The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-01 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MARSEILLES, May 29.—Preparations to supply
the army in the Crimea with provisions and mili-
tary stores are being continued with increased
activity. The transport service cannot keep pace
with the Minister of War, and the heavy cannon,
shot, shells, and gunpowder are accumulating in
the Artillery-ground and stores for want of ships to
take them away. Our English steamers have, ex-
cept the Calcutta,.all sailed for the East, and there
remain in the port of the Joliette theDidon French
frigate, the American clippers Great Republic,
Queen of Clippers,. Gauntlet, Alleghany, and
various sailing transports. These immense Ameri-
can clippers have not proved so serviceable in em-
barking and transporting troops and stores as our
British steamers. There is more time expended in
loading them, and, finally, they require a steamer
to tow them. Yesterday (Whit Monday) was kept
as a close holiday here, except in the War Depart-
ment and the port. ' A vast number of gun-car-
riages and horse-troughs were embarked on board
the Queen of Clippers. The field artillery of the
army of reserve was shipped in sailing transports,
and the fast sailing steamer-Euphrate took with
the mails to Constantinople a battalion of artil-
lery. The screw-ship of the line Prince Jerome
arrived on Saturday in the roads of Endomme, a
short distance from Marseilles. She brought
from Toulon 200 seamen to complete the crew of
a ship of war at Brest, and took in return a de-
tachment of troops for the East. The ship of the
line Duguesilin anchored in the same roads yester-
day. She.took a number of troops from this and
sailed for Algeria. The Valetta, Captain Evans,
arrived yesterday morning, bringing the India mail
from Alexandria. She performed. the passage in
the short period of five days and a half. The Simois
iron screw-steamer, built in England, arrived yes-
terday afternoon, having sailed from Constantino-
ple with the mails of the 21st inst., Gallipoli of
the 22d, the Piraeus of the 23d, and Messina of
the 26th. She arrived 14 hours before, she was
due, showing what might be done by a steamer
employed exclusively for the conveyance of mails
and passengers direct between Constantinople and
Marseilles. The Simois brought likewise 180 sick
and wounded soldiers, mostly Zouaves and artil-
lerymen.

FRANCE.

PARIS; FRIDAY EVENING.

The Times Paris cerrespoddent's letter, dated
yesterday, says the, rumour of a battle having been
fought on the Tchernaya, with considerable loss
on both sides, but with defe3t to the Russians,
which prevailed yesterday, turns out to be un-
founded, no despatch having been received by the
Government confirming that fact.
_ _ _

The following private telegraphic despatch has
been received here :

" -VIENNA' 30th.—The report is current here that
the Grand Duke Constantine has resigned the
functions of Grand Admiral of the Russian Marine.
The peace party have obtained the ascendancy at
St. Petersburg. A new note will be sent to the
German Courts."

The Emperor and the Empress, accompanied by
the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto,
yesterday visited the Palace of St. Cloud, where
considerable works are in course of execution. „In
the evening their Majesties and their Royal visi-
tors honoured the Theatre du Palais-Royal with
their presence.
The Moniteur publishes a decree, founded on a
report from the Minister of War, increasing by
150 f. a year the pay of the privates of the mounted
gendarmery, and of the sub-officers and privates of
the same corps, which will now be as follows :
Cavalry—Adjutant sub-officer, 1,536 f. a year ;
mar4chal-de-logis chef, 1,286 f. ; marechal-de-logic,
1,136 f. ; brigadier, 1,036 f. • private, 900 f. In-
fantry—According to the above ranks respectively,
1,386 f., 1,136 f., 986 f., 886 f., and 750 f. The pay
of the gendarmery of the Seine and the garde de
Paris will receive about one-fourth additional,
when in Paris.

The rumour was again afloat yesterday of an
action having been fought on the Tchernaya, the
Russians under Lipraudi being completely beaten.
The following is General Canrobert's address to
the army on giving up the command to General
Pelissier :

"GENERAL ORDER.
"Soldiers,—General Pelissier, Commander of the
First Corp; assumes from this day's date the chief com-
mand of the army in the East.
"The Emperor, by placing at your bead a General
accustomed to great commands, grown old in war and
in the camp, has wished to give you an additional proof

of his solicitude, and to prepare still more the successes
which, believe me, shortly await your energetic perse-
verance.

"In leaving the exalted position where circumstances
and the will of the Sovereign had placed me, and where
you maintained me in the midst of severe trials by your
warlike virtues and that confiding devotion with which
y'ou never ceased to honour me, I do not separate myself
from you ; the happiness of taking a closer share in
your glorious fatigues and your noble labours has been
granted to me, and it is together, under the skilful and
firm guidanoe of the new Commander-in-Chief, that we
will continue to fight for France and for the Emperor.
"CANROBERT.
"Head-quarters before Sebastopol, May 19."
The Patric publishes the following telegraphic
despatch from St. Petersburg :
" During his visit to Cronstadt, the Emperor Alexan-
der rebeived a deputation of the inhabitants, to whom
he addressed an allocution, which ho concluded as fol-
lows :--` Pray the Almighty to grant us peace, and trade
will flourish again.'"

A private letter from Brussels/ dated yesterday,
states as follows :

"The King of Sweden has positively refused to take
an active part in the war against Russia. He alleges
the want of sufficient guarantees as the reason against his
rushing into a war of conquest and aggrandisement. For
Sweden to give co-operation it would be nescessary for
England and France to bind themselves by a treaty of
10 years at least to leave at her disposal a force always
ready to repel every attack on the part of Russia. It
is said that the refusal of the King is owing to the in-
fluence of Prussia, an influence which has much increased
fnr some time past at the Court of Stockholm. It is
certain that the Sovereigns of Prussia and Sweden are
the best friends, and they carry on a very cordial cor•
respondence. _

" I have already informed you that the Belgian
Government has been more complying. Except in the
event of formal opposition on the part of the Cham-
bers, the Belgian Government will furnish a contingent
of 20,000 men.

" I am informed that Generals Rudiger and Paniutine,
of the corps of grenadiers, are positively named to the
command of the Russian armies of the centre and west,
and which are, as you are aware, placed under the supe-
rior orders of Marshal Paskiewitch."

A. detachment of 242 non-commissioned officers
and soldiers of the sth squadron of the military
waggon train, with 160 horses and mules, left Cha-
teauroux ou the 27th for Marseilles, en route for
the East. '

The Emperor has received, at a private audience,
M. Pedro Moucayo, Charge d'Affaires at Paris, of
the Republic of the Equator.
The King of Portugal yesterday received the
Corps Diplomatic, who had also the honour of being
presented to the Duke of Oporto. The King and
his Royal Highness afterwards went to the Portu-
guese Embassy to receive the Portuguese residents
of Paris.

BOURSE, MAY 31.—CLOSIN4 PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. rnd of Month.
4i per Cents , 94 15 —c.
3 per Cents 7O 25 70 50
Credit Mobilier B6O Roman
Credit Foncier 530 Austrian '
Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes —
Piedmontese — Home Debt —
RAILWAYS—FOR CASH.

fr. c. fr.
Orleans
Western 695 Rouen
Cette — Strasburg
Mediterranean llB5 Havre 590
Northern