The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-18 00:00:00

(Prom the Moniteur de l' Armee.)
If anything could diminish the regret of the country at
a moment when it deplores the loss of the illizstri3ns .
Marshal whom death has carried off in the midst of his
trinOphs, it would be the choice of the young General
who the Emperor has intrusted with the task of finish-
ing the work so gloriously commenced on the banks of
the Alma. Although the military career of the new
Commander-in-Chief of the French troops in the East is
generally-known, we think-it will be of use to recall to
mind his services, which justify in a striking manner the
confidence of the head of the State and of the whole
army. Francois Certain Canrobert was born in 1809,
w the department of Lot, a few leagues from the village
which gave birth to Murat. He entered the school of
St; Cyr in the month of November, 1826, and left in one
of the. first ranks niter two years .of laborious study.
Appdirited Sublieutenant of the 47th of the Line on the
Ist of October, 1828, he was made lieutenant on the 20th
of June, 1832, embarked for Africa in 1835, and arrived
in the province of Oran, where the Emir, Abd-el-Bader,
after the unfortunate affair of the Meets, kept our army
in check. A short time afterwards he took part in the .
expedition of Dtlasoara,.in which he began to make him-
self known. He followed with his regiment the opera-
tions which Generals Clauzel and Letang directed in the
Mina ; the via-
pt
it:: province
the
ef
cOhraetniff; tthearceihpgteuurne,oafudTltehmecenl the expedi-
auttiadllsinigkkcafhT. Tlemcen, the tahffeaioroms
dbiasptslaoyfeaSidhiisZabcroiluliba,ntTarafnifi.
tary qualities, and raised him to the rank of captain n
. .
"the 26th of April, 1837. He went in the same year to
the province of Constantine, where the Duke de Nemours
and General Dararemont made preparations to revenge a .
deep, insult. 'He received a wound in the leg at the as-
sault
of that place by the 'ride of Colonel Ccimbes, as old
soldi!er of the island. of Elba, to whom be was orderly
officer, and who was mortally wounded at the breach.
.Before he died, Colonel Combos recommended the young
captain to Marshal Val4e as an officer full of promise.
General Canrobert returned to France in 1839, deco-
ratel with the Legion-of Honour, and-was charged with
orgapising for the Foreign Legion a battalion chosen
from the band of Spaniards who had taken refuge with
Cablera upen the French territory. Thanks to the per-
some ing activity of the organiser, these remnants of the
civil, war Were very soon ready to take part in the labours
of our troops in Algeria. ' • `
. Cilled to the camp. of St. Omer in 1840, he drew op
witlisuccess, by ordet of the Duke of Orleans, several
Chipters of a filanual-destinid for nee of the officers
oft e light troops. In the north Captain Canrobert was
into porated with the 6th battalion of Foot Chasseurs,
1..
'ilia -eturned to Africa in 1841. Io that new campaign
.•
in
, he" signaliz:,,,d. himself thecombats of-the mountains of
Mouzaia and .pit .Coutas, as well as in the , obstinate
struggle which the BenOlenasser made against our
troops. After having attained the rank of Chief of
' Battalion of the 15th Light, on the 22d of 'May, 3842,
he was placed at the head of the sth battalion of Chas-
seuril, which was- incessantly in the field on the 'WAS of
Kt Chetiff, and took part under the orders of General
en r 1 in the affair of the grettoee and that of Sbeah,
la iso in several combats on the ltiou.
Part of the year 1842 and the whole of the year 1843
er employed in fresh operations in Africa, and in all
E
1
em General Canrobert worthily maintained ;the
on ur_ of his battalion. He accompanied Colonel ..
av ignac in the expedition of Onaren Sonia, and formed
ar of the column under the direction of General Bour-
Al , who, after attacking the Flitbas, made some bold '
c rsions in the country of the Kabyles of GarbousFa.
:fe ywhere the 3d and sth battalion of Chasseurs were
,d y the commander, Canrobert, with singular success.
3q ad been an officer of the Legion of.Honour for two
yeaiis when Colonel de St. Arnaud, who in 1845 suc-
ceeded Colonel Cavaignanin the .command of Orleans-
, vile, ernployedliin againit Bou.-Miiza. The chief of the
sth Lattalian- gave glorious co-operation in the affairs of .
Bahl, Oned-Metmour, Oued-Gri, and 'Oued;Senzig.
In the former he succeeded with 250 bayonets in keep-
ing at bay more than 3,000 men, who could not break
his :ranks; For this exploit .he was appointed Lientei
Colonel on the 26th of October. He was soon after-
wards closely blocked up in the town of Tenez, where he
bad succeeded Colonel Claparhde. Eight months of
continual struggles brought about, the pacification of the
country, -and the superior officer 'to whom this result
was due obtained the'rank of colonel, upon the scene o
lil conquests.
After having ' commanded the 2,1 Regiment of the
Line, lie entered the 2d of the Foreign Legion on the
21st of March, 1848, and occupied Bathna. General -
Herbillon intrusted him at this period with the command.-
of a-strong column, with orders to attack and intimidate
the mountaineers of the Aures. This order was promptly
-executed. Colonel Canrobert surprised the enemy, at
the tort of Djebel-Chelia, defeated bhp; drove him, accord
.in hand, as far as Kebech, in the Amer-Kraddon, and
made prisoner of the Bey, Ahmed. On his return to
Bathea. he went to Auma e, and took the command of
the ' itegiment 01. :Zona es. In 'this nei*---ipost 'he " '
bad' again - occasion to act vigoiously -against the
Kabyles and the tribes of the Jurjura, whom he suo-
ceeded in reducing to submission. - - ' -
.But it was particularly in 1849 th'at Colonel Canrobert
displayed an energy above all eulogium. The cholera
attacked-the garrison 'of Armee, idiom the -events
taking place at Zaatcha had ledinclerthe walls of that
pl.ae. What courage, what presence -of mind was re-
qUitite in the commander of the Zouaves, who thus
conducted his soldiers inthe Midst of the dangers of a
daring march, and compelled unceasingly to be the pain-
ful Witness of their pain I- He was everywhere exhorting
the sick,- -attending to their wants, and in passing-he .
sent a reinforcement to the town of Bou Sada, the gar-
ris4n of which was blockadett—aivrdeceived the enemy,
wbb .blocked, the passage, by announcing that he brought
the' plague ..with him; and that he should infect his as-
saifents. At length he arrived in Zsatcha, on the Bth of
-Niireinber: On the -26th ho commanded with most
darlng courage one of the attacking columns. Out of
4 officers and 16 soldiers who followed him to the breach
16 here killed or wounded by his Bide. As a reward for
his' ondact be was appointed Cemmaoder of the Legion
of Bkonour on the 11th of December, 1849.
Aft, r having again distinguished himself at the battle
of ;tiara's .he was promoted to .the, rank of General of
Brigade on the 13th of January, 1550, came to Paris, ,
"Conlinanded a brigade of infantry there, and -was attdched •
in the quality of aide-de-vamp to'. the Prince President of
the, Republic, and appointed General of Division on the,-
14th of January, IBs3,lat''the same' time retaining his
fd4tionsait aide-de-camp to the Emperor. Three ntonthi
afterwards he was appointed to conunend a division of I, .
infanti:fat tb'e camp of Helfaut, and almost at,th• same . .
time he was selected as inspector of the sth arrondiste•
InleTit of that force..
,Placed latterly at the- head of the-
ist IDiviston of Infantry of the army of the East, he
took a most active part after the commencement of that
wail,-by preparing the difficult operation of landing, and
by powerfUlly co-operating in the victory of the Alma,
where he received- another wound.' <rt is known tbat
Marsbalde St. Arnaud who could only appreciate him, -
had the most entire confidence in his talents and bravery. ,
Hie true that the yining general had neglected' nothing
inlder to merit that confidence.- Before his departure• -.
he evoted himself to deep study respecting the, scene of. :..
the,preseni e-ipediti:On; as if he had had the presenti-
me4t of his future -destiny: . .
:.Such is the general, officer for whom. is reserved the
hOdOnt 'of 'planting they French flag-onthe Wills of Sehas-
Uptil, .for he will- not-fail to realise ' the brilliant hopes
which the glory of hip antecedents !suffice to excitein -
regard to his future. - .

INCREASE OF THE- SQUADRON IN THE WEST
INDIES AND,NORTH AMERICA. ' * . '.
From the preparations actually made and in progress it
would appear that some work has been cut out 'for the
Baltic fleet during the winter. Our transatlßMicfriends,
true to their characteristics, have begun to be troublesome
now that they fancy we have got our hands full; but it t
would seem that England, has not yet entirely given up
the fishing-grounds taßrother Jonathan ; they have not al
falldn in with the notion that Bermuda and the West
India Islands shouhrbe outside states of-the great republic; NY
nor !will they permit any more fillibustero invasions of a
_Cube, or cowardly piraticaratticks iiponnnoffending.and, h
we !regret to add, unprotected independent territories. C
One Yankee•frienas have grown saucy with impunity' and' ,
insolent Ivith indulgence, _nod especsially, so the menesf-• f,
war's men with they puny shadow of a fleet. Because J.
thei do notipeee .so .many line-of-battle ships And frigates' e
knoikieg about the. West Indies as they were, wont to see
soya' ten or a.dozenYears-sinee, th6j. fanoY that, like the 11
frOg in the fehle, they can puff themselies up as ,big as,: I
Joh )31111 himself.
i
The piraticlal 'affair of Cuba, and-the bullying and s‘ittg-'
goriiig about the fisheries, the British Government conld..
.afford to treat quietly and indulgently; but nowin a state
of war the case is altogether different. -Great Britain has
naturally become more jealous of her dignity and more
tenacious of her rights. - ' ' ' ' '
The affair of Grey Town, as cowardly an act as ever die-
graded a man of war, and the insult to the British flag on
that eceasion followed sup 'by the shameless bragging Of
the Captain of the Cyane, seem to have brought matters to
a climax ; and these little circumstances taken into consi.-
aeration with reports of American purchases of Russian
territory, American building of Russian men-of-war, and
the fitting out of American ships as- Russ!lin privateers,
have moved the. English Government ttl prepare a slight
correction for our go-ahead friends, which will do them a
great deal of good, and 'lower the tone of that offensive
swaggering which is only an affectation of real courage.
With Our bands fall with the Baltic and Black Sea 1
fleets, we have yet a man-of-war: or two to spare to put 1
the Yankees down ; and if Brother Jonathan means mis-
chief he will -assuredly have to pay' dearly for his frolic.
It is well , known that the Boseawen, 70, Captain Glan-
ville, came hothe early from the Baltic to proceed to Hali-
fax. She is there, and has the admiral's flag. • Another
line-of-battle ship, the Colossus, sO, is to proceed to the
West Indies, to be under Rear-Admiral Fanshawe's com-
mand. A screw-frigate,,the Termagant, is already on her
passage there, to take commodore's broad pendant at Ja-
maica ; and it is reported that an additional line-of-battle
ship and three frigates (the Hannibal,-91, screw, Commo-
dore the Hon. F. W. Grey ; and Curacoa, 31, screw, Cap-
tain the Hon. H. F. Hastings, amongst the number), &e.,
will reinforce-the West India squadren. If these vessels
should be added to the force already there and en route, we
shall have the following on. the station.:- '
Hanaibal
Colossus
Boscawen
Cnracoa ' 3l, screw-frigate.
Termagant ' 24, screw-frigate.
Vestal 26, sailing frigate,
Calypso
With smaller steamers, sailing sloops, &c.
We trust that this force will be quite sufficient to in-
duce the Yankees to draw in their horns, and behave with
decency to weaker as well as stronger powers. If not,
there are net only means but inclination, we believe, to
compel them. . . .
The impudent bully. of the Cyane, who was sorry that
there was not 'an English man-of-war at Greytown larger
than the schooaer Bermuda, may now have a chance of
picking up his match, if his Government dare to entrust
him with a command.—Morainglleratd.

ARRIVAL FROM THE BALTIC

Her Majesty's steam despatch gun vessel Wrangler ar-
rived-at Hull on Monday from the Baltic. It is expected
that she will proceed to the Black Sea.
The 'Porcupine, 3,Lientenant-Cominander 'George M.
Jackson, arrived yesterday at noon- from the Baltic.
She left Faro Sound on the Bth instant, in company with
the new steam gun-boat Wrabgler, and a French Corvette ;
she came in on the Gth instant,
,being engaged td tow the
Neptune to 'Kiel. The Porcupine arrived at Copenhagen
on the-10th, and left on the 11th, with the Arrogant, the
Lightning leaving the same morning for Elsinore. Left
Hecla and Driver coaling, 'to return to the fleet.; parted '
company with Wrangler, This experimental gun-boat, of
long range power, has not fired a shottod gun since she
left England. • •
On the Porcupine leaving, Sir Charles Napier, with a
portion of his fleet, was at Baro Sound. The cholera
broke out very bed at, Baro Sound immediately after the
Termagant had put in therewith the Russian prisoners.
This islhe Swedish verilion df its ofigin. there. Certain it
is that the. Swedish Government were .using the moat
stringent precautions to prevent the spread of this disease,
adapting sanitary cordons,: and • placing sentinels over
every infected house,.who kept strickguard that no person
left the infected districts after once entering them. " The
Porcupine lying there in charge of the .steam fleet of colt
hers, the cholera made its appearance amongst the masters
and crews. There were coniers of all nations amongst
them, and many of the ,ofqeer.s and crews suffered very
severely. These were all promptly and continually at-
tended to by Assistant-Surgeon M'Acree, of the Porcupine
_--and previous to the departure of the Porcupine, a depu-
tation of fourteen masters of all nations waited upon Mr.
M'Acree, ,with a testimonial expresaing, the warmest
thanks for his unremitting kindness, and of his successful
treatment of - themselves and their crews, as -not one ease
amenist )y,liole fleet proved fatal, from the prompt and
unremitting attention of this gentleman.
The French man,afestat Duguesclin, from 'the Baltic,.
left the Dowris.yesterday at one p.m.,
.for Cherbourg.
The colliers there were landing all their cargoes, which
were being warehouses(' ine the extensive premises of Mr.
Grubb, a Swedish merchant of high ,integrity, fur the
future uses o 1 the stoath fleet in the Baltic next year. '
The Porcupine put into Great Grimsby, for, a.Pilot.
Mr. Arthur Brown, late ship-master out of Dundee, acting
as Baltic, pilot, brought the. Porcupine home.
Mr. Charles Saunders, late clerk, now promoted to the
rank of paymaster, came home' in the Porcupine.

WOUNDED SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.

imonll(ll.lrastigne., v
ice -
ILLNESS OF THE ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET
PoRTSMOUTIT, Oct. 17.—The Admiral of the Fleet and
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom Sir Thomas Byam
Martin, G.C.8., who has been for some time on a visit to
his son, Rear-Admiral William Fanshawo Martin, super-
intendent of this dockyard, staying at the official residence
of the latter, in the yard, is reported to-daynatismbierianigitsnost
dangerously ill—so bad, indeed, as almost to preclude any
hope of his surviving through the night. The malady
which threatens to be fatal to the veteran
tiex-
haustionfollowstepe of
_pacrnedampletiicneanyi,
neafrilss7ii3gT, fhrreoemamra.esecxinrutryierei,unide The
admiral in 1819, admiral iu 1830, and admiral of latba:fleet
in 1849
The gallant admiral still lingers, but is gradually 'sink-
in.. suffering intensely from diarrba: without. relief. , .i
!Le Leopard, 18, paddle-frigate, bearingt the flag of Rear-
Adthiral Henry Byana -11saLtaint,ile13 , has been telegraphed
to this port as having pa
Baltic, yesterday mornitr. androo
through
hhertheerrltivoewl nest fsrporthethel
ordered to ,go out_to her,. to
g the rear-admiral on shore, to afford him an oppor-
tunity of seeing hip bring
aged parent before final. dissolution
takes place. . . .

It was announced by' public- notice that a meeting of
the. society would be held yesterday in the lower room,
Exiter-hall, and the hbur of three o'clock was named .
for ithe commencement of the proceelings ; but that hour '
arrived
,and passed, and still `. the public " was repre- !
seitted`On the odeaeion by only three ladies and a half •
dozen gentlemen: Even that small number became
4,,e4mee. by half-past , three o'plook,,,w-han five;additional ,• .
on in tleen appeared op the platform, including the Rev...
ao ii Sargent, whO filled the office of secretary. - •
n the motion of the reverend gentleman, the chair
1
he CHAIRMAN said that some of.
the Particulars which
-, ....
wa taken by Mr.. Charles H. Bracebridge. - --
•
. ~ ._ , -: - : : :, . had appeared• in the Tiripts newspaper respecting the con-
Yesterday afternoon., about 3 o'clock, a largo British war, dition of the wounded soldiers in the East had been...,
steanier, with an Admiral's :flag (blue), passed the Goodwin.
de "ed by other papers. He held in hArid the 111 ons•
Yesterday th :7. e issue of otores of all kinds, clothing, &0., ~; rvn •
,tin of that :day, which ‘contained 'rte
for statement e
for the army in the Ewa, continued till a late hour in the
fro
,Dr. Andrew Smith, Director-General 4.rzny and
evening at the Tower
..,' they worn forwarded.by railway to
Or nnce Medic 1‘ Department, xtending to many
a e
Liverpool for shipment. The total quantity thus sent e. 7 cal
ma
that a vast, quark-
coeds 500 tonk.- - ' - . . •
out to the medical dr
In,oonsequence of information received at the Cornmeal- ,ti of,nut.terials had been sent
ared that a number
clatt's-office, Chatham, requiring medical assistance at pe .Ment; in the East.; It also appeared
sent out, and
Bristol, in cOnseqxience of .the Cholera haVing loroken-oat - -of urgeons eattil Inettical men had
lint, which had
to a great extent among the troops at that station, Staff- th pore were going out. As regarded
Surgeon Moline is 'relieved' fiOin dirty at 'the farrison betilting, he had
piirtidularly mentioned as w autho.
Hospital to proceed there immediately. of lint had been rent out
rit for saying that tons
The detachment of the 23d. Fusiliers on duty at the I , fact, tlial_ a •.qqa,ntity bad been sent. out that
Tower having received the route for the Crimea, march
vxo Id cover acres ; byt whether that lint had arrived at
from the fortress this morning to reinforce the , service - . fortunate wounded soldiers came
So tart when the unfortunate
,companies of their regiment. not for him to say. - Instead -of - lying
,
ba k. it was
Yesterday nioniing the depot of the 71stifighland LigLt
' field of battle, or on the deck of men of. war, it
Infantry marched from- Chatham,- en route to Canterbury, .off the •
.
to join tile 2d battalion; `recently returned from 'Ca- ale. -
SO happene, 1 that after the late battle tai© 'wounded
ato a large buildi
The depOt consists of 157 men of all ,auks, Uederrthe colt- ha , bean ,
vetiver nip at Scutari ' and
circumstances the attendanceof '
wand of Captain Arthur Parker, Ensign Chalks Mouusey, ler the c
Only a few Sisters of Charity women was
and Ensign C. C. Wingfield. A few days previous to tee cie, irabl°' • day. •b. t • were going out
depot leaving Chatham Colour-Sergeant Robert Hestia' wit the 1 fellowing • ~. uduring the present day; he
h y a
dto earn that the War Di was found to be -absent. No tidiugs can he heard of him. happene
His regimental clothing has been received at the barracks, assistance to a lady of fortune, talent, and experience in
and there can be no doubt he has deserted. He has leftthae the department of nursing, a • lady who voluntarily aye
wife and six children at the barracks, and about 91. in up!hor time to that species of charity, andwhom g
savings-bank. reef), hi h in office and in
A detachment of the 99th Regiment left Chatham yes-. g the influential ranks of that,
station,
iil tropolis knew to be perfectl
terday. morning-for Harwich, for duty at that
d 50 talk to which they had invitedy capable of fulfilling the
iriumner, an • • . her. (Hear, hear.) He
consisting of 2 officers, 2 sergeants, 1 ••
Montague w• not at
rank and tile. Captaiu de Winton, with Lieut.liberty to mention the lady's name, but she
her fri •
Hornby, wore the officers in command. had been allowed byends to accept the office on
the preceding; day, and he was informed.that she had re-
e•Ayed the appointment of superintendent of the nurses
that were to he sent out. Eight or ten nurses would go
out with the lady on Friday, and eight or ten more
would go out as soon after as possible. Whatever assist-
ance benevalent friends were desirous to give could be
sent by steamers to.constantinople, and addressed to the
British ambassador there, or to Major Sultry, at Seta-
tart. (Hear.)
After a few observaioes from the Rev. Mr. SARGIINT,
and the Bon. Major POWs,
. The Rev. Mr. LEVI announced that he was about to
and be made
start for Constantinople, would be happy to
the channel of distributing'ifts, whether inr in
g money
had o
another shape, amongst thoie brave men who suf-
fered fur their country. - •
The meeting then adjourned.

ME CHOLERA IN DLIBLIN.—The reports of the cholera
are more favourable this morning. The total
titter
number
of deaths reported from the three hospitals approp
to cholera patients amounted only to 6, out of 65 CU,
remaining m the hoopitals and newly admittei.