The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

STATE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

The Vienna' papers are informed from the Prin-
cipalities that from 9,000 to 10,000 sick and
wounded are now on the road from Bucharest to
the Sereth. The Warsaw correspondent of the
Fresse affirms that the demoralisation of the Rus-
sian army is complete. The soldiers before Silistria
loudly complained that they had been led to the
shambles. The front ranks of the storming par-
ties before Silistria refused to advance towards
the Turkish works. Prince Paskewitch ordered
two Greek priests, bearing the sacred pictures, to
place themselves at the head of the men, and when
even this powerful stimulus failed, the veteran left
his saddle and, seizing a flag, led on the men him-
self. The loss of officers has been tremendous.
Russian officers who have recently joined the army
relate that the Emperor is indisposed, and suffers
from depression of spirits. When his Majesty ap-
pears in public he always wears a large Greek
cross, the symbol of his spiritual sovereignty.

LETTER FROM ABD-EL•KADER TO OMER

PACHA.

Omer Pacha has lately received the following
Eetter from Abd-el-Kader, dated Broussa, tile 18th:--.

"My very dear Brother--The gates of Paradise
opened themselves for me, -when I had a conversation
with the only prophet in a dream on the eve of the Ist
Ramazan. I heard all the great and holy souls who re-
pose in Abraham's bosom proclaim your name with
shouts of joy, and I saw a large rainbow extend across
the striking ranks of the holy sous when they called you
by name. God is with you, my brother. Wherever
you go glory and victory wilt attend you. I envy you.
Carry off the camps of your enemy by your troops. May
my blessing accompany you. The enemies will fly be-
fore you like jackals, and our children's children will
glorify your name. Do not draw back, but march your
troops forward. The Prophet wills it. The day of ex-
piation is arrived for the gmours of Moscow. Blessings
on you, my brother. ABD-EL-KA.DER."

FRANCE.
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPEROR AT
BO ULO GNE.

The Emperor left Paris yesterday afternoon for
Boulogne, to review the troops which are about to
depart for the Baltic. He arrived at Boulogne in
the evening, and took up his quarters at the Hotel
du Nord. It is understood that his Majesty will
be present at the embarkation of General Baraguay
d'Hilliers' division.

The Emperor on leaving Paris drove along the
Boulevards in an open carriage, absolutely without
an escort of any kind, and with only one person
with him in the carriage—probably one of the
chamberlains. Both were in plain clothes. There
was a complete absence, not only of military, but of
any state whatever. A considerable number of per-
sons had previously assembled at. the Northern Rail-
way Station when the carriage arrived. The Empe-
ror descended and passed through the crowd, who
received him with every mark of respect. Flags and
other such ornaments usual on the occasion had been
placed at the entrance, but they were removed, as
well as every other mark of distinction, as it was
understood to be the Emperor's wish that no dis-
tinctive ornaments should be employed. The
ground.was kept clear by a squadron of Sergens
de Ville. The Emperor was received at the sta-
tion by some members of the Administration, and
in a few minutes was at full speed on his way to
Boulogne. The Emperor will be met at Boulogne
by Count Walewski, the French Ambassador, who
has been at Calls since Sunday, and by Admiral
Lapierre, who is to superintend the embarkation of
the troops. 9,000 men will be embarked at Calais
on board the English ships ; and 3,000 men, with
siege artillery and 100 hoi 'lei, will embark on board
French sailing ships, which will arrive at. that port
two days later. The English ships are expected on
the 13th ; they will anchor a mile and a half from
the shore, fitted up as transports. The troops will
also arrive the same day, a part on foot from Bou-
logne, and a part by railway from St. Omer. Fif-
teen French steamers will be ranged along the
Calais quays in order to convey the troops from
the shore to the English ships. • The embarkation
will begin on the morning of the 14th ; and so ad-
mirably has every arrangement been made, and so
well does every man know his place, that it is ex-
pected the operation will be over at mid-day, or
very soon after. The 9,000 men will be embarked
in one operation, and the rest will be taken a day
or two after on board French sailing vessels. The
total force that will proceed to the Baltic in subse-
quent detachments will be about 30,000 men.
Several regiments have within the last few days
been sent off by the Northern Railway for Calais
and Boulogne. At the station. crowds were as-
sembled to see them leave, and greeted them with
loud acclamations. Several departures took place,
and each one gave rise to a demonstration of the
popular enthusiasm. At about nine in the evening
a detachment marched up, and there were loud
cries from the crowd, which was very numerous,
of " Viva l'Empereur !"—cries in which the
soldiers joined. There were also amongst the
people cries of " Viva l'Angleterre ! " which
were probably raised in the belief that the troops
were part of those who are about to be embarked
on board English vessels for the Baltic. Some ar-
tillerymen of Vincennes have gone to Douai to
take possession of siege artillery, and they are to
convey it to Calais. The sth company of the
ouvriers d'administration, consisting of butchers,
bakers, and carpenters, has arrived at Lille from
Metz, and is to proceed to Boulogne to form part
of the Baltic army.

The public in Paris is rather surprised, not to
say disquieted, by the continued silence of the
Moniteur respecting the reply of the Emperor of
Russia to the note of the Austrian Cabinet ; and
as it is pretty certain that they are acquainted with
its tenour, but that they observe the moit profound
secrecy on it, the inference is that they are not sa-
tisfied with it. It is also remarked that the
Itioniteur has recently been most communicative
when Austria was concerned, and when there was
good news to tell, or anything which resembled
good news. Hence there is a certain degree of
dissatisfaction, which is unfounded no doubt, but
which is not to be wondered at under the circum-
stances, particularly, when the Austria occupation
of Wallachia announced as a fait accompli 80r110
days since, has not yet taken place.
The funeral of M. Emmanuel de Las Cases took
place yesterday at Passy. The Emperor was re-
presented at the ceremony by one of his chamber-
lains, the Duke de Tarente. The corners of the
pall were borne by General Ricard, Aid-de-Camp
of King Jerome ; Baron de Heckeren, Senator ;
a colonel of Polish Lancers, who followed Napoleon
I. to St. Helena ; and M. Boulay, de la Meurthe,
ex-Vice-President of the Republic.. Among the
other distinguished persons present were General
d'Hautpoul, the Duke of Padua, and Messrs.
Pierron and Archanibault; who were with the de-
ceased at St. Helena.

The Bourse continued heavy yesterday. The
Three per Cents. opened at 72f. 25c., rose to 72f.
40c., and fell to 71f. 85e., the closing price for the
end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
closed at 97f. 75c. ; and the New Loan at 72f. 20c. ;
Orleans Railway Shares, 1,155 f. ; Rouen, 1,015 f. ;
Havre, 555 f. ; Great Northern, 820 f. ; Strasburg,
780 f. ; New Shares, 621 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons,
925 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 840 f. ; Western
of France, 645 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great
Central of France, 495 f. • Lyons and Geneva,
502 f. 50c. ; Bank of CredieMobilier, 710 f.