any sum
received under previous pension warrants will be deducted
from the sums payable under the present warrant.
THE BATTLE OF KARS.—An English officer engaged in
the battle gives a brief but spirited sketch :—Kars, Oct. 1.—
Here I am on the Karadagh again, none the worse for my late
illness. Last night the Russians attacked us in force, and
and (between you and me and the post) very nearly took
Kars. The fight was a most bloody one, and lasted seven
hours and a half, without one second's intermission. The
Russians left upwards of 2,000 men dead on the field; and
their loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners, must have ex-
ceeded 6,000 men. What do you think of us Kars chaps
after that? I was not actively engaged as they knew better
than to attack my almost impregnable battery a second time;
but I did great service with my heavy guns, and twice drove
them out of a battery they had taken, and turned upon us. It
was a nasty sight—the field—afterwards. It was completely
covered with dead bodies, mostly Russians, as our men did
not lose more than five or six hundred altogether. The de-
fence was commanded by dear old (Hungarian) General
Kmeti ; and when our general thanked him in the name of
Queen Victoria, for his gallant repulse of the enemy, I
thought the brave old boy would have burst his heart open—
he was so proud. The Turks fought—not like lions, but like
fiends. I never saw such desperate recklessness of life. You
can form some idea of what a desperate business it was, when
I tell you that the Russians had their whole force concen-
trated upon General Kmeti's division, which, with the rein-
forcements he afterwards received, did not amount to 8,000
men. The reports have just come in, and there are more
than 3,000 killed-on the side of the enemy.
THE BOMB VESSELS IN TUE BLACK SEA.—The bomb
vessels were engaged at the distance of 2,500 yards from the
forts. The first-class gunboats, such as the Mrow, Lynx,
Beagle, Snake, &c., were employed nearer the forts in drawing
off the fire from the bomb vessels, in case the enemy directed
their long-range guns against them, and in distracting their
attention from the floating batteries, and these three batteries
which, to the credit of France and to our shame, our gallant
ally had the opportunity of testing so practically, were an-
chored at the distance of 800 yards from Kinburn, and opened
their guns first against the Russian batteries. The success of
the experiment is complete. The shot of the enemy at that
short range had no effect upon them ! The balls hopped off
their sides, without leaving any impression, save such as a
pistol ball makes on the target in a shooting gallery. The
shot could be heard distinctly striking the sides of the battery
with a " sharp smack," and then could be seen flying back,
splashing the water at various angles according to the direc-
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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

BY the British and North American royal mail steam-ship
Canada, Commodore Judkins, which arrived on Sunday, we
have intelligence from New York to the 23rd, and Boston to
the 24th ult. She brought 119 passengers, and $755,296 80c.
and £250 in specie.
The U. S. mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, hence,
arrived at New York on the 18th ult.
A fire had occurred in New York, which caused the death of
three women and two children.

It appears that the reported arrival at Washington of a
special ambassador from Russia was a hoax.
At New York four seamen of the ship Constantine had been
arrested, charged with mutiny while the vessel was on her
recent passage from Liverpool.
The American vessel Maury had been laid under embargo,
by the United States authorities, on the complaint of the
British consul, at New York, who stated that she was being
fitted out as a Russian privateer, with the design of inter-
cepting one of the Cunard steamers from Boston, and taking
her, with the specie on board, as a prize. It was alleged that
she had large quantities of munitions of war on board, and
that she was to be taken to Sandy Hook, where officers and a
crew of eighty men would be put on board, and her present
officers and crew leave her and return to the city. She was
afterwards released from the custody of the United States
marshal by direction of the district attorney, who acted on
affidavit of the owners, and with the sanction of the counsel of
the British consul, it having been satisfactorily proved that
she was going to China, and that the arms on board were for
protection against the Chinese pirates.
The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald
writes :—" Cushing, alone of the Cabinet, approaches nearest
the President in his hatred towards Great Britain, and it is
surmised that this feeling can be increased, if opportunity and
place should require it. Mr. Marcy's late letter to Lord
Palmerston, requiring explanation relative to his instructions
in the enlistment case, did not prove in accordance to the
wishes of Mr. Pierce, who, for a time, withheld from it his
assent, in the hope that the bellicose amendment suggested by
him would be finally adopted. To his surprise, upon inquiring
of Mr. Marcy what he had concluded to do in the matter,he was
informed that he had resolved upon making no alteration, and
that the letter, as written by him, had been sent by the last
European mail. This is the proper place to remark that all
rumours and reports representing a demand from the United
States for the recal of the English Minister are without
foundation, and that of the letters sent to Lord Palmerston,
the first has been answered, but not proving satisfactory to
Mr. Marcy, the second and last was written and despatched
as above related."
On a later date, the 22nd, the same correspondent says :
" It is reported here to-day, in diplomatic circles, that the
British Minister asserts that the late attempt to convict him
of a violation of the neutrality laws of this country was the
result of a conspiracy of foreigners to embroil the two Govern-
ments ; that at the proper time he will show such to be the
case. Furthermore, Mr. Crampton intimates that, should his
recal be consummated, no successor would be appointed in his
place."