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

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THE CRIMEA.
The following report has been sent to the Em-
peror by the Minister of Marine :
" Sire,—The memorable events which are taking
place during your reign have again thrown into strong
relief the bravery, skill, and patriotism of the Imperial
navy. In every sea, and every part of the world it is
seen, intrepid and devoted, seconding the designs of
your Majesty. It transports your armies ; it rivals in
zeal and daring with your bravest soldiers ; it joins in
every peril ; and has its part in every success. Your
Majesty has decided that great recompences shall be ac-
corded to the great services of the navy. The country,
Sire, will applaud the decrees which your Majesty has
ordered me to prepare, for the promotions or decora-
tions which your baud dispenses have been dearly earned,
find brayoly gained.—l am with the most profound re-
spect, your Majesty's most humble and obedient ser.
rant, "THEODORE DUCOS."

A decree follows, promoting Vice-Admirals Per-
seval-DeschZlnes and Hamelin to the rank of Ad-
miral, for their eminent services in the Baltic and
the Black Sea. A decree raises to the rank of rear-
admiral the following capitaines de vaisseau :
Clavaud ; Comte de Gueydon (Governor of Marti-
nique) ; Rigault do Genouilly ; and de Chabannes-
Curton. By other decrees, 7 capitaines de fregate
are raised to the rank of capitaines de vaisseau ;
27 lieutenants de vaisseau to the rank of capitaines
de frogate ; 44 enseignes de vaisseau to be lieute-
nants de vaisseau, and about the same number of
aspirants to be enseignes do vaisseau. There are
also several promotions in the different classes of
aspirants.
Another decree nominates a very considerable
number of officers to the Legion of Honour, and
promotes others in that institution.
In addition to these promotions there is a very
long list of persons on whom the military medal
has been conferred for the affairs before Sebastopol
and that of Petropawloski.

The Minister of War has addressed the following
letter to the Minister of Marine :
"Paris, Nov. 27.
"Monsieur le Ministre and dear Colleague—l hasten
to send you a copy of a despatch addressed to me, under
date of the 9th, by General Canrobert, commander-in-
chief of the French army in the Crimea. To this de-
spatch, which has this moment arrived, are added lists
of proiotions and decorations proposed for officers and
sailors landed in the Crimea, and employed in the ser-
vice of the siege batteries established against Sebastopol.
I am happy to have to thank you once more for the
zealous cooperation and fraternal devotedness of which
the navy has daily given us so many' proofs. It is im-
possible that such a complete unanimity of efforts, and
such a perfect understanding between the two forces
should not bring about the result which we wish for,
and which is due to the bravery of the army and navy.
The pressing terms in which the general•in•chief insists
on obtaining recornpences proves all the value he attaches
to the services which the fleet has so liberally rendered
to us.—Receive, &c., _ _

" MARSHAL VAILLANT."
The General-in-Chief of the Army of the East
to the Minister of War.
" Before Sebastopol, Nov. 9.
"Monsieur le 32ar6ohal—I have the honour to ad-
dress to you in the form more or less regular which
circumstances:permit me to employ, a list of recompences
applicable to the corps of sailors who were disembarked
from the fleet to co-operate in the siege works. I beg of
you to be kind enough to transmit it to his Excellency
the Minister of Marine. These brave men, who have
struggled since the commencement of our operations
with unexampled energy against the greatest difficulties
which perhaps have ever presented themselves in a siege,
have obtained the admiration of all the army. Their losses
have been enormous in proportion to their effective, and
there are certain of our naval batteries, as that of the
Genoese fort, Captain Penhout, and the battery No. 2,
commanded by Captain Mequet, which were ten times
destroyed by a superior fire, but which alWays recom-
menced the conflict with incredible bravery. Captains
Rigault de Genouilly, Penhoat, M6quet, and Lescure,
Lieutenant Tricault, Enseigne de vaisseau Lebreton de
Rauzegat, the aspirant Hamelin, and the ♦olunteer as-
pirant de Leusze, who are proposed for promotion ;
Lieutenants Bianchi and de Sourer; and aspirants Mi-
chel, Caveleir de Cuverville, and Abel de Libran,
proposed for promotion or admission to the Legion of
Honour, played in this great combat of artillery a
perfectly unexampled part. Many of them were
wounded. The aspirant of the second class, Michel, who
had a leg shot off, cried ' Yive l'Empereur !' as he fell,
and exhorted his comrades to continue the combat. I
could wish, Monsieur le Mar6chal, that all the demands
made in the accompanying lists should be granted.
Several of the officers and sailors named in them will
probably have succumbed in the combat which is being
obstinately continued before they will receive the recom-
pence their good conduct has merited. Everybody will
applaud both in the army and navy the special decrees
which will confer promotions or recompences so bravely
gained.—Accept,

" GENERAL CANROBERT,
" The General-in-Chief of the Army of the East.'

THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.
The following exracts are from a journal of the
siege of Sebastopol, published by the Constitu-
tionnel :--
" Nov. B.—A Russian officer declared in dying that
we were betrayed bya deserter from the Foreign Lgion.
This man, it is •said, informed the Russians that our
batteries on the left were guarded with a certain degree
of negligence ; and it was in consequence of this that an
attack on that point was decided on. It is known that
the Foreign Legion, which is so remarkable for its
bravery, counts a great many deserters in its ranks. The
man to whorn I refer is said to be a German, and
persons ask if it would not have been prudent to
have left in. Africa all those who had deserted, especi-
ally those who have a certain affinity of race with the
Russians. The prisoners and wounded of the .sth have,
it appears, given a great deal of information respecting
the besieged. The regiments who served in the Alma
were not employed, because they were still under the