The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-16 00:00:00

TURKEY,

We find the following telegraphic despatch among
our advices received this morning from Vienna :
gg CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. s.—For the first time
for 400 years a cross has been erected here. One
was yesterday set up in the French military church-
yard. At Therapia, on the 2d, a requiem was sung
for the deceased Marshal St. Arnaud. The com-
mander of Sebastopol was summoned to surrender
on the 29th, and had 48 hours given him for reflec-
tion, when, on his refusal, the bombardment was
to begin. Thirty large steamers, probably belong-
ing to the Bugg= fleet, have beef) own at pea.

Troops' heavy artillery, and munitions for
the Allies continue to arrive. General Espi-
nasse is here. The Russians have sunk thirty-
three ships in the straits of Tenikale, and have sent
reinforcements to Anapa and Kertsch by means of
lonian. ships. On the 17th ult. the French Colonel
Bellerot was murdered at Rau Massat, eighteen
hours from Erzeroum, by six Kurds. The governor
of Erzeroum, Ismail Pacha, found himself thereby
comp lied to take active measures to put an end
to the Zeybeck disturbances. The Aga of Kioger,
Halschi Beker, accused of fav3uring the robberies
of the Zeybecks, has been brought here a prisoner.
It is rumoured that Schamyl has gained a victory,
and has not been beaten, as was lately reported.
OCT. 2.—The transports which carried the heavy
cavalry to the Crimea have met with a succession of
gales which fully justify the fears of those who re-
commended caution in navigating the Black Sea at
the period of the equinox. Whether the main body
of the vesselS have reached the Crimea we have not
yet learned, but a transport arrived yesterdayin Bu-
julidere-bay, which tells a dismal tale. She carried a
portion of chi Royals and 130 horses, and was towed
by the Simla. A gale came on when she was about
half-way on her journey. The hawsers parted int-
mAiately, and the unfortunate vessel was thr ,wn
about for more than an hour without being able to
sot a Ail to steady her. So violent was the mo-
tion that the upper deck gave way, and the horses
above were precipitated on those below. A scene
followed such as has been seldom witnessed. The
horses are described as actually screaming with
pain and terror. Of course uo one dared to go
near thorn, and the end of it was that of 130 only
12 remained alive at the conclusion of the day.
The vessel is now in the Bosphorus, and we are
ignorant whether any of her companions shared a
similar fate.

Lord Chewton, who was reported as dead is in a
fair way of recovery. The officers here are getting
on very well, and the air of the Bosphorus is more
favourable in cases of fever than that of either
Varna or the Crimea. _ _

" ALEXANDRIA Oct. 6.—There is a great d3al
of business doing in corn, and prices have risen
considerably."

THE ICK AND WOUNDED AT CONSTAN-

TINOPLE

We give the following highly interesting details
from a letter dated Constantinople, Sept. 30:—
" The exact number of sick and wounded who ar-
rived here on the 24th, 25th, and 26th Sept. :

FRENCH HOSPITALS.
Wounded, French
Wounded, Russians
Sick

.. 1,350
,„ 220
350

ENGLISH HOSPITALS.

Wounded, English
Wnunded, Russians

1,920

.. 2,060
~. 120

2,180

Our hospitals were prepared for the reception of
this great number, 1,920, of sick and wounded.
Their removal was effected without the slightest I
accident, and in perfect order, on stretchers, carts,
or carriages, according to the nature of the wounds.
All the patients found on their arrival their beds
ready, with the medical and surgical service com-
pletely organised. The large and magnificent hos-
pital of Pera received at the same time 600
wounded French and 220 Russians. Among
our own wounded we have 31 officers—
one General officer, Thomas, slightly wounded
in the abdomen ; a Commissariat officer, Mr. Le-
blanc, who suffered amputation of the left thigh ;
Lieut.-Col. Mermet, wounded in the leg ; and M.
Cone, whose right arm was amputated : the remain-
der were captains, lieutenants, and ensigns. The
Turkish War Minister and several Pashas have
been to visit the hospital. They can scarcely un-
derstand how such efficient arrangements were or-
ganised in so short a time; and they praise highly our
generosity wh ichprompts us to treat our prisoners like
our own soldiers. This act of humanity will not
be thrown away. The wounded Russians were at
first greatly afraid of falling into our hands, but at
present they are full of admiration and gratitude
at being so well treated. They were perfectly amazed
when our hospital orderlies placed them in good
beds, and changed their filthy clothing for clean linen.
With respect to our soldiers, they exchanged with
their enemies of the day before as many bones as
with the Arabs or Kabyles of Algeria. I saw a
Zouave, with a fracture of the foot, fill and light
the pipe of a Russian whose arm was in a sling.
The hospitals of Constantinople are capable of con-
taining at this moment about 4,000 men, and it is
expected that in a very short time there will be
accommodation for 10,000. They are to be fur-
nished with iron bed-steads as soon as possible."