The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-29 00:00:00

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ease. The Sultan, from his earliest childhood, has
sever had the appearance of what is termed rude,
rustic health. He is like his father, the late monarch,
of a bony muscular structure, without much loose
flesh, and, varsity speaking, in the enjoyment of
good health. Mahmoud, it is true, was passionately
food of field sports, air, and ezeicise, end seldom re
mined one day within the precincts of the palace
As a honesian, archer, end in the management of
the enormous Albanian sabre end musket, he distil:
guished himself above all his courtiers. The present
monarch is, however, of a different disposition, and
of sedentary habits, which necessarily acts un-
favourably as regards the developmeut of his system,
physical strength, and prosperity.
We are without important news from the camp
since my last, but in hourly expectation of the
Malakhoff rower being blown to atoms. The garrison
also, we are told, is nearly at its last gasp, and rea
to renew the scenes of Anapa and the Sea of Asoff.
With regard to the destruction of Ansps, it is really
incomprehensible, except as the Turkish bu
much
lletin
states, that the garrison of Sebastopol is so
reduced that the enemy is forced to bring up every
available soldier to the rescue. I shall send
Tom, next post, the translation of this document.
Your article on brandy and reki (Daily News, June
2nd) is really admirable, and an exact picture may,
situation. The sufferings*, that incomparabl
Miss Nightingale, as well as of Mr. and Mite Brace-
bridge, and the whole troop of good mn you
have most truly and affectingly described. I could
add many notes and illustrauas to your
foxinginterestth
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article, but am obliged unfortunately to close
post. To give you, however, some idea
are
of
their utter helplessness, and how useless
all their sacrifices and humane efforts to stem
the torrent of intemperance or eradicate prejudices,
I give you the iollowing singular little anecdote from
unquestionable authority. The modest establishment
• of this aogelio lady and her staff is situated in the
corner of a corridor, converted into an hospital ward.
A medical friend of mine happened to visit the hos-
pital, about three months ago, and found the bed
immediately adjoining Miss Nightingale's door,
occupied by her own cook, a Sardinian,
with Mr. Bracebridge sitting at his side.
The poor man had been suffering from bronchitis
during a couple of days, and had been puffing
and coughing incessantly during this interval.
He had not had, he said, a wink of sleep, and was in
a high fever all night. The poor fellow was singing
out lustily, " Selma, salsa% per ramor di Dio fate
mi salaam r bat it was like " whistling to the
wind." My medical friend, however, came to the
rescue, and entirely approved of bleeding, as the very
best remedy in such cases. This accordingly he stated
to Miss Nightingale, who said that it should be in-
stantly done on the authority of my friend. The
bleeder was, therefore, sent for, but refused peremp-
torily to perform this operation without a special
order from *seat medical officer. Under those air-
cambiums, Mks Nightingale was forced to send her
pettiest to the Sardinian Civil Hospital at Pero, a-
composted by Mr. Bracebridge, where I have every
reason to think the man's desire was immediately
complied with, and bleeding performed, as is usual in
this country under each circumstanoss.

(PLOY /HS

ST. PETERSBURG, Jess 19.
The Journal of the Ministry of the Interior gives
some particulars now for the first time of an event
that occurred more than three months ago at MOP
cow, which caused great consternation at the time,
in coesseion with the death of the Emperor Nicholas.
The celebrated great bell "Beni," suspended in the
tower of St. Iwan, in the Kremlin, whilst being
tilled for the Czar, fell, in consequence of the iron
supporters giving way, and broke through no less
than three separate stories of vaults, killing five per-
ms on the spot. whilst five were wounded severely
and four slightly. The accident made a deep impres-
sion at the time on the minds of the superstitious Rus-
sians, who regarded it as a direct visitation from
heaven in condemnation of the war undertaken by
the Emperor; and processions were made, fasts is-
stituted, and candles Inroad to the Panagia, or Holy
Virgin, to appease the wrath of Heaven. The bell is
probably the largest in the world. weighing no less
than 2,000 pooch, or 80,000 lbs. After them months'
incessant labour it has been swung again.
The Russian government transport Wolga has
been burned, to prevent her falling into the enemy's
hands. It appears that she was on her voyage from
Croostadt to Sweaborg leaded with ammunition and
stores, when she grounded on some sunken rocks be-
tween the islands of Stamm and Kuorsalo, where she
could not be got off, and remained in that helpless
position for several days, notwithstanding the assist-
ance of the war steamer Nadjoschoy, which was sent
from Sweaborg to her relief. On the approach of
some hostile vessels being signalled, Captain Muller,
the commander of the Wolga, resolved to discharge
the cargo and land it on the islands, to throw over-
board the guns, and then transfer the flap, the pri-
vate charts, the treasure chest, and the crew on board
the steamer. Whilst he was thus engaged a British
gunboat coming up prevented him from accomplish-
ing his work, and he had but just time to set fire to
the ship and make off with the crew as fast as pos-
sible, for in a very short time she blew up with a
terrific crash. Only a very small part of the cargo
was saved and landed by the steamer at Bweaborg.
The Navy Journal of this day publishes a string
of promotions and appointments mostly at Cronstadt.
The Grand Duke Constantine has the command of
the whole fleet, Rear-Admiral Schanz to the steam
division, Rear-Admiral Tyrannoff to the squadron d
linoof-battle ships, and hoists his flag in the IL
George the Victorious. Rear-Admiral Lutkoffsky Is
appointed to the command of the gunboat flotilla to
the north of Cronstadt, between i-Neee and the
coast of Kollin ; whilst Rear• Admiral Baron Roses
commands the division on the south side of the
island.
The cholera has broken out at Warsaw, in canoe-
Ruence of which the governor has issued a proclama-
tion permitting smoking in the streets, which was
hitherto prohibited.

MEMEL. 7risz 23.
Her Majesty's ship Desperate has made a fortunate
capture, having seised a Danish vessel with a valua-
ble assorted cargo of sugar, coffee, tobacco, tea, cheese,
eggs, and fowls, and sent her in to this pert, where
shi arrived in charge of Midshipman Sowerby and a
prise crew. Her name is the Maria Margaretha, and
eh* cleared out at Copenhagen ostensibly for the
British fleet off Cronstadt, but on being visited by
the Desperate under suspicious circumstances, off the
coast of Coneland, her papers were not found en regk,
and she was consequently captured. The cargo is to
be sold here by public auction for account of the
captors.

MN LEGION.
HELIGOLAND, Jews 24.
This moaning a general inspection and grand
parade of the first battalion of Rifles of the German
legion was held by a British general carer, who hes
arrived here for that purpose. They towed out about
600 strong, and it mast be confound that, although
many of the men have never served before, they per-
formed the evolutions with the greatest precisio,
and is a manner which reflects great credit on the
officers and drill sergeants entrusted with tea: ling
the men. The appearance of the carps is hiwhly
satisfactory, and, indeed, it may be doubted whether
the British army can show a liner looking body or
active, healthy, and athletic young men than those
now assembled here.
On Tuesday ant two steamers are expected to
arrive from lia&ad to couvey this first detachment
to the depot at lbernclifle.
H.M. steamer Otter, Lieutenant Glover, is still
engaged in brining remits from the neighbouring
points or the nest. Hee last trip to Bremerhaven
was a Ter• seseesefal eus, as she returned with no
lees than 62 gee young non
Yesterday roaming a vessel arrived here from Eng-
land with ten more toady made military huts. A
rumour prevails here, though I know not on
what authority, that this Wand is to be made a
depot for Rossini prisonore, in which cam we must
also have a rlar gonna: taken) gaud our them,
cnd prevent tide serape.

FRANCE.

07 TES DAILY 111111111)
PAM% TUOIIIDAT ETINIXO.
The correspondent " 'V of the Indopendaneo Beige
professes to know the exact loss of the French in the
taking of the Mamelon Vert, which has never yet
been officially stated. He says that General Polio-
lier's despatch returns the French casualties in
the w &does combat of June 7" at 868 killed,
and two thousand one hundred and—(he has
forgotten the exact fraction) wounded. Ir this
be correct I was misinformed the day before
yesterday when I reported the losses as very much
more considerable. But I much fear that the
version of the independence, however confi-
dently given, cannot be accepted as authentic:. A
letter from an officer of the 88th Regiment, pub-
lished in the Conditstionnsf, which gives an account
of the taking of the liamelon, contains the following
passage:—" I opine now to the unfortunate part of
the story, and that our losses. As you may well
suppose, they are heavy; for it is no trifling thing to
march in broad daylight spinet batteries defended as
Russian soldiers defend them. Ido not araggorate when
Intimate owr killed and wounded at from 3,000 to
4,000." There an be little doubt that when a govern -
meat journal in Paris ventures to pabliah such a state-
ment as the foregoing, it must be well assured that it is
speaking considerably within (the mark. The same
officer's letter gives an idea of the sale of ;slaughter
by the following account of what happened to his own
regiment "We bad three damns killed (Colonel
Hardy and Lieutenants Beaten and Verdier), a cap-
tain woended in the head, and more than 300 killed
and wounded." It is to be observed that the Ado-
pendant+, while praising the heakesse of General
Pelimier, and affirming thathe hedeoeseeled apportion
of our misfortunes, speaks only in terms of his report of
the casualties on June 7, leaving it to be inferred
that they include the whole losses at the Memelon
Vert. But the fact is, that before the conquest of
that position wee definitively effected, there were
three days' hard fighting—the 7th, Bth, and 9th.
Of the losses on the two latter days nothing is said.
The silents of the Moniteur on this subject, coupled
with the exceptions I have suggested to the moort
of the bedependance, lead me to the concludon. in spite
of every desire not to countenance false reports, that
there is no sufficient resson to diocredit the figures imp-
plied to me on respectable authority the day before
yesterday. I have again made inquiries, and the only
alteration I feel justified in making in my former
statement is, that those figures (2,700 ,
Bekilled d
nearly 4,000 wounded), probably complies the og-
lish lames as well as the French. It may be neve-
sary to repeat, to avoid any mistake, that I am now
speaking only of the affairs of the 7th, Bth, and 9th
ot June, and not of the 18th, with regard to which
the ifositour has published official return'.
A private letter from an officer states that in his
brigade alone the looses on the 7th were 1,200 killed
and wounded, of whom 73 were officers.
The Bonne remains in the same state of inaction.
IThere has been scarcely a variation of 10e. in the
Rente throughout the day. The closing price was
881 r. 200. Lyons and Mediterranean was again the
only railway in which much business was done. It
roes 17fr. 600. The others improved from 2fr. 600.
to dfr.
The Countess de Montijo
on, the mother of the Em-
press, arrived at Bayonne the 26th, from Madrid.

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