The Press.
London, England, 1854-12-30 00:00:00

THE.IRR,S.

German, liritree being eventpally, supported in, his
Gallic aspirations by Ituiiia and 'Get* iiirlAid
ne and all look upon the Minister of Engtand with
'idgard; arid' earthelr ?fiend; their Occutt'friend, their
cunning friend, "qui joue si bien sa rOle." These
are the words of a (Jarman print's:,
i:. Are' These the men! that should be sent to fight
against their Russian allies, positively allied by
blOod in the princely houses, end of the elosest
kinAreci; side 'by side with the ire,perial llecs
area their gallant shout, of " Yiye' l'Empereur ?'
That was the fatal cry that rang in the eta of their
tethers at. Austerlitz,. Eeknauhl, Wagrare, Dresden,
Bantzen,.Liitsen, Leipzig, ,and on, the lthine. They
remember it stilLi And England is' to despise the
virtue of her children; and to pay the waged of the
prbatitute,Winvirill, again betray and sell her to
others. The Emperor Napoleon 111. refused •to
allow. Wiwi troops to he subsidised. His 4 tighified
anivreeliiitsi.iti Lea Franems ne sont pas , tittbases.' .
Yet the French soldiers in the Crimea and gob* to
be placed on the same footing with troop* whom the
Emperor, in their character of hireling, , has already'
disparaged in name. Well did' the fr.;arl of.,ldiud-
wicke remark, on tho'l4inis -al .dernarafor foreign
mercenaries, that "itivaS cit'ttrbe",beileved !lint a'
r,
British nobleman ii,hii:*-11*,., *Olin .IPferit'ellifiv.e
uttered so cringing, SlOArinWpg;,44 wfi she ge 'lkon
expression." , ; 1,,!,, f j ,„, ,I ..,1 ;,,.• 1„ , ~...,..i• .
, S.. ' i 1., t .-,1 ~the ~f I t!,,•..,:i.: ;$4,-4.,,Air

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ETEQ/cl4 Txmisza• V itlD}lllt Tiller NEW
.... 1,:,11. .ot ~ ..: *get: . 2/. •• • .
I.lio%ion of wh,Veh dii auditor has retnited
t o,llohndukOf expeeeett, ea sppublite,l and ordered
:widow the act AI
.htsk se*sipt), has. been C!utterbury,
and: Um respite,. are! given: ii a l'Agal juttrll4, 1110
SouLli.Eastent Gaseite. • 1 The . aggregate ' awaviA ap -
pearsi is..ationt 8501. tor four ,candidates, ptlrsending
ir singular oonerast to 'the expenses of former on.
in ivillehfeach contpetaUJiitlitiost in`varittblytlis-
.hurso severil 'thbftsatirlie ' Fotlrititance•: in 1852
01nistotio 'ai4 'OIPpS stimA
It'1'0001.:. in 18 X 47 Lord
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„ chiltpn .and , N tiaoe, 5K1,204c4.i at
~ tip H9Nrptl
olociou in 1811 it cusAthe 1idep,(.754„1.tny,41.00f.:1
and Bradshaw 1,0001..; while at ther.liyellegnon of
the same ,year the Hon. Line. 4usy4ha spent 749001.,
and, Henniker Wilmot 4,000 i. At tisagennral.el t'
don in 1835 thaltight Hon. S. It: Lushingtob d'
tai
7,0001.; snit the threeeleetions or lord,aflonif opt
his.lordship IS' ' • . • • ;,1,0.:!,,,,.,! ,
The Soutk (Wire Oftfrette gives the rettitti. li pt
tOot.
the two eau* J.,ylt.o' respectively p.ye.,sOiled the.'
least anitgreetest wont* for audit
:-
SIR WM. SOMERI7.I.I.LE, BART., 1.11.11.-0110-fifth of
'
sheriff's expenses, 331. Bs. 7d.; half of mum to
Parliament, 71. 13s. Ild.; messengers (17 )5,.1.1. .I.Als. ;'
canvassing clerks, al. ; elieck cleticS (3), -71. 74.; •
books and Wits for canvassing; 4c.; el. tts: ad.; eau- •
vassing and general messenger, 81.'l0s.;- committee--
room, &c., 51. tin. 21d. ; printing, advertising, and'
' • stationery2%4.4.sd.; town clerk, 51.55.; eleetionagent;,
50/. ; personal expenses, 141. 196.2 d. ;. carriage* and
cart, 1/. tla; ivoters' travelling expenses (diselluwed),
1/. 17s. ttd.;; auditor's expeniei.4 and fees,•lsLiltiti. 91d.
Total, 100/. ss.'3d. • • . . , 1 •..
C. I'. "CabliEn, EgQ:, Q.e:-One,frfth .or fiheriff's
chargeti; 33/.lBn. 7d.; cptiVitsing Clerk, pt. 1841 :Id- ;
books and lists for canvassing; ite, 2/.155.; print-'
ing, advertising, and stationery, 101. las. Bd. ; com-:
rnittee-roote„ 11. 45., ; election agent, including 4/.
18s. likl. • 'fur advertising and 2til. lilis. for printing.
(objected to), 1161. 12s. Id. ; auditor's expenses, and
tees, 161. Ss. Did.; personal expenses, 21it.•45.; town
clerk, 51. Os.; sundries, 10s. Total, 228 L 158..31d.
.RESCLTS OF THE CHOLERA. EripElfic.
IN 1S 4.
.Tii following results respecting the late outbreak of
cholera in London, as worked out of the Itegisirur.
General's returns, have been. published by the Medi J•
eal Times: •

The cholera in 1848-9 (15 months)' was fatal to 14,593
persons ; hi the last epideMic, extending from August,
'h353, to November, 1854 (16 Months), 11,435 persons fell
victims,. - Allowing for increase of pOpulati3n, the deaths
td very 10,01h1 hying give an average of 04 in the 'former,
i and 43 n the latter. lly clkoleri and dierrlitea together,.
the deaths were In— • " '
1848--49 .. '.."68,431 .. Ell'inlOPOO.
1833-54 .. .. 15,762 .. '6B • ' „
Two of the' metropolitan ditibicto (the, north and central)
suffer a mortality of only 16 in 10,01)3 living, while the
south has 03 'isreteiy 1%000 cut off by the diseaSe. ' In
the repiprt on clioldra in 1843, by the itegi4tar-Getieral, it
is said that the elevation of the soil In London has a inure
constant relation With the Mortality from choleritthan. any
other known element—the mortality being in the inverse
ratio of the elevation ; and so exactly haft this been verified
in the present epidemic that a scale of premiurit mi *it
safely have been drawn otititt 1849 Itivrcile in 1854 to t e
following effect :.—For a pewee of, average condition dw !-
ling under 20 feet of elevation, the premium to iartve
I,OIX/1. would be 1.1.; while for those living at from 1110 to
850. feet elevation the life-office would be secure with a %1.
preiniu .. .
82 , i I of tlif people, of London in 1851 lived upon sub..
districts CoTerint 2,1149 aerie of the marsh grcVind, gaging

SATURDAT,

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from 3 feet below to 1 foot above the high-water mark;
2,0113 died Otte # 64146 in 1849, 441.2,247 in 1654, or
4,9:0 in fhb broAepidefules. I i i i
963,014 of the population, in sub districts on 13,140
grefi 54 14gRunili A 0.0. feet of elf.s.'atiou and upwards, bat
3:),§,persou by. choler, in lotig, and 272 in 18.54, or (170
in %1T4.6'
ontitielebt,Aoloft in• the two years 1849
iti
iendliglY4 thblik,l429 idittis/of law gOotind under 10 Ant
of elevition,, hat of aipepulation of 596,1191 while in the
mono yearaveut of the, ewe ehainerous populations, 082,705
persons, living our 21,900 serer l lot 1 tbe, bighez ground of 00
feet isol ispwnrds, on.y 2,949 pvrvus died of choler, in.
. gituliog atl,the deaths in tilt di4tpct of St, James.
pil, the lete,ot grouni„taking the mean of Abe two epi.
deptics, .13 in 0 I.;100 .the populatlniton the highest
};round 1` in I',ooo'Of the population, here destroyed by
ch,dera.
"'At the hitermealate laves of eletutien was the danger
'Of flying by eltolera'intentiediate? To Solvo this iniponant
'question, os regarded . ths ,hipidetnio of 1440; .Loodon was
,first sub-divided into terraoes.ditforiug:49 feetia ekvutitin ;
Mel, if the saute oogrne it Illtrintoki!lioNfi .it is 401.14.14 lilpn in
.t 104049. Alliiieluic•Yelif*, X 0,002 ItoPKoisAfiiv4.o_ololern on
it therrtea,, jimileE 2v fy9t of elevafioni
j 3,757 on the
tiee tiro of krcumil, 20 1, et and tinder 4(Y feet high ;
'2'. I' 41i mi.,'" thiril tiiti•a4.; 0 and Miller 'BO 'feet '; '2,279 OR
Ittl
the' &MA tilitinen',' 00 to 80 leet'high; :IN on' the fifth ter.
rite, Silto 1011 feet ',' 278' on" the higher terrace*, of 1(N)
feet up to 350 feet. The population was tsoo,ooo OR the
leirest tertiitoci; and Wait equal, or 400,000, on the second,
the third, and the. fourth tinsitoes.;l while it. was 142,000 on
the fiftlislasalitl,ooloea the higher. tonne* of hutseelL,

..- i - • *H'4lnt o,.x*.t Atganii3Ay. . • ' •
pr
. TilE, 136041 k s i'telatiiii. 'iliii:incidAitithSt' 'at-
'44iiiaed tile" yi4 4.1 oii' 6f •Ipiiiirfolli ttiliricane sor
.' eyelone" to diii'!otio and 10t.i.fdt" dr 'the 2tid of
*gyetnlier. Till'forrifido ti' -IWii th'fiti thee' hours
time Weasitine ' l'he' ' destriuctfAn" OE ' halt i million
wiirtli:.4V,6)Art itiltrth4 adhilfied. tit three or roar
lir
li uniltiillfittes : , •
Tempests o } description (Continues the Bonin/
Times), which Oconr two (,r three times every year in the
hay of lletigal,liiiar the Mauritias and in the China Seas,
are compared/01y tide 'in the Arabian See, Their visite
are Periodical', At dviiniti interviiht of 'ten, or oeclisionally
'lot ailVehtlien, Awes, ati timr bf•the seven. that have paused
:eiverd.loitsbay .whhin the lust seventy years have occurred
i iiii.the beginning of .tiovenaben , We bare had.burnannes
betwixt the -let entl.,4h .tiovember. its I.lb3„nail al. the
, Immo dates in 1700; in ,*tiy, .18111,; ..Novign . ,p, is .21•,
',4911P !Irli: 140.7 ;, '4Y,.elnAteK 1, 181'4 ;. Ai/01, p, T 847; and
,9?p ezirgpo ixfpf qt. eetventeen years eyer offed ua was
c ili
a fortnight since tin' exhitilted, and iillufil e 'was due.
Qp Lb 30th and Illat of October we had vi ntilinntler-
heleoriti , which ate!silitibit of unfailing diceimence at this
' Weak° . • 'These baring passed away; a thick and tniubled
skv, a storm/13,111dr from the eauth-east'uitii squalls and
,shower,, df rein, and a idling baronieter, gave fall warning
•by noon on the. let tha: a tempest, was upon ue; but the
..warning was unbiesded, , 40.04 course of the ;afternoon a
signal was ,;,.e., inilicatkag that an orilinag.sturni was at
hand. §ev ershentineni . consulted their own baro-
meters mac e t eniselves anus,. Mid' escaped 'lnirm. ' The
ip
ffs'hertden who •i Vfit'dut tb 46A-tithe too :thing, jfidging by
the sky end withblit the' help of inattlithents; returned
home, ilreVr up their boats bn the beach, and get off scot
free. Our thee-ottwar, within' half &milli of an unlimited
supply .of marine 'stores, luy pet their ordinary moorings
without lowering a spar.or an offitter deeming it.necemary
, ,to :proceed on • board of them, The various flagstaffs in
,public p/atiee; remained in their fair-weather condition,
141eVedn tillisactinoefil :ijuiCsikbtelto° lwaasudro,,rodi. aor.,ll4:cieitou7absounr(tilt
the Margarel, or to bring the vessel 'into a.place of safety,
and she accordingly Went' to the bottom With 'her freight !
"The tempest berkt hpbtr US about niidnight,.froin' east and
by south, veering round southerly, and, Sleekening at south,
redOubling itb fury from the westward Ibr about an hour at
daybreak, and at Ms o'clock passing suddenly away; beau-
tifully serene .weedier almost immediately- .succeeding.
The hurricane nes one of those wellqmott:il whirling storms
known by the title of cyclones. It seems to have origin-
.ated Ave or six hundred miles to the southward of us, and
to :hare proceeded about one . hundred northerly. Its
ditfineter Was 'front' 120 to 11/0 miles, and its centre, which
travelled at the rate of front twelve to fifteen miles an hour,
passed some tart mites to westward of na. • The. whole
of its features were peettliarly well marked, and unmis-
takable.. A few days afterwards the Marine Police re-
ported the total lose of tweixe oqubtv-rigge4 vessels, of seven
large end small slops of the Indian navy, and of 142 lesser
Teasels, mostly native, of various designations. They cal-
culatl the loss of native craft alone, all of which might
have found refuge at a couple of hooka' notice in the num-
berless -creek,* ;nd places ,ofrtielter that surround the
harbour, at aq n e uartet-tuilliot ug,the loss of shipping
altogot!fier on sikore at 400,000 .i, and of property at a um!.
lion sterling. To no all these estimates appear excessive,
tunny or them more than double the reality. There were
not the lemi certainly iabove. two hundred vessels wrecked
9.r 4!ITcr01( damaged, and the loss of property on shore it
very great indeed ; but we. ehould• think that 300,00 a
would cover the whole.

12( ,114E.1ODSE.11Acpal St.:AWN jpst closed, Mr. Howard
hat riga, in ['tidies alone, 17,694/. (111,0701. of which was
AtOtlght hylifs celeln'afed. mare nit*); Lord I)i,rhy
Mr: G oily, 10.5901. ; and ihnong 'other winners
are. the Dtkke' of Bedford, 7,1851.1' Mr.'J. Osborne, 4,9001.;
Lona 'Chesterfield, 3,6401.; Messrs. Saxon awl Barber,
.11,5821, ' Lord Eglinten, 1,7201. ; Loot Wilton, 1,6751.;
_Baron Rothschild, 1,0401.; Lord Lonsdale, Lord
lilaegow, 7731, ; Lord Caledon, 1071.; and the Duke of But-
-2701. The abuvo ars exclusive of any sums for run•
mug second or third.

A4OEMBER 30, 1854.

THE WAR.

The English Government has published no des
patches front the seat of war since our last impres-
sion. Many have arrived, but are considered to
contain no intelligence worth printing iu the Gazette.
The Moniteur of Thursday contained official
Recounts received by telegraph from the Crimea to

the 18th inst., on which date they report the state of
the allies to be satisfactory. Reinforcements con-
tinued to arrive, and -the Napoleon had that day
landed 1,100 men and matiriel embarked at Con-
stantinople. The Turkish troops from Varna were

arriving.
On the Russian side, despatches front Prince
Menschikorl had reached St. Petersburg, dated the
20th, stating as usual that " nothing new had oc-
curred up to that time. The fire of the Russian
artillery was well-directed, and annoyed the allies."
The Oest. Correspondent publishes Constantinople
letters of the 18th. The Royal Albert, with 1,800
troops on board, had passed through the Bosphorus.
Up to the 18th the number of English and French
reinforcements to the armies in the Crimea amounted
to 18,000 men.
Since the three sorties of the Bth, 10th, and 11th,
the garrison of Sebastopol bad remained inactive.
General Liprandi was rnanceuvring in the neighbour-
hood of Bttlaklava with 4Q,000 men. The allies were
in force, ready to give battle. The third parallel of
the French was now mounted with guns. Admiral
Bruat had captured a fire-ship near Kamisch.
In the sortie made by the Russians on the 12th
they lost 700 men. On the 15th General Osten
Sacken reconnoitred in force, and a skirmish is said
to have taken place near the ruins of Inkermann.
It is stated that Prince Afenschikoff is ill; and that
Osten-Sacken exercises the command daring the
sickness of the commander-in-chief.
Ajdespatch from Yarns of the 17th states that
5,001) Turks had embarked for the Crimea. On the
same day Omer Puha is said to have left Varna for
Constantinople. It is still reported that the Turkish
force is designed to operate upon Perekop and. the
Russian northern line of communication.
Eupatoria is strongly guarded and insured, not
only against a coup de main, but also against all the
attacks that the Russians might attempt to Make
against it.
Late letters from Constantinople received in Paris
state that the Duke of Cambridge is much better,
and will shortly return to the Crimea.
Rear-Admiral Boxer has been ordered by the Ad-

miralty, in consequence of the confusion which pre-
vailed at Balaklava during the fearful storm which
visited that port last month, to proceed from Con-
stantinople, to take upon himself the duties con-
nected with the transport department, and Rear-
Admiral Stopford will relieve the gallant officer at
Constantinople. Captain Michael Quin has, it is
said, received an appointment in the same service.
Constantinople despatches of the 18th report that
Admiral Dundas was about to return hcme, and
would be succeeded by Sir E. Lyons. Admiral
Hamelin was also to be relieved by Admiral Bruat.
A daring, but fortunately unsuccessful, attempt to
burn the ships at Balaklava is reported to have been
made by the Russians, in Sebastopol. A party of
about forty desperate men got down to the sea and
waded round the shore to the town of Balaklava,
prodded with torches and fireballs of every descrip•
ticu, for the purpose of setting fire to all the shipping
and stores, which would have been a terrible disaster,
as all the provisions, shot, and shell belonging to the
army are stored in houses of the village. The Rifles,
who bold that part of the position, were, however, too
alert for them, and the whole were either killed or
taken prisoners.
The following is a summary of Russian news from
the seat of war given by the Soldaten Freund :
The recent expedition of the Russian steamers, which
was merely a reconnoissance, lasted nine hours. The
Russians discovered that they had no chance of effecting
anything by sea against the French, as strand batteries
completely protect their transport-ships ; 120 fresh guns
of the largest calibre have been placed in the batteries,
and the works in the third parallel are completed. It is
certain that the two Grand Dukes passed Perrkop on the
9th, on their way to St. Petersburg. General Read, and
not General Offenberg, has been definitively appointed to
the 3rd Corps, which was formerly under Gsten•Sacken.
Until General Read arrives, Lieutenant-General Mon
thesor will have the command. Twenty thousand men are
occupied in fortifying Kiew.
SIEGE CHRONICLE.

Letters from the camp down to the 12th inst. were
received in London yesterday morning. They report
few events of interest relative to the military opera-
tions, the writers dwelling chiefly upon the condition
of the troops as to provisions, transport, and health.
On these points we learn that a welcome aid has
been afforded by our French allies, who have sup
plied the disgracefnl neglect of the home authorities
by landing ambulances for the conveyance of the
British sick to Balaklava, and also made a substan-

THE PRESS.

tial road for some distance between the harbour and
the camp.
The correspondent of the Post writes on the 11th
inst.:—

The French ambulances took the whole of the sick of
the army to Balaklava yesterday morning. They nutu-
bend upwards of 1.100 men. Their mode of conveyance
was by mules. They have ambulance waggons, but these
vehicles do not suit the present state of the roads. I
understand the sick, after arriving at 'Usklava, Lane fre-
quently to wait for hours before they are taken on board
ship, or into the hospital. Today, tt is said, some of the
men were laid on the ground and kept there some time,
and, according to my informant, several died while lying on
the ground. This is a shocking death to die, and most
repulsive to an Englishman's feelings. The Turkish
troops are actually employed at Bahllava in nothing else
than burying the dead.
- -

- -
Respecting the transport service and road-making,
we read in the correspondence of the Daily News,
under the same date :
Some of our divisions have of late been on half rations,
not because the army wants provisions, but because the
oottruiasary-general wants the means of conveying the pro-
visions. up to camp. kiard.worked as the traops are in the
tromohes, the regiments here lately had the bitter choice of
starving, or of seeding fatigue parties from the camp to
Batiklava, a distance of seven or eight miles, to take up
rations. It comes to this, that because we want draught
cattle parties of our men must tramp fourteen and sixteen
miles a day, through the thickest of the mud, to supply the
place of beasts of burden. Some time ago the commis-
'airy-general ordered his fissistantte at Constautiuople to
buy up a large number (twelve hundred) of bat horses.
The horses were bought, and are now eating their rations
at Constantinople. Even if we had had ever so many
horses and milks they could never have survived the
Libbers and miseries of the last four weeks; when the
roads were rivers of mud, and the way Up to camp was a
short day's long journey. It is strange, and no doubt cha-
racteristic, that on landing here we took possession of the
road, and that we have gone on spelling it without raising,
a shovel of earth or lifting a stone to fill up a hole or re-
move an obstruction. Our allies have at length felt oum.
passion for our pitiable case, and a thousand Zottaves who
were set to work some days ago have in that short time
made a splendid road from lialaklava to Kadikoi. In
another week we shall have little to fear from wet weather,
for the French road up to our camp will then be fiona.
pleted. It is broad, and all the holes and pitfalls &refilled
up, and it is covered with a thick layer of broken stones
and gravel, and there is a deep ditch on either side to
draw off the water. We all of us--officers, men, and non-
combatants—look at the road, and laugh with glee and
just a touch of shame. Now, if the French will only keep
the road in order, we shall do excellently well, and when
we get our draught cattle and bat horses we mean to go on
campaigning in the must dashing of styles. But still there
is no denying it, kind and brotherly as our allies are, our
wanting their kind care to such an extent is not exactly a
feather in our cape. The delight we take in the road re-
minds one of the monkeys who get into eestacies with a
fire, and will sit round it by the hour, chattering away and
warming their paws, but none of them ever tbiuk of light-
ing a fire or feeding it when lighted.
The writer gives the latest intelligence from the
camp as follows:—
Dee. 12.—The last report is that the bombardment will
recommence on the 17th, and continue on the linh, on
which the assault is decided to take place. This is gene•
rally believed all over the camp, but from Lord 'Raglan's
staff it is, of course, extremely difficult to yet an answer to
,so important a qtiestion. We are very quiet this morning,
and the roads are much harder, facilitating the conveyance
of our ammunition. We have now sixteen new 13 inch
mortars from Malta, whereas 9-inch was lately our largest
size ; this will give us the advantages of throwing larger
shell 1,000 yards further than formerly from our advanced
works, which are much nearer the town than our old. bat-
teries. Heavy guns and more ammunition are expected
daily. Large quantities of woollen shirts, drawers, Szc.,
have arrived for the troops, and a few new great-coats for
the sentries; they have the hood attached, a very useful
but ugly appendage. The absurdity is this, that the hoods
are worn over the bearskins, whereas the bear-skins (sight
to be done away with, excepting for liekl-days. It is a
splendid day, the sun shining as on a June morning, and
the scenery being very beautiful all feel as happy as
crickets. Scurvy is appearing amongst the troops, and
many believe that the prevalent diarrhoea depends upon
the salt rations. Several cargoes of potatoes have arrived
for the use of the men, but not in sufficient quantities to
make any great alteration in their condition. I hope the
authorities at home will not think of sending out more
cavalry, because the horses are dying by thousands daily,
or rather nightly, but in the spring they will be much
wanted, and not likely to die. Many parts of our lines
have been strengthened by holes dug in the ground, three
iu a row, called "Trots de loupe," or, as the soldiers fami-
liarly term them, " toorooloos," for entrappiug the Cos-
sacks if they attempt to advance. It will be a great bless-
ing when all the trench works are finished, the men at
present being much overworked. I hope by the next mail
I shall have news of more importance to communicate, but
at present there is little but grumbling to be heard in the
camp.

FRENCH CHRONICLE OF SIEGE.
The following accounts of the siege operations on
the French side, up to the the Bth instant, is pub-
lished by the Constitutionne/:
The continual heavy rain which has been Lining since
Nov. 4 almost without interruption has arrested the siege
operations. However, that interruption has been only
relative, fur the works of the trenches for the second

parallel went on as much as the hod weather would allow .
Since the 4th of the present midi, When the tine weather
returned, the works have been urged on moat rapidly, and
are in part armed, so as to be almost ready to open Are.
And in speaking of ourworks 1 include those of the Eng-
lish. If the weather continues due we shall again open
fire in a few days, with 250 guns, including mortars, a good
number of which are of thirteen inches. In addition, we
have gut much closer to the town, so that you may COW
shier the taking &the southern part of it as a certainty.
You may say thit the Russians have also torte batteries
and barricades, Mid otherwise defended themselves. No
doubt they have; but all they have dons is without system
and cannot resist us, once that a temible tire will have pre-
pared the way for the assault. Yesterday 1 went through
the trenches, and was struck with the precarious condition
of the Russian iouvuchnients, whilst everywhere I found
our soldiers animated with the beat spirit notwithstanding
their dreadlul fatigues and ettlferinp from the weather.
Almost eery day WO receive accounts from prisoners or
deserters of the discouragement of the }lnterim troops, both
on account of their frequent defeats and the insufficient
food which they receive. They are also nearly without
shelter, being merely covered with hum made of
branches of trete, without any defence against the severity
of the present season. eieneral Liprandi's division the
day before yestenlay quitted its position We're Balaklava
and withdrew beyond the Tacherusys, Mulling their huts,
and carryiug away the guns taken from the Turks on
October 25. This movement, which commenced on the
night of the sth, was effected by ten the next morning,
without any other apparent reason than the ill-health
of the Russian troops, or an intention to concentrate
their forces iu another rim of the country.
On the oth, about two iu the afternoon, two Russian
Teasels, cue of which was the famous reelitoir, left the
port, anti proceeded to Streletzka day, for the purport of
reconnoitring our positions on the left, and of damaging,
it possible, the Caton and another steamer anchored there.
But the itfifithe gave the Marin, and our Other steemere got
np their steant at once with the design of giving chase.
The Hessians, however, had time to, draw sear, driving
before them the little ,Ileyilre, which has only two guns.
The Vladimir lived at. the echos, which at once returned
the tire, rid as she was doing re the English frigate the
Terrible dawbed forward like au angry lieu against the
enemy, who,. seeing the meretuent, sod having received
some balls from the guns of the 0111111, turned hack at full
speed sod got safely into the port. The advance of the
Terrible was magnificent, and quite in accordance with her
name ; but she was unable •to come up with the Ittisaitui
vessels. She, however, opened tire en the kinstrian vesaels
•running the risk of the enemy's batteries. The enemy
would not have eeeepoil without injury, as some shots from
ithel Caters struck the Viuthrnir in the bull. On the other
side. the Terrible had two men killed. What was the
object of this sortie? No one can say--prebahly a bravado.
But, iu feet, what is the use of all their attempts tie our
beneriee and trenches ? Nothing else but to get some of
their unfortunate soldiers kille4 Or made prisoners, atm'.
ing the besieged an opportunity of firing their guns on the
ramparts without wounding a single man of our soldiers.
The Princes Michael and Nicholas occupy the fort No. 4,
being the final after Fort Michael, on the north side of the
port. Four ships of the line, amongst which are the Pans,
the Coestatitine, and the Teaks Apostles, all almost without
guns, are anchored in front. Thu Triiesine it in the Cr
reeuing Itay with its crew on board, by the side of the
Elbrousse, an iron steam-frigate • and then climes the Goaidi
liner, transformed into a hospital, and three other large
vessels are lying in dock. Add the I'lademir frigate and
some small vessels, and that is all that remains at present
of the Black Sea fleet, after the Milking of the skips at the
entrance of the port. Of the whole, there are only two
perfectly armed. As to the land forces, they are at preseut
between the Belbeck and the Tsohernaya, guitraiug with gret.t
care the road from Simferopol to Itaktulti Serail, by which
alone they receive their supplies. It is difficult, if nut
impossible, at present, with the state of the roads, to briug
$ second supply of men iu vehicles, for to the quetaltin of
men is added the graver one of provisions. This army,
largely estimated, and including the troops in the tow u,
cannot amount to more than front 00,000 to 70,000 men.
They are now making an int reached camp un the positione
of the lielbeek and of the Tueliernitya, thinking that, because
the heights of the Chersotiese have become impreguable
in oar hands, their camp will lie so likewise. lot them
go on, fur we know that, once that the tuwu is taken, the
famous northern fort will nut be Mile to hold out two weeks,
deprived of water as it is, and soon deprived of everything,
when we shall have the command of the road to Simfe-
ropol. Such is the true state of things. Every day we
are receiving reinforcements; the English are about to re-
ceive 20,000 wooden houses from England, pnetisions are
insured to us for four months, and wood and water are not
wanting. The spirit of the soldiers is excellent, and their
general health good. Hive us only a few days' fine weather,
such as we enjoy to-day, and you will see if the town will
not soon be in our halide. That will cost we suniethiag, it
is true, but our ohject will have heel' attained, and " Vive
l'Empereur
THE WEATHER AND TIIE TROOPS.

Letters from officers in the camp, dated on the oth
instant, state, concerning the weather and the con-
dition of the troops :
For the last twu days the weather has been delightful.
This day in particular belts out hopes of those few weeks
of dry weather in December and Jannary promised by very
old iu of Itaisichiva. The breeze is may, the air
mild as in May, and the sun is all a May wan can be es.
peeled to be. Our poor men in the camp are drying their
clothes, and if no fresh rains come oil overnight they will
have the luxury of dry shirts, coats, and trousers—su in-
dulgenoe long unknown to them. The fine weather, too,
will cheer up otir fresh troops, who must have rectived
shocking ideas of the Crimean climate—which, if the