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

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 20.—The disasters of the 14th
are greater even than we anticipated. The following
names may be added to the list of those totally lost at
Balaklava—Gertrude, Pride of the Ocean, Pyrenees,
and Ganges. The total loss at Balaklava, is :

Lost.
18

Dismasted.
12

British .

French
1.8 more British are ''aid to be lost or dismasted at Bops-
;oria or the Katcha.

Commander Bayntoun, R.N., perished in the Prince.
Dr. Spence is also said to be lost. He came out to in-
quire into the state of the medical service.
The Sampson, Retribution, and Vesuvius will come
down to Constantinople for repairs. The last is leaky,
her beam ends are started, and she is not trustworthy
for sea; _ _ _

A Turkish line-of-battle ship is a total wreck off Etipa-
teria,. The flag-ship is dismasted.
The crew of the Henri Quatre are said to be in the
hands of the Russians. Numbers of French and British;
sailors were taken by the Cossacks on the west coast.
The Bellerophon rode out the gale at Eupatoria, and
is quite safe.
The rudders of the Queen, 110, and the London, 90,
are badly rung ; but they may be kept at Sea, at least
for a time.
Five French line.of-battle ships have lost their rudders
and received other injuries ; they will be brought-down
to Constantinople in tow.
General Liprandi broke up from Balaklava with his
army on the 14th, and retired beyond the Tchernaya,
breaking down the bridge.
The Danube steam-tender is thrown up high and dry
in Kamiach Bay.
It is said to be decided that Admiral Stopford shall
proceed with the British sailing vessels to Sinope to pass
the winter.
Captain Inglis, of the Engineers, was lost in the
Prince. It is said that several officers are lost in the
vessels off Balaklava.

ANOTHER, ACCOUNT.
About 10 a.m. the transport No. 20, the Ganges,
began to drive—she having parted her cable. Right
astern of ber was No. 1, the Pyrenees, which she soon
fouled ; and a most fearful sight it was. Spars snapped
like rotten sticks ; jibbooms, bowsprits, yards, masts,
all shared the same crash; the two ships grinding
together in a most awful manner. Of course No.
1 soon began to drive, as well as No. 20, and both,
locked together, bore down upon the poor Sampsor.
Soon they were foul of her, and the same work of
destruction began, and in ten minutes they cleared Irons
her, and there lay. the bold, defiant little Sampson, shorn
of all her beauty, with not an inch of anything 'except
her funnels standing, her masts having gone with one
awful crash, and fallen inboard, so that v. e are most
anxious, though most fearful, to her of the dama.;es
they must have done in their fall. Her bowsprit is
also gone short off. In fact, she is a complete wreck.
Parting from her, No. 20 brought up, and we hoped
was safe, while N 0.1 still drove on toivards the shore, and,
much as we pitied her, help was, of course, utterly impos-
sible. 'While this was going on inside us, just outside us
two French liners (the Jupiter and Bayard) fouled, but
fortunately, or by good management, got clear, with
only a slight smashing of boats and their quvters, and
brought up with four anchors each. About noon the
gale was at its highest, and there was then a cry that
the Terrible had parted. a cable, and was among the
breakers. Every moment we expected she would go on
shore, but soon the paddles revolved, the remaining
cable was slipped, and, right in the teeth of the gale,
steamed out the splendid Terrible. This was the most
cheering sight during the whole of this eventful day,
and a glorious sight it certainly was to see that
steamer going through everything, and proving the
mighty conquest of man over the elements. Our situa-
tion all the time was most critical. Right ahead of us
were four French liners, one or two of which had already
driven, and if any of them parted their c aisles; our de-
struction was inevitable ; and, to make it, if possible,
worse, there was the knowledge that we could do
nothing, tut must patiently abide our lot,. whatever
Providence thought fit for that lot to be. We had done
our all—the result was in God's hands. About two
o'clock the view all around was most distressing ' • about
a dozen transports were driving, four or five had cut
away their masts, while only five or six were riding at
all hopefully. Near us was a little brig, which we
remarked as doing capitally, when, all of a sudden,
her masts went over the side ; still she rode on, but
now, alas ! the little ship lies on shore with scarcely
two timbers holding together, so utterly has the sea
broken her up. Near us also was the Lord Raglan, a
splendid ship, just new, of about 700 tons ; she, too,
rode on most capitally. Close astern was the little
Beagle ; how she escaped being swamped is to me a
marvel, as, although we were not above 100 yards from
her, continually from the height of the sea we could
see nothing but the tops of her masts ; still she rode
on, and although she rolled enough to roll every-
thing out of her, yet she seemed to keep her.
self pretty dry. Astern of her was the Algiers ;
she rolled, if anything, worse than the Beagle, and
carried away one cable ; still, she held on, and
this morning steamed out into safe anchorage. All
the steamers had their wheels and screws going,
which of course made them much safer, by taking a

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good deal of the .strain from the cables. At night-
fall there were five transports on shcire, and others in a
very precarious state. A most fearful night we passed!
Every now and ;then a sea struck the ship with such
violence that she staggei•ed from end to end, so that it
seemed impossible for iron or hemp to hold her. About
2.30 a.m. a rattle was heard, and we all fancied a cable
had Parted ; fortunately, however, it was a false alarm
—all three still held on..

WEDNESDAY—The Lord Raglan is on shore; but taken
.
there in a most sailor-like manner: Directly her captain
found he could not save her, he out -away his mainmast
and mizen, and, setting a topsail on her foremast,
ran her ashore stem on, where she lies quite upright,
and has now (3 p.m.) rigged sheers over his hold, either,
we suppose, •to save his cargo, or to lighten his ship.
The shore is teeming with soldiers, who, however, seem
very friendly; so much so, that an order has been given
not to fire upon them, fearing lest they should murder
the poor shipwrecked wretchee if we do. They are, of
course, taking into Sebastopol any men and plunder they
can get ; but I suppose that is all right.
5 p.m.—The Firebrand has just fired on the coast.
'lt seems the wretches were prevented from 'doing harm
by their impotence,' not .their Will, for they have just
brought down field pieces and fired on the wrecks, and
the 'Firebrand is trying to keep them Off. We were
rather premature in supposing the Russiihs had become
civilised all of a sudden. •
THURSDAY, MIL—To-day broke very fine, with still a
stormy breeze from the' S.W. ; the Firebrand still busy
keeping off the Russians, who continue 'hovering about
the shore ; and some capital shots she makes, dropping
shot amd shell right into groups of-eight-or ten, and scat-
tering them . most effectually ; the boats are
,all busy
getting men off the wrecks, and we hope that very few
lives are lost here. • About half-past 8 a.m.-the captain; of
the Lord Raglan, a most intelligent sailor-like manivame
on board ; he has great hopes of saving his ship, whieli is
nearly unhurt, and he says that the Russians were most
anxious to persuade him yesterday to go on shore, but
he declined, very fortunately, as every poor fellow they
caught, half drowned and unarmed as he was, they
handcuffed and sent off. He says that directly he
lighted his lamp they opened a, fire at his skylights,
but fortunately without doing any damage ; he says,
too, that his men, of whom he -has 30, behaved most
splendidly, and he has brought them all off. On leaving
us he'returned to his ship, And if man can save her he
will do it. One 'French barque 'is full of soldiers, and
at them the enemy kept up a. continual fire ; the poor
wretches could not leave their position, owing to every-
thing being washed away, so that they had to cling to
the bulwarks for safety, thus affording an excellent
mark for the Russians, who took great advantage of it.
And yet the savages call themselves Christians ! At
noon No, l'was set on fire, we presume, by her crew,
who we know had left her after saving all they could,
there not being the slightest chance of getting her of,
and" she .is now, 7 p.m., burning most brilliantly, and
shedding a lurid light all around , her. A splendid,
though fearful, sight is a ship On fire. It belongs to'the-
same owner as the Lord Raglan,'- and seems to have as
energetic a commander ; certainly the next'best thing
saving her, whiCh was impOsSible, was to burn her.
A working ' party has just started for the Lold
.Raglyi, and there eeems to be every hope she my,
be saved, but no other transport. No. 20 was i;ur t
laig night, and both she and No. 1 are now smoking.
It seems they were not set on fire by their captains, as,
we supposed, but by accident. I believe, however, that
most of the cargoes were saved. The French fleet Lave
all either taken their departure or are on the eve of doing
so. The admiral, we hear, is almost broken-heartdd
with the foss and disabling. of his splendid ships. It is
rumoured, too, that we.are to go into winter qua' ters,
leaving the steamers and Bellerophon, which, with five
French,screws, will make us a match for anything Rus-
sian, if they dare show their noses, outside Sebastopol.

MEETING OF LIBERAL EL-EiTO.RS

LAMBETH.

Lest evening Mr. Williams, one of the members for
Lambeth, met a large number of his constituents in the
large hall of the Horns Tavern. Mr. Williams presented
himself to the meeting in company with Mr. Murrough,
M.P., and supported by many influential residents of
the borough, and was received with great and repeated
cheering. The hon. gentleman reviewed in detail the
political events of the interval which had elapsed sin de
he last met the electors, and, at the close of the address,
had the- satisfaction of receiving a vote of approbation
and of thanks for his services. It the course of the pro-
ceedings Mr. Williams was asked by an elector to state
his views of the English and Scottish beer bills of last
session, and, in reply, he stated that he was opposed on
principle to both, and would endeavour to procure their
repeal.

*Mr. FREDERICK DOI:WON then moved'a resolution, to
the effect that the war with Russia had not been carried
on with a due regard to the interests of the Allies, and
' condemnatory of the admission of the Austrians into the
Principalities as an act of extreme folly, if not of ab-
solute treachery, which, by the stoppage of the advances
of the Turks, had been the chief cause of the needl€ss
sacrifice of Our troops in the Crimea. The resolution like
wise expressed alarm and disgust at the recently signed
treaty with Austria, as not being likely to prove beneficiLl
to the Allies, while it would probably prove inconsistent
with the restoration of Poland, which was necessary to
preserve the stability of Europe. It further declared
that the conduct of Lord Aberdeen had proved him
unworthy of the eonfildence of the British people, un-
fit to hold any office of trust under the Crown, and
requested Mr. Williams to exert himself in support of
the spirit of the resolution, and to give his adherence
to any set of men who would carry on the war to the
honour of England and the promotion of the liberties
of Europe.
Mr. H. SLACK, in an energetic speech, seconded the
motion, which was unanimously adopted, amidst loud
and reiterated plaudits.

REPRESENTATION OF MARYLEBONE.—Last night a
numerously attended meeting of the electors of Maryle-
bone was held at the Colosseum Tavern, Portland-road,
for the purpose of considering the propriety of recom-
mending the Right Hon. Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt
as a candidate for the borough. Mr. Michell moved a
resolution, approving of Mr. D'Eyncourt as eminently,
qualified to represent the borough in Parliament, atie
inviting him to issue an address to the constituency.
Mr. D'lflanger, jun.; moved an amendment to the effect,
" That as a meeting of the reformers of the three pa
riches comprising the borough was to take place, to
select a fitting. candidate to represent their principles,
it would be inexpedient to support any candidate by
express resolution." After a very stormy discussion, in
the course of which it was denied by Mr. M'Evely and
other speakers, that Mr. D'Eyncourt had commenced a
canvass, the amendment was carried by a large majo-
rity, and the meeting separated.