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

1411 M SUN. LONDO.N, TEJESMAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, Mid,

be that his ports would follow the fate
impending over those of the Black Sea. We only
hope that NICHOLAS will compel us to fight till
Poland drops from his grasp.

Saldom has there been even under the tropics
a more frightful hurricane than that which caused
such fearful damage in the neighbourhood of Ba-
laklava on the 14th ult., and which might, in-

deed, have inflicted irreparable injury on the
cause of the Allies. Fortunately, however, al-
though our losses in men, ships, and stores were

very severe, they cannot exercise any material
influence on the great struggle now going on in
the Crimea. There has been a severe pecuniary
loss, but that is the least part of the transaction.

It is the destruction of human life, and the
absence of stores and medical comforts urgently
required for the troops, that are chiefly to be

lamented. Ammunition, warm winter clothing,

and provisions for the army, were all involved in

destruction. The vessels in which they were

contained yielded in turn to the devastating
power of the terrible tempest.
The storm burst suddenly, and. almost unex7
pectedly, on the heads of the devoted seamen.

The wind had been high, with frequent rain, for

some days, but there was nothing to indicate the

awful charactor of the scene about to be enacted.
Fortunately, it subsided almost as rapidly as
it had come on. Had it been otherwise it would
be impossible to estimate the amount of damage
that would have fallen on the French and Eng-
lish navies. As it was, strong ships were crumbled
to atoms on the iron-bound coast, and others
gaped in every seam, the waters rushing like a
torrent through their sides—
laxis later= compagibus omnes,
Accipiunt inimicum imbrent, rimisque fatiscunt."
Even on shore it was formidable enough. Tents
were blown down, or, in some instances, literally
carried away. The hospitol Marquies shared the
same fate, and the prtients, sick and wounded,
were left exposed to all the inclemency of the
weather. The spectators who dared to witness
the terrible conflict of the elements could scarcely
stand against or under their fury. But the sea,
the "inhospitable Euxine," exercised a fearful
forination, from which the bystanders could not
withdraw their charmed vision. Even to the
vessels in the harbour the danger was
imminent ; but those anchored outside were
scarcely to be preserved, and it seemed
as if not a single life could be saved
from the impending wrecks. Fragments of
veasels, and portions of the cargoes were floating
around in fierce confusion—
" Apparent sari mantes in gurgite vasto,"

and what was more deplorable was, that men
struggling for their lives were seen amid the
turmoil. The lookers-on would gladly have
afforded assistance, but they were powerless in the
fierce storm—and saw their countrymen hurried
to the fate they were unable to avert.
The magnificent steam-ship Prince, was one of
those completely wrecked. She had just before
landed the 46th Regiment, and had on board
Ordnance stores, warm winter clothing for the
army, hospital comforts, and about a quarter of a
million in specie. The strong cables snapped
asunder, and unfortunately her screw, by
which she might have been saved, got foul
of the wrecks of her masts and rigging, and
she was hurried on the fatal rocks, from
whence six of the crew were rescued.
Of course there wiil be a strict investigation
into the conduct of the crew and officers, to see
that all that was practicable was effected under
the circumstances. We must profit to the utmost
by such terrible lessons. The intensity of the
storm will, however, in the present instance, suf-
ficiently account for the serious damage sustained
by the shipping on the dreadful 14th November.

LATEST NEWS.

Pacha, ex-mushir cf the army of Anatolia, passed
through this place two days baek, on his way to
Constantinople. Until the arrival of Ismail Pacha,
the new mushir, the command of the army is con-
fided to Abdul Kerlin Pacha, a very distinguished
officer. Ho is at present occupied, with Colonel
Williams, in providing winter accommodation for
the troops."
A telegraphic despatch in the Univers announces
that the Pope, officiating at St. Peter's, promul-
gated on the 10th the decree which declares that
the Immaculate Conception is an article of faith of
the Church, and that whoever denies it is a heretic.
The despatch adds that 200 bishops were present
on the occasion, and that " Rome was intoxicated
with joy."

BOURSE, MONDAY.—CLOSING PRICES.
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4i per Cents 96 50 96f. —c.
3 per Cents 7l 90 72 30
Credit Mobilier 767 50 Roman
Credit Foncier 557 50 Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ Spanish Threes
l'iedmontese — Home Debt
RAILWAYS—FOR CASII.
fr. c.

Orleans l,lBO Lyons •
Wastern 642 Rouen ....,
Cetto
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TURKEY.

fr. c.
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511 --
512 50

Wo read irf a letter from Constantinople of the
24th ult. :—" Tho Ottoman Minister of War is of
opinion that the reason why the Turkish troops
behaved so badly before the enemy in the.battle of
the 25th October was the difficulty they found in
executing orders delivered in a foreign language,
and which, perhaps, were of a kind to which they
were not accustomed. He has, therefore, thought
that if, instead of being divided, as they have
heretofore been, they were to be united, they might
render good services and do their duty. It ap•
pears decided that they shall be divided into
three brigades, placed under the command of a
general of division, who is to receive his orders
from the generals-in-chief, and is to transmit them
himself to his troops. It is to Osman Pacha that
the task of making reparation for the check which
the Turks sustained at Balaklava has been confided.
His corps d'armee will probably be increased by
10,000 or 12,000 men from Varna. He has already
embarked to assume his command."
The following is the Imperial Hat, by which the
Sultan nominated Rechid Pasha Grand Vizir, and
whieli was read in the General Council by Chekib
Pasha, President of the Council of State, in the
sitting of the 23d ult.:—
~~
My worthy vizir, Rechid Pacha,—Mehemet Pasha
having been removed from the functions of Grand Vizir,
for reasons which rendered the removal necessary, we
confide to you the eminent post of Grand Vizir, owing
to our perfect confidence in you, and your personal ca-
pacity for that high charge. Being obliged, in conse-
quence, to confide to another person the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, we have nominated thereto A'ali Pa-
sha, President of the Council of the Tanzimat, who has
the capacity required for the post. As you know how
anxious we are for the good administration of all the
affairs of our empire, for the prosperity of the country,
and the welfare of all classes of our subjects, we hope
and expect from you, and from all cur ministers and
other functionaries, that you will give proofs of zeal,
and will do all that may be possible to attain these ob-
jects. And may the Almighty God assist you !"

TURKEY IN ASIA.
TREBIZONDE, November 18.—Ibrahim Pacha,
Scharnyl's commissioner to the army of Anatolia,
has received intelligence that some mountaineers
of the Caucasus have surprised a convoy of 800
Turkish prisoners on its way towards the Don, de-
stroyed the Russian escort, and set the Turks free.
Zarif Mustapha Pacha, lately commanding the
Sultan's army in Asia, has gone to Constantinople.
Abdul Kerim Pacha, who commands until the
arrival of Ismail Pacha, is occupied, together with
Colonel Williams, in housing the troops for the
winter. A salute of 21 guns was fired yesterday,
in honour of the victory of Inkermann.

RUSSIA.
LOSS ON THE SEA OF AZOFF.

BERLIN, Dec. 10.—A communication from War-
saw of the Bth has been received, to the effect that
in an unpublished portion of Prince Menschikoff's
despatch of the 24th ult., he states that, near Cape
Berdjanskaia (on the north coast of the Sea of
Azoff), a hurricane bad literally demolished the
breakwater, driven on shore 35 Russian vessels,
1. and dashed to pieces five others.
A letter from Warsaw, of the 7th, in the German
Journal of Frankfort, says :--" We learn from St.
Petersburg that the corps of Orenburg is to ope-
rate against Chokand, and that it will be in the
first instance directed towards Ohiwa."

The St. Petersburg Journal of the Ist inst. con-
thins the nomination of General Dannenberg to a
place in the Council of War. The German Jour-
nals reported that this commander fell into dis-
grace after the battle of Inkerman, just as they re-
ported of Prince Paskiewitch when he had raised
the siege of Silistria. The Czar does not throw
away good tools so very readily.

lery and cavalry, with more leisure on their hands
have displayed both patience and ingenuity in the
construction of their huts, some of which are most
extensive and complicated.
The Harbinger, steamer, lately arrived with a --
quantity of potatoes, cabbages, and other vege- -;hr
tables. Owing to pressure of transport, no means
could be spared to carry them from Balaklava to
the different encampments. Si