The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-24 00:00:00

THE SIUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24 1855.

for them in the military kitchens on the left bank
of the Kars-tchai.

"On the same day (28th of November) the
fortress was occupied by our troeps under the
command of Colonel de Saget, and the Russian
standard was hoisted on the citadel.

" Thus, with the surrender of Kars, the last
remnant of the army of Anatolia, which in last
June numbered 30,000 men, has vanished. The
Mushir Massif Pasha, Command, r-in-Chief of that
army, is himself a prisoner of war iu our hand-,
without counting eight Pashas, a great number of
superior and subaltern officers, including the Eng-
lish General Williams and his whole staff. in the
fortress we took 130 cannon, and a great stock of
arms."

On the 28th of November General Mouravieff
issued the following order of the day to his
troops : .
_ . _

" WIDER OF THE DAY TO THE DIVISION
OF THE CAUCASUS.

"CAMP OF VLADI-KARS, Nov. 16 (28), 1855.
" Companions in arms I congratulate you ! As
Lientenant of our Sovereign I thank you.
" At the price of your blood and your labour
the bulwark of Asia Minor has been placed at the
feet of his Majesty the Emperor. The Russian
standard floats on the walls of Kars. It proclaims
the victory of the Cross of the Saviour.
"The whole of the army of Anatolia, 30,000
strong, has vanished like a shadow. Its Com-
mander-in-Chief, with all his Pashas and officers,
and the English General who directed the defence,
with his Staff, aro our prisoner's. Thousands of
Turkish prisoners, who return to their homes, will
proclaim your deeds of arms.
"No inventory has, as yet, been made of the
vast stock of arms and Government property at
Kars ; but, without counting the cannon and
flags captured by us in the course of the cam-
paign, 130 new cannon will enrich our arsenals.
Numerous flags will wimn the holy tompt.E of
Russia, and recall the memory of your constant
warlike virtues.

" Companions in arms I thank you again ;
from the first man to the last.

"Brave comrades ! I also thank you again in
my own name. I owe to you the happiness of
procuiing a joy to the heart of our Monarch.
You have this year achieved what you prepared
to accomplish ix the course of the two preceding
years.

"Unite your thanksgiving with mine to the
God of armies, who in his impenetrable secrets
now gives us victory in the very hour of trial to
which we have recently been put. May faith in
Divine Providence maintain the martial spirit
within you, and double your strength. We will
undertake new labours with hope in the protection
of the Almighty.

"MOURAVIEFF,
Commander-in-Chief, Aide-de-Camp General.'

"TRIESTE, DEC. 21.

" Advices from Constantinople of the 10th,
received here, state that the remittance to the
Ottoman Minister of War of the money realised
by the Turkish loan in France and England had
caused a rapid rise in the value of piastres.
" The capitulation of the town of Kars was
not officially known at Constantinople.
" The Russians are preparing to take the of-
fensive this winter in the Crimea,.

"The Sultan objected to the establishment of
a police force organised by the consuls of foreign
Powers.

" Advices from Smyrna of the 12th of December
state that the English squadron under the orders
of Rear-Admiral Stewart was preparing to leave
for Malta."

"BERLIN, DEC. 21.
" The Prince de Pless, President of the Chain
ber of Peers, is dead.

" Count Munster has not brought either an
autograph letter or any propositions whatever
from St. Pesersburg."

he has distinguished himself repeatedly since the
commencement of the war, and can already boast
of 18 wounds, not counting the loss of a few fingers
on his left hand. The plundering propensities of
the Abasians have been so strongly developed
lately that Omer Paella, after having had corporal
punishment administered to two of them, has sent
back the rest in disgrace.
15TH.—The whole camp was struck this morn-
ing at daylight, and we marched through an un-
dulating well-wooded country to Chaita, where wo
found the still smouldering embers of the Russian
barracks and storehouses. The growing confi-
dence of the population was testified by the fact
that the inhabitants of some of the houses by the
roadside had not quitted them upon the approach
of the army, although they could not be induced
to minister to our wants, protesting that the
Russians, before leaving, had appropriated all
their live stock. Omer Pasha had given strict
orders that no force was to bo used in procur-
ing supplies of this nature ; but I found, in the
course of my own foraging expeditions, that in
many instances the fowls said to be in Mus-
covite hands were snugly stowed away in some
obscure outhouse, and upon the production of
some bright silver sixpences, and the assurance
that I was an Englishman, a Christian, and no
Turk, were readily parted with. In the neighbour-
hood of our camp was a picturesque old ruin, pro-
bably of Genoese construction, built in an oval
form, about 150 yards long by 100 wide, with three
towers, two of which were in a very tolerable state
of preservation, and a picturesque old archway.
The main body of the army is expected to reach
this place to-morrow.

16r11.—Marched for three hours to the Chopi.
The country became more beautiful as we advanced,
and a lovely view burst upon us as we reached the
river and saw the Monastery of Chopi perched
upon a bank about 300 feet high, overhanging the
stream. We ascended the steep hill, and, pitching
our tents upon its summit, revelled in a glorious
prospect. Immediately below us all is bustle and
activity. The artillery is fording the river, and
the opposite plain is alive with troops, pitch-
ing their tents or collecting round their camp fires.
In the night we were alarmed by the firing of can-
tinn , as far na wa could make out, in the direction
of Skeuder Pasha's brigade, which is now two news
in advance ; but, as this turned out not to be the
case, on the following morning it was attributed to
Mustapha Pasha, whose troops are not very far
distant, in a south-westerly direction.
17rit.—We made a short march to-day, and soon
after leaving Chopi struck into the macadmised
road which connects Redout Kaleh with Kutais
and Tiflis.

18TH.—Continued our march along a magnifi-
cent road ; the bridges, however, were almost uni-
versally destroyed ; and, xotwithstanding the ac-
tivity of the Turkish artillery horses, and the ex-
cellent way in which they are managed, there is
occasionally some difficulty in getting the guns
across the ravines and muddy streams with which
the road is intersected.

ZIEWIE, Nov. 19

This morning a spy was brought into camp in
Mingrelian costume, who turned out to be an
aide-de-camp of Mockrausky, the Russian Com-
mander-in-Chief. When the fact was ascertained
beyond a doubt Omer Pacha ordered him to be
shot. The unfortunate man met his fate with the
utmost courage. The corpse, attended by a priest
in full canonicals, has just passed the tent to re-
receive Christian burial. It is reported that we
are to march the day after to-morrow, in which
case we may hope to reach Kutais in two days
from that time.

was easy of access on undoubted securities at 10 to
12 per cent. per annum, where the maturity does
extend beyond two or three months. The stock-
market was quiet, but firm. The State loans press-
ing upon the market had carried prices down to a
very low point. The Bank statement was con-
sidered favourable. In exchange there had been a
large business done in sterling, mostly by bankers,
who raised their prices to 9 per cent. at the close.
Bills on Par.is were quoted at of. 214 e. to sf. lBic.
The prices of cotton had risen ic. to ic., with a
firm market. Flour was quoted at a decline of
62ic. per barrel on the prices current on the 4th
inst. ; there was also a downward tendency in the
provision-market. There was no new feature to
notice in the iron-market. Freights were decidedly
firmer to great Britain. At New Orleans, on the
10th, cotton was unchanged.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day).

CORN EXCHANGE.

Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but
moderately supplied with wheat, yet the demand for all
kinds was in a sluggish state, and prices wore in favour
of buyers. Fine barley supported previous rates, but all
other articles moved off heavily, at drooping currencies.
On the continent scarcely any business has been done
on English account, but large shipments of produce con-
tinue to be made from the United States.

With the exception of barley, the arrivals of English
grain up to our market last week were limited. From
abroad, we received 10,511 quarters of wheat, 19,873 oats,
3,209 beans, 2,420 peas, 1,310 tares, 5,767 linseed, 6,812
rapeseed, 243 sundry seeds, 2,700 sacks and 4,097 barrels
of flour.

A very moderato supply of English wheat was on sale
to-day. The demand, however, for all kinds was in a de-
pressed state. A few picked samples realised about last
week's prices, but nearly the whole of the remainder were
unsold at the close of the market.

Foreign wheat was excessively heavy, and the quota-
tions were nominally unaltered.
Floating cargoes were very dull.
Fine malting barley sold at full quotations, but other
kinds ruled heavy and rather cheaper.
Malt moved off slowly, at the late decline.
oil rata were steady. at last Monday's prices, but new
samples were a dull inquiry.
Beans moved off heavily at 23 per quarter less money.
The sale for peas was heavy, at about is decline.
' Flour moved off slowly, apparently at stationary prices
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex It Kent,
Red .... new Qs to 79s
Oltto— •• .... old 73s 84s,
Ditto, White new 59s 84s,
Ditt0........ old 77, 905
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 78s 84s
Ditto new ...... 62s 804
aye—Old •• •• —8 —3l
New sns b2s
Barley—Grinding... 36s 46a
Malting ......... 404 42s
Chevalier.... . . 44s 45s
Milt—SuffolkandNor-
folk............ 74, 823
Crown ............... 64s 70s
KingstonandWare 783 80s

Malt—Cheyalter .. •• 803 to 82s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincoinsk.,Feed 253 30b
Potato
Yonghal and Cork
. Black
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Cork, White ..... 26e
Scotch, Feed..... 273 34s
Beans---Tick ••••• •• •. 408 453

Pigeons...... 41: 53;
Peas—Grey . 403 44s
Maple. 433 45s
White .. . /504 Ais

„
Boilers 50s 55s
Floor—Town-made... 738 755
Suffol: •....... •. 5Si 605
Btocktn & Norfolk 535 60s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep, Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Antwerp
Rotterdam-- 360 ... 1,016 ... ...
Havre —

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