The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-05 00:00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MARSEILLES, Dec. 2. Thanks to the powerful
aid afforded by the splendid steam ships Ripon,
Candia, Thames, arrived from England, and the
steam transport Emeu, from Constantinople, a re-
inforcement of nearly 4,000 infantry has been des-
patched to the army in the Crimea, under the com-
mand of General Bison, with every prospect of
arriving within a reasonable tima, notwithstanding
the heavy gales from the north-west, which have
latterly prevailed. The wind was so high on
Tuesday night last, that a British and a Sardinian
seaman were swept into the dock of the Joliette
and drowned. The steamer Alps, of Glasgow,
is still here, waiting to embark troops, and
the Indiana, which has arrived at Toulon,
is expected here to-morrow. The French war cor-
vette Meteore arrived this afternoon from Port
Yendres, and will take_ troops to the Crimea.
General Rostolan reviewed, on Sunday last, seven
batteries of artillery, previous to their embarka-
tion for the East. Their embarkation in sailing
transports has been progressing all the week, and
continues to-day. I regret to state-that the Lon-
don steamer Emeu, which arrived here from Con-
stantinople with wounded officers, and to embark
troops on her return, was detained. here for 10
days (as her officers say) by impediments raised by
subordinate officials to their receiving the necessary
sappliesfor their voyage. The purser complained that
the Custom-house officers refused to suffer his oil cans
to be embarked which he sent into town to be filled
with oil for the machinery of the ship, and at the
eleventh hour a merchant from whom he purchased
preserved meats for the Crimea, told him that it
was impossible to procure a permission for their
embarkation. The consequence was that when a
portion of the 10th Regiment of Infantry marched
down to embark, with their band playing before
them, the Captain was not ready to receive them,
and the men fatigued with a long march, were
forced to return into town, and to remain standing
in the streets until billets on the inhabitants were
provided for them, the barracks being all full. The
men were embarked and the Emeu sailed next
morning. . .

While the French Government is steadily sending
reinforcements to the army in the Crimea, it is
not inattentive to the wants of the sick and wounded.
The powerful British-built mail steam packet Indus
sailed on Sunday last with a full cargo of medical
stores for the French hospital at Constantinople. I
remarked a vast number of iron bedsteads and se-
veral bales of old linen. The Telemaque sailed to-
day with the mails for Constatinoplo and a detach-
ment of the 11th regiment of artillery.
The letters for London were not despatched from
this until 1 p.m: on Friday, and as there is no mail
boat from Calais to Dover on Sunday morning those
letters cannot arrive in London until Monday. The
Imperial courier, who was waiting here several days
for the arrival of the Emperor's despatches, was
greatly humiliated to see Mr. Cap3l, the Queen's
messenger, start 12 hours before himself.
The Army of Kars, consisting of 8,000 men, is in
a wretched state. Colonel Williams, on inspecting
it, discovered that, of 2,500 cavalry, there are not
500 fit for active service. The artillery horses are
somewhat better, but their harness is completely
worn out. The sanitary condition of the army at
Tchuruk-su is greatly improved, but it is com-
pletely destitute of cavalry. Zurif Mustapha
Pasha, Commander-in-Chief of the army of Kars,
and Kurschid Pasha, his chief of the staff, were
daily expected at Erzeroum. The Russians still
occupied the Pachalik of Bajazid with a corps of
8,000 men, composed of infantry, cavalry, and
artillery.

Captain A. A. Cartwright, of the Rifle Brigade, who
was killed at Inkerman, was a son of Col. Cartwright,
of Northampton, and served with distinction at Boem
Plaats on the 29th of August, 1848.
Yesterday advices were received at the Admiralty
from the fleet at Kiel, under date November 29. The
Basilisk was cruising off Bornholm. Immense masses
of floating ice were in the Baltic. On the 24th of No-
vember the thermometer at St. Petersburg was 20 deg.
Fahrenheit, 10 degs. below freezing point. The Neva
was closed, and the ice firm, as far as the iron bridge.
The Solicitor-General again applied to the Lord
Chancellor this morning, pith the amended peti-
tion of Mr. George Augustus. Hamilton Chichester.
After some discussion, an arrangement was come to that
certain letters should be submitted to the Lord Chan-
cellor for his. private perusal. The matter was ordered
to stand over sine die.

BERLIN, Dec. 13.—Lord Clanricarde's son, Lord Dun,
kellin, who was taken prisoner before Sebastopol, arrived
here last night from St. Petersburg, via Warsaw, and
will proceed home to-morrow morning.
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE NORWICH GAOL.—It is ru-
moured that the Rev. Mr. Cobb, the chaplain to the
Norwich gaol, has resigned his office. Differences had
arisen between him and the visiting justices, which have,
we presume, rendered his continuance in it impossible.
The justices, it seems, charged him with neglect of duty;
and to that charge his reply was, that he had made the
following entry, in explanation of the cause of the alleged
neglect, in the chaplain's minute-book--" No surplice
fit to wear, and no service during the week whilst it if
washed and repaired." A very unsatisfactory explana,
tion, we think. "No surplice fit to wear, and no ser-
vice during the week !" Can anything be more ridicu-
lous I No surplice, no sermon.—Norfolk News.
THE THETIS FOR PRllSM.—Captain Sundwall, Prus-
sion Royal navy, arrived in Plymouth on Saturday,
to take charge of Her Majesty's frigate Thetis, given
in exchange for two Prussian gunboats. He
was received by Port Admiral Sir William Parker,
and by Captain Superintendent Eden, of the Devon-
port dockyard, to whom he expressed his entire satisfac-
tion at the creditable condition in which the frigate had
belen placed by the British Government.
The gunboats Nix and Salamander are hourly ex-
pected at Plymouth, and on arrival their crews, 100
men each, will be transferred to the Thetis. Captain
Sundwall is by birth a Swede, and formerly served in
the English navy.
THE CREW OF THE BRIG THOMAS RELEASED.—MEIIEL,
Nov. 28.—At length I am enabled to inform you that
the captain and crew of the British brig Thomas,
wrecked on the Russian coast some time ago, and about
whose safety considerable fears were entertained, have
been set at liberty, and arrived here yesterday on their
way to England. Captain Brown relates that soon after
the shipwreck they were saved by the Russians and
carried to Liebau, where they were strictly confined as
prisoners for some days, but as there were British
cruisers hovering off the coast, and it was feared they
might effect a landing and insist on the crew being given
up, they were conducted to the little town of Grobin,
about ten miles up the country, where they were kept
till ultimately set at liberty. Instead of being supplied
with provisions, they were offered the miserable pittance
of nine kopeks a head daily (about lid.), which they re-
fused to accept, Captain Brown having fortunately suf-
ficient money about him to find himself and his men in
food. The quarters given them at Grobin were uncom-
fortable enough, being in the common gaol, and insuffer-
ably dirty, being also occupied by Russian prisoners.
However, at a later period they gave them a separate
room, for which, however, they had to pay out of their
11-p;,;n nr,-wn that th-) ii
their shipwrecked condition, and made
a subscription for them, amounting to 30 silver roubles,
which was handed over to them. The captain is unable
to state any particulars about the state of his late ship,
not having seen it since the unfortunate accident, but is
inclined to believe it must be a complete wreck.