The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-14 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

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BUCHAREST,' May 24.—The Austrians appeared
to temper their brutality for a short time after the
proclamation of martial law in the Principalities
—doubtless to assuage the irritation caused by
this law, which holds death in suspense over
all our heads. However, after the lapse of eight
short days, they have recommenced their brigand-
acre and assassinations with more audacity than ever.
The day before yesterday they murdered a (male)
cook and the son of the priest Nedeles, of the parish
of Batishete. The same day four other persons were
killed by them at the fair of Moschi, outside the gates
of the town. Yesterdayanothermurder was commit-
ted at the barriere of Tesana. The Austrian govern-
ment would seem to regard these crimes as merely
a guarantee for the preservation of "law and
order," which it affects to re-establish in the Prin-
cipalities ; for the only punishment inflicted on
the guilty is to send them back to Austria to serve
in other regiments. Count Coronini lately caused
20 unoffending Hungarians, who believed them-
selves in security here, to be loaded with chains
and conducted into the Austrian States. One of
them—an artist, a painter—died of the torture in
this town. A few days ago the Austrians burned
and destroyed, in the garden of Scoufa—before the
barrieres of Bucharest—several thousand muskets,
which had been taken from the rural population,
and deposited in one of the magazines of the capi-
tal. Thus Austria is permitted to destroy the arms
of a people ardently desirous to fight against Rus-
sia on the side of the allies, and to replace them by
her own bayonets, • which, in the Principalities,
have hitherto only served to protect the Russians
towards the Pruth, and which may soon perhaps
be turned against Turkey and the allies.

FRAN CE.
BOURSE, Jima 13.—CLosING PRICE&
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4. per Cents 94 751 95 25c.
3 per Cents 69 50 69 GO
Credit Mobilier 967 50 Roman
Credit Fon cier 545 Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes
Piedmontese B7 75 Home Debt 3O

THE CAPTURED "QUARRY WORK.

The Quarry Woik, the capture of which is ascribed to
our brave troops in General Pelissier's despatch of the
7th, is situated between what on the 6th inst._ were our
advanced works on Frenchman's Hill and the. Redan. Its
construction was commenced late in April, after our sol-
diers had driven the enemy from the large rifle pits in front
of our right attack. The quarry of which advantage was
taken in the construction of the work, and from which it
is designated, is on the slope of the Redan Hill, below the
line of abattis which stretched across it, and about 300
yards from the most advan( al trench of the zigzag in
front of our second parallel. The slope of the land on which
the Quarry Work rests dips down to the left, towards
the left ravine, in front towards the shallow part of the
middle ravine near its termination, where it divides
Frenchman's and the Redan hill from each other. The
new work was placed behind the excavation, and had a
high and solid parapet. Around it the enemy had rifle
pits connected with the quarry by trenches, and one of
these, within fifty yards of our advanced trench, had
its parapet of sand bags loopholed not only at the top,
but within two feat from the level of the ground, by
which means our working parties were for a time consi7
derably annoyed. The rifle pits and the Quarry Work
were connected by a covered way with the Redan. At
the opening of the third bombardment our zigzags bear-
ing towards the Redan had been so far advanced
that it was necessary to crown the Quarry. as otherwise
the enemy would have looked down into our trenches ;
but this operation again would not of itself have sufficed
to insure our progress., as the Quarry Work was in turn
commanded by the Marnelon. Hence the necessity for
taking both simultaneously. Four days before the open-
ing of the third general bombardment, it was unknown
in camp whether the Quarry Work was armed, but it
was evident that it had been prepared for at least ten
heavy guns. Owing to the steep ascent of the hill, and
its proximity to other extensive works in rear, not to
speak of the rifle pits in its vicinity, its capture must
have been a most arduous undertaking, as our lists of
killed and wounded, moreover, too plainly tell.

OPERATIONS AGAINST RUSSIA. IN THE

PACIFIC.

The following is an extract from an important letter
addressed by an officer on board her Majesty's ship Dido
to a gentleman in Dublin :--
" Dido, Oahu, Sandwich Isles, April 13.
" Our new admiral has just arrived here in the President,
and we sail to-day for a place with a very long name—' Petro-
paulovski '—where we hope to do something, to which the
battle of Inkerman will he nothing. The intended plan of
operations will be, I believe, that the Dido and Pique, from
this station, meet the Encounter and Barracouta the beginning
of May in Awatika Bay, and this squadron, under the com-
mand of Captain Moorhead, is to establish a close blockade.
Should the defences be not stronger than before we may
attack it ; but we are not to do so unless success is certain.
Iu about four weeks the admiral, in the Monarch, wit-- the
President, Amphithrite, Trincomalee, and Brisk, with two
French frigates and a steamer, follow, and then we are all to
take the place, if our little squadron have not done so. We
then, I believe, all go to the Sea of Ochotok, when we will
meet the China squadron, and attack a very strong settle-
ment the Roosians' have at the mouth of the river Amoor ;
but I do not think it will be taken, as if you look at the map
you will ace that it is scarcely approachable by large ships
with their guns and stores on board, and then there are three
or four Russian men-of-war—the Pallas and Jeanna, amongst
others—with lots of steamers. But I dare say that we shall
take the island of Taghalan. These places you can be shown
upon the map."

YAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Rear-Admiral Edward Boxer, C.B. who died of cholera at
BLlaklava on the 4th inst., was midshipman of the Doris, and
assisted at the cutting out of a French 20-gun corvette from
Camaret Bay in 1801. He was a lieutenant of the Tigre, and
commanded a detachment of seamen landed in Egyptin 1807,
and a division of boats .at the destruction of a convoy at
Rosas in 1809, and also had the direction of the gun-boats at
the siege of Tarragona in 1813. He was also captain of the
Pique in the operations on the coast of- Syria and bombard •
ment of St. Jean d'Acre in IS4O. He was a lieutenant in
January, 1807, a commander in March, 1815, a captain in
June, 1823, and a Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1853, subse-
quently having been promoted an Admiral of the White.
The Earl of Aberdeen steam-transport left Portsmouth yes-
terday morning for the Crimea.
The Mary Davidson sailing-transport is now being laden at
the Royal Clarence-yard, Gosport, with tea, sugar, coffee,
rum, rice, and biscuit for the Crimea. The vast stores of
this establishment are now so full of every kind of victualling
supplies that baking has been discontinued for the present.
The Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander R.
Dew, left Sheerness at 8 a.m. yesterday, in charge of the gun-
boat Hinde, and the mortar-vessels Surly, Blazer, and
Manly, direct for the Baltic.
The Centaur, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain W.
J. C. Clifford, left Sheerness yesterday in charge of the mor-
tar-vessels Prompt and Rocket, and the schooner Watertank,
for the Baltic.
The Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander
W. E. Fisher, is ordered to proceed direct to the Baltic with
the gun-boats Swinger and Jackdaw.
The Calcutta, 84 guns, Capt. J. J. Stopford, is receiving
the armament and stores of the Glutton and Meteor floating
batteries at Sheerness. She has already nearly 800 tons of
solid shot for battering purposes, exclusive of shell, &c. She
has 11 months' provisions for her full complement of men4aud
officers.
The Perseverance transport, Capt. Henry Harris, is receiv-
ing stores and provisions at Sheerness, and every exertion is
being made to get her ready to embark her troops by Satur-
day next. The different detachments of the Royal Artillery
who were to embark yesterday returned their old muskets
into store and received Minie rifles, with th© sword bayonets
attached, for use in the Crimea.