The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-25 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

RETREAT OF THE CZAR.
VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Oesterreichische Correspondent states that
the Emperor Alexander has left Nicolaieff for
Elisabetgrad, situated to the north of that place,
and about 130 English miles from it.

BERLIN, OCT. 24.

It is reported here that Prince Gkeschakoff
has represented to the Emperor Alexander that

there are great difficulties in his present position*
and asking for instructions as to whether he shall
risk a decisive battle or evacuate the Crimea.
The Emperor has thereupon sent Generals Ben-
kendorff and Backelburg to the Crimea to make
a personal inspection, and upon their report future
movements depend.

Rumour adds that the Czar has sprained his

foot in the most serious manner, and is obliged to

keep his room.

ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 23.

Up to the evening of the 22d nothing important.
had occurred at Kinbourn.

Some ships of the Allies had tried to get up
the Dnieper and the Bong, but soon retired.
Extensive defences are being erected at Nico-
laieff.

Accounts from the Crimea, of the 13th, state
Lnat the enemy retired as the Allies advanced.
The English cavalry has arrived at Eupatoria.

ARTICLES FOUND IN SEBASTOPOL.

The French Minister of War has received from
Marshal Pelissier an inventory of the different
articles found at Sebastopol, independently of the
cannon. Among them are the following :

" Shot, 407,314 ; shell, 101,755; packages of
grape, 24,080 ; gunpowder, 262,482 kilo-
grammes ; ball cartridges, 470,000, in good con-
dition, and 160,000 damaged ; 52,000 kilos of
old sheet copper ; 50,000 kilos old rope ; 25,000
kilos new ditto, of different sizes ; 730,000 kilos
of bar iron and steel ; 60,000 kilos of copper
and 20,000 of brass ; a very large quantity of
deal timber, masts, yards, &c. ; 50,000 kilos of
old copper and 80,000 of old iron ; 2,000 tons
of small coal for the use of the forges ; and a
great number of machines of different kinds, &c.
Of provisions there were found 500 tons of Imead ;
150 of flour ; 9 of barley ; 117 of black wheat ;
18 of oats ; 20 of wheat ; 1i of peas ; and 60
tons of salt meat."

MARSHAL PELISSIER'S ORDER OF
THE DAY.

The following order of the day was addressed
by Marshal Pelissier to the troops after the cavalry
affair of Koughil :
" Soldiers I—We have another success to regis-
ter ! A corps of Russian cavalry has just been
completely defeated in the plains of Eupatoria.
The hussars and the dragoons of Gen. d'Allonville
were able at length to come in contact with the
enemy on the 29th September, near the village of
Koughil. Supported by the Ottoman corps of
Ahmet Muchir-Pacha, Gen. d'Allonville, with the
4th Hussars and the 6th and 7th Dragoons, ad-
vanced on the division of Hulans of Gen. Korff and
attacked them with the sabre with the greatest
valour. Sabred in theirvery ranks, harassed in their
retreat for more than two hours, the enemys's squa-
drons fled in all directions, leaving in our hands six
pieces of artillery, 12 ammunition waggons, 169
prisoners; and 250 horses. This brilliant com-
bat, on which I congratulate General Allonville,
reflects the highest honour on the 4th regiment of
Hussars, on the 6th and 7th Dragoons, on the
Armand battery of horse artillery, as well as on
Generals Walsin, Esterhazy, and de Champeron.
It is a fine feat of arms, of which I am happy to
have to render an account to the Emperor, and
which worthily inaugurates a new series of opera-
tions."

THE WAR IN THE EAST.
(From the Correspondent of the Morning Poe.)

61-36, HEIGHTS ABOVE SEBASTOPOL, OCt. 11.—
" Who goes there ?" " A friend." " Advance
friend, all's well." This is, without exception, one
of the mightiest absurdities practised in the game
of war, or, I should say, of soldiering, for wherever
the former exists in essence, the nonsense of chal-
lenging ceases, and it is only in camp andin the lines
of a regiment that it is carried on. Daring the whole
siege such a sound was never heard in the trenches ;
an individual, spy or otherwise, might walk from
end to end without a formal challenge, and were
any one suspected, it was in a very different man-
ner—be was asked his business. But in camp, of
a beautiful moonlight night--light as day itself—
no person can stir 10 yards outside his tent with-
out these unmeaning words. A sentry who sees
his own relief advancing, as clearly and certainly
as the musket he holds, goes through the form
_indeed, every one is so well used to it, that
the rotten custom is not noticed. A challenge
without a countersign is as useless as a lock with-
out a key, and is only worthy of beef-eaters
at the Tower of London ; yet the practice
continues, as I have before said, nowhere
where it might be of importance--on the march
after landing. On the forced march after Alma it
was never thought of, but in the safest parts of
the camp it is of constant occurrence.
The Light Cavalry continue a slow process of
embarkation, and the rumour of a force moving
on Mackenzie's Heights has been strengthened by a
manifesto sent to the different divisions, detailing
what is to each man in the event of
a move.
Wu as to the movements of
Lbeittolaerirsiekdu bo
the Russians ; a sharp fire 'is kept up across the
harbour, and I am beginning to think there
is not much idea on the part of the enemy of
immediately vacating their positions—at all events,
not of their own accord. The whole army is daily
employed on the roads, and must be for some time
to complete the new ones that are laid out. The
railway is now well drained the whole length of the
line,
which ,thgether with the large commissariat sup-
plies already brought up to each division, and a
generalo
fthe
a rdepotm army
suffering,in
under
any circumstances, will preclude the possibility
pri-
vation or inconvenience. The extra 6d. a-day field
allowance causes as much extra drunkenness as it
is possible for a 6d. to cause in the Crimea, although
by a navvy, that it was impossible for a
it was remarked with uncomfortable feelings, a. few
days since,
man to look at beer properly in the Crimea under
45., but the British soldier is a striking instance
that great effect is to be produced with smaller
means.
It appeared this afternoon that a chanxe of
weather was approaching, and some few drops of rain
fell; to-night it is excessively close and warm—
much more so than I have experienced it at night
for a considerable time. The fire is unusually
heavy from the mortars in Sebastopol—a report
has just sounded much like an explosion.
OCTOBER 11.
It has been whispered to-day that the electric
wire has brought the promotion of Brigadier-Gene-
ral Windham to the rank of Major-General, and
that he is to succeed Sir Ben tinck in the command
of the 4th division, all of which gives great satis-
faction. Sir William Eyre and General Windham
are the popular men of the army, and the former is
confidently expected, at some time or other, to be
the commander of the forces. Some disappointment
is experienced at the non-arrival of the expected
gazettes by the mail which came in to-day, and
much indignation expressed at the colouring given
to the victory of the Bth. It is only requisite to
visit thii Redan itself to feel convinced of the ob-
stacles which presented themselves, and prevented
our troops maintaining possession,exposed as it was to
fire from ships and batteries, and the uselessness
of such a sacrifice as it would have entailed was
fully proved by the sequel.
Some, rain fell early this morning, but it has
since been fine.
OCTOBER 12.
•
Looking down upon the valley outside Balaklava
occupied by our cavalry, this morning, I thought
I never witnessed a prettier landscape, indeed, in
every direction the view was most charming, whe-
ther it was the bold dark rocks that surround the
harbour standing in bold relief against the purest
atmosphere, the blue sea, the harbour itself
studded with masts, and the busy little world all

around it, or the camp itself, all was equally en-
chanting from the height on which I stood, and
would have been much more so to me if the
walk had been a final one, and, like the friend
I was accompanying, I had been about to em-
bark, although with a severe wound, for Eng-
land. The camp itself was rendered more pictur-
esque from the number of men of different regiments
at drill and sword exercise—at one spot amidst
the tents, a squad of Heavies in bright scarlet, and
further off a large body in blue uniform, who could
only be distinguished by the gleaming of their
swords in the mid-day sun.
Iu Balaklava a great embarkation was taking place
of vagabonds of all description; Turks, Tartars,
and Maltese, discarded, and happily so, by the
Land Transport Corps—lazy ruffians who have
for months eaten and done nothing, requiring one
good man to look after each one of them besides
doing hie own work. It must be discovered even-
tually that soldiers only can work with an army,
and that any undisciplined body of men is only an
encumbrance to the machinery.
The embarkation of Light Cavalry continues
slowly.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

The Moniteur says :—" Generals Bosquet, Mel.
linet, and Trochu, whose wounds are in a fair way
of being healed, embarked on the 18th of October,
in order to return to France. Their state of health
is satisfactory."
it is confidently affirmed that Perekop will be
besieged. A corps of 30,000 men, it is stated, is to
be disembarked to the north of Perekop, while
another corps is to be placed before the fortress, to
invest it on the other side.

According to letters from St. Petersburg the
Emperor Alexander's mind is becoming affected.
He has grown exceedingly religious since his
troops have been everywhere beaten, and he prays
the whole day, invoking Providence to accord to
him a victory. It is likewise stated that his train
includes more priests than generals.
The Emperor and Empress, with the the Duke
and Duchess de Brabant, went yesterday to visit
the fort of Mont-Valerien. Their Royal High-
nesses, who were to have taken their departure
from St. Cloud to-day (Wednesday), will prolong
their visit until Saturday.
_ _

The Moniteur contains a decree authorising a
number of Frenchmen to accept and wear foreign
decorations. Among them are the Baron de Bour-
queney for the Grand Cross of the Austrian Order
of Leopold, and General Letang for the Ist class of
the Order of the Iron Crown ; Baron Rousseau,
consular agent at Broussa, Knight of the Neapoli-
tan Order of Francis I. and the Turkish Order of
Medjidie, sth class ; the Marquis de la Grange,
senator, the Grand Cross of the Dutch Order of
the Oaken Crown ; Count Tascher de la Pagerie,
first chamberlain to the Empress, Knight of the
Tuscan order of St. Stephen, tiTc.
The Africaine frigate left Toulon on the 22d,
with troops and military stores on board for the
Crimea.

BOURSE, Oct. 24, Two o'Clock.—The market is
very dull, though Rente and shares are steady at
yesterday's prices. It was announced that the
Bank of France was to receive within a few days
40 millions of francs from the Bank of Holland,
through the medium of Messrs. de Rothschild,
Brothers. The Bank would take no new stringent
measures in its next weekly sitting. Threes were
done at the opening at 64fr. 45c., but they receded
to 64fr. 30c., and they are without much busi-
ness at from 64fr. 30c. to 64fr. 35c. The other
securities are quoted about the same as yester-
terday, Mobilier from 1,190 fr. to 1.185 fr. The
Eastern Shares are in demand at 915 fr. and 917 fr.
50c.

Half-past Three—The prices are about the same
as at the opening, and there is little or no business
doing. The following are the last quotations :

THE BOURSE —OcT. 24.
Cash. fr. e. End of Month.
4. per Cents c.:o 25 —f. —c.
3 per Cents 64 35 64 35

New Loan 65 20
Bank Shares 3200 Roman
Credit Mobilior llB5 Austrian

Belgian Fives 951 Spanish Threes —
Piedmontese B5 Homo Debt 32

RAILWAYS-Fos CASH.

fr. c. c.
Orleans
Northern
Lyons. .... ...... —... 1120 New Ditto 763 75
Mediterranean 1210 Grand Central 590
Lyons Geneva 650 Teste
Cette 670 Austrian Com. 720 25