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

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

MARSEILLES, Nov. 2.
Yesterday being the Festival of All Saints wag
observed as a strict holyday here, except by the
War Department. At an early hour 6001 men of
the 2All Regiment of the Line marched to, the port
of the Joliette, and embarked in the m3w screw
steamer the Byzantine, of 1,200 tons, chartered by
the Government to convey troops and stoi •es to the
Crimea. The Byzantine belongs to the col aapany of
Leon Gay, and is the first ship which hi ►s cleared
out from Marseilles direct for Balaklawa. Sho
took on board, in addition to the troops, :3,000,000
of ball cartridges and 20 chests of a -.projectile
lately invented at Metz, and which produces an
immense effect at the enormous distance of 7,200
yards. They arrived at Marseilles unci er charge
of an officer of artillery froth Metz, who i sill make
a trial of them against the Russians at Se, bastopol,
should that fortress hold out until their arrival.
The officer who invented those rockets was not
aware of the great effect until they were tried in
presence of a military commission appointed for
that purpose. When the Emperor was informed
of the new invention he commanded that a con-
siderable quantity should be manufactured fox the
siege of Sebastopol ; but it appeari that there is a.
certain difficulty in preparing them, and that even_
when all hands in the laboratory at Metz were em-
ployed night and daythey could only produce 40 in the
24 hours. After the Byzantin sailed the Americom
steamer William Penn shortly followed, likewise
chartered by the Government, and carrying detach—.
ments of the sth and 74th Regiments, amounting to-,;
384 men. The Marseilles steamer Avenir sailed in,
the afternoon with 600 of the light infantry,
Those men will be a seasonable, reinforcement
for the army in the Crimea. The weather in
delightfully fine, and promises then 'a quick an
prosperous passage.
The Tharsis, private steamer, sailed on Tuesday
with 300 troops for Constantinople. The Egyptus
sails to-day for the same destination, carrying the
mails, 300 troops, and a full cargo of provision
for the army. The private steamer Prophet
will sail on Saturday for Gallipoli and Constanti-
nople with troops and stores. Four hundred men,
who are to be incorporated with the Ist Regiment
of Chasseurs d'Afrique, on service in the. Crimea, -
have arrived at Marseilles for embarkation.
After five mouths suffering; the town of Mar-
seilles has been declared free from cholera, and
clean bills of health were iss►ied for the first time
yesterday.

No_news has been yet heard of the mail steamer
Euphrate, which sailed from Constantinople on the
20th ult. It is known, however, that she was at
Messina on the 25th.

A letter from Algiers of the 30th ult. announces
that a decided advantage had been gained in the
south by Major Du Barail over t he Cherif of Ouaigla
and the tribe of the Ouled.-Antlakrona, who had.
traitorously attacked a small det ichment of French
cavalry, and killed Serjeaut-Ma jor de Bois Guil-
bert. The Arabs were surprised at their encamp-
ment, and dispersed, with the loss of 80 killed,
10,000 sheep, 800 camels, and an immense quantity
of booty captured. This success ws s the more for-
tunate, as the Cherif Mahotned ben . Abd Allah had
obtained possession of Nigouca, and threatened to
resume his authority in the oases of Ouargla.