The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-02 00:00:00

AT BALAKLAVA:

The following have gone to pieces on the cliffs
—Prince, Resolute, Kenilworth, Wild Wave, Pro,
gress, Wanderer, and Malta.

The following were riding comparatively easy at
their anchors :—Melbourne, Pride of the Ocean,
Medora, Lady Valiant, Mercia, Caducens, and Sir
R. Sale.

The loss of life is great, 30 to 40 men hauled
over the cliffs.

The Victoria is in the harbour of Balaklava, and
has lost her rudder.

The damage to the other ships iu the harbour
is confined to their upper works.

fHE REINFORCEMENTS.

It is the intention of Government to reinforee the
eavalry division in the Crimea by sending out two regi-
ments, mustering 700 sabres each. It is stated that the
6th Carbineers and the 7th Dragoon Guards are to be
augmented to the above number, and immediately proceed
on this service. The first-named regiment has not been
actively employed since the year 1808, when it returned
from Monte Video, having been engaged in the unfortunate
expedition of General Whitelock. The 7th Dragoon
Guards returned from the Cape of Good Hope about four
years since. Their present strength is 350 men each, but
the required number, it is considered, will soon be made
up from other cavalry regiments on the home service and
from the cavalry depot, Maidstone. It is understood that
in future all cavalry regiments on active foreign service
are to muster, exclusive of trumpeters and farriers, four
squadrons, or eight troops of 85 men each, making a total
of 680 effective sabres.

Tke whole of the Artillery stationed at Horfield, Bar-
racks left Bristol on Thursday for Woolwich, en route for
the Crimea.

More volunteers are required for the 18th, and an appli-
cation was made at Chatham on Thursday, by Colonel
Reynolds, C. 8., commanding the 18th, to the command-
ant (Colonel Eden) to allow the 94th Regiment to be again
opened for volunteering, as tho lith want about 60 men to
make up the strength of the regiment. There can be no
doubt of the number being obtained, as the bounty money
(1/.) is a great inducement. The grant was obtained, and
the volunteering took place yesterday. It seems that the
whole of the men of the 94th are anxious for active
service.

Recruiting parties from various regiments are stationed
in different parts of the county of Devon, chiefly in the
centre of agricultural districts, where they have been
working with great zeal. The Plymouth division of Royal
Marines at Totnes, in the south of Devon, have enrolled a
large number of men lately, and at Exeter and other places
a large number of recruits have been enlisted.
Tho Alma (late the Barwon) screw steamer, sailed from
Gravesend yesterday, having embarked there officers of
the following regiments for the Crimea ;—viz., Ist Royals,
7th Fusiliers, 17th Lancers, 18th, 20th, 28th, 49th, 74th,
83th, and 93th Foot.

The IGth Regiment furnished 41 volunteers for the 17th
Regiment (depot at Kilkenny), which is now serving in
the Crimea. The same regiment furnished 10 volunteers
fur the 71st Highland Light Infantry, also in the Crimea.
The Cumberland, chartered iron screw-steamer, has
been loading at Portsmouth with the wooden huts for the
Crimea. She will stow about 100, or accommodation for
2000 men; so that we require 10 stio4 steamers at the least
instantly, if we aro to provide covering for our 20,000
troops around Sebastopol.

LONDONDERRY, Nov. 29.—The 15th depot, at Derry,
has been called upon to famish 50 volunteers to the 18th
Foot, now at Chatham, under orders for the Crimea. All
recent volunteers for the Crimea will be allowed one guinea
on joining their new regiments, without deduction for
alteration of clothing, which is to be defrayed by the
public.
CORK, Nov. 30.—Yesterday 200 of the 16th (Bedford.
shire) Regiment arrived. from Athlone, under command
of Captain G. Studded, with two ensigns. The head-
quarters will arrive on Saturday or Monday, under Major
Henry Copinger. Detachments will be sent to Haulbow-
line, Camden, and Spike Island. In place of 300, which
was formerly the number of soldiers doing duty in Spike
Island convict depot, there will in future be but 40; the
constabulary and turnkeys are to be increased, to assist
the military in taking charge of the convicts. A draft of
the 89th, numbering 238 men, will arrive to-day from
Waterford. The 2d Somerset Militia has furnished 30
volunteers for the 17th Lancers. A draft of the 17th,
numbering 236 men, is to arrive on Saturday from Kil-
kenny.—Cork Consitutiori.

The Royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, which arrived
at Southampton yesterday from the West Indies, is to be
immediately prepared for the transport service in the
Black Sea, and will, it is expected, relieve the Orinoco,
which steamer regnires to come home for repairs. It is
expected she will be ready for sea about Wednesday next,
and will make one of the most efficient troop-ships in the
world. The private screw steamers Norman, Alster, Cos-
mopolitan, Hutton, Metropolitan, and Sir John Easthopo,
have been chartered by the Government to convey from
Southampton to the Crimea wooden houses for 4,000 men,
which are being manufactured at the steam sawmills of
Messrs Driver and Co. They ar,e constructed upon the
same principle as those which have been made at Ports-
mouth.

WINTER CLOTHING FOR THE. TROOPS IN THE

CRIMEA.
Yesterday the Messrs. Almond completed the following
Qontract with the Ordnance for the army in the East :-
44,000 fur cloaks.
44,000 fur caps (helmets).
44,000 fur gauntlets (gloves).
44,000 waterproof capes.
44,000 long boots (cow hide material).
44,000 suits of inner clothing.
44,000 pairs of leggings.
10,000 suits of fur clothing for officers.
MORE NUNS FOB THR ElST.—Several more of the
Sisters of Mercy, from this country, are about to proceed
to Turkey, to give their attendance to the sick and wounded
soldiers. Accounts have been received is Dublin that a
portion of the hospital at Scutari has been allocated ex-
clusively to the nuns fer their residence.
Major-General Henry Bentinek hits arrived in London
from the Crimea, and, considering the severity of the
wound, fortunately only a flesh one, lie received at the
battle of Inkerman, in better health than might be ex-
pected. Thegallant general had alengtiseue6l interview with
Viscount Hardinge the morning altos Ids arrival, and also
waited on her Royal Highness the Dins of Gloucester, at
Gloucester-house, when the Duchess of Cambridge and the
Princess Mary came to town from Kew to meet the gal-
lant general. The Queen sent General Bentinck an invi.
tation to Windsor Castle, but h 6 was compelled to decline,
from his impaired health, her Majesty's gracious invi-
tation.

Lieutenaut-Colonel Lord Charles Fitzroy, accompanied
by his brother, the Earl of Euston, M.P., has been de-
tained in Paris from illness arising from the effects of the
battle of Inkerman. The noble and gallant colonel, by
the last letters, was better, and it was hoped would be
able to leave for London yesterday. Lady Charles Fitz-
roy has arrived in town to meet his lordship.
TIIE RUSSIAN AND THE ZOUAVE.—WO gave some time
ago an extraet from a letter stating that every morning an
oW Russian naval officer at Sebastopol had a cannon
brought into the street by his servants, and amused himself
with firing at the besiegers. From time to time the Francs
tireurs picked off the servants, but they were daily renewed
by others, and every attempt of the best marksmen to hit
the old officer had failed. The P2',23e now publishes a
letter from Sebastopol stating that ono of the Zouaves has
been more fortunate. The Zouave made a hole in the earth
to conceal himself, and watched for the appearance of the
officer. The first day he fired in vain, but the next one of
his balls struck the Russian, and he fill dead on his gun.
WAKLIKE NEWS AND WARLIKE ENTHUSIASM.—On
Friday last an itinerant speech-crier and his better-half,
both more than "half-seas over," perambulated our streets, ,
in the middle of the day, vending what they called a cor-
rect account of the storming and cannonade of Sebastopol,
which took place for 14 hours ; also the fall of that place
into the hands of the allies ; together with accouats of the
dreadful slaughter of the Russians; all published by the
British Government, for the low charge of one penny." It
need scarcely be mentioned that the "account" contained
merely the telegraphic abridgment of Lord Raglan's de-
spatch, detailing the battle of Inkerman. The startling
intelligence, however, appeared to meet with a large sale
among the country people, and we have little doubt that
the vendors realised a handsome profit from their decep-
tion. Late in the afternoon two goringmen from the
country, probably smitten with enthusiasm from pe-
rusing the " account" of the great victory, appeared
at the Cross, in the High-street, armed with naked
broadswords, which they brandished about their
heads, to the great admiration of a pretty large
crowd of boys and girls, at the same time shouting
and swearing that "they would do for Old Nicholas."
Not satisfied with this demonstration of their valour,they
marched up and down the street, between the Cress and
the corner of St. John-street, for a few minutes, waving
their glittering weapons, and reiterating their 'vows of
vengeance upon the tyrant, Neither of them was drunk,
although, like Mr. Peter Paterson, they were probably' "just a leetle °elevated," and they did not appear to be
recruits. It was only a miracle that no accident happened
to some of the crowd, from the wild niatner in which the
swords were whirled about. Halting a last at the Cross, .

the heroes fulminated a final defiance to the Russian boozy
and then retired intothe Skinnergate, swearing all the way'
that they would "nic,l; him pit."—Perilatirc Courier.

THE FRENCH REINFOROEMENTIS.

BOULOGNE-SUR-BIER, Dee. I.—ln consequence of all
order which came down from the Emperor, 10,400 men
from the camp of the north have been elected to proceed
forthwith to the Crimea pour remplacer les Ws. The Ea,'
peror, in order to pay a compliment to the army encamped
around Boulogne, has given the soldiers an opportunity of
volunteering for the scat of war, but limited the number
of volunteers to ten from each company. Upon this feet
being made known the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
amongst the men, and the difficulty of limiting the election
to ten from each company was very great, in consequence
of the almost unanimous desire of the soldiers to be per
milled to join their comrades in the East.
The troops, comprising this reinforcement of 10,400, are
being marched down to the railway, by which they pro-
ceed to Paris, en route to the place of embarkation. They
are accompanied to the terminus here by their different
bands, which are playing a series of lively airs throughout
their march. The greatest interest is exhibited by the
inhabitants generally, who crowd the different thorough-
fares the soldiers pass, and greet the gallant fellows in the
most rapturous and feeling manner.
The Emperor has presented each of the soldiers with a
copy of the New Testament, which is the diamond edition
published in London by the British and Foreign Bible
Society.
The detachments of 160 men of the Bth, 9th, 17th, and
32d regiments of the line, in garrison at Paris, who have
volunteered for the army of the East, left Paris last
evening by railway. Similar detachments from the 36th,
63d, 66th, and 67th regiments of the line, and of the Bth
and 13th light infantry, also stationed at Paris, are to
leave to-day. All these detachments are to remain at Ali
until they receive orders to proceed to the corps for which
they are respectively destined.
Gen. Montebello, who is the bearer of the letter of the
Emperor to General Canrobert, left Marseilles in the Indus
on the 26th. The same vessel carried out a detachment
of 475 Chasseurs de Vincennes. Other departures of
troops took place on the previous evening, and qthers again.
were to take place the next day. In addition to troops
all the vessels that leave take out ammunition and stereo
The reinforcements which leave Marseilles do not feria
part of the regiments composing the divisions of Generals
Salle and Dulae, which are to embark at Toulon.

The Atlas steam-packet, belonging to the company Al'
naud and Fouache, arrived at Marseilles on Monday even•
ing from Constantinople, whore she had carried out troops'
She left the Turkish capital en the 15th.
The corvette Caravane, having on board a detachment o
the 26th regiment for the army of the East, sailed foul
Toulon on Monday. She also carried out a large quantity
of wine for the Black Sea fleet. The Charlemagne arrived
in that port on Monday, and will have to stop several day°
for repairs. Three English steamers, in addition to thesis
which previously arrived, entered Toulon on Monday, but
the next day two of them proceeded to Marseilles to receive
troops. The number of vessels of different sizes ready to
ea,it from Toulon on Tuesday, was, without counting the
English steamers, 15; and amongst them were the WO.
vessels of the line the Fleurus and the Saint Louis. These
vessels were destined to take out the 7th division,
and the Bth division is to leave immediately after'
At Toulon, the fitting out of the ship of the line
Navarin is far advanced, and that of the Souverain is t°
be carried on with all activity. Upwards of 200 workmen
are, besides, employed in the construction of a large ztesalv
frigate to bo called the Imperatrice Eugenie.
The depot cf the 19th battalion of Chasseurs de VI.
connes arrived at Marseilles in the evening of the 26th,
from Douai. It was four days en route, and passed throng°
Paris without stopping. . _

Detachments of the 9th and 32d regiments of tho line_
took their departure from Paris the clay before yeste rail;
by the Lyons Railway for the South, where they are
embark for the Crimea. They passed along the Quay?;, the
Hotel-de-Ville, and the Arsenal, singing patriotic songs.
A letter from Toulon of the 28th ult. says :—"11111
workmen in the dockyard were obliged to work on Sundsl
last until noon, in consequence of the urgency of the Wit
now in hand. The gun-boats are well advanced in, tilt
construction, and in a few months some of them can
launched and immediately after armed. The English /6.
sel4which are to carry out the troops to the Crimea ar.,
expected here every day. A large quantity of artilieli
stores is being embarked onboard the ships of the line and
frigates now in the harbour. The activity displayed here
is extraordinary."

We read in the Sentinelle Taukntnaise of the 27th inBt'
"The screw ships Fleurus and St. Louis and several
frigates are making preparations to receive on board. the
first brigade of the seventh division of the army of th:
ft
East. The 10th and 57th Regiments have already packed
their arms in the arsenal ready for embarkation. 512"
second brigade is to embark in the steam-frigate just
rived, and the (satire division will be on its way to the
East in a few days. The eighth division is to follow ho'
mediately, as transports are arriving daily for that pur'
pose, so that in less than a fortnight our army in the East
will be increased by two new divisions, and will have Iv'
ceived a great quantity of war materiel. Numerous detach-
ments leave daily to fill up the vacancies in the different
corps of the army in the Crimea."

STEAMERS INGAGED AS TRANSPOBrig
AND ON MAIL SERVICE.

---
The following magnificent steamers are at present env
ployed as transports :-
ROYAL MAIL COMPANY.
Ross'
Tons. neuter.
Orinoco (p.)
2,900 'BOO
Avon (p.).... .............. 2,069
...............
Thames (p.)
1,900 450
Medway (p.)
1,895 430
Trent (p.) ............
. 1,856 430
Tamar (p.) l, 800 450
....... .
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY.
Himalaya (s.)
Simla (s.) ............... . .............. : 2,600 600
Candia (s.)
..........
2,200
450
Nubia (s.)
Colombo (a.)
Indus (p.) 4 1,700 450
Ripon (p.)
,600
Manilla (s.) 6OO 60
Rajah (s.)
GENERAL SCREW COMPANY.
Prince 2,750 300
2,364
Indiana
Golden Fleece
Jason
Hydaspes
Harbinger
Propontis
This list shows that Southampton has contributed 22
steamers, of 32,266 tons, and 8,530-horse power.
Liverpool also has borne her fair share in furnishing the
Government with steam-ships, screw and paddle, for serer
vice as transport or store vessels, as will be seen by the
following list of ships, tonnage, and power :-
CUNARD COMPANY.
Arabia (p.)
Europa (p.)
......... 1,850 650
Niagara (p.)
1,850 650
Cambria (p.)
1,200 440
Jura (a.)
2,200 400
Enieu (s.)
35°
Alps (s.)
1,600
1,400 300
Andes (s.)
CANADIAN COMPANY
Cleopatra (s.)
Ottawa (a.)
Charity (s.) 1,200 200
LIVERPOOL AND PHILADELPHIA COMPANY.
Kangaroo (s.) 1,900 30v.'"
SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY..
Imperatrix (s.)
CORK AND LIVERPOOL COMPANY.
Albatross (a.)
Cormorant (a.)
horse power.
making a totalmof.dldsitivo
largest class belonging to
O
enssteolsthoefse2t2liere atorenasboanntdtvr%n4to;
Or thirty sailing transports of the
t port.

u-sE OF A PLAID IN BATTLE.--A letter was received
a few days ago by Mr. M`Dougall, tartan warehouse,
Inverness, inro
uwhichrough
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following e circumstancesome
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for
Captain Campbell, 23d Regiment,
carried off the field on the 20th September."—lnverness
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C 9 uglier
MR. MACREADY ear: saved
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IJ:etidnteine IN BIR3IING RAM. —0 a Thursday,
compliance with an invitation from the COw
Institute,ed
tragedian,
gavei readingsn courteousin ue
Town-hall,
rbirtninghain, from Milton, Dryden,
eodds worth, Shakspere, and Popo, the proceedis to
b evoted to the funds in aid of that institution-
The attendance of a numerous audience was more than
expected, the weather being extremely inclement.
The hall was filled, and considering that Mr. 1411°-
ready was merely a dramatic actor, this circumstance
was the more remarkable. Mr. Macready, after his in-
troduction to the audience, proceeded to allude to big
early and happy days in Birmingham, the eircunastanc?
twat he had been invited by the directors of the Midland
Institute to appear on that occasion, and to apologise
for any deficiencies which might be apparent during
41110 performances which he had undertaken. IL,'
readings consisted of Dryden's " Ode to Cecilia,
Pope's Vital Spark," Wordsworth's ti Cumber-
land Beggar," an extract from the fifth book of
" Paradise Lost," together with the "Dream
of Eve," and an extract from the fourth act of the
secand part of Henry IV. Au apologue by Leigi!
Hunt succeeded, but produced little effect. It is almost
impossible to conceive the impression which, by his versa-
tile talent, Mr. Macready produced upon his auditory
The assemblage were enthusiastic in their plaudits. The
entertainment did not last more than an hour and. a
half. The proceeds for the institution will be nearly
200/. uag
TUE MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARLBORO
HOUSE.—The numbers attending, &c., during the men!:
of November were as follows :-3,584 persons on the
public dayss and admitted free ; 357 persons on the
students' days,!and admitted as students on the payment
of 6,1. each, besides the registered students of the classes
and schools. The museum is now open free on Satur-
days for the convenience of schools, &c.

Tu ATEST NEWS.

THE CRIMEA.

PARIS, DEC. 1.

Ry the Nil, which arrived at Marseilles this
day, Friday, Dec. 1, we have advices from the
Crimea to the 18th November.

They refute the report of a battle on the 13th.

The Russians made a sortie on the Right of the
13th, but were driven back with a loss of 300
killed. The French lost 40 men.

The hurricane on the 14th blew down the tents
of the army.

The siege works, which had been continued to
within 80 metres of the town, are suspended.
The Russians have retired towards the Belbek.
Omer Pacha has received despatches from Paris,
urging him to hasten his offensive movement.
He only sends two regiments to the Crimea.
Constantinople sends 10,000 men as reinforce-

ments.
The Egyptian troops continue to arrive.
The Turenne and Donauwerth passed the Bos-
phorus on the 18th Nov., with 2,500 men on
board.

Most of the English transports wrecked have
been burned to prevent their falling into the
.
hands of the enemy.

General Canrobert, who had been suffering for
some days, is completely restored.
300 Russians have been defeated near Eupa-

toria.
The fire had ceased for three days.
Liprandi and his troops had recrossed the
Cla ernaya.

The Russians had sunk another of their ships.
Omer Pacha will enter Moldavia at the head
of 68,000 men.

Achmet racha, with 30,000 men, will occupy
Babadagh.

The avant-garde, 5,000 strong, has already
entered the Dobrudscha.

PARIS, SATURDAY.
The Moniteur publishes a despatch from Gene-
ral Canrobert, dated Sebastopol, the 17th.
General Canrobert says that tho hurricane of
the 14th, in the Black Sea, was one of unusual

Violence, even for the present season. It wa,
feared at one. time that wholesale disaster would
have befallen the fleets. Severe and heavy damage
has been sustained.

AD understanding bas been come to with tlio
Admiral that only the vessels which are absolutely

necessary should be retained.
This trial will not affect the preparations for the
siege, which will proceed as usual. The Russians
made no attack since the battle of Inkerman. They
appear to keep on the defensive.

VIENNA, THURSDAY MORNING.

On the 19th the weather became favourable,
and reinforcements left Constantinople for the

Crimea.

The loss suffered by the combined fleets is said
to be less than was supposed.
The Admirals think of forcing some port whore
the fleets can take refuge in case of another storm.

BERLIN, FRIDAY.

Prince Menschikoff, writing on the 22d of No-
vember, reports that the bombardment continued,
but that the fire was slow and slack.

The Russian loss and the injury done to the
fortifications was inconsiderable.