The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-19 00:00:00

FRANCE,

The Moniteur of yesterday (Sunday) contains a
despatch from Vice-Admiral Bruat, announcing
that the Fulton, sent upon an expedition to
Kertch, had reconnoitred Anapa and Kaffa. The
Leopard, which accompanied the Fulton, dis-
covered a Russian column on the causeway near
Kertch, by the late Kuban, and dispersed them by
shot an d shell. They also made themselves ac-
quaintei 1 with the strength of the enemy's artillery,
four 24- pounders and two iron mortars. The cold
during the voyage was excessive. They landed in
the nigt .t of the 23d or 24th, when the gun-boats of
the Lea,pard drove back a corps of Russian infantry
inarchiur upon Taura. The ships (the Fulton and
LeoparCi then landed their crews, and destroyed
the artillt cry posted there ; this consisted of ten 24-
poundet Li, cast in 1850 and 1851, the biscuit stores
were bu,: ned, and a large number of waggons and
gun-can: iages were carried off or destroyed.
The E inperor on Saturday witnessed the opera-
tion of e itablishing a camp in the Champ do Mars
by some squadrons of the Gu:des of the Imperial
Guard. The tents were first put up and then
taken d own with great rapidity-, the object being
apparer tly to see in what time the operation could
be effee, ;ed.

Mars „tal Baraguay (1' Hilliors and General Gues-
Willer, appointed to the comma: ad of the Ist and
2,1 corpy of the army of the North, will establish
their he wad-quarters, the former at Boulogne, and
the hitt( it at St. Omer. They left Paris on Saturday.
The er oniteur publishes a letter from Jassy, an-
nouncin g that the electric telegraph was opened
between that town and Czernowitz on the 26th of
Fehr um y.
Capta in Merle, aide-de-camp to the Emperor
and prt ifect of the Palace, has arrived in :Paris
from tht t Crimea:
Genet al do Pouteves arrived at Toulon on the
15th fro ort Rome.
The ( currier de Marseille, of- the 16th, says
feThe Glasgow steamer, belonging to the Scotch

Steam Navigation Company, which has been chartered
by' the French Government fur six months, at the rate
of 155,000 f. a month, has taken on board 400 tons of
cannon-balls, and will also receive a battery of
artillery, 270 artillery of the Imperial Guard,
4 officers, and 270 horses. The City of Man-
chester, belonging to a Liverpool Company, has
been also taken up for six months, at the rate of
175,000 fr. a-month, and will take on board four officers
and 314 artillerymen of the Imperial Guard, and 314
horses. Both these vessels will probably leave at the
beginning of next week for Kamiesh. 710, Scotch
Company has another steamer now in the Black Sea
under charter to the French Government until May next,
which period will be extended for six months longer.
The Clyde steam-packet left this morning for Constanti-
nople. This vessel, which is to touch at different ports
in the Levant, had on board 200 men belonging to the
engineers, and 40 passengers, among whom were several
English fficers. The Provence screw steamer also left
this morning for the Crimea, with a cargo of presents
for the army. She also has on board 32 artillery horses
Tne Nicolai English steamer arrived here this morning
to take on board a cargo for the same destination. The
weather, which had fur several days become much
colder, is now again mild. To-day is a perfect spring
day."

BOURSE, MARCH 17.—CLOSING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c. End of Month.
4i per Cents.(xd) 94 70 94f. 75c.
3 per Cents 69 9) 70f. 10c.
Credit Mobilier 775 Roman
Credit. Foncier — Austrian
Belgian Fives ...... .. 94 Spanish Threes 37
Piedmontese B5 50 Homo Debt —