The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-04 00:00:00

'VEYIBER 4. 1854.

upon Eupatoria to observe the enemy's troops who oc-
cupy that city, approached it on the 30th of September
(12th of October). This advanced guard, received by
throngs of Arab and Tartar horsemen, drove them back
into the city after a trifling skirmish. Since then Eu-
patoria has been completely blockaded on the land aide
by our troops, and the enemy are cut off from all means
of receiving provisions from the neighbouring Tartar
villages."

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" OCTOBER 13.
" DESCRIPTION OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE
CRIMEA PROM THE IST (13TH) TO THE 6TH (18TH) OF

0 CTOBBB.

" On the Ist (12th) of October, for the purpose of
menacing the communication of the enemy with Balak-
lava, the Aide-de•Camp-General Menschikoff made pre-
parations for the occupation, by a part of our infantry,
of the village of Tchorgoun, situated in the valley of the
Tchernaya. The detachment sent to this point was
gradually reinforced on the 4th (16th) and sth (17th)
by troops, which successively arrived, and was placed
under the command of Major-General 84tniskino, com-
mander of the Ist brigade of the 12th division of in-
fantry.
"About the same time, on the 3d' (15th), a portion
of the cavalry advanced into the valley-of Baydar, and
this troop, by its patrols and flying, detachments, put
itself into communication with the one that occupied
Tchorgoun. Our advanced posts, disposed along the
Tchernaya, had frequent skirmishes with the enemy,
and hindered them from approaching the stream.

"In the encampment of the enemy's principal force
near Sebastopol it was remarked from the 2d (14th)
that they reinforced their right wpg, and opened new
intrenchments against the tower of Malakohff. The fire
of our artillery from the ramparts compelled him to re-
tard his siege operations ; but on the night of the 4th-
-sth (16th-17th) the enemy succeeded in piercing the em-
brasures in their intrenchments, and in placing there a
large quantity of artillery. From the morning of the
sth (17th) he opened along the whole of his line a fire
against the fortifications of Sebastopol.
"The details of the bombardment of Sebastopol dur-
ing the two days of the sth (17th) and 6th (18th) of Oc-
tober, are contained in the three following reports from
Aide-de-Camp Prince Menechikoff to his Majesty the
Emperor :

" REPORT OF AIDE•DE-CAMP PRINCE MENSCRIECOFF OF

THE STH (17TH) OCTOBER.
"In the nights of the 4th (16th) and sth (17th) the
enemy pierced embrasures in their intrenchments, and
at six o'clock tLis morning they opened a smart, inces-
sant fire against our batteries and bastions, which re-
sponded with double activity and equal success.
" Towards noon the cannon placed on the tower of
the kourgan (hillock) Malakohff was dismounted ; but
the batteries erected on that side and all the bastions
continued their fire with so much success that towards
evening the English had only two pieces left to keep up
their fire. The French batteries had been stopped long
before through the explosion of their powder magazine.
"On our side—as far as I can ascertain, before I re-
ceive detailed information from each battalion and bat-
tery—the lose cannot ha e been considerable, but it is
so far lamentable that Aide-dc-Camp General Korniloff
having received a bullet in his leg soon fell a ♦ictim to
this wound.

"At half-past 12, while the cannonade still continued
from the batteries in the entrenchments, the enemy's
ships opened a violent and incessant fire from their
broadsides against the batter No. 10, the battery Alex

ander, and the battery Constantine, which answered
with equal rapidity. As there was a perfect fog, and
the heat was intense, the dense clouds of smoke so com-
pletely eveloped the sea that it was impossible to die.
cern the damage that had been done, either to our
batteries or to the enemy's ships, which seemed to
have been fourteen in number at the beginning of the
cannonade.

"The fire did not relax until nightfall.
" Although I am not yet informed as to the results
of the bombardment, I cannot refrain from giving your
Majesty a hasty account of all that has taken place this
day.

" REPORT OF AIDE-DR-CAMP GENERAL PRINCE lbws

CHIKOPF OF TEE 6TH (18TH) OCTOBER.

" The fire from the batteries and the enemy's ships,
which did not cease yesterday from sunrise to night-
fall, and which was surprising from its mass and its
violence, has not done so much mischief as might have
been expected.
" The battery Alexander, as well as the battery
No. 10, which were in the greatest danger, have suf-
fered but little. The damage to Fort Constantine has
been great.
" With respect to the bastions which opposed the bat-
teries of the enemy's entrenchments, the greater part of
them are uninjured with the exception of the bastion
No._ 3, where nearly all the 33 pieces of cannon
have been dismounted, and we have lost the greatest
number of men.

"Although I have not received the list with the
names of the killed and wounded, it is a satisfaction to
perceive that, according to the general information
collected on the spot, our loss scarcely amounts to 500
disabled.

"Among The number of wounded are, Vice• Adm-
iral Nachimoff and Captain Yerganyscheff (naval), but
the first very slightly. _

"As a new bombardment was expected to-day, the
6th (18th), the whole night was passed at Sebastopol
in repairing the damage, and all the dismantled pieces
were replaced. As for the bastion No. 3, it has been re-
inforced by a battery raised upon its flank.
" To-day, 6th (18th), all the enemy's fire has been
directed against the town of the Kourgan Malaphoff and
the batteries raised on that side. The town has remained
without any serious damage, and the batteries have
answered the enemy's fire with success.
"The ire of the English batteries, generally much

" During the bombardment I was at Sebastopol and
have seen the army. I have communicated to it the
gracious expressions of your Majesty's order (brought to
me by Aide-de•Camp Alh6dinsky), adding that, after the
bombardment, the army might have to defend Sebasto-
pol from a storm by close combat.
" I hope that the army will prove worthy of your Ma-
jesty's expectations."

less lively than yesterday, similarly diminished in the
afternoon, probably because Major-General S6miakine
by my order, advanced with his detachment from the
village of Tchergoun to the heights of Daiaklava, and
by appearing behind the English encampment had occa-
sioned some disturbance, so that the army was forced to
forgo in haste and to march in the direction of Balaklava.
By this show of a detached body the object of turning
the enemy from the fortress was attained. During the
6th (ISth) the French batteries scarcely fired at all upon

Sebastopol.
"The vessels which bombarded yesterday, and which
it appears were entirely French, have retired this morn-
ing in the direction of the Chersonese lighthouse.
" Yesterday, on account of the smoke, and to-day in
consequence of the morning fog on the sea, it was im-
possible to discover what amount of damage the ships
had suffered. It appears that a ship of the line bad
one spar broken, and that two others were set on fire
by red hot shot, but this I cannot affirm with cer-
tainty."
"SECOND REPORT OP AIDE-DE-CAMP PRINCE MRNS

CHIKOFF OF THE 6TH (18TH) OF OCTOBER.
"To complete my respectful report of this day, I
feel bound to state to your Majesty, that the seamen,
from the officers to the sailors, who have been exclu.
sively intrusted with the defence of the city in the bas.
tions and batteries, have shown during the bombard•
tnent on the sth (17th), the most exemplary and laudable
firmness. •

"At the bastion No. 3 the service of the cannon
was relieved three times ; nevertheless, the wen did
their duty gallantly, singing songs, and vieing with each
other in zeal.
" I cannot, in the present circumstances, omit to
mention Vice-Admiral Naehimoff, who, by his activity
and the wisdom of his measures, gave an impulse to
those moral forces as well as to the material means,
in order to repel firmly and successfully the attacks of
the enemy."

The first reduction of postage to Australia via South-
ampton and Singapore took place yesterday evening,
the 3d inst. All letters for South Australia, Victoria,
New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land, sent by
this mail, will be charged 6d. the half ounce only, in-
stead of is. as heretofore. Newspapers will go free.
All letters, however, sent by the route of Marseilles,
the mail for which is made up on the evening of the
9th inst., will be liable, in addition to the above, to scl.
for every quarter of an ounce, French postage, and
newspapers to a charge of 2d. Ihe postage must be
paid in advance. The above regulation is not at present
extended to West Australia or New Zealand.

[PRICE SD.

DINNER TO THE FRENCH GUIDES.

Yesterday evening a dinner was given at the High-
bury Barn Tavern to the band of the French Guides,
by the band of the Grenadier Guards. ➢Tr. Schott, the
band-master of the Grenadier Guards, presided on the
occasion. The room in which the dinner was held was
decorated with the French, English, and Turkish flags,
and other appropriate devices. About 100 persons sat
down to table.

After the cloth had been removed,
M. Oar, sub-conductor of the band of the Guides,
said :—Gentlemen, allow me, in the name of my com-
rades, to thank you for the truly sympathetic recep-
tion we have received at London. The joy we ex-
perienced in playing before the Queen will never be
effaced from our memories, and we shall always think
of our sojourn amongst you with happiness and pride.
Let us then drink a toast to the protector of artistes.
—to the Queen of England. Let us also drink a toast
to the fraternisation and frendship which unites our
English and French hearts. Hurrah for England and
France !

The toast was received with the greatest enthusiasm.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of " The Em-
peror Napoleon III.," saying—Gentlemen, I beg of you
to fill your glasses for a toast of the greatest importance ;
it is to drink the health of the Emperor Napoleon. His
charitable disposition has procured for us not only the
immense success at the Cyrstal Palace on Saturday last,
but it has also procured for us the pleasure of seeing you
among us this evening. As the charity of the Emperor
is one of his numerous virtues and the choicest ornament
of his crown, we sincerely desire that Providence will
allow him to wear it to an advantage for the benefit of
nations.
This toast was equally well received, and the cries of
" Vice l'Empereur !" were loud and long.
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The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Empress of the
French," and said :—The amiability of her character
and her numerous acts of charity have made her in a
short time the idol of the French nation, and by her
striking virtues she has not only earned the respect of
the French nation, but of the whole civilised work?. I
am, therefore, proud to propose so illustrious a health,
and I doubt not you will drink it with all the honours.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " His Royal Highness
Prince Albert and the Royal Family," said—Gentle-
men, I must inform you that Prince Albert is colonel of
our regiment, the Grenadier Guards. He is a profound
musician, and loves everything profound and classical in
music ; and I am convinced you afforded him infinite
pleasure by playing before him at Windsor. I request
you then, gentlemen, to fill your glasses, and to empty
them in his honour to the dregs.
These toasts were each of them honoured in an equally
enthusiastic manner with the former ones.
The Anglo-French Alliance and the Allied Armies
in the East" was then given by the CHAIRMAN, who ob•
served—The glorious alliance of these two nations is the
most r9rnarkable event of our history ; even if the result
of this war leaves no other trace than that of the entente
cordiale between tho two greatest nations of the world,
so happy a result would suffice and be superior to the
greatest victory. Gentlemen, I propose then as toast
" The Success of the Allied Armies in the Crimea."
(Loud cheers, and cries Of " France" and " Viva
l'Angleterre.") _ _

AS the concluding toast, the CHAIRMAN proposed
" M. Mohr and the Imperial Band of the Guides."
He said 'We are still under a great obligation to the
Emperor, it is for having procured us the pleasure of
your company here, and of the advantage of making
your acquaintance, still more of hearing your per-
formance with such artistic execution and perfect
ensemble; but, like the wheels of a watch, though when
finished they are of the most exquisite perfection, a
roaster hand is still requisite to put them-together. Your
performance and precision of execution demonstrates
that the hands of a clever master, and of great experi-
ence, ha; to-day put a last touch to the work ; and it
is to M. Mohr, the leader of leaders, that this remark-
able ensemble is due, and I can but congratulate you on
having a man like him for your leader. I must not for-
get to express that all oar English leaders here present
owe a debt of gratitude to M. Mohr, for the many works
which his fertile pen has provided for them during a
period of twenty years.
This toast was likewise most warmly received.
Tire more serious part of the business being thus
brought to a conclusion, a scene ensued which it is im
possible to do justice to in words, but it must be fully
understood that the whole proceedings were regulated
by the greatest sobriety and decorum. The speeches
having been concluded, " God save the Queen" was
loudly called for by the French guests, and sung amidst
the greatest enthusiasm by both French and Eng-
lish. " Partant pour la Syrie" was in its turn heartily
demanded, and as heartily given amidst the most voci-
ferous cries of " Vive l'Empereur." After this the fun
grew brisker, and the crowd of spectators, who had been
waiting to join the ball which was to conclude the festi-
vities of the evening, here made their way into the room,
and entered most heartily into the spirit of the thing.
M. Vaucheux, of the Guides, then stepped forward and
volunteered several sentimental and cTnnic French songs,
which it is needless to say wero most rapturously ap-
plauded. Upon this Mr. Lawson, of the Grenadiers,
inspired with a generous spirit of rivalry and patriotism,
gave two or three Irish songs, which were received
with equal approbation. Several other songs were
given, both in French and English, and " God Save the
Queen" and " Partant pour la Syrie," having been again
sung, a general move was made to the ball-room. It is
almost superfluous to add that during the whole of the
evening the most excellent feeling was displayed
both by the French and English soldiers. The fact that
very nearly half of them did not understand a word
spoken by the other half did not in the least interrupt
the harmony of the evening. A few watchwords fully
answered all the purposes of fraternization, and there
was no mistaking what was meant when a Guide offered
his glass to hob-nob with the sentiment of " Vive
l'Angleterre," "La Reine Victoria," or "A has lee
Cossacques ;" or when a stalwart Grenadier held out his
hand for a genuine English shake, and cried, with a most
1 execrable accent, " Vive l'Empereur." These, and a
few similar phrases, in fact, furnished the whole means
of commnication between by far the greater portion of
the parties present.
A very excellent and substantial dinner was provided,
and the French guests seemed much pleased with the
entertainment. One and all of them were loud in their
expressions of delight and satisfaction at the reception
which they had met with in this country, and most de.
voutly hoped that when the Queen and Prince Albert
visited France the band of the Grenadier Guards at any
rate would accompany her Majesty ; as for any doubt of
such visit being paid very shortly, they would not hear
of it.

GOVERNMENT "SURVEYS" AT BENDIGO.—The Sydnefl
Herald, after noticing that there are now no less than
ten hotels at Bendigo, several of them of a first-rate
character, says " The Criterion Hotel bears the palm•
The building and outhouses cost 25,0001., and they
have been valued by the Government surveyors at
18,0001. The land on which it is built (and, indeed,
the land on which all the permanent buildings in
Bendigo are erected) is to be • sold. The pur-
chaser, if he be any other person than the owner of
the buildings, will hare to pay the 18.0001., in addition
to what the ground itself realises by auction. The same
rule applies to the other hotels, valued from the sum of
12,0001. downwards. The line of conduct thus pursued
by the Government is highly to be reprobated. The up-
set price of some of these allotments is laid down as
high as 1,8001. per acre, the property (the land) hav-
ing been made valuable by those who have thus built
upon it. The energy and public spirit of individuals
aro hereby taxed. The people form a township, and
their marts and premises have, without the assistance
and countenance of the Government, become of
great value. The authorities then send surveyors,
who map the surrounding district, and these men,
then, in these places, draw imaginary lines of road,
which are to form the permanent town, regardless of
the havoc they make in property. Down must come
all the buildings through which these roads pass ; and
many who have laid the foundation of a good fortune,
or who imagine they had done so, find their property scat-
tered to the winds. Now this laying out of these town-
ships could just as well, yea better, be done before the
public build upon them, and the ruinous consequences
referred to would he obviated. But the Government of
this colony is too slow for the people, excepting in taxa-
tion. In the application of the screw in order to find
places for thousands of those whose services could be
dispensed with, we could back Victoria against any
other colony or dependency under the Crown.
IsystE REGIS. —ROM AN ANTIQUITIES. —Our
will probably remember our noticing, some three
since, a discovery of Roman remains, of a most int,
ing character, in a field at Uplyme iu the imme
neighbourhood of this town, on a farm called
combe," and which for a short time was opent to
°wl)
view at the trifling charge of 6d. each, bn
the
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some family litigation between the ownersow ofever,been re
it was closed up. A part of it has,
beautiful teeselated
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b
cently opened again, consisting
additionalTh discovery
property
pavement,n
of
aßoman
t obgaetthh
ine r
a with n s
ta recent of
perfect
state.
in which this relic of antiquityt isis stintubastehinspaebdotuhte to be
brought to the hammer, .
chaser will cause afduristchnevrereixepsloarraatiaonntitcoipbaeted. made
Theas
much more extensive
remains, are situated on an eminence called the " Church-
and are of the extent of 300 feet or more, but,
independent
Someof the
think
it bath,th e"
remainsnot a
of 2aofeet
Roman ar et yet
mili-
tary station, while others consider that a Roman villa
formerly occupied the site. In a field adjoining h
appears to be the remains of an extensive mound, or
embankment, probably a defence to the villa, if such
it was, Of this latter, an eminent antiquarian of the
neighbourhood
iwaewirmlihytpieclschoaytlleilisedudsis—nka 'rrs,tetlemordlnoevbalynb
gafitrhertleogwlrao:
escetooninniebeesr Brinorrtsotvonimgnec,
an earthen vessel containing a.reodt
very large number of
raagdldel:eshdcaoe
avinlipeaoni
Roman coins, which he carried to Exeter for sale."
This earthwork,
fortification to ihaesbefore stated, might have been a
building whose remains are no in
small part discovered.

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LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.
The royal mail screw steam-ship Charity, Capt.
Walter Paton, arrived this morning from Quebec
with the usual mails, several cabin and nineteen
intermediate passengers, in addition to one com-
pany of Royal Artillery and one company of the
54th Regiment.

There is very little Dews from Canada. The
fishing season had closed ; the catch was smaller
than for many years.

The Quebec Observer of the 19th says :—" The
Ministry are shaky."
From New York we have advices to the evening
of the 19th, one day lat;r, up to which time there
was no news of the Africa, nor further tidings of
the missing passengers of the Arctic steamer.
The flour market had slightly improved, and a
good demand for the better grades had been expe-
rienced, but common qualities were in heavy
request. 7 dols. 50c. to S dols. was the currency
for common to good, S dols. °lc. for favourite, and
8 dols. 62c. per barrel for Ohio, and Michigan
wheat 3c. to 6c. lower ; Upper Lake, 1 dol. 58c. ;
prime Red Southern, 1 dol. 90c. ; and good White
Canadian, 1 dol. 58c., duty paid. There was less
doing in Indian corn, but a fair demand was still
experienced at 77c. to 79Ac. ; and for fine western,
Sc. Pork quiet. Prim; mess steady at 11 dols.
to 12 dols. 12c. per barrel. Prices of lard were
well supported, and there was more activity in the
market.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, Nov. 3.
By the Peninsular and. Oriental Company's
steam-ship Madrid, Captain N. Cook, we have
dates from Gibraltar to the 24th ; Cadiz, 25th ;
Lisbon, 29th ; Oporto, 30th ; and Vigo, 31st ult.
The Madrid brings 33 passengers,
amona whom
is the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, and on'freight
8 specie,
half-chests of oranges, 166 half-
chests
value 29,3961. sterling, 17
of lemons, 316 serous of almonds, 182 boxes
621skpsacokfagweisne, of
(.f -Arli ',mall cargo of fruit, kc.
„“, ult. this steamer passed her Ma-
jesty's ship Salamander, off Lisbon ; anO. on the
29th the steam-ship Imperador, from Liverpool,
bound to the Brazils, entering the Tagus.
Letters from Oporto quote wine freights to Lon-
don 30s. Exchange on London, at 90 days', 55 to
551, with more paper money offering. There were
very few British vessels in the Douro. The Oporto,
for Dublin ; Argo, for Hull ; Alarm, for Bristol ;
and the Lusitania, for London, sailed on the 28th.
The screw steamer Union, of Southampton, put
into Lisbon on the 28th ult., with loss of fore and
mainmasts.

The Madrid brings Lisbon dates of the 29th ult.
The Lisbon exchanges, at three months, are quoted
this mail at '541 on London ; Paris, 524 ; Amster-
dam, 43 1-3 ; Hamburg, 484 ; and Genoa, 522.
Money continued very scare, and bills abundant,
principally on London, which was done to a small
extent at 55d. New Three per Cent. Stock, 37i
to ;/ ex div. ; Bank of Portugal shares, 132 to 129
milreis dis.; Oporto Bank Shares, i to 8 per cent.
prow. ; and Lisbon Bank-notes, 24 per cent. dis.
A Lisbon letter adds—" The first railway car-
riages were to have run to-day upon the line be-
tween Sacavem and Villafranca, with the King
Regent, it being his Majesty's birthday ; but the
Union steamer, in which they were shipped, had a
passage of eight days, and only reached the Tagus
yesterday. It was found impossible to laud the
carriages in time to open the line to-day, but it
appears the Minister of Public Works is going to
Sacavem to-day (Sundav), in order to see the need-
ful preparations made for the Royal trip to-mor-
row. Nothing has yet transpired here as to the
chance of Count Lucotte's maturing his plans in
London for carrying out the contracted line of
railroad to Cintra, with piers and docks upon the
banks of the Tagus between Lisbon and Bilem ;
the other small line from Aldea Callega to Vendas
Novas is said to have attracted no less than five
different projected companies to compete for ita
adjudication, and I have no doubt it will, at all
events, be carried out.

Report speaks very favourably of the coal and
iron discovered between Alcobaca and Leiria. The
right of working mines in the best part of that
district will belong to Mr. George Croft, who has
for some time had scientific men making excava-
tions, and their reports are now nearly complete,
when it is supposed a company will be formed upon
a large scale.

Th© Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon goes passenger
to Southampton by the Madrid, on his way to
Rome, to take part in the conclave called by the
Pope for the purpose of establishing, as a dogma of
Roman Catholic faith, the immaculate conception
of the Virgin Mary. The Cardinal is a very
learned man, is president of the House of Peers,
and this is his first visit to Rome, where he is ex-
pected to be absent until the end of the year.
The court-martial upon Viscount Pinheiro, ex-
Goveluor of Angola, after having been so re-
peatedly put oft' as to prevent the public from con-
tinuing to attend, was hurried to a close on Friday
last, when a long sentence of " acquittal" was de-
livered. It has created some surprise that such a
sentence should have been affirmed by the unani-
mity of the Court, there being no doubt the Vis-
count had allowed a large subscription to be col-
lected by the authorities in the province he was at
the time governing ; that he accepted the money is
equally clear ; and people do not think his defence
could justify acquittal—being merely a plea that
he had employed the money in purchasing and
freeing a certain number of slaves, in clothing
others, in promoting the endowment of an asylum
for orphans, and that the balance was being em-
ployed in 300 iron bedsteads, to be sent out to
Angola for the use of the asylum.