The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-14 00:00:00

PRINCE MENSCHIKOF F'S FAILURE.

given in at Inkerman when the day
was not near spent
---- ---
(though his infantry was) has
A letter from Berlin says that Prince Menschi-
kofra having
not been viewed with indulgent eyes in St. Peters-
burg, the less so that Gen. Dannenberg had urged
him repeatedly to recommence the battle with his
overpowering force of cavalry. As far as a civilian
can judge from the description of the battle, it
would seem mere fool-hardiness to attack a strong
force posted on such an elevated plateau, with
cavalry,
the more so when the enemy was fully on
the alert, had got reinforcements with his guns in
position, and when there was no more for to keep
their approach from his knowledge. There seem
to be considerable apprehensions entertained in St.
Petersburg that a landing in force will speedily be
made at Eupatoria, and so take there Sebastopol
troops in the rear ; the state of this latter force is
described as pitiable in the extreme for want of
provisions and ammunition.

TURKEY. .

The Journal de Coneantinople publishes the
following address presented to Rescind Pacha by
u
the Armenian patriarch :
" Highness—l have the honour of informing you that
like all the faithful rayas who are under the beneficent
and generous shadow otfhoeuAr
ramugenuisatnnit
comm Sovereign,
of
ffftehe
rulpmnpigehril
taaaca
and day prayers to Heaven for theaynd which who
success
I represent, penetrated with gratitude for the many
favours and benefits with which it has been up to tke
present time loaded by the Sublime Porte, has never
ceased, since the commencement of the war, to pray to
the Supreme Being for the triumph of his Majesty's
arms. On the occasion of the signal victories gained in
these latter times, with hearts full of joy, we assembled
in our churches, and addressed thanks to Divine Provi-
dence, praying at the same time for the continuation to
the end of such events, as well as for an extended reign
and length of life to our beloved monarch."
Reschid Pacha replied as follows :
" I have taken cognizance of the contents of the ad-
dress which your Eminence has just presented to me,
relative to the joy which the Armenian community has
felt at the victories obtained by the assistance of Divine
Providence, and to the public prayers which it has offered
up for the triumph of the Imperial arms. The eagerness
shown by the community of the Armenians, your co-
religionists, faithful subjects of the Sultan, to express on
this occasion their gratitude, furnishes another proof of
their devotedness: and fidelity to the Imperial govern-
ment, and of the sentiments of constant gratitude which
they feel towards it for the high favours of which they
have been the object on the part of his Imperial Nlajesty.
I have, in consequence, to express to you tt e high sat s-
faction of our august Sovereign, to whom your address
has Leen submitted, arid to inform you of his Imperial
order to have it inserted iu the A`. tate Journal and in the )
Djeride Ravadis."

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
A letter from Bucharest states that a Turkish
commissariat office has been established in that
place for the purpose of paying for all the supplies
furnished to the Ottoman army. This arrange-
ment has produced an excellent impression on the
inhabitants, many of whom, from a spirit of pa-
triotism, have relinquished claiming the sums due
to them. The Sultan has published a decree
banishing all the Moldavian and Wallachian sub-

jects who have followed the Russians into Bessa-
rabia.

RUSSIA.

The Lloyd of Vienna contains a letter from
I(alisch, of the 7th, which says :—"lt is not
yet known what winter-quarters will be taken
by the two divisions Labinzoff and Szepelieff
9f the corps of Paniutin, which have remained be-
hind. It appears beyond a doubt that the troops
of the guard and the grenadiers, as well as those
of the first division of infantry, will pass the win-
ter is Poland, with the reserves. That results
also from the numerous supplies which are com-
manded ; the cavalry, above all, are numerous in
Poland. The news of the augmentation of the
battalions of Finnish sharpshooters is confirmed.
This augmentation proves that the Czar will not
readily yield to conditions of peace, and he could
not well do so, were he inclined, for the people
are greatly moved by fanaticism."