The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-16 00:00:00

THE FIRMAN.

"From the moment that my Imperial high cypher
shall have reached you, know this, that to defend the
power and independence of nay empire and faithful sub-
jects, and to maintain their prosperity and tranquillity,
are for me aid every wise and intelligent person who is
devoted to his Government, the great and glorious ob.
ject to be aimed at. Know further, that the praise.
worthy exertions which you have evidenced from the
commencement of a most successful war, by the intelli-
gence with which you are endowed, have not only
merited my praise and approbation for so noble a rule of
my army, but have drawn my Imperial favour closer
unto you ; further, my victorious Imperial troops who
are under your orders have shown to the world at large
that faithful and self-denying conduct which is the re-
sult of their natural zeal, fidelity, and valour, and have
proved that they are the brave descendants of those
heroes who, in the time of our ancestors, shed their
blood and sacrificed their life to strengthen the founda-
tions of the empire, and gave prosperity to their country.
Yes, this they have proved, and even more—they have
shown that the confidence which we place in them,
under trials of every severity, which ,they will ever pa-
tiently endure in defence of the independence and glory
of their country, is based upon the truth of existing
facts ; and in that our troops have acquired for their
country the highest military honour, we cannot but feel
the deepest satisfaction, and offer them our grateful
thanks and praise.
" In our prayers, before the throne of the Great God,
we ever remember thy intelligent person as well as the
generals, officers, and soldiers of all ranks of our Impe-
rial army, and never do we cease for one single moment
in personally endeavouring, with a spirit of love and
compassion, to soothe the trials and increase the happi-
ness and well-being of one and all of them ; and let them
be assured that wherever my Imperial army shall be,
and on whatever expedition it may be engaged, my
favour and earnest attention will ever accompany it.
" Now it is that the service of my empire indispen-
sably requires that a sufficient portion of my Imperial
army of Roumelia, proceeding with you to the Crimea,
shall join themselves with thy victorious troops who
have already been there landed, and with the two mighty
Powers—the sincere and devoted allies of my empire—
to fight against the common enemy.
"My eyes are fixed upon you. Put your trust in the
aid and compassion of the Lord God of the universe,
and add to your many deeds of glory, by worthily up-
holding the cause of honour and of your great nation.
Be, above all things, careful to walk amicably with the
generals, the officers, and soldiers of the two great
Powers, my allies, in defence of a cause which the world
at large acknowledges involves the best rights of my
empire. By such conduct strengthen my Imperial fa-
vour towards you. Give fresh proofs of your innate
valour, of your well-known respect for the fundamental
laws of warfare, and of your sincere devotion to the
person of my Imperial Majesty.
" It is with the full purpose of honouring you, and
my Imperial troops placed under your command, that
my present Almighty Firman has been expressly given
frors my Imperial Divan, and ornamented with my gra-
cious Hat Humayonn ; to declare in person my hearty
satisfaction, and my high Imperial will, one of the great
officers of my empire, Mahmoud Bey, Moustechar of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been sent to you.
On his arrival, hasten to proclaim and make knowa my
supreme will and lively Imperial satisfaction to all the
generals, officers, and privates, who are under your
orders, and night and day attend, as you have ever
done, most earnestly to their well-being in everything.
" Know this also, Trust in my noble sign ! ' Given
in the first decade of the month of Rebiul-Akhur, 1271.
"To the Muchir of my Imperial Army of Roumelia,
my Commander-in-Chief, Omer Pacha."

LORD RAGLAN AND THE INHABITANTS
OF MELTON MOWBBAY.

The following is an answer from Lord Raglan to
an address, most numerously signed by the inhabi-
tants of Melton Mowbray and the neighbourhood,
complimenting him, not only on hi 4 own services,
but upon the gallant exertions of the army under
his command, and expressing, at the same time,
sympathy with their sufferings :
"Before Sebastopol, Dec. 28, 1854.

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"Gentlemen,—l have had the honour to receive the
address of the inhabitants of Melton Mowbray and its
hamlets, which you were so good as to send me on the
Ist instant ; and I beg to request that you will be so
kind as to convey to them the expression of my most
grateful thanks for this flattering recognition of my ser-
vices, and the equally gratifying acknowledgement of
the gallant exertions of the army under my command.
"I hope you will also assure them that their deep
sympathy in the sufferings and privations which the
troops have had to endure, is warmly appreciated, and
that nothing is more prized by the soldier than the gra-
cious approbation of his Sovereign and the estimation
of his countrymen.
" With the blessing of Divine Providence, I trust
that the future operations of the army may be as suc-
cessful as those which, it is a satisfaction to me to know,
have gained for it the conidence of the inhabitants of
Melton Mowbray.—l have the honour to be, gentle-
men, your most obedient humble servant,

_
" RAGLAN.
" To William Easson, Esq.,
Town-warders."
Thomas Baker, Esq.

ADMIRALS DUNDAS AND HAMELIN.

The Moniteur of yesterday gives the following
letters of farewell exchanged between Admirals
Dundas and Hamelin :

" On Board the Furious, Bay of Karatch,
December 19, 1854.
"My dear Admiral—l cannot resign my command
without making my adieux to the fleet placed under your
orders, in whose operations I have co-operated so long
with pride aad pleasure.
" I shall carry with me to England, and I shall
always cherish, a reminiscence so dear to me. I beg
you, if you see no objection, to express my sentiments to
the officers and seamen under your command, with the
assurance of my constant wishes for the brilliant realisa-
tion of their hopes,

" Accept for yourself, my dear Admiral, my hearty
wish that you may find, on your return to your own
country, all the happiness that you can desire.
" J. W. DaaNs DUNDAS."
" Montezuma, Kamiesh, Dec. 22, 1854.
"My dear Admiral,—l have the honour to inform
you that to-morrow, December 23, I give up the com-
mand of the French squadron to Vice Admiral Bruat.
"At the moment of separation from yourself and the
squadron placed under your orders, I beg you, if you see
no objection, to express in my name, t• all your officers
and seamen, how delighted I have been with the con-
stant concord and good feeling with which we have
carried on together all our naval and military opera-
tions since our entrance into the Black Sea. Though
far from them my heart will be with them, and longing
for their success ; and the memory of the time we have
passed together will be one of the pleasantest reminis-
cences of my naval career.
" For yourself, my dear Admiral, take with you my
wishes for your happiness, and be pleased to accept the!ex-
pression of mymost affectionate and devoted good feeling.
"The Admiral of France Commanding-in-Chief of
the Mediterranean Squadron,
" HAMELIN."