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LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAX 13, 1854.

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THE W A.R.

vacancy for the promotion to as inspector of a leading
man at Chatham-yard.
Captain-Superintendent Courtenay accepted tenders at
the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment, Gosport,
on Thursday, for 1,000 quarters of wheat at 78s. 3d., and
1,000 quarters at 795. The contractors were Mr. Kidd
and Mr. Byrne. The latter also contracted to supply
50 quarters of peas at 60s.
From Southampton we learn that the Royal mail
steam-ship Orinoco, Captain Wilson, has swain been
chartered by the Government for conveyance of troops
to the East, and will be ready for sea on the 20th inst.,
on which day the 97th Regiment has been ordered to
arrive at Southampton, and embark by this fine steamer.
The Orinoco is to take 1,100 men and officers, 16 horses,
and a large shipment of ammunition, besides mili-
tary stores and camp equipage. The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship Himalaya, Captain
A. Kellock, is to leave Southampton on the 22d in-
stant for Cork, there to embark the sth Dragoon
Guards, consisting of 350 men, 30 officers, and 350 horses.
The Himalaya will also take out a large quantity of
camp equipage, baggage, aims, ammunition, &c. The
fittings for the horses are progressing very satisfactorily,
and the stalls are being erected on the, main and spar
decks. It is anticipated that the Himalaya will convey
the Dragoons from Cork to Constantinople in ten days.
The General Screw Company's steam-ship Hydaspes is
ordered to proceed to Portsmouth to embark troops, and
will take out nearly 1,000 men, besides camp equipage,
ammunition, stores, &c., and will be ready for sea about
the middle or end of next week. The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Sultan is expected at South-
ampton on Sunday 'rom Malta and Constoutinople. The
Indus, belonging to the same company, is also daily
looked for. Her machinery is disabled, and it is thought
she will be assisted on the voyage by the Sultan. The
Indus has been employed in carrying troops from Malta
to Gallipoli.
The Sydney, steam transport-ship, came down from
Deptford on Thursday to Woolwich, and was taken into
the basin, and yesterday 200 men of the Royal Artillery
were employed from 6 o'clock a.m. till noon, in putting
on board a portion of a siege battery, consisting of 8-
, inch and 24-pounder guns, on travelling carriages, with
other warlike stores. These men were relieved by a
similar number to continue the duty in the afternoon.
The remainder of the 13th Light Dragoons embarked
yesterday from Portsmouth Dockyard on board the
transports Nos. 60 and 61, which sailed with them in the
evening for Turkey. The troops to-day were Capt. Tre-
mayne's in the Monarchy, and the head-quarters, under
the command of Colonel Doherty, in the Harbinger. The
other officers of these troops were Lieutenant Smith,
Cornets King and Chamberlain, Paymaster Frith,
Adjutant Irwin, and Dr. Painter, surgeon. Deputy
Medical Inspector Chapman also embarked in the
Monarchy.
One company of Royal Artillery (Captain Riddle's)
embarked yesterday at Portsmouth Dockyard in the
Ajax steamer for Cork.
The 42d Highlanders will embark at Portsmouth on
Thursday next, in the steam-packet Hydaspes, which is
now fitting at Southampton, to embark them.
The third troop of the 11th Hussars were taken on
board the transport-ship War Cloud, at Kingston, near
Dublin, on Thursday. The business of the embarkation
was conducted in the same regular and orderly manner
as on the preceding occasions, and passed off without
the slightest accident or drawback of any kind.
The depot of the 62d Regiment arrived on Thursday
afternoon at the Kingsbridge terminus of then Great
Southern and Western Railway, by the four 'clock
train, from Fermoy, under the command of Major
Mathias, and marched direct to the Royal Barracks.
This section of the 62d proceeded next day to Belfast,
to replace the remaining companies of the 12th infantry,
the head-quarters of which arrived in Dublin on Wed-
nesday afternoon, and were inspected on Thursday by
Major-General Cochrane, at the esplanade in front of
the Royal Barracks.

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NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
A considerable number of officers of the staff arrived
at Malta, on the 2d inst., per Ripon, delayed by bad
weather, and being complled to bear up for Algiers, to
renew her supply of coals. These gentlemen, whose
names are as follows, were transferred to the City of
London, which vessel left for the eastward on the same
evening.
The names of the officers are as follows :
Brigadier-Generals Airey and Butler, Lieutenant-
Colonels Lord W. Paulett and Maule, Majors Airy and
M'Kenzie, Captain Morris, Sankey, and Hackett,
Lieutenant Clifford, Staff-Surgeon Forteatb, Paymaster
J. A. Pope, 47th Regiment ; Assistant-Commissary-
Generals Routh and Edwards, Deputy-Assistant-Com-
missary-Generals Fonblanque, Hawkins, Webb, and
Downes.
The French steamer Dauphin, having on board Rear-
Admiral Lugeol, second in command of the French fleet
in the Black Sea, arrived on the 2d inst. He was ac-
companied by Captains Lecontre and Coreil and two
Lieutenants. 45 sailors were also on board.
On the 4th at an early hour the head-quarters of her
Majesty's 19th Regiment arrived by the Victoria.—
Lieutenant-Colonel Unett, commanding, Major M'Gee,
Captains Kerr, Rooke, Warden, Bright, Jennings, and
Massy, Lieutenants Barrett, Morrison, Clay, Uniacke,
Wardluw, Clarke, and Bayley, Ensigns Levett, Scott,
Cardew (Adjutant), Phipps, and Stockwell, Paymaster
Glendining, Quartermaster Palmer, Surgeon Longmore,
Assistant-Surgeons Peile and Webb, 639 rank and file,
10 horses, and 2 women.
Per Sovereign—Messrs. Clerk, Hawkins, Manning,
Lewis, and Callaghan, of the Commissariat.
Per Arnotdale.—Capt. Thomas, Lieut. Sterling, 58
men and 52 horses Royal Artillery ; A. Drysdale, As-
sistant-Surgeon, and Lieut. Dickson, R.N.
Per Albatross.--Major Macruahon, Assistant-Quarter-
master-General Capt Weare, 50th Regt., Capt. Bourchier,
Lieuts. Baynes and Graves, Royal Engineers, Assistant-
Surgeon Furlong, 39th Regt., 100 rank and file Royal
Sappers and Miners, 14 horses, and 1 mule.
Marechal St. Arnaud, who left Malta in the evening
of his arrival, took the opportunity of reviewing the
troops in garrison, the 3d, 62d, and 68th ; and notwith-
standing their very reduced strength by volunteers to
other regiments, the evolutions performed were highly
satisfactory, and received the warmest eulogiums from
the distinguished visitor.
The brigade was commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Van
Straubenzee (3d Regiment).
A Russian merchant-ship reached Constantinople on
the 26th ult., in charge of Lieut. Jones and a part of the
crew of her Majesty's ship Retribution, eight days from
Odessa. This vessel and 11 others were captured eight
days previously outside of Odessa by her Majesty's steam
ships Retribution and Niger, and a French steam vessel,
five falling to the Retribution, six to the Nile, and one
to the French steamer. Some of them were in ballast,
others laden with coal, linseed, and flour, and had left
Odessa to convey these provisions to the Danube. Two
of the prizes were sunk, and a third riddled by the shot
of the Retribution. The remaining nine were bound to
Malta under officers and crews of the British fleet. A
brig of war and a steamer was also chased, but escaped
in the Dneister.
The Russian merchant barque Carl, prize to the Im-
pregnable, at Plymouth, having had her sails unbent,
was towed from Hamoaze into Catwater by the Con-
fiance steamer on Thursday.
The George Jongeblaed, brought to Gravesend on
Thursday as a Russian prize, on investigation is found
exempt from capture, and was yesterday declared at
Lloyd's to be no prize. The Carl Magnus, Russian prize
to her Majesty's steamer Conflict, was yesterday re-
ported at the Admiralty to have arrived at Hull. The
Judge of the High Court of Admiralty yesterday gave
public notice on the Royal Exchange that on the 25th
inst. the Court would proceed to condemn as lawful
captures the Russian ships Zeleus, captured by the
Argus revenue steam-sloop, and the Kamschatka, taken
by a boat of the Coastguard off Folkestone.
Three more Russian prizes have arrived at the Nore
on their way to London, namely—the Fidentia, of 300
tons, and 13 men, Selackis master, laden with salt, from
Cadiz, bound for Lovisa. She is in charge of Second
Master William Buck, of the Tribune. The ships Im-
perieuse and Leopard were in company when the
Fidentia was taken by the Tribune. She arrived at the
Nore yesterday morning, and will proceed up the river
Thames for the London Ducks.
The second prize is the barque Aland, taken by the
screw steam-ship of 91 guns the James Watt. The
Aland arrived at the Note at midnight on Thursday,
and left for the river and ducks at 8 30 a.m. yesterday.
The third is the brig Hyara, prize to the paddlewheel
steam-sloop the Gorgon, Commander Arthur Cum
mingle The- Hyara arrived- at.-Sheerness -yesterday
morning, and will also proceed for the river and docks.
The Russian prisoners brought home from the Baltic by
her Majesty's steamer Tribune are now on board the
Crocodile receiving ship, off the Tower, until they obtain
berths on board British ships in the merchant service.
The Janus, 4 guns, paddlewheel steam vessel, Lieu-
tenant Commander Colin Kane, arrived at Sheerness,
from Portsmouth, at 2 p.m. yesterday. The Janus has
on board the Russian seamen and officers from the prizes
that were taken into Portsmouth. They are all to be
put on board the receiving ship Crocodile, to be formally
liberated.
The Tribune, 31 guns, screw steam-frigate, Captain
the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, will be out of the shipwrights'
hands this evening, and will be ready to leave Sheerness
for sea on Tuesday or Wednesday next.
The Waterwich, 8 guns, sloop, Commander Alan H.
Gardner, has put out all her ammunition and shells,
rockets, &c., and is now waiting at Sheerness for Admi-
ralty orders. It is reported her officers and crew are all
to be turned over to the 16-gun sloop Siren, now in the
fitting basin here. Should this prove true, Commander
Gardner will soon have a full complement of seamen
volunteers to make up the increased number she would
require for the increase of her armament to that of the
Waterwitch. Her blue jackets are much delighted,
and say " they fear it is too good news to be true."
The crew of the Waterwich have their daily leave con-
tinued, and are most prompt in their return in due time.
To the credit of the ship's company there has only been
one solitary case of drunkenness, and that has arisen by
spirits being smuggled into the ship.
The African steam vessel, in charge of Mr. John
Jackson, Assistant-Master-Attendant of the yard at
Sheerness, left Sheerness yesterday with a party of 41 rig-
gers who proceed to Woolwich to be in attendance on the
Royal Albert, 131 guns, to be launched at Woolwich to-
day. The Myrtle steam-vessel, Master-Commander
William S. Bouchier, left Sheerness last evening for the
same purpose, and will assist in towing her down here
immediately after she is launched. Preparations have
been made to receive her on arrival into No. 3 dry dock.
In consequence of her extreme length the dock-gate will
remain open after she is put into dry dock, and the cais-
soon will be sunk into the groove at the extreme entrance
of the dock. The masts, spars, rigging, and sails have
all been made at Sheerness, and are ready for her on
her arrival.
The Resistance, 10, troopship, Master-Commander
Manser Bradshaw, while at Portsmouth, was fitted most
efficiently and commodiously as a troopship, under the
immediate arrangements of Commander Bradshaw, and
is capable of carrying 600 troops. She is now loading
at Sheerness with provisions, stores, ammunition, shell,
shot, &c., for the fleet in the Baltic. Her second Mas
ter (Mr. Matthew Richards) has been sent to Melville
Hospital with intermittent fever. The Resistance will
complete her loading in a few days from the victualling
stores under charge of Mr. Thomas Hockings, Pay-
master.
The Formidable, 84 guns, Captain-Superintendent
Christopher Wyvil, was yesterday taken into the fitting-
basin to complete her fitment as guardship of ordinary
at Sheerness.
The Fearless, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, has been
taken into the basin at Sheerness to make good defects
of machinery, &c.
The seamen volunteers and first-class boys borne on
the books of the Waterloo, 120 guns, flagship, Captain
Lord Frederick Kerr, are daily sent on shore for target
practice at the great gun used by the Coast Guard for
practice on Sheerness garrison beach. The great accu-
racy with which they lay their guns and fire is highly
creditable to their training officers, and equally so to
themselves.
Her Majesty's frigate Portland, 50, was towed into
Plymouth harbour on Thursday morning by the Con-
fiance and Pike steam-vessels. She is to be paid off
forthwith. Rear-Admiral Hope Johnstone the same
day hoisted his flag, white at the mizen, on board her,
under the customary salutes from the Royal William,
120, Capt. Kingcombe, and the Impregnable, 104.
The Ehadarnanthus steam-vessel sailed on Thursday
from Plymouth, with stores for Chatham.
The Sprightly steamer arrived at Plymouth on Thurs-
day from Portsmouth.
Lieut. Lindsay commissioned the Harpy, 4, iron
steam-vessel, at Portsmouth, yesterday afternoon, for
the flag of Rear-Admiral Boxer, in the Bosphorus.
Yesterday vast quantities of Ordnance stores, gun-
carriages, Congreve rockets, ammunition, and combus-
tibles were forwarded from the Royal Arsenal, Wool-
wich, tb be shipped on board the Sydney, at South-
ampton, under orders for the East with troops and
stores.
The following appointments have been made :
Lieutenants—Edward Algar (1847), from the Coast-
guard, to the Mariner, 12, sloop, at Devonport ; Ham-
ilton G. Earle (1854), recently promoted from Mate of
the Sharpshooter, to the Mariner ; James Willcox (1854),
recently promoted from Mate of the Rattlesnake, to the
Wolverine, 12, sloop, at Chatham ; James B. Ballard
(1843), borne on the books
Jof t
hhen Cawley Victory, to the Ceylon
receiving ship, at Malta ; o (1845), the
Victory, flagship, at Portsmouth.
Mr. Robert Laws storekeeper of Sheerness-yard, left
yesterday, being appointed to fill the office of store-
keeper at Chatham-yard, vice Mr. John Miller, super-
anuated on 5631. per annum.
Mr. Whittle, secretary to the Captain Superintendent
at Chatham-yard, took up his appointment yesterday as
storekeeper at Sheerness-yard, vice Mr. Robert Laws
moved to Chatham-yard.
Mr. Robert Venning, Inspector of Shipwrights at
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OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.
(From the London Gazette of last Night.)
ADMIRALTY, MAY 11.
Despatches have been received at this office from Vice-
Admiral Dundas, Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's
ships and vessels in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, of
which the following are copies :
No. 172. Britannia,' off Odessa, April 22.
Sir,—l beg you will lay before the Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty the accompanying Correspondence, rela-
tive to the fire of the batteries at Odessa on the Furious
and her boat, when-flying, each a flag of truce, which will,
I trust, fully explain to their lordships the exact nature
of this uncivilised act of aggression, and the false statements
by which General Osten-;;Nlacken has been led to justify it.
Anti as, in addition to the fortress of Odessa, the Russians
were labouring day and night in strefigthenil,g thvi Mores
and erecting formidable sea defences, and had also
collected between 20 and 30,000 men for the protection of
this military depot, as well as for the security of vessels
seeking shelter under the guns of the place, Admiral Hame-
lin and I decided on sending the joint demand to the Go-
vernor, of which the Enclosure No. 5 is a copy.
As no answer had been received up to 7 a.m. this morn-
ing, the combined steam division noted in the margin,*
with 6 rocket-boats, under the immediate orders of Capt.
Jones, opened fire on the Imperial Fort and Mole, and
Russian vessels lying there By 3 p.m. the magazine was
blown up, the forts were destroyed, and the ships sunk or
burnt.
The city of Odessa, and the Mole containing the mer-
chant-vessels of all nations were not molested, agreeably
to the commands of her Majesty to respect private pro-
perty as much as possible.
Our loss has happily been small—one killed and ten
wounded ; and the damage to the ships by the enemy's fira
can be repaired at sea.
It is my pleasing duty to state, that between the two
squadrons the greatest cordiality exists, and that the con-
duct of the French steam-frigates calls for ray warmest
praise. The Vauban was set on fire by red-hot shot, but
by the cool courage and activity of her captain and crew,
the fire was extinguished.
I recommend all the officers, seamen, and Royal Marines,
employed on the service, to their lordships' notice, parti-
cularly Captain Jones, the senior of the steam division,
and Commander Dickson, of the Britannia, who, in charge
' of the rocket-boats, did good service.
I enclose a copy of a letter which I have received from
t Captain Jones, and a list of the killed and wounded.—I
have, Rte.
(Signed) J. W. D. DIINDAS, Vice-Admiral.
, The Secretary of the Admiralty.

His Excellency Genet al Baron
D'Osten, Sacken, Odessa.

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(Enclosure No. 1.)
Translated Copy.
Odessa, Aprill4, 1854.
The aide-do-camp, General Baron d'Osten Sacken be-
lieves it his duty to express to Admiral Dundas his sur-
prise to hear it asserted that from the port of Odessa they
have fired on the Fury- frigate when covered by a flag of
truce.
On the arrival of the Fury, two blank guns were fired,
in consequence of which the vessel hoisted the national
flag, and stopped out of gun shot : immediately there left
her a boat under a white flag, proceeding in the direction
of the Mole, where it was received by the officer on duty,
who, on the question of the English officer, replied that
the English Consul had already left Odessa. Without
further conversation, the boat retook the direction of the
vessel, but as it went to rejoin her, the frigate,
awaiting her, advanced in the direction of the Mole, leaving
the boat to the left, and approached the batteries within
gun-shot. in place of
It was then that the Commandant of the Battery: of the
Mole, faithful to his orders to prevent all enemies' vessels
of war to come within shot, felt it his duty to
longer on a flag of truce, which had been respected until
the end of its mission, but on an enemy's vessel which ad-
vanced too near the land after having received, by the
two first bank guns, intimation to stop. fire, no
h
This simple exposition of facts, such as they have been
reported to his Majesty the Emperor, ought to destroy of
itself the supposition, otherwise inadmissible, that in the
ports of Russia they do not respect a flag of truce, of which
the inviolability is guaranteed by laws common to all civi-
lised nations.
(Signed) BARON D'OSTEN SACKEN,
Aide-de-Camp General of 13. ht. the
Emperor.
Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, &c.

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modern improvements, and has inspired a gr ater amount of public
confidence than any other plans of trade. That confidence will be
fully sustained by their Present Stock of Spring and summer Attire,
which, as it combines every novelty in m-,t-rials and des vs, and
is the most seasonable Dress for Juveniles and duly of all classes,
is charged suet economical prices that each individusi'm share in
the c'st o. war will be fully refunded by then' purchases or orders at
F.. Mons and SON'S Establishment, or their West-end Branch, Ox-
ford-street, corner of Hart-street.
Co fidence of success has propelled the energies of E. Moses and
SON in every branch of their tnag ificent business ; and in the Order
or Ready-made Clothing, Hat and Cap. Boot and Shoe. Shirt and
Hosier,, or gigantic Who esale and Outfitting Departments, it is
difficult to say which first inspires pub ic confidence, though it is
plant they all possess it to a larger extent than was ever known ; and
by superiority, fashion, novelty, variety, and cheapness, accom-
panied with punctuality and undeviating attention, E. MOSES and
SON are determined to keep the first position in publican confiden
ootce.
E. MOSES and SON'S Wholesale Clothing,
Shirt, d and
Shoe Departments furnish the greatest advantages to Merchants
Shippers, and Emigrants.
CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the
public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like
falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's
the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have
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except their own Establishments, as follows :
London City Establishment, 154, 155. 156, and 157, MinorieS, 8 4
85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all comunicating.
London West-end Branch, 506.507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2,
and 3, Elart-street, all communicating.
Bradford
(Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.

(Enclosure No 2.)
Her Majesty's ship Furious, off Odessa,
April 21, 1854.
Sir,- I have carefully read the letter of the Governor of
Odessa, on the subject of the batteries having fired at the
flag of truce, on Saturday, April 8.
His statement is entirely untrue. On that occasion her
Majesty's ship under my command made Odessa at day-
light, and at 0.50 a.m., when at about four miles' distance,
the English colours and a flag of truce were hoisted.
It was not until at least 20 minutes afterwards (about
past 6 A.il) that two blank guns were fired from the
battery.
As I considered these guns as an intimation that I was
not to proceed any further, the engines were immediately
stopped, and the helm put hard a-port, and from that
time until the return of the boat the wheels were not
again moved, and the ship gradually drifted off shore, in
consequence of the moderate N.W. wind which was blow-
ing off the shore and on her port beam.
Her stern was towards the Lazaretto, and I carefully
abstained from opening the main-deck ports, or clearing
away the upper deck bulwarks, so that there should not be
the slightest indication of hostility on my, part.
Seven allotted guns were fired ; the first one was evi-
dently intended for the boat (then about a mile off shore),
as it fell about 60 or 70 yards short of her, and she was
then somewhat to the southward of the line between the
battery and the ship. The remainder, which all fell short,
may have been intended for either boat or ship, as she
pulled more into the straight line.
Lieutenant Alexander when at the mole asked to see the
English Consul ' • he was told that he was not down there.
and that it was too early, and that the captain of the port
would be sent off, and he was desired to return to his
ship. He asked if the English Consul was still at Odessa;
he was again told by the officer of the guard to return to
the ship, and by a person who acted as interpreter in Eng-
lish, " that he was not permitted to say anything more."
Throughout the whole proceeding the English colours

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THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA AND THE ORDER OF THE
GARTER.- -The Emperor of Russia
guto the statutes
is a knight of the
Order of the Garter. Now, aceerd•
sop armsd against
ton
Au.
.1.,n
of the order, no knight ought to take'
another, or in any way assist anybody
illustration of this, we find it stated i
" Register of the Caligula, oble Order of the Ganattis'B'
who quotes from L. 6, in DI. Cott r that
when the French King wished to borrow a sum of
money from Henry VII., to employ in the war with
the King of Naples, the answer was ..—" Que le Roy ne
povoit avec son honnoeur bailler aide et assistance a
icelluy son bon frere et cousin a rencontre du Roy de
Naples, qui etoit son confrere et allye, veu et considers
qu'il avoit prise et recue I'ordre de la garretiere. Et
si le Roi autrement faisoit, cc seroit contrevenir au ser-
ment qu'il a fait par les statuz du (Zit 'illordre. Will the
Emperor of Russia be deprived of his -ervwas
honours, or what is the course now pursued? It
not unusual formerly for kings to exchange orders, and
V:, return them in Case Of War..••••NOtes and 040464

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and the flag of truce were conspicuously displayed on both
ship and boat.
These statements can be verified by the evidence of the
officer of the watch, the chief engineer, and tho engineer of
the watch, and indeed by every person on board of the
ship.—l remain, &c.,
(signed) WILLIAM LORING, Captain.

(Enclosure No. 3.)
Evidence taken with regard to the Russian Forts at Odessa
firing on the Boat of her Majesty's Steam-frigate Furi-
ous with a flag of truce.
On the morning of Saturday, the Bth April, I saw an
English man of war come into the Roads of Odessa, with
a flag of truce flying at the fore. I then observed a boat,
with a flag of truce in the bows, leave the ship, and pull
towards the shore.
I was present when the boat arrived at the back part of
the Mole. There were two Government offiers there, when,
through an interpreter, the officer of the boat was asked
his business. He replied that he had come to take the
English Consul away. He was informed he had left several
days ; and, to the best of my belief, the following was the
conversation that passed between them. Afterwards the in-
terpreter said the authorities were not down from the town,
and that he had better return to his ship, and come back
again in an hour, or an hour and a half. The boat then
left the shore, and set sail towards the ship. I walked a
little distance from the spot where the above conversation
took place ; in a few minutes I observed some excitement
and bustle on a six-gun battery at the back of the Mole; I
then turned and looked towards the battery, and from
thence to the boat she was about three-fourths of the dis-
tance between the shore and the man-of-war steamer; at
that moment a shot was fired from the battery before men-
tioned, and I observed it nearly struck the boat ; a soldier
then ran down from the six-gun battery towards the bat-
tery on the Mole head, and immediately allotted guns were
fired from both batteries to the steamer ; ai nearly as I can
recollect seven shots were fired at the man-of-war and the
boat ; it was reported on shore that one shot struck the
steamer's paddle-box ; when the boat reached the ship the
steamer left the roads without firing a shot.
Dated on board the Britannia, off Odessa, April 21,18.54.,
(Signed) JNo. CRUTWELL, Barque Lavinia,
I hereby certify that the above statement is perfectly
correct.

(Signed) JNO. Tars. '
• Barque Princess.

(Enclosure No. 4.)
Tier Britannic Majesty's Ship Britannia,
off Odessa, April 21, 1854.
Vice-Admiral Dundas has had the honour to receive
from General Baron D'Osten Sacken, a note purporting to
be an explanation of a fire from the batteries at Odessa
having been opened upon her Britannic Majesty's steam-
vessel Furious, and her boat, on the Bth instant, both
having a flag of truce flying at the time.
Vice-Admiral Dundas regrets that the statements made
to General Baron Osten Sacken are not in accordance with
the facts substantiated by evidence before the Vice-
Admiral, and he has still more to regret that so wafiton
and uncivilized an act of aggression should have been per-
petrated by the forces under the orders of General Baron
D'Osten Sacken.

(Enclosure No. 5).
Off Odessa, April 21, 1854.
Sir,—Considering that the letterof your Excellency, dated
the 14th April, and which has only been received by us
this morning, contains only erroneous statements in justi-
ficatiop of the unqualifiable aggression of which the autho-
rities of Odessa have been guilty, with respect to one of
our frigates and her boat, both of them bearing a flag of
truce.

Considering that notwithstanding this flag, the batteries
of that city have tirectseveral shot, as well at the frigate
as at the boat, at the time that the latter had quitted'the
Mole where it had arrived with perfect confidence.
The two Vice-Admirals, Commanding in Chief the com-
bined squadrons of England and France, believe .them-
selves entitled,to exact reparation from your Excellency.
In consequence, all the English, French, and Russian
vessels, now anchored near the fortress or batteries of
Odessa, must be delivered immediately to the two com-
bined squadrons.
If at sunset the two Vice-Admirals should not receive
any answer, or should have received a negative, they will
be obliged to have recourse to force to revenge the insult
that bas been committed against the flag of one of v the
combined squadrons, although the interests of humanity
lead them to adopt, with great regret, this last resolution,
of which they throw the responsibility upon him who has
the right to bear it.
(Signed) HAMELIN.
J. W. D. DuNnAs.

(Enclosure No. 6.)
Her Majesty's Ship Sampson, off Odessa,
. • ' April 22, 1854.
SlR,—Herewith I have the honour to forward a list of
casualties sustained on board her Majesty's ship under my
command, in the attack and destruction of the fort and
shipping in Port Imperial this day, and I avail myself of
the opportunity to express my entire satisfaction at the
conduct of the steam division which you did me the honour
of placing under my command.
siVirmaamigatzrent• of the several- ships, in- close pro:tin:ay
to each other, and in very shallow water, manceuvring for
several hours, required the mast vigilant attention, and
were executed without an accident ; but as these proceed-
ings were under your own immediate eye, it is not requi-
site for me to say more on such and similar particulars.
The French steamer Vauban was obliged to retire at an
early period of the attack in consequence of some red hot
shot from the batteries, having made a lodgement in the
lining of the ship, but as soon as the fire could be extin-
guished, she returned to her post in the attack.
The conduct of this ship's company was such as might
be expected of a British crew devoted to their Queen and
country, and the arrangements in 'detail by Lieutenant
Shute B. Piers, first of this ship, had provided for every
exigency.
The precision with which the captains of the guns took
aim elicited my warmest commendation during the attack,
and did full justice to the care and correctness with which
Lieutenant E. McArthur, R.M.A., prepared the fuzees for
the required range ; as marksmen, William Barker, gun-
ner's mate, and John Edwards, sailmaker, were especially
noticeable.
Thg engine was worked with that steady obedience to
order which has at all times distinguished the conduct of
Mr. Jago, whether under fire or otherwise.
The division of rocket-boats under Commander Dickson
were admirably managed, and contributed most essentially
to the success of the day.
The ships and vessels in Port Imperial amounted to
about 24, most of which being sunk or on fire at the time
of your making the recall, and the explosion of the bat-
tery on the pier head, rendered further operations in that
quarter unnecessary.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) L. T. JONES, Captain.
Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas, C.B.
Commander-in-Chief.

(Enclosure No. 7.)
Her Majesty's Ship Britannia, Odessa,
April 23, 1854.
List of Killed and Wounded in the attack on the Impe•
rial Mole, at Odessa, April 22, 1854.
Killed.
Terrible—William Salter, A. 8., splinter wound of neck

Wounded. -
Terrible—James Britton, first class boy, slightly ; Chas.
Shillitoe, A. 8., slightly; Robert Scotton, A. 8., slightly ;
Patrick McKroone, Royal Marine (Albion), slightly.
Sampson—John Haynes, A. 8., slightly ; Joseph Sweet-
zer, A. 8., slightly, fell from aloft ; William Stevens,
Royal Marine (Albion), slightly ; George Bayles, Royal
Marine, slightly ; Mr. Robert Sterne, Mate, very slightly.
(Signed) JOHN REES, Acting Deputy Inspector.

(Enclosure No. 8.)
Her Majesty's Ship Britannia, April 23, 1854.
A List of Officers commanding Rocket Boats engaged
under my orders during the attack on the Imperial Mole,
in Odessa Harbour, Saturday, April 22, 1854.

Naes.
sh•ve No. of
Names.
Rocket Officers' Names and Ranks.
Boats.
Britannia Two...J. W. D. M'Donald, Lieutenant.
Edward Hay, Acting Mate.
Hon. Geo. Fitzclarence, Midshipman
James T. Hait, Master's Assistant.
J. W. Elliot, Assistant-Surgeon.
Age.memnon One ...Josh. E. M. Wilson, Mate.
Trafalgar One ... A. \Vilmshurst, Lieutenant.
Sans Pozen One ...W. H. Anderson, Lieutenant.
J. B. Vivian, Midshipman.
Highflyer One ...Thomas 0. Kidd, Mate.
(Signed) J. B. DICKSON, Commander.

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which
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Peel's or any one else's. Ever since this business had be-
bite within
come public ho had carefully abstained from passing &
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trayt thh ue
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be ()nu o the
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kind of collusion between him and Mr. Peel, Mr. Merivaltia
cr Mr. Roberts; and he hoped the committee would teat
his veracity by examining those gentlemen.
Mr. Moore—l have no intention to impeach your Grace's
veracity, but I may ask you whether you cannot reconcile
the statement reported in the Times with your own.
The Duke of Newcastle—lt is not my business to re-
concile any such statement. I have no doubt the committee
will judge properly on all that may come before them. I
am come here to state what is within my own know-
led,e, and nothing else. Mr. Stonor's letter and testi-
monials came to him in the usual form—that is to say,
after baying passed through the hands of Mr. Merivale
and Mr. Peel. He glanced over the testimonials, and
satisfied himself that they were favourable and genuine.
The printed statement about the fourth resolution of
the Sligo Election Committee was enclosed in au un-
sealed unvelope, tied round with a bit of riband, and
attached to the testimonials. He believed it be one of the
testimonials, and passed it over as such at the time.
Mr. Moore—Well, did it not occur to your Grace that
something more was wanted on Mr. Stonor's part than a
knowledge of conveyancing and equity?
The Duke of Newcastle—Mr. Stonor stated in his letter
of application that he had learnt from Chief Justice,
A'Beckett (Melbourne), who informed him of the existence
of the vacancy, that it was very desirable that the gentle-
man to be appointed should be ” conversant with the law
of real property and our system of equity." Moreover,
some of the testimonials I received (that from Sir John
Stuart, for instance) recommended Mr. Stonor especially
with reference to the situation in question, and as possess-
ing the requisites of a judge in Victoria. I could not but
rely on the opinions of such men, and I gave the appoint-
ment on the strength of them, although I had never heard
of Mr. Stonor.
Mr. Moore—Did anybody else recommend Mr. Stonor!
The Duke of Newcastle—Yes.
Mr. Moore—Who ?
The Duke of Newcastle—Mr. Merivale, of the Colonial-
office.
Mr. Moore—Anybody else ?
Duke of Newcastle (coolly)—No. (A laugh )
Mr. Moore then quitted the subject, and proceeded to
question his Grace about his connexion with the Irish
elections of 18-.3. In answer to the questions put to him,
his Grace said that he took no more part in those elections
than was taken I,
politics. H.
had e
every one who was at all interested in
property or personal connexion fee
Ireland. He never no property
Mr. John Ball or aneT
one else to contest Carlow,and should certainly say, that
he never had any conversation
as to the propriety of
his standing
at all with any gentleman
forthe borough of Dungarvan, terefor that borough. As
w
candidates in the field there, Mr. Maguire,
3oarrigi
O'Flaherty,lly three
and Mr. Alexander Hope. Mr. O'Flaherty' called upon him
one morning and informed him that he had been in the
field for three or four days, of which he (the Duke of
Newcastle) had previously known nothing. Mr. O'Flaherty
explained to him that Mr. Hope and he were nearly, duel
altogether, of the same opinion, and begged him to use his
influence with his friends in Ireland to procure Mr. Hope's
withdrawal, lest through their fighting one another the
seat should go to Mr. Maguire. He (the Duke of New-
castle) replied that he did not know at all whether 34r.
Hope or Mr. O'Flaherty was the most eligible, but he
should do his best. Accordingly, he made a verbal com-
munication to Mr. Hope, through a friend; and there
began and there ended his interference in the Dungarvan
election.
The Committee here objected that they did not see what
all this had to do with Mr. Henry Stonor, but the Duke
appealed to them to allow the matter to go on to its utmost
possible limits. There were insinuations contained in the
questions put to him which ought to be followed out,
although he was not aware of having taken any interest in
Irish elections derogatory to his position, either as a peer
of the realm, a Minister of the Crown, or a gentleman. He
knew nothing of the subsequent circumstances of Mr. Ma-
guire's resignation and re-election. One morning Mr.
O'Flaherty called, and begged a few minutes' conversation,
which he willingly accorded. From the turn the conver-
sation took, he was induced to stop Mr. O'Flaherty and
tell him that ho suspected he bad come hi fact to ask his
advice about effecting a compromise between Mr. Maguire
and him ; that that was a thing with which ho (the Duke of
Newcastle) would have nothing whatever to do, and that
such a transaction was one whiJi, in the case of a relation,
he should feel himself bound to oppose by every means in
his power. Mr. O'Flaherty admitted that that had been
the object of his visit, and the matter ended there. Ho
interested himself in the election for the county of Dublin.
;to the extent of calling on a gentleman of that county, a
friend of his then in London, to ask him to give his support
to Mr. A. Craven, one of the unsuccessful candidates, and
he believed that his friend did give to Mr. Craven what sup-
port he could. He also spoke to a gentleman, a friend of his,
who was also a friend of Mr. Norton's, to try to induce that
gentleman to withdraw from the last contest for Athlone.
i hat gentleman, he believed, spoke to Mr. Norton on the sub-
ject, but unsuccessfully. He never saw Mr. Keogh on the
/subject of his own or any other election. He did not inter-
fere to any extent whatever in the election for Sligo.. He
took just that interest in it that he had taken at breakfast
that morning in the Devonport election. He was glad to see
that a supporter of the Government was returned instead
of a supporter of the Opposition. But, even supposing that
Mr. Henry Stonor had been recommended to him by Mr.
Sadleir, Mr. Townley, Mr. Keogh, or others, he must pro-
test against any interference unfair to the Secretary of
State being deduced therefrom, for it was generally be-
lieved that Parliamentary recommendations were indispen-
'able to the obtaining such situations as that in question,
aid it often happened that the most fitting candidates were
recommended by members of Parliament. Mr. Stoner's
application was received on the 30,11 of November, 1353.
Re was not appointed till the 20th of December. That de;
lay had been caused by his (the Duke of Newcastle's) anx-
iety to find, if possible, a more qualified candidate. He
had thought of moving to Australia Judge Lee, of Baha-
;ea, who (such was the nature of the climate), bad had
the misfortune to bLry every one of his family there,
and was only retained in the colony by the impos-
sibility of gaining his bread elsewhere. He (the Duke
of _N ewcastle) was earneritly desirous of befriend-
ing Judge Lee, and spoke to Mr. Merivale about sending
him in place of Mr. Stonor, but the uncertainty of perma-
nence and the possibility of casting a friend penniless upon
the world had induced him to refrain from advising the
judge to move. He hoped the committee would do him
the justice to call and examine his private secretary as to
this and every other appointment he had made, as he could
not but feel that this was the only possible way of clearing
his character from imputations that had been most un-
justly cast upon it. (Cheers.) If any blame or discredit
attached to any one in the matter, it was to him alone.
Mr. Peel ought to be entirely exonerated. That gentleman
represented the Colonial-office in the House of Commons,
but was in no way responsible for any appointment. His
only responsibility was to him (the Duke of Newcastle).
Mr. Peel was a most indefatigable public servant, and was
of the greatest possible use in the situation he held. He
hoped,they would examine Mr. Peel. No communication
at all had passed between thorn on the subject, and neither
knew what the other would say. So anxious had he (the
Duke of Newcastle) been that this should be tho case,
that when he saw Mr. Peel there that morning he had
begged of him not to remain during his (the Duke of
Newcastle's) examination,—a thing which Mr. Peel had
never any intention to do. The most painful part
of all this business was that he had been obliged to
write to the Governor of Victoria that he should not be
able to confirm the appointment of the gentleman he had
sent out. At first it did not appear to him that the cir-
cumstances were strong enough to warrant that step, but
the tone of the speeches in the House of Commons, espe-
cially the use made by Mr. Divott of the term " discredit-
able," proved to him that circumstances had changed. He
felt that where an election committee spoke through their
chairman, irrespective of the question of unanimity or
majority in that committee, it was the bounden duty of
every one connected with the Legislature, and still more a
member of the Government, to support their verdict to
the utmost, if it was really wished to put down bribery.
He felt that, had Mr. Divett's speech gone out to Australiaa
it would have so excited the feelings of the colonists that
it would have been utterly impossible to convince them
he
that Mr. Stoner was not still more culpable oven than
They would have at tane ju ped
was reported to be. pointed \not
at and clung to the idea that he bad been ap
t of, his
e of, but on accoun
only in the knowledge
be had been ap-
dishonourable conduct ;
whereasf the first judges in the
pointed on the recommendation
bo..
ed that ho might be
kingdom. The noble Duke thena
gagish to put any further
again sentfor should the committee the weight of his two
questions to him. Notwithstandingoffices ofSecretary
War and Colonial just now, ho should
be happy to afford any information and explanations in
Gmee then left the
hi
the p
co the members os
ower. is •
room,
mmittee remaining standing he passed the door.
Mr. Frederick
reel corroborated generally the evidence
given by the Duke of Newcastle. When he stated in the
House of Commons that the Government did not see they
would be justified in cancelling the appointment of Mr.
Stonor, be ought rather to have spoken for himself person-
ally. The Duke had said to him shortly before that his
impression was that the appointment ought not to be can-
celled, but whether his Grace had then seen the report of
the Sligo Committee he could not say. At the same time,
he had not been very correctly reported.
Mr. Moore stated that he should like to call all the
noblemen and gentlemen who had given testimonials to
Mr. Stonor, that he might question them as to the know-
ledge of his antecedents.
The room was then cleared, and the committee after-
wards adjourned to Monday at one o'clock.

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LIVERPOOL, liar 12.

STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market has been steady fn•
day, closine, a shade above the closing quotations of yester-
day. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and' Cheshire (2 I. shares),
7 13-16 d. ; Caledouian, 26i ; East Lancashire, 14 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, fig ; London and North-Western,
9",1 ; Midland, 57 ; South-Eastern, 17i ; York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 80.

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