The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-16 00:00:00

ROYAL. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

"This place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves
Wanting. Vocal and instrumental mr.sic of the first order, and A
display of fire Irks which exceeds all imagination, are a fitting
:lose to a day at the Crystal ['alive."

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITEIEATicK,

Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.

Appearance of Mr. CAMFBELL, formerly of the Theatre Royal

Sadlers' Wells.

THIS EVENING,

An Interesting Ilippodranaa, called THE WOODMAN'S HORSE
or, THE I'ALI,E KNIGEIV.

After which, the Chef d'iMarre of Funambalsm, the performance
o IiERL CHRIS COFF on toe Tight, Rope.

The Matchless Stud of the Amphitheatre In the SCENES in the
I RC LE, invented and coniucted by Mr. William Cooke.
To conclude with the Burlesque, called TILE SIEGE OF TRW:-;
or, THE liIANT HORSE. Compressed into One Act

Box-offlc frn,n F,leven ti.l Four, StAIP MAMIPPr, 'l.
ctlaß MAnager, Mr. Campbell. Equestrian Director, Mr.
Win. Cooke, j an.

THE WEATHER-SUN OYFICII, Sarr. 16.

TREEMOMETER, IN THE SHAM
71—highest since noon yesterday.
64 -lowest this morning and during the night.
72 -this day at noon.

BAROMETER, 29'94.
WIND, W.—Cloudy.

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LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1854.

It was indeed fortunate that SCHAMYL, in place
of accepting the proffered aid of the Allies, relied
on his own prowess to effect the liberation of his
country. The Circassian Hero had witnessed the
untoward results of the " assistance" (!) rendered
to the Porte by the Western Powers—an assist-
ance not unlike that frequently afforded by
an affectionate spouse to her husband when
assailed by some truculent scoundrel. The
good woman seems to think that by closely
embracing her loving partner, and effectu-
ally pinioning his arms while he received
the blows of his assailant she is bestowing valuable
service. So it has hitherto been in Turkey. The
SULTAN was kept in leading strings by French
and English diplomatists, who, while suffering
themselves to be bamboozled by the representa-
tives of the Germanic confederacy, prevented him
from benefiting by the valour of his own
troops, and compelled him, by their cruel
kindness, to hand over the rescued pro-
vinces from which he has just expelled the
unscrupulous invader to the tender mercies of
an Ausrtian Protectorate.

SCHAMYL, however, profited by the valuable
lesson. He was determined to preserve his free-
dom against all parties, from injudicious friends as
well as from avowed enemies. He might
not defend his country according to the
strict rules of modern warfare, but he
did so effectually like the children of the
Mist, it might be with the primitive weapons
and rude tactics of his forefathers. The risibility
of the DAL GETTYS, who deemed the garroting
stocks, the crippling cross-belts, the pipe clay, arid
the razors the indispensable elements of a sol-
dier's equipment, might have been excited at the
system. But we rejoice to be enabled to
say that, under that system, he has obtained
a signal triumph over his powerful opponent—.
that he has defeated the Russian army in the
neigbourhood of Tiflis, with the loss of " many of
their men, seven guns, three thousand tents, and
all their baggage, many of their horses and
waggons, and ail their provisions and ammu-
nition."

This pleasing
impression of intelligence was contained in our
yesterday with the additional news
that " the Russians, under Prince BEBUTOFF, were
retreating in:forced marches from Kutois and Kars
to Tiflis." It will be recollected that this was the
corps which had recently been menacing the
Turkish army on the frontiers
of Georgia, and
obtained a decided advantage.
i consequence of
the inefficiency and jealousy ofi
certain Turkish
officers. The diversion created by the gallant
SCHAMYL had, however, the effect of Producing a
sudden and hurried withdrawal of these troops,
. troops,
who had departed in such hot haste that they
left no less than ten spiked guns, besides ..0.
quantity of ammunition, and a large number of
waggons and mules, in the deserted camp.

Various reasons have been assigned for this
movement. It has been surmised that it may be
ascribed to the expedition which at that time was
about embarking from Varna for the Crimea and
Sebastopol, but which the Russians might have
supposed to be directed for the Cacausian
district. We believe, however, that the veritable

reason was the triumphant victory of the
Caucasian " TELL," and the march on Tiflis,
affords strong corroboration of the accuracy of this
opinion. We thus find that the star of NICHOLAS
is on the wane in Asia as well as in Europe—that
retributive justice is at length about to be in-
flicted on the arrogant and unconscientious dis-
turber of the public peace—the man whose
greedy passion for the increase of his already
o'rergrown dominions has involved Europe iu
Witt. AA avenging NEILEM is attending his