The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-22 00:00:00

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shell right •to the it fiddle of them, and ratilit, tPes*"..r,'-'1?-,
should t4'nk, have do ne some damage ; they then fi4:*:,s,.! jil44
re tired,ileaving only a sentry here and there to look 1.4.ik`..r,
at us. Last night and the night before we were n0t,.., • 'r.‘.4o 7
turned out, which I wonder at, as one Costa*: (-1,-
riding down and firing his piece has the power of "W 1/
turning us all out and'. annoying us a good deal. As
to attacking the place, to be successful, or to have
a chance of it, they would require about 2,500 or
3,000 men, whereas there are only a few Cossacks
and about 1,000 men between this place and Tera..
rouk (20 miles off), which place the Sea of Azoff
squadron bombarded• the day we landed here, and
tried to set fire to, but found there were some
troors there, so they- could not. Fancy, we heard
the firing here quite plain ! We have got a good
many houses down, and the wood collected on the
beach, and have sent over our Minna full of wood,
but are not getting on so quickly as we expected,
and instead of leaving to-morrow, shall, I dare say,
have to remain till Tuesday or Wednesday (this is
Friday). On Wednesday morning some French
officers going down to the village too early by them-
selves found the Cossacks and some few foot (about
a dozen), who had been spending the night there,
had not left, and got fired at ; one was slightly
wounded in the foot, the other had his cap knocked
on one side; also the first day some of our navy of-
ficers got hemmed into the Church, and had to dodge
the Cossacks. We have sent armed parties out in
different directions the last few days to burn some
houses a distance off, &c. One that started yesterday
went to a splendid vineyard, but all the best grapes
had been shaken down by the Russians to prevent
our getting them. The vineyard is a long way off,
and here even—far as it is—one unfortunate
Frenchman had strayed with that insatiable thirst
for plunder and was found murdered (not shot) ;
he was lying nearly naked, and stuck in the side
and neck with a lance or sword. I suppose there
were Cossacks in the place, and that they first
fired at and wounded him, and then murdered and
robbed him. This is the first man we have had
killed here.
"A great treat here are the mushrooms, of which
there is a large quantity. When several of us were
out picking them the day before yesterday we found
the place the Cossacks fired from, and a little fur-
ther on I found one of their cartouch-boxes, which
they had dropped the other night, with 48 rounds
in it of Minie ammunition. It is made of sheep-
skin, and I mean to keep it as a tobacco-pouch.
They are to send us down huts, I believe, from
Balaklava, but only 25, which will not be nearly
enough, so that we shall have to build some, and
shall not be able to keep all the wood we get here
for firewood ; so that, I dare say, some of that will
have to be sent down to us from Balaklava. While
they are about it they might as well make us com-
fortable, but fully expect that the officers will have
to pass the winter in double tents, which is by no
means a pleasant look-out, though I almost ques-
tion if a double tent to oneself would not be bettor
than a hut with four in it, as digging down very
deep, putting a fireplace in the side, double one
tent over the other, digging one ditch close round,
and another further out, banking up clay to keep
the wind out, boarding the bottom, &c., one can
make oneself pretty comfortable after all !
SUNDAY, SEPT. 30.
" Well, my letter has not gone yet, and I believe
one mail has left the other side, but ono has had
such a lot to do here between perpetual working
parties, foraging, &c., that it could not be helped.
However, I hope to be able to get it across
to Yenikale to-day by the Minna. We have
not been turned out the last two nights, but
nearly all of us sleep with our clothes on, boots
and all ; not a very comfortable way of resting,
which reminds me of a passage you used to laugh at
in Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel about the 49
warders, tall and strong, or something of that kind,
who did everything with their armour on, and even
drank the red wine through the helmet bars, for
such was the custom of Branksome-hall'—do you
remember it ? We have been able to get some
fowls, kc., here, and so have been able to live
pretty well, but they are nearly all finished, so that
the sooner we go the better, but I fear we shall not
get away before Friday or so. I told you the day
before yesterday about the Frenchman who was
found killed. Well, I believe he had two comrades
with him, one of whom was found also murdered,
and the other is still missing.
" We now have a guard and sentries out in the
village, and we are, with armed working parties,
carrying away the best of the wood from there for
firing, Asc. ; the rest of the place has been set firo
to, so that when the Cossacks come back they will
not find much of their town ! I was hard at work
down there yesterday, from daylight till sunset,
coining back for one hour for dinner and breakfast
at 9 and 1."

STATE OF TRADE.

(Prom the Manchester Guardian of Sa .urday.)

MANCIISSTER, Oct. D.—Yesterday week, when the
merchants assembled in our Exchange room, between
one and two o'clock, were expecting every moment to
bear that the Bank of England had given the monetary
screw a long turn, and were looking somewhat gloomy
in the anticipation, they were relieved by the intelligence
that no change had been made. In the market of Tues-
day last, there was, consequently, a little more cheer-
fulness, and although extreme caution was still the domi-
nant feeling there were buyers who ventured upon offers,
few of which, however, were accepted. Yesterday, when
no alteration was looked for, certainly none of much
severity, the announcement that the rate for discounting
bills was six per cent. up to 60 days' date, and seven
per cent. anywhere from 60 to 95 days, seemed to give
everybody a sort of galvanic shock. Coupling this mea-
sure with the statement that the directors had prayed
the Government to authorise the issue of a large amount
of notes, without placing against them an equal sum in
gold, people began to fall into rather anxious forebodings
as to difficulties ahead, which might be discernible front
Threadneedle-street. At once a stop was put to busi-
ness. Buyers closed their order-books, and recalled any
unaccepted offers which they might previously have
plucked-up courage enough to make for yarns or goods.
There is, of course, some business which buyers may deem
it necessary or advisable to effect ; but, in these cases,
a further abatement of price is insisted upon on the
one side, and conceded on the other, by this or that
seller. In this respect great irregularity prevails, in
consequence of the very diverse situations of pro-
ducers ; for, while many aro still pretty well supplied
with orders, not a few are approaching their last deli-
veries, and others see more or less of actual accumula-
tion going on. With the exceptions referred to, how-
ever, the merchants and dealers having no idea what
prices may be safe, consider it to be their wisest policy
to continue narrowing their liabilities, and bringing
their reeo'urces under command. Pursuing this course,
which is the one of safety, and the one to help on a reac-
tion, the mercantile classes in this city generally disap-
prove of the measure sought from the Government by
the directors of the Bank of England ; and we hear of
the same disapprobation expressed by spinners and manu-
facturers from various parts of the district, who see in
the proposed course a stimulus to that very exportation
of the precious metals which is the evil complained of.
The India letters are not generally come to hand. We
have, however, conversed with one eminent merchant
connected with Bombay, who has received advices from
that market, and wo learn that the long drought had
at length been succeeded by commencing rains, and
be
was hoped that the progress of the monsoon would.
such as to rescue the crops from the destruction which
had had appeared to be impending, and to give anekim'spbusi-
to trade. The telegraphic statement of the week's
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Oct. 18.—The improvement in the lace
trade we noticed last week continued for plain goods and
a few descriptions of fancy articles, but the generality of
houses engaged in the fancy trade complain of inactivity.
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Low priced articles in hosiery goods are chiefly sought
for, while wrought or fashioneddoing but in little
demand. There is not much in yarns, and prices
are irregular.