The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-20 00:00:00

A NOTE FROM EUPATORIA.

The correspondent of the Patric writes the fol-
lowiug from Eupatoria, under the date of the 27th
ult. :

"Our position continues to be satisfactory. The Rue"
sians advance from time to time within 1,000 yards of the
walls, but the imposing attitude of the garrison keeps them
at a respectful distance and they dare not attempt a serious
attack. The commandant has organised a Tartar militia,
both
will prove useful auxiliaries. The cavalry, in particular,
and cavalry,'who iu the event of an attack
rendeirnfant
s the greatest
on several occasions with inferior numbers has re-
pulsed the Russian outposts, but the latter are se numerous
at present that the Tartars are afraid to advance without
the support of two or three pieces of cannon. On the 23d
of October the entiro of the enemy's cavalry deployed on
the hills around Eupatoria within 1,500 or 2,000 yards, and
threatened an attack on the town • but their march was
stopped by a few
without coming within cannon shot of the pisee. The
Henri Iv., 100 guns, has replaced at this station the Jena,
the crew of which so contributed towards the
powerfully
congreve rockets, and they retreated
defence of the town."
Another letter from Eupatoria states that the
Tartars of the
neighbourhood were arriving in
crowds with their cattle, to place themselves under
the protection of the Allies. The consequence was
au abundance of fresh meat, both for the garrison
and the besieging
army. The Turks have found
out the means of obtaining fresh meat without pay-
ment or without being accused of pillage. They
fancy themselves reinstated in their former posses-
sion, and have established au office at the entrance
to the town, where'they levy tolls, which are paid
in kind.

A SOLDIER'S DEATH AND BURIAL.

The following manly
and feeling letter has been ad-
dressed by Major Freese, of the Royal Artillery, to the
friends of the late Capt.(Mindere, a young man twenty-
six years of age, who fell before Sebastopol :
" C$l,llP near Sebastopol, Oct. 25, 1854.
"My dear Sir,—lt has fallen'. to say duty to be obliged
to communicate to you the melancholy tidings of the
death of your son, Captain Childers, of the Royal Ar-
tillery, and second captain in my company' who fell in
his country's cate-ie in the trenches before Sebastopol, on
or about four o'clock in the afternoon of the 23d of Oc-
tober. 11,3 was standing by me, and left me to see the
effect of the enemy's works ; he put his head above the
top of the earthen parapet, and a large round shot
struck him on the bead, and his death wasenstantaneeus
--he could not have possibly suffered at all. Being my-
self a parent, I can feel for you and with you, and to
me his death is irreparable ; he had only joined me a
short time, but in that time I had been able to appre-
ciate his good qualities, both in a private as well as in
a public capacity, and had he been spared he would have
baeelanr,geereflaolint6o-il long, ornament to the profession. Wil-
lingly would I giro way to my feelings, and weep for
him as a brother, but stern necessity forbids it. I have
have
eytso go
elf,ainndto, wolleilsttrelnanhmeswraigtinnign,thaensde
lines in. haste,
God only knows who may be the next. The Lord gave
and the Lord may take away, and we must all be pre•
pared for our great change whenever we may be called
on. His remains I brought with me to the camp, and
yesterday they were interred in a secluded valley
close to the camp, where they will not be disturbed
when we quit the country. They were followed to the
grave by numerous officers and men. I had a quiet coffin
made to put him in, which I did with my own hands,
assisted by his servant, and fastened hint down myself,
taking, alas ! a sorrowful long farewell of one whom I
much loved and respected. I have also made arrange-
ments for his grave being banked up, to preserve it. I
cut off some of his hair, which I now enclose. His
effects, rings, &c., will be forwarded to England by the
first opportunity: I have allowed nothing to be disposed
of, as his family, I dare say, will like to keep all his
things as tokens of the memory of one who lam sure,
must have been a good son. Trusting that I may meet
him in a better world, believe me, my dear sir, very
truly,

"J. FREES; Maor A
"To Captain Childers, St. Helier, Jersjey."rtillery.

WINE DUTY.—it appears from an official docu-
ment issued on Friday, that in the year ended the sth
of January, 1852, the wine duty amounted to 1,776,2471.,
and in the next year 1,795,013/. In the year ended
the sth of January last they were 1,924,972/.
TEE DUTY ON CORN.—From an official paper just
issued, it is shown that in the year ended the sth of
January last the duty on corn amounted to 529,2471.,
and in the preceding year to 404,3851.
PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.—By a return just issued,
it appears that the expense of printing for the Houses of
Parliament in the year ended the sth of January last
was 03,01/, In the preceding year it was 64,030 e.

"A Russian tw®•decker that had filed off to the
soeth-western part of the southern harbour, and which
had been firing on the English left, has disappeared.
"During the day we enlarge and dig the parts of
the second parallel, and of the communications opened
in the previous night ; we repair the others, and con-
tinue enlarging and deepening the communications in
the rear.

"During the night we execute the part traced out
of the second parallel, from the ravine to the communi-
cation on the right, and commence the 6paulement ; the
other works are continued.

"From eight o'clock till half-past eleven in the fore-
noon, and from half-past one to half-past four in the
afternoon the fire of the besieged has been very hot ;
it has not been very destructive to life, but all the em-
brasures of the battery No. 2 have been demolished. .
ri-A" At one in the afternoon General George Brown
sends to the corps of observation requesting its support,
as the enemy had been signalled on the side of Inker-
mann.

" It is ascertained that what had been perceived is
a convoy of the enemy on the Sitnpheropol road,
guarded by some Russian troops. This incident has no
sequel.

i‘ The Russian cavalry that was blockading Eupatoria
at a distance gets bolder, and on the morning of the
23d from 5,000 to 6,000 horsemen made their appearance
on the heights that bound the horizon of the town. A.
few rockets discharged at them compelled them to re-
tire.

" Oct. 24, Isth day.—By day we remove a large num-
ber of blocks of stone that impeded the way ; we make
steps for crossing in front of the ravine, and we dig deeper
holes for the greater protection of the fatigue parties.
" By night wo push on the works of the second
parallel, which is completed by day. We work on the
communications ; the general of the engineers has just
traced, at six in the evening, a rectification of the
seventh and eighth approaches, found to have been de-
fective. The English have constructed, to the left of
the ravine of the southern port, to the right of our works
of attack, a battery of four guns, which they armed this
morning, and from which they are now firing.
"The fire of the Russians began in a very active and
hurried manner about 7in the morning. It annoyed
our workmen at first ; then it slackened a little, and
continued in a uniform manner till nightfall, when it
almost entirely ceased.
" Every evening the guns, carriages, merlons, and

openings of the embrasures of the numerous works in
Sebastopol are found to be more or less damaged ; but
during the night the injury done to the covering masses

is repaired by means of sacks of earth, and the arma-
ment is restored by the help of guns and new carriages.
• - • - -

It is nevertheless rernarked that the besieged no longer

fire bombs and shells 83 often, and the shots from the
Quarantine Battery are aimed less accurately.
" During the night the battery No. 2 (of the Marines)
has been thoroughly restored, which increases the
number of guns in battery by six.
"In the evening, between nine and ten o'clock, a
brisk cannonade, but of short duration, was opened on
the right of our works. It did very little harm, although
the Russians fired grape. The enemy, it weuld seem,

was fearful of an oiTenTsive movement"On our part, and
waa very restless all night. The advance of our world,
_ _

to 400 metres from the place, appears to disturb them.
"During the day a body of Russian troops was seen
in the upper part of the Chernaya valley, near the
village of Chernaya ; the part in sight of these forces
was about 15 battalions, with from 300 to 400 cavalry
and artillery.
" To-day the General-in-Chief is having a redoubt
constructed on the right of the English lines, on a spur
of land, which, eloping down, runs into the valley of
the Chernaya. But for this precaution the enemy could
easily climb up to the table land and take the English
and French positions covering the siege in reverse, by
forcing them at their point of junction.
" Oct. 25 (16th day).—During the day we enlarge and
deepen the first and second parallels and the approaches
where they are imperfect.
"By night we continue the same works, and prepare
the construction of fresh batteries. These works are dif-

fieult; we have continually to excavate rock, and are
obliged in order to effect this to resort to blasting and

"During the day of the 25th the firing from the place
has been constantly brisk ;- the fire was mainly directed
against the parallels, and especially the spots where the
francs-tireurs are ; these soldiers distress the enemy a
great deal. In the early part of the sight the enemy's
fire ceased, but at half past 8 and at 2 in the morning it
covered the points of attack with grape for a quarter of
an hour each time. This firing produced no result, and
wounded only one man.
"The enemy has commenced throwing up a fresh
battery in front of the right face of the Flagstaff
bastion.
" Our bombs fall true on the defences and into the
place ; the fire of the incendiary fusses does not appear
to produce as yet any great effQes.
" During the afternoon, an enemy's bomb fell into
ono of the powder magazines of the (Marine) battery
No. 2, and exploded it. The powder chests were
only half full. In consequence of the precautions
that had been taken this event had no disastrous
consequences ; the battery continues its fire regularly.
"At half-past 7in the morning, the General-in-Chief
was informed that the Russians were marching on Ba-
laklava against the English. He galloped up to the
table-land which we occupy, and from there took the 2d
brigade (Vinoy) of the let division along the tops of the
hills that slope down on our right to Balaklava, and
went to support the English, and made good a junction
with them. The Ist brigade (Espinasse) of this division
guarded the passage of the ravine with the battery of
the division and the brigade of African -Cliasseurs ; the
Turks occupied the redoubts and the works armed with
cannon.
" A body of infantry Chasseurs and Zouaves, armed
with rifles and muskets of long range, lined the entrench-
lelents prepared for them.
" The troops of the Third Division were in position,
behind the crests of the hills ; the horse artillery of the
reserve, on the right of this division, was in harness and
ready to march.
" These arrangements taken, the General-in-Chief pro-
ceeded to a central roint of the crest, between the neck
and the telegraph, not far from Lord Raglan, in order to
take a survey.
" Having failed in an offensive movement on their
left against the guarded heights of Balaklava, the Rus-
sians advanced with their centre and their right against
the advanced redoubts constructed by the English, and
which they had caused to be occupied by the Turks.
The enemy's cavalry, pouring in between the redoubts,
where the Russian infantry come to its support, ad-
vanced in one strong body against the English brigade
of heavy cavalry that was ranged along the gardens of
Balaklava on the outside. The English cavalry bravely
awaited this charge at 100 metres. Then getting into
motion, it dashed against the heads of the Russian
columns, and after a fight from the very first in its
favour compelled them to wheel about, and overthrew
all the Russian cavalry, which fled in disorder very far
beyond the redoubts, and thus flying drew away with it
the enemy's infantry, which had been stationed in the
two redoubts nearest to ns.
"The English brigade of light cavalry, drawn up like
three sides of a square, not far from the scene of this
brilliant action, was unfortunately not able to take part
in it and complete it. The light and heavy brigades
uniting, the whole division of Earl Lucan rode towards
the line of the redoubts perpendicularly to this line,
having its right towards Balaklava.
"The English division thus confronted the Russians,
who endeavoured to recover from the check they had
sustained, and reinforced with infantry the redoubts
furthest from Balaklava, and which remained in their
possession ; this redoubt forming the centre around
which they bad just manoeuvred.
" In the meantime two divisions of English infantry,
with their artillery, descended into the plain of Bala-
klava, guarded the approaches to this spot, and
drew up in two lines between the cavalry, and Bala-

klava.
" Finding the left of the cavalry to be rathor exposed,
General Canrobert had it supported by our brigade of
African ChasFeurs, the regiments of which, under the
orders of General Morris, formed hi deholons behind the
left wing, composed of the English Light Brigade.
Mereover, the First Brigade of the First Division
crowned the redoubt next to our positions, forming in
this manner a strong line of support behind the Earl of
Lucan's cavalry.
" At this moment the English cavalry advanced.
This movement exposed it not merely to the fire in front
from the enemy's artillery, but also to that of a Russian
battery placed under the protection of 5 battalions, on
the high ground of the Chernaya, and which played on
their left wing both flankwise and obliquely.
"In order to disengage the English from this fire,
which, besides causing them losses, hampered their

(From the Journal de St. Petersburg.)
Immediately after taking possession of Eupatoria,
on the 3d of September last the first care of the
enemy was to excite the Tartars against this go-
vernment, which had been the source of all their
well-being. The instigations employed did not en-
tirely succeed. The mad youth, however, of the
villages adjoining this city allowed themselves to be
led away, under the pretext of furnishing the Al-
lied armies with provisions, and by the hope of
plundering those inhabitants who remained faith-
ful to their duty, The arrival of the Cossacks, and,
a short time afterwards, of the division of reserve
of the lancers in the neighbourhood of Eupatoria
put an end to these disorders.

- At the same time the sentiments with which the
right-thinking Tartars of the government of the
Tauris are animated are displayed clearly enough
in the gubjoined documents, which have been trans-
mitted to Lieut.-General Pestol, the head officer
in that department of the empire :

I. THE DECISION OF THE MAHOMEDAN ECCLESIASTICAL
ADMINISTRATION IN TAUIUS, BEARING+ DATE THE GTH
OF OCTOBER.
The Ecclesiastical Administration meeting in general
assembly has delivered the following judgment :
It has some to the knowledge of this administration
that amongst those inhabitants of the government of
Tauris who have taken the oath of fidelity to bis Ma-
jesty the Emperor of Russia, some individuals have for-
feited their faith, and broken the oath taken to the
government, many of them having already put themselves
into the hands of the enemy, who has penetrated to
Eupatoria, a portion of Russian territory.
The violation of an oath is prohibited by theßussian as
well as by the Mahoneedan law. In fact in the book Vikie
it is said If Mahomedans revolt against the Sove•
reign and the Government, as soon as the fact is made
known they must be warned to renounce their wicked
designs, and not to confide in the strength of the enemy,
and they must be threatened with inevitable punish-
ment. If, after this, the same individuals shall assemble
at a certain place, and continue to prosecute their
designs they shall be punished with death, but the
punishment shall not extend either to their families or
their property."
In the book Doart it is said :—" If an individual
having conceived the project of plundering an innocent
person shall be apprehended before the execution of his
project, he shall for this time be punished with incarcera-
tion, and kept in prison until he has shown signs of
repentance. If he has oommitted the act, and the value
of the stolen goods amounts to 200 silver dirhems, he
shall, for this offence, be mutilated in one arm and one
leg ' • the first being cut off at the elbow, the second at
the knee. If the right arm is mutilated, the right leg
must be the one to suffer mutilation. If the malefactor
has rmurdered any one, without having succeeded in
robbing him, the offence does not admit of pardon ; he
must suffer death. If he has both robbed and murdered,
in this case,l after having suffered amputation, both of
the arm and the leg, he must suffer death by hanging or
some other mode ; or, at least, must be put to death
without preliminary amputation."
The Ecclesiastical Administration has the honour to
bring the preceding decision before your Excellency, and
adds that if amongst the Mahomedans in Tauris who
have sworn fidelity, as subjects, to the Emperor of
Russia, there shall be any found who have violated this
oath, and have revolted against the Government, accord-
ing to the Mahomedan law enunciated above, they must
be subjected to the punishments decreed in the books
iik,ie and _Demi of the Mahomedau law.
(Signed) The Mum SEIT-DJELIT EFFENDI, President
EMIR SEIT KHILIL EFFENDI, President Kadi of Tauris.
SEIT-ADDOUL EFFENDI, Kadi of the district of Sim-
pherophol.

11.-THE PETITION OF TEE DELEGATES OF THE TRIBE
OF THE NOGHAIS, HEARING DATE OCT. 12.
We, the undersigned, chieis and delegates of the
Noghais, inhabiting the three northern districts of the
government of Tauris—those of the Dnieper, Meletopol,
and Berdiansk— beingentrusted with full written autho-
rity from our communities, are authorised to make the
following declaration to the superior authority :
Having existed for more than 70 years under the
sceptre of the great sovereigns of Russia, the Noghais
are perfectly happy in their position, and being desirous
of proving their gratitude for the benevolent solicitude
which the government has manifested in their favour,
and of showing at the same time how far they are from
concurring with the plans of the malevolent and un-
grateful inhabitants of the Crimea, who favoured the
deigns of the enemies of Russia, they (the Noghais) have
resolved unanimously to appoint us as their delegates, and
to beg the authorities to accept the following present
from the Noghais communities, our constituents.
1. From the Noghais of the district of the Dnieper 200
cows, of the value of 10 roubles 50 copecks each ; or in
their place, if it should be considered more desirable, 100
pair of oxen with arabas and yokes, without drivers.
2. From- each of the communes f Schoyout-Djourets,
Oulkon-Beskekla and Yougartamgala, in the district of
Berdiansk, 200 cows of the value of 15 roubles each, or,
if more desirable, 100 pair of oxen with arabas, without
drivers, making in the whole 300 pair of oxen, in addi-
tion to this 75 German britschkas, with horses. (The
communes would wish the britschkas and horses to be
returned, when they are no longer wanted.)
3. From the commune of Elniz-Agatch, in the dis-
trict of Melitepol, 140 beasts of the value of 15 roubles
each.

In conclusion the communes direct us to tell the au-
thorities, that if they do not send drivers with the cars,
it is that the Noghais who belong to them may not come
into contact with the ungrateful Tartars of the Crimea,
and may not listen to their inconsiderate and dangerous
reasonings. All the members of the Nogbai communi-
ties engage, nevertheless, to answer as a whole, ono with
the other, for their fidelity to the throne and the country.
In consequence of this, we the undersigned chiefs and
delegates of the tribes of the Noghais, beg most cordially
that
,their undermentioned gifts of the communes, our
constituents, may be accepted.
SIGNATURES.
For the district of Berdiansk :—The mayor of the
commune of Oug,artam-gala-Kokei Essleieff, and the de-
legates from the villages of the first Kagatch, and Bou-
lukmek— Sultan Yagoiaieff and Zaat Yesseieff. The
mayor of the commune of Oulkon-Beskehla—Abdouveli-
IfenkeiefF, and the delegates from the villages of Bes-
ciaeoul and the first Argakla Afali Takavoff and Oimaout-
Djenalieff. The mayor of the commune of Schouyout-
Djourets, Mengschakai Boiractoroff, and the delegates
from the villages of the first Bourkout and Ourkon Sas-
syktojoun—Kourman Effendi and Abil-Kourt-Adjieff.
For the district of Melitopol :—The mayor of the com-
mune of Elniz-Agatch, Onuphre Andreitchenkn, and
the delegates from tho villages of Moustapoi and Kiltchik
—Ameg Outeguenoff and Meuglebori Amanaieff.
For the district of the Dnieper :—The mayor of the
commune of Airtchu-Kourt-Pedin Aktoroff, and the de-
legates of the villages of Terene and Adi—Beurak Ne-
bieff and Eslernes Assanoff.
In bringing this before the notice of the Em-
perm-, the commander.in-chief of the forces by land
and sea of the Crimea has taken measures for the
trial of the principal plunderer by the military tri-
bunal, according to the rule of the campaign, leav-
ing it the liberty of giving them up to the ecclesi-
astical Mahomedan administration.
His Majesty, after having heard the above docu-
ments read, was graciously pleased to give orders :
I. To thank in his name the ecclesiastical Malio-
mbdan administration of the Crimea, and of the
tribe of the Noghais, for their sentiments a fidelity.
2. To employ the gifts of the Noghais for the
troops.

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We re-publish to-day a very remarkable document
from the St. Petersburg Journal. It contains what pur-
ports to be spontaneous addresses from two bodies of
Mussulman functionaries to the Russian Government.
One emanates from the religious authorities of the Ma-
homedan inhabitants of the Crimea. It announces the
insurrectionary movements of the most able-bodied and
energetic of the co-religionists of the writers ; points out
the punishment which the Mahomedan law awards to
insurgents; and exhorts the Government to inflict it.
The other address emanates from the secular heads of
the Noghai Tartan in the Governments of Ta.urid3
and
Kherson : it proclaims their loyalty, and offers .a vo-
luntary contribution in aid of the war. There
ever, an awkward admission in this address is,
"Z.
nitths
havethe beendisaff
logy for not sending Nogliai drivers with ; 48waggonstia.--
it is said their chiefs feared their loyalttylien,igrt bected
Crinscaus. In how far thse documents sapped by their communication
spon-
taneously emitted, and in ho
can be regarded as sincere, may war their protestations
of the reader. Whatever opinion be left to the judgment
that score, two important inferencesmay be entertained on
the publication of the may be drawn from
Russian Government has addresses. In the first place, the
illegal its own claimstothereby branded ae unjust and
and his subjects of the Greekinterfe're between the Sultan
° __
_rite. The law which it
fulminates against its „own Mahomedan subjects it ought
to fulminate against any Greek subject of the Porte who

should invoke the aid of the Czar. Be the law just e
unjust, the Russian Government, by taking advantage
of it, binds itself to obey it when favourable to others.
In the next place, we learn, from these documents,
that the best and bravest of the Tartar population
in the Crimea have actually revolted from the
Czar, and embraced the cause of the Allies.
It is principally with reference to this
confeesfon on the part of Russia that we have
at present drawn attention to these addresses. They
seem to answer in the negative the question we have
put, as to whether enough has been done to turn to
account the resources of Turkey in the present war.
In our campaigns in the Peninsula we found at the
beginning that the Spaniards and Portuguese, though
individually brave, were, from want of proper organisa-
tion and habits of discipline, more an encumbrance than
a help to us. But in the further progress of the war,
Beresford's Portuguese legion fought as bravely and
effectively as any troops we bad. We speak not at
present of the Turkish army in the Danube ; it has
proved its efficacy, but it is required in Bessarabia. And
it would appear that the Turkish forces sent to the
Crimea are much in need of being subjected to some
such organising process as the Portuguese were during
our Peninsular campaigns. The more the Turks are
encouraged and enabled to take an effective and
ostensible part in the present war the better service the
Allies will do them. A nation is better served by being
taught to fight its own battles well than by having them
fought for it by others. Were the French and English
Governments to set about organising a Turkish legion,
ender a French or English General, with a considerable
proportion of European officers, the drain upon France
and England for a constant supply of recruits to the
armies in the East might be materially diminished. The
Turks are as good materiels for soldiers as any of the
races subject to England in Hindustan. If a sufficient
number of French and English officers cannot imme-
diately be had, Germany has plenty to spare. The
Turks trained in such a school would, after the close of
the war, prove the best regenerators of their country.
There is yet- another way in which the resources.
of Turkey might be turned to better account thau
they have been. We were enabled to announce on
Saturday the Government has contracted for a number
of wooden houses to be sent out to the Crimea. The
idea of providing such shelter for our soldiers during
the impending winter campaign is most laudable ; but is
not the sending out of the frame-works of wooden
houses to the Crimea something like a repetition of the
extraordinary measure adopted by an English Admi-
ralty when it sent out water casks for the use of the
English flotilla on the lakes of Canada? The fact that
Sinopo is the nearest point of the Anatolian coast to the
Crimea ought to be fresh in the recollection of the Go-
vernment, seeing that the Russians turned its proximity
to such terrible account at the commencement of the
war. About eight or nine miles west of Sinope a stream
called the Chobanlar Chai falls into the sea. The valley
of this river was ascended by Mr. W. J. Hamilton in
1836, and in that gentlemen's " Researches in Asia Mi-
nor " we find the following statement relating to it :
"The steep hills on either side were well wooded, and
many saw mills had been erected for preparing the
planks, which are conveyed to Gherseh for .exporta-
tion ; others are split and used as shingies for roofing."
Why send out to the Crimea from England what, by a
little exertion, might be had so much nearer hand?
The trade of cutting, sawing, splitting, and exporting
wood is already established withi❑ less than two hun-
dred miles of Balaklava. The supply of timber in the
adjoining country--all along the hills from the Trebt-
' zond to Eregli is inexhaustible. It consists principally
of fir and beech ; the former adapted fOr planks and
shingles ; the latter the best kind of firewood, which will
also be much wanted in our camp during the winter.
The Ottoman Government ought to be called upon to fur-
nish supplies of building timber and firewood to our armies.
It has not to create any new industry for this purpose—
merely to extend one that is already established. By un-
dertaking the supply it would increase the industry and
resources of its subjects, and both during and after the
war the timber of Antonia might supplent for many
purposes in the French and English markets the timber
of Russia.

We are the more urgent in calling attention to this
subject, because it really appears that Government, with
the best will in tho world to redouble its warlike exer-
tions, does not yet seem to have discovered the neces-
sity of stepping beyond old routine expedient. It talks
about innovations sometimes. There were reports cir-
culated some time ago of a moveable'electric telegraph
having been constructed at Woolwich for the Army of
the East ; but it appears to be at Woolwich still, and
already forgotten. Again, Lord Palmerston edified the
House of Commons one night by a flaming account of
coal discovered at Eregli, and the use to be made of it
in coaling our steam fleet in the Euxine. The move-
able electric telegraph may have proved a failure, and
the coal at Eregli may have turned out unworkable or
of bad quality ; but two mishaps of this kind ought net
to deter Government from trying to avail itself of new
discoveries, or previously unknown resources, in carry-
ing on the war. It is mainly by their superior know-
ledge and greater inventiveness that the Allies must look
to conquer Russia.—Daily News.